- Why the "Rick and Morty" season four trailer
has some fans pissed!
What a weekend.
Unless you've been living under a rock,
it was a smorgasbord of first-looks, trailer, teasers,
and all kinds of clips from some of our favorite shows.
"The Expanse," love it.
"Star Trek: Discovery," permission to come aboard.
"Lost in Space," sign us up.
And of course, "Star Trek: Picard," still crying with joy.
But, hidden among all of the new footage
was the long-awaited first official trailer
for "Rick and Morty" season four.
Now, we had seen a snippet of the upcoming season
that played at San Diego Comic-Con,
featuring a Taika Waititi-voiced alien,
but this was the first look at what we should expect
from the show this year as a whole.
And guess what, while it's crammed with new characters,
old favorites,
and the usual amount of intergalactic hijinks,
there's one specific moment in the season four trailer
that is seriously pissing off some fans.
So, let's break this down to figure out
why some in the "Rick and Morty" community
are more up in arms than fans at a McDonald's
that has run out of Szechuan Sauce.
- Wow, this sauce is (beep) amazing.
- The trailer starts off innocuously enough.
We see Rick and Morty rolling up on a planet
in their space cruiser where they soon find themselves
outside of an ancient alien temple.
Obviously, we're getting some major
"Indiana Jones" vibes here.
Note the huge trap spikes in the ceiling
and later in the trailer,
after they suit in clear protective suits,
darts fire from the wall and harmlessly bounce off of them.
We are then introduced to this new character, Chachi,
a cat alien with a dome head.
Obviously, he's going to be a fan favorite
who will be around for a long time.
- Morty, get in.
(splats)
- Well, (beep).
So much for Chachi.
Next, we get Morty scaling a cliff face
while Rick floats nearby in a hover chair eating a burger,
or is it a burrito?
No, definitely a chicken sandwich.
(bell dings)
Overall, this feels very much like a reference
to the scene in "Star Trek V: The Final Frontier"
when Kirk is climbing the mountain
while Spock hangs back in hover boots.
Does this mean we might see Rick and Morty
facing off against God in this upcoming season?
- What does God need with a starship?
- Good question.
In the next scene, we find Rick and Morty getting attacked,
but it appears that they have been mining a geode
for some sort of blue crystal,
based on the pickaxe and box on the ground.
Also, it seems that they show will be moving
out of the realm of science and into the world of fantasy
because apparently Morty is getting a dragon!
- And that's the end of the Morty Gets a Dragon experiment.
- We even get a reference to magic later in the spot,
we will save that breakdown for the moment.
Next up, we mentioned some old favorites.
We've got a horde of Mr. Meeseeks rampaging, and boy howdy,
they do not seem very helpful this time around.
We even spot another one later in the trailer
as Morty fights him while in full Nazi regalia
and accidentally shoots Gearhead in the face with a Luger.
Oh, wait, wait, we mean Revolio Clockberg Jr.,
because Gearhead is a slur to Gearpersons.
How did any of this happen?
We have no clue.
Now, we know Beth and Summer
don't always have the best relationship,
but here they're straight-up duking it out
with some makeshift weaponry.
It looks like they crashed out of the jet bridge
onto the luggage cart in the background.
Hopefully they can patch things up.
And, speaking of fighting, we spy Morty very efficiently
taking down some bully-type people behind the mall,
which the police refer to as an Akira-type situation.
Obviously, "Rick and Morty" is no stranger to weird,
body horror-type things,
so this is confirmation that we're getting more of that.
However, if you look closely,
Morty has some sort of blue crystal-type thing
stuck in his head.
While we don't get a super clean look at it in this trailer,
it could be the crystal that they were mining for earlier.
Of course, that's not the only body horror
we get in this teaser.
How about this weird, mutated head melting down
after it gets sprayed with something?
Now, we can't confirm it,
but our guess is that this is a Jerry
because his voice sounds a bit
like a modulated Chris Parnell as he screams in agony.
You know, just some light-hearted animated fun.
- What?
- Next, we see Morty applying a salve
that he needs to leave on for 10 minutes or he'll die,
but if he leaves it on for 12 minutes
Rick will need to hunt what he becomes.
Which, guess what, we see Morty morph into a monster
towards the end of the trailer,
so apparently Morty forgot how to read a clock.
Later, we see Jerry and Morty
fall into a group of alien soldiers.
Note Jerry's outfit.
This is what he's wearing in the clip
from San Diego Comic-Con
with the aforementioned alien-app creator
voiced by "Thor: Ragnarok"'s Taika Waititi.
These aliens seem to be larger,
much more dangerous members of the same species.
We even see a further bit from the clip
that was shown at Comic-Con later in the trailer
that confirms Jerry is wearing the same outfit.
After that, we get a joke from the trailer
that seems to be tickling fans' fancies
when Rick tells his lab coat to rip off "Doctor Strange."
And while we did mention
magic making an appearance in this footage,
we think this is more likely a clever inside joke
to "Rick and Morty" co-creator Dan Harmon
who did some writing work on "Doctor Strange"
in an uncredited role.
But we did mention magic and here it is.
Rick turns an alien into a football and a vase
using a weapon powered by magic.
Also, in the background,
Summer is wearing some fantasy-genre garb.
This same location looks to be where Rick
fights the rock monster
and has one of his weapons destroyed.
Is the destruction of his science
why he must turn to magic to make a magic weapon?
Well, makes sense.
And all this talk about guns,
one thing that is notably absent from this trailer
is Rick's portal gun.
Where is it?
Did it get destroyed as well?
Are they not using it this season?
Who knows.
But definitely something to keep an eye out for.
Moving on to Mr. Poopy Butt Hole.
A phrase I never as a child
thought I would have to say as part of my career.
While he still walks with a cane,
he appears to have mostly recovered
from getting shot by Beth in "Total Rickall"
and it looks like he's teaching a college class
when his students attack him, forcing him to defend himself.
So, this must make him Professor Mr. Poopy Butt Hole,
another phrase I never thought
I would have to say in my career.
Hey, thanks guys.
- [Man] You're welcome!
- In this next scene, when Morty whines about dying,
eagle-eyed fans were quick to notice
the snake alien in the space suit in the foreground.
Its helmet has been cracked in a way
that is very reminiscent of the Chestbursters
from the "Alien" franchise.
Could we be seeing an homage to that?
Especially since "Rick and Morty"
did do a full-on "Alien: Covenant" promo
with facehuggers back in the day.
(dramatic music) (Rick moaning)
- Oh my God, it's one of those facehuggers
from the "Alien" movie!
- We then get a shot of Morty's Adventure Card
getting stamped and filled,
leaving us with yet another question:
What happens once Morty's adventure stamp card fills up?
And finally, the moment that got people pissed,
the announcement of only five new episodes
starting November 10th.
Why are fans pissed?
Mostly because of the half the season you deserve line.
Is the season only five episodes?
Was there another delay?
What the hell is going on?!
- [Announcer] Half the season you deserve.
- With the show falling
notoriously behind schedule at times,
only getting a half season announcement
was troubling to many fans.
But never to fear, this is not indicative
of the show on another long hiatus.
"Rick and Morty" most likely is just taking a break
during the holiday season
before the rest of the episodes debut,
a common practice in television,
since the holidays are a bit of a dead zone for viewership
with so many people traveling.
Remember that after this batch of episodes,
there are still 65 episodes of "Rick and Morty"
coming down the tube and if we had to wager,
the second half of the season
will most likely pop around February
when everyone is home and back in front of their TVs again.
Plus, while at Comic-Con, the creative team confirmed
that they're already working on season five.
So, crisis averted.
Put down your pitchforks, it's gonna be okay.
Overall, even getting five episodes is better than none
and based on this trailer,
it looks like we can expect the same sort of shenanigans
we've come to expect
from our favorite grandfather-grandson duo.
But what do you folks think?
Are you excited for "Rick and Morty" season four?
Are you okay with five episodes at a time
or do you want all 10 in a row?
And what overarching plot do you think
they're going to build to over 70 episodes?
Let's discuss.
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