Rick and Morty Showrunner Explains Season 6’s Lack of Portals (Unique)

Rick and Morty began out Season 6 with the shock reveal that Rick Sanchez wouldn’t have entry to the trademark portals, and the showrunner behind the brand new season defined why the staff determined to take them away for the primary half of the sixth season. Following the top of the fifth season where Evil Morty used the entire portal fluid within the Citadel to flee from the Central Finite Curve, it was revealed that Rick’s portal gun was utterly damaged. Notably it wasn’t till the season went away for its break that Rick lastly bought his entry to portals once more.

It was an fascinating choice to restrict Rick’s travels via the multiverse for the primary half of the season, and when ComicBook.com bought the possibility to talk with Rick and Morty govt producer and showrunner Scott Marder concerning the option to do main into the ultimate episodes of Season 6 coming again this Sunday, we simply needed to ask concerning the choice to take the portals away. As Marder defined, it was an intentional selection to ensure there have been ramifications following Evil Morty’s scheme again in Season 5.

Why Did Rick and Morty Take Away Portals in Season 6?

“I imply it was all clearly intentional,” Marder started explaining why Rick and Morty Season 6 eliminated its portals, “We wished to really feel like there have been main ramifications from what Evil Morty did in [Season 5’s finale] and we did not need them to magically simply be mounted, however we felt like a cool sort of aspect impact of it was that it compelled Rick to be with the household somewhat bit extra, that it compelled all of them to must play off one another somewhat bit extra.” Because it seems, this selection opened up the sort of tales the staff might inform in Season 6.

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“We thought it was sort of good that they selected one another in [Season 6’s premiere], and so they had been all sort of coping with one another somewhat bit extra, and did not have that get out of jail free card that they may preserve pulling that they usually can,” Marder continued. “In order that was all enjoyable for us. I imply the area elements are such an infinite kind of factor that this show has to supply too, that it did not really feel prefer it utterly put us in a tiny field.”

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Rick’s portals returned to the collection in Season 6’s sixth episode, so we’ll quickly see how they shake issues up when Rick and Morty Season 6 returns to Grownup Swim with new episodes starting on Sunday, November 20 at 11:00PM EST. How did you’re feeling concerning the lack of portals within the first half of the season? Tell us all your ideas about it within the feedback! You possibly can even attain out to me straight about all issues animated and different cool stuff @Valdezology on Twitter!