The Last Temptation of Jerry

Apart from episode 1 wich I liked , I have not enjoyed the rest and this episode was particularly bad, this season is relying too much on nonsense bloody action scenes wich have been swapped for good content and chemistry between characters, no fun ideas or discoveries , its all so desperatly random , as if they are asking chatgpt for ideas for the show, both Rick and Morty are like shadows of their former selfs. I understand that after more than a decade it can be difficult to keep the creative flowing , but with a tv shows that is based on a universe like this , the possibillities are literally endless, with that said , it shouldn become so bizzarly random like this episode was.

Who's the writer that keeps coming up with these weird, fetishistic stories? I swear that every gross and bad episode Rick and Morty had are written by the same person, as they share so many defects.

Up until last season I thought it was Justin, but now I really wonder: who does them? Another dragon episode which is so disappointing because the season was so strong until now.

At least the animation was top quality. They've really gone wild with the details and managed to create an interesting world.

Besides the awful story, the jokes are childish as well. It's like they have to give to a specific person an episode where they can mess around. After the show finishes in whatever many years, I will be very curious to hear what were the dynamics inside the team. To be honest, I would be fine with fewer episodes per season if they kept them at the quality that 8x1-8x3 had.

The writers did a bad rehash of older episodes, and depended too much on character stereotypes to carry the episode. It was all snarky interactions between the family with no story.

The A plot: Jerry is an idiot, his family doesn't respect him, Rick & Morty must bail him out.

The B plot: Summer is a party girl. Send her to Spring break (that was the big laugh)

They then added a trope about Easter is a fake holiday that was started by two warring alien groups. You will groan when you see them.

I like irreverent humor, but this was bad. 'Story Train' was amusing because they demonstrated how introducing bible stories drains the life out of a show.

------------------------------------------- The poor quality of this episode is surprising since the R&M comics have so much new material to offer the writers. This looks like the writers are running out of ideas.

This episode is a prime example of lazy writing disguised as edgy satire. Once again, the writers take the most overused shortcut in adult animation: mocking religion for cheap laughs. The portrayal of Jesus as an alien soldier sent to fight a hyper-sexualized Easter Bunny isn't clever, subversive, or new (it's just tired). At this point, the "religion is dumb" joke feels like it's being recycled for the hundredth time, and this show used to be more creative than that.

Worse, the episode relies heavily on gross-out and vulgar humor, including scenes like Jerry vomiting up a bunny, which seem to exist purely to disgust rather than entertain. It brings to mind "Rickdependence Spray" (S5 E4), one of the show's most widely criticized episodes, known for prioritizing crude spectacle over substance. This episode follows the same path, prioritizing "shock" over story.

What's most disappointing is that it contributes absolutely nothing to the ongoing development of the characters. Unlike the two previous episodes this season (which gave us meaningful glimpses into Rick's relationship with his family, especially Summer, Morty, and Beth) this one is just noise. There's no emotional core, no growth, and no stakes. Just a hollow plot full of forced irreverence that adds nothing to the show's legacy or world-building.

You can be irreverent and smart (Rick and Morty has done it before), but this? This is just filler wrapped in fake controversy. And frankly, it's beneath the show.

Should we give up hope already? The Fear Hole episode sparked some optimism for a return to the show's peak form, but the four episodes since then feel more like a mediocre kids' cartoon than the edgy animated adult show we loved so much.

Now, we've got an Easter-themed episode that's just another action-packed romp with no real sense of stakes, missing the witty humor or insightful social commentary that used to define the series. The scripts for these new adventures lack soul and passion, almost like they were written by AI.

Character development is stagnant, and there's no primary plotline to get excited about anymore. We already know Rick's full backstory, his dead wife vendetta has been fulfilled and the Evil Morty arc might be considered wrapped up as well. At this point, it's hard to believe Rick and Morty has a bright future ahead - it feels more like we're heading toward the end of this journey.