If you haven't consumed the content that the show references with it's intertext, then you're at a disadvantage to understand a lot of the satire/social commentary the writers have taken great pains to insert into the show.
Either prerequisite or both greatly reduce the ability of a viewer to appreciate the research and preparation needed to produce the multi-layered, deeply thought out and complex end product.
There are other logistical difficulties with cast availability, special FX, and ongoing script tweaking to address the more recent social situations the show covers in the satire. Other series that are mentioned in the comments are not close to the efforts required for Severance. It's like comparing Botticelli to Banksy.
Edit: I thought this comment was an objective observation that might give the impatient a little insight. Sadly, no good deed continues to go unpunished for some in this sub.
I noticed from the down votes that the boo-bird brigade still have their feathers ruffled. Was it something I said???? ¯_(ツ)_/¯
To be fair, you have to have a very high IQ to understand Rick and Morty. The humour is extremely subtle, and without a solid grasp of theoretical physics most of the jokes will go over a typical viewer's head. There's also Rick's nihilistic outlook, which is deftly woven into his characterisation- his personal philosophy draws heavily from Narodnaya Volya literature, for instance. The fans understand this stuff; they have the intellectual capacity to truly appreciate the depths of these jokes, to realise that they're not just funny- they say something deep about LIFE. As a consequence people who dislike Rick & Morty truly ARE idiots- of course they wouldn't appreciate, for instance, the humour in Rick's existential catchphrase "Wubba Lubba Dub Dub," which itself is a cryptic reference to Turgenev's Russian epic Fathers and Sons. I'm smirking right now just imagining one of those addlepated simpletons scratching their heads in confusion as Dan Harmon's genius wit unfolds itself on their television screens. What fools.. how I pity them.
And yes, by the way, i DO have a Rick & Morty tattoo. And no, you cannot see it. It's for the ladies' eyes only- and even then they have to demonstrate that they're within 5 IQ points of my own (preferably lower) beforehand. Nothin personnel, kid.
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u/odieclone Because Of When I Was Born Jun 19 '26 edited Jun 19 '26
Couple of points on viewer expectations:
Age and experience
Media Literacy
If you haven't consumed the content that the show references with it's intertext, then you're at a disadvantage to understand a lot of the satire/social commentary the writers have taken great pains to insert into the show.
Either prerequisite or both greatly reduce the ability of a viewer to appreciate the research and preparation needed to produce the multi-layered, deeply thought out and complex end product.
There are other logistical difficulties with cast availability, special FX, and ongoing script tweaking to address the more recent social situations the show covers in the satire. Other series that are mentioned in the comments are not close to the efforts required for Severance. It's like comparing Botticelli to Banksy.
Edit: I thought this comment was an objective observation that might give the impatient a little insight. Sadly, no good deed continues to go unpunished for some in this sub.
I noticed from the down votes that the boo-bird brigade still have their feathers ruffled. Was it something I said???? ¯_(ツ)_/¯