Warning: Contains SPOILERS for Rick and Morty season 7, episode 10!
The Rick and Morty season 7 finale is out now, with it returning to the show’s roots by breaking a 3-year-old ending trend. Rick and Morty isn’t a show known for following formulas, with the wild storylines and weird characters going in all kinds of different directions and keeping audiences on their toes. Because of this, when a Rick and Morty trend is established, it becomes very noticeable, with viewers expecting it to continue on for years. However, one of Rick and Morty‘s most significant trends is thrown to the wayside in the season 7 finale, with this shocking shake-up possibly changing the course of the show’s future.
Rick and Morty season 7 is finally here, with the highly-anticipated continuation of Adult Swim’s beloved animated sci-fi series now completely released for fans to enjoy. Rick and Morty season 7 was a wild ride, with it introducing some of the show’s best wacky one-off stories in years while also continuing the main overarching Rick and Morty storyline. Rick and Morty season 7 shockingly killed off Rick Prime, seemingly concluding the story of the show’s main villain and causing fans to expect a new story to be set up. However, Rick and Morty went a different direction, with the season 7 finale seriously defying expectations.
Rick & Morty Has Been Using Season Finales To Tell An Overarching Story For Years
Rick and Morty season finales have had a pretty well-defined structure for years now, with them using the season finales to tell the show’s main overarching story. While Rick and Morty has always had an overarching storyline, very few episodes developed it, with this story mostly being reserved for season premieres and finales. This structure allowed Rick and Morty to maintain its formula of mostly focusing on wacky one-off stories throughout the middle of a season, while the big Rick Prime and Galactic Federation stories bookended each season.
This trend has been the case since Rick and Morty season 2, episode 10, “The Wedding Squanchers,” which revealed that the wedding was a setup by the Galactic Federation, who arrested Rick until season 3. Season 3’s “The Rickchurian Mortydate” heavily focuses on Rick’s relationship with Beth while also concluding Jerry and Beth’s divorce arc. Season 4’s “Star Mort Rickturn of the Jerri” sees Rick take on the Galactic Federation and defeat Phoenixperson, while season 5’s “Rickmurai Jack” and season 6’s “Ricktional Mortpoon’s Rickmas Mortcation” continue the Evil Morty and Rick Prime storylines. All of these finales have been used to conclude arcs and set up the following season.
The Rick & Morty Season 7 Finale Is A One-Off Adventure (Breaking A Series Trend)
The Rick and Morty season 7 finale is now out, and the story takes the finale in a surprising new direction. Rick and Morty season 7, episode 10, “Fear No Mort” sees Rick and Morty travel to a Denny’s restaurant in an attempt to see something truly scary. Once there, they discover a hole that, upon jumping into it, faces its user with their worst fear. Morty enters the hole and is quickly faced with a barrage of fears, with the episode centering around Morty’s attempts to escape. As the episode goes on, Morty beings to question what’s real, never truly knowing if he has escaped the Denny’s fear hole.
This episode does feature important characters like Diane, but the season 7 finale does nothing to conclude any storylines or set up any new ones. The Rick and Morty season 7 finale is an entirely self-contained episode, breaking a series trend that has continued since season 2. It is unknown why the Rick and Morty team decided to depart from this trend when writing the season 7 finale, but the choice is definitely interesting, as it is the first time that a season has concluded without a major story episode since the very first season.
Rick & Morty’s Season 7 Finale Is The Best Direction For The Show
Although some viewers may not be a fan of Rick and Morty abandoning its overarching storyline, the season 7 finale may be the best direction for the show. The Rick Prime storyline has been going for years now, and now that season 7 has finally wrapped it up, it’s a good idea to take a break. Rushing into another years-long Rick and Morty saga would be a bad idea, so using the season 7 finale as a breather makes sense. Another overarching Rick and Morty storyline will undoubtedly come eventually – it just doesn’t have to right now.
