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‘Breaking the                                                                                                                          ‘Rick and Morty’
   Vicious Cycle’
                                                                                                                    1/2                                           by Airman Pedro Mota
                       by Senior Airman Grace Lee                                                                                         I was flipping through the listings of my Hulu account and
                                                                              Your weekly guide                                        came across an animated show about a mad scientist named
   This is the year I put my goals into action, so I thought it would          to entertainment                                        Rick and his dim-witted grandson, Morty.
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WKDW QRW PDQ\ SHRSOH KDYH KHDUG RI ,W·V D GLVHDVH WKDW VHOHFWV   Welcome to the Fly Over, Luke’s source for               something else to watch, but then I was drawn into the
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XOFHUDWLYHFROLWLV                                                         movie, book, video game, music and all things             LQWHUHVWHG EHFDXVH HDFK QHZ SUREOHP DQG DGYHQWXUH ZDV
                                                                             entertainment reviews. Using a four-point                 RYHUFRPHZLWKVFLHQFH
   I was diagnosed a couple years ago and felt totally alone in my           scale, the Thunderbolt staff provides in-depth               ´5LFN DQG 0RUW\µ LV DQ DGXOW DQLPDWHG WHOHYLVLRQ VKRZ
ÀJKWWRJHWP\8&LQWRUHPLVVLRQ)RUWKRVHZKRGRQ·WNQRZ8&LV           reviews allowing the viewer an opportunity to             FUHDWHGE\-XVWLQ5RLODQGDQG'DQ+DUPRQDQGSUHPLHUHG
DGLVHDVHWKDWFDXVHVLQÁDPPDWLRQRIWKHFRORQRUODUJHLQWHVWLQH          decide what new and classic entertainment op-             'HF   7KH TXLUN\ VKRZ·V ILUVW VHDVRQ ZDV UHOHDVHG
Common symptoms include abdominal pain, fatigue, weight loss,                tions are worth their time. The Know a Critic             on Hulu and is currently in the process of debuting a second
anemia, dehydration, loss of appetite and more.                              section helps the reader choose critics who               VHDVRQEXWLW·VQRWDYDLODEOHMXVW\HW
                                                                             have tastes similar to their own.                            ,WKDVDOVRDLUHGRQ$GXOW6ZLPRQ&DUWRRQ1HWZRUNEHWZHHQ
   You can imagine how I felt when I was diagnosed. My initial                                                                         SPDQGDPRQFH&DUWRRQ1HWZRUNJRHVRIIWKHDLU
UHVSRQVHZDV´:K\PH"µ,GUHDGHGKDYLQJWREHPHGLFDWHGIRUOLIH                        1/4 - Save your money                          The first episode begins with Rick stumbling into Morty’s
But recently, I found hope. I began running into posts relating to                                                                     URRPDWQLJKW,W·VREYLRXVWKDWKH·VGUXQNDVKHZDNHVKLV
8&DQGSHRSOH·VH[SHULHQFHVZLWKLWWKURXJKD)DFHERRNÀWQHVV               2/4 - Wait for Netflix release                            grandson to tell him he has a surprise and asks Morty to
SDJH,·PDSDUWRI,WPDGHPHJODGWKDW,·PQRWDORQHLQWKLVÀJKW                                                                  follow him.
and there is hope to healing my body naturally and that maybe I              3/4 - Worthy of Dine-in Theater                              As Rick leads Morty into the garage, they get into a make-
could be off all medication one day. Through a recommendation                                                                          shift space craft and begin to fly toward the city skyline.
of someone on the page, I purchased the book titled “Breaking the            4/4 - Bombs on Target                                     While in the air, Rick informs his grandson he made the
9LFLRXV&\FOHµE\(ODLQH*RWWVFKDOO                                                                                                  ship out of spare parts in the garage. He also made a bomb
                                                                             Know a critic                                             capable of wiping out life on the planet.
   *RWWVFKDOOEHJLQVE\UHIHUULQJWRDVWXG\GRQHE\'U&KULVWLDQ                                                                       He goes on to tell Morty he wants him to pick a mate so
+HUWHUDSK\VLFLDQDQGSURIHVVRUDW&ROXPELD8QLYHUVLW\+HUWHU                  Grace Lee is a public af-                           WKH\FDQOLYHRXWWKHLUOLYHVWRJHWKHULQVDIHW\.HHSLQPLQG
QRWHG LQ HYHU\ FDVH ZKHUH FKLOGUHQ ZHUH ZDVWLQJ DZD\ ZLWK GL-            IDLUV MRXUQDOLVW ZKR ORYHV                      this is the episode’s opening scene.
arrhea and debilitation, proteins were well tolerated, fats were                   watching documentaries                                 5LFN VRPHKRZ DFWLYDWHV WKH ERPE DQG 0RUW\ IUHDNV RXW
handled well but carbohydrates with sugars and starches were                       VXFK DV ´6XSHUVL]H 0Hµ                         by jumping on his grandpa trying to make him land the ship
QRW6KHDOVRZHQWLQWRGHWDLODERXWKRZHDWLQJVSHFLÀFW\SHVRI                  6KH HQMR\V ZDWFKLQJ IRRG                        and turn off the bomb.
FDUERK\GUDWHVFDQPDNHDSRVLWLYHLPSDFWLQRQH·VGLJHVWLRQ                      shows where people try                                 After a small argument and physical confrontation, Rick
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   7KRXJK,ZDVDOUHDG\FRQYLQFHGWKDW*RWWVFKDOONQHZZKDWVKH                   PHDOV +HU IDYRULWH W\SHV                       drunk, but before he passes out, he tells Morty it was all just
ZDVWDONLQJDERXWE\WKHDVWRXQGLQJUHYLHZV,VDZRQKHUERRN                    RIPRYLHVDUHURPDQFHDQG                          a test. Meanwhile, Morty sighs with relief until he notices
,ZDVHYHQPRUHLPSUHVVHGZLWKWKHLQIRUPDWLRQVKHSUHVHQWHG                     comedy. In her spare time,                          WKHERPELVVWLOODFWLYDWHGDQGDERXWWRJRRII
6KHGLGQ·WMXVWVWDUWE\VD\LQJZKDWWRHDWDQGZKDWQRWWRHDWEXW         Lee   VKH ORYHV VLQJLQJ SOD\LQJ                         7KH VWRU\ LV DERXW D VFLHQWLVW QDPHG 5LFN 6DQFKH] ZKR
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different types of carbohydrates found in foods, and how going on            guitar, writing songs or reading self-help books.         ago. Throughout the show, you get to watch Rick, Morty and
a gluten-free diet may not help symptoms.                                                                                              KLVHQWLUHIDPLO\GHDOZLWKDYDULHW\RIFUHDWXUHVZKRDUHFUH-
                                                                                   Pedro Mota is a pho-                                DWHGWRIXOILOODVLQJXODUSXUSRVH7KH\KDYHRGGQDPHVOLNH
   :KHQÀQDOO\UHDFKLQJWKHPHDWRIWKHERRNSXQLQWHQGHGZKLFK                tojournalist who enjoys                             Mr. Meeseeks, and storylines such as a dog becoming aware
is the diet itself, she began by stating, “No food should be ingested              DQ\WKLQJ ÀOOHG ZLWK DQ                          of his own intelligence, a microscopic anatomy theme park
that contains carbohydrates other than those found in fruits, honey,               adrenaline rush such                                OLYLQJLQVLGHDKRPHOHVVKRERDQGPDQ\RWKHUV,FDQ·WKHOS
SURSHUO\SUHSDUHG\RJXUWDQGWKHYHJHWDEOHVDQGQXWVOLVWHGµ                    as jumping off cliffs into                          but smirk at the way it always plays out, especially when
                                                                                   water, snowboarding,                                \RXGLVFRYHUZK\WKHJUDQGVRQDQGJUDQGIDWKHUJHWDORQJVR
   6KHDOVRZHQWLQWRGHWDLODERXWKRZDQGZKHQRQHVKRXOGHDW                    dirt biking and watching                            ZHOOLQWKLVXQLYHUVHDQGWKHQH[W
or not eat certain foods, such as eating only ripe bananas, and                    'LVQH\ PRYLHV +H ORYHV                            The show is definitely a headtrip, especially if you pick up
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RYHUO\SURFHVVHGPHDWVVXFKDVKRWGRJVDQGERORJQDDQGPRUH                   such as Animal Planet                               ´7KH6LPSVRQVµEXWKDVLWVRZQIXWXULVWLFVW\OHLQDPRGHUQ
                                                                             Mota  DQG WKH 'LVFRYHU\ &KDQ-                          era, which makes you appreciate it that much more. There is
   What blows my mind is the amount of information I learned                                                                           HYHQDOLWWOHFDPHRZKHUH5LFNDQG0RUW\VPDVKLQWR´7KH
within minutes of reading this book. There was so much more                  QHO+LVIDYRULWHSDVWLPHJDPHWRSOD\LVFKHVVDQG     6LPSVRQVµRSHQLQJVFHQH$QRWKHUVPDOOGHWDLO,UHDOO\HQ-
information here than in forums and other websites I looked to in            LQKLVVSDUHWLPHKHORYHVWRUHVHDUFKDQFLHQWPDUWLDO  joyed is that the show is hand drawn instead of computerized
the past for help. The only thing I got from my doctor was to be on          DUWVLPSURYLQJKLVRZQVW\OHRI0XD\7KDL               like more modern shows.
DORZÀEHUGLHWEXW,GLGQ·WNQRZZKDWWKDWPHDQW,ZDVDYRLGLQJ                                                                       I wouldn’t recommend watching it with your family because
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pancakes, condiments and more.                                                                                                         lence and gore where crazy scenarios place Rick and Morty
                                                                                                                                       in harm’s way.
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cooked meats with added starch, whey powder, lactose or sucrose.                                                                       quickly. The first season contains 11 episodes of random,
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   6LQFHÀQLVKLQJWKHERRN,·PVXSHUH[FLWHGDERXWWKHIXWXUHDQG                                                                    a good show to burn some time with.
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WKH WHVWLPRQLHV DQG UHYLHZV RI WKH ERRN RQ $PD]RQFRP VLQFH                                                                 rated TV-MA.
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get them into remission and healed their body. I recommend this
book to anyone who is suffering from any of the issues I listed
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