@@magblogs because parents usually have children as an accessory or as a "next step in life". one thing I don't think people consciously notice is that people just see kids as tools to show how well you're doing in life and not because they actually have the skills or mindset to care for them correctly. many people also see children as "mini mes" which is basically just attaching them to yourself instead of being their own person (like what rand does to reagan)
I'm not even going be surprised if he had a second family or another kid as another backup plan for Reagan, you know, in case if she died or she rebelled against her father finally.
Consider the time and effort for preparing one “ safety policy “ Not likely, simply because Rand doesn’t have that resources to make a backup-backup plan Besides, why do you need more plans when the first one works?
@@MAT20228 well, Reagan didn't really work out since she discovered that her father raised her memories and her father even alternated her geans when she was still inside her mother. For person, like Reagan's father, you always have to have a plan or your plan or a backup plan for your and other backup plan you need to take precaution. If Reagan was his only back up plan and then he's putting all his eggs into one basket, he's risking it all. I'm not even gonna be surprised if he has another family, you know just in case, he's, an inventor, he might as well had built a robot that would think exactly like him that would act like him, to raise another child one that's smart if not smarter than Reagan.
I think the worst part about rand’s whole memory altering reveal is that we the audience don’t know exactly how many times he did this Reagan after the initial Orion erasure. For we know rand could be the reason Reagan hasn’t had a steady relationship since her early teens.
When memory erasure and editing enter the picture... that's a heavy precedent which threatens the validity of theoretically everything. She'll need to dive into her memories when possible. Even if we can take Rand's statement about the risks at face value (and that's a big IF), she needs to know. She could have decades of blind spots from memory edits.
Defiantly could be a case of he's screwed with her mind on more than one occasion, I theorize he's pulled the memory alteration on her whenever he's almost lost control of her...hence why she only just now at the end of the season sought to her sever her ties with him, because all the other times she tried or was doing something that would end with him on the curb he literally "changed her mind". Why else would she still have him living with her in her apartment when he is a hyper toxic influence on her life, and why he didn't seem remotely worried about the possibility of her kicking him out. He's been gaslighting her with memory alterations since she was a kid clearly, and why she sometimes displays instability (not just from her toxic upbringing), if her head has been messed with repeatedly of course she isn't stable anymore.
Something I would like to note is that when Reagan is forced to hug, she defaults to creating robotic arms. Since the only way she was ever hugged as a child was Bear-o's robotic arms, she doesn't know how to give hugs any other way. If Reagan were to have a child, would she be able to hug them? If she again resorted to mechanical means to, the child would turn out like Reagan did, and the cycle would peurpetuate. TL;DR: Both Rand and Reagan using machines to hug is an excellent metaphor for the inter-generational effects of neglect.
I think what is also interesting about the concept is that Reagan still has a choice if she were to have a kid- but both still carry weight of her own trauma. To learn to hug even if its pushing outside of her comfort where she could improve more organically or continue to be robotic, create a robot to do it for her like her father did, or to avoid it so that mistakes can’t be made. It’s not clean cut and it just references the damages. Reagan is not bad for struggle, and her pain isn’t good- but she can made the choices and build the strength to work beyond what has hurt her. This will still affect her, but its doesnt need to own her. \
@@designerhearts I actually think she'd manage emotional stuff at some point, it seems that despite all her trauma she's a person that really wants to get over them and with some episodes it shows, I'd like to point out that her invent something to solve emotional problems mind set probably come from her dad's past tendencies to do the same but unlike him She actually doesn't shy away from the problems she faces when her inventions don't work. She's a fighter that chick, i like her character quite a bit
But the thing is- SHE MANAGED TO HUG BRETT AT THE 80S EPISODE DUDE!!! I don't think she'll end up like her father, she shouldn't and she's self aware :(
@@bon4560 i think at the start of the season she was basically like her father because she was molded to be that way. But over the course of the season and probably through out the rest of the series whenever that comes out she'll be more understanding of her emotions and be able to be comfortable with expressing them. Thus the hug.
I think one of the most disturbing aspects of Rands character is that he purposely calls her "JellyBean", you know after the program he used to experiment on her. Loved this essay! It so aptly analyzes Rand and Regan's relationship! Great job!
Good grief, I didn't catch it at First that Reagan couldn't remember her last hug because her father personally repressed it. This is a really well made essay!
What really sucks is that Rand and Reagan get closer together as the show goes on, only for the final episode’s reveal to ruin that connection Reagan was trying to reforge. She had a connection with her father stolen from her, by her father, twice in her life. It’s tragic watching the first time everything goes wrong, but it’s even worse watching a second chance get built up and snuffed out
@@mr.x2567 they pretend to actually love you when they want something from you then abuse you all over again. thats why victims of domestic violence have a hard time getting out of these relationships. like: " I swear he/shes a good person when he/shes not mad, I swear its not as bad as it looks, I tell you he/she had a rough past and/or going through hard times right now thats why right now he/she can be a little....difficult" etc how many times did you hear those kinds of phrases by abuse victims before??
I feel like Rand as a character is a direct commentary on Rick from Rick and Morty. That show glamorizes Rick as a genius: powerful, but self-destructive. Even when he's being horrible, there's an alluring charm to his meanness and quips. But I think Inside Job fights that perception! Unlike Morty, Reagan has her own goal, a strong inner drive, and a strong resolve, which she uses to push bask against Rand. The focus on the show from Reagan's perspective gets the audience on her side, and really highlights how much damage is done by someone using you for their own ends.
@@magblogs from what i seen in your video...he truly seems like the worst father in animation...even worse than Rick and than the Scarlet King...How tf does he manadge to be worse than the Scarlet King
Rand is basically Jonas Venture Senior with a drinking problem.... (Regain has a lot in common with Rusty Venture as a result, without the advantage of her father being gone from her life.)
While it's 100% valid to talk about how much of a POS Rand Ridley is, I find it unfortunate that literally nobody mentions Reagan's mother and her abuse of her daughter as well. Her narcissism has as much to do with Reagan's issues as much as Rand's obsession with isolating her from "normies". It's just a shame that, like, half of the issue is being ignored.
The difference is her mom is a way more common type of terrible parent, just the type that neglects their kid and doesn't do anything for them. However, rand did way worse by actively fucking her up. Giving trauma by neglect is one thing that shouldn't be forgiven, but literally erasing your kids memories and continuing to leech off of her and manipulating her? He's a fucking monster. Don't act like it's even comparable, her mom for the most part at least stays out of her way while her dad has taken the one good thing she had going for her away, the company
@@kiwitree4404 I'd believe you if it wasn't for the fact that everyone was (rightfully, mind you) grilling Rand for being a bad father long before the reveal, not at all caring about Tamiko. Everyone, including the audience, ignored her, despite until the end seeming by far the worst because at least Rand LOOKED like he gave a shit. Also, to be blunt; being a smaller piece of garbage doesn't absolve you from being a piece of garbage. They are comparable because she's an abusive mom in conjunction with an abusive dad. Don't try and minimize this.
Exactly the thought I had. I wonder what made him into the man he is today. Same thing goes for Rick Sanchez, I mean you don't wake a cold nihilistic scientist who abandons the world and family. Things must have taken place in your life to bring you to that point mentally 🙂
It’s like a metaphor for people who have kids just so they’ll have someone to take care of them or make money for them. “Our family is special and you need to get famous for us, get our name out there”. Any time this is questioned when they get outside help at a young age, parents can say “oh they actually don’t like you, they were being nice because they had to.” Or something like. “They don’t actually care about you when they gave you that, they’re trying to get you to leave them alone.” Or any time the child talks about a memory, the parent can lie, say “that’s not how it went” over and over again, even demeaning or screaming at the child for believing such a thing.
Not to mention the parents who make kids just so they can be retirement plans... "You are under my roof and eat my food so you belong to me and do as I say" and "friends are temporary only i truly care about you"
In my country many people have children just to have someone to take care of them when they are old. I still remember a fight in a comment section of a lot of parents criticizing those who want to be child-free "and who is going to take care of you when you are old?" "You're going to be all alone". I just find it narcissistic, to have a child, without even knowing if they will be able to have a good future, just to have a caregiver when they are old.
Many say Rick is worse than Rand, I disagree for this reason: Rick has changed, he may still be an a-hole, but he at least tries to rebuild or compensate for his bad parenting, he's still awful, but at least he tries to be better, on his own way. Rand doesn't change, I know it's only been one season, but still, he doesn't show any sign of remorse, and the only times he does, is because he fears losing control, wether is over his daughter, or his already lost marriage. I know Rick has 5 seasons of character development as an advantage over Rand, however, when we look back to season 1, we can actually see he does have some remorse, genuine remorse.
where rand is lazy and wil just shoot the turtels dead rick would mutat them in teenage mutant ninja turtels both rick and rand both live in the same house of there daughter rick wil lisen and do somthing if beth asks hime to do something rand is more i raised you you should lisen to me
Well, even looking at Rick in Season 1 there’s still enough hints that he does genuinely care about his family. Such as him coaxing Morty to finish their adventure when he realizes what Jellybean did (and then killing Jellybean afterwards).
Rand congratulations himself for Reagan's promotion sums up his entire character. He only cares about himself and his accomplishments. Between his emotional abuse and manipulating and Tomiko's neglect, Reagan was never going to have a happy childhood. Rand only sees Reagan as a experiment and noting more.
The funniest and most heartbreaking scene for me was the TMNT one. Like she had so much joy saying she tried to make the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle and I knew it wasn't going to end well, but did he have to have her put them down?
Even though the turtles were going to die anyway, he could have at least taken them to a vet to have them safely and humanely put down instead of forcing his child to watch him shoot them dead. That would traumatize any child at that age
If you look at the diploma, it's not even hers! It uses masculine pronouns and has the wrong date on it. But if he did edit her memories to make her think that she did go to college, why does J.R acknowledge that she did?
Thanks for sharing your thoughts on the two characters. It's a question I have also asked myself. Who is the worse father 👨. I think I would say Rand but let's see how his character develops if this show is given more time ⏲ 😁
How they revealed that Rand is truly evil was expertly done in the show. I hope they don’t walk it back by trying to redeem him in some half ass way. Toxic parents are toxic, and shouldn’t be forgiven.
What if he somehow realizes that he messed up Reagan and actually feels really bad and wants to make amends. 🤔 what do you think Reagan's response should be or how do you think she should deal with the situation ? Just curious to hear your thoughts 🤔
@@magblogs I mean Rand realizing the errors of his way and actually trying to make amends sounds like it could work on paper, in theory. But can that be executed well enough so the audience feels satisfied with it? I dunno... And that's after the shit he pulled on the moon and in the last episode, where he shows that he knows what he did to Regan for his own selfish, personal gain, and feels no remorse. 😬
For him to have a redemption arc he need to "fix" his relationship with her. I don't mean he need to be her father again but as a character to let her be, to understand the mistakes he made and to help someone else or her at a safe distance. Even if she seemed happy that he left at least make him leave definitely her life in a less brutal way. Even if he was abusive, a so sudden disappearing can damage her. Because for a long he has been what she call her father
@@magblogs My take on toxic parents is that if they finally see how they've fucked up and and understand how their actions, even if the intentions are good, are ultimately bad or abusive. They can change, work to better themselves, not repeat the same mistakes, etc. But in the end it's up to their child/who ever they hurt to forgive them. If Rand asks for forgiveness just to make himself feel better, it probably means he doesn't get what he did wrong or he doesn't really care about Raegan's feelings. She doesn't have to forgive him, but if she does that's up to her. The difficult thing about abuse by your parents is that sometimes, no matter how much they fucked up and hurt you, they're still your parents. And sometimes holding onto the hate just hurts the child more in the end because of the emotional conflict. Their relationship will never be great, but if it makes them (the victim) feel better then it's up to them whether or not to forgive their parents.
I see people focusing on the comment that rand made regarding her being an insurance policy. But let's remind us that he is the guy who doesn't like emotions and always looks for the plan part in all the actions he makes. He might be looking out for her (in the the most antisocial wierd way possible) and justifying it by saying that she is an insurance policy. But nonetheless, this shows that he himself is in denial.
Even if he is, I think it's a bit screwed up for a kid to hear their parent say something like that - regardless of the intentions. Kids take everything they hear from their parents to heart. The analysis makes sense though. He's never been a touchy-feely kind of guy. I hadn't thought about the line that way before, thanks for your comment.
My personal theory is that rand himself is jut lonly and his daughter was the best shot at creating a human that maybe would be like him, understand him and so he made her into an "issurance policy" t not face the reality that he was just this lonly. She couldnt have friends, because he never had any. She couldnt have a real relationship with actual love, because he seemingly never even loved his wife (though I'm pretty sure she is as evil as him, JR was at least terrified of her getting rands shares in Cognita, enough to let him live).
You are mistaking when you think that looking out for / taking care of your kid and making experiments on your kid is a different thing for him. For him, making experiment for profit IS the right way to grow a kid.
Well, I think the season two will be the occasion to test this theory of yours. The insurance policy worked. Now that Reagan fulfilled her function, how Rand will treat or deal with her? We get to see if he is happy now that he rules the company. We get to see if he try to reconnect with his daughter or just treat her like human resource.
Ever since the first episode, I thought Rand is that drunk dad that seems like an asshole but is actually kind, caring, and got misunderstood. Also someone who is always mad to hide his true feelings but yikes I guess not, he is just a massive manipulator who only cares for himself to get what he wants. Anyways great video, I got to know him more and realizes some things :)
And somehow the guy who fire Rand is make more sense to rule over Cognito then Rand. JR maybe do a lot of shady thing (which no suprise when you work in place like that) but at least he acknowlage Reagen need some help with her people skill that he give Reagen a "yes man" that could teach her how to do it....
When I started watching this show, the last thing I was expecting was of childhood trauma and how it affects in adulthood. Rand is a terrible person, but because of that I think he is really interesting. I really enjoyed his character. Can't wait to see what the writers have planned for him in the next season. Well made essay, great work!
Thanks fam I appreciate it. I'm also looking forward to more of his character. I want to know more about his back story and why views the world the way he does
Basically he's a great example of a very distanced/cold parent. They really don't have any warmth, that distant hug scene is so accurate lol. The world itself isn't fair, it can be very cold. So if you grow up in an environment where you feel alone and like poop, then you're gonna have more issues coming your way.
As someone who had a very toxic relationship with his parents, I really liked this show, especially the finale, seeing how Regan attempted to cut him off from her life. While sometimes necessary, the reality of not every home being perfect is seldom depicted in media, as the society attempts to forge beliefs about family being a sacred thing, that can do no wrong and needs always be forgiven. Even purposefully dysfunctional cartoon families like Simposons or Family Guy are always shown with redeeming features that pull everyone together, but in reality that's unlikely to happen. People are either toxic or accommodating, and will rarely switch their personality around.
When I watched this show, Reagan kept reminding me of my ex. Her father treats her like shit, he doesn't show affection towards her and just straight-up abuse her. When I'm affectionate towards her it's so alien for her that she doesn't like it. When she does try she feels ashamed and does a 180, sometimes she'll go a whole month without talking to me. In her eyes, she thinks everything he did to her is what makes her who she is now and she's thankful for that. She is grateful that he gave her mental problems.
I feel like if you ever date a person who’s father’s been like that, I think the best way is to treat them like a friend. Like Brett, make them have experiences that would make them feel things and make them question on their mental state. As well as being there for them when they are at their worst, so that it would be something different than cry and sleep.
that's bad man. This is why broken people are relatable until you hang out with them. Yeah, I'm an unforgiving sack of shit, one that learnt. edit: getting dislikes of broken toys here.
I really like how the show wrote Rand’s lines not for some funny scenes (you know the loveable jerk character trope) but clues that he have always been a bad father from the very beginning and this is one the reason why I love Inside Job Great video👍🏼
Regan is my fav character in this show, cause I find her relatable, and this video pretty much sums up why, since I have neglectful and narcissistic parents. I would also love to see an analysis of the effect that Regan’s narcissistic mother has affected her at some point too! Well summed up video :D
Thanks, I'm glad you liked the video When I think of Reagans mother and how her narcissim affected Reagan. I realize that the she didn't explore so much of Reagan and Tomikos relationship. It didn't give us a deep dive into their history but it showed us a little about their dynamics. But a friend of mine hypothesized that her Narcissim could have stemmed from Rands obsession with his work at Cognito Inc. It could be that he wasn't given her enough attention and she went into a self love that stretched its way into narcissism. Tomiko says she loves herself but perhaps she says and does what she does to get Rands attention to let him know she is present. Not sure if this is the case but it's could be a possibility. 🤔 It would then mean that Rand's behavior had a greater impact than we realized. 😐
Honestly, bith her parents are at fault Rand kept tearing her down emotionally, encouraging her isolation and actively messing with her life in the most fucked up way possible ,while her mother literally didn't care and even wrote a book about how the two of them made HER life worse
It's strange that, in the hug flashback, we see her with friends, having a birthday party, having her first kiss. Maybe her dad intentionally built that robot to attack her whenever she got close to another person - I mean, it did attack her work friends later on.
I think he built the robot to meet her emotional needs whenever he wasn't around which was all the time. So every emotional or memorable event in her life. The robot hugged her to extend Rand's emotional support.
The main difference between Rick and Rand is their motives. Rand sees his daughter as an extension of himself or even just as a pawn controling and manipulating Reagan while Rick sees Beth as a burden as he doesn't want to form any attachments and sees them as disposable. We don't know much about Rand's since it's been only one season but it seems that his everything thing he did to Reagan was for his own ego. But after season 5 it seems like C137Rick not providing the emotional connection for the versions of his daughter seems more as a defense mechanism from his trauma, C137 Rick loved his wife and original daughter enough to abandon being the smartest man in the universe and thats what got them killed. Rick doesn't want to love Beth but he does he even does this to Morty, he sees his love for his family as something he wants to get rid off.
Just finished S1. I knew Rand was a shitty father but I didn’t think he’d be an outright villain by the end. He’s like even worse than Rick. I wonder if this’ll recontextualize her relationship with the mother in season 2 Because I thought she was the worse of the parents but now I’m not so sure.
@@magblogs Honestly. . . I Want Reagan To Tell her mom EVERYTHING Rand did to her; and I WANT TO SEE HER KICK HIS A****; Like How she opened a can of Whoop-A**** on those Flat-Earthers who kidnapped Reagan as a Hostage!!
*"Randy the worst father in animation"* I dont know, man. Jonas Venture Sr. Seems like a big context for Randy here. And given rescent revelations, that is a freaking high mark for Randy to beat
@@stevepensando2593 Yeah, but unlike Gendo - Spoiler Spoiler Spoier Spoiler Jonas Venture Sr. actually got his son, Rusty, killed. Rusty is a clone like his clone sons, Dean and Hank! -- copies of a tragedy in process XD
This video is great and exemplifies why this series is so much better than rick and morty from the first season. Its title is a multifaceted reference to the shows theme, both on the surface and emotionally. Reagans dad snipping her memories is the inside job.
Well, I think this is the most accurate description ive ever heared. I know from experience, that if you at least dont feel loved or no one seems to care, at some point you begin to bottle it up until you forget how to express the feelings inside and even that you have certain feelings. For me at least, this was the most relatable episode
I think that the only reason why Reagan wanted to be the boss of the company was to make her father proud, just like what she showed her father the turtles that she experiments.
I like that the show displayed it wasn't just Rand bad parenting that made Reagan who she is, even though most of it was indeed because of Rand. Reagan mom also had a bit of a part to play in this. I mean, what kind of mother makes her daughter organise a wedding, where you marry yourself!?
The way Rand treats Reagan feels like she is only seen as an extension of himself, not as a different person with her own thoughts and feelings. I really like how this show highlights the problem of parents viewing their children not as individuals but simply a step or accomplishment within their own life. Its a problem I feel a lot of families have, and it's one of the main reasons that I am worried about having my own kid. I don't want to bring a kid into this world and then decide to treat them as some sort of object as opposed to treating them as a thinking feeling person, fulfilling my role in a twisted cycle of generational abuse.
If it makes you feel any better, generally parents who treat their kids as an achievement rather than a person don't tend to worry about this sort of thing.
When watching this, I felt so horrible for her. She *was* normal, happy, and had friends. Her dad ruined that for her by taking it all away. And just as she starts to make new friends and be happy again, in comes her dad to try to ruin it again. It reminds me of my own dad. I was often told by lot of my friends growing up that my dad scared them. That was understandable. He was tall, often fairly grumpy, and was a brilliant frequent liar. He could go from a good father, watching movies durring a storm with his kid to calm them down, to a demon that wanted nothing more then express his rage. Infact, I had to call the cops on him a few times when I was younger. He isn't around anymore so I'm glad I don't have to deal with the emotional and physical abuse but I miss the good side of him. The side that would make marshmallows on the stove or take me to the movies. The dad that would collect my art growing up and keep it in his apartment. (He had a job that would make him leave and come home at random hours so he had one so he could leave quick.) I miss the dad that would let me sleep in the back of his truck durring the summer so I could see the stars. That's the dad I miss. She probably misses the good, although EXTREMELY SMALL, version of her dad too. The abuse, manipulation, and neglect however will definitely overlap what she misses. I hope in the next part she is able to make more friends and genuinely be happy even though her toxic ass dad is now boss
this hit too close to home as a teen currently living in my dads apartment, he's a good enough guy but was never there for me emotionally.. and still isnt I guess. He used to beat me and threatened it last year when my grades were slipping but he didnt. I dont have a good relationship with him but it's okay we mostly mind our own business. He would also collect my art, take me to the movies, and read me stories or sing me to sleep when I was little. I miss that too, sorry for rambling but I guess I just haven't spoken to anyone in so long.
7:00 This line perfectly describes their relationship as a whole Just type these words out and send it to a friend who hasn't watched the show and they'll know exactly what kind of relationship they'll have
And! In the Buzz Kill episode, you can see rand’s “You are not the father” machine doesn’t really work. Whoever’s dna is in the father slot, it always says”____ is the father!” So if you were to put Brett’s dna there it would say “Brett is the father!” Also 60/40 genes? Buzz looks more like Reagan than Rand does
It could be that she has DNA from both Buzz and Rand? (If the two know each other and DNA manipulation is involved for a designer baby.... She could actually be a 50/10/40 mix, but Rand is too arrogant to want to admit where the 50 came from, so he's just gonna lump it in with the 10% of his own DNA he displaced her mothers DNA with....)
Reagan struggles remembering hugs because of organic repression rather than through Rand's artificial repression. It's fairly common that the emotionally immature have a hard time recalling the sources of their behavioral issues, they never really took the time to process those thoughts and end up suppressing them assuming there's nothing to gain from processing them. I feel there's alot about Reagan's character I can relate with. My father decided to bring me into the world as a laborer for the family farm first and a son second. I wasn't allowed much socializing outside of school instead having a closer bond with my dog whom I was expected to put down myself when I was 18. Most of my middle and highschool experience was as a floater, people knew of me but didn't take the time to understand anything on a personal level. I hadn't been taught proper hygiene through all of my teenage years and just assumed a shower was enough, and it obviously wasn't. My first run at college I had no idea how to talk to anyone, I kept falling asleep in my classes because I'd had that lingering sentiment from my dad that I was a laborer and would end up working 12 hour shifts thinking that's what i should prioritize, life felt pretty meaningless then because that's all my days were filled with. It wasn't until I got promoted and really got to know my boss that things started to turn around, the guy was a really positive male role model where my dad failed, but he still could only do so much the rest is kinda on me, I'm still figuring out who I am and what I've been doing wrong and alot of times it is pretty difficult since I don't remember why it's like that, I still have alot to process through.
You've been through a lot. It fascinates me the amount of people that connect to Reagans character. I'm sorry for all you have been through and I sincerely hope things get better and that you discover yourself and learn who you are more and more. Thanks for sharing your story. 👏👏
Didn't catch that Reagan never said what he reason or motivation was for wanting to run Cognito Inc. It makes sense that he dad would subconsciously influence her. God, never thought I would hate Rand more than I ever did before. Awesome video essay!
Thanks, I am glad you enjoyed the video, It was a surprise to me as well when I first thought about it. I knew that she wanted to run the company differently from the way J.R was running it but I never knew WHY she wanted this. Then I realized that her father said he has been grooming her for the role. Then I was like yikes....😶😬
What bothers me more. Is that even after revealing this and the show creators knowing we would never ever side with Reagans father, they force him to be in the show and part of her life. Ripping away even a smidge of happiness. I hope she manages to find Orrin somehow
The show really hit the nail on the head, never before could I relate to a character this much. Usually in media there's only one toxic parent and the other is relatively stable enough to raise the child. They never talk about the case where both parents are awful and when they do, it's almost always the effects on a son, never on a daughter. I have an abusive father and narcissistic mother much like Reagan. The most painful part when people praise your parents for your education when you pretty raised yourself and the only thing they ever did was dismiss, manipulate and berate you while taking credit for your success. Too real
In the season 1 finale it’s revealed that Reagan’s dad erased the memories of his daughter‘s best friend from his daughters brain. Because of this Reagan grew up not having any friends and not remembering her best friend. This is one of the few TV shows that has ever made me cry. And it probably wasn’t even intended to be that emotional. I have had so many friends just stop talking to me. They just ghost me out of nowhere with no warning. So many of my friends have just left me. I still have a few really good friends but it still hurts
What probably pissed me off the most was how Rand didn''t even show the slightest hint of remorse Sometimes, when we see a character do this, like 'I had to do this' or 'im sorry' to show us that, despite doing what they did, they still felt bad for doing it. Meanwhile Rand does all of this without a care in the world while drinking soda, like this is all just a game to him.
If you can't stop for a moment and think "I'm having a kid one day. I will be a better human for them, I have to be a role model and I have to care of her psychological needs too" then you can't have a kid. My mother did so much shit and honestly I went to 3 psychologists already and I can't get any of this shit fixed..
Fun fact: TV Tropes called Rand a “Corrupted Character Copy” of Rick Sanchez from Rick and Morty. This is because Rick has lines that he won’t cross, possesses a genuine love for his daughter, and despite partaking in many vices in addition to being a terrible guardian, he hates himself for all of that. Rand, well… he’s an unrepentant slimeball, who sees his relatives as pawns to get what he wants.
This was a great video essay and its honestly made me even more obsessed with this show now. Really hope that we get a season 2 and it goes in more depth about all of this!
what i love about the show is it perfectly displays what its like to have bad parents, the feeling of believing in them one second, bc yk, they raised you! Then hating them the next because you remember what theyve done to you. The show constantly changes our opinion on rand and i find it very accurate to how i feel about my own father.
This show better not try to redeem him or dial back the level of abuse just to keep him comedic. PLEASE don't fall into the tolerating your abuser just because they're family trope. They I'll love the show more because they had Reagan do it already and get burned. If she allows it again I'll be really disappointed.
Very well made video, I love all your explanations and attention to detail. Really shines more light on how shitty Rand was. Made me tear up and feel really bad for Reagan. She's probably one of the most tragic characters I've seen.
I feel like rick is the lesser of two evils. Atleast with him, he lost his family and found out they are just one in a infinite amount. His mind was destroyed by that fact and thats why he is so cold and cruel. Of course its still unexcuse but its understandable from what we seen.
I remember starting this thinking it would be shit and every episode I realised it is god damn amazing, I want more I'm addicted to both the sad parts and the funny parts
Randy makes Rick look like father of the year... At least Rick has moment where he realizes he is a terrible person/dad/grandpa... Rick is selfish but does care to some extent for his family. Randy is ready to bulldoze anyone in his way especially Reagan... YIKES...
I have to add that, with the second season, we see why Reagan wants to run Cognito: She wants to make the world a better place. Although she was definitely set up to be in Cognito, being in charge of it was never specifically wired into her. Reagan, in her own right, is ambitious, hardworking, and highly intelligent. Although we are all products of our pasts, Reagan's desire for sovreignity was her own, not Rand's. Especially since Rand never wanted her to be in charge instead of him.
I was already amazed by the portrayal of trauma in Shera but then this gem came out and I'm hooked! It's even better because the characters are modern day humans in a modern day society making it easier to relate to and understand for people who haven't experienced that sort of thing and easier to recognize for people who have. I know that they were people who didn't catch on to it in Shera because "Stuff like that happens all the time in fantasy! Isn't it just for dramatic effect?" The difference isn't it happening its how it's in how the trauma, traumatizing Event, harmful behavior etc.. is portrayed. Is it played of as a joke (like say in Dragon ball) or is it framed as important or terrifying/wrong. Is the focus directed towards it? Is it tied in to the characters development, relationships and personality/behavior? Shera did well but as an adult show that can be as krass as it wants Inside job did better in getting across how terrible abuse can mess you up.
When I found this video and got to minute three I KNEW I had to watch this show. And so I did. Thank you for getting me into a more character-driven animated show, though I wish they had given Andre, Myc and Gleen more screentime/character development. They felt a bit one-dimensional, not that it was bad, their personalities blended well with the show, just that I would've loved to see Glenn actually show signs of hearing others more, Andre finding a way to use his science knowledge for something other than drugs/see his inventions come more into play, and give us a bit more insight on what Myc actually is. When I first started watching the show I thought we would have an episode where they'd go to the center of the earth and give Myc some backstory.
I relate to Reagan immensely. I have never seen or heard of this series until now and as I hear you explain her childhood, and how her Dad treated her, it sounded like a more extreme and more obvious version of my parents.
Very informative. I learned last night that I need to do what I want for myself vs looking for approval or love from my dad or anyone. Once you start to love yourself it makes it easier. Thanks for that
I really enjoyed that Rand starts as a comedically bad father like in many other shows, but then they fully commit to making him the villain he really is, and is pretty cool how the show never does the point of proving the opposite, even if some lines are funny like " im proud of myself for having you" is never shown once he cares or loves his daughter Also i feel like her mom is getting more in the second season, despite her being a horrible narcisist and terrible mom, she does show a degree of care or atleast needness for Reagan thats Rand doesnt show , she entrusts her the wedding and Reagan understand her in the end where she marries herself, wouldnt be surprised if she was always terrible but Rand was the one who upper her horribliness by 11 , theres a distinct lack of her in all of Reagan memories except for the therapy session
Reagan’s parents as a whole took her human emotions away. Her Dad mainly. Rand used her as a Lab Rat while her Mother just talked negative about her. Ron and Brett were the only two that technically fixed her and made her feel human emotions again.
The true struggle is the story of Reagan trying to _free_ herself from her dad's influence that has determined her _whole life_ even before she was born Looking forward to season 2
I think that’s the difference between him and Rick, Rick cared but his family died, he tried for revenge and he never got it so he drifted into the meaningless of things and just didn’t care any more. It was not deliberately part of him but the pain was too much. He’d later regain some sense of hope or meaning through Morty and the family.
This is an amazing video. Keep up the great work MAG Blogs! I feel like there were alot of clips which is good, its something to look at but to spice it up so its not 8 minutes of relevant b-roll try using stills and make the background seperate to the b-roll. Its not really a criticism its just a suggestion to give the visual some variety! Love the work. Keep it up.
Good analysis! I wasn't thinking about it. but career obsession is not Regan's desire. this is her father's wish. she is obsessed with work. She solves simple problems in complex ways and encounters side effects all the time.
@@nobuffer101 I just googled him and his a character from Fullmetal alchemist. I showed his photo to friend of mine who watches animals and he is said he is also a freaking terrible father. 🤣🤣
For me, this is a very cool series about Raegan psychological trauma and daddy issues. Someone told, that show has a lack for main plot, but the main plot was on the plate - her relationships with her father and realizing that he is the problem
The more Rand got hatred, the more that Rick got loved as not just Morty's companion, but also a great grandfather, father, father-in-law, and adventurer.
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Here have a tissue......🤧
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@@KG.00 there sad, duh it doesnt take rocket science to know that
its not sad，everybody in china has that kind of family
@@sirmage678 its even sadder to think that it happens irl now too
Wishing your daughter the best is one thing, but using your child as a tool is one of the most unforgivable sin you can do
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Why did have to be about religion tho
@@sua8638 I never mentioned religion?
@@lukethepotatoking the sin part was kinda religious but i get the point
@@lukethepotatoking I mean sins are strictly religious tho
One clear thing is that Rand sees Reagan not as her own person but as an extension of him
Absolutely why do parents make that mistake 😕
@@magblogs because parents usually have children as an accessory or as a "next step in life". one thing I don't think people consciously notice is that people just see kids as tools to show how well you're doing in life and not because they actually have the skills or mindset to care for them correctly. many people also see children as "mini mes" which is basically just attaching them to yourself instead of being their own person (like what rand does to reagan)
Reminds of those parents from dont breathe 2
"I'm proud-of myself for raising you." - Rand Ridely.
@@magblogs most people seeing having children as something you're "supposed to do"
I'm not even going be surprised if he had a second family or another kid as another backup plan for Reagan, you know, in case if she died or she rebelled against her father finally.
Lol....🤣🤣🤣
Honestly with how much of a piece of shit Reagan's father is, that is entirely likely.
Lmfao probably. He’s that fucked up. Lol
Consider the time and effort for preparing one “ safety policy “
Not likely, simply because Rand doesn’t have that resources to make a backup-backup plan
Besides, why do you need more plans when the first one works?
@@MAT20228 well, Reagan didn't really work out since she discovered that her father raised her memories and her father even alternated her geans when she was still inside her mother. For person, like Reagan's father, you always have to have a plan or your plan or a backup plan for your and other backup plan you need to take precaution. If Reagan was his only back up plan and then he's putting all his eggs into one basket, he's risking it all. I'm not even gonna be surprised if he has another family, you know just in case, he's, an inventor, he might as well had built a robot that would think exactly like him that would act like him, to raise another child one that's smart if not smarter than Reagan.
I think the worst part about rand’s whole memory altering reveal is that we the audience don’t know exactly how many times he did this Reagan after the initial Orion erasure. For we know rand could be the reason Reagan hasn’t had a steady relationship since her early teens.
He is, he gave her perfume that was ACTUAL Boy Repellent
Yh...he did..I recall that 🤔
When memory erasure and editing enter the picture... that's a heavy precedent which threatens the validity of theoretically everything. She'll need to dive into her memories when possible. Even if we can take Rand's statement about the risks at face value (and that's a big IF), she needs to know. She could have decades of blind spots from memory edits.
Defiantly could be a case of he's screwed with her mind on more than one occasion, I theorize he's pulled the memory alteration on her whenever he's almost lost control of her...hence why she only just now at the end of the season sought to her sever her ties with him, because all the other times she tried or was doing something that would end with him on the curb he literally "changed her mind". Why else would she still have him living with her in her apartment when he is a hyper toxic influence on her life, and why he didn't seem remotely worried about the possibility of her kicking him out. He's been gaslighting her with memory alterations since she was a kid clearly, and why she sometimes displays instability (not just from her toxic upbringing), if her head has been messed with repeatedly of course she isn't stable anymore.
Aye,so true!
Something I would like to note is that when Reagan is forced to hug, she defaults to creating robotic arms. Since the only way she was ever hugged as a child was Bear-o's robotic arms, she doesn't know how to give hugs any other way.
If Reagan were to have a child, would she be able to hug them? If she again resorted to mechanical means to, the child would turn out like Reagan did, and the cycle would peurpetuate.
TL;DR: Both Rand and Reagan using machines to hug is an excellent metaphor for the inter-generational effects of neglect.
Hmm...that's something worth thinking about. 🤔 . Thanks for mentioning that. It can perpetuate across generations
I think what is also interesting about the concept is that Reagan still has a choice if she were to have a kid- but both still carry weight of her own trauma. To learn to hug even if its pushing outside of her comfort where she could improve more organically or continue to be robotic, create a robot to do it for her like her father did, or to avoid it so that mistakes can’t be made. It’s not clean cut and it just references the damages. Reagan is not bad for struggle, and her pain isn’t good- but she can made the choices and build the strength to work beyond what has hurt her.
This will still affect her, but its doesnt need to own her.
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@@designerhearts I actually think she'd manage emotional stuff at some point, it seems that despite all her trauma she's a person that really wants to get over them and with some episodes it shows, I'd like to point out that her invent something to solve emotional problems mind set probably come from her dad's past tendencies to do the same but unlike him She actually doesn't shy away from the problems she faces when her inventions don't work. She's a fighter that chick, i like her character quite a bit
But the thing is- SHE MANAGED TO HUG BRETT AT THE 80S EPISODE DUDE!!! I don't think she'll end up like her father, she shouldn't and she's self aware :(
@@bon4560 i think at the start of the season she was basically like her father because she was molded to be that way. But over the course of the season and probably through out the rest of the series whenever that comes out she'll be more understanding of her emotions and be able to be comfortable with expressing them. Thus the hug.
I think one of the most disturbing aspects of Rands character is that he purposely calls her "JellyBean", you know after the program he used to experiment on her.
Loved this essay! It so aptly analyzes Rand and Regan's relationship! Great job!
I didn't even realize that ohh my god. 👏. Thanks for sharing this
Oof, I hadn't caught that. I hate it, thanks lol
I think it’s the other way around, as in he called the program jellybean because that was his nickname for her
@@sharkspinner9665 honestly i find it cooler to believe you're wrong, so you're wrong
@@donquavioussquintillioncor2261 Based
Good grief, I didn't catch it at First that Reagan couldn't remember her last hug because her father personally repressed it. This is a really well made essay!
Thanks 🙂
Yeah
@Bacon no
@Bacon *sigh* whatever makes you happy, honey
Omori: i cant see the problem, Can u?
What really sucks is that Rand and Reagan get closer together as the show goes on, only for the final episode’s reveal to ruin that connection Reagan was trying to reforge. She had a connection with her father stolen from her, by her father, twice in her life. It’s tragic watching the first time everything goes wrong, but it’s even worse watching a second chance get built up and snuffed out
Yh
Manipulative people pretend to be your friend like that sometimes.
@@mr.x2567 they pretend to actually love you when they want something from you then abuse you all over again. thats why victims of domestic violence have a hard time getting out of these relationships. like: " I swear he/shes a good person when he/shes not mad, I swear its not as bad as it looks, I tell you he/she had a rough past and/or going through hard times right now thats why right now he/she can be a little....difficult" etc how many times did you hear those kinds of phrases by abuse victims before??
Yeah up until the last episode I thought they were going to maybe get better and open and avenue for healing.....but no the truth came out 💔
And in the same episode, shortly before the reveal, she tells him to give her a good reason to defend him. 😔
I feel like Rand as a character is a direct commentary on Rick from Rick and Morty. That show glamorizes Rick as a genius: powerful, but self-destructive. Even when he's being horrible, there's an alluring charm to his meanness and quips. But I think Inside Job fights that perception! Unlike Morty, Reagan has her own goal, a strong inner drive, and a strong resolve, which she uses to push bask against Rand. The focus on the show from Reagan's perspective gets the audience on her side, and really highlights how much damage is done by someone using you for their own ends.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts on the Reagan and Rands relationship much appreciated 🙂 and you are absolutely correct 👍
@@magblogs of course! Thanks!
@@magblogs from what i seen in your video...he truly seems like the worst father in animation...even worse than Rick and than the Scarlet King...How tf does he manadge to be worse than the Scarlet King
Rand is basically Jonas Venture Senior with a drinking problem.... (Regain has a lot in common with Rusty Venture as a result, without the advantage of her father being gone from her life.)
@@securecontainpikachu6718 And all three are still better then shou Tucker
While it's 100% valid to talk about how much of a POS Rand Ridley is, I find it unfortunate that literally nobody mentions Reagan's mother and her abuse of her daughter as well. Her narcissism has as much to do with Reagan's issues as much as Rand's obsession with isolating her from "normies". It's just a shame that, like, half of the issue is being ignored.
Thanks for pointing that out. 👍 it's definitely not all Rand Ridley influence. Tomiko played a role as well in how Reagan ended up.
Maybe theyll explore more of reagan and tomikos relationship next season
@@iwbee that would be awesome to see
The difference is her mom is a way more common type of terrible parent, just the type that neglects their kid and doesn't do anything for them. However, rand did way worse by actively fucking her up. Giving trauma by neglect is one thing that shouldn't be forgiven, but literally erasing your kids memories and continuing to leech off of her and manipulating her? He's a fucking monster. Don't act like it's even comparable, her mom for the most part at least stays out of her way while her dad has taken the one good thing she had going for her away, the company
@@kiwitree4404 I'd believe you if it wasn't for the fact that everyone was (rightfully, mind you) grilling Rand for being a bad father long before the reveal, not at all caring about Tamiko. Everyone, including the audience, ignored her, despite until the end seeming by far the worst because at least Rand LOOKED like he gave a shit.
Also, to be blunt; being a smaller piece of garbage doesn't absolve you from being a piece of garbage. They are comparable because she's an abusive mom in conjunction with an abusive dad. Don't try and minimize this.
I can’t even imagine how fucked up Rand’s childhood must be to make him the person he is now
Exactly the thought I had. I wonder what made him into the man he is today. Same thing goes for Rick Sanchez, I mean you don't wake a cold nihilistic scientist who abandons the world and family. Things must have taken place in your life to bring you to that point mentally 🙂
Honestly it doesn’t matter and nothing in his childhood(except maybe being raised by the devil himself) can justify what he did
@@omega5179 it matters ALOT. Yeah childhood doesn't make bad deeds good, but there is cause and effect. People don't just wake up twisted like that.
Imagine he lives a perfect life of being loved and lavish and he’s just a pos
Nah, I bet Rand's childhood was awesome.
It’s like a metaphor for people who have kids just so they’ll have someone to take care of them or make money for them. “Our family is special and you need to get famous for us, get our name out there”. Any time this is questioned when they get outside help at a young age, parents can say “oh they actually don’t like you, they were being nice because they had to.” Or something like. “They don’t actually care about you when they gave you that, they’re trying to get you to leave them alone.” Or any time the child talks about a memory, the parent can lie, say “that’s not how it went” over and over again, even demeaning or screaming at the child for believing such a thing.
“Every kid deserves parents, but not every parent deserves a kid”
Those you wrote in quotation marks hurts my soul jesus christ do some kids really go through that??? 😭
@@shannenlibres2365 unfortunately, many go through that. So many parents end up being such assholes to their children and it happens on a daily basis.
Not to mention the parents who make kids just so they can be retirement plans... "You are under my roof and eat my food so you belong to me and do as I say" and "friends are temporary only i truly care about you"
In my country many people have children just to have someone to take care of them when they are old.
I still remember a fight in a comment section of a lot of parents criticizing those who want to be child-free "and who is going to take care of you when you are old?" "You're going to be all alone".
I just find it narcissistic, to have a child, without even knowing if they will be able to have a good future, just to have a caregiver when they are old.
Many say Rick is worse than Rand, I disagree for this reason:
Rick has changed, he may still be an a-hole, but he at least tries to rebuild or compensate for his bad parenting, he's still awful, but at least he tries to be better, on his own way.
Rand doesn't change, I know it's only been one season, but still, he doesn't show any sign of remorse, and the only times he does, is because he fears losing control, wether is over his daughter, or his already lost marriage.
I know Rick has 5 seasons of character development as an advantage over Rand, however, when we look back to season 1, we can actually see he does have some remorse, genuine remorse.
Never heard anyone said Rick is worst than Rand.... never
I agree
where rand is lazy and wil just shoot the turtels dead rick would mutat them in teenage mutant ninja turtels
both rick and rand both live in the same house of there daughter rick wil lisen and do somthing if beth asks hime to do something rand is more i raised you you should lisen to me
Well, even looking at Rick in Season 1 there’s still enough hints that he does genuinely care about his family. Such as him coaxing Morty to finish their adventure when he realizes what Jellybean did (and then killing Jellybean afterwards).
I think, for me the worst father is still Gendo Ikari from Neon Genesis Evangelion, out of all.
Rand congratulations himself for Reagan's promotion sums up his entire character. He only cares about himself and his accomplishments. Between his emotional abuse and manipulating and Tomiko's neglect, Reagan was never going to have a happy childhood.
Rand only sees Reagan as a experiment and noting more.
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He never treated her like a person he treated like an item
He even says in the court scene "family is an experiment".
@@andrewcarlson3486 memphis Tennessee?
@@matthewbailey1179 sonic 06 fandub
The funniest and most heartbreaking scene for me was the TMNT one. Like she had so much joy saying she tried to make the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle and I knew it wasn't going to end well, but did he have to have her put them down?
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They were dying of cancer but even then he could of sent them to a vet to euthanize them
Even though the turtles were going to die anyway, he could have at least taken them to a vet to have them safely and humanely put down instead of forcing his child to watch him shoot them dead. That would traumatize any child at that age
@@break_the_galaxy not sure there’s any “safely” when it comes to death
Still making someone watch you blow your pets brains out is pretty fucked up
@@tahraethestoryteller6079 wait no. He had HER pull the trigger.
If you look at the diploma, it's not even hers! It uses masculine pronouns and has the wrong date on it. But if he did edit her memories to make her think that she did go to college, why does J.R acknowledge that she did?
Thanks for sharing your thoughts on the two characters. It's a question I have also asked myself. Who is the worse father 👨. I think I would say Rand but let's see how his character develops if this show is given more time ⏲ 😁
Perhaps he was in on it too. HR isn't exactly the model of moral high ground either
Perhaps she did go to collage.... But not for what the diploma was for...
@@alexp6013 Or he was lied to?
@@minnion2871 it is possible, especially since it's shown how easily rand can manipulate HR. But that feels less dramatic, so idk
How they revealed that Rand is truly evil was expertly done in the show.
I hope they don’t walk it back by trying to redeem him in some half ass way.
Toxic parents are toxic, and shouldn’t be forgiven.
What if he somehow realizes that he messed up Reagan and actually feels really bad and wants to make amends. 🤔 what do you think Reagan's response should be or how do you think she should deal with the situation ? Just curious to hear your thoughts 🤔
@@magblogs I mean Rand realizing the errors of his way and actually trying to make amends sounds like it could work on paper, in theory. But can that be executed well enough so the audience feels satisfied with it? I dunno...
And that's after the shit he pulled on the moon and in the last episode, where he shows that he knows what he did to Regan for his own selfish, personal gain, and feels no remorse. 😬
For him to have a redemption arc he need to "fix" his relationship with her. I don't mean he need to be her father again but as a character to let her be, to understand the mistakes he made and to help someone else or her at a safe distance. Even if she seemed happy that he left at least make him leave definitely her life in a less brutal way. Even if he was abusive, a so sudden disappearing can damage her. Because for a long he has been what she call her father
He makes Buck Cluck look like a saint. At least Buck showed remorse and guilt in the end. And he never went as far as Rand.
@@magblogs My take on toxic parents is that if they finally see how they've fucked up and and understand how their actions, even if the intentions are good, are ultimately bad or abusive. They can change, work to better themselves, not repeat the same mistakes, etc. But in the end it's up to their child/who ever they hurt to forgive them.
If Rand asks for forgiveness just to make himself feel better, it probably means he doesn't get what he did wrong or he doesn't really care about Raegan's feelings. She doesn't have to forgive him, but if she does that's up to her. The difficult thing about abuse by your parents is that sometimes, no matter how much they fucked up and hurt you, they're still your parents. And sometimes holding onto the hate just hurts the child more in the end because of the emotional conflict. Their relationship will never be great, but if it makes them (the victim) feel better then it's up to them whether or not to forgive their parents.
I see people focusing on the comment that rand made regarding her being an insurance policy.
But let's remind us that he is the guy who doesn't like emotions and always looks for the plan part in all the actions he makes. He might be looking out for her (in the the most antisocial wierd way possible) and justifying it by saying that she is an insurance policy. But nonetheless, this shows that he himself is in denial.
Even if he is, I think it's a bit screwed up for a kid to hear their parent say something like that - regardless of the intentions. Kids take everything they hear from their parents to heart.
The analysis makes sense though. He's never been a touchy-feely kind of guy. I hadn't thought about the line that way before, thanks for your comment.
My personal theory is that rand himself is jut lonly and his daughter was the best shot at creating a human that maybe would be like him, understand him and so he made her into an "issurance policy" t not face the reality that he was just this lonly. She couldnt have friends, because he never had any. She couldnt have a real relationship with actual love, because he seemingly never even loved his wife (though I'm pretty sure she is as evil as him, JR was at least terrified of her getting rands shares in Cognita, enough to let him live).
@@PinkIcedTea yeah believe me, when we are kids, Lines like these do tend to screw someone's mind up.
You are mistaking when you think that looking out for / taking care of your kid and making experiments on your kid is a different thing for him.
For him, making experiment for profit IS the right way to grow a kid.
Well, I think the season two will be the occasion to test this theory of yours. The insurance policy worked. Now that Reagan fulfilled her function, how Rand will treat or deal with her? We get to see if he is happy now that he rules the company. We get to see if he try to reconnect with his daughter or just treat her like human resource.
Ever since the first episode, I thought Rand is that drunk dad that seems like an asshole but is actually kind, caring, and got misunderstood. Also someone who is always mad to hide his true feelings but yikes I guess not, he is just a massive manipulator who only cares for himself to get what he wants.
Anyways great video, I got to know him more and realizes some things :)
JR was right about him all along being a master manipulator
And somehow the guy who fire Rand is make more sense to rule over Cognito then Rand. JR maybe do a lot of shady thing (which no suprise when you work in place like that) but at least he acknowlage Reagen need some help with her people skill that he give Reagen a "yes man" that could teach her how to do it....
damn, one of the biggest red flags is that he has a poster of charles manson in his office. how’d i not realize that sooner???
Whose Charles Manson?
@@magblogs a cult leader. he led the manson family, hence the poster saying “the family jams”
@@magblogs A cult leader who was famous because of the number of murders the cult was involved in....
@@minnion2871 wow
I noticed that as well
When I started watching this show, the last thing I was expecting was of childhood trauma and how it affects in adulthood.
Rand is a terrible person, but because of that I think he is really interesting. I really enjoyed his character. Can't wait to see what the writers have planned for him in the next season.
Well made essay, great work!
Thanks fam I appreciate it. I'm also looking forward to more of his character. I want to know more about his back story and why views the world the way he does
@@magblogs I have a small theory that Rand’s father was a bad father which is why he doesn’t know real love
was it confirmed there'd be a next season??
@@6up5ohcopoutprocon yep!
Well this aged poorly
Damn. This guy makes Rick look like Doofensmirtz.
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Doofenshmirtz is fucking chad for being such a good father, while also being an "evil" mad scientist
@@stevepensando2593 agreed
Hey!
Where's Perry?
doofenshmirtz best dad ever
Rand Ridley makes Rick Sanchez look like the best dad ever!
Lol 😂
Lol 😆
Someone should do a comparison on both characters that's a video I would watch 👀
He probably traded parenting tips with Jonas Venture Sr.
To be fair, Rick was a good father. Just a bad grandfather.
Basically he's a great example of a very distanced/cold parent. They really don't have any warmth, that distant hug scene is so accurate lol.
The world itself isn't fair, it can be very cold. So if you grow up in an environment where you feel alone and like poop, then you're gonna have more issues coming your way.
Well said 👏
As someone who had a very toxic relationship with his parents, I really liked this show, especially the finale, seeing how Regan attempted to cut him off from her life. While sometimes necessary, the reality of not every home being perfect is seldom depicted in media, as the society attempts to forge beliefs about family being a sacred thing, that can do no wrong and needs always be forgiven. Even purposefully dysfunctional cartoon families like Simposons or Family Guy are always shown with redeeming features that pull everyone together, but in reality that's unlikely to happen. People are either toxic or accommodating, and will rarely switch their personality around.
When I watched this show, Reagan kept reminding me of my ex. Her father treats her like shit, he doesn't show affection towards her and just straight-up abuse her. When I'm affectionate towards her it's so alien for her that she doesn't like it. When she does try she feels ashamed and does a 180, sometimes she'll go a whole month without talking to me. In her eyes, she thinks everything he did to her is what makes her who she is now and she's thankful for that. She is grateful that he gave her mental problems.
😢😭...oh my...
Gross
I feel like if you ever date a person who’s father’s been like that, I think the best way is to treat them like a friend. Like Brett, make them have experiences that would make them feel things and make them question on their mental state.
As well as being there for them when they are at their worst, so that it would be something different than cry and sleep.
@@fallenoak4560 (Also it's important to have a friendship with the person you're dating/be there for them- for any romantic relationship in general)
that's bad man. This is why broken people are relatable until you hang out with them. Yeah, I'm an unforgiving sack of shit, one that learnt.
edit: getting dislikes of broken toys here.
I really like how the show wrote Rand’s lines not for some funny scenes (you know the loveable jerk character trope) but clues that he have always been a bad father from the very beginning and this is one the reason why I love Inside Job
Great video👍🏼
Tanx.
Regan is my fav character in this show, cause I find her relatable, and this video pretty much sums up why, since I have neglectful and narcissistic parents.
I would also love to see an analysis of the effect that Regan’s narcissistic mother has affected her at some point too! Well summed up video :D
Thanks, I'm glad you liked the video
When I think of Reagans mother and how her narcissim affected Reagan. I realize that the she didn't explore so much of Reagan and Tomikos relationship. It didn't give us a deep dive into their history but it showed us a little about their dynamics.
But a friend of mine hypothesized that her Narcissim could have stemmed from Rands obsession with his work at Cognito Inc.
It could be that he wasn't given her enough attention and she went into a self love that stretched its way into narcissism. Tomiko says she loves herself but perhaps she says and does what she does to get Rands attention to let him know she is present. Not sure if this is the case but it's could be a possibility. 🤔
It would then mean that Rand's behavior had a greater impact than we realized. 😐
My Condolences
Honestly, bith her parents are at fault
Rand kept tearing her down emotionally, encouraging her isolation and actively messing with her life in the most fucked up way possible ,while her mother literally didn't care and even wrote a book about how the two of them made HER life worse
It's strange that, in the hug flashback, we see her with friends, having a birthday party, having her first kiss. Maybe her dad intentionally built that robot to attack her whenever she got close to another person - I mean, it did attack her work friends later on.
I think he built the robot to meet her emotional needs whenever he wasn't around which was all the time. So every emotional or memorable event in her life. The robot hugged her to extend Rand's emotional support.
A very nice observation of both Rand and Reagan. Very nice!
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Rand is like Rick from Rick and Morty if Rick was actually the sociopath he pretends to be.
DAMN
And Rick's tech is way more advanced too. It's scary to think of what he could do if he actually did lack empathy
They say taking a swing at your dad for being bad father is awful and stoops you to their level but the show really shows the pros in doing so
The main difference between Rick and Rand is their motives. Rand sees his daughter as an extension of himself or even just as a pawn controling and manipulating Reagan while Rick sees Beth as a burden as he doesn't want to form any attachments and sees them as disposable. We don't know much about Rand's since it's been only one season but it seems that his everything thing he did to Reagan was for his own ego. But after season 5 it seems like C137Rick not providing the emotional connection for the versions of his daughter seems more as a defense mechanism from his trauma, C137 Rick loved his wife and original daughter enough to abandon being the smartest man in the universe and thats what got them killed. Rick doesn't want to love Beth but he does he even does this to Morty, he sees his love for his family as something he wants to get rid off.
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Just finished S1. I knew Rand was a shitty father but I didn’t think he’d be an outright villain by the end. He’s like even worse than Rick. I wonder if this’ll recontextualize her relationship with the mother in season 2 Because I thought she was the worse of the parents but now I’m not so sure.
I hope they get to explore the Reagan and Tomiko's relationship in the future season
@@magblogs Honestly. . . I Want Reagan To Tell her mom EVERYTHING Rand did to her; and I WANT TO SEE HER KICK HIS A****; Like How she opened a can of Whoop-A**** on those Flat-Earthers who kidnapped Reagan as a Hostage!!
*"Randy the worst father in animation"*
I dont know, man. Jonas Venture Sr. Seems like a big context for Randy here. And given rescent revelations, that is a freaking high mark for Randy to beat
Since we're talking about animation as a whole, maybe Gendo Ikari from Evangelion should also run for this spot
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@@stevepensando2593 Yeah, but unlike Gendo -
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Jonas Venture Sr. actually got his son, Rusty, killed.
Rusty is a clone like his clone sons, Dean and Hank! -- copies of a tragedy in process XD
@@josetapia9606 I mean, Gendo also used and killed off clones of a loved one so yeah...
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This video is great and exemplifies why this series is so much better than rick and morty from the first season. Its title is a multifaceted reference to the shows theme, both on the surface and emotionally. Reagans dad snipping her memories is the inside job.
Thanks and nice quote fam "Regan's Dad snipping her memories is the inside Job" 👌
I feel like Rick and Morty is funnier but this is deeper
@@francargeric1 I feel like youre wrong.
Amazing video and great description of this! Even if I haven’t seen the show, I feel so bad for Reagan
I'm glad you loved the analysis. I hope you get to see 👀 it 😃
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Well, I think this is the most accurate description ive ever heared. I know from experience, that if you at least dont feel loved or no one seems to care, at some point you begin to bottle it up until you forget how to express the feelings inside and even that you have certain feelings. For me at least, this was the most relatable episode
I think that the only reason why Reagan wanted to be the boss of the company was to make her father proud, just like what she showed her father the turtles that she experiments.
Yh...I can see that being the truth . That's a theory I can stand behind. 🥲
poor reagan, she doesn't deserve this
I think she is trying to compensate for not having a fulfilling social life and overall confidence in herself. This is very common in shut-ins
@@sneej791 🥲 no one does
I like that the show displayed it wasn't just Rand bad parenting that made Reagan who she is, even though most of it was indeed because of Rand. Reagan mom also had a bit of a part to play in this. I mean, what kind of mother makes her daughter organise a wedding, where you marry yourself!?
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The way Rand treats Reagan feels like she is only seen as an extension of himself, not as a different person with her own thoughts and feelings. I really like how this show highlights the problem of parents viewing their children not as individuals but simply a step or accomplishment within their own life. Its a problem I feel a lot of families have, and it's one of the main reasons that I am worried about having my own kid. I don't want to bring a kid into this world and then decide to treat them as some sort of object as opposed to treating them as a thinking feeling person, fulfilling my role in a twisted cycle of generational abuse.
If it makes you feel any better, generally parents who treat their kids as an achievement rather than a person don't tend to worry about this sort of thing.
When watching this, I felt so horrible for her. She *was* normal, happy, and had friends. Her dad ruined that for her by taking it all away.
And just as she starts to make new friends and be happy again, in comes her dad to try to ruin it again.
It reminds me of my own dad. I was often told by lot of my friends growing up that my dad scared them. That was understandable. He was tall, often fairly grumpy, and was a brilliant frequent liar. He could go from a good father, watching movies durring a storm with his kid to calm them down, to a demon that wanted nothing more then express his rage. Infact, I had to call the cops on him a few times when I was younger. He isn't around anymore so I'm glad I don't have to deal with the emotional and physical abuse but I miss the good side of him. The side that would make marshmallows on the stove or take me to the movies. The dad that would collect my art growing up and keep it in his apartment. (He had a job that would make him leave and come home at random hours so he had one so he could leave quick.) I miss the dad that would let me sleep in the back of his truck durring the summer so I could see the stars. That's the dad I miss.
She probably misses the good, although EXTREMELY SMALL, version of her dad too. The abuse, manipulation, and neglect however will definitely overlap what she misses.
I hope in the next part she is able to make more friends and genuinely be happy even though her toxic ass dad is now boss
Thanks for sharing your story.
this hit too close to home as a teen currently living in my dads apartment, he's a good enough guy but was never there for me emotionally.. and still isnt I guess. He used to beat me and threatened it last year when my grades were slipping but he didnt. I dont have a good relationship with him but it's okay we mostly mind our own business. He would also collect my art, take me to the movies, and read me stories or sing me to sleep when I was little. I miss that too, sorry for rambling but I guess I just haven't spoken to anyone in so long.
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This line perfectly describes their relationship as a whole
Just type these words out and send it to a friend who hasn't watched the show and they'll know exactly what kind of relationship they'll have
Here also reply fume
And! In the Buzz Kill episode, you can see rand’s “You are not the father” machine doesn’t really work. Whoever’s dna is in the father slot, it always says”____ is the father!”
So if you were to put Brett’s dna there it would say “Brett is the father!”
Also 60/40 genes? Buzz looks more like Reagan than Rand does
It could be that she has DNA from both Buzz and Rand? (If the two know each other and DNA manipulation is involved for a designer baby.... She could actually be a 50/10/40 mix, but Rand is too arrogant to want to admit where the 50 came from, so he's just gonna lump it in with the 10% of his own DNA he displaced her mothers DNA with....)
She is 100% rands.
Also the juice cartons tested weren't even the same ones regan and buzz used
Reagan struggles remembering hugs because of organic repression rather than through Rand's artificial repression.
It's fairly common that the emotionally immature have a hard time recalling the sources of their behavioral issues, they never really took the time to process those thoughts and end up suppressing them assuming there's nothing to gain from processing them.
I feel there's alot about Reagan's character I can relate with. My father decided to bring me into the world as a laborer for the family farm first and a son second. I wasn't allowed much socializing outside of school instead having a closer bond with my dog whom I was expected to put down myself when I was 18. Most of my middle and highschool experience was as a floater, people knew of me but didn't take the time to understand anything on a personal level. I hadn't been taught proper hygiene through all of my teenage years and just assumed a shower was enough, and it obviously wasn't. My first run at college I had no idea how to talk to anyone, I kept falling asleep in my classes because I'd had that lingering sentiment from my dad that I was a laborer and would end up working 12 hour shifts thinking that's what i should prioritize, life felt pretty meaningless then because that's all my days were filled with. It wasn't until I got promoted and really got to know my boss that things started to turn around, the guy was a really positive male role model where my dad failed, but he still could only do so much the rest is kinda on me, I'm still figuring out who I am and what I've been doing wrong and alot of times it is pretty difficult since I don't remember why it's like that, I still have alot to process through.
You've been through a lot. It fascinates me the amount of people that connect to Reagans character. I'm sorry for all you have been through and I sincerely hope things get better and that you discover yourself and learn who you are more and more. Thanks for sharing your story. 👏👏
Didn't catch that Reagan never said what he reason or motivation was for wanting to run Cognito Inc. It makes sense that he dad would subconsciously influence her. God, never thought I would hate Rand more than I ever did before. Awesome video essay!
Thanks, I am glad you enjoyed the video, It was a surprise to me as well when I first thought about it. I knew that she wanted to run the company differently from the way J.R was running it but I never knew WHY she wanted this. Then I realized that her father said he has been grooming her for the role. Then I was like yikes....😶😬
Now, can you do a complementary video on Brett? He needs some love as well (and how therapy does NOT work for him).
Ohh Brett...😥 that's a character a lot of us can relate to on some level. The need to be liked 😪
What bothers me more. Is that even after revealing this and the show creators knowing we would never ever side with Reagans father, they force him to be in the show and part of her life. Ripping away even a smidge of happiness.
I hope she manages to find Orrin somehow
Every child deserves a parent, but not every parent deserves a child
deep 😐
The show really hit the nail on the head, never before could I relate to a character this much. Usually in media there's only one toxic parent and the other is relatively stable enough to raise the child. They never talk about the case where both parents are awful and when they do, it's almost always the effects on a son, never on a daughter. I have an abusive father and narcissistic mother much like Reagan. The most painful part when people praise your parents for your education when you pretty raised yourself and the only thing they ever did was dismiss, manipulate and berate you while taking credit for your success. Too real
In the season 1 finale it’s revealed that Reagan’s dad erased the memories of his daughter‘s best friend from his daughters brain. Because of this Reagan grew up not having any friends and not remembering her best friend. This is one of the few TV shows that has ever made me cry. And it probably wasn’t even intended to be that emotional. I have had so many friends just stop talking to me. They just ghost me out of nowhere with no warning. So many of my friends have just left me. I still have a few really good friends but it still hurts
What probably pissed me off the most was how Rand didn''t even show the slightest hint of remorse
Sometimes, when we see a character do this, like 'I had to do this' or 'im sorry' to show us that, despite doing what they did, they still felt bad for doing it.
Meanwhile Rand does all of this without a care in the world while drinking soda, like this is all just a game to him.
Yh he did...maybe he would come 5o that realization but I am not sure
If you can't stop for a moment and think "I'm having a kid one day. I will be a better human for them, I have to be a role model and I have to care of her psychological needs too" then you can't have a kid.
My mother did so much shit and honestly I went to 3 psychologists already and I can't get any of this shit fixed..
I can get that, haven’t really gotten to any therapists yet cause I still live with my own parents but hopefully we can both get through this stuff ❤️
jokes on you, im too afraid of fucking up my kids to even have kids!
:( reagan really deserves some compensation after decades of trauma like that
Henroin: you ain’t seen nothing yet
Fun fact: TV Tropes called Rand a “Corrupted Character Copy” of Rick Sanchez from Rick and Morty. This is because Rick has lines that he won’t cross, possesses a genuine love for his daughter, and despite partaking in many vices in addition to being a terrible guardian, he hates himself for all of that. Rand, well… he’s an unrepentant slimeball, who sees his relatives as pawns to get what he wants.
0:01 This. It's this speech that tells you that this man is not only a mad scientist, but also extremely dangerous and far more than just a maniac.
This was a great video essay and its honestly made me even more obsessed with this show now. Really hope that we get a season 2 and it goes in more depth about all of this!
I enjoy looking at the little color effects in the lights and the subtle scribbles of color for texture in this show
what i love about the show is it perfectly displays what its like to have bad parents, the feeling of believing in them one second, bc yk, they raised you! Then hating them the next because you remember what theyve done to you. The show constantly changes our opinion on rand and i find it very accurate to how i feel about my own father.
It is a crime that this show was axed
This show better not try to redeem him or dial back the level of abuse just to keep him comedic. PLEASE don't fall into the tolerating your abuser just because they're family trope. They I'll love the show more because they had Reagan do it already and get burned. If she allows it again I'll be really disappointed.
I wonder what everyone's reaction would be if they redeem him lol 😆
Very well made video, I love all your explanations and attention to detail. Really shines more light on how shitty Rand was. Made me tear up and feel really bad for Reagan. She's probably one of the most tragic characters I've seen.
I feel like rick is the lesser of two evils. Atleast with him, he lost his family and found out they are just one in a infinite amount. His mind was destroyed by that fact and thats why he is so cold and cruel. Of course its still unexcuse but its understandable from what we seen.
We need a next season where Reagan meets Orrin!
That will honestly warm up my heart just to see her meet her best friend again 🥺😭
I remember starting this thinking it would be shit and every episode I realised it is god damn amazing, I want more I'm addicted to both the sad parts and the funny parts
Randy makes Rick look like father of the year... At least Rick has moment where he realizes he is a terrible person/dad/grandpa... Rick is selfish but does care to some extent for his family. Randy is ready to bulldoze anyone in his way especially Reagan... YIKES...
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I have to add that, with the second season, we see why Reagan wants to run Cognito: She wants to make the world a better place. Although she was definitely set up to be in Cognito, being in charge of it was never specifically wired into her. Reagan, in her own right, is ambitious, hardworking, and highly intelligent. Although we are all products of our pasts, Reagan's desire for sovreignity was her own, not Rand's. Especially since Rand never wanted her to be in charge instead of him.
Inside job is an excellent show and this is a great analysis. Good work!
Awesome video essay! Hoping to see more soon!
Thanks, this tutorial video worked like a charm
Happy to have been of service.
Rest easy, you've done God's work 😂😂
I was already amazed by the portrayal of trauma in Shera but then this gem came out and I'm hooked! It's even better because the characters are modern day humans in a modern day society making it easier to relate to and understand for people who haven't experienced that sort of thing and easier to recognize for people who have. I know that they were people who didn't catch on to it in Shera because "Stuff like that happens all the time in fantasy! Isn't it just for dramatic effect?" The difference isn't it happening its how it's in how the trauma, traumatizing Event, harmful behavior etc.. is portrayed. Is it played of as a joke (like say in Dragon ball) or is it framed as important or terrifying/wrong. Is the focus directed towards it? Is it tied in to the characters development, relationships and personality/behavior? Shera did well but as an adult show that can be as krass as it wants Inside job did better in getting across how terrible abuse can mess you up.
Rand Ridley is the true villian of Inside Job.
And he will be the main villain in season 2
When I found this video and got to minute three I KNEW I had to watch this show. And so I did. Thank you for getting me into a more character-driven animated show, though I wish they had given Andre, Myc and Gleen more screentime/character development. They felt a bit one-dimensional, not that it was bad, their personalities blended well with the show, just that I would've loved to see Glenn actually show signs of hearing others more, Andre finding a way to use his science knowledge for something other than drugs/see his inventions come more into play, and give us a bit more insight on what Myc actually is. When I first started watching the show I thought we would have an episode where they'd go to the center of the earth and give Myc some backstory.
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Thanks fam I appreciate the comment 🙏
I relate to Reagan immensely. I have never seen or heard of this series until now and as I hear you explain her childhood, and how her Dad treated her, it sounded like a more extreme and more obvious version of my parents.
Dude ya okay?
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@@JoaoPedro-jk1ub not really :>
It's so sad that this masterpiece series was canceled by Netflix
Sadly
Very informative. I learned last night that I need to do what I want for myself vs looking for approval or love from my dad or anyone. Once you start to love yourself it makes it easier. Thanks for that
Glad it was helpful!
"How to f*ck up a kid"
I read the title wrong and I was about to call the FBI
Top three : worst father in the history of fathers in fiction
3 Rick Sanchez
Now at 2: Rand Reagan
1 Fire Lord Ozai
I almost forgot Ozai's terrible influence on Zuko 😬
And Azula too. Both were screwed up by their father, but Zuko’s saving grace was his uncle, his mother and later his friends.
Nah it'd be that dad from full metal alchemist who fused his own daughter with her dog
I always hated the avatar villains.😠😆
My opinion is:
3. Buck Cluck
2. Firelord Ozai
1. Rand Reagan
I really enjoyed that Rand starts as a comedically bad father like in many other shows, but then they fully commit to making him the villain he really is, and is pretty cool how the show never does the point of proving the opposite, even if some lines are funny like " im proud of myself for having you" is never shown once he cares or loves his daughter
Also i feel like her mom is getting more in the second season, despite her being a horrible narcisist and terrible mom, she does show a degree of care or atleast needness for Reagan thats Rand doesnt show , she entrusts her the wedding and Reagan understand her in the end where she marries herself, wouldnt be surprised if she was always terrible but Rand was the one who upper her horribliness by 11 , theres a distinct lack of her in all of Reagan memories except for the therapy session
true...I hope we get to see more of her in the next season
Reagan’s parents as a whole took her human emotions away. Her Dad mainly. Rand used her as a Lab Rat while her Mother just talked negative about her. Ron and Brett were the only two that technically fixed her and made her feel human emotions again.
every scene I've seen of this show is so smooth
The animation is awesome
The true struggle is the story of Reagan trying to _free_ herself from her dad's influence that has determined her _whole life_ even before she was born
Looking forward to season 2
I really hope this show doesn't give Rand a redemption arc. It could show how if you have a toxic family member in your life, it's ok to cut them out.
I think that’s the difference between him and Rick, Rick cared but his family died, he tried for revenge and he never got it so he drifted into the meaningless of things and just didn’t care any more. It was not deliberately part of him but the pain was too much. He’d later regain some sense of hope or meaning through Morty and the family.
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It is at the end of the show that you realize the show was more well written than you thought! great video essay
This is an amazing video. Keep up the great work MAG Blogs! I feel like there were alot of clips which is good, its something to look at but to spice it up so its not 8 minutes of relevant b-roll try using stills and make the background seperate to the b-roll. Its not really a criticism its just a suggestion to give the visual some variety! Love the work. Keep it up.
Tanx. I'm glad you enjoyed the video much appreciated.👍
Rick and Morty: Rick is the worst cartoon dad
Inside Job: hold my beer
Venture Brothers: Jonas Venture Sr. "Am I a joke to you?"
Full Metal Alchemist: "Big Brother Edward"...
Giorno's adoptive father: hold my belt
Invincible had a pretty shitty father too.
@@Nightman221k to be fair......SPOILERS!!!
Omni-Man redeemed himself at the end
Peter Griffin: *Am I a joke to you?*
I swear her story is so fucking sad, she’s lived a life of misery
And the award of "this year's dad who's worse than Gendo Ikari" goes to...
Who's Gendo Ikari?
Drum roll please 🥁
@@GenocidalSquid shinji’s dad from evangelion
Good analysis! I wasn't thinking about it. but career obsession is not Regan's desire. this is her father's wish. she is obsessed with work. She solves simple problems in complex ways and encounters side effects all the time.
The way you tell it makes me fell calm in a way that I forget my problems and that I have achieved peace
Imagine somehow being a worse, or at least around the same level, father than Shou Tucker.
Whose Shou Tucker ? 🙃
@@magblogs someone so cruel that even burning in hell is too good for him.
@@nobuffer101 I just googled him and his a character from Fullmetal alchemist. I showed his photo to friend of mine who watches animals and he is said he is also a freaking terrible father. 🤣🤣
@@magblogs I never knew I could hate a character as much as Shou Tucker.
@@nobuffer101 Really says a lot about him when the only other character the author considers worthy of Hell is the BBEG.
For me, this is a very cool series about Raegan psychological trauma and daddy issues. Someone told, that show has a lack for main plot, but the main plot was on the plate - her relationships with her father and realizing that he is the problem
The more Rand got hatred, the more that Rick got loved as not just Morty's companion, but also a great grandfather, father, father-in-law, and adventurer.
😎...well said fam well said
His achually a great graandfather
sweet, i really needed a guide like this. thanks for the tutorial!
Glad I could help 😉