This gave me some of the vibes of the pilot episode with its cringeness and messy plotting but with several more flaws.
The plot was a huge mess. The cold opening has no connection to the main plot and it shows Rick and Morty wounded and then they survive by plot armor syndrome. Rick tells Morty to go get wine for Mr. Nimbus when Rick could've gotten the wine himself knowing darn well that Morty was busy with his date, then it goes to Jessica wants wine so Morty goes through all that trouble just to impress his girl knowing darn well that getting a minor a drink is a horrible thing.
The characters didn't feel like themselves. Rick and Jessica in particular. Rick implies that he has put suicide capsules in his family's teeth when we've seen how protective Rick is of his family so I don't know if he was just playing around as a way to seem cold or what but why Rick would do that to even his own daughter is beyond me. Jessica's characterization has always bit wonky but this episode made me absolutely hate her. She manipulates Morty into getting her something she shouldn't be drinking as well as playing with his horny feelings. Jessica has been nothing short of nice to Morty in previous episodes and here, she was a little jerk to him. What's even worse is that Morty complies with her selfish wishes. We've seen Jessica around drinks before but I don't think she's ever requested one?
The epilogue with Beth and Jerry I can't say what they were doing with Nimbus here but it was really forced.
I did give this a 5 stars because I did appreciate that the episode went a bit more in depth with Rick and there were a few times I laughed. The Narnia-like premise was also cool but could've been executed better. I do wonder where the Time God thing is going to go with Jessica...🤔
The plot was a huge mess. The cold opening has no connection to the main plot and it shows Rick and Morty wounded and then they survive by plot armor syndrome. Rick tells Morty to go get wine for Mr. Nimbus when Rick could've gotten the wine himself knowing darn well that Morty was busy with his date, then it goes to Jessica wants wine so Morty goes through all that trouble just to impress his girl knowing darn well that getting a minor a drink is a horrible thing.
The characters didn't feel like themselves. Rick and Jessica in particular. Rick implies that he has put suicide capsules in his family's teeth when we've seen how protective Rick is of his family so I don't know if he was just playing around as a way to seem cold or what but why Rick would do that to even his own daughter is beyond me. Jessica's characterization has always bit wonky but this episode made me absolutely hate her. She manipulates Morty into getting her something she shouldn't be drinking as well as playing with his horny feelings. Jessica has been nothing short of nice to Morty in previous episodes and here, she was a little jerk to him. What's even worse is that Morty complies with her selfish wishes. We've seen Jessica around drinks before but I don't think she's ever requested one?
The epilogue with Beth and Jerry I can't say what they were doing with Nimbus here but it was really forced.
I did give this a 5 stars because I did appreciate that the episode went a bit more in depth with Rick and there were a few times I laughed. The Narnia-like premise was also cool but could've been executed better. I do wonder where the Time God thing is going to go with Jessica...🤔