RICK AND MORTY'S Season 5 Finale and the Power of SUBVERTING EXPECTATIONS (Video Essay)

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Published on September 29, 2021 9:53:01 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZ2pcCkUkH4

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EDIT: CO-WRITER OF THE EPISODE JEFF LOVENESS APPROVES OF THE ESSAY!!! - https://twitter.com/JeffLoveness/status/1443630198327414784

Hey... look at that! It didn't take me two months to come up with another video idea! Anyways, hello fantastic YouTube community! For this week's video essay, we're diving deep into the season 5 finale of RICK AND MORTY, examining how the episode expertly makes use of expectation subversion to tell one of the series' best episodes yet!
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Chapters:

00:00 Intro
03:18 Part I: My Stupid, Crybaby Backstory
09:09 Part II: Breaking the Cycle
15:16 Conclusion
Songs Used:
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Samuel Kim:
Rick and Morty - Evil Morty Theme (For The Damaged Coda) _ EPIC VERSION [Season 5 Finale Music]
Stream here: https://www.youtube.com/c/samuelkimmusic

Prod. Riddiman:
Gone - Sad Rap_Hip Hop Beat (FREE FOR PROFIT USE)
Stream his beats on:
Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2u4ZS7R​​​
Apple Music: https://apple.co/2GIxb8j​

Away - Patrick Patrikios
Badlands - ELPHNT
Creep - Emmit Fenn
Devious Little Smile - Godmode
Empire Seasons - Dan Henig
Haunted Forest - TrackTribe
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