Captain Planet analogue goes crazy and kills coal workers - Morty is devastated, he agrees it's right to feel bad the planet's dying but the ep implies the correct answer is to do nothing.
Not even 'subversive' Rick and Morty could dare suggest blowing up coal/gas plants without demonising the act (it's quite doable to do such a thing without killing workers....)
Ala a recent trend in modern blockbusters where villains are morally correct in their actions right up until they kills civilians for no reason- just to force a third act showdown, effectively negating their positive ideas.
Also there's an opening joke that is an explicit merch promotion that isn't even ironically done. Just a shitty shirt effectively done to camera. At least Schezuan sauce actually made sense in the show, this was just pure shit. The other eps are good, but the industry in culture industry will rear its head anytime you get big.
“Hey Morty, check it out, i turned myself into an ICE CREAM BAR! We’re really milking this stale IP for everything it’s worth Morty! Harmon gonna be able to buy his own fucking Epstein island with all this merch skrilla!”
“Oh jeez Rick I’m pretty sure our fan base is dwindling, after that last season we’ve really been bleeding viewership, I don’t know how many people are really going to be lining up for a gross ass mint ice cream snack.”
“SHUT THE FUCK UP MORTY AND SHILL THE MERCHANDISE!!!”