I know I’m late as this episode aired on April Fools Day 2017, but I feel its time to review it as the third season will be starting in a few weeks. With that being said this review will contain mild (SPOILERS) so reader beware. Lets just start with how amazing “The Rickshank Rickdemption” is as a whole! Picking up shortly after “The Wedding Squanchers” (RIP Birdperson) we see Rick being interrogated in the Galactic Federation prison by Cornvelious Daniel, voiced so wonderfully by Nathan Fillion. The Galactic Federation is using a machine called the Brainalyzer to send Daniel inside Rick’s brain to gather information about Rick’s Portal Gun. This all takes place hilariously in a visualization of Shoney’s. Rick however sees through the illusion, even commenting on how the Brainalyzer was a series 9000 and claiming that the “cheap alien fucks didn’t think he was worth their best equipment!” We also get to see how things are going with the Smiths. Some are adjusting better than others on an Earth run by the Galactic Federation, with Jerry and Morty dealing with the situation and Beth and Summer not too happy about it. From here the episode takes us on many twists and turns as Rick and Cornvelious delve deeper into Rick’s mind as he tries to get Rick to tell him the formula for his Portal Gun and Morty and Summer pay a visit to Morty’s original home in Dimension C-137. Seeing Summer meet Summer C-137 aka Hunger Games Summer was just perfect. All of this leads to Rick’s amazing escape allowing him to take down the Galactic Federation and The Council of Ricks. All around this episode was Superb. It proved once and for all that Rick C-137 is the smartest being in the universe, even possibly smarter than all the other Ricks. All of the jokes landed and it got me excited for the rest of the season! In true fashion this episode wrapped up previous storylines while opening up an infinite possibility of future storylines. Rick does advise Morty in the end that this will be the darkest year of their adventures. Here’s to hoping he’s right! I give “The Rickshank Rickdemption” a Superb 5/5! Hopefully McDonald’s eventually brings back a special version of the Mulan Szechuan Sauce for us to enjoy.
Rick and Morty Season 3 begins July 30th at 11:30 pm ET.
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