Fucking incredible, I know that this sounds like an insult. But this episode felt longer than 30 minutes. When I looked down at my phone during the Big Morty club shootout scene and saw that we were barely halfway through I couldn’t believe it. The amount of worldbuilding and development and stories that they told in just 30 minutes was unreal. One of the reason the pacing works (and what this show does very well) is it uses parody. It allows it to just slot into a storyline with little need to clarify. The parody (e.g. of cop shows, willy wonka, etc.) aren’t just funny as references, but it establishes a clear point of reference that needs little to no introduction. What’s more, given the sci-fi/multiple dimensions aspect, the parody has a quiddity that other shows couldn’t have.

With that in mind, I want to say Harmon and Roiland really know how to utilize the Meme. they know how to get information into people’s heads efficiently:)