Written by Luke Barnes
Summary
After breaking the fourth wall one too many times Rick and Morty fall into the meta and are imprisoned by Story Lord returning from a past episode.
I would say this is probably the best episode of the season, in some senses that is because structurally it is more like one of the earlier season episode, meaning more of a one off adventure wherein other episodes are mentioned but there is no heavy need to build the story up, also the tone is breezy and silly rather than brooding and depressed. Two keys wins in my book.
I thought the gimmick of the episode was fun and I liked that Rick and Morty had to face off against different story tropes and writing devices, I thought it was clever. The ending felt a little like the writers trying to self-deprecate themselves, which works in the narrative sense but isn’t very funny. It also feels a little Deus Ex Machina for my tastes.
Overall, hopefully we get more episodes like this going forward into the last few episodes of the season so that it can be salvaged.
Pros.
The concept of the episode
Rick and Morty facing off against various different writing tropes and devices
It feels fun and one off
A few good jokes
Cons.
The ending and its convenience
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