At this point in the season, canon wasn't exactly the primary focus just yet. It gets a little more credit for being a surprising tie-in to "Rickdependence Spray" as well. Instead there's a fun riff on mafia film characteristics and yet another exploration of the unique dynamic between Rick and Summer. It's one of the series' first real dives into anime (unlike the full anime shorts produced before), and while this leads to some tired references, it doesn't exactly frame the entire episode as expected. "Gotron Jerrysis Rickvangelion" is another example of the series running with a single joke to an exaggerated conclusion, but unlike the other episodes ranking below this one at least involves Rick and the entire Smith family.
It's fun, but lacking that one final thing to really make it stand out. The reveal of a species of Thanksgiving themed aliens lacks the same kind of punch we have seen in better episodes, and silently just enjoying dinner is an unique step for their relationship, but it's missing that oomph we got from better episodes exploring Rick and the President's rivalry in the past. Keith David gets to say so many wacky things as both versions of the President, but something about the final battle feels lacking. The joke of the smart turkeys kind of feels one-note and almost hindered by the seasonal motif. It's a much more interesting joke as it takes the Thanksgiving holiday background to fuel an adventure focusing on the rivalry between Rick and the President, but the jokes don't always land in the escalation of them. Speaking of taking a single joke and running with it, that's the same core conceit of "Thanksploitation Spectacular" as well. #9 - Rick & Morty's Thanksploitation Spectacular
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