Episode 6: The Ricks Must Be Crazyīest Joke: “I masturbated to an extra curvy piece of driftwood the other day!” – Morty SmithĮvery Rick and Morty season two episode thus far has presented its own challenges in joke-counting. Regardless, 6.04 is nothing to be ashamed of and actually in the top half of the season so far. Try as I might to objectively recognize jokes, my scale for recognition may have been skewed from last week. That may have actually worked in its favor, considering how many funny lines are in the musical number “Get Schwifty.” But the other factor is that it is coming a week after an all-time great episode. One is the reliance on musical humor, which can be hard to gauge. Not only that but it’s dealing with two other potential statistical stumbling blocks. As one of the longer season 5 episodes, “Get Schwifty” stands at a disadvantage. That means a lot of what constitutes a higher JPM is merely running time. The range is from 120 to 150 jokes per episode. Through five episodes, Rick and Morty season two’s total joke counts have been remarkably consistent. Episode 5: Get Schwiftyīest Joke: “Then I better crunch the numbers.” – Ice-T Such is the possibility for a show this rich and hilarious. Unless next week’s episode immediately snatches it away.
It will wear the JPM crown for a long time, I imagine. The sight of Beth shakily pouring a glass of wine is both a joke and stomach-churningly too real.
It’s commenting on at least two TV tropes (bottle episode and clip show) while at the same time twisting those constructs in a way that actually escalates both the comedy and the drama. The whole episode is brilliantly constructed. PoopyButthole is hilarious and brilliantly constructed. “Black Mirror” Season 4 is available for streaming on Netflix on Dec. See a clip of Findlay singing “Anyone Who Knows What Love Is (Will Understand)” below. But hey, it is definitely a bit of continuity fans appreciate each time they hear it - even if it is the prelude to a gruesome death. That lovely piece of music has accompanied some pretty grim episodes.
But it is a lovely piece of music.”Īlso Read: 'Black Mirror' Fans, Rejoice! Netflix Sets Season 4 Release Date for This Year (Video) And so if we can bring it back in and it adds to the overall sense of the universe or connection between some of the things that we’re talking about then that’s great. And it’s something that’s really worked for us as a motif. “I think it’s something we just love and find very emotive. “Oh, I think you know it is just - it’s an Easter egg,” Jones tells TheWrap. The track was used again in Season 2’s “White Christmas,” Season 3’s “Men Against Fire,” and now Season 4’s murder-packed episode “Crocodile.”īrooker’s co-showrunner Annabel Jones says he “has loved for a long time” and they keep bringing it back because Brooker “liked the idea of nesting all the episodes together in an artistic universe of sorts.” “Idea was to have the character of Abi sing a song of earnest beauty.”Īlso Read: 'Black Mirror' Season 4 Review: Making a Strong Case for Death “It was originally selected for because it was, it has the sound of a timeless haunting classic, yet wouldn’t be familiar to most viewers,” creator Charlie Brooker tells TheWrap. Findlay belts out the romantic notes on the in-universe competition show “Hot Shot.” The 1964 track has been featured in several installments in the anthology series, going all the way back to Season 1’s second episode, “Fifteen Million Merits,” starring Jessica Brown Findlay. The dark technology-obsessed show seems to have just as much fun messing with viewers through its musical selections as any other tricks it employs, but one song in particular has stood out as the “Black Mirror” anthem for many fans: Irma Thomas’ “Anyone Who Knows What Love Is (Will Understand).” (Spoiler alert: Do not read on unless you’ve watched “Black Mirror” through the Season 4 episode “Crocodile.”)Īnyone who knows what “Black Mirror” is will understand this - and if you don’t, you just haven’t been paying enough attention.