Summer of All Fears

Not a bad episode, but not a very good one either

the plot is predictable, the use of a "let's forget anything happened" device makes for a boring ending and obviously won't get overused, because that's how you make series that lose all char. Development and when nothing matters anymore since it can be reset. The story isn't very subtle , and though i've caught some interesting points (mostly surrounding beth's narcissism) , the writing feels subpar . Again, this is just my opinion and I may have missed stuff here

the humor isn't here yet either, at least for me , i only cracked a smile less than I have fingers on my right hand

at least it's better than s7e1 lol.

I don't have access to Matrix technology, but I can now just play this episode on repeat.

Does that make me a bad parent?

Yes.

But God damn it, it's my damn charger.

So this episode was a fine return for Rick and Morty, and I have hope for a very solid season. Rick and Morty isn't a guaranteed hit week in and week out anymore, but it is still one of the best shows on TV and one of the best shows ever.

I'm in this for the long haul, because dammit, the writers built a whole episode about not returning a phone charger.

Morty and Summer will never age, so it is nice to see the adult versions of them occasionally.

A shockingly good follow up to the Fear Hole episode, where the characters again are forced to live in alternate realities that change them and expose uncomfortable truths about growing up. This is probably what Rick and Morty does best - a stupid concept about a fake reality taken to a terrifying extreme. It's a Black Mirror-esque horror used as a metaphor for a coming of age story where being forced to live in alternative realities allows the sitcom dynamic and interpersonal relationships to be explored in new ways. I'm glad they finally touched on how the characters would be affected from constantly living in new realities, adding many years of life onto their actual age. Morty with Roy and the episode where he was trapped in a game simulation feels like it should have given him a new outlook on life instead of being used as a throwaway bit, and I'm glad that was finally explored here. Just a hilarious episode too - the animation style looks a lot more fluid too, which leads to some weird character models but honestly it feels more alive and I prefer it a lot.

I truly thought this episode was fantastic. It felt like the old Rick and Morty we all love. It had great themes and scenes that cause you to think deep.

I didn't really enjoy last season at all. I think they finally created an awesome episode of television.

The voices sounded a little bit better.

The did a great spin of the matrix and it felt like early season of the show.

Hopefully they'll have a few others on this level this season but this could be a one off... fingers crossed.

With that all being said, I don't think the show will ever be the same but this was a step in the right direction for sure.

The 7th season left us with the most cliffhanger of finales: a well structured and written one after so many let downs. The first season started with the same meticulously crafted narrative with some used up plotlines but explored in a unique fashion. I love the philosophical and political parallels dressed up within a cartoon and joyish fun. If you ask me that is completely the point of Rick and Morty to begin with. To this trajectory I very much approve. The journey you used to embark when you watched this show used to be unpredictable. I feel like we return to this organised chaos that produces the essence of the show. Please continue like that.