Comparing The Two Biggest Jerks On TV

Alex Mell-Taylor

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10 min readJan 26, 2020

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Rick & Morty’s Rick Sanchez & BoJack Horseman Are Two Very Different Kinds Of Awful

The shows Rick & Morty and BoJack Horseman have a lot of notable similarities. They are both adult cartoons with nihilistic protagonists who use the coldness of the universe to justify not caring about anything or anyone.

Alex Mell-Taylor

Written by Alex Mell-Taylor

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The Culture Corner

I write about pop culture and politics. Support me on: https://www.patreon.com/alexhasopinions

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