I'm not in touch with many other fans of the show, so i'm glad I didn't come to the conclusion that the last episode made me wubba lubba dub dub.
The Tiny Rick part of the episode was fine in concept, but in my opinion they went about the execution and resolution in a way with zero consequence that felt like a dumb, but genuinely played, sci-fi sitcom that's whole resolution was a stereotype about teenagers, played entirely for convenience. Looking deeper into themes of that arise from the idea of transferring your consciousness into a younger clone of your self, there do arise some interesting ideas about the self; which consciousness was in control? Did Tiny Rick even have his own "mind?" Or was he just some vessel for older Rick that trapped him with teenage hormones? Was it a weird hybrid consciousness? And what Morty says to Summer when he's angry at her raises a good point-- is having a hybrid consciousness that might not be your 'self' preferable when you're a nicer and happier person?
The entire problem is that we don't get to think about these ideas, or even really consider them. We're told that in the rules of the show that being in a teenager's body means you aren't really 'you'-- that the angst in a teenager's mind is what your future self will be, and that's not a thing you should be-- or something like that. With Rick and Morty, Dan and Justin really weave this show along this incredible razor thin edge of humorous existential sci-fi black comedy with constantly developing characters put into absurd situations while being tongue-in-cheekily framed as, and almost but not quite parodying, sitcoms and the culture mired in them that has produced and idea in society of what family and satisfaction in life should be, "everything will be fine at the end of the episode." The problem with this episode, and to a lesser degree Get Swhifty, is that they missed that mark and just fell into straight sitcom/parody sitcom territory, I think.
The Beth/Jerry plotline started GREAT, and then it literally became every other Beth/Jerry plotline we've ever seen. They're together for the kids, they don't love each other, but in absurd situations Jerry could be an action hero and Beth's kind of attracted to that? Great. Cool, but when are they getting a divorce though? Summer even lampshaded the whole thing like holy fuck if you aren't going to progress their relationship I don't need to see it. Eris, what a mediocre episode.
That being said, the idea that Godhead Beth might become relevant later is cool, even though they don't seem horrible concerned with progressing minor characters as of yet.
EDIT: Oh wait you guys are talking about Rickxty Minutes pt.2 fuuuuuuuck
EDIT EDIT: Or are you? Has that even come out yet?
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