Heather Anne Campbell

the one word where morty figured out this wasn’t really rick.

"Final DeSmithation" could have ended after Rick slapped Jerry. It could've cut to the credits after Jerry gave Rick a nice note, suggesting that their relationship is changing, followed by Rick throwing a fit and slapping him to essentially tell the audience "Haha fuck you, nothing's changed! Rick still pointlessly hates Jerry! We're not giving you what you want!"

something something rick's pov based on this screenshot vvv

OK, how insane is it that Beth, Summer and Morty were the ones teasing Jerry while Rick didn't join in? He actually looked kind of annoyed?? And then he helped Jerry so they'd leave him alone. I don't think it's OOC--in fact, it's great character development--but it threw me so much when I watched it.

Also, I liked the implication that Rick's doing chores around the house instead of being a mooch. It would be fun if we saw him inventing devices to make housework easier, like cooking and cleaning.

Episode 9′s elevator scene is an act of industrial espionage.

We have a long panning shot of confidential papers marked TOP SECRET in red ink strewn across the floor. The camera pans further to reveal Kaji kissing Misato from behind as Misato clutches more confidential files. Kaji then awkwardly moves his hand to wrestle the confidential files out of Misato’s grasp. When Misato steps outside the elevator, Kaji—slowly and with painstaking deliberation—plucks the files one by one off the floor, probably gauging the level of access Misato enjoys within NERV’s informational hierarchy.