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In Rick and Morty, no one can hear you vomit.
Video screenshot by Gael Fashingbauer Cooper / CNET
While Rick and Morty has been on hiatus, the real world has become almost as crazy as the surreal world of the animated show Adult Swim. If only someone had a Meeseeks in our world and could ask the little blue guys who fulfill the request to heal coronavirus. But it always helps to have something to look forward to in difficult times, and we can at least count the days on a calendar (remember the calendars? That big empty thing that used to be full?) until the next new episode of Rick and Morty airs on May 10.
What we know about the next episode.
The show’s official Twitter account revealed upcoming episode titles. The May 10 episode is Promortyus; the May 17 episode is The Vat of Acid Episode (geez, what is it about?); the May 24 show is Childrick of Mort; and the season finale on May 31 is called Star Mort Rickturn of the Jerri.
A brief teaser shows that yes, Promortyus is a reference to the science fiction Alien franchise, which features a 2012 film called Prometheus.
If you know the Alien franchise, you know it’s filled with terrifying creatures of acidic blood and hugs on their faces, and so is the Rick and Morty episode, apparently. Rick appears to have woken up the creatures by “looking at a wet egg”, although Morty told him not to, damn it. Mad scientist Rick is a bit arrogant that a society of clutching parasites won’t be difficult to navigate until he gets a little closer and changes his mind. But on the plus side, aliens “have an M&M store.” Sweet dreams, we suppose.
When and where to watch?
You can watch Promortyus on May 10 on Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim at 11:30 p.m. PT.
The show returned on May 3 with a complex, self-referential episode titled Never Ricking Morty. the the comeback was debated by fans – Some of whom loved cunning meta-references, others who wanted a different approach.
Fans have waited five months for the fourth season to return. Five season 4 episodes aired in 2019, and now that the May 3 episode has been shown, there are still four unsuspended shows to come this season. So the May 10 episode is just the second new episode of 2020, but it’s actually the sixth show for season 4. Old episodes can be seen on Hulu, but season 4 shows won’t appear there until broadcast throughout the season.
We have the rights to stream Rick and Morty’s past seasons in our streaming library. We should see S4 join our streaming library sometime after the season ends on TV. If you want to stream S4 while streaming, you can do it with Hulu + Live TV: https://t.co/xiny322tcE!
– Hulu support (@hulu_support) November 20, 2019
Don’t have Cartoon Network? The Rick and Morty episodes also air on Hulu Plus Live TV. And when HBO Max is here Rick and Morty will also be there in May.
How to catch up
Sure, you could tune into the next new episode knowing little more than the names of the two main characters, but where’s the fun in that? You need to take your time and enjoy the crazy catalog, starting with Pilot 2013. Older episodes are available to stream on Hulu, or you can purchase full seasons or individual episodes at Amazon Prime or Youtube, or entire seasons on DVD, if that’s your thing. Do you want a gift or two? Adult Swim has a free sequence of Rick and Morty episodes, shown one at a time, but you can’t pick the one that’s on.
What happened in the first half of the season?
before the show on May 3, five episodes of season 4 aired, and they were virtually stand-alone shows, which means they’re fun to watch, but they don’t necessarily make the show go long. (Which, with a show like this, is fine. This is not X-Files.)
In the first episode, Edge of Tomorty: Rick Die Rickpeat, Rick introduces Morty to special alien crystals that can show him his death, which is a very bad idea. In the second, The Old Man and the Seat, we learn that Rick really likes his special toilet a lot. Episode 3, One Crew about Crewcoo’s Morty, features the return of Mr. Poopybutthole, now a professor, and gets into the Netflix streaming service.
In the fourth episode, Claw and Hoarder: Special Ricktim’s Morty, Morty gets a dragon, which is exactly a bad idea as you might think. And the fifth episode, Rattlestar Ricklactica, features a world of time-traveling space snakes. (And there it is jazz snake, which Summer digs.)
Rick is too busy eating Arby’s in his floating chair to help Morty.
Cartoon Network / Screenshot by Gael Fashingbauer Cooper / CNET
Need a little more of Rick and Morty?
On March 28, the program released a five-minute short film titled Samurai & Shogun. It is inspired by a classic manga called Lone Wolf and Cub, which also inspired the Bob’s Burgers Hawk and Chick episode as well as the second episode of Disney plus show the Mandalorian.
Correction, April 21: Adult Swim’s main channel is Cartoon Network.
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