Rick and Morty (TV Series) Rickmancing the Stone (2017) User Reviews

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[wesleyhaag · 8/10 · 6 August 2017]

This is a note to all those hating on Season 3 of Rick and Morty so far, saying it doesn't live up to the other seasons. I just came back from watching the newest episode, "Pickle Rick" and come back to seeing all this. I am honestly fed up with this bull crap . As a fan of the show, I am well aware of what ideas rest at the foundations of this show. The show has strong roots in absurd ism, a philosophy which more or less states that life is essentially without meaning. This is displayed with comedic genius in the first two seasons, and in my opinion, has been displayed with the same genius this season as well. In fact, I believe the show is progressing in it's absurdist themes. When confronted with the feeling of purposelessness in the universe, it seems as if Rick is finally begun to truly embrace it. Rick can make no difference, neither can Morty, or Summer. All they can do is enjoy what they have the best they can. "Nobody exists on purpose, nobody belongs anywhere, everybody's gonna die. Come watch TV?". Finally, this season Rick seems to be enjoying himself, not trying to chase some unattainable meaning. Rick does whatever he wants, he journeys to post apocalyptic wastelands, he turns himself into a pickle and slaughters a whole gang. Why? Because he can. There is no reason; that's absurd ism. Now, everyone can go on hating this season if they want, but I would like to place the reality upon everyone that this is IMDb, anyone can be a critic. There is no credibility here whatsoever because it is rare someone knows what they are talking about. Even me, this is all just the opinion of some 17 year old who is tired of hearing constant complaining for something he's been waiting for for years. My credibility is even crappie then most here. Still, all I'm asking is that people at least give the season a chance before deeming it "the downhill of the show". We're three episodes in for Christ's sake. Calm down, give it a chance and quit being a little bitch. By the way, sorry for "lecturing" and cursing, I doubt this review will get approved anyway. I was just fed up with people being so hateful without any thought out evidence or any credibility, WHATSOEVER.

Am I missing sth?

[AndyChefchick · 9/10 · 27 April 2018]

I've watched this show for continuous 10 hours (or so) to get to this episode. And it is no short of this very show's aura i.e. it's right on the dot. To be honest there's no point discussing the merits of this episode with the rest of the reviewers because unfortunately most of them seem to use this reviewing channel as a "critical" trip advisor-like discussion where no one really cares about the production values , direction, acting or script. I feel that reviewing an episode of a show that has held its ground so well, for long is simply a punch below the waist. BTW even though I've never been a big fan of Mad Max I like the take on the crappy post apocalyptic movies a lot!

Worst of the series unfortunately

[jeppelist · 8/10 · 3 August 2017]

This episode didn't feel like Rick and Morty. The characters didn't stay true to their personalities. Only the part with robot Morty felt right, and the bit with Jerry and the wolf, after the end credits. It's a shame, since the first episode of this season, is my all time favorite. Let's hope it was just a one time slip.

Great episode

[shipwreckjack · 10/10 · 16 July 2021]

Summer is brilliant. The jokes land and it's so absurdly over the top.

Wow, people seem to really hate this episode

[ericstevenson · 9/10 · 5 August 2017]

It's great to go back to "Rick And Morty" after all this time. Well, they already came back what with the April 1st episode, but now they're continuing. I don't understand why so many people are so negative about this episode. While not one of the best, it's certainly great for me. It's probably because we get a great sense of continuity. Jerry has finally divorced his wife and we actually see some change in the status quo in the series. There's a pretty weird subplot about Morty getting this muscular arm that attacks everyone. I laughed out loud when the arm punched Rick.

He kind of deserved it. This episode was mostly a parody of "Mad Max". Not just "Fury Road" but the series as a whole. I just love that movie so much I can't help but love references to it. It's also a lot of fun to have Summer take a big role and show how strong she is. I like how Rick just casually leaves them behind, but you know he'll come back for them eventually. The scene after the credits wasn't really that good. Weird how the rating's 8.6 when there's tons of negative reviews here. The robot duplicates were really funny too. ***1/2

Exactly what is to be expected.

[ChunderTrain · 9/10 · 1 August 2017]

First of all, don't listen to the negative review(s) on here, this is a solid episode of Rick and Morty which follows the usual formula we all know and love. The humour, the darkness (at certain points very dark but also hilarious) were present along with necessary plot progression. Certain characters got to shine in this episode that do not normally take the limelight which was nice to see and it provided a lot of laughs! I cannot wait to see what the rest of this series brings!

Great episode glad to see season 3 was great

[epicbrowniez · 8 April 2020]

I enjoyed this episode along with the one before it they both had moments that were great and I'm so glad this season started out this way

So glad the awesome continues.

[davecubus1 · 8/10 · 31 July 2017]

Rick and Morty are back, and as a loyal fan of the show for some time, I say this episode is one to watch over and over again like so many others. Will the divorce be forever, will Rick fulfill his quest for power? The strange worlds, or strange alternate worlds are great and the only thing that could be better is if it were twice as long. However, I guess leaving us wanting more is important. Keep it up I say, make 10,000 more episodes and a 100 movies, and maybe 10 video games.

Jerry

[amindostiari · 10/10 · 26 January 2021]

In any case, I want Jerry to come back and end this divorce case. Besides, this episode also had an interesting adventure and it was cool. Especially Morty's hand.

A decent standalone R&M, yet...

[bijlesexact · 7/10 · 5 August 2017]

A decent standalone episode of Rick and Morty. That's basically all this long-awaited episode was for me. Rick and Morty has had a few entertaining overarching story lines thus far, but much like South Park, this series shines brightest when it comes in good ol' weird adventures encapsulated in a single episode.

But this episode has also raised some concerns with me about the rest of the oncoming season. I don't want to get all political here, but we all know female writers have been added to the team with the intent of creating more possibilities for character development.

While I am a great fan of Summer and think she deserves a solid role in the oncoming stories, what I fear is that the series will become rather heavy-handed, too much focused on psychological stuff, the divorce, etcetera. And I like Summer and Beth for the fact they're strong personalities in this series.

I just hope the gender diversity of the writing team isn't gonna come at a huge toll, being the very thing that made Rick and Morty so good the past seasons: just plain old sci-fi weirdness. Because in that case, I'd rather have my R&M very 'male', so female writers can excel at other stuff.

Not the same show

[gearsofhalogeek · 4/10 · 1 August 2017]

The First two seasons were excellent with dark humor and adult jokes. The third season so far has not lived up to the standard of the first two seasons. The animation seems the same, but the writing is just off. Every episode of the first two seasons had me laughing out loud at least once an episode and really engaged in the weird outlandish sci fi story lines. This particular episode was boring and straight up not funny. It felt like a milk toast Simpsons episode where it tries too hard to be funny and just couldn't get there. This episode was mildly entertaining, but felt completely out of place in the series. I am not sure what has happened to the shows writers (Did they hire new writers and fire the old ones?) but this was the worst Rick and Morty episode of all the shows-- It just wasn't funny,and kind of boring.

Not one of the best but still a decent episode

[shayanarshad · 1 August 2017]

This episode was pretty much solid but it lacked the R&M flavor. We are used to watch both grandpa & grandson go to some wacky dimension or place and usually cause chaos which mostly results in sad and dark endings. This however was a continuation of the family's lives after Beth & Jerry's divorce. The write Jane Becker did all her best to give us a taste of humor, love & sadness but missed the usual theme of the show. The Armothy Morty was the highlight of the episode whereas Summer & Hemorrhage's relationship seemed a lot awkward. Rick's robotic creations of himself & his grandsons was a hilarious bit. Elsewhere there were some cheesy moments in the episode like Rick's response to "Ah, you mean the Blood Dome?" to which he says "Save it for the Semantics Dome, E.B. White." and Robot Morty's descent into existential sentience, only to end with him saying "Hello" and walking away was by far one of the funniest things I have seen in a while. I have no problem with the introduction of female writers and I can't wait for the next one where Rick turns himself into a pickle.

Viewing was an utter chore; like a completely different show

[notwyattlayland · 3/10 · 31 July 2017]

The wit, the deadpan humor, the pacing, the creativity: all discarded in this installment for boorish detail and pointless narratives -- both devoid of the kind of irony and honesty that we have an apparent luxury to expect from Rick and Morty. Considering how it almost played out like a completely different show, I wouldn't be surprised to learn that the person who wrote "Rickmancing the Stone" has never viewed a single episode of the previous two seasons, but has been described in shallow depth the characters and humor featured and so beloved on this program. While invested fans may arrive at disappointment, however, they needn't keep their prospects so narrow for the forthcoming episodes of this usually kinetic series; after all, this actually may not be the worst script produced of the entire show, as it is just so bewilderingly incompatible from everything that preceded in its path.

Not good

[taratatamtoum · 5/10 · 1 August 2017]

Notthony Realtano here, and this episode was not good. You can really understand how bad this episode is, by focusing on rick throughout. It isn't the rick we know and love, just his voice. It 's mainly noticeable with rick but every character isn't himself, in this episode, except maybe Beth (but who cares about her anyway). Jokes were rare and funny jokes even more rare. When i was watching it the first time somewhere in the middle i wondered why i wasn't laughing my ass off like I usually do with this show. Watching it again more carefully without feeling the hype anymore answered my question, it's NOT GOOD. Only good things I can say about it is it had some cool concepts like the whole arm thing and the robot Morty and Summer and as always the animation.

How stale, flat and unprofitable...

[agzmyers · 4/10 · 3 August 2017]

The Rickshank Rickdemption was easily one of the funniest, most action-packed and all-round best episodes of the entire franchise. Rickmancing the Stone would therefore have a lot to live up to. But as other users have already written, this episode seemed like something from an entirely different (writers') universe. A little research reveals writers of the episodes linked to The Simpsons (which have been stale and boring for some time now), and which explains the one-dimensional, all-too formulaic and simply boring plot lines. There is a lot to be said when the funniest moment is the end-credit scene, or when Beth is the most accurately portrayed character in the entire show, even though she appears but three times.

I don't want to discredit the show entirely, and I hope that this episode is a ricknomaly, in every sense of the word. It didn't feel right, and I am a little frustrated at out how it made it past Roiland & Harmon, nevertheless, especially given the hiatus... Please, please return to the philosophical, the absurd, the ricktastic, the non-canonical and the wonderfully quirky Rick and Morty we all love. Do not invest too much into the episodic or in trying to move the show more towards a main-stream audience (just because of its increased popularity).

I have excessively high hopes for 'Pickle Rick', nonetheless. It looks every bit the return to true form that it should be. Otherwise this season will fast be forgotten or ignored entirely...

a low point in a great show

[Andy_Eban · 1/10 · 3 August 2017]

This is what happens when you shoehorn women writers in to the team, not due to merit but for diversity sake. This episode was a massive drop. Lacked humour, a lot of it was cringeworth. there was a forced romantic subplot, there even had to have a strong female protagonist - in a show normally about an old man and an underage boy. I mean really, can it be more predictable. But worse of all, it was the least creative and original of all episodes

Worst episode by far

[bkahns · 1/10 · 1 August 2017]

Sadly this was the worst Rick And Morty episode to date. It lacked everything that makes this show great. The plot was basically a mad max spoof combined with age old divorce drama clichés. There was nothing interesting to see, the humor was bland and just obscene and not clever for no real reason at all. I am seriously wondering how a writer just resorts to making a (lame and bad) mad max spoof when the possibility exists (beeing that it is animated) to make this episode about everything and every place you can imagine. It had the same feeling to it as new Simpsons episodes, old stories rehashed over and over again, sprinkled with pop culture references. On top of that there was some serious mean-spirited denunciation included into this episode. In two scenes when the divorced father is thematized, we can hear the wind whisper 'loser', now this could be a funny line in theory, but the way it is handled begs the question if the writer has ill feelings towards other men/fathers that are divorced. Please let episode 3 be better. To give an example of the quality writing in this episode, here is one of the 'funny' lines:

'haha oh jeez, my sister just died in the spaghetti'

Rick & Morty & Summer

[mptarot-16933 · 2/10 · 2 August 2017]

From the first scene in this episode i knew it was going to be bad. It felt rushed, forced and cheap. absolutely hated the amount of summer in this ep, the character means nothing, just a cheap shoe-horned plot device that adds nothing funny or interesting to the show. The episode itself was not funny at all, didn't laugh once until the post credit scene with Gerry. The past seasons were a great laugh and were very unpredictable, this ep used a movie as its base reference and felt very slap-dash cut and paste especially with the typical family divorce issue crammed into it.

Overall, i want to say this season will be overshadowed by the previous ones but i hope there will be less Summer/social issues and more Rick/absurd and abstract ideas.

Can't reach the level of the season opening

[petrow-31308 · 5/10 · 14 August 2017]

As others wrote before, it is not the same show as it was in season 1 and 2. Maybe we've got used to the breakneck speed of the episodes in the past years, but especially after S03E01 this one is a letdown in both speed and writing. There seems to be thought and effort behind the whole thing, but I missed the "WOW, this is genius" jokes and twists, which were trademarks of the previous seasons and the season opening. I am keen on waiting for the following parts though.

not the same show

[lucasmhv2 · 2/10 · 16 August 2022]

This episode is terrible. Not entertaining not funny just all around terrible, probably the worst episode especially from the first 3 seasons. This is the start of the decline of the show although season 3 still does have many great episodes.

Another piece of garbage

[dannyo-96464 · 1/10 · 29 December 2019]

Great way to destroy a series, thanks. Rick and his grand-daughter are mass murderers in this episode. The daughter chooses a life as a mass murderer and is annoyed that others turn away from it. In the end Rick takes away the source of energy that helped civilize a people and turn them from mass murder. He does that for no reason because he already had a much larger source of energy. He is just pure evil.