How Poopy Got His Poop Back

I really don't mind Justin Roiland being replaced, it seems as though the new voice actors are at least an 8.5/10 in their efforts, so that's great.

The problem is the writing and the flow though. There seems to be something very off with episode 1 of this new season. It's like the show's IQ has lost about 20 points.

It lacks the rapid fire genius of delivery. Everything seems to be slowed down or just not quite hitting the spot.

Rick and Morty is unique as an animated show. And for whatever reason it feels very vanilla today.

Maybe somebody smarter than myself can dive into it and explain why.

This episode is unfair for season 7 - I mean it's unfair to give this as our first real look. While it's not season 6 bad, this was a horrible debut. The rest of the season actually looks amazing! This is just going off the trailers, but season 7 is looking great. This isn't it, though. It's just a bit too much of a random episode. It's like having a Rick and Jerry episode, then swapping jerry with Mr. P. B. And then adding a bunch old characters who were written for jokes, not to carry the episode. Again, Rick and morty season 7 doesn't look like it'll suck; far from it, but this really just isn't the best way to debut it.

Sadly, althought it seemed to be the biggest issue facing this season, my 5 star review has nothing to do with the new voice actors, and actually I think they did a great job (given the circumstances) at voicing the two characters. No, actually this episode was just boring, it wasnt funny, didnt bring any new ideas to the table and really just came off a bit dull. I wil continue to watch this season to see how it progresses but I am not impressed at what should have been a headstrong cold open, that just turned out to be a withered shell of the shows former glory. I fear that this whole 'Justin Roland hasn't been in the office since season 3' is exaggerated and I think that he had a much greater influence on the writing than adult swim has made out, since so far it is dry and boring, and so much less than the earlier seasons. I for one believe that Roland's skewed mind and perspective probably made him a briliant artist and the rick and morty we once knew will probably never be as funny and clever again.

Rick and Morty is one of my favorite shows, but it gets poorer with each season. Although there are many reasons for this, it still cannot explain why this series has turned into a meaningless ordinary cartoon that constantly repeats itself. Dan Harmon failed to keep this series stable, as he did with Community.

Considering the potential of this series, much better things could have been done than this. As concepts such as parallel universes were brought to the fore more and more each season, family themes etc. Were completely lost. And the pointlessness of the series also increased .But I would still like to point out that I didn't get bored while watching it.

It feels like something is missing and it has nothing to do with the voices. The voices are fine. Things change. It feels odd sometimes and it initially feels weird to hear the slight differences but it doesn't impact on the show. What does seem to be missing though, is the improvisational nature of the delivery, which the show has been built on from season 1. It has been fading over the last few seasons but it's completely gone now and it's clearly something we would only ever get from Justin Roiland. This isn't a terrible episode but it's a weak opener. They really needed to prove a point with this episode and they didn't do that. It feels like a mid-season filler episode, billed as some kind of comeback. Hopefully they can play to their strengths, going forward, rather than trying so hard to prove they don't need Justin Roiland to be a success.