The fact that both Season 5 episodes have delivered quick Interdimensional Cable references is probably a sign we won't be getting a dedicated clip show installment this time around. The "When-Wolf" clip is among the more memorable faux-shows introduced so far, to the point where it really deserves its own spinoff.
Sidebar - this episode's nod to the Interdimensional Cable format is a welcome treat. The episode also builds on its little gags in amusing ways, whether through clever nods to films like Blade Runner and Highlander or the various ways each family differs slightly from the next. That chaotic, fast-paced approach works well. No sooner do we touch base with one family than they're taken off the board and the focus shifts to the next family. It gradually evolves from a story about mysterious, squid-like aliens hunting Rick to a Battle Royale among countless decoy families. "Mortyplicity" excels at keeping the viewer off-guard with its premise. But in execution, "Mortyplicity" proves to be a silly and extremely violent addition to the new season. By all rights the end result should feel like a bland retread. It's actually surprising this episode works as well as it does considering the close conceptual similarities to the Space beth subplot introduced back in Season 3's "The ABC's of Beth." Once again we have a storyline built around doppelgangers and the question of whether the Smith/Sanchez family can ever be certain they're real.
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