That's Amorte

While the episode itself wasn't quite in the top 10, I think this represents a recommitment to the morbid nihilist humor that made the show so popular in the first place. The series never really shied away from shock humor, but season 5 showed that shock alone doesn't make great entertainment. Season 5 was all shock, no humor. Season 6 was all humor, no shock.

It really is a ray of hope to see this show has found a way to make the macabre and absurd feel smart again, even if the episode didn't have any moral to the story. I had a lot of fun watching this one. It definitely seems adult swim was leading with it's weak episodes this season.

The first three underwhelming-to-bad episodes of this season really made me question whether at long last, Rick & Morty was out of ideas.

Well this episode puts my fears to rest. This is your classic Rick & Morty setup. Take a premise that only a mentally ill person would think of, and then spin it out chaotically but not just chaotically - with a purpose.

The purpose? It's a parody of capitalism, definitely. Also of...vegetarianism? 70s dystopian sci fi? Mealy-mouthed hypocrisy? An argument in favor of a certain level of dishonesty to maintain any semblance of civilization?

The point is, Rick & Morty still has it. There is hope they can make it to ten seasons without totally running out of steam.

This episode is what I expect when I go to see an episode of Rick and Morty; not just another random intergalactic/interdimensional adventure. Throughout the series, I've seen the moral and philosophical dilemmas dealt with in a dynamic and entertaining way and that's how many of us got caught up in the series. So this episode is what I've been waiting for for a while: a story that provides more than just empty entertainment, that takes on a sensitive subject and yet doesn't seem to give you any food for thought, but does give you a sense of what the writers think about it. It feels like the first seasons.

The premise of this episode is simple yet chaotic, something Rick and Morty has been praised in the past for specialising in. In this episode, Morty discovers that the "special spaghetti" that Rick has been serving is actually, in an insane twist, the flesh of an alien version of humanity that upon killings themselves, turn into spaghetti.

This concept is wacky, and fantastic, and immediately seats the viewer in for a "classic Rick and Morty adventure" of sorts.

Something special, my friends, about Rick and Morty is that since those classic adventures first happened, there has been a lot of character development. The show itself has taken up a more serious tone, given the characters more passion. And the writers have taken this and melded it with the premise so well that the outcome is an episode so shocking and heart-wrenchingly complex that I myself am stunned.

I cannot praise this episode enough. Please, whether you're a fan of Rick and Morty or not, please watch this episode. It is, without a doubt, one of the greatest things to come from this show and by far the best episode to have come from it as of writing this review.

This is not just a silly wacky episode. This is art. Something I did not expect upon starting the episode and something I still struggle to come to terms with and accept.

This episode is exactly what anyone would want from Rick and Morty. It takes a interesting concept and combines it with an excellent plot and more importantly, great jokes. The break-neck pacing and character consistency also massively contribute to an all around extremely entertaining 21 minutes. Episodes like these are perfect to introduce someone to the show, one that doesn't overthink what makes this show so great. This episode is proof that the voice acting was never the problem, and with consistent quality writing, the change will be completely irrelevant. I look forward to the rest of the season, to see if this is a sign of things to come.