Spoiler Alert: This piece contains spoilers from “Unmortricken,” the fifth episode of “Rick and Morty” Season 7.
Dan Harmon is, by his own admission, “allergic to serialized, canonical stuff.” But the “Rick and Morty” co-creator told Variety that he resisted that impulse for “Unmortricken,” the episode that brought Season 7 of the Adult Swim animated sitcom to its halfway point on Sunday night. Not only does “Unmortricken” check in on the series’ overarching story for the first time since the Season 6 premiere (which aired over a year ago); it also sees the grisly death of a character once built up as the show’s arch-antagonist, even as it gives another an unprecedented level of power within the “Rick and Morty” universe.
Co-written by Albro Lundy and James Siciliano and directed by Jacob Hair, “Unmortricken” opens with what appears to be a standard “Rick and Morty” adventure — until Morty goes on a rampage,...
Dan Harmon is, by his own admission, “allergic to serialized, canonical stuff.” But the “Rick and Morty” co-creator told Variety that he resisted that impulse for “Unmortricken,” the episode that brought Season 7 of the Adult Swim animated sitcom to its halfway point on Sunday night. Not only does “Unmortricken” check in on the series’ overarching story for the first time since the Season 6 premiere (which aired over a year ago); it also sees the grisly death of a character once built up as the show’s arch-antagonist, even as it gives another an unprecedented level of power within the “Rick and Morty” universe.
Co-written by Albro Lundy and James Siciliano and directed by Jacob Hair, “Unmortricken” opens with what appears to be a standard “Rick and Morty” adventure — until Morty goes on a rampage,...
- 11/13/2023
- by Alison Herman
- Variety Film + TV
Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars, Emmys, Grammys and Tony Awards ceremonies, curated by Variety senior awards editor Clayton Davis. The prediction pages reflect the current standings in the race and do not reflect personal preferences for any individual contender. As other formal (and informal) polls suggest, competitions are fluid and subject to change based on buzz and events. Predictions are updated every Thursday.
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2023 Emmy Predictions:
Outstanding Animated Program Rick and Morty, S7. Adult Swim.
Weekly Commentary: Netflix’s “Entergalactic,” the animated accompaniment to Kid Cudi’s album is competing against long-standing series such as “Bob’s Burgers,” “Rick and Morty” and “The Simpsons.” The streamer pulled off a surprise win last year with “Arcane,...
Visit the prediction pages for the respective ceremonies via the links below:
Oscars | Emmys | Grammys | Tonys
2023 Emmy Predictions:
Outstanding Animated Program Rick and Morty, S7. Adult Swim.
Weekly Commentary: Netflix’s “Entergalactic,” the animated accompaniment to Kid Cudi’s album is competing against long-standing series such as “Bob’s Burgers,” “Rick and Morty” and “The Simpsons.” The streamer pulled off a surprise win last year with “Arcane,...
- 8/28/2023
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
[Editor’s Note: The following review contains spoilers for “Rick and Morty” Season 6, Episode 1, “Solaricks.”]
Nothing lasts for very long in the world of “Rick and Morty.” This family moves through realities like switching out kitchen trash bags. Entire planets can wither away and transform in mere seconds. Characters seesaw between vengeance and reconciliation in emotional forever wars.
So in the Season 6 premiere — “Solaricks” — when our two title characters submit themselves to going no more a-portal-ing and fully embrace death, that’s also momentary at most. What follows in this episode is a breakneck parade of every reason why these two (and the show that contains them) have so much more still to live for.
Rather than dwell on the chaos and carnage of the Season 5 finale or hit a convenient reset button, “Solaricks” chooses a satisfying middle zone in resituating where each member of the family is on this show’s dense, cosmic board. In a weird way,...
Nothing lasts for very long in the world of “Rick and Morty.” This family moves through realities like switching out kitchen trash bags. Entire planets can wither away and transform in mere seconds. Characters seesaw between vengeance and reconciliation in emotional forever wars.
So in the Season 6 premiere — “Solaricks” — when our two title characters submit themselves to going no more a-portal-ing and fully embrace death, that’s also momentary at most. What follows in this episode is a breakneck parade of every reason why these two (and the show that contains them) have so much more still to live for.
Rather than dwell on the chaos and carnage of the Season 5 finale or hit a convenient reset button, “Solaricks” chooses a satisfying middle zone in resituating where each member of the family is on this show’s dense, cosmic board. In a weird way,...
- 9/5/2022
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
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