Originally Posted by
Nik Hasta
I had the exact opposite reaction.
This and the story train episode are remarkably antagonistic pieces of work, directly highlighting the fact that the characters will never grow, change or have any real meaning in their actions and further implying that people who want that for the show are stupid for wanting it.
Rick and Morty really lost me over season 3 because they made a point of ending on what amounted to effectively a hard reset on the status quo. Additionally, they had Morty's Mindblowers, which undermined the structural integrity of the main characters, and squandered Beth's character arc in Beth's World.
This new season has continued in that vein.
Nothing matters, there is no consequence.
They'll do a bit and it'll just be that - a bit. Morty went through a ton of stuff in The Vat of Acid which I assume will continue to have no impact on his character or the bearing of the show because the show is weightless now.
Now, there isn't anything intrinsically wrong with that, and perhaps it's not fair to judge a show by criteria that it's clearly not interested in pursuing, but it is deeply unsatisfying to see in a show that seemed to pride itself on its character work and character writing go in such a toothless direction.