Hot Rick

The finale of the 8th season is superb, as it has been in the past. Not only does it deliver a story as multi-layered and meaningful as the previous excellence, such as Ep10S7, but it also presents the complex and well-developed relationships among Rick, Memory Rick, Beth, and Diane so well in a way that makes me want to extend this episode into a 2-hour movie.

With all due respect, after a season of mediocracy, at least the very majority of the first 9 episodes, the great work of the season finale makes me so excited to see R&M is getting back on top. Great episode!

I must admit I didn't expect this. I don't normally review anything, especially not separate episodes of a TV show, but this time it really is different.

This episode is a truly brilliant piece of writing IMO!

The way it explores memories versus reality and holding on to the past vs. Moving on hit really close to home with me personally.

So close in fact, that it got me emotional - I really didn't expect I'd be crying over a Rick and Morty episode, but here we are... Good job writers, good job!

TL: DR; Great episode that ties up a joke from the previous season while giving us an amazing ride.

This episode was just amazing. Seeing a joke from last season get a very satisfying payoff was unexpected, but I loved it. Memory Rick gets a happy ending with Memory Diane, and that's just nice. Seeing a version of Diane again was also nice, even if it wasn't real. Seeing Beth slowly lose her mind due to Memory Rick was also cool to see, and the fact that she almost kills herself is shocking. The Rick subplot with the bug wasn't a highlight of the episode for me for obvious reasons, but it's nice to see Rick trying to move on, even if he had to extract a memory to do that. Just knowing that a Memory can do so much damage to the mind is very cool to see. Beth also ruthlessly kills Space Beth, which was both shocking and brutal. I wasn't expecting that at all, even if she had to be brainwashed to do it. I don't know what else I can say. This was just an amazing episode and one of my favorites of the entire series. And that ending reprise of Don't Look Back was fantastic. My only real complaint was why Memory Rick took so long to take action, but that's just a minor nitpick. The highlight of this episode for me was the ending. Rick finally lets go of the one memory he has of Diane just so another version of him, which isn't even real, can be happy. It shows how much he has grown as a character. Can't wait to see where Rick and Morty go from here! 10/10.

Just when you think Rick and Morty has lost its spark, it comes back with something like this. A season that felt like it was drifting suddenly drops an emotional bomb that reminds you why this show ever mattered in the first place.

No jokes to quote. No crazy twists to obsess over. Just a moment of raw, human vulnerability buried under layers of sci-fi madness - and it works. Against all odds, it works.

This episode hit me right in the gut. It's that rare kind of storytelling that doesn't need to shout to be powerful. It just sits with you. Quiet. Honest. Beautiful. And yeah, it hurts - in the best way.

This is Rick and Morty at its finest: absurd, clever, but above all, human.

From the moment the title flashed across the screen, "Hot Rick" radiates with the confident heat of a series that has fully embraced emotional complexity without sacrificing its trademark wit. Serving as the Season 8 finale, this episode brings a deeply satisfying closure to the year's overarching themes, while pushing Rick's character into new emotional territory.