On the other hand, the New York Times posted a positive review by saying that the show is “grandparenting at its unhinged finest.” Its writer, Neil Genzlinger, even compared the series to the film “Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa.”
However, Todd Spangler of Variety gave “Rick and Morty” Season 1 a not-so-warm review as he compared it to the network’s other series and stated that the show appeared wild that there are times when some scenes do not make sense at all. Still, he welcomed the show’s attempt to have a bigger dream.
Meanwhile, The A.V. Club gave the first season of “Rick and Morty” an A- rating. The club praised the show for having a simple and clean style animation. It added that even though the show’s sensibility is sick and dark, the effort made to provide more depth for each character was praiseworthy. The writer, David Sims, gave further commendation to Roiland’s fascinating voice talent.
No one can tell whether or not “Rick and Morty” Season 2 will top its previous season’s success, but the creators are hopeful it would.