Rick and Morty
Summary
Rick and Mortyseason 7 has been somewhat hit - and - lose , and there ’s been a clear figure in the misses that designate what this off serial publication needs to endure . This is the first season ofRick and Mortyto boast Ian Cardoni and Harry Belden as the voices of Rick and Morty , after dishonored co - Almighty Justin Roiland was fired from the show . But that ’s not time of year 7 ’s biggest job . Within a couple of episodes , Cardoni and Belden had seamlessly adopted the roles of Rick and Morty , and the characters ’ vox were much identical from the previous season . The biggest problem withRick and Mortyseason 7 has to do with its writing .
Season 7 has deliver some ofRick and Morty ’s all - time greatest episodes , like the lore - labored revenge episode “ Unmortricken ” and the unlawful clip show “ Rickfending Your Mort . ” But it ’s also render some of the show ’s worst installments to date . “ The Jerrick Trap ” rehash concepts from preceding episodes to much lesser effect . “ Rise of the Numbericons : The Movie ” dragged out a one - note joke from a time of year 2 post - credits scene to a full half - 60 minutes , where the jape was stretched thinly , to say the least . There ’s a unwashed trait amongst all the bad episodes ofRick and Mortyseason 7 that points out the key to the show ’s survival .
Season 7 Proves Rick And Morty Needs Rick AND Morty Together
time of year 7 has proven that , forRick and Mortyto work , Rick and Morty have to be together . The worst episodes of the season have one matter in common : they split up Rick and Morty and institutionalise one of them on a solo adventure without the other . The first three episodes of the season had Rick on his own . “ How Poopy Got His Poop Back ” saw Rick attempting an interference for his protagonist , “ The Jerrick Trap ” learn Rick and Jerry becoming one unified superintendent - being , and “ Air Force Wong ” see Rick indicate with his ex - girlfriend while trying to keep his healer from dating the President of the United States .
Morty was barely seen in any of these episodes , and his absence seizure meant that the nitty-gritty of the show was miss . ingest Morty around forces Rick to have a conscience , but in the Morty - free episodes , he just went rogue . likewise , when Morty went on an risky venture without Rick in “ Rise of the Numbericons : The Movie , ” the same problem arose . Rick was n’t thereto bicker with his grandson , and it got bore pretty quickly . These episode have made it glaringly obvious thatRick and Mortyneeds its titular twosome on - screen together to work at full capacitance .
The Best Rick And Morty Episodes Rely On Rick And Morty’s Dynamic
The bestRick and Mortyepisodes bank on Rick and Morty ’s dynamic as a gramps and grandson with a begrudge mutual esteem in spitefulness of their polar - opposite personalities . “ Mortynight Run ” revolve around Morty trying to learn Rick a lesson in ethics that backfires horribly . “ Rick Potion No . 9 ” sees Rick resorting to do-or-die measures to clean up one of Morty ’s prodigious error . “ One Crew Over the Crewcoo ’s Morty ” is a parody of heist movies , but it ’s really about Rick subtly break off away at Morty ’s spirit . Even the free - flowing , complex body part - less , heavily improvise interdimensional transmission line episodes rely on Rick and Morty’sMST3K - style comment from the lounge .
In between the underwhelming sequence carve up up Rick and Morty , the best episodes of time of year 7 prove thatRick and Morty need to be together for the serial publication to really shine . “ That ’s Amorte ” uses the darkly comedic assumption of felo-de-se spaghetti to comment on the ethical motive of meat consumption as Rick once again teach Morty a ruffianly example . “ Mort : Ragnarick ” sends Rick and Morty into an endless death loop in and out of Valhalla as they team up with Bigfoot to battle a superpowered Pope . It does n’t matter how ridiculous these storylines get ; if Rick and Morty are by each other ’s side , then there will be some emotional grounding .
Rick and Mortyseason 7 is part of a massive 70 - episode order from Adult Swim .
Rick And Morty Can Split Up Its Lead Characters On One Condition
It ’s not a toilsome - and - fast rule that Rick and Morty absolutely have to be together for the show to work . The writers can split them up on one specific condition . Rick without Morty and vice versa can still workif they ’re paired up with Beth , Summer , or Jerry . Since season 7 has almost exclusively done forth with B - plots , the rest of the Smiths have been mostly sidelined . There are some really interesting moral force to mine – Summer stands up to Rick more than Morty does , and Morty reluctantly caters to his dad ’s insecurities – butRick and Mortyseason 7 has mostly ignored those other character dynamics .
