TL;DR – For the first time in a while, I think we actually saw some character progression for Rick

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Post-Credit Scene – There is a post-credit scene.

Rick and Morty Review –

This season has been interesting in how safe they have felt. I am unsure if this safety was embedded before one of the creators left, and things got shifted up. Whatever the timeline might be, the outcome has been honestly quite forgettable. I had hoped that this season might pick up, and this episode is the first look that it might just be doing that.

So to set the scene, much to everyone’s surprise, Rick (Ian Cardoni) has been going to therapy with Dr Wong (Susan Sarandon) all by himself. He is even ignoring the calls of The President (Keith David) while there, which the President takes … well, not good. But when Virgina turns to love, and it appears that a Hive Mind (Christina Hendricks) has landed on Earth, it is time to get a crash course in couple’s therapy. We will be looking at the episode as a whole from here, so there will be some [SPOILERS] ahead. 

This week’s episode continues the drive into exploring parts of the show’s mythos which began with getting the guys back together in How Poopy Got His Poop Back and dealing with a son-in-law with The Jerrick Trap. This week, we are bringing back three favourites of the show’s past who have never interacted before. When I write this out, I can feel the warning signs starting to blare in my head, given that it is usually not a good sign. You can think back to the final season of Game of Thrones. Thankfully, while all of these character interactions are interesting, they are not the story’s focus. They are just a happy side effect of the main story.

What impressed me the most this week, is that it feels like we have actually gotten some real character growth for Rick. When you think back to the iconic moments of the franchise like Pickle Rick, people remember Rick ‘destroy’ the notion of theory, but forget that Wong perfectly describes what is wrong with Rick’s view of himself. It has taken four seasons and a moment last season when it looked like they were going to move in this direction, only to backtrack it with an android. However, for the first time in an age, we felt some real growth. This small change is a breath of fresh air in a space that started feeling very stale.    

In the end, do we recommend Rick and Morty: Air Force Wong? I found the episode to be a fascinating exploration of a character that has almost been stuck like stone. Will the show be able to continue this going further? Only time can tell.

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Credits – All images were created by the cast, crew, and production companies of Rick and Morty
Directed by – Jacob Hair
Written by – Alex Rubens
Created by – Justin Roiland & Dan Harmon
Production/Distribution Companies – Justin Roiland’s Solo Vanity Card Productions, Harmonious Claptrap, Williams Street, Adult Swim & Netflix
Starring – Chris Parnell, Spencer Grammer, Sarah Chalke, Ian Cardoni & Harry Belden with Keith David, Christina Hendricks, Susan Sarandon, Troy Baker, Tom Kenny, Nolan North, Nick Reczynski, Ryan Ridley, Rob Schrab, Lauren Tom, Kari Wahlgren & Debra Wilson