In the behind the scenes featurette on Adult Swim's Youtube channel, writer Nicholas Rutherford mentioned that he doesn't know how the episode was allowed to air given that he found it "disgusting and tasteless". Director Erica Hayes was similarly bemused and jokingly summarized the episode by saying, "That happened."
There are several references to Return of the Jedi in this episode. Rick ends up encased in a carbonite style device and even mentions Han Solo. Rick strangles the Queen Sperm like Leia did to Jabba the Hutt and Beth and Summer ride the sperm like speeder bikes through Vegas
As of November 2022, this is the lowest rated episode of the entire series.
The episode has become a very controversial topic and has polarized the Rick and Morty fandom. Fans have expressed dissatisfaction with the sex humor and story while other fans counteract this criticism by mentioning that the show has always had these elements and that it shouldn't be taken so seriously.
Numerous real Las Vegas hotels are featured including the Luxor, the Mirage and the Excalibur