Rick & Morty

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Season 5
Season #: 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
Metascore
89

Universal acclaim - based on 5 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5

Critic Reviews

  1. The Guardian
    Reviewed by: Stuart Jeffries
    Jun 21, 2021
    100
    It’s a quite brilliant 22 minutes and one with an implicit moral.
  2. Under The Radar
    Reviewed by: Jeremy Nisen
    Jun 24, 2021
    90
    If the quality of the first episode of season five is at all indicative of what we’ll be seeing the rest of this season, it’s probably a good thing the show’s creators took the time to get it right. The opening salvo of the new season is spectacular: insane joke density, an ever-present silliness brushing up against bad taste, awkward social situations laid bare, and hilariously tearing classic sci-fi and genre conventions a new one.
  3. Decider
    Reviewed by: Kayla Cobb
    Jun 15, 2021
    90
    Just as rambling, hyper-specific, and brilliantly dumb as this series always has been. ... If you love the show for its weirdo characters, Mr. Nimbus will leave you quoting and thrusting to his every line. If sci-fi insanity is more your speed, there’s a time-altering B-plot that is so perfectly Rick and Morty you’ll be shocked the show hasn’t done it before.
  5. IndieWire
    Reviewed by: Steve Greene
    Jun 21, 2021
    83
    The show knows how to upend its own expectations, but it’s just as satisfying to see it harness some of the manic sitcom energy it thrives on without having to be a rehashing of some unrelated property.
  6. Salon
    Reviewed by: Melanie McFarland
    Jun 21, 2021
    80
    A nemesis is a fresh ordeal for Rick. That Rick has one at all is surprising, given how many episodes of this show are devoted to showing him bragging about how far beneath him every being in every multiverse is. ... There's a special twinge of dark humor in making one of the many tentacles of Nimbus' power that he "controls the police." ... Welcome to "Rick and Morty" in 2021. The hero has met his match and doesn't quite know what to do. He's vulnerable, and so are we.

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User Score
6.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 93 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 55 out of 93
  2. Mixed: 17 out of 93
  3. Negative: 21 out of 93
  1. Vincthenice
    Jul 17, 2021
    4
    Something feels very different this season, it's definitely my least favorite so far. It's still very watchable but the jokes aren't landingSomething feels very different this season, it's definitely my least favorite so far. It's still very watchable but the jokes aren't landing and the show feels dumber. The meme about having to be smart to like Rick and Morty can go away for good, this season has very little depth and no themes. We're closer to a family guy kind of show than the previous R&M… Full Review »
  2. EverFortune
    Jun 26, 2021
    3
    The quality is starting to slip. the season 5 opener had interesting themes, but the joke writing was on the level of a bad sitcom.
  3. kirkender
    Jul 20, 2021
    5
    Season 5 continues the slide into basic storytelling that made up season 4. It is difficult to craft stories that are as interesting andSeason 5 continues the slide into basic storytelling that made up season 4. It is difficult to craft stories that are as interesting and complex as the first three seasons, so I don't expect constant brilliance, but this era of the show reminds me of the last 10-15 years of South Park where they pick one or two "jokes" and mine them for all they're worth and make constant callbacks. Its just another show now. The animation is also taking a dive; it isn't nearly as imaginative or fluid as it has proven to be in previous seasons.… Full Review »
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