The season has an approval rating of 96% from Rotten Tomatoes based on 10 reviews, and an average rating of 8.95 out of 10.[11] "Rickmancing the Stone" was praised for its plot and characterization, in addition to the fact that it "wasn’t just a recap of all the consequences of [the previous episode]."[2] On its air date, the episode was watched by 2.86 million American viewers.[12] Despite criticizing the episode for both storylines in the episode (saying "That’s not nuance, that’s just bad writing."), The Rad-Lands complemented the episode's post-apocalyptic setting and the animation techniques used to portray those scene, as well as not being generic.