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Do you feel that? Episode 8 just dropped and empathy is on display! Let's dive into Rickuiem Mort a Dream!
Semi Pertinent News
Emmy Nominated Rick and Morty — There's Something About Morty nominated for Outstanding Animated Program; Smiling Friends too
President Curtis premieres July 26th — review next week, following along all season
Reddit AMA with Marder and Levy on the 21st at 12:30 Pacific
Adult Swim on the Green, July 23–26, 1–10pm: https://www.adultswim.com/sdcc

MAIN THANG - S9E8 - Rickuiem Mort a Dream
Episode Details
Air Date: 7/12/2026
Written by: Heather Anne Campbell
Directed by: Douglas Einar Olsen
Guest Stars: Bill Camp, Andy Serkis

Broh-nopsis: Hold still broh. It'll make you nice broh.
Our Synopsis: It's hard to see the world through other's eyes, unless you have a brain parasite.
Discussion
Title Reference: Requiem for a Dream - Movie (2000)
Themes (A/B Plot): Empathy Bug (Sympathid) — Rick's chasing personal happiness and Morty isn't helping; Jerry Cosplaying as a Serial Killer — Rick sends Summer and Jerry shopping, Jerry ends up having tea with a killer

Favorite Bits
Rick's apartment gags: reading Being and Time, the bedroom wall of Abredolf Lickler and Dr. Xenon Bloom, the butt food dispenser, farting alien earbuds
Morty wrecking Rick's distillery for a ride to buy Pokemon cards (and the portal later dropping a pack right back)
Rick's credit card blocking Jerry's purchases
The sympathid/empathy effect throughout — the empathy montage, the Dancing with the Stars bit (real dancing, fake trust), Rick and Morty swapping ship seats depending who has empathy
Jerry's full serial-killer turn as "The Birthday Butcher," with a metaphorical parent-kill double and a quadruple-kill twins joke
The drum-hoarding subplot — Jerry wants to save the girl, Summer just wants the drums — plus the bus bully and the paycheck-to-paycheck irony
Random Jessica sighting in history class, "Miss Under-stood," the jar of wallets on the fridge
Morty's empathy whiplash — sympathizing with an explosion, then losing all empathy right after
The unhinged police standoff — the negotiator, "his juice is coming out," "I want a hug" then gunshots, an entire police force out of bullets
Rick killing the parasite with vodka

Best/Worst Parts
Opening sequence as a whole
The stark scene change when the sympathid is removed (and turns out giant)
Morty and the teacher post-credits bit, including the shushing

Listener Suggestions and Shout Outs
Reddit
Pppprrky shared a June 25th article on whether there'd be another episode like the spaghetti one: https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/rick-and-morty-bosses-on-whether-show-will-have-another-episode-similar-to-spaghetti-episode
"If we're in the writers' room and Heather starts to giggle before a pitch, then you know you're about to hear either, 'What if they all killed themselves?' or something that's going to make you go, 'Jesus, Heather!' It genuinely starts with her giggling. She derives joy from that."

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Rick and Morty go full circle of life (and death) in Mortgully: The Last Rickforest!
Semi Pertinent News
A/S new show announcement
Heist Brothers - three frog brothers robbing a bank—10 quarter hour episodes
Scott Marder and Steve Levy AMA part 2 on July 21st at 1230 PST
Adult Swim on the Green
July 23-26, 1-10pm
https://www.adultswim.com/sdcc

MAIN THANG - S9E7 Mortgully: The Last Rickforest
Episode Details
Air Date: 7/5/2026
Written by: Michael Kellner
Directed by: Daniel Cole
Guest Stars: John Hodgman, Justin Long

Broh-nopsis: Rick and Morty gotta evolve, broh
Our Synopsis: Rick and Morty: SimLife Edition
Discussion
Title Reference: Ferngully: The Last Rainforest -- another great Disney movie
Themes
Favorite Bits
"I just got tested and I have a bit of a soy allergy"
Their yellow and blue orbs
"I'm all woobly"
Hollow earth - Morty struggling to breathe air
The Lion King esque bouncing (and the background music)
Morty as a bee – hexagon houses
"This stick is your god!"
All Hands on opposable thumbs (immediately kills himself)
Get Bent? Little toothless. Not that I can beat it
The step backwards and the hot air balloon
You always step on my stories!
Best/Worst Parts
The montage of Morty growing up
The whole hyena and sheep love story

Listener Suggorstions and Short Outs
Twitter
Ryan Cohen - They originally had the looney tunes theme song in the tag, but WB asked them to remove it. Elder created a new song that sounded similar and they changed Rick's dialogue to fit
Email!
Ranma - Does Jerry have an anxiety disorder. Not only did he become a breeding ground for Anxiety Worms, but he is repeatedly shown to be at his most competent when he doesn't have to think things through.
Instagram
TVtriviapod - I talk about Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning
Our Reel Relationships - I talk about Minority Report with my brother!

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S9E6 is here and Rick literally loses his head over bottomless beverages — let's get into Erickerhead!
Semi Pertinent News
President Curtis release date - July 26th
Headlined by Emmy® Award-winning actor Keith David, President Curtis will debut July 26 at 11:30pm ET/PT on Adult Swim, immediately following the Rick and Morty season finale. Episodes will be available to stream the next day on HBO Max.
The Agency on LinkedIn
https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/ramtheagency/
Posts from the fake company that Jerry now works for

MAIN THANG - S9E6 Erickerhead
Episode Details
Air Date: 6/28/2026
Written by: Albro Lundy and Scott Marder
Directed by: Eugene Huang
Guest Stars: Paget Brewster
Broh-nopsis: Rick's stomach is mad, broh. But it's all-you-can-eat-and-drink here broh!
Our Synopsis: Gotta go easy on the bottomless bevs, broh. You could lose your head.
Discussion
Listener Suggorstions and Short Outs
Instagram
YouTube
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S9E5! Man's best friend is back and Morty has a whole civil war to NOT get involved in! It's Jer Bud time!
Semi Pertinent News
For your consideration, There's Something About Morty
Prize Package

MAIN THANG - S9E5 Jer Bud
Episode Details
Air Date: 6/21/2026
Written by: James Siciliano
Directed by: Brian Kaufman
Guest Stars: Stephen Root, Ty Burrell, Brandon Johnson, Rob Paulsen

Broh-nopsis: Man's best friend, broh.
Our Synopsis: We are NOT them. We are not them
Discussion
Jerry's Employment and Nerves
Dog Planet
Favorite Bits
Best/Worst Parts

Listener Suggorstions and Short Outs
Instagram
BJ Miller
Josh Klein

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S9E4 just aired and we got a whole new robot to love and lose! Interdimensional RSS: The Unofficial Rick and Morty Podcast!
Semi Pertinent News
- President Curtis Preview: https://youtu.be/sKLfNKQZqdA?si=K7QTi__rcQLqpj9z

MAIN THANG - S9E4 A Ricker Runs Through It
Episode Details
- Air Date: 6/14/2026
- Written by: Teleplay by Jax Ball and Albro Lundy Story by Nick Rutherford
- Directed by: Fill Marc Sagadraca and Daniel Cole
- Guest Stars: Owen Wilson, Ryan Ridley
Broh-nopsis: Remembering passwords is hard, broh. Special characters, broh.
Our Synopsis: Just a couple steps back, broh

Discussion
Title Reference: A River Runs Through It -- Brad Pit and fishing
Themes
Rick likes to drink
Morty likes to seek out positive role models
Favorite Bits
Best/Worst Parts

Listener Suggorstions and Short Outs
- Email! - Claudia from Australia
- YouTube
 @stepheninczech - Pow pow pow pow pow pow pow pow pow pow pow pow ... pow!

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