Though it’s been a long time since its fifth season premiere, “Rick and Morty” is back and ready for war. The sixth season of the successful adult animation series picks up the story of grandfather and grandson in a moment of capital importance. After the destruction of the Citadel and the end of Evil Morty’s story arc, a lot has changed in their relationship, which promises to be somewhat less violent and more magnanimous towards the teenager. But it is that, in addition, it has some new open fronts involving characters like the much more interesting Summer, the space version of Beth or, above all, that evil Rick who threatens the status quo of the protagonists.
The creators of “Rick and Morty” ensure that this new season will be much more aware of their past by making it “more canonical”. Thus, in the statements to eCartelera, the producer of the series Scott Marden points out “The season is more canonical because the first episode opens a new chapter, in many ways, for a narrative thread that has always existed. Also, I think the season is also trying to keep alive some strands of things that exist in the series that are, quotation marks, canon in a smaller way to give everything a little more continuity. These were some of the points we got from Season 5, making things feel less independent and more aware in an order that develops throughout the season. So it is more canonical in this sense. “.
mouse rope
The truth is, while it’s clear that the series accelerates more with its core story with each passing season, its creators continue to see a lot of future ahead of it. “Who knows what will happen in terms of what, where and how far”introduces Justin Roiland, one of the leaders of ‘Rick and Morty’ and voice of its two protagonists. “As long as there is flexibility and understanding”Keep it up, “and as long as the pace doesn’t drop too much or the writers feel they have to play it too safe, there’s always room for really crazy things to happen.”. Things that, when they come to mind, don’t always work. Because for Roiland, the key thing is not to advance for the sake of advancement, but rather for what happens to flow back into the series in the best possible way.
“Sometimes we tried to plan things, and those things fell apart, because doing the show is like trying to ride a wild horse. Things seem to happen when they happen if the show doesn’t try too hard.”supports the creator, “If we can make the story work, great. If it doesn’t go right, it all gets thrown away and we go in a different direction or start over.”. In addition, Roiland later confesses that the progression of the series has not always been in mind: “At first we weren’t thinking about many of these things, even though we knew that at some point we should. We knew that maybe we could be inspired and that the ideas could fit and / or come out, and we wanted to tell these stories “..
References and gifts
In “Rick and Morty”, one of the great pleasures of any film buff is to find all the references and tributes to pop culture that the creators have introduced to you. Already from its protagonists as bizarre versions of “Back to the Future”, the series is plagued with highly celebrated episodes and scenes. And, of course, Season 6 wasn’t going to be an exception. “The most notable is ‘Jungla de cristal'”says Marder. But, as any fan can expect, he’s far from the only one, even if Harmon recognizes it “This time we will not do many more, if not some tribute or small things”. What they dare to do in this new series of chapters is change the register and genre in one of their episodes.
“In the sixth season we have an episode that we wanted to do horror”reveals Marder in a scoop. “Yes, there is, there is one that, in a way, is very gendered in terms of tone. It is very similar to a Valentine’s Day made by John Carpenter. Scary horror movies from the early 1980s. The composer also made a kind of soundtrack that evokes that tone “Dan Harmon, co-creator of the series, points out proudly. And although they did not want to give more details, everything indicates that this chapter will become a favorite of viewers.
the perfect episode
While it is true that “Rick and Morty” develops a central story, one of the strengths of the series is its ability to constantly present new self-contained adventures. In this sense, Harmon states that for him it must be a perfect episode of the series “able to stand alone. If you can show it to a stranger who has been in a bomb shelter for ten years and has never seen “Rick and Morty”, if I could show it to him without him knowing it was a TV series, but he could still watch it for 20 minutes and figure it out, understand the story and figure out what happens to at least one character and he could go through it and say, ‘Oh, I understand what happened to them. there ‘… It’s a perfect episode. And then, as a bonus, if you do it by tapping into classic, funny and science fiction stories with this unmistakable sideshot or what some people might call a meta … “.
Marden joins this reflection by commenting on it for him “the perfect episodes are the ones with really cool sci-fi hooks, which have enough machinery for Rick to keep driving them. But they also have a good combination of the simplest. In my head I call them “smart and farts” [inteligentes y con pedos]. It is just that. That brain activity that some of these episodes also have, along with some of the silliest jokes. All this confused in a tornado is a good episode for me. “. A combination that the sixth season promises to have in abundance.
Character evolution
Roiland, as previously mentioned, is tasked with voicing both Rick and Morty in the series. But with him there is a great team of actors and actresses who play all the characters who accompany them on their intergalactic adventures. This is the case of Sarah Chalke, who in the series is Beth, Morty’s mother and Rick’s daughter. Accustomed to acting in front of the cameras in numerous roles, being able to fully immerse herself in an animated series is a fascinating challenge for her. “Dubbing is a different experience than being on a set. One of my favorite parts is how liberating it is creatively.”specific, “When you are on the set of a series and you want to try something different, if you ask to do another take there are a hundred people waiting, but if you are in a dubbing booth and you are trying to do something different with a line. , there are five ways you can try. different in thirty seconds “.
For her, Beth’s evolution in “Rick and Morty” was as unexpected as it was grateful: “It exceeded my expectations in terms of what the character would do and where the character would go. We looked at the relationship between Beth and Jerry over the years. And then I played Space Beth, which was like playing two characters in the same series.”. Her great battle partner is Chris Parnell, who voices her husband, Jerry. A somewhat pathetic character who, amidst laughter, comes to define how “a version of myself. I tap into my insecurities and my pathos, I guess”. Their marriage has suffered severe setbacks over the seasons, but both are confident that love will survive. “Maybe he’ll go through a few more rounds of reuniting and separating. But yeah, I think they’ll stay together eventually.”Parnell points out.
The newest member of the family is Summer, Morty’s older sister. Played by Spencer Grammer, the character has evolved considerably since the first season, where he was one of the most irritating elements for fans. Now, far from that spirit, Summer is one of the great characters in the series and she plays a pivotal role in several episodes. “I’ve always planned it. I’ve tried to reach this point as much as possible.”Grammer tells between one line and another, “You have to make yourself completely integral to the project so they can’t get rid of you. And I feel Summer has really learned to shine. We both have that nature. Summer wanted to be part of the Rick and Morty experience, not just the third wheel of the party. And I felt the same way. I was like ‘because the show isn’t Rick, Morty and Summer. Why isn’t it called The Adventures of Rick and Summer? ‘ That’s all. I just wanted them to see and hear me. I’m very lucky that he liked my performance enough to build my character further. “.
work process
One of the most interesting thoughts was left by Roiland when he explained how he works when preparing to write new episodes. “I try to keep my head and brain out of the general conversation, from the outside world, and only do the things I think are nice and fun to do.”exposes. “I think having fun and being creative, doing interesting things, not having the influence of other people in your head, like the voices of the audience … It wouldn’t be that fun, because you will be fucking self-controlled and worried about all these things” .he continues, clarifying that the criticisms launched by the public don’t touch him too much when it comes to following.
“If you can remove it as much as possible, you tend to have more fun and when you have more fun you tend to create better content.”adds Roland, “You yourself as a viewer can feel it while watching it. You can see the people having fun behind the stories. So that’s my general philosophy on how to do things. It doesn’t always work, you know. But at least you have fun. And when it works it’s great, because it’s like ‘hey, we had a lot of fun and people like it'”. Perhaps this is the fundamental key to ‘Rick and Morty’ getting where it has come after so many years.
Premiere of the sixth season of “Rick and Morty”. on HBO Max on September 5th.
Source: E Cartelera
