▁and ▁the ▁second - best ▁on ▁cable ▁for ▁the ▁day ▁it ▁a ired ▁in ▁adult s ▁ 1 8 – 4 9 , ▁behind ▁the ▁week ly ▁episode ▁of ▁Game ▁of ▁Th ron es . ▁The ▁season ▁finale ▁was ▁watched ▁by ▁ 2 . 6 ▁million ▁live ▁plus ▁same ▁day ▁view ers ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁most - watch ed ▁tele cast ▁across ▁all ▁age ▁groups . ▁ ▁F an base ▁re actions ▁ ▁In ▁an ▁interview ▁with ▁The ▁Hollywood ▁Re porter , ▁female ▁writers ▁Jane ▁Be cker , ▁Sarah ▁Car bi ener ▁and ▁Jess ica ▁G ao ▁addressed ▁negative ▁comments ▁regarding ▁their ▁invol vement ▁in ▁writing ▁the ▁third ▁season ▁of ▁Rick ▁and ▁Mort y , ▁recall ing ▁a ▁post ▁on ▁Red dit ▁that ▁called ▁them ▁" the ▁social ▁justice ▁war riors ▁that ▁Dan ▁had ▁to ▁h ire ". ▁G ao ▁stated , ▁" The ▁people ▁who ▁say ▁[ h iring ▁writers ▁should ▁be ▁a ▁mer it ocracy ] ▁have ▁never ▁ever ▁thought ▁about ▁what ▁that ▁actually ▁means ▁and ▁where ▁that ▁mer it ocracy ▁comes ▁from ." ▁Following ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁" P ick le ▁Rick ", ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁season ' s ▁best - r ated ▁episodes , ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁fans ▁participated ▁in ▁an ▁online ▁har ass ment ▁campaign ▁that ▁target ed ▁female ▁writers ▁of ▁the ▁show — es pecially ▁Jane ▁Be cker ▁and ▁Jess ica ▁G ao — as ▁they ▁felt ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁" ru ining ▁the ▁show " ▁for ▁them . ▁Sa id ▁writers ▁received ▁ra pe ▁and