: Mashable notes that this premiere felt like a "return to form," with creators liberating themselves from strict lore to follow strange, classic-style gags like the "Narnia-esque" wine dimension.
This episode is often cited as the point where the show found its "dark heart." Rick y Morty: 5Г—1
: Geeks Under Grace calls it one of the series' best, highlighting how it subverts children's storybook tropes with a dark judicial system and the jarring King Jellybean encounter. : Mashable notes that this premiere felt like
: Inverse looks into how this episode serves as a turning point for Morty's obsession with Jessica, arguing it was time for both the character and the show to "move on" from that crush. Rick y Morty: 5Г—1