#Rick and morty episode 2 ep 1 series#

The episode received positive reviews, with critics praising the animation and design of Pickle Rick, the fight scenes, the performance of guest actor Danny Trejo (as Jaguar), and the episode's ending. The episode was highly anticipated, with a rough cut animation premiering at the 2016 San Diego Comic-Con, and was watched by 2.3 million viewers when it first aired on Adult Swim. In a continuation of the third season's storyline of Beth and Jerry's divorce, 'Pickle Rick' explores Beth's unhealthy relationship with Rick and their views on intelligence and self-improvement. The episode parodies action films and was inspired by the Breaking Bad episode ' 4 Days Out'. The episode follows Rick's adventures as a pickle and the rest of the family's trip to therapy. In 'Pickle Rick', the eccentric scientist Rick Sanchez turns himself into a pickle just as he and his family are scheduled to attend a therapy session. Written by Jessica Gao and directed by Anthony Chun, the episode premiered on August 6, 2017.

#Rick and morty episode 2 ep 1 series#

' Pickle Rick' is the third episode of the third season of the Adult Swim animated television series Rick and Morty. ' Vindicators 3: The Return of Worldender' Peter Serafinowicz as an agency director.Several dozen rat suit designs were made for the episode, and critics praised the animation as well as the food choice of a pickle. Rick as a pickle after escaping from the sewers.