Polygon.com / 24.05.25

Rick and Morty team didn't worry about the lore we owe' in season 8 only Rick's baggage

Rick and Morty remains a staggering work of chaotic creativity. Previewing a handful of episodes from season 8, which premieres Sunday, March 25 with a Matrix-themed story inspired by phone charger theft, I still had that brain-melty How do they think of this stuff? feeling from when the show premiered more than a decade ago. The characters arent all the same as they were back in 2013 (voice actors aside): Morty has an edge from being around the galactic block a few hundred times, and Rick, while still a maniac, seems to carry the weight of cloning his daughter Beth that one time. But the sheer amount of wackadoo sci-fi comedy that creator Dan Harmon, showrunner Scott Marder, and their team of writers pack into each half-hour hasnt lost the awe. This season, that includes everything from a body-horror spin on the Easter Bunny to a spiritual sequel (Harmons words) to season 3s beloved Citadel episode The Ricklantis Mixup. So where does writing yet another season of Rick and Morty begin...
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