'Rick And Morty' Season 7 Episode 4 Sparks Controversy, Morty Promises Change in Future Adventures

Rick and Morty's latest episode, "That's Amorte," features a plotline exploiting suicide for comedic effect, invoking concerns over taste and ethics, while Morty's character pledges a change in his moralistic approach to universe-adventures in future episodes.

• The fourth episode of 'Rick and Morty' Season 7, 'That's Amorte,' involves a controversial plotline where suicide is exploited for comedic effect. It features a disturbing story where the family’s meal of spaghetti comes from the corpses of people who have committed suicide on a particular planet and turn into a pile of noodles post-mortem, a detail that the show's characters were initially unaware of.
• Upon discovering the source of the spaghetti, Morty (Rick's grandson) publicly exposes the truth, which leads to a horrific system where self-harm is incentivized to fuel a booming spaghetti trade. This controversial plot has resulted in debates about the ethics of such a storyline.
• Morty vows to 'never look under the curtain at a Rick thing to figure out what’s bad about it ever again.' This follows the show's recurrent theme of Morty's moralistic interventions spiraling into catastrophic chaos. The resolution hinted at a possible change in Morty's approach in future episodes.
• Despite the show's co-creator and lead voice actor Justin Roiland's departure, writers have maintained the dark and nihilistic humor characteristic of 'Rick and Morty.' The show's ability to delve into controversial and dark societal issues is praised as one of the reasons behind its success.
• The show also explores broader philosophical questions related to human moral concerns and our ability to ignore collateral damage in the name of convenience. Heather Anne Campbell, the episode's writer, notes that the idea stemmed from pondering about the truth of things people enjoy and how often it's hidden from them.

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