Rick And Morty: Season 6 Episode 3 Review

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Rick and Morty’s latest episode is a bizarre exploration of self-love that will permanently scar Summer and Morty, but also one that continues reminding the audience of the series' newfound sense of linearity going forward.

Suffice to say, Rick and Morty’s “Bethic Twinstinct” remains funny throughout, yet some might find its puns to be overreliant on the kind of comedy that gave birth to Naruto Smith back in season 5, who just happens to be referenced here to further cement the similarities between the two episodes. Regardless of that, while still entertaining, episode 3 is arguably the weakest entry so far in season 6, especially with fans loving Rick and Morty's take on Die Hard last week.

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The series picks Thanksgiving as the epicenter of all the emotional trauma it dishes onto the entire Smith family and, in all fairness, it actually plays out like a very holiday-themed episode with everyone having dinner together, the kids playing video games with their grandpa, as well as slightly awkward toast from Jerry. Rick and Morty already established this Jerry to be a season 2 variant that’s far from being the very best he can be, hence why he’s overly dependent on Beth, who happens to have a few too many on this evening with her original Space Beth version.

Apparently, Rick’s stock of Venusian wine hits hard and Venusian is basically space French, which sparks a few moments between the two Beths who find the idea of being with each other a far better alternative than anything Jerry could offer. The affair between the two Beth gets off to a promising start, as Rick and Morty takes advantage of the relationship’s odd nature to toss a few references to the likes of Basic