Editor’s Note: The following contains spoilers for Rick and Morty Season 8.Over time, many shows can suffer from a loss of perspective when they go on for long enough, and Rick and Morty remains no exception. Despite being mainstays of the story for much of its run, both Beth Smith (Sarah Chalke) and her husband Jerry (Chris Parnell) have mostly become footnotes since they reconciled, either being ignored outright or devolving. The cure to this disease might lie in an episode solely dedicated to them, one where the pair can actually develop for the first time in several years without the distractions brought by another subplot. Having a great concept for an episode is no guarantee that it will work, but it would be a bold move by a show that has struggled to remain relevant and has the potential for a resonant story.
