“I don’t even own a Potter!

I know this is going to be controversial, but I don’t think that Jared Leto was a good Joker. Further, I think he was a bad Joker.

All of these people pouting about how their fandoms did it better/first when Harry Potter obviously struck a unique combination of widespread popularity and nascent internetting are adorable.

I’m old enough to (barely) remember the release of the original Star Wars, and so have a decent perspective on how fandom has evolved since then. Of course there were devoted fans of other properties, including those mentioned in the article, but people who would publicly geek out over them were considered a bit odd.…

One thing the HP fandom didn’t change, as this comment thread can attest, is that fandoms will never quit immediately engaging in pissing contests about whose is better or did it first or is more special.

Counterpoint: Everyone mentioned in this article should get off my lawn.

Really? Since you are the second or third person to say that......

When he was bit by the previous Unibomber

Sorry guys. The whole “The Simpsons is running forever” thing is my fault. I got one of those monkey’s paws in 1994.

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It’s weird this review sort of hinges on something that was explicitly made textual in the show. Rick views his feelings for Morty as toxic because he wants to be a logical, uncaring being; whereas Morty views his insecurities and timidness, as toxic when they actually define what makes him so useful to Rick.

Now that we’ve gotten a couple episodes removed from 3 consecutive episodes of nihilism, I think it’s safe to say this season is fine. It was just a bit much to have Vindicators follow Pickle Rick. It’s gonna slot above season 1 and below season 2. Ain’t half bad, kids.

1. This scene really has a theme of pulling Rick out of his depth.

Rick mentioned the machine removed what the user considered toxic, so for morty it was his nerves and not his ruthlessness and for rick is was his ego and his love for morty because that’s what they personally consider toxic about themselves.

Rick figured out that the machine decided on what to remove based on what each person thought was toxic, so Morty lost his insecurities, while Rick, among other things, lost his unnecessary personal attachments, such as his care for Morty. Rick literally explained this during the scene you’re asking about.

re: your last Stray Observation, Rick explicitly spells out that “toxicness,” is subjective to the person, no? So Rick caring about Morty is toxic, because Rick thinks it’s a bad quality. And Morty stays ruthless because he doesn’t think it’s a bad thing, just his incessant simpering.

“Aren’t you a child?”

Cows don’t look like cows on film. You have to paint a horse.