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Skip for under 14
Rick and Morty S2 E3, “3. Auto Erotic Assimilation”, scores 2/5 for violence, 4/5 for sex and 4/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 4/5 — Skip for under 14. Rick becomes emotional; Beth and Jerry are hard on each other.
Across the episode we counted 25 flagged moments in 9 themes: Sex & hookups (4); Nudity & bodies (4); Porn / strippers / sex work (1); Violence & injury (1); Suicide & self-harm (1); Swearing (9); Alcohol & drugs (3); Racism & slurs (1); Slut-shaming (1). Every moment below is either a direct quote from the episode transcript or a short description of what happens on screen, so you can decide before you press play.
Watch for — every moment, theme by theme
Sex & hookups 4 moments
How Sex & hookups shows up in Rick and Morty S2 E3:
Listen, if this is an invasion, I got to sit this one out, but I'll be back to have sex with the survivors.
Oh, that's pretty sexy.
Summer, before I took over this planet, this man was a registered sex offender.
He's Having sex with you.
Nudity & bodies 4 moments
How Nudity & bodies shows up in Rick and Morty S2 E3:
I'm an electrical engineer, father of two, and, as you can see from my flat, concentric nipple rings, I'm a member of this planet's top race! Okay, that's good.
And I'll be damned if that ripple-nipple bitch's race is superior! The cone-nipple people will rule this world! You shut your mouth, you dirty knife-nipple bastards.
We just have regular nipples.
…crotchless uncle Sam costume, and I want the entire field of your largest stadium covered end to end with naked redheads, and I want the stands packed with every man that remotely resembles my father.
Porn / strippers / sex work 1 moment
How Porn / strippers / sex work shows up in Rick and Morty S2 E3:
Prostitutes are now scientists.
Violence & injury 1 moment
How Violence & injury shows up in Rick and Morty S2 E3:
Second of all, cards on the table, I'm a murderer that eats babies, and I came to this planet to eat babies.
Suicide & self-harm 1 moment
How Suicide & self-harm shows up in Rick and Morty S2 E3:
This woman was a drug addict on the verge of suicide.
Swearing 9 moments
How Swearing shows up in Rick and Morty S2 E3:
it's a ship full of dead aliens and a bunch of free shit! Whoa! it's a deadly trap, but I'm ready to roll those dice.
And I'll be damned if that ripple-nipple bitch's race is superior! The cone-nipple people will rule this world! You shut your mouth, you dirty knife-nipple bastards.
"? So good luck with your shitty marriage, and tell Rick I'm sorry he has to deal with either of you.
All right, beta shit seven, you just got saved by the bell, bitch! Did you get any of that? It's-a good show-a.
What the hell was that? I don't know.
Uh Okay, what the hell.
Reeeeeeeeeeeeeal-- God damn it, stop.
I didn't know freedom meant people doing stuff that sucks.
I can tolerate it, but I can't give a crap about it.
Alcohol & drugs 3 moments
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in Rick and Morty S2 E3:
Jerry, what are you what are you doing in here? I'm trying to find our weed whacker, 'cause our weeds are wack, yo.
I, um Jerry and I were looking for our weed whacker and found your subterranean lair and your alien prisoner, and he got away.
Um, should we maybe stop somewhere and get you a coffee? Maybe splash a little water on your face, or No, no, if I wanted to be sober, I wouldn't have gotten drunk.
Racism & slurs 1 moment
How Racism & slurs shows up in Rick and Morty S2 E3:
Cops are racist.
Slut-shaming 1 moment
How Slut-shaming shows up in Rick and Morty S2 E3:
Where did you learn to talk, you grandpa-stealing slut? I'm feeling Ugh.
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