Synopsis of 2×10: The family attends Birdperson’s wedding to Tammy, but things go haywire and they have to escape to a new planet. Rating: ★★★★★ And so here we are. Every week, Rick bends the boundaries of what should be possible in our universe. Every week, Rick steals, cheats, manipulates, often […]
Rick and Morty: Look Who’s Purging Now Recap
Synopsis of 2×09: Rick and Morty find themselves stranded on an alien planet in the midst of its annual purge festival. Jerry tries to reconnect with his daughter. Rating: ★★★1/2☆☆ I always appreciate when a show dares to step into totally new territory, especially when that show is Rick and Morty because they […]
Rick and Morty: Interdimensional Cable 2: Tempting Fate Recap
Synopsis of 2×07: The family travels to an alien hospital to save Jerry, where Rick sets up interdimensional television in the waiting room. Jerry must decide if he’s willing to donate his penis to save an alien diplomat. Rating: ★★1/2☆☆ Alien: “What are you doing?” Rick: “A sequel.” Alien: “A sequel? I […]
Rick and Morty: Big Trouble in Little Sanchez Recap
Synopsis of 2×07: Rick transfers his brain into a younger clone, then refuses to return to his old body. Jerry and Beth attend marriage counseling on another planet. Rating: ★★★★☆ If there’s one thing that’s getting old about Rick and Morty, it’s the Beth-Jerry character dynamic. For one thing, they get stuck together […]
Rick and Morty: The Ricks Must Be Crazy Recap
Synopsis of 2×06: Rick and Morty have to travel inside Rick’s ship battery, which is actually a tiny city. The ship protects Summer in ethically questionable ways. Rating: ★★★★1/2 After sort of an off week last time, Rick and Morty is thankfully back to the fascinating, disturbing, hilarious stuff it does best. And to […]
Rick and Morty: Get Schwifty Recap
Synopsis of 2×05: An enormous floating head appears orbiting Earth, causing natural disasters. While the townspeople begin to worship the head, Rick performs music for it and inadvertently enters Earth into an intergalactic talent show. Rating: ★★★☆☆ Rick and Morty is a show decisively written with a central understanding of the […]
Rick and Morty: Total Rickall Recap
Synopsis for 2×04: An ever-growing group of parasites have infested the Smith household, and the family has to figure out who’s real and who’s an impostor. Rating: ★★★★★ Over the course of these recaps, I’ve continued to praise Rick and Morty for its ability to frame extreme science fiction scenarios in ways that comment […]
Rick and Morty: Auto Erotic Assimilation Recap
Synopsis for 2×03: Rick reunites with his ex-girlfriend, the hive mind Unity, while Summer tries to convince its members to think freely. Jerry and Beth discover Rick’s secret lab under the garage. Rating: ★★★★☆ Rick lives in the present. He embraces new opportunities wherever they appear and pushes himself to new limits constantly. He […]
Rick and Morty: Mortynight Run Recap
Synopsis for 2×02: Disturbed after seeing Rick sell weapons to an assassin, Morty ventures to save the target. Jerry gets left at a daycare center for Jerrys from various dimensions. Rating: ★★★★★ When I think of my favorite episodes of Rick and Morty, I generally find myself gravitating towards those with the […]
Rick and Morty: A Rickle In Time Recap
Synopsis for 2×01: Rick, Morty and Summer’s timeline struggle to stabilize their timeline when time splits into multiple dimensions. Jerry and Beth attempt to save a deer’s life. Rating: ★★★★☆ It takes real balls to start off a season with something this completely nuts, but Rick and Morty has those balls. If […]
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