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Combine all your ferrets into the magnificent Gotron on the latest episode of Rick and Morty! 

Show Notes – S5E7: Gotron Jerrysis Rickvangelion

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• Summer Meets God (Rick Meets Evil)
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• Dan Harmon Social Media Minute
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Main Thang – Gotron Jerrysis Rickvangelion

 

Episode Details

• Air Date: 8/1/2021
• Written by: John Harris
• Directed by: Jacob Hair
• Guest Stars: Eric Bauza, Darren Criss

Broh-nopsis: Check these ferrets broh. Gotta keep it in the family though.

Our Synopsis: As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a Gotron fella

Discussion:

• Title Reference: A little Voltron, a little Neon Genesis Evangelion. 
• Theme
  • Voltron/Anime 
    • Throwbacks to some classic anime tropes
  • Mob Family/Gangster Films
    • The voice overs
    • Family is hugely important in those films…
    • The rise of the family montages
    • Specific Movie parallels 
      • Godfather
        • The cookout 
      • Scarface
        • The little me
      • Goodfellas/Casino
        • Those voiceovers for starters
        • The hangout on the abandoned planet
  • Rick’s ability to take things too far
    • Looking at you vat of acid
    • Morty has a level of trust with Rick where Morty reminds him to tone it down, but Summer blows that up
    • Summer likes being closer to Rick, but Morty knows it won’t end well
• Best/Worst Parts
  • The GoTron animations
  • The return of the incest baby
    • How does this change thoughts on ep 4?
    • Can we move on now?
    • Is this the price fans pay when they ask for serialized content?
  • The post credits scene
• Favorite Bits
  • “Summer Camp” nickname
  • All the spots where the GoTron Ferrets emerged (but mostly the parking garage)
  • The montage music (A bit of pasta with some anime combined…)
  • Little Ricky Wrap it Up and Yo-Yo Rick
  • The random sounds the Anime GoTron characters make
  • Ecto-Cooler
  • Jerry thinking “I brought you into this world, I can take you out” is legally binding
  • Rick’s Rick gun (BangBangBang)
  • Voiceovarians

Short Outs

 

• YouTube Comment
  • ​​coeus1469 commented: “We should play a game: Mute Brandon while he’s doing the main thing transition song – best guess for what he is experiencing wins. It’s the eyes behind the glasses that reveal all :).”

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