The Last Temptation of Jerry

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.

This season is not looking bright. I love Rick and Morty I've watched the previous seasons 7 times already but i absolutely hate this season especially this episode. This episode has lazy writing and throwing jokes like family guy hoping to land at least one but missing all, no unique classic rick and morty character designs feels like I'll just forget this episode even exists by the time I sleep Rick and Morty is not Family Guy it doesn't fit in. Other people have Friends, HIMYM, Big bang theory as thei comfort show mine was Rick and Morty and if they keep throwing episodes like this no one will even remember how Rick and Morty was one of the greatest animated AS series.

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.

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.