Michael Ross(Patrick J. Adams) did not have much going on his life after his admission from Harvard was rescinded because of something that his best friend did in college. He was living in his best friend’s apartment in New York City, while he made some money by taking the bar exam for people, and occasionally making some drug runs for his best friend who was a dealer for some extra cash. But when one of the drug runs goes wrong he someone how manages to sneak his way into an interview for an associate job for one of the top law firms in NYC. But the first thing that happens when he walks into the interview is that the marijuana from his briefcase all falls out onto the floor. Instead of snitching on Mike right away Harvey Specter(Gabriel Macht) a partner at the law firm hears him out and is quite impressed by his photographic memory and even hires him. I don’t know what is going on in Harvey’s head because he said he wanted a special candidate but no one thought he would go with someone who is not a lawyer rather someone who never even graduated college.

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Mike joins Pearson Hardmen one of the most elite corporate law firms in NYC and has to find a way to make everyone believe that he graduated from Harvard and on top of that make them believe that he was an actual lawyer. Mike impresses everyone as he is able to retain so much information so when it comes to finding a precedent for a case Mike is the one that any of the partners at the firm would want to go to for help because he is always able to come through for them.

Since Mikes’s secret is so big it becomes increasingly difficult for the firm to keep the secret in as more and more people either figure out his situation or have to be told about his situation. One of the toughest people that they had to keep the secret from was Louis Litt(Rick Hoffman) a stubby short-tempered lawyer who is always sticking his nose where it shouldn’t be. When he finds out about Mikes’s secret he uses it to get his name on the name of the firm. Many relationships in the show are torn apart because of the Mikes secret which could potentially ruin many lives if it got out.

Mike Ross and Harvey Specter

It is quite crazy to believe that someone with a photographic memory and a good heart is able to become an amazing lawyer. Any lawyer that comes across Mike Ross can tell how amazing of a person he is, and even see his special gift to be a lawyer.

The basic foundation of the show Rick and Morty was inspired by the characters of the legendary movie Back to the Future. In the show, the character Grandpa Rick was inspired by the character Doc Brown in back to the future who was a mad scientist and also the grandfather to Marty Mcfly who is portrayed by  Morty in the television show. In both the show and the movie the grandfathers can be seen as mad scientists who do not know the repercussions of their inventions, while their grandchildren who are nowhere as genius stick around to go on crazy adventures with them.

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While Rick and Morty may seem like a childish cartoon from the outside after seeing the way the characters look, it is the complete opposite. The show is very vulgar and lewd and should not be watched by children at all. Both Rick and Morty have no filter and the writers of this show have made it their mission to make it seem like they say the first thing that comes to their mind.

While Rick has become very involved in the family’s life this past couple of years it has not always been this way. He was very absent from his family life for a very long time and was not there for his daughter Beth the mother of Morty when she was growing up. The reason for this was because one of his experiments is the reason why Beth’s mother, his wife has died and he never forgave himself for that. It, in fact, turned him into a raging alcoholic. You can see at least five times per episode Rick taking out a flask from his lab coat and taking a quick chug and most of the time you will see spilled alcohol on his face. This is what makes Rick very interesting, as even though he is supposed to be one of the smartest beings in the universe, you will most likely see him sober. My favorite part about Rick is that he can come up with a solution on the spot to any problem without thinking twice. When the going gets tough the tough get going, and that is very true about Rick. Ricks’s character development is amazing and I think that the writers should be credited for it. No matter how difficult a situation gets he is always able to come up with a solution even if it is not obvious. He always does it in style and finds time to make fun or tease his grandson Morty.

A scene from Rick and Morty

While Morty might be an unintelligent high school kid he is learning from his grandpa Rick, especially life skills that he would never be able to learn in high school. I think that the show is great because it is able to put a comedic spin on life lessons in an unusual and creative way.