Dropping the expectation of season 3 matching up to any of the previous, this was my favorite episode of all the season. I hope this is indication of the crew getting their groove on for the rest of the season. The preview for 306 was unsettling at first due to the great voice acting, but the more I watch it, the more I humorous I find it.

On topic of this episode, I thought this was such a great episode in comedy and character development. I love how you were able to see yourself in Jerry. What you wrote about in him and about the revelation in the psychedelic skit are bits I can identify with as well... and to an extent see where I learned it in my own household... and upon thinking about it, how it serves me (or doesn't ). I recommend subscribing to Justin Roiland's youtube channel (named "Not Justin Roiland") he's been releasing original content that inspired Rick and Morty alongside some of the Adult Swim interviews where writers and creators discuss the episodes that just aired. For the latest, Harmon spoke to the back and forth Rick and Jerry had in the forest - specifically, Ricks comment on Jerry being a predator in luring others in with victimhood. Something to the effect of Jerry's M.O.: filling a vacuum in a relationship only to double the inward pressure to pull others towards himself, if that makes sense. Experience in therapy is clear in the writing, makes for greater show and relatable charaters that I can project my own human experience onto.