In seven seasons, "Rick and Morty" has never really changed. Sure, it has introduced problems both big and small that the characters must face. There was the time Morty had to move to another dimension after accidentally turning his home dimension into a Cronenbergian nightmare. There was Beth and Jerry's separation, when Morty's dad moved out of the house (and had a fling with a telekinetic alien warrior). Eventually, however, the status quo is restored and things go back to normal. Rick may go to prison at the end of one season, and he may be forced to ask for permission before taking Morty on adventures the next one, but he remains virtually the same. Rick is always the patriarch of the family: the man in charge, the smartest man in the universe. Even when he loses, it is part of his plan. Things don't really change, and Rick is seldom challenged.
- 10/17/2023
- by Rafael Motamayor
- Slash Film
After allegations against "Rick and Morty" co-creator Justin Roiland resulted in him getting fired from the show and recast as the voices of the two title characters, the beloved adult animated comedy is back for season 7. The season premiere puts us back in business as usual, with Rick getting into some shenanigans while slowly teasing the canonical larger story of Rick chasing after the version of himself that killed his wife.
But the episode's focus is not on Rick and Morty, or even on Rick himself. Instead, the episode brings back a fan-favorite side character to continue his tragic arc: Mr. Poopybutthole, a very good friend of the Smith family who got shot by Beth back in season 2 when she thought he was an imaginary creature.
Since then, Mr. Poopybutthole has appeared at least once each season, usually breaking the fourth wall to update us on his story. In season...
But the episode's focus is not on Rick and Morty, or even on Rick himself. Instead, the episode brings back a fan-favorite side character to continue his tragic arc: Mr. Poopybutthole, a very good friend of the Smith family who got shot by Beth back in season 2 when she thought he was an imaginary creature.
Since then, Mr. Poopybutthole has appeared at least once each season, usually breaking the fourth wall to update us on his story. In season...
- 10/16/2023
- by Rafael Motamayor
- Slash Film
Season 7 of “Rick and Morty” is the first volume of the Adult Swim animated sitcom, a “Back to the Future” riff tracking the adventures of a mad scientist and his bumbling grandson, not to star co-creator Justin Roiland as the voice of both title characters. The network fired Roiland in January after the actor was charged with domestic violence; though the charges have since been dropped, an NBC News report last month alleged a pattern of inappropriate sexual conduct. In between, the roles of Rick and Morty were recast with soundalikes Ian Cardoni and Harry Belden, a monthslong saga that culminated with the debut of a Roiland-free show on Sunday.
All this behind-the-scenes upheaval might suggest “Rick and Morty” would return a markedly different show. But “How Poopy Got His Poop Back” is almost pointedly normal, collecting various fixtures of the “Rick and Morty” universe — not just Rick and Morty themselves,...
All this behind-the-scenes upheaval might suggest “Rick and Morty” would return a markedly different show. But “How Poopy Got His Poop Back” is almost pointedly normal, collecting various fixtures of the “Rick and Morty” universe — not just Rick and Morty themselves,...
- 10/16/2023
- by Alison Herman
- Variety Film + TV
After the hilarious and promising finale of season 6 of Rick and Morty, we already guessed Mr. Poopy was set to re-enter next season. Thankfully, this season didn’t hurt our expectations, as seeing Mr. Poopy kick off the first episode of season 7, we could already guess that it was going to be a great show from the opening. Season 6 of Rick and Morty ended on an optimistic note, saying that we will see Rick Prime as an antagonist in the upcoming season, making the show’s storyline more dimensional and humorous. But the main attraction of the seventh season, episode 1, is Mr. Poopy and his tragic story. In the last season, Mr. Poopy moved into Morty’s house after being separated from his wife and children but was not much appreciated there due to his long stay and his endless whining. Let’s see what went wrong with Mr. Poopy in episode 1. Needless to say,...
- 10/16/2023
- by Poulami Nanda
- Film Fugitives
This week’s highly anticipated Rick and Morty season 7 premiere, “How Poopy Got His Poop Back,” saw the return of fan-favorite characters Mr. Poopybutthole, Birdperson, Gearhead, and Squanchy, as they try to stage an intervention and inadvertently get riggity-riggity-wrecked with Hugh Jackman. Not a person impersonating Hugh Jackman like they did Ice T in the early seasons, but The Hugh Jackman as a fictionalized version of himself, depicted as a frat boy party animal. In every circumstance, this would be a hysterical cameo if not for the fact that the Wolverine actor has been getting his claws into adult animation for the past several years. Jackman has wholly gotten into his silly voice-acting bag, and I’m here for it.
Dating all the way back to 2006, amidst playing Wolverine in countless X-Men films and hosting the Tonys, Jackman began exploring roles that explored his vocal range, literally. So he starred...
Dating all the way back to 2006, amidst playing Wolverine in countless X-Men films and hosting the Tonys, Jackman began exploring roles that explored his vocal range, literally. So he starred...
- 10/16/2023
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
Two episodes into “Rick and Morty” Season 7 and you’ll be begging to talk about the metaphoric Gromflomite in the room. Justin Roiland is out and, while the two voice actors replacing him as the titular mad scientist and his grandson are strong sound-alikes (their identities have yet to be revealed even to critics), you’d think the smartest Adult Swim show in the multi-verse would have a cleverer response than this to its unceremonious kneecapping.
The dark animated sci-fi series earned its spot in the influential cartoon canon by playing to the top of its intelligence in a sandbox of infinite dimensions where main characters multiply, mutate, and swap realities constantly. There have been specific efforts to hem in that exponentially expanding concept; see the functional reset of dimension C-131 in Season 6’s “Solaricks.” But broadly speaking, the saga has upped the ante by continuously contorting its central story...
The dark animated sci-fi series earned its spot in the influential cartoon canon by playing to the top of its intelligence in a sandbox of infinite dimensions where main characters multiply, mutate, and swap realities constantly. There have been specific efforts to hem in that exponentially expanding concept; see the functional reset of dimension C-131 in Season 6’s “Solaricks.” But broadly speaking, the saga has upped the ante by continuously contorting its central story...
- 10/12/2023
- by Alison Foreman
- Indiewire
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