Steve Levy, RickAndMorty producer, explains why Evil Morty has not made an appearance in recent episodes.
Rick and Morty has been entertaining audiences for more than ten years, following the adventures of the titular characters as they travel through an increasingly dangerous multiverse. While the animated comedy does a great job of creating self-contained episodes that focus on the laughs that can be had with these unpredictable protagonists, the show has dared to create serialized storytelling over the course of its run.
During recent seasons of the Adult Swim hit, the story has been relegated in favor of comedic episodes that apparently go nowhere in regards of the character development in Rick and Morty. A few years ago, it looked like the series would fully commit ot explaining who Evil Morty was, where he came from and why he was orchestrating a big plan to take out the Ricks from different realities.
COLLIDER VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Dan Harmon, the co-creator of the series, grew up watching the sitcoms of the 70s and 80s, where each episode operated independently of the others. Nothing was 'serialized' and that allowed a series to last much longer. I don't see us writing a series with a red thread to follow every week, it would be too hard.
We had to feel the characters evolve, and that's where these somewhat special episodes on Evil Morty or Rick Prime come in. But always in small touches, otherwise we would risk saying too much, and we would have nothing more to say! The rule is that there must be at least one episode each season evoking the 'big story'. That way people are rewarded for continuing to watch the show. By the way, we have some very cool things in stock for season 7.
Rick and Morty was recently been embroiled in controversy when Justin Roiland, who voiced the two main characters, was accused of abuse and domestic battery. The network was quick to cut ties and announce that all the roles Roiland played throughout the show, no matter how big or small, would be effectively recast going forward. The replacement would apparently not delay the release of the upcoming seventh season, although an exact date hasn't been announced by Adult Swim as of today.
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