After being teased in Rick and Morty season 7 promo material, it looks like Rick Prime might finally be making his long-awaited return 5 episodes into the new season.
A promo for season 7, episode 5, titled Unmortricken, has been released by Adult Swim and fans of the Emmy-winning adult animated series have spotted the drones that Rick Prime uses. The promo also showcases Rift Travel.
Of course, some fans are convinced that Adult Swim is baiting fans with the promo...something they've done before when it comes to teasing lore episodes.
With some serialized aspects, Rick and Morty is mostly an episodic, animated sitcom that airs on weekends. Although each episode usually offers a stand-alone tale, there are underlying storylines that cut over several seasons and episodes. The serialized components give the characters and the story a feeling of depth and continuity, while the episodic structure preserves the comedy and diversity that define the program.
Check out the promo below and decide for yourself. Unmortricken will air on Sunday at 11 PM on Adult Swim.
Presently, there seems to be disagreement among Rick and Morty fans on whether to keep watching the Emmy-winning program and that's definitely been reflected in the ratings.
So far in season 7, not a single episode has amassed more than 500,000 views. Comparatively, just one episode of season 6 fell below this threshold, whilst the previous seasons consistently registered ratings above one million viewers, routinely posting ratings that were closer to two million or higher.
Adult Swim declared in January 2023 that it had "ended its association" with co-creator of the show Justin Roiland in the wake of allegations of domestic violence that were purported to have happened in 2020.
But in March 2023, the district attorney's office in Orange County announced that there was insufficient evidence to establish the case beyond a reasonable doubt, leading to the dismissal of the charges.
Since then, Rick and Morty viewers have been pleading with Adult Swim to reinstate Roilland, but it seems like the program will move forward without its co-creator. Though the accusations of domestic violence were dismissed, other reports of shady workplace behavior by Roiland began to surface.
Rick and Morty Synopsis: Rick and Morty is the Emmy award-winning half-hour animated hit comedy series on Adult Swim that follows a sociopathic genius scientist who drags his inherently timid grandson on insanely dangerous adventures across the universe.