Rick and Mortyseason 6 premiered on Adult Swim this past weekend and the trailer for the series’ next episode promises to deliver on the promise of Summer going full-onDie Hard.
The teaser was posted on Swimpedia’s Twitter account (@swimpedia) to promote the episode “Rick: A Mort Well Lived," which will premiere in the show’s usual time slot on Adult Swim. The “Die Hard” joke was featured in theRick and Mortyseason 6 trailer last month, with showrunners Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland using it as an example of how they come up with ideas for the series.
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Naturally, Summer’s own lack of familiarity with John McClane’s adventures is one of the main puns in this entry. In the clip, the teenager laments Rick’s orders of having her crawl through vents and “do a Die Hard” before all hell breaks loose and the action unfolds ina veryDie Hardtype of way. Keeping up with classicRick and Mortyhumor, Summer then crushes her alien enemy after falling and tastes a disgusting but delicious mess of alien bodily parts and fluids.
This episode seems to be connected to season 2’s “Mortynight Run,” as Summer’s mission takes her to the Blips and Chitz arcade. This is where Morty famously played the “Roy: A Life Well Live,” to which the next entry’s title obviously refers to. TheRick and Mortyseason 6 premiere delivered for fans, with the series making savvy connections all the way back to its pilot episode and the first two seasons as the series gives further depth to Rick’s backstory.
Even more so,Rick and Morty’s new seasonseems to have given the smartest man in the universe a powerful foe to go up against this year, as his Rick Prime looks bound for multiple appearances. In Summer’s case, theDie Hardnarrative will only boost her growing role in the show since Rick took her under his wing, as even she referred to her action hero credentials besting Morty’s in “Solaricks.”
For many, the episode could also act as a fitting tribute to Bruce Willis' film legacy, now retired due to his declining health but who last reprisedhisDie Hardrole in a 2020 commercial. No word yet on whether thisRick and Mortyepisode can be considered Christmas-themed.
Rick and Mortyseason 6 airs on Sundays at 11:00 PM EST on Adult Swim.
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