Published 19:54 IST, October 17th 2019
Rick and Morty: The pop culture reference in the season 4 trailer
Rick and Morty 4: The pop culture reference in the season 4 trailer. We can see reference to Doctor Strange, Star Trek, Game of Thrones, and Indiana Jones.
Rick and Morty is a famous television series that can be viewed on the internet streaming platforms Adult Swim & Netflix. In it, we can see Rick is a super smart scientist who has returned to the Smith family after 20 years and has found his partner in crime, his grandson Morty. The show revolves around the duo of a grandfather and grandson having sci-fi adventures. The show’s writers Justin Roiland and Dan Harmon usually stuff a lot of pop culture references in the sci-fi adventures that Rick and Morty go through. The trailer of the fourth season was recently released, in which we got to see Rick and Morty going on more such adventures. In the trailer, we saw many pop culture references. Here is a list of references we can see in the trailer of Rick and Morty season 4.
Indiana Jones mixed with Guardians of the Galaxy
As the trailer starts, it looks like Rick and Morty both are on an adventure where they go to a different planet to find something. It looks like they are trying to give a nod to Indiana Jones or the Guardians of the Galaxy with the temple. The temple has traps and statues which remind viewers of the two. They walk into the temple with special suits, which do not allow them to be harmed.
Morty climbing the mountain:
In this scene, we can see Morty climbing a mountain with difficulty. At the same time, we can see Rick flying on a hoverchair eating fast food. This scene is a nod to Star Trek 5: The Final Frontier. It shows Kirk climbing the rock wall and without technology while Spock is using hover boots to talk to Kirk. Rick is also making fun of Morty the same way Spock asks why he needs to go through it.
Game of Thrones:
In this scene, we hear Rick saying “and that’s the end of Morty gets a dragon experiment.” After this, Morty’s sister Summer asks Rick whether or not he will slay the dragon. To which Rick replies “First off I always slay it, Queen, secondly yes.” This is where Rick refers to the mother of dragon’s queen Daenerys Targaryen. This is the second time they have referred to GoT.
Lab coat
Rick says '"lab coat" referring to Doctor Strange. After this, his lab coat files off his body and saves him from danger. This is just like the cloak of levitation from the Doctor Strange movies, where the coat saves Dr. Strange’s life.
Updated 21:10 IST, October 17th 2019