NOPE: 'Rick And Morty' Didn't Start A Feud With 'Game Of Thrones' Last Night

By Kristy Puchko | TV | August 28, 2017 |

By Kristy Puchko | TV | August 28, 2017 |

For weeks, the one-two punch of Game of Thrones and Rick and Morty has made Sunday nights a time of fucked up family dynamics, mad plot twists, and some jaw-dropping spectacle. So could these two very different shows that run on different networks at different times see each other as rivals? Some Rick and Morty fans thought so when they spotted a seemingly shade-throwing title card after last night’s new episode.

THIS FADED IN AT THE END OF RICK AND MORTY AND I AM LOSING MY GD MIND. BEYOND SAVAGE. #GameOfThrones pic.twitter.com/DQ4SyvH3MD

— Nik (@nhimak) August 28, 2017

Twitter promptly went wild.

*insert Noob Noob saying "god damn" gif here* #RickandMorty #GameOfThrones https://t.co/au1Rm4GBHr

— Renzo Pacheco (@renzopachecoj) August 28, 2017

SHOTS FIRED (they're right btw) https://t.co/S2E5xiPgaM

— Brandon Flora (@BfFlora) August 28, 2017

pic.twitter.com/tMBQjkMgeN

— Jonathan Looney (@jonathan_looney) August 28, 2017

Lol maybe take that misplaced rage & direct it toward @GRRMspeaking.

— Paul Duncan (@Duncapa) August 28, 2017

#rickandmorty is better than #GameOfThrones because 👇🏼 pic.twitter.com/GIiZaQLg7l

— Amateur.Human.Being. (@someassclown) August 28, 2017

my favorite things tonight:
1 The #GameOfThrones finale
2 The shade thrown at GOT by @adultswim
3 @RickandMorty episode
4 memes of both

— Nick Mayor (@NickMayor) August 28, 2017

When some sites started treating an Adult Swim bumper joke as entertainment news, the official Rick and Morty Twitter account brought a schwifty close to this would-be battle of fans.

We had nothing to do with that game of thrones bumper after last night's ep. We hadn't seen it, that was all @adultswim. We ❤️Thrones.

— Rick (((and Morty))) (@RickandMorty) August 28, 2017

Stop writing think pieces about it, you maniacs. We are pro Ice and Fire.

— Rick (((and Morty))) (@RickandMorty) August 28, 2017

And for good measure, the show’s co-creator Justin Roiland added:

Just FYI, we had nothing to do with the GOT adult swim bumper from last night. Didn't even notice it.

— Justin Roiland (@JustinRoiland) August 28, 2017

So there’s no beef. You can like both shows, and go back to spinning out crazy-ass fan theories.