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Rick and Morty: The Vat of Acid Episode (2020)
All you need is a little faith... in Rick & Morty
Ironic headline aside, this is an excellent episode! The jokes were ACTUALLY funny - I feel R&M have been milking the meta level of their humour too much recently. The plot was creative, unique, and provided a satisfactory ending in which all loose ends were neatly tied up. Even the post-credit scene was perfect. Overall, a refreshing rejuvenation of my faith in this tv show, especially after the disappointment of the previous episode! The only thing missing to make it into a contender for best R&M episode ever is a parallel plot featuring minor characters. In fact, I'd love to see some more Beth / Jerry etc. once again. I guess with Mr Goldenfold & Jessica, the mere essentials were covered, but parallel plots that intertwine are the barebones of timeless writing.. But I digress. This is still a 10/10, easily.
Rick and Morty: Rickmancing the Stone (2017)
How stale, flat and unprofitable...
The Rickshank Rickdemption was easily one of the funniest, most action-packed and all-round best episodes of the entire franchise. Rickmancing the Stone would therefore have a lot to live up to. But as other users have already written, this episode seemed like something from an entirely different (writers') universe. A little research reveals writers of the episodes linked to The Simpsons (which have been stale and boring for some time now), and which explains the one-dimensional, all-too formulaic and simply boring plot lines. There is a lot to be said when the funniest moment is the end-credit scene, or when Beth is the most accurately portrayed character in the entire show, even though she appears but three times.
I don't want to discredit the show entirely, and I hope that this episode is a ricknomaly, in every sense of the word. It didn't feel right, and I am a little frustrated at out how it made it past Roiland & Harmon, nevertheless, especially given the hiatus... Please, please return to the philosophical, the absurd, the ricktastic, the non-canonical and the wonderfully quirky Rick and Morty we all love. Do not invest too much into the episodic or in trying to move the show more towards a main-stream audience (just because of its increased popularity).
I have excessively high hopes for 'Pickle Rick', nonetheless. It looks every bit the return to true form that it should be. Otherwise this season will fast be forgotten or ignored entirely...