I feel that the first season was pretty neutral, maybe kind of left-leaning aesthetically, but it also aired way back in 2013.

The newer episodes are dropping more fashy lines. The Unity episode where Rick frames some minority alien group for something, and then says "sheesh, don't blame me it's the police who are racist"

Or the "future crystals" where rick keeps getting routed through fascist alternate universes with nazi morties, only to end up with a wasp rick where the entire wasp Smith family eats the (Black) math teacher larvae. Not exactly subtle.

The whole premise of the show also became even more over of a power fantasy in seasons 3/4.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMILvY_FJj8

  • CaptainFreedom [none/use name]
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    4 years ago

    I'm not sure it's even really a joke. Harmon had a bit of a breakdown after Trump was elected. He's really freaked out by all of the people that are comfortable with fascism.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKvsLLfRpLs

    • Nakoichi [they/them]
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      4 years ago

      I mean satire can be honest and serious. That's really the best (and arguably only) form of satire.

      • spectre [he/him]
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        4 years ago

        That was more justin roiland, dan probably could have done a better job standing with the union, but I haven't heard about him working against his employees like that (could be mistaken though)