Rick and Morty season 7 has officially reached its halfway point, with episode 5 airing on Adult Swim<\/a> on Sunday night (12th November).<\/span><\/p>\n And now, show co-creator Dan Harmon has broken down the episode\u2019s biggest surprise: Rick Prime\u2019s death.<\/span><\/p>\n In an interview with Variety<\/a>, Harmon explained that by killing off Rick and letting Evil Morty escape with the Omega Device, <\/span>Rick C-137 \u201c<\/span>basically gave a leash that\u2019s around his neck to someone that isn\u2019t him, because he\u2019s more invested consciously in the destruction of himself\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n He added: \u201cI think that\u2019s both tragic and also, writers and drunks like me consider that kind of noble and interesting \u2014 the commitment to self destruction<\/span>.\u201d<\/span><\/p> He continued: \u201cI thought that was a great idea to lean into. It gave me vibes of The Wire \u2014 learning throughout the first season that there\u2019s different flavours of bad guy, and then you get that satisfaction of watching your favourite drug dealers against the one that had absolutely proven himself to be a meritless sociopath. <\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThat idea of team ups where it\u2019s not as simple, as saccharine as, \u2018I\u2019ll put on a white hat, you put on a white hat. Let\u2019s go after the guy with black hat.\u2019\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n Season 7<\/a> was confirmed back in August, with the official description for the new batch of episodes reading: \u201c<\/span>Rick and Morty<\/a> are back and sounding more like themselves than ever. <\/span><\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s season seven, and the possibilities are endless: what\u2019s up with Jerry? EVIL Summer?! And will they ever go back to the high school?! Maybe not! But let\u2019s find out! There\u2019s probably less piss than last season. \u2018Rick and Morty,\u2019 100 years! Or at least until season 10!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n The description for the sixth episode, which is set to premiere on Adult Swim on Sunday 19th November, reads: \u201c<\/span>Gotta keep those receipts, dawg.\u201d<\/span><\/p> ![\"Rick](\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/09\/6053-19a90fb-e1698055366864.jpg?quality=90&resize=619%2C413\" "\\"Rick")
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