Ricker Than Fiction

The whole episode revolves around references to the american pop figures of Hollywood. It's like the worst of all Bojack Horseman moments condensed in 20 minutes of a completly different series.

Remember all times that "science fiction" forget the "science" part? It wasn't worse than each time the troupe of "science=magic" appears during the episode. The writters aren't getting lazier: they are just hiring people that doesn't understand the original series and start to write a post-20th-season of Simpsons episode but changing the characters. It's the same feeling.

Rick and Morty is having great episodes from time to time, but the bad ones, like this one, are really bad.

This was a weird episode. I don't like to criticize animation, but here it just felt weird and rushed. I can recall them reusing clips and having some weird movements. The sound work could also be better.

The episode itself left me some questions, but overall it was pretty enjoyable. James Gunn barely did anything and was just there for the character appearance, but I liked his character. Jerry was a moron in this episode, but more than usual honestly. Jerry is my favorite character, but in this episode he is just so stupid. You're telling me he got tricked by a fake girl voice believing it was his wife?? You're kidding.

The main plot was actually really fun. Morty getting a daughter or whatever was funny and Rick teaming up with the Robo Trees was unexpected. He even started to like the comic relief character toward the end, which was a nice change for the Rick we know. I'll edit this review in the future but overall this was a good episode.

7/10.

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.

I want to start off by saying, the animation this season is top notch. Some of the coolest shots of the entire show are in this episode, and really that's the main draw of this episode for me.

Unfortunately as a main plot point this episode decided to include celebrity cameos, which are fine I guess but not my cup of tea. Any time a show does one, it's immediately dated and usually ages poorer than if they hadn't.

So yeah. I get why they included the celebrities they did, but it was still a bit hard to watch. If you can get past that, there's a solid episode underneath. If nothing else, this season shows the talent of the animation team and I'm here for it.