But the fact that the show carried some changes - like Rick's lack of respect from his family - over from seasons past and even doubled down on them, indicate that Rick and Morty could be interested in more than just following the rules of sitcoms. Of course, the show has walked down this path before only to hit the reset button and pretend things didn't happen, just as fast as Jessica seems to accept Morty's advances, she turns him down after having "glimpsed into the mind of eternity" and become a time god.
In the case of Rick, the smartest man in the multiverse who supposedly doesn't care about anything or anyone, Nimbus says it best when he calls him "a sad, drunk, shell of a man too afraid to see how alone he truly is." We have actually seen glimpses of Rick realizing this, but to have the show outright say it is a step towards a major change in the status quo. The past two seasons have seen Rick taken down more than a few pegs, and perhaps Roiland and Dan Harmon are responding to the toxic fandom that grew around their older protagonist, or are simply realizing every anti-hero eventually has to lose something.
Rick and Morty spent its first few seasons building up the image of Rick as an anti-hero, a man you sort of admire even if you know he's despicable, but not anymore. Besides having the incredible ability to control the police via a pelvic thrust that really drives you insane, he reveals that the reason we haven't seen him fight Rick is not that he's afraid, but because he has lost all respect for the man who used to be his nemesis, and also his friend.
RELATED: Is 'Rick and Morty' a Sitcom? The Comedy Is Adding Consequences in Place of Continuity Meanwhile, Beth ( Sarah Chalke) has gone from desperately seeking her father's attention and neglecting everything else, to barely acknowledging her father's presence and instead wonder whether her sex-positive marriage with Jerry ( Chris Parnell) is ready for the next step: a government-approved threesome with Nimbus, complete with a gift basket. Morty does get the wine for Rick, albeit reluctantly, but he does so in order to get some for himself and Jessica. Where Season 4 built up the idea that Rick was no longer the alpha male he thought he was and was finally having to sometimes listen to his family's demands, this season doubles down by having everyone ignore Rick and everything he says. Even if the broader structure of Mort Dinner Rick Andre is familiar - Morty screwing something up while Rick is looking at the bigger picture before finally being dragged into Morty's problems - the details are increasingly different from previous seasons. Meanwhile, Rick is desperately trying to impress Nimbus while failing to get anyone in the family to listen to him.
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