Rick and Morty have been on Adult Swim now for seven seasons and we’re about to see the release of the 8th. The good people at Adult Swim gifted us screeners of a few of the first episodes for us to check out and tell you our thoughts ahead of its release.
As always, we break down our reviews by story, acting, and overall. So let’s jump on into it.
Story 7/10
I don’t want to ruin a lot of the amazing jokes, gags, and twists and turns of the season, there are a lot, but I want to talk specifically about the energy of Rick and Morty as it has changed, twisted, returned to normal, and gone off the rails multiple times throughout the series. For the most part, the general relationship of Rick and Morty is that of toxic codependency and has sparked in one or two occasions in the past of deep moments of love, support, and genuine compassion. The best way to describe for anyone who is well versed in television and media would be that akin to Married with Whildren, but with more scenes of Al hiding pictures of his family for Emmy bait… and of course a whole lot of science fiction.
This season starts off strong, showcasing the toxic relationship of Rick and Morty and Summer, and how at his basic, Rick is still a very flawed and very skilled man.
Near the end of another episode in our sneak peek, we get to see the healthier, more responsible and respectful relationship of Rick and Morty that has been fostered and grown through the seasons of the show.
There is even more backsliding and pushback though, between Rick and Morty in certain episodes and scenes. It makes me, as a reviewer, wonder if we’re always following C-137 Rick and Morty, or if we are regularly jumping into a different family throughout the series, even more then before.
One good rule of thumb might be that if the characters don’t directly referencing C-137, Rick murdering Rick prime, or Evil Morty, we might just be in a different dimension. Space Beth could even exist in multiple dimensions, and Rick pointed out in a prior season premier. At the end of the day it’s more about the journey than it is about the story, and we are getting a journey with old school and modern Rick and Morty, all at the same time, and that’s pretty cool.
Acting 9/10
This season, Harry Belden and Ian Cardoni have really come into the voices even more. They’re doing a great job, and not at any point did I ever stop and think or wonder have the voices changed. I’m able to sit back and just enjoy the continuing adventures and stories. A true and complete success in voice over replacement.
Of course, Sarah Chalke, Chris Parnell, and Spencer Grammer all do an amazing job as support voice characters throughout the episodes that we watched of this season, and I can’t wait to see where the season goes and all the new voice talents and guest stars we get to enjoy along the way.
Overall 8.5/10
The stories are new and fresh, at least of the ones that we were able to see from the sneak peak. Any rehashing or re-running through old story lines are generally nice rifts, or different enough to not feel like we’re retapping the same well.
This appears to be a very solid season of Rick and Morty, however, we did not review the entire season, and definitely did not review the season major arc and resolution, if there even is one this season.
Conner’s Final Thoughts
It’s incredibly crazy how many derelict ships Rick and Morty stumble upon in the course of their show. If we count the GoTron Ferrets it’s truly in the hundreds now, isn’t it?
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