The Last Temptation of Jerry

I find many of the more recent episodes to often rely too much on rapid-firing your screen with absurd visuals that, while sometimes funny, feels a bit like you're getting force-fed a vision of the creators for how rick and morty should be a witty, confusing, and innovative show.

This particular episode is a prime example of that. Narrative tropes that are certainly original, but not in a particularly interesting or even entertaining way.

I'm giving this episode a 6 because one of the reasons i watch the show is to chuckle at something absurd for a good 20 minutes after a long week, and i did chuckle a good couple times.

Still, more narratively disjointed and needlessly provocative episodes like this one are not something that the crew seems to excel at.

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.

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.

This episode really felt like the prior Rick and Mortys. Finally we had a unique premise that wasn't trying to mimic what came before, with the bonus of being a Jerry episode. In usual Jerry fashion, he gets upset over nobody else wanting to celebrate Easter, and naturally what starts out innocent turns into total chaos. However we get to a stronger Jerry which was a nice change. The Alien/Prometheus parodying was also great. I finally was spending most of the episode laughing and enjoying my time. If you have been disappointed by this season thus far, then give this a watch. Let's hope the rest of the season is as great as this episode.

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.