Ricker Than Fiction

Season 8 so far is only going downhill, the very first episode is the only one of the season that had somewhat classic rick and morty material, the rest very forgettable episodes and are not good at all. This episode is nothing different, I ended it midway coz I got bored! Something I never did before in a rick and morty watch! No story, just random sketches of unfunny material. Please creators go back to your roots and save this gem of animation, stop doing these silly episodes. I will not give up on rick and morty, at least not yet and am sure the rest of the season will at least have 1 or 2 more episodes other than the first, that redeem this mess.

The only nice part of the episode was the prison escape - it was actually entertaining and well done. Apart from that, the rest felt lazy and uninspired. The jokes didn't land, the pacing was off, and the plot was just meh overall. It felt like filler, not something memorable or essential to the series. Characters were just going through the motions, nothing new or exciting. Honestly, if it weren't for the prison sequence, this would've been a solid 3. The show has clearly lost a lot of its quality since Justin Roiland was kicked out. The writing feels watered down, the humour is way less sharp. Hope it picks up in future episodes, but this one was disappointing.

Another great episode this season which pokes fun at the formulaic nature of Hollywood Superhero movies and the inevitable vocal fans. Lots of little jokes littered throughout the episode (like the Wilhelm scream) that keep the tone light and silly.

James Gunn and Zach Snyder play ball with their self centered roles with a few other surprise guest stars.

Go figure they'd do a whole episode about blaming the fans when creators make something terrible. I have a feeling this was the writers lashing out because some episodes have been pretty bad this season, but to make it even more cringe they bring in James Gunn. Groan. Nobody ever said making a movie was easy. Obviously it's hard and very stressful. But that shouldn't be an excuse for ruining a popular character or making something terrible, and certainly should not be an excuse to attack the audience because they didn't like what you made. That's like a chef serving you a raw chicken and then getting mad that the customers won't eat it.

You know what made Rick n Morty great? They made statements about society without directly bringing in current pop culture Twitter drama. But this legit felt like a really lame episode of SNL with James Gunn. I have no grievance with Gunn nor with Snyder, but ask yourself this, when has Rick n Morty ever done an episode all about a mainstream celeb complaining about their present day drama? Never.

A guest cameo or VA should be creative and fun where it's a total surprise and treat for the audience, not a direct mirror of that guest's real world problems and used solely to literally lash out at the audience while simultaneously trying to promote their new movie dropping next week. Now I'm curious if Adult Swim reached out to Gunn or if it was actually Gunn who reached out to AS and paid for them to make this episode just for him as a weird marketing strategy.

This episode had an specific audience and I was not in it. The kindest thing I can say is: I'm happy some of yall enjoyed it.

That being said, none of the characters acted like themselves. You could have changed Morty's and Jerry's name on the script and it would have been the same. The post credits scene was effectively a "he's right behind me, isn't he?". The dialogue between the two guest stars was just bad. This was Rise of the Numbericons all over again. Some of this new season has first draft all over it but this one? Oof, this one should have been left in the cutting room floor.

"People like slop, so this episode is slop and if you complain about it you are impossible to please who thinks they are the smartest person in the world" being the core of an episode is... not good, for lack of a word that won't get this review deleted

I was glad my husband was too sick to watch this one with me yesterday, he would have dropped the show altogether.