Jul 23, 2025
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bonding
Rick's robot saw Morty as valuable :)
okay but, at the beginning of the episode, we all agree it was Rick requesting the pancakes right? i mean hell, did y'all see the look morty gave him? it was definitely Rick, it HAD TO be him
I like Rick and Morty that's about it mate
This line was so real, that convo WAS gross.
For me, "Morty Daddy" was a frustrating watch. Morty reuniting with Morty Jr. had a lot of potential, and I was looking forward to Rick and Summer's adventure, but the pieces just didn't quite fall into place.
The episode started off strong with a scene that demonstrated how the Smiths are both changing and staying the same. When Morty tells the family that Morty Jr. called him from the hospital, Jerry tears into Morty Jr. for criticizing his son, then admits that he's mostly angry because the book made him and Beth look like bad parents.
Beth tells Morty that it's OK to hate your kids, which is apparently her fucked-up way of trying to help, and even Rick gives Morty his condolences before advising him to let his son die alone. Ultimately, they care about Morty, but they still put themselves first.
After this, Rick announces that he and Summer are off to dinner. Rick acts like he doesn't want to go, but he eagerly joins Summer in shoving their plates off the dinner table. This seems like the perfect set-up for some Rick and Summer bonding time.
And yet, the episode just didn't quite make it. The third act in particular felt like a draft that needed a few more rewrites.
Rick's cranky as ever when they get to the restaurant, but when he enjoys his meal and starts warming up to the place, I thought we might be getting somewhere. I also enjoyed learning more about his dietary preferences (this is the second lava cake mention after "Valkyrick"), especially since food is a big part of the show.
Of course, we need conflict to keep the plot moving, so Summer demands to speak to the chefs when she gets a disappointing meal. I loved getting another acknowledgment that Rick respects Summer more than her brother ("You're not Morty! I can't just grab you!") Unfortunately, the character development ended there.
I did think it was funny that the cogs easily manipulated Rick by promising him food and a good time. I was a little worried Rick would end up having sex with them despite the dubious consent (yes, Rick's an asshole who does shitty things, but the show doesn't need to go in THAT direction), but he's happy to just hang out in the pool and enjoy a giant eclair.
When Summer admits that she just wanted to hang out with Rick, and Rick coldly dismisses her, I was expecting some kind of resolution at the end. Something like Rick realizing that his granddaughter just wants his affection and he doesn't appreciate her enough.
The whole mess turns into a rapid-fire car chase, we get a reveal that the cogs orchestrated the whole thing just to open their own food truck, and...that's it. No resolution. The entire message of the Rick and Summer plot turns out to be "Summer's a complex person who stands up for herself and Rick's a petty asshole who responds well to shallow ego-stroking." Didn't we already know that?
Just ONE line acknowledging the way Rick treated Summer would've made this episode a lot more satisfying. Instead, he turns to the cogs for closure, then gets mad and throws them in Garbtopia. I guess they must've seen that coming, so maybe that was the real plan all along.
Morty's adventure with Morty Jr. had more depth, but it really needed a stronger backdrop. The "garbage planet/dimension" setting has been done a million times, and Charlie Day gave it his all, but his villain wasn't that funny or interesting.
The writers managed to explore different facets of Morty and Morty Jr.'s relationship--pride, resentment, affection, distance--but overall, this episode just...didn't have much of a reason to exist?
"Air Force Wong" is another episode that brought back an old character, but Rick's interactions with Unity gave us a lot of insight into how much therapy has changed him. "Morty Daddy" doesn't reveal much about Morty or his son. Their relationship is complicated yet distant, and Morty ends up bailing on him--which, admittedly, leads to a pretty funny conclusion.
Morty Jr. wanting to pay his respects to his mother surprised me, but other than that, I think we could've inferred everything this episode reveals without seeing it on screen. We don't see how much Morty has changed since season two (admittedly, his character development tends to be inconsistent) or how it influences the way he treats Morty Jr. In the end, he's still a 14-year-old kid who has no business raising a child.
When Morty Jr. brought up his mother, I thought we were headed for another trip to his home planet. I'm not sure if that would've made this episode better or worse. The setting would've been more intriguing than a generic wasteland, but it's also infamously misogynist. I think the writers could've successfully updated Gazorpazorp with one or two jokes about how the planet "used to be." Still, maybe it's better to leave that disastrous plot line in the past.
In any case, "Morty Daddy" is entertaining enough, and it has a few bright spots. However, it also highlights an issue that's becoming a growing trend with this show: Rick's characterization isn't dependent on how much therapy he receives. Instead, it's dependent on how much of an asshole the story needs him to be.
saw this pic in WB website and I think we are seeing this tomorrow
Hot spring episode my dudes 😎