![]() There has been at least a year between every season released so far. With Rick and Morty‘s third season concluded, there’s no saying how long until fans get more. Even though they go on interdimensional adventures, they’re still a real family with simple issues. Children’s cries for help, dealing with loved ones’ affliction, managing anger towards a divorce or frustration with family’s romantic choices all show how the Smith family tics. The episode’s concepts themselves are dark, but the true darkness lies within the family drama. Though the finale didn’t feature the Citadel of Ricks with President Evil Morty, or Phoenix Person as a new agent of the intergalactic organization that considers Rick a terrorist, or even McDonald’s Szechuan sauce, it did follow the motif of the season. The premiere promised the darkest year of adventures for the titular duo. Beth even says life will be a lot like season one. Rick went from the de facto leader of the family to grandpa scientist who experiments in the garage. If he hadn’t offered Beth the chance to run away with a clone in her place than whatever Beth remained wouldn’t become paranoid and turn to Jerry for help. Worst of all, Rick knows reuniting the family is his own fault. But when his daughter reunites with her idiot husband, Rick is truly defeated. He simply wants to prove his power for fun. He doesn’t battle the president for Morty to get a selfie with him, as Morty reveals he doesn’t want one anymore. ![]() After all, this is someone who broke up his own daughter’s marriage. He struggles with power within context of the country, planet and universe, but ultimately is after control within his own household. Much like the season premiere, Rick is not really dealing with the issues at the forefront. This gives the mad scientist no choice but to accept the fate of his family, resolve his conflict with the president and accept defeat. While Rick moves through the White House, battling the commander in chief for a selfie with his grandson, Morty escapes with his reunited family to stay away from Rick. After having a breakdown, she turns to the only person she knows can verify her identity: Her separated husband, Jerry. Meanwhile, Beth deals with the same deep-seeded issues as the previous episode, when she realizes she might be a clone of herself and has no idea if the real version of herself chose to leave her family. Both stories focus on Rick’s lack of respect for authority, simultaneously juggling heavy action sequences with family drama that seems nearly inconsequential to the mad scientist. The episode bookended the season well when compared to the premiere. It was a lot more straightforward than Never Ricking Morty, but managed to include a complex and rollicking Rick and Morty adventure that featured everything from a new beekeeping hobby for Jerry to digs at podcasting and print media to a starring role for Summer.Keith David reprises his role as the president who told Rick and Morty to “get schwifty” when Earth was kidnapped for an interstellar singing reality game show. The May 10 episode, Promortyus, was set in the familiar and creepy universe of the Alien movies. The second half of season 4 returned May 3 with a complex and self-referential episode titled Never Ricking Morty. The return was debated by fans - some of whom loved the sly meta-references, others who wanted a different approach. ![]() ![]() Want a freebie or two? Adult Swim has a free stream of Rick and Morty episodes, shown one at a time, but you can't choose the one that's on. ![]() Old episodes are available for streaming on Hulu, or you can buy whole seasons or individual episodes on Amazon Prime or YouTube, or whole seasons on DVD, if that's your thing. Sure, you could just tune in to the season finale knowing little more than the two main characters' names, but where's the fun in that? You need to take your time and enjoy the back catalog of craziness, starting with the 2013 pilot. ![]()
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