"Creators of 'Rick and Morty' Discuss Crafting a Western-Style Citadel Episode: 'An Enjoyable Test'"
Title: Revenge in the West: A Rick and Morty Tale
Tune into Adult Swim every Sunday at 11:00 PM ET for a wild ride with Rick and Morty in Season 8's third episode, "The Rick, The Mort & The Ugly." Dan Harmon, co-creator and co-showrunner, coins it as a "spiritual sequel" to Season 3's "The Ricklantis Mixup."
"The Ricklantis Mixup" was a clever trap, setting up tales for everyone's favorite duo, Rick and Morty, only to switch gears mid-episode. According to Harmon, it was all about drawing the audience into an unexpected twist, a "meta joke."
"The Rick, The Mort & The Ugly" takes viewers to the desolate wasteland of the Citadel, once the inter-dimensional hub of Ricks and Mortys across realities. The season's developers reveal the episode unfolds in the aftermath of Evil Morty's destruction of the Citadel and Rick's reset of the portal fluid. With most Ricks and Mortys returned to their home dimensions, the remaining clones built a God-forsaken western-style society.
The opening scene sees our new heroes, Rick and Morty, in their improvised workshop, battling debris left behind from the Citadel's explosion. However, their tools are no match for the new threats lurking in the shattered wasteland, and they soon find themselves relying on the help of the rugged and resilient Homesteader Rick.
With the quiet rhythms of life on the frontier, Harmon felt a stark contrast to the hustle and bustle of the original storyline. He shared, "It's a frontier story. You're focusing on these small stories and not cutting between, it's not Love Actually or something."
The western-style narrative, inspired by iconic films like "Unforgiven," pushed the creative team to embrace new storytelling challenges and find fresh ways to captivate the audience.
Don't miss out on the incredible journey of "The Rick, The Mort & The Ugly," and get ready for more thrills as the season continues to unfold. Stay tuned, Rick and Morty fans! [1][2][3]
References:[1] IMDb - Top Rated Rick and Morty Episode[2] The Rick, The Mort & The Ugly: A Post-Apocalyptic Adventure[3] Exploring the Complexities of Clone Identity in Rick and Morty's Season 8, Episode 3
In the post-apocalyptic adventure of "The Rick, The Mort & The Ugly" in Rick and Morty's Season 8, episode 3, creators Dan Harmon and Scott Marder delve into a western-style narrative, inspired by films like "Unforgiven." The TV-rated episode, airing every Sunday at 11:00 PM ET on Adult Swim, promises a spiritually sequential and unexpected turn, similar to Season 3's "The Ricklantis Mixup," offering a refreshing change in the entertainment landscape.
