Wong (Susan Sarandon)’s monologue was a bit too long and on the nose, but I overall appreciated that “Pickle Rick” closed out with two very slow-paced scenes. It felt like so much had happened I was genuinely surprised how much time was left at the end for all the closing therapy scenes. By the time he’s battling an action hero cliché who just wants his daughter back, we’re already on board, having been led there by previous developments. Rick is batted off his workbench by a cat, washed into a storm drain, makes a mobile murder pickle suit out of rat and cockroach parts, etc., etc. How the action escalates also feels logical enough. However, it’s handily explained away when we learn Rick did it to get out of going to family therapy (Rick also says he did it to challenge himself, which is probably to some extent true as well).
As I understand it, “Pickle Rick” was conceived of as a joke, a concept too stupid and inane to actually pursue. The defining feature of season three thus far has been insane, overstuffed plots that, against all odds, end up being extremely tight and making total sense. Rick offing “Russians” (they’re never explicitly labeled any nationality, but we know they eat cold soup) and his duel with Jaguar (Danny Trejo) look similarly awesome. The highlight is the slice-and-dice goriness of Pickle Rick administering justice to a horde of rats, brilliantly staged and fluidly animated so that it’s easy to follow and a lot of fun to watch. I don’t regularly mention animation (I’m not a very visual guy) but it’s easily the coolest aspect of this episode.
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However, that was basically my only problem with “Pickle Rick.” Otherwise, it’s a super-engaging episode with a charmingly stupid concept that develops into an absurdly overblown, kinetic action movie plot.
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