TMC
03-28-2023, 09:19 PM
https://www.looper.com/1241207/rick-and-morty-jessicas-lack-of-screen-time-doesnt-go-unnoticed/
Jessica's character arc may have simply reached its end
In response to user YTReckless_Leotron's thread about Jessica missing from "Rick and Morty" Season 6, another user with the handle Wise_Bass proposed that the character may be gone for story reasons. "I feel like they're kind of done with Jessica for now," they wrote. "The season 5 premiere tied that particular character storyline up neatly – Morty finally had a serious date (of sorts) with Jessica, it didn't work out after all, and they went their separate ways."
This echoes a line of thinking a number of other users shared in a similar thread asking for an explanation as to why Jessica didn't appear once in "Rick and Morty" Season 6. For example, user TakeYourLs pointed out that her most recent appearance in Season 5 actively drew attention to and undermined the fact that her role was merely as an accessory to Morty, making her character perhaps not worth revisiting. User MotorBug2005, meanwhile, pointed out that there are plenty of underutilized side characters in "Rick and Morty," leaving the door open for her return just as it is for characters in the same boat like Tammy and Birdperson.
While Jessica's relevance to "Rick and Morty" in its current state may indeed have expired, "Rick and Morty" is practically defined by its unpredictability, so the character resurfacing in a new manner is, at least, not entirely out of the question.
Jessica's character arc may have simply reached its end
In response to user YTReckless_Leotron's thread about Jessica missing from "Rick and Morty" Season 6, another user with the handle Wise_Bass proposed that the character may be gone for story reasons. "I feel like they're kind of done with Jessica for now," they wrote. "The season 5 premiere tied that particular character storyline up neatly – Morty finally had a serious date (of sorts) with Jessica, it didn't work out after all, and they went their separate ways."
This echoes a line of thinking a number of other users shared in a similar thread asking for an explanation as to why Jessica didn't appear once in "Rick and Morty" Season 6. For example, user TakeYourLs pointed out that her most recent appearance in Season 5 actively drew attention to and undermined the fact that her role was merely as an accessory to Morty, making her character perhaps not worth revisiting. User MotorBug2005, meanwhile, pointed out that there are plenty of underutilized side characters in "Rick and Morty," leaving the door open for her return just as it is for characters in the same boat like Tammy and Birdperson.
While Jessica's relevance to "Rick and Morty" in its current state may indeed have expired, "Rick and Morty" is practically defined by its unpredictability, so the character resurfacing in a new manner is, at least, not entirely out of the question.