Summary
While I understandRick and Morty ’s commitment to a standalone episodic approach shot , season 8 of the serial should still bring back one underrated supporting fictional character . I ’ve notice that late season ofRick and Mortyrely more on the show ’s established canon , but not in the way that witness might bear . Plots like Rick Prime ’s decades - spanning battle with Rick have seen the typically tripping - hearted series take its canyon comparatively earnestly , but evenUnity’sRick and Mortycomebackwas a event of the series rewarding rewatches . Christina Hendricks ' character did n’t alter her original purpose , but she was reincorporated into the show ’s universe .
This contrast with the show ’s more anarchic , chaotic other season , where each sequence ’s events seldom touch the next calendar week ’s adventure . Rick and Mortyused to cut everything to reset the show ’s status quo , even joking about this tendency in 4th - rampart - breaking asides . However , recent season have actuate away from this approach and I think this could be great news for one underrated support adept . Rick and Morty ’s entire form of charactersdeserves more time in the limelight , but one great guest star was under - utilize in their first appearance . Rick and Morty ’s season 7 finaleset up their perfect comeback .
Rick and Morty time of year 8 must give an underrated supporting persona their first great episode in 7 years when the series ultimately returns in 2025 .
Rick and Morty Wasted Morty and Planetina’s Romantic Potential
Morty’s First Post-Jessica Love Interest Was A Refreshing Change
The newly confident Morty felt like an phylogenesis for the character , and I was excited to see where the serial train him and Planetina next .
Morty ’s shortly - lived relationship from time of year 5 , episode 3 , " A Rickconvenient Mort , ” deserved more screen clock time and a stronger conclusion , soRick and Mortyseason 8 should bring back Alison Brie ’s Planetina . Unlike his earliest potential love stake , Planetina seemed authentically interested in quest after Morty , and he was positive about verbalise to her . As someone who found the Jessica plot line repetitive throughout the show ’s first five season , this was a fun variety of stride . The newly confident Morty felt like an evolution for the graphic symbol , and I was excited to see where the series take him and Planetina next .
unluckily , a committal to the show ’s status quo sank this plot line before it could begin in earnest . If there ’s one thing thatworries me aboutRick and Mortyseason 8 , it is this devotion to a well - worn formula . In " A Rickconvenient Mort , ” Morty build on the lessons he learned in the season 5 premiere and opted out of Rick ’s next adventure to pursue a kinship on his own rather . However , by the end of the episode , he was alone and heartbroken , and , by the season 5 finale , he was begging Rick to devolve to their common moral force once again .
Rick and Morty’s Planetina Twist Never Really Made Sense
Morty And Planetina’s Fate Didn’t Work For Either Character
Rick and Morty ’s spoofs usually deliver the goods , but this parody of cartoon superheroes like theCaptain Planet and the Planeteersleft me cold .
The series never explain why Morty could n’t get through to Planetina even though the Tina - Teers were able to successfully rein her in for long time . Rick and Mortywasted Morty and Planetina ’s sweet chemistrywhen the show transformed the cheery hero into a deranged eco - fascist and , crucially , this fibre modification felt unjustified . The twist did align with the misanthropical tone of the type B - account of “ A Rickconvenient Mort , ” but this alone did n’t make up for the tarradiddle ’s waste potential . As such , Morty and Planetina merit another shooting at happiness in the show ’s eighth excursion , particularly afterMorty ’s time of year 7 finale grapheme ontogeny .
Morty’s Planetina Heartbreak Was Too Dark
Morty and Planetina’s Story Never Got A Proper Ending
Morty and Planetina stopped dating because her zealotry lead her to kill hundreds of miner , but viewers never found out whether her kill fling stopped or if she was even still live . After her lone appearance , Planetina was fleetly forget like the rest of Morty ’s jejune love interests . liken to Jessica ’s role in earlier seasons , Planetina had a stack more representation and screen time and seemed to be more than an object for Morty to pursue . However , this just made the breakup feel more pointlessly bleak . I was discomfited to seeRick and Mortybackslide after season 5 ’s promising start .
time of year 5 ’s premiere saw Morty and Jessica ultimately get together for a date that never in reality happened since progressively absurd plot contrivances got in their way . By the episode ’s ending , Jessica had become an immortal Time God and Morty was willing to wistfully accept that the pair were n’t stand for to be . I love Morty and Jessica ’s bittersweet farewell and appear forward to his next romancesince he had gained more maturity and confidence by get go of a recollective - time crush . As such , I was sad to see " A Rickconvenient Mort ” waste what could have been a sweet sexual union .
Why Rick and Morty Season 8 Should Bring Back Planetina
Alison Brie’s Morty Love Interest Needs To Return
Rick and Mortynever really follow through on time of year 5 ’s promise that Morty would become more independent and sure-footed . Luckily , I guess reuniting him with his best love life stake and revisiting their otiose storyline could gear up this . Rick and Mortyseason 8 has no baddie , which could make the serial palpate more formless and lead in a deficiency of story importunity . However , it could also bring back the lighter smell of earlier seasons and admit the serial publication to at last focus on Morty ’s graphic symbol growing instead of Rick ’s story . Rick ’s tortured role arc cease perfectly with Rick Prime ’s dying .
Since Unity already return early on in season 7 , I can see no reason why Morty ’s dear erotic love interest could n’t look the same handling in the show ’s next outing
Morty ’s reunification with Planetina could play up his graphic symbol growing in season 8while also explaining what became of the environmentally - conscious superhero since viewing audience last picture her . Brie was typically charming and rummy in her first show as Planetina and , since Unity already returned ahead of time in time of year 7 , I can see no grounds why Morty ’s effective love interest could n’t expect the same discourse in the show ’s next excursion . By bringing back Planetina , Rick and Mortyseason 8 could raise that the series is genuinely invested in improving Morty ’s character , even if this means diverging from its honest , well - established formula .
