Summer of All Fears

Every start of a new Rick & Morty season you wonder, you hope, you wish for it to start good, this time they sure did it.

This episode has one of the best writings of any episodes of the series. It has all the right Rick & Morty beats - it starts with not knowing what the hell is going on.

It continues with realizing it a total messed up episode that Rick caused.

It keeps you wondering where its going.

A lot of heart and hard stuff that I'll keep on thinking for a while.

A Definite multiple review episode.

Damn man, you guys sure can write a script, I barely even notice the departure of Justin Roiland. You can still hear the difference of Rick (Morty is almost spot on) but when the story is that good I really don't mind.

Hopefully the season will have at least 3-4 episodes like this.

That first episode was literally everything. The dynamics we know and love, the stakes we're there for, and of course, Morty going off the rails😂. However, I miss Jerry. Personally, I love episodes that deepen the dynamic between Summer and Beth. So this episode is a keeper for me. It reminds me of the first few episodes of Rick and Morty that got me hooked instantly. I honestly can't believe I thought Rick and Morty had gone downhill. They clearly just needed some time to adjust to the whole Justin Roiland thing, and now they're back and stull😍 strong. Pretty solid episode. Solid comedy. Can't wait for more.

An intelligent episode as a premiere deserves, very well constructed and with beautiful lessons, as it should be

the pace of this first episode was ideal for a story of present and past, difficult and complex even for such a complete animation, the construction of those involved was good, their environments were used well

to be perfect, the episode should have Jerry involved in some context, especially with Summer, showing an improvement or worsening in his role as a father, this creates expectations in the next episodes, but a premiere could have the presence of the entire family

hope this spirit continues in the next episodes.

I don't have access to Matrix technology, but I can now just play this episode on repeat.

Does that make me a bad parent?

Yes.

But God damn it, it's my damn charger.

So this episode was a fine return for Rick and Morty, and I have hope for a very solid season. Rick and Morty isn't a guaranteed hit week in and week out anymore, but it is still one of the best shows on TV and one of the best shows ever.

I'm in this for the long haul, because dammit, the writers built a whole episode about not returning a phone charger.

Morty and Summer will never age, so it is nice to see the adult versions of them occasionally.

A shockingly good follow up to the Fear Hole episode, where the characters again are forced to live in alternate realities that change them and expose uncomfortable truths about growing up. This is probably what Rick and Morty does best - a stupid concept about a fake reality taken to a terrifying extreme. It's a Black Mirror-esque horror used as a metaphor for a coming of age story where being forced to live in alternative realities allows the sitcom dynamic and interpersonal relationships to be explored in new ways. I'm glad they finally touched on how the characters would be affected from constantly living in new realities, adding many years of life onto their actual age. Morty with Roy and the episode where he was trapped in a game simulation feels like it should have given him a new outlook on life instead of being used as a throwaway bit, and I'm glad that was finally explored here. Just a hilarious episode too - the animation style looks a lot more fluid too, which leads to some weird character models but honestly it feels more alive and I prefer it a lot.