If an episode can be enjoyed by itself without the weight of hours of continuity, that's probably a good sign that an episode of Rick and Morty has hit the spot. Something pulling in Rick and Morty's favor: the show's animation is fantastic, in an age where so many traditionally animated series (even on big streaming services) look like cheap Flash-style cartoons. 12 of those episodes have now aired, with a massive 58 to go.Īnimated sitcoms eventually become part of the furniture, to a large extent, and like any long-running series, they face the same risks in temporary or permanent drops in quality. Rick and Morty famously got a 70-episode order back in 2018, that'll ensure the show is around for a long time yet. How can Rick and Morty stay fresh for 58 more episodes? The Jerry-themed post-credits sequence might also be the funniest in the series' history. It's definitely the best 20 minutes of TV I've watched this year so far, and what I've described above only really scratches the surface of where the story ends up going. That mix of the silly with the smart is absolutely the show at its best. It's a clever sci-fi plot that's simple to grasp, and extremely funny to see play out, especially as we encounter more and more wild decoys – most notably a version of Rick, Morty and the family made out of wood. From there, it escalates into a game of never knowing who the real Rick, Morty, Jerry, Summer and Beth are as the mystery deepens and the bloodshed continues. Then, that Rick and his family are killed, alerting another Rick that his decoy family has been murdered. In this episode, a mysterious force turns up and kills Rick and the entire family – except, this family was actually a decoy, which sets off a warning to the 'real' Rick that someone or something is out to kill him and the family. This week's 'Mortiplicity', though, might be the show's greatest episode in years. It was a fun concept, even if the episode was otherwise a little Rick and Morty-by-numbers, as Rick entertained another ludicrous guest character – Mr Nimbus, voiced by co-creator Dan Harmon – that the audience isn't supposed to care about. Unfortunately, when Morty went to retrieve the wine, he accidentally ended up causing great harm to the people who live there – becoming a much-hated figure who in their reality, has been spoken of for hundreds of years. That pretty much always represents the series at its best.Įpisode 1 featured Rick using a parallel dimension where time moves a lot faster to age some wine over the course of a dinner party. Season 5 doesn't necessarily seem less self-aware so far – episode 1, 'Mort Dinner Rick Andre', has a fairly extended sequence with Morty's love interest, Jessica, which directly addresses her place within the series' setup – but it is at least putting great sci-fi concepts first and foremost. 'Rick' goads the decoys into one final battle.
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