Rick And Morty: Pop-culture references in S4-Ep 1 | Spoilers ahead

animated show Rick and Morty are back with its fourth season. After a break of two years after season three, first episode of fourth season has aired on streaming platform, Adult Swim. Rick and Morty's fourth season premiere episode was released and fans are surprised to see crazy adventure where Morty kills Rick. episode is about a death stone that shows one's death. Morty gets addicted to living according to stone while Rick is trying to get back to life. re are many pop-cultural references in this episode here are most prominent references in episode one.

Edge of Tomorrow Live. Die. Repeat.

Rick and Morty episode number one for season 4 is titled Edge of Tomorty: Rick Die Rickpeat which matches with a title of a Tom Cruise movie titled Edge of Tomorrow. In this episode just like Tom Cruise in movie Morty also gets ability to see his death and tries to change course of his life by where he ends his life with Jessica by his side. 

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Akira

movie also spent a lot of time speaking about this manga story which was made into an anime show. Morty to save himself from bullies (societal-evils) he fights m all with Rick’s advanced weapons. This is a reference that was also seen in trailer of show. And in end, he surrenders as he feels bad.

Avengers

In court, judge says that Morty has turned 13 people into ashes. This is a reference to Avenges Infinity War as we could only see Avenges getting dusted and a few also die. This was one of subtle references in episode.

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Coco 

re is a small reference bully makes to Coco. bully asks Morty will he be still strutting if he (Morty) dies. Bully also says that only if he believed in ideas of movie Coco and says he does t believe in it. To which Morty says I have authority over it as he can only see till his death and t beyond it.

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Matrix

Morty is followed by a hologram of Rick just like a ghost. When AI hologram of Rick keeps joking and showing human-like attributes whole show. Nearing third act of show we can see Morty in a Matrix-like structure where Morty is kept safe just like Neo was kept in Matrix. Rick comes back from different dimensions and takes death stone away from him. AI Rick takes advant of this and makes a real body with mass and grows to become a giant monster. Wasp Rick kills him and saves day.

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