Having come through the other side of this ordeal Jerry realises that he can be comfortable with his lot in life and accept things the way they are. Jerry tries to be a good person but ultimately fails to live by his convictions, he wants everyone to like him and only agrees to the penis removal to silence an overly aggressive alien arsehole. The show often uses morality as a storytelling device and this episode does a good job of using a bizarre dilemma to illustrates a larger theme. Whilst this plot has its own comedy, Pibbles confusion about why humans loves their dicks so much is hilarious, it mainly serves to make a point. Despite his earlier assurances Jerry doesn’t want to lose his penis and, in typical Jerry style, tries to discredit Pibbles’ good name to get out of the surgery rather than admit his faults. Jerry has a penis which is an exact match for the heart of a much loved alien diplomat and the doctors request that he ‘donate’ his penis. The comedy isn’t quite in the same league as Rixty Minutes, and I doubt the characters will have the lasting appeal of say Ants-In-My-Eyes Johnson, but it’s still a very good episode comedicially.Īs a counter point to the improv nonsense Jerry has a storyline which, whilst silly, does have some weight behind it. Roilland is a brilliant improviser and he really gets to flex his muscles.
I was regularly laughing all the way through the episode and even the sections which I wasn’t overly keen on (I’m looking at you Improv Song Man) still had some merit to them. As you would expect from improv comedy certain elements work better than others Man Vs Car, Personal Space Show and Eyeholes cereal stand out on first viewing.
Each of these shows are actually improv’d bits from the series creator Justin Roilland.
Rixty Minutes is one of my favourite Rick and Morty episodes and is certainly the finest 20-odd minutes of comedy the show has done, expectation going into Interdimensional Cable 2 was high but it would be grossly unfair to allow those expectations to overshadow the episode as a whole.Īs with Rixty Minutes Rick upgrades the hospital TV so it can accept channels from all realities.
This episode naturally sits as a sequel to the wildly popular ‘Rixty Minutes’ which was part of season one and this makes it difficult to review fairly. During this downtime Rick, Morty, Beth and Summer sit it out in the hospital waiting room watching some good, old interdimensional TV. Jerry quickly recovers but is asked to give up his penis so this can be used as a heart for the finest diplomat in the galaxy, Shrimpy Pibbles.
In this week’s episode Jerry is taken to intergalactic hospital having accidentally becoming exposed to one of Rick’s alien discoveries. Morty: Well Summer maybe people that create things aren’t concerned with your delicate sensibilities you know? Maybe the species that communicate with each other through a filter of your comfort are less evolved that the ones that just communicate? Maybe your problems are your own to deal with and maybe the public giving a shit about your feelings is a one way ticket to extinction. Summer: Gross, does all interdimensional TV have to rely on juvenile violence?