This DVD was released on
March 12th of 2024; the season itself wound up on December 17th,
2023. Since that time, I have not really cared too much about watching reruns
or getting the DVD. The season was only 10 episodes long; it was the season
that replaced Justin Roiland as the voice of both Rick and Morty, rather
flawlessly, I thought. It was not that. Why did I find it so easy to put aside,
so forgettable until a few days short of a year?
Perhaps it was the resolution of several through-lines in the show that had teasingly led us over several seasons, especially of Rick Prime and Evil Morty. Suggested backstories with tantalizing clues were resolved into ‘established canon.’ Perhaps it was the over-use of already introduced characters, sometimes batches at a time. Even Mr. Poopybutthole, quite satisfying as a background character and season commentator, is given a complete episode (along with his family!). Halfway through the season Rick must deal with the sudden flatness of fulfilling his Ahab-like life goal. Episodes do tend to be rollicking roller-coaster rides, but are less entertaining than the saga of the other seasons.
Still, I had to have the season for completeness’ sake, and there are bits and pieces that rise to interest. Perhaps the best ‘new’ character is Bigfoot; but even he seems like a scrambling effort to gather in all weirdness. And there are rumblings about Season Eight, which will come out ‘sometime early in 2025’. The extras on Season 7 are rather scant, a few moments comment by Dan Harmon and other creators on each five episodes on each of two discs. Here’s hoping that they’ll hit the ground running in Season Eight and regain their momentum. ‘At least until Season 10!’
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