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Calculated Shard: 110 (from laksa121)

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curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa110.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical, ml_categories_json AS ml_categories_json, ml_types_json AS ml_types_json, ml_intent_types_json AS ml_intent_types_json, meta_language AS meta_language, attrs_author AS attrs_author, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(attrs_publish_time), 0) AS attrs_publish_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(attrs_original_publish_time), 0) AS attrs_original_publish_time, ifNull(attrs_is_republished, 0) AS attrs_is_republished, ifNull(attrs_nr_words, 0) AS attrs_nr_words, ifNull(attrs_boilerpipe_nr_words, 0) AS attrs_boilerpipe_nr_words, ifNull(body_ext_links_number, 0) AS body_ext_links_number, ifNull(body_int_links_number, 0) AS body_int_links_number, ifNull(meta_nofollow, 0) AS meta_nofollow, ifNull(meta_noarchive, 0) AS meta_noarchive, ifNull(props_was_rendered, 0) AS props_was_rendered, ifNull(src_redirect, \'\') AS src_redirect, ifNull(download_time_msec, 0) AS download_time_msec, ifNull(download_ttfb_msec, 0) AS download_ttfb_msec, ifNull(download_size, 0) AS download_size FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a37462511/rick-and-morty-season-5-jessica/\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a37462511/rick-and-morty-season-5-jessica/\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

Response:

{"found_url":"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/tv\/ustv\/a37462511\/rick-and-morty-season-5-jessica\/","crawl_time":1773621066,"first_indexed_time":1630685392,"http_code":200,"src_unparsed":"com,digitalspy!www,\/tv\/ustv\/a37462511\/rick-and-morty-season-5-jessica\/ s443","src_root_hash":"14293390321184698510","history_drop_reason":null,"meta_title":"Rick and Morty s5 missed chance to \"fix\" problematic character","meta_descriptions":["Rick and Morty season 5 introduced exciting new developments for Jessica in the premiere, but now she's all but vanished in the rest of the season."],"attrs_boilerpipe_text":"Rick and Morty season 5 trailer (Adult Swim)\nDigital Spy GB\nLIVE\nCurrent Time  \n0:00\nTotal Duration  \n1:40\nRick and Morty\nseason 5 spoilers follow.\nIt's fair to say that\nRick and Morty\n's\nlatest run\nhasn't been as consistently squanch as past seasons. But when it does work, this show still blows our mind like Rick's Mind Blowers on overdrive.\nLooking back, the strongest episodes in\nseason five\nhave tended to be those that push the canon forward in ways that fans have long begged to see. Take the most recent episode where we finally learned more about Birdperson's past (and that\nthe original Beth is no longer with us\n!) Or how about the\nseason-five premiere\nwhich provided us with new hints about Rick's own back story?\nAdult Swim\nFive seasons in, the need for serialised storytelling has become more and more obvious to\nRick and Morty\nfans who have long grown tired of seeing\nthe lore essentially reset each week\n. That doesn't mean writers should always pander to their viewers, but in a story where nihilism reigns supreme, there needs to be at least some attempt to help us invest in these characters. What's the alternative? Just more\nGiant Incest Space Babies\nand whatever else the writers will try and shock us with next?\nCharacter development hasn't always been at the forefront of\nRick and Morty\n, and while that's understandable to some degree — humour and escapism is arguably key to this show's appeal — one early casualty of that approach came in the form of Jessica.\nFrom the get-go, Morty's classmate was barely a character at all. Instead, she simply existed as some\nthing\nfor Morty to lust over and fantasise about. And although it's Morty who comes off badly in these storylines, not Jessica, the fact that she's barely developed at all doesn't reflect well on the show itself.\nIt's also rather telling that Jessica became less involved as time progressed. Prior to season four, she appeared in three to four episodes each season, but then even that was reduced to just two appearances in the fourth season. Jessica isn't a core character, so of course she's not in every single story, but it does look like the writers either tired of her flat persona or just struggled to figure out where to take her next.\nAnd then season five happened. In the premiere, 'Mort Dinner Rick Andre', Morty and Jessica were pulled into a Narnia-like dimension where time ran much faster. After Morty pissed off the local inhabitants, they captured Jessica and trapped her in a crystal for many eons.\nAdult Swim\nWhen she was finally released, Jessica's perception of time itself had altered, essentially making her a \"time god\". Gone was the old Jessica, an empty vessel of lust for Morty, and in her place stood a transformed deity, someone forever altered by their experience with another reality.\n\"I have nothing but time,\" said Jessica at the episode's end. \"Endless time, madness, then enlightenment, then madness again… I wondered have I lived? Am I just an object in another story? Still time, no answer, time with no purpose is a prison… I think we should just be friends. F**k off, I'm a time god.\"\nIt's rather telling that even Jessica says that she's been a mere object in someone else's story up until now. This wouldn't be the first time that the\nwriters have acknowledged their own complicity in shaping the overall narrative\neither, and although it took a while to reach this point, this story certainly suggested that Jessica's personal arc would now be heading in a more positive direction.\nBut then nothing happened. Most of season five came and went without so much as a mention of Jessica and the life-changing events that she went through in the premiere.\nRick and Morty\ndoes have a habit of randomly dropping characters like this —\nwhere on Earth is Space Beth?\n— but this omission feels particularly disappointing given that the writers now finally have an opportunity to rectify their own mistakes with Jessica.\nYes, it's entirely possible that Time God Jessica will end up playing a huge role in the season five finale, undoing some of what we've just said, but regardless, it does seem odd that\nRick and Morty\nwould still take this long to acknowledge her growth.\nStill, what should we expect from a show that continues to\nsideline its main female characters\nor even\nkills them off without us even realising\n? But perhaps\nRick and Morty\nwill one day fix this at some point in the\nmany\nupcoming seasons\nthat have already been confirmed. To paraphrase Jessica herself, \"\nwe have nothing but time\n.\"\nRick and Morty\nairs on Adult Swim in the US, and on E4 and All 4 in the UK.\nCartoon Network Rick and Morty season 4 DVD\nCredit: Adult Swim\nSpirit Entertainment Rick and Morty Season 1-3 [Blu-Ray]\nNow 13% Off\nCredit: Spirit Entertainment\nFunko Rick Funko Pop! Vinyl\nCredit: Funko\nFunko Morty Funko Pop! Vinyl\nCredit: Funko\nFunko Pickle Rick with Laser Figure Funko Pop! Vinyl\nCredit: Funko\nFunko Mr Meeseeks Funko Pop! Vinyl\nCredit: Funko\nCartoon Network Rick and Morty men's hooded sweatshirt\nCredit: Adult Swim\nCartoon Network Rick and Morty women's sweatshirt\nCredit: Adult Swim\nNumskull Rainbow Morty Christmas Jumper\nCredit: Rick and Morty\nWinning Moves Rick and Morty Monopoly Board Game\nCredit: Hasbro\nCryptozoic Entertainment Rick and Morty Total Rickall Cooperative Card Game\nCredit: Cryptozoic\nWinning Moves Rick and Morty Cluedo Board Game\nCredit: Winning Moves\nTop Trumps Rick and Morty Top Trumps Card Game\nCredit: Top Trumps\nAfter teaching in England and South Korea, David turned to writing in Germany, where he covered everything from superhero movies to the Berlin Film Festival. \nIn 2019, David moved to London to join\nDigital Spy\n,\nwhere he could indulge his love of comics, horror and\nLGBTQ+\nstorytelling as Deputy TV Editor, and later, as Acting TV Editor.\nDavid has spoken on numerous LGBTQ+ panels to discuss queer representation and in 2020, he created the Rainbow Crew interview series, which celebrates LGBTQ+ talent on both sides of the camera via video content and longform reads.\nBeyond that, David has interviewed all your faves, including Henry Cavill, Pedro Pascal, Olivia Colman, Patrick Stewart, Ncuti Gatwa, Jamie Dornan, Regina King, and more — not to mention countless\nDrag Race\nlegends. \nAs a freelance entertainment journalist, David has bylines across a range of publications including\nEmpire Online,\nRadio Times\n, INTO, Highsnobiety,\nDen of Geek\n, The Digital Fix\nand\nSight & Sound\n. \nLinkedIn\nRead full bio","attrs_markdown":"[![Search](https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/_assets\/design-tokens\/fre\/static\/icons\/search.f1c199c.svg?primary=%2523ffffff)Search](https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/search\/)\n\n![Close](https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/_assets\/design-tokens\/fre\/static\/icons\/close.38e3324.svg?primary=%2523ffffff)\n***\n- [Latest News](https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/contenttype\/news\/)\n- [TV](https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/tv\/)\n- [Movies](https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/movies\/)\n- [Soaps](https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/)\n- [Streaming Guide](https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/tv\/a70049607\/streaming-guide\/)\n- [All Videos](https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/videos\/)\n- [Newsletter](https:\/\/link.digitalspy.co.uk\/join\/signup-digital-spy)\n- [Forums](https:\/\/forums.digitalspy.com\/)\n- [Follow](https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/#\/)\n- [Cookies Policy](http:\/\/www.hearst.co.uk\/cookies-policy)\n\n[Privacy Notice](http:\/\/www.hearst.co.uk\/privacy-notice)[Terms Of Use](http:\/\/www.hearst.co.uk\/terms-and-conditions\/)\n\n[Skip to Content](https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/tv\/ustv\/a37462511\/rick-and-morty-season-5-jessica\/#main-content)\n\n[![Logo](https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/_assets\/design-tokens\/digitalspy\/static\/images\/logos\/logo.9d2bac0.svg?primary=%2523ffffff)](https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/)\n\n- [TV](https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/tv\/)\n- [Movies](https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/movies\/)\n- [Soaps](https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/)\n- [Tech](https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/tech\/)\n- [News](https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/news\/)\n- [Streaming Guide](https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/tv\/a70049607\/streaming-guide\/)\n\n[Forums](https:\/\/forums.digitalspy.com\/)\n\n[Newsletter](https:\/\/link.digitalspy.co.uk\/join\/signup-digital-spy-allnewsletters)\n\n[UK film release dates](https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/movies\/a29669\/uk-film-release-dates\/)\n\n[Alison Hammond outfits](https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/tv\/a46683450\/alison-hammond-outfits-buy\/)\n\n[Home and Away spoilers](https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/home-and-away\/a70455826\/home-and-away-spoilers-tane-remi-leah\/)\n\n[How to watch Hamnet at home](https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/movies\/oscars\/a70048366\/watch-hamnet-streaming\/)\n\n[Best streaming services](https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/tech\/best-tech-deals\/g35899960\/best-streaming-services\/)\n\nWe earn a commission for products purchased through some links in this article.\n\n1. 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[Rick and Morty season 5 missed a big opportunity to \"fix\" a problematic character](https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/tv\/ustv\/a37462511\/rick-and-morty-season-5-jessica\/)\n# Rick and Morty season 5 missed a big opportunity to \"fix\" a problematic character\n\"Am I just an object in another story?\"\n\nBy [David Opie](https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/author\/628115\/david-opie\/ \"David Opie\")\n\nPublished: 03 September 2021\n\n![Play video](<data:image\/svg+xml,\\<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" fill=\"%23ffffff\" viewBox=\"0 0 256 256\"\\>%0A%09\\<path d=\"M240,128a15.74,15.74,0,0,1-7.6,13.51L88.32,229.65a16,16,0,0,1-16.2.3A15.86,15.86,0,0,1,64,216.13V39.87a15.86,15.86,0,0,1,8.12-13.82,16,16,0,0,1,16.2.3L232.4,114.49A15.74,15.74,0,0,1,240,128Z\"\\>%0A\\<\/path\\>\\<\/svg\\>>)\n\n![Video poster](https:\/\/hips.hearstapps.com\/hmg-prod\/images\/jessica-rick-and-morty-1630670886.jpg?crop=1.00xw:0.877xh;0,0.123xh)\n\nRick and Morty season 5 trailer 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But when it does work, this show still blows our mind like Rick's Mind Blowers on overdrive.\n\nLooking back, the strongest episodes in [season five](https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/tv\/ustv\/a30104312\/rick-and-morty-season-5-release-date-episodes-cast-trailer\/) have tended to be those that push the canon forward in ways that fans have long begged to see. Take the most recent episode where we finally learned more about Birdperson's past (and that [the original Beth is no longer with us](https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/tv\/ustv\/a37255372\/rick-and-morty-season-5-episode-8-beth-dead\/)!) Or how about the [season-five premiere](https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/tv\/ustv\/a36698221\/rick-and-morty-season-5-episode-1-review\/) which provided us with new hints about Rick's own back story?\n\n## What to Read Next\n![jessica, rick and morty](data:image\/svg+xml;base64,<svg id="egMZhP8Sb3s1" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" viewBox="0 0 1080 1080" shape-rendering="geometricPrecision" text-rendering="geometricPrecision"><ellipse rx="108" ry="108" transform="matrix(1.486722 0 0 1.555902 540 371.962584)" fill="none" stroke="#000" stroke-width="10"/><line x1="-176.777691" y1="-123.744383" x2="176.777691" y2="123.744384" transform="matrix(.769487 0 0 0.818257 540 371.962584)" fill="none" stroke="#000" stroke-width="20"/><text dx="0" dy="0" font-family="&quot;egMZhP8Sb3s1:::Roboto&quot;" font-size="90" font-weight="700" transform="matrix(1.093525 0 0 1.313687 256.824613 713.890799)" stroke-width="0"><tspan y="0" font-weight="700" stroke-width="0"><![CDATA[
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)\n\nAdult Swim\n\nWhen she was finally released, Jessica's perception of time itself had altered, essentially making her a \"time god\". Gone was the old Jessica, an empty vessel of lust for Morty, and in her place stood a transformed deity, someone forever altered by their experience with another reality.\n\n\"I have nothing but time,\" said Jessica at the episode's end. \"Endless time, madness, then enlightenment, then madness again… I wondered have I lived? Am I just an object in another story? Still time, no answer, time with no purpose is a prison… I think we should just be friends. F\\*\\*k off, I'm a time god.\"\n\nIt's rather telling that even Jessica says that she's been a mere object in someone else's story up until now. This wouldn't be the first time that the [writers have acknowledged their own complicity in shaping the overall narrative](https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/tv\/ustv\/a29773713\/rick-and-morty-season-4-episode-1-review-premiere-toxic-fanbase\/) either, and although it took a while to reach this point, this story certainly suggested that Jessica's personal arc would now be heading in a more positive direction.\n\n###### Related Story\n- [![](https:\/\/hips.hearstapps.com\/hmg-prod\/images\/rick-and-morty-s5-episode-7-1627892428.jpg?crop=1.00xw:0.896xh;0,0.0841xh&resize=300:*)Rick and Morty just trolled fans again](https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/tv\/ustv\/a37180941\/rick-and-morty-season-5-episode-7-incest-space-baby\/)\n\nBut then nothing happened. Most of season five came and went without so much as a mention of Jessica and the life-changing events that she went through in the premiere. *Rick and Morty* does have a habit of randomly dropping characters like this — [where on Earth is Space Beth?](https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/tv\/ustv\/a35161518\/rick-and-morty-season-5-space-beth-sarah-chalke\/) — but this omission feels particularly disappointing given that the writers now finally have an opportunity to rectify their own mistakes with Jessica.\n\nYes, it's entirely possible that Time God Jessica will end up playing a huge role in the season five finale, undoing some of what we've just said, but regardless, it does seem odd that *Rick and Morty* would still take this long to acknowledge her growth.\n\nStill, what should we expect from a show that continues to [sideline its main female characters](https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/tv\/ustv\/a30271091\/rick-and-morty-season-4-beth-summer-female-representation\/) or even [kills them off without us even realising](https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/tv\/ustv\/a37255372\/rick-and-morty-season-5-episode-8-beth-dead\/)? But perhaps *Rick and Morty* will one day fix this at some point in the [*many* upcoming seasons](https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/tv\/ustv\/a856811\/rick-and-morty-renewed-70-episodes\/) that have already been confirmed. 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But when it does work, this show still blows our mind like Rick's Mind Blowers on overdrive.\n\nLooking back, the strongest episodes in [season five](https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/tv\/ustv\/a30104312\/rick-and-morty-season-5-release-date-episodes-cast-trailer\/) have tended to be those that push the canon forward in ways that fans have long begged to see. Take the most recent episode where we finally learned more about Birdperson's past (and that [the original Beth is no longer with us](https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/tv\/ustv\/a37255372\/rick-and-morty-season-5-episode-8-beth-dead\/)!) 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)\n\nAdult Swim\n\nFive seasons in, the need for serialised storytelling has become more and more obvious to *Rick and Morty* fans who have long grown tired of seeing [the lore essentially reset each week](https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/tv\/ustv\/a37176599\/rick-and-morty-season-5-character-development\/). That doesn't mean writers should always pander to their viewers, but in a story where nihilism reigns supreme, there needs to be at least some attempt to help us invest in these characters. What's the alternative? Just more [Giant Incest Space Babies](https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/tv\/ustv\/a37180941\/rick-and-morty-season-5-episode-7-incest-space-baby\/) and whatever else the writers will try and shock us with next?\n\nCharacter development hasn't always been at the forefront of *Rick and Morty*, and while that's understandable to some degree — humour and escapism is arguably key to this show's appeal — one early casualty of that approach came in the form of Jessica.\n\nFrom the get-go, Morty's classmate was barely a character at all. Instead, she simply existed as some*thing* for Morty to lust over and fantasise about. And although it's Morty who comes off badly in these storylines, not Jessica, the fact that she's barely developed at all doesn't reflect well on the show itself.\n\nIt's also rather telling that Jessica became less involved as time progressed. Prior to season four, she appeared in three to four episodes each season, but then even that was reduced to just two appearances in the fourth season. Jessica isn't a core character, so of course she's not in every single story, but it does look like the writers either tired of her flat persona or just struggled to figure out where to take her next.\n\nAnd then season five happened. In the premiere, 'Mort Dinner Rick Andre', Morty and Jessica were pulled into a Narnia-like dimension where time ran much faster. After Morty pissed off the local inhabitants, they captured Jessica and trapped her in a crystal for many eons.\n\n![jessica and morty, rick and morty season 5](data:image\/svg+xml;base64,<svg id="egMZhP8Sb3s1" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" viewBox="0 0 1080 1080" shape-rendering="geometricPrecision" text-rendering="geometricPrecision"><ellipse rx="108" ry="108" transform="matrix(1.486722 0 0 1.555902 540 371.962584)" fill="none" stroke="#000" stroke-width="10"/><line x1="-176.777691" y1="-123.744383" x2="176.777691" y2="123.744384" transform="matrix(.769487 0 0 0.818257 540 371.962584)" fill="none" stroke="#000" stroke-width="20"/><text dx="0" dy="0" font-family="&quot;egMZhP8Sb3s1:::Roboto&quot;" font-size="90" font-weight="700" transform="matrix(1.093525 0 0 1.313687 256.824613 713.890799)" stroke-width="0"><tspan y="0" font-weight="700" stroke-width="0"><![CDATA[
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)\n\nAdult Swim\n\nWhen she was finally released, Jessica's perception of time itself had altered, essentially making her a \"time god\". Gone was the old Jessica, an empty vessel of lust for Morty, and in her place stood a transformed deity, someone forever altered by their experience with another reality.\n\n\"I have nothing but time,\" said Jessica at the episode's end. \"Endless time, madness, then enlightenment, then madness again… I wondered have I lived? Am I just an object in another story? Still time, no answer, time with no purpose is a prison… I think we should just be friends. F\\*\\*k off, I'm a time god.\"\n\nIt's rather telling that even Jessica says that she's been a mere object in someone else's story up until now. This wouldn't be the first time that the [writers have acknowledged their own complicity in shaping the overall narrative](https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/tv\/ustv\/a29773713\/rick-and-morty-season-4-episode-1-review-premiere-toxic-fanbase\/) either, and although it took a while to reach this point, this story certainly suggested that Jessica's personal arc would now be heading in a more positive direction.\n\nBut then nothing happened. Most of season five came and went without so much as a mention of Jessica and the life-changing events that she went through in the premiere. *Rick and Morty* does have a habit of randomly dropping characters like this — [where on Earth is Space Beth?](https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/tv\/ustv\/a35161518\/rick-and-morty-season-5-space-beth-sarah-chalke\/) — but this omission feels particularly disappointing given that the writers now finally have an opportunity to rectify their own mistakes with Jessica.\n\nYes, it's entirely possible that Time God Jessica will end up playing a huge role in the season five finale, undoing some of what we've just said, but regardless, it does seem odd that *Rick and Morty* would still take this long to acknowledge her growth.\n\nStill, what should we expect from a show that continues to [sideline its main female characters](https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/tv\/ustv\/a30271091\/rick-and-morty-season-4-beth-summer-female-representation\/) or even [kills them off without us even realising](https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/tv\/ustv\/a37255372\/rick-and-morty-season-5-episode-8-beth-dead\/)? But perhaps *Rick and Morty* will one day fix this at some point in the [*many* upcoming seasons](https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/tv\/ustv\/a856811\/rick-and-morty-renewed-70-episodes\/) that have already been confirmed. 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Rick and Morty season 5 trailer (Adult Swim) Digital Spy GB LIVE Current Time 0:00 Total Duration 1:40 Rick and Morty season 5 spoilers follow. It's fair to say that Rick and Morty 's latest run hasn't been as consistently squanch as past seasons. But when it does work, this show still blows our mind like Rick's Mind Blowers on overdrive. Looking back, the strongest episodes in season five have tended to be those that push the canon forward in ways that fans have long begged to see. Take the most recent episode where we finally learned more about Birdperson's past (and that the original Beth is no longer with us !) Or how about the season-five premiere which provided us with new hints about Rick's own back story? Adult Swim Five seasons in, the need for serialised storytelling has become more and more obvious to Rick and Morty fans who have long grown tired of seeing the lore essentially reset each week . That doesn't mean writers should always pander to their viewers, but in a story where nihilism reigns supreme, there needs to be at least some attempt to help us invest in these characters. What's the alternative? Just more Giant Incest Space Babies and whatever else the writers will try and shock us with next? Character development hasn't always been at the forefront of Rick and Morty , and while that's understandable to some degree — humour and escapism is arguably key to this show's appeal — one early casualty of that approach came in the form of Jessica. From the get-go, Morty's classmate was barely a character at all. Instead, she simply existed as some thing for Morty to lust over and fantasise about. And although it's Morty who comes off badly in these storylines, not Jessica, the fact that she's barely developed at all doesn't reflect well on the show itself. It's also rather telling that Jessica became less involved as time progressed. Prior to season four, she appeared in three to four episodes each season, but then even that was reduced to just two appearances in the fourth season. Jessica isn't a core character, so of course she's not in every single story, but it does look like the writers either tired of her flat persona or just struggled to figure out where to take her next. And then season five happened. In the premiere, 'Mort Dinner Rick Andre', Morty and Jessica were pulled into a Narnia-like dimension where time ran much faster. After Morty pissed off the local inhabitants, they captured Jessica and trapped her in a crystal for many eons. Adult Swim When she was finally released, Jessica's perception of time itself had altered, essentially making her a "time god". Gone was the old Jessica, an empty vessel of lust for Morty, and in her place stood a transformed deity, someone forever altered by their experience with another reality. "I have nothing but time," said Jessica at the episode's end. "Endless time, madness, then enlightenment, then madness again… I wondered have I lived? Am I just an object in another story? Still time, no answer, time with no purpose is a prison… I think we should just be friends. F**k off, I'm a time god." It's rather telling that even Jessica says that she's been a mere object in someone else's story up until now. This wouldn't be the first time that the writers have acknowledged their own complicity in shaping the overall narrative either, and although it took a while to reach this point, this story certainly suggested that Jessica's personal arc would now be heading in a more positive direction. But then nothing happened. Most of season five came and went without so much as a mention of Jessica and the life-changing events that she went through in the premiere. Rick and Morty does have a habit of randomly dropping characters like this — where on Earth is Space Beth? — but this omission feels particularly disappointing given that the writers now finally have an opportunity to rectify their own mistakes with Jessica. Yes, it's entirely possible that Time God Jessica will end up playing a huge role in the season five finale, undoing some of what we've just said, but regardless, it does seem odd that Rick and Morty would still take this long to acknowledge her growth. Still, what should we expect from a show that continues to sideline its main female characters or even kills them off without us even realising ? But perhaps Rick and Morty will one day fix this at some point in the many upcoming seasons that have already been confirmed. To paraphrase Jessica herself, " we have nothing but time ." Rick and Morty airs on Adult Swim in the US, and on E4 and All 4 in the UK. Cartoon Network Rick and Morty season 4 DVD Credit: Adult Swim Spirit Entertainment Rick and Morty Season 1-3 [Blu-Ray] Now 13% Off Credit: Spirit Entertainment Funko Rick Funko Pop! Vinyl Credit: Funko Funko Morty Funko Pop! Vinyl Credit: Funko Funko Pickle Rick with Laser Figure Funko Pop! Vinyl Credit: Funko Funko Mr Meeseeks Funko Pop! Vinyl Credit: Funko Cartoon Network Rick and Morty men's hooded sweatshirt Credit: Adult Swim Cartoon Network Rick and Morty women's sweatshirt Credit: Adult Swim Numskull Rainbow Morty Christmas Jumper Credit: Rick and Morty Winning Moves Rick and Morty Monopoly Board Game Credit: Hasbro Cryptozoic Entertainment Rick and Morty Total Rickall Cooperative Card Game Credit: Cryptozoic Winning Moves Rick and Morty Cluedo Board Game Credit: Winning Moves Top Trumps Rick and Morty Top Trumps Card Game Credit: Top Trumps After teaching in England and South Korea, David turned to writing in Germany, where he covered everything from superhero movies to the Berlin Film Festival. In 2019, David moved to London to join Digital Spy , where he could indulge his love of comics, horror and LGBTQ+ storytelling as Deputy TV Editor, and later, as Acting TV Editor. David has spoken on numerous LGBTQ+ panels to discuss queer representation and in 2020, he created the Rainbow Crew interview series, which celebrates LGBTQ+ talent on both sides of the camera via video content and longform reads. Beyond that, David has interviewed all your faves, including Henry Cavill, Pedro Pascal, Olivia Colman, Patrick Stewart, Ncuti Gatwa, Jamie Dornan, Regina King, and more — not to mention countless Drag Race legends. As a freelance entertainment journalist, David has bylines across a range of publications including Empire Online, Radio Times , INTO, Highsnobiety, Den of Geek , The Digital Fix and Sight & Sound . LinkedIn Read full bio

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Morty*](https://www.digitalspy.com/rick-and-morty/)'s [latest run](https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a30104312/rick-and-morty-season-5-release-date-episodes-cast-trailer/) hasn't been as consistently squanch as past seasons. But when it does work, this show still blows our mind like Rick's Mind Blowers on overdrive. Looking back, the strongest episodes in [season five](https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a30104312/rick-and-morty-season-5-release-date-episodes-cast-trailer/) have tended to be those that push the canon forward in ways that fans have long begged to see. Take the most recent episode where we finally learned more about Birdperson's past (and that [the original Beth is no longer with us](https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a37255372/rick-and-morty-season-5-episode-8-beth-dead/)!) 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) Adult Swim When she was finally released, Jessica's perception of time itself had altered, essentially making her a "time god". Gone was the old Jessica, an empty vessel of lust for Morty, and in her place stood a transformed deity, someone forever altered by their experience with another reality. "I have nothing but time," said Jessica at the episode's end. "Endless time, madness, then enlightenment, then madness again… I wondered have I lived? Am I just an object in another story? Still time, no answer, time with no purpose is a prison… I think we should just be friends. F\*\*k off, I'm a time god." It's rather telling that even Jessica says that she's been a mere object in someone else's story up until now. This wouldn't be the first time that the [writers have acknowledged their own complicity in shaping the overall narrative](https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a29773713/rick-and-morty-season-4-episode-1-review-premiere-toxic-fanbase/) either, and although it took a while to reach this point, this story certainly suggested that Jessica's personal arc would now be heading in a more positive direction. ###### Related Story - [![](https://hips.hearstapps.com/hmg-prod/images/rick-and-morty-s5-episode-7-1627892428.jpg?crop=1.00xw:0.896xh;0,0.0841xh&resize=300:*)Rick and Morty just trolled fans again](https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a37180941/rick-and-morty-season-5-episode-7-incest-space-baby/) But then nothing happened. Most of season five came and went without so much as a mention of Jessica and the life-changing events that she went through in the premiere. *Rick and Morty* does have a habit of randomly dropping characters like this — [where on Earth is Space Beth?](https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a35161518/rick-and-morty-season-5-space-beth-sarah-chalke/) — but this omission feels particularly disappointing given that the writers now finally have an opportunity to rectify their own mistakes with Jessica. Yes, it's entirely possible that Time God Jessica will end up playing a huge role in the season five finale, undoing some of what we've just said, but regardless, it does seem odd that *Rick and Morty* would still take this long to acknowledge her growth. Still, what should we expect from a show that continues to [sideline its main female characters](https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a30271091/rick-and-morty-season-4-beth-summer-female-representation/) or even [kills them off without us even realising](https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a37255372/rick-and-morty-season-5-episode-8-beth-dead/)? But perhaps *Rick and Morty* will one day fix this at some point in the [*many* upcoming seasons](https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a856811/rick-and-morty-renewed-70-episodes/) that have already been confirmed. To paraphrase Jessica herself, "[we have nothing but time](https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a37079666/rick-and-morty-season-6-release-date/)." ***Rick and Morty*** **airs on Adult Swim in the US, and on E4 and All 4 in the UK.** [![Rick and Morty season 4 DVD](https://hips.hearstapps.com/vader-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/1626965256-51l0bQyC2qL._SL500_.jpg?crop=1xw:1xh;center,top&resize=980:*)](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08DBYPWGY?tag=digitalspy.com-21) ###### Cartoon Network Rick and Morty season 4 DVD [£22 at Amazon](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08DBYPWGY?tag=digitalspy.com-21) Credit: Adult Swim [![Rick and Morty Season 1-3 \[Blu-Ray\]](https://hips.hearstapps.com/vader-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/1573053428-511PG0pmhOL.jpg?crop=1xw:1xh;center,top&resize=980:*)](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07LGPFVKT?tag=digitalspy.com-21) ###### Spirit Entertainment Rick and Morty Season 1-3 \[Blu-Ray\] Now 13% Off [£23 at Amazon](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07LGPFVKT?tag=digitalspy.com-21) Credit: Spirit Entertainment [![Rick Funko Pop! 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Vinyl [£24 at Amazon](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07569HX5Z?tag=digitalspy.com-21) Credit: Funko [![Mr Meeseeks Funko Pop! Vinyl](https://hips.hearstapps.com/vader-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/1573053031-51plogACbtL.jpg?crop=1xw:1xh;center,top&resize=980:*)](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01MY7PEIP?tag=digitalspy.com-21) ###### Funko Mr Meeseeks Funko Pop! Vinyl [£35 at Amazon](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01MY7PEIP?tag=digitalspy.com-21) Credit: Funko [![Rick and Morty men's hooded sweatshirt](https://hips.hearstapps.com/vader-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/1626965640-41rviNPRGZL._SL500_.jpg?crop=1xw:1xh;center,top&resize=980:*)](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B082BFGRRK?tag=digitalspy.com-21) ###### Cartoon Network Rick and Morty men's hooded sweatshirt [£35 at Amazon](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B082BFGRRK?tag=digitalspy.com-21) Credit: Adult Swim [![Rick and Morty women's sweatshirt](https://hips.hearstapps.com/vader-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/1626965900-41Mms-h9YAL._SL500_.jpg?crop=1xw:1xh;center,top&resize=980:*)](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B082BYP5TT?tag=digitalspy.com-21) ###### Cartoon Network Rick and Morty women's sweatshirt [£30 at Amazon](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B082BYP5TT?tag=digitalspy.com-21) Credit: Adult Swim [![Rainbow Morty Christmas Jumper](https://hips.hearstapps.com/vader-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/1573051680-51quMIMeFOL.jpg?crop=1xw:1xh;center,top&resize=980:*)](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07G1Z4K14?tag=digitalspy.com-21) ###### Numskull Rainbow Morty Christmas Jumper [\$59 at Amazon](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07G1Z4K14?tag=digitalspy.com-21) Credit: Rick and Morty [![Rick and Morty Monopoly Board Game](https://hips.hearstapps.com/vader-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/1573051080-51gCfRn485L.jpg?crop=1xw:1xh;center,top&resize=980:*)](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0773PLQR3?tag=digitalspy.com-21) ###### Winning Moves Rick and Morty Monopoly Board Game [£38 at Amazon](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0773PLQR3?tag=digitalspy.com-21) Credit: Hasbro [![Rick and Morty Total Rickall Cooperative Card Game](https://hips.hearstapps.com/vader-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/1573051519-612CIWxvsmL.jpg?crop=1xw:1xh;center,top&resize=980:*)](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01BEZTEXS?tag=digitalspy.com-21) ###### Cryptozoic Entertainment Rick and Morty Total Rickall Cooperative Card Game [£16 at Amazon](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01BEZTEXS?tag=digitalspy.com-21) Credit: Cryptozoic [![Rick and Morty Cluedo Board Game](https://hips.hearstapps.com/vader-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/1573051277-61dhPtSK0L.jpg?crop=1xw:1xh;center,top&resize=980:*)](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B078JNK659?tag=digitalspy.com-21) ###### Winning Moves Rick and Morty Cluedo Board Game [£32 at Amazon](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B078JNK659?tag=digitalspy.com-21) Credit: Winning Moves [![Rick and Morty Top Trumps Card Game](https://hips.hearstapps.com/vader-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/1573051448-41YavPrJSoL.jpg?crop=1xw:1xh;center,top&resize=980:*)](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07C7H2FM1?tag=digitalspy.com-21) ###### Top Trumps Rick and Morty Top Trumps Card Game [£6 at Amazon](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07C7H2FM1?tag=digitalspy.com-21) Credit: Top Trumps ![Headshot of David Opie](https://hips.hearstapps.com/rover/profile_photos/3a20261e-448b-4e78-ac5f-d6eb161c77e0_1571838059.file?fill=1:1&resize=120:*) [David Opie](https://www.digitalspy.com/author/628115/david-opie/) After teaching in England and South Korea, David turned to writing in Germany, where he covered everything from superhero movies to the Berlin Film Festival. In 2019, David moved to London to join [**Digital Spy**](https://www.digitalspy.com/)**,** where he could indulge his love of comics, horror and [LGBTQ+](https://www.digitalspy.com/lgbtq/) storytelling as Deputy TV Editor, and later, as Acting TV Editor. David has spoken on numerous LGBTQ+ panels to discuss queer representation and in 2020, he created the Rainbow Crew interview series, which celebrates LGBTQ+ talent on both sides of the camera via video content and longform reads. Beyond that, David has interviewed all your faves, including Henry Cavill, Pedro Pascal, Olivia Colman, Patrick Stewart, Ncuti Gatwa, Jamie Dornan, Regina King, and more — not to mention countless [Drag Race](https://www.digitalspy.com/rupauls-drag-race/) legends. 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![Video poster](https://hips.hearstapps.com/hmg-prod/images/jessica-rick-and-morty-1630670886.jpg?crop=1.00xw:0.877xh;0,0.123xh) Rick and Morty season 5 trailer (Adult Swim) Digital Spy GB LIVE Current Time 0:00 Total Duration 1:40 ***Rick and Morty* season 5 spoilers follow.** It's fair to say that [*Rick and Morty*](https://www.digitalspy.com/rick-and-morty/)'s [latest run](https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a30104312/rick-and-morty-season-5-release-date-episodes-cast-trailer/) hasn't been as consistently squanch as past seasons. But when it does work, this show still blows our mind like Rick's Mind Blowers on overdrive. Looking back, the strongest episodes in [season five](https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a30104312/rick-and-morty-season-5-release-date-episodes-cast-trailer/) have tended to be those that push the canon forward in ways that fans have long begged to see. Take the most recent episode where we finally learned more about Birdperson's past (and that [the original Beth is no longer with us](https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a37255372/rick-and-morty-season-5-episode-8-beth-dead/)!) Or how about the [season-five premiere](https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a36698221/rick-and-morty-season-5-episode-1-review/) which provided us with new hints about Rick's own back story? ![jessica, rick and morty](data:image/svg+xml;base64,<svg id="egMZhP8Sb3s1" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" viewBox="0 0 1080 1080" shape-rendering="geometricPrecision" text-rendering="geometricPrecision"><ellipse rx="108" ry="108" transform="matrix(1.486722 0 0 1.555902 540 371.962584)" fill="none" stroke="#000" stroke-width="10"/><line x1="-176.777691" y1="-123.744383" x2="176.777691" y2="123.744384" transform="matrix(.769487 0 0 0.818257 540 371.962584)" fill="none" stroke="#000" stroke-width="20"/><text dx="0" dy="0" font-family="&quot;egMZhP8Sb3s1:::Roboto&quot;" font-size="90" font-weight="700" transform="matrix(1.093525 0 0 1.313687 256.824613 713.890799)" stroke-width="0"><tspan y="0" font-weight="700" stroke-width="0"><![CDATA[
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) Adult Swim When she was finally released, Jessica's perception of time itself had altered, essentially making her a "time god". Gone was the old Jessica, an empty vessel of lust for Morty, and in her place stood a transformed deity, someone forever altered by their experience with another reality. "I have nothing but time," said Jessica at the episode's end. "Endless time, madness, then enlightenment, then madness again… I wondered have I lived? Am I just an object in another story? Still time, no answer, time with no purpose is a prison… I think we should just be friends. F\*\*k off, I'm a time god." It's rather telling that even Jessica says that she's been a mere object in someone else's story up until now. This wouldn't be the first time that the [writers have acknowledged their own complicity in shaping the overall narrative](https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a29773713/rick-and-morty-season-4-episode-1-review-premiere-toxic-fanbase/) either, and although it took a while to reach this point, this story certainly suggested that Jessica's personal arc would now be heading in a more positive direction. But then nothing happened. Most of season five came and went without so much as a mention of Jessica and the life-changing events that she went through in the premiere. *Rick and Morty* does have a habit of randomly dropping characters like this — [where on Earth is Space Beth?](https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a35161518/rick-and-morty-season-5-space-beth-sarah-chalke/) — but this omission feels particularly disappointing given that the writers now finally have an opportunity to rectify their own mistakes with Jessica. Yes, it's entirely possible that Time God Jessica will end up playing a huge role in the season five finale, undoing some of what we've just said, but regardless, it does seem odd that *Rick and Morty* would still take this long to acknowledge her growth. Still, what should we expect from a show that continues to [sideline its main female characters](https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a30271091/rick-and-morty-season-4-beth-summer-female-representation/) or even [kills them off without us even realising](https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a37255372/rick-and-morty-season-5-episode-8-beth-dead/)? But perhaps *Rick and Morty* will one day fix this at some point in the [*many* upcoming seasons](https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a856811/rick-and-morty-renewed-70-episodes/) that have already been confirmed. To paraphrase Jessica herself, "[we have nothing but time](https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a37079666/rick-and-morty-season-6-release-date/)." ***Rick and Morty*** **airs on Adult Swim in the US, and on E4 and All 4 in the UK.** [![Rick and Morty season 4 DVD](https://hips.hearstapps.com/vader-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/1626965256-51l0bQyC2qL._SL500_.jpg?crop=1xw:1xh;center,top&resize=980:*)](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08DBYPWGY?tag=digitalspy.com-21) ###### Cartoon Network Rick and Morty season 4 DVD Credit: Adult Swim [![Rick and Morty Season 1-3 \[Blu-Ray\]](https://hips.hearstapps.com/vader-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/1573053428-511PG0pmhOL.jpg?crop=1xw:1xh;center,top&resize=980:*)](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07LGPFVKT?tag=digitalspy.com-21) ###### Spirit Entertainment Rick and Morty Season 1-3 \[Blu-Ray\] Now 13% Off Credit: Spirit Entertainment [![Rick Funko Pop! 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In 2019, David moved to London to join [**Digital Spy**](https://www.digitalspy.com/)**,** where he could indulge his love of comics, horror and [LGBTQ+](https://www.digitalspy.com/lgbtq/) storytelling as Deputy TV Editor, and later, as Acting TV Editor. David has spoken on numerous LGBTQ+ panels to discuss queer representation and in 2020, he created the Rainbow Crew interview series, which celebrates LGBTQ+ talent on both sides of the camera via video content and longform reads. Beyond that, David has interviewed all your faves, including Henry Cavill, Pedro Pascal, Olivia Colman, Patrick Stewart, Ncuti Gatwa, Jamie Dornan, Regina King, and more — not to mention countless [Drag Race](https://www.digitalspy.com/rupauls-drag-race/) legends. As a freelance entertainment journalist, David has bylines across a range of publications including *Empire Online,* [*Radio Times*](https://www.radiotimes.com/author/davidopie/)*, INTO, Highsnobiety,* [*Den of Geek*](https://www.denofgeek.com/author/david-opie/)*, The Digital Fix* and *Sight & Sound*. [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-opie7/) [Read full bio](https://www.digitalspy.com/author/628115/david-opie/)

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