Get out of my head!
| Episode of the series Rick and Morty | |||
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| title | Get out of my head! | ||
| Original title | The Rickshank Rickdemption | ||
| Country of production | United States | ||
| original language | English | ||
| classification | Season 3, episode 1 22nd episode in total ( list ) |
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| First broadcast | April 1, 2017 on Adult Swim | ||
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September 5, 2017 on TNT Series | ||
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| Director | Juan Meza-Leon | ||
| script | Mike McMahan | ||
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Get out of my head! (Original title: The Rickshank Rickdemption ) is the first episode of the third season and the overall 22nd episode of the series Rick and Morty . It was written by Mike McMahan and directed by Juan Meza-Leon . The third season first aired unannounced on Adult Swim in the United States on April 1, 2017, where it was seen by 676,000 American households. On the first day of its original broadcast, The Rickshank Rickdemption was played every half hour from 8:00 p.m. to 12:00 p.m. ET at improved ratings, as part of Adult Swim's annual April Fool's joke .
The episode follows the events of Rick Sanchez's imprisonment in the Galactic Federation Prison and his attempts to escape, with revelations that reveal both his true motives and character. After it first aired, The Rickshank Rickdemption received positive reviews that positively welcomed the episode's character development and its surprising twist.
action
While Rick Sanchez was imprisoned, the Galactic Federation colonized Earth and the Smith family tried to cope with his absence. Summer exhumes the remains of the alternate Rick in their back yard with the intent to use his portal weapon and rescue him. However, Morty tries to reveal Rick's shortcomings to Summer by placing her in a universe where the Earth is inhabited by mutant humans (called the Cronenberg World ) as a result of Rick's inattention . All along, the Galactic Federation scientists are trying to solve the mystery of Rick's portal weapon by sending the alien Cornvelious Daniel into his mind to interrogate him, replete with mental images of his past.
Morty and Summer are captured by the Smith family of the Cronenberg World, but rescued by SEAL Team Ricks, who send them to the Council of Ricks. After learning that Rick has been captured, Seal Team Ricks announce their plan to send a team to take him down. While in jail, Rick tricked the Galactic Federation into believing that he had revealed the secrets of his portal weapon. However, he gave them a virus that allowed him to break into Federation technology to swap bodies with Cornvelious Daniel. His body is shot by a member of the SEAL Team Ricks who does not know that he is still alive.
Rick transfers his consciousness to one of the SEAL Team Ricks and kills the others. He infiltrates the Citadel of Ricks and manages to teleport the station into the same room as the Federation prison. This drives both sides into a massive battle; Rick uses the resulting chaos to save Morty and Summer and kill the Ricks Council. In the mess, Rick goes to the Federation host, which turned out to be the reason for his self-disclosure. He uses this access to make the galactic currency worthless and thus to destroy the economy of the Federation. The Galactic Federation gets into chaos and as a result collapses, with the aliens leaving Earth.
Touted as a hero by Summer and Beth, Rick returns to the Smith household, but Jerry gives Beth an ultimatum to choose him or Rick. Rick, Summer, and Morty go into the garage instead of joining the upcoming argument. A short time later, Beth announces that she is leaving Jerry. When the new status quo is established and Rick is left alone with Morty, he reveals to Morty that his ulterior motive was to "make both the Galactic Federation and Jerry go away" by punishing Jerry for his betrayal in the season two finale and ensuring his role as Mortys de facto male influence. This leads Rick to go on a nonsensical tirade as a tribute to his swear words at the end of the pilot episode about how their adventures will inevitably be darker than before. Rick also admits to his passion for the Szechuan sauce, which was once available at McDonalds as a promotional item for the movie Mulan.
In the post-credits scene, Tammy watches Vogelmensch resurrect as a cyborg, known as the Phoenix Man .
production
The Rickshank Rickdemption was written by Mike McMahan. Elements of the episode were loosely inspired by the film The Shawshank Redemption and showcase the dark humor, nihilism, and multiverse storylines of the series. On a segment for the Den of Geek website, series creator Dan Harmon said: The Rickshank Rickdemption would resolve the conflicts that arose in season two. According to Harmon, "I don't think anyone wants to do a third season that just spends a number of episodes dealing with a situation we created at the end of the second season, so I think that's one non-spoilers way of saying that things should be fine pretty quickly ”. The episode marks the reappearance of several previous key storylines, including the Cronenberg Universe, the Citadel of the Ricks, and Birdperson.
The premiere of the third season of Rick and Morty was expected back in 2016. However, Harmon admitted in a conversation with Indiewire that new episodes were more difficult to create due to artistic disagreement with co-creator Justin Roiland. Writing for The Rickshank Rickdemption began on November 2, 2015; a few months later, in February 2016, director Juan Meza-Leon began work on the sound recording of the project. In February 2017, to celebrate the start of the episode's animation phase , Adult Swim Australia released a teaser trailer that later turned out to be RickRoll : a compilation of clips from the first and second seasons that didn't provide any new insight into the upcoming premiere .
Publication and reception
The Rickshank Rickdemption premiered on Adult Swim on April 1, 2017 without notice. As part of Adult Swim's annual April Fool's joke , the premiere aired for four hours, interrupting scheduled new episodes of Samurai Jack and Dragon Ball Super . It was tracked by 676,000 American households and had a rate of 0.2 in the 18–49 age group. At 11 p.m., when the details of the episode's unexpected debut debut began to spread, The Rickshank Rickdemption had its best reach with 949,000 viewers and odds of 0.4.
A critical hit, The Rickshank Rickdemption was hailed as one of the best episodes on the series, with IGN's Jesse Schedeen saying it was "keeping quality levels high". Critics cited the episode's dark undertones and the unique glimpse into Rick's psyche.
IGN's Jesse Schedeen wrote in his review, "Justin Roiland and Dan Harmon managed to create a conflict that was hilarious, darkly poignant and completely different from anything fans expected". She also praised the episode's ability to defy expectations while also offering "a somber portrait of a mad scientist who hates everyone else almost as much as he does himself". Paste's Zach Blumenfeld called The Rickshank Rickdemption the "Top of all animated television," an episode that saw deeper character development and humor that rivaled Total Rickall and Meeseeks and Destroy . Of Geek writer Joe Matar watched "previous Rick and Morty plot developments that reminded us of the show's commitment to its persistent multiverse" in what he called the best of the series.
Web links
- Get out of my head! in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ 'Rick and Morty' season 3: release date, trailers, cast, writers and everything you need to know . New Musical Express . Retrieved June 4, 2017.
- ↑ Penton, Kemberly: 'Rick and Morty' Season 3 Concept Art for Rick's Garage, Seal Team Ricks' Spaceship Revealed . In: HOF magazine . Retrieved June 4, 2017.
- ↑ Furn, Dan: Rick and Morty - The Rickshank Rickdemption . The Boar. Retrieved June 4, 2017.
- ↑ Michael Schneider: 'Rick and Morty': Dan Harmon Explains Why Season 3 Isn't Ready Yet . IndieWire. January 23, 2017. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
- ↑ Han, Angie: 'Rick and Morty' Season 3 Celebrates the Start of Production By Expertly Trolling Fans . Retrieved June 4, 2017.
- ↑ a b Matar, Joe: Rick and Morty Season 3 Episode 1 Review: The Rickshank Rickdemption . Den of Geek. Archived from the original on April 4, 2017. Retrieved June 4, 2017.
- ↑ Porter, Rick: Saturday cable ratings: Surprise 'Rick & Morty' premiere gets solid numbers . TV by the Numbers. Retrieved June 4, 2017.
- ↑ a b c d Schedeen, Jesse: Rick and Morty The Rickshank Rickdemption . IGN Entertainment . Retrieved June 4, 2017.
- ↑ Blumenfield, Zach: Rick and Morty Is Goddamn Back . In: paste . Retrieved June 4, 2017.