Rick and Morty Co-Creator Warns Teases Will Be Viewed Differently With Season 6

Rick and Morty kicked off Season 6 by further diving into all of the reveals about Rick’s origin that came about at the end of the fifth season, and one of the creators behind the series is hinting that fans will be looking at Rick in a different light after everything that goes down in the new season! After finally answering some major questions about Rick C-137’s past in the previous season, Season 6 is teasing that we will get a deeper dive into what seeing that origin will not only mean to Morty and the Smith Family’s development, but fan response to Rick as well.

Rick has been known to be quite the cynical lead character as he views the rest of the multiverse around him as disposable, but the looks at the tragic nature of his story so far have started to paint this attitude in a different light. As Rick and Morty series co-creator Justin Roiland noted to Polygon ahead of Season 6’s premiere, the creator is hoping that fans will be changed by these reveals even more so as it will start to put a whole new perspective on Rick and his choices moving forward. 

“Like, how will that change how the audience thinks of him now that they know the awful sh-t that happened to him is real?” Roiland began. “Does it make him more sympathetic? Well, maybe not. Because he’s still going to be the same guy — still going to be a f-cking asshole.” As Roiland asserts that Rick will be acting the same, the co-creator also noted that we as fans will begin to look at him even deeper now that we now a little of how he became this standoffish kind of character we see in action now. 

“He’s learned all this sh-t [where] he put these walls up, because he lost something really dear to him,” Roiland explained. “And then he learned it didn’t matter. […] But it’s still f-cking dark to carry that. So it’ll be interesting to see the fans’ reaction more so than the character.” It’s an interesting development for Rick that will add on to the development we’ve seen in Season 5 especially, and could end up redefining how we see him from now on. 

Has Season 6 changed your opinion of Rick’s personality yet? Do you need to see more of his past before making more of a judgment? Let us know all of your thoughts about it in the comments! You can even reach out to me directly about all things animated and other cool stuff @Valdezology on Twitter!

(h/t Polygon)