Confused Twitter Users React To 'Rick And Morty's Mid-Season Premiere

By Kristy Puchko | TV | May 4, 2020 |

By Kristy Puchko | TV | May 4, 2020 |

Last night, Rick and Morty returned with the first episode of the second half of Season Four. If that’s not confusing enough, the sci-fi series threw fans for a loop with “Never Ricking Morty,” an anthology episode that threw the Interdimensional Cable setup out the window in favor of a meta Story Train. Confused? So were Twitter users.

Here’s how fans responded to the return of Rick and Morty:

Hearing Paul Giamatti's voice in the new Rick and Morty episode pic.twitter.com/soZwb8NZQT

— juliø🧘🏿‍♂️ (@baketerana) May 4, 2020

RIGHTS FOR GOOMBY 😩😩#RickandMorty pic.twitter.com/U0E7cgdzzb

— bri ♡ (@imdaddymars) May 4, 2020

#rickAndMorty #RickandMortyseason4
Oh shit! It’s evil Morty! pic.twitter.com/uo9upkl7oV

— Deadpool (@DammitWade) May 4, 2020

#rickAndMorty
Is this snowpiercer meets interdimensional cable? pic.twitter.com/0dIFR4jebV

— Courtney ♈︎🎈🤪 (@KcirdnekC) May 4, 2020

All the references about storytelling structure, the Bechdel test, and TV episode plotting proved too inside baseball for some viewers.

Me rn tryna process this new #RickAndMorty pic.twitter.com/jje6RYSFqe

— Man…..WTF🌎☄️💕 (@YoloFlame) May 4, 2020

Me trying to follow the new Rick and Morty but loving every second pic.twitter.com/E1F5EBWvoZ

— brownsuga (@anijahrayne_) May 4, 2020

The episode is about over, and I have no idea what this episode was about. #rickandmorty pic.twitter.com/OPsPjR31Rz

— ProudMN (@SkolLady) May 4, 2020

Layers upon layers of WTF were unfurled.

“Shut up, Morty, you’re fourteen. You watch videos of people on YouTube reacting to fucking YouTube. I’ll be the judge of when we get too meta.” #rickandmorty pic.twitter.com/fTcCSam7bR

— DAVID-19 (@SnyderDavidE) May 4, 2020

i need this storyline pleasee
huhuhu#RickandMorty #S04E06 pic.twitter.com/Aers2DrRlM

— CIYJ C-392510 🌎 (@syandeleeer) May 4, 2020

What in the fuck is happening #RickAndMorty #StoryLordSucks pic.twitter.com/mjuJvUzsOc

— Michael McDougal (@TheDude11021984) May 4, 2020

Jesus Christ even dropped by.

This may have been the best protrayal of #Jesus in modern media. #rickandmorty pic.twitter.com/vguLk87TE8

— 😈William🦹🏻Higgins🌹 (@ShadowWilliam7) May 4, 2020

😂😂 the new rick and morty episode is just and endless cycle of wtf. I was hysterical when they started talking about god 😂. fucking love this show pic.twitter.com/y2smwxgP15

— gîsëllê 🔜 EDCLV2020 (@g_cookiemonstah) May 4, 2020

Finally, Rick and Morty left us with condemnation of capitalism and promise of a real website that totally wasn’t.

Papa Sanchez on point as usual lmao.
#RickandMorty what an episode! pic.twitter.com/zjgfKzNff2

— papnoi (@atharva_papnoi) May 4, 2020

Buy another one Morty no ones out here shopping with with this fucking virus!! lmaoo #rickAndMorty pic.twitter.com/1tdifzirnZ

— 🌙 (@nhc_xx) May 4, 2020

#RickandMorty coming in hot with that extra layer of meta getting us all to look up a website that doesn't exist, because, consumerism is the human experience now. pic.twitter.com/z22Q7SsFD8

— Hoodie (@hoodieelsewhere) May 4, 2020

Rick and Morty literally took all the meta in one episode and killed it. Then made us understand capitalism is the MOST important thing apart from understanding our own existence and purpose even our own beliefs! #rickAndMorty pic.twitter.com/EaRpZCctNp

— jcvillan (@Reshnogar) May 4, 2020

I was certain the Story Train website would be real… #RickandMorty pic.twitter.com/sBHOJp612f

— ᑕᕼᖇIᔕ "I HAVE SPOKEN" ᔕOYá—©á‘ŽGá‘•O (@csoy13) May 4, 2020