"… it was so gross it was soooo ingenious and clever and hilariously nasty all at the same time." Best summary of _Rick and Morty_ ever!

Honestly, I wasn't that impressed with the previous episode. But when Pickle Rick frankensteined that roach with his tongue, I was filled with joy. They're back!!!

Wow. That was one of the best season finales in recent memory (also, gotta tip my hat to Les C: your review really nailed it - spot on about the destruction of the sets).

A Thought on Season 3

Ya know, I didn't really realize it until this season-finale episode, and reading your comment, but in truth: I'm mostly done with Fillory, too. In season 1 it was something of a Magical McGuffin - and once the gang got there, it had all the magical fun of inheriting a run-down rent-controlled apartment building full…

That's really good to hear.

I guess this isn't the first time a season finale has left me with mixed feelings - I'm glad there's a 3rd season coming.

One thing about the various gods and goddesses on this show: I think that people tend to think of them as "people with lots of magic" - but in fact it would be more accurate - and more prudent - to think of them as "apex predators". And human beings (even magicians) are their prey. And, in fact, I think a lot of why…

I agree - not necessarily about the weed, but this season has seemed a bit weak at times, and I think it is almost always due to the writers attempting to pack way more into each episode than can comfortably fit into a 43 minutes "SyFy Television Hour". (admittedly, many writers might not consider this a "problem").…

No, you're correct: Richard talked about magic as "the leftover tools of creation" about halfway through the first season of the show.

Honestly, I didn't see it happening so lightly - more like: she holds gun with both hands, arms straight, point blank, looks into Reynard's eyes, and says "Die motherf*r!!!" and pulls the trigger.

As much as I love this show, I found Julia's "resolution" of the situation with Reynard unbelievable, unsatisfying, and completely out of character. Reynard is one of the slimiest villains I've ever seen on television. Not seeing Julia blow his freaking head off … I feel robbed.

I hear ya on the book title, but Donald Knuth's _The Art of Computer Programming_ is a highly respected text in the computing world - I thought the title might be a riff on that (and if they portray _TAoKG_ as a massive three-volume set, then it's *definitely* a riff on Knuth's work). _Killing Gods for Dummies_ - I'd…

Did anyone else notice that the censorship of the misc f-bombs in the dialog was, umm, quite "erratic" in this episode? Not that I minded (I would prefer no censorship at all). But it seemed like whoever was riding the edit button had dropped in on Josh's "Baked Sale". Or is 'ck' a naughty word now, and nobody told me?

A few things:

I agree that Q keeping quiet about Alice seems pointless - but I enjoyed this episode quite a lot - it was simply quite satisfying to see the gang all working together again. Although, again, I wish they hadn't dispatched The Beast so early - it amuses me to consider him 'assisting' with the bank job (and amidst all…

This season, it seems like a number of episodes contain a set of barely related plot threads. I miss the "togetherness" of season 1 - I rather wish they had not dispatched The Beast so quickly.

I've got no reservations: _The Magicians_ and - oddly - _The Good Place_ are the two best shows on television.

It was a strong 2nd season opener, but I agree with Aranaktu: Julia and The Beast getting all Police Procedural was fascinating to watch; I found myself thinking "*this* is what _Lucifer_ should have been like". I'm noticing that they are taking pains (so far, at least) not to allow The Beast to get all cuddly and…

The reason that I love _Rick and Morty_ so much is that I'm convinced there is someone on the show who reads the same twisted hard-core science fiction that I read. Some of "The Ricks Must Be Crazy" is almost certainly based on Greg Egan's _Permutation City_ and _Diaspora_ (note the "Egan Cinema" at the beginning).…