Jaffe writes that "Summer and Morty seem much more affected" by the therapist's concerns than Beth and Rick.[1] Matar agrees, stating that "Morty and Summer both hope they'll get to go back to therapy, but Beth and Rick have chosen to act above it all."[2] Zach Blumenfeld of Paste writes about the car scene that "the eyes of Morty and Summer [lock] into a thousand-yard stare as their mom and grandpa totally ignore the kids' needs."[3]