Rick and Morty 4x01 Breakdown! ALL MORTY DEATHS Revealed!

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Rick and Morty Season 4 Premiere! What hidden jokes and animation details did you miss in "Edge of Tomorty Rick Die Rickpeat," Season 4 Episode 1 of Rick and Morty? Erik Voss breaks down Rick and Morty 401 for all the Easter Eggs and gags hidden into the background by the animators, and subtle callbacks to past episodes. What is the origin of the Red Meeseeks? What are all the ways Morty dies in the future, and how do they reference Alien, Terminator, Final Destination, and other films?
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[@radproductionsfilms6457]

Nice

[@noellucas6421]

Great video

[@mariannecrews4263]

Smoking on the Toilet was a nod to big Fish

[@riparianlife97701]

It should have been called "Minority Rickport".

[@jadonyohannan5864]

Hey, another easter egg you guys should have included is the fact that the first fascist world was due to the Gear Wars that Gearhead always talks about. He never really speaks about what exactly happened, but if you look at the fascist flag on the the first dimension, it is two wrenche, something a gear wold have itself concerned with. Furthermore, Gearhead appears in the back of the car, and why? Because of the Gear Wars! What I suspect is that the whole Gear Wars he has been speaking about is actually a GearWorld WW2 and where the Gearzis (gear+nazi) party won. Due to this, Gearler and the other Gearzis went onto conquer the universe, all the way to Earth. Yes this may seem extreme, but that's what Rick and Morty is about! If you read this, hope you enjoyed.

[@ShakeItLittleTina]

The gun Morty uses to extract Rick’s DNA or whatever they need for the clone was the same one he used in that Simpson’s opening skit

[@feathero3]

I forgot about that. That's an awesome reference!

[@KorbenD3P0]

Luckily for him, it's just Rick's DNA mixing with his own saliva.

[@generatorrex2914]

DAAAMN,nice pointing that out 👌

[@MyNutcake]

I thought that process seemed familiar

[@shadow_5519]

I don't care about "references" is no one talking about the fact that the original Rick literally just died. I may have missed something that makes this not a big deal

[@brocktontonkinson7272]

So is no one going to talk about how there is literally *dozens* of human-sized wasps now inhabiting Earth

[@nikoincroatia]

Maybe Wasp Rick took them with him when he went back

[@poisonmist13]

I personally hope that wasp Ricks children survive and become Wasp ambassadors.

[@jedimonk362]

LOL

[@Techrat3D]

I was thinking the SAME thing when I saw that. lol

[@RonJeremy514]

What about the squirrels and their secret plan?

[@LoveThisRealWoman]

The Squanchie that kills Rick has what looks like a control collar around his neck.

[@eclipso315]

When is season 4 rick and morty coming out on HULU

[@monsterman972]

Yeah crimson, when's it gonna be on hulu? Dont you own hulu?

[@acpkam1]

@Adrielle Drexler Ramos I think so too

[@howir0n1c2]

adultswim dotcom fams

[@HeilRay]

Coconut 505 Or hit Kimcartoon with Ublock origins

[@patrickstamati3459]

“I axed this program years ago” IS NO ONE GONNA POINT OUT THAT HE LITERALLY *AXED* THE PROGRAM, LIKE, HE DESTROYED IT WITH AN AXE 😂

[@ericsullivan5179]

I said that to my wife, lol.

[@unknownsoldier6731]

Tiny riiiiiiiiick

[@Noir0rioN]

Well done

[@futotesan]

Clavicus Vile would approve

[@jpguitaristcomposer]

@@futotesan "Fus Ro Da"!

[@Crumbite.]

The elevator death is also a reference to final destination I believe

[@eddiemorales4720]

Yup both happened in the same movie

[@breal2007]

I was thinking resident evil

[@KorbenD3P0]

FD2, yep.

[@TheCasualTrippy]

@@breal2007 yup the first one, pretty much the opening scene

[@eclipso315]

When is season 4 of rick and morty coming out in HULU

[@JTCGiantz56]

I'm thoroughly impressed with the amount of detail they put into things that will be seen for a second.

[@frank_calvert]

"purple" "same glow as death crystals" theyre fukn blue

[@sjaakkielzog314]

yes!

[@Z3R0Steam]

Maybe the atmosphere on the planet turns them blue.

[@crunch453]

im still down that the two headed goose is a reference to Untitled Goose Game

[@MacrWest]

I thought adventure Time

[@kiancashel8667]

Crash990 you uncultured swine it’s adventure time

[@crunch453]

Kian Cashel meh, I prefer the other, but neither of us really knows, so I’ll stick with my opinion

[@cosby8499]

Crash990 This episode was made way before the game was out

[@vargskelethor]

Where tf do u see a double headed goose in untitled goose game

[@sidmatic2013]

the amount of attention to detail is amazing. Props to yall for finding all that stuff too.

[@sahanaroy6628]

"Run my babies,run" Morty-"bonus".... The best scene of the episode 😂😂🤣

[@hellojari07]

I was worried I would be disappointed the season, stupid I know. So glad to see them get off to a great start.

[@karthiksnayak]

Yes it's better to keep your expectations this way. See? Now you're not disappointed. :)

[@sarikatimmi]

Jari Fuller i sometimes get nervous for the creators bc of these types of channels plus they totally don’t understand how deep ppl get into it and infer meaning where there is none. hope this doesn’t become another chapelle

[@takin131]

@@sarikatimmi Chappelle was great beginning to end

[@takin131]

@@sarikatimmi did you mean the boondocks

[@phantasybad2241]

Karthik Nayak y

[@jjjeorge]

The creatures running away from the giant Morty are the same as the two kids playing with a gun in the episode where Rick takes Jerry to a place surrounded by an immortality field where one kid accidentally kills the other when the field fails.

[@davejoco489]

The question is if a goose has two heads is it than called a geese. Accepting all arguments below.

[@Joshua_Hukin]

Dave JoCo it is both a singular and plural. So it must be Gouse

[@BrandedBlue]

Mind. Blown.

[@Awesomeboi2013]

Dave JoCo two headed goose

[@KorbenD3P0]

A goese

[@neiloppa2620]

This is an interesting thought

[@KeiranMoores]

How come there wasn’t a death sequences of Rick when he actually died on the rock

[@CaptainIglo]

Because it shows him all the possible deaths. The episodes are only 20 minutes long

[@aarxn6964]

Maybe the deaths shown was before morty starts to 'follow the stone'

[@Audicity12]

There was, when Rick first used the crystal the clip of him flying through the air is flipped, up top

[@shawnparkspost]

Oh yeah. You can see him splattering on the rock and everything.

[@apersonwhomayormaynotexist9868]

I know this isnt what you meant but this made me think of like how prometheus is punished in greek mythology, laid out on a rock and an eagle is sent to eat his guts every day, Rick really could be seen as a prometheus like figure, I mean the universe with him in it is just one where everyone is incredibly technologically advanced, he basically gave humans fire

[@job4028]

What if fascism is becoming the default since Evil Morty took over the citadel and caused a ripple effect through their different realities 🤷‍♀️

[@bounphithakphithak6949]

JO'B 402 oh shit

[@michaelkunze1544]

FR BRAAH

[@mugiwara1431]

By the gods you found it

[@djangosouthwest6043]

That's what I was thinking I mean after season 3 there was no going back

[@hollowhunter1619]

Infinite realities though, infinite fascist realities and infinite capitalist realities. I guess that simply fascist Ricks were less likely to destroy their own clones than capitalist Rick, as you see Rick because of capitalist ideas created more versions of his clones and decided to try out a younger version of himself, and since he didn't liked how he felt he killed his clones on a whim. Then fascist Ricks were less likely to create more versions of himself and try them on to find out he didn't like them.

[@Ryan-vi5mz]

The two tree Rick death is definitely a Return of the Jedi reference

[@eclipso315]

Rian Connors when is season 4 of rick and morty coming out in HULU

[@Ryan-vi5mz]

fliqss ._. Idk

[@CosmicFist]

@@eclipso315 Bruh, watch it online like the rest of us. kisscartoons or watchcartoononline

[@jimmyjams694]

Nah mate. Its a reference to the miniverse episode I think.

[@apersonwhomayormaynotexist9868]

@@eclipso315 its on in case you havent seen it/didnt know

[@h_finxi9150]

10:18 killed me lol, the pause of realization that he grew legs from his neck😂

[@antonackermann9620]

My fav part. I died.

[@djangosouthwest6043]

H_ fin11 baby legs noooo!

[@jayskar99]

The toilet death could be a reference to Elvis Presley's death

[@sabrinafonte18]

Have you ever seen Big Fish? In the movie, these kids look into a "witch's" glass eye and see how their going to die and one of the kids sees himself older smoking a cigarette on the toilet and reading a newspaper and he has a heart attack and collapses.

[@SES_Loki]

sabrinafonte18 I thought I was the only one who instantly thought of that scene!

[@tonyajw85]

Elvis was on his bed, ended up on the floor in front of the bathroom door.

[@jpguitaristcomposer]

@@sabrinafonte18 you are so right, I do remember that! Now this episode makes a lot more sense.

[@StarkSpider24]

Never heard that... Explain

[@hawkeyes4768]

best breakdown ever, i missed most of the death crystal deaths lol

[@jeffcronch5234]

Rick getting eaten by trolls... Morty: They’re eating him! Then they’re gonna eat me! Oh my gooooooooooooooooood!

[@BlueDrakma]

Honestly, just behind the S3 premiere. Definitely one of the best season premiers.

[@ownthevoid]

2:08 “the same color as the death crystals” *shows an obviously different color than the death crystals*

[@apersonwhomayormaynotexist9868]

eh its basically the same color, just a bit fainter which would make sense since we just saw the glow not the actual rock

[@kibaspuppy]

I thought Jerry had said ‘Akita’ as in the dog breed lol

[@ThomasBaxter]

8:42 pretty sure those are shrimp Himmler and Goebbels

[@bigheverly]

Thomas Baxter yes, I rewinded it a few times thinking the same thing

[@Max-xf7vm]

@@bigheverly Looks unbelievably similar. Damn, not enough work on the miserable details! xD

[@waverleyrocker]

You missed the Charlie and the Chocolate factory reference where his head explodes after eating a berry.

[@tribeman19]

Rick has never been worried about dying, the only reason he’s been worried is because he doesn’t want Morty to get hurt.

[@dylanjantz1]

Morty might have nothing to do with why Rick wanted the crystals though. Just saying. Rick obviously cares about Morty whether he likes to admit it all the time or not, but I think he'd be more interested in the death crystals for a reason we probably won't be able to guess.

[@NickWalkerWilliamson]

So cool that the facehugger was a real future. Makes you wonder what other foes will come from these visions.

[@bz_animations]

the animators probably had a lot of fun finding stupid and unique ways to kill rick and morty

[@vegasspaceprogram6623]

I like the acid one, when the car drives bu

[@Cornerdweler]

That wasp dinner scene, holly smokes.. craziest scene ever on rm

[@Wolftess]

Watch 4×4 and see if you still think so

[@mervyboy]

Lol s4e4 says different

[@Cornerdweler]

@@mervyboy Lol Yep, another banger

[@i9incher]

Mr meseeks was told to kill Morty. If Morty died meseeks should have poofed. He didn't though, meaning he could still be alive, and the meseeks could be hunting him.

[@augustas777]

No cause mr meseeks was supposed to kill him but the vacuums of space did so he never completed his task

[@NeverMetTheGuy]

KZbin recommended this, and it's a great idea. After watching tons of these videos this week, you brought up a couple things I missed; I've shared this to my buddy that forced me to watch the first two episodes of season one, and got me hooked on Rick and Morty. Good talk.

[@deanhamilton8938]

Omg the wait for this episode has been torture 😂 in a good way though, because I’ve had to watch other breakdowns and realise just how little they pay attention or care about the episode. Thanks for the awesome breakdown

[@muhammedmahin2846]

I’ve beeeeen waitinnnng for this

[@TheEllenAndersson]

This is the first time I've watched one of your videos and this is just TOO incredibly well done. Good job .

[@AuzzieAnxiety]

Thank you so much for showing and explaining all the crystal deaths! I really wanted to see them without pausing and zooming in a hundred times :)

[@UZiBLASTER7]

So does this eliminates the whole Morty is a young Rick theory? Since we saw how an old Morty looks.

[@marcthompson5633]

That was one possible future.

[@matt98785]

No premiere will ever live up to the season 3 premiere

[@dominiclovato4565]

This season premiere wasn't that bad.

[@Significant7rapsongs]

Season 4 was lit!

[@TheRockinAwesomeOne]

I agree with this season had a great premiere also agree with Season 3 is the one to beat.

[@demianrednovak]

@@dominiclovato4565 wasn't that bad? It was awesome!

[@Vodkanipples]

Came looking for this. Best episode ever. "I'm gonna take a shit"

[@its_a_g_thang1197]

Thank u for going over all the deaths!!

[@alirezasadeghi2975]

you are the best breakdowner! well done

[@thegregpetty]

The crossed wrenches could be a call back to Pink Floyd the Wall...

[@washhtswarrior6411]

Rorscharch's Journal No, look up pink floyds the wall. Its a long story but the character in the album/movie goes insane and turns into a nazi character that has a flag thats almost identical but with crossed hammers instead of wrenches. In the episode the wrenches seem a little too close to that, and theyve referenced The Wall before. In the ricklantis mixup (citadel episode) the shots of the students walking up and down the hallways with the schoolteacher in the middle is a reference to a scene in the movie

[@JMNightshade]

Could that ferro-fluid Morty scene be a Lucy, Scarlett Johansson movie, reference?

[@skalibercaelesti]

That's exactly what I thought, the black and red biological computer thing

[@eclipso315]

When is season 4 of rick and morty coming out on HULU

[@Patchuchan]

I thought the same thing it was also referencing that as well.

[@Puddspanker]

@@eclipso315 adultswim. Com

[@klumaverik]

Best s4-1 review I've seen. I saw one where they didnt know boglins was a thing. Lol. But for realsies, you guys did phenomenemenal.

[@AllSeeingEyeDu]

WoW, way too much information and thank you for doing this

[@ranjones550]

There are too many ways to die. I'm staying in bed.

[@spacekoalalove]

then you'll die from body atrophy lol

[@kibaspuppy]

That won’t save you lol

[@patrickstamati3459]

space koala not before you dehydrate or starve or your blood coagulates cos of gravity (what’s that called I can’t remember lol)

[@thewoodofdoor1069]

Ran Jones planes crashes on house XD

[@GanzcastGermany]

thars also a way to die

[@stevennicks8290]

I find it interesting that none of the deaths include evil Morty

[@outcastriley]

Maybe we could've seen him if we saw more of Rick's deaths

[@secondfocuz1371]

Maybe the robot rick killing him is that like a T-800 sent by evil morty.

[@agenty_gd]

Maybe it doesn't include deaths in other dimensions, because why would it, it would be too messed up

[@cordyceps7531]

Because that would be too obvious

[@apersonwhomayormaynotexist9868]

@ROYALTYZ Zzz I think steven meant the rick deaths not the morty deaths (though he def just wants power, he was willing to kill/torture as many mortys as it took to achieve his ends)

[@doro626]

I couldnt wait for this to post. thanks.

[@rosecah]

It’s currently 1:30 am on a Tuesday and I need to go to bed to get ready to have an epic emotional breakdown again

[@lazzered592]

The Wrenches on the flag is a nod to Pink Floyd’s “The Wall” where the main character to shown to be a fascist in his own mind and the hammers represent fascism

[@vizegift3576]

Summer’s one love interest is seen in the background of the bar when Morty stretches on tv

[@thefart]

Nice work

[@ImamuLives]

Also Rick was not eating pancakes, a call back from season 1.The power dynamic is different him not eating what he typically would eat and having Jerry eating the most pancakes on the table shows who has the most power

[@TrateMusic]

The second giant Morty in the intro sequence looks to be a call out for the Kraken's reveal in Clash of the Titans (1981)

[@jacobdb0]

Not a giant morty, those are those tiny aliens that dun got drank in s1e10 at the party

[@randymarsh261]

This is the only breakdown I've waited for

[@yaemikottv6137]

Awesome video lol can't wait for more episodes

[@treq2112]

The older Morty dying on the toilet is a reference to Big Fish

[@redteeve3]

When rick gets ripped in half could be a Easter egg for juggernaut doing that to deadpool

[@Gbeatz]

I think this is the best they could of done for a season 4 premiere ! It was perfect

[@michealjustus6798]

I've been wait forever for this

[@Squirreltasticqueen]

Morty getting his head stuck in a elevator and decapitated is probably another final destination 2 reference

[@ovrwrld5381]

Isnt the 3H just a nod to H3H3 since they are friends with justin roiland

[@outlawf2102]

I love how many deaths are refernces to other episodes it's really nice rewatch value

[@DementedDuskull]

10:29 Also the news anchor gaslights gaslighting which was subtle

[@Kaldortangerine]

The first facist dimension was a gear people rule over mankind

[@reidy105]

The crossed wrenches, do they remind anyone else of the crossed hammers from the film pink floyd the wall?

[@reidy105]

@Rorscharch's Journal I didn't know that. Thanks 👍

[@jakobb.6868]

Amazing episode

[@hiddendesire3076]

4:53 Same as the hydraulic press, difference is how long it takes to kill him. One kills him with the initial press, the other when he is forced through

[@Lame.Boy.Color.]

When the cops get cut into cubes and start running around it reminded me of infinity war where Thanos cuts up Drax into little cubes

[@jpguitaristcomposer]

"Ship! Keep Summer Safe!" Lol always a classic.

[@edmundtotah2169]

Rickshank Rickdemption is still the best. This one is a close #2

[@2w0lf12]

Best premiere so far

[@oOZanlanOo]

As a german i didnt even realize that the facist bear is talking german 9:30

[@ruthyehezkelhaim4423]

5:15 the flowers looks like the demogorgon from stranger things 🤔

[@jpguitaristcomposer]

I was thinking the same thing, I never saw Stranger Things but it reminded me of that character/villain.

[@Spartan0417]

The lion stuffed animal Rick turns into is a reference to the anime character kon from Bleach

[@jpguitaristcomposer]

Lol I was thinking more along the lines of TED but I never saw kon from Bleach before :D

[@robertnice8532]

Great episode

[@mattm7378]

Insanely detailed examinations like this that go up hours after an episode airs must put insane pressure on the writers. No wonder the creators are taking so long to make episodes.

[@citricdemon]

I, Robot is NOT about robots who overthrow humans. That doesn't even come up once in the book

[@latioswarshowdown1202]

Idk about the book but in the movie at the end they seemed so salty they wanted to kill us all

[@sidarthur8706]

yea he didn't mean i robot but (i guess) that thou art mindful of him

[@nriyo3]

The fire extinguisher is most likely Irreversible.

[@jacobeaton5967]

ErikVoss is the only KZbinr that has made me want to make a comment. I love All of his work lol

[@dodgersdoon1130]

This was a great episode. An instant classic

[@madduckling2071]

I feel like Teddy Rick was another nod to amine. Characters like Kon from Bleach.

[@eitak12334]

6:18 it's also a reference to the blue one-eyed worm things in vindicators 3 that "could sterilize a whole species" if they get into the ecosystem

[@canyonsandy4785]

I figured that too.

[@ericsullivan5179]

That is what I thought.

[@Songvsgaming]

This episode was worth the wait!

[@robertgrover4042]

The death where Morty is stabbed with the American Flag is a reference to Logan's Run and the final fight between Logan and Francis.

[@ezbaril8278]

The robots do not turn on humans in Asimov's I Robot

[@Ryan-ik9fi]

that energy juice billboard looks more like slurp from futurama

[@ASHCr123456789]

Slurm*

[@Goldenhordemilo]

Great Scott!

[@thesinclairblues5941]

I want more I NEED MORE!!!

[@hiddendesire3076]

2:32 That is from the avengers spin off they had. The helmet mirrors the villain they were after that Rick butchered.

[@swiftly2322]

The giant morty is a clash of the titans reference.

[@Zyamotic]

thanks i hoped you will do this to take closer look on all possible deaths..

[@Lordisthyfortress]

GODAMN how much work did they put into this episode

[@00-Tyler-00]

The two wrenches in the fascist flags might be a throwback to Pink Floyd The Wall where the fascist flags were of two hammers.

[@MarkARoutt]

The judge committing suicide was predictable but I loved it.

[@MaliciousCup]

the heart attack on the toilet was a nod to "Big Fish"

[@paulandowilliams3022]

DoooDDD. Didnt EVEN need to ☝ up the playback speed!! The rate of your words , verbally strung together, gave me whiplash listening to. Bahaha . i had to check to make sure my playback speed was on normal and then repeatedly double tap to rewind nearly every 10 seconds bc I couldn't mentally keep up with your rushing word river. Hahaha like i said , whiplash ... All said in jovial jest tho frand😎 i do think you're a cool kid certified in the 'Cool Kids Club' Your sleepy fan - Cora from Alaska:)

[@nightmare1821]

"thanks for sterilizing china" ...Boi that didn't age well

[@skevandsomething]

8:07 Meeseeks dont die until there task is fulfilled, so why did the meeseeks die in space?

[@serpentine8124]

his task was to kill morty, if morty is dead his task is fullfilled.

[@skevandsomething]

@ Serpentine 812 He technically would've disappeared in a poor of smoke if his task was complete which it was, so I'm really confused

[@serpentine8124]

@@skevandsomethinglegend maybe then even though hes suffocating hes still alive? Forced to drift around for all eternity, unable to completle his mission. Meeseeks are shown to be able to be hurt even though they cannot be killed, so it sort of makes sense

[@tylamarie]

Maybe since he technically didn’t kill Morty , lack of oxygen did, making him unable to complete his task and ends up dying instead puffing back to “meeseeks land”

[@menghao737]

@@tylamarie meeseeks land = nonexistence, so not much difference between the two, but definitely think you're likely right. Even meeseeks probably require oxygen and an atmosphere to breathe and function. They never said they were immortal.

[@derpyzom]

Did no one notice the nod to deadpool where squantch rips rick in half is like when juggernaut rips deadpool in half.

[@jclsyton2056]

Waiting for you to do this