[RECAP] Rick & Morty Season 3 Trailer: Superhero Team Episode
In the Rick and Morty Season 3 trailer [Click to watch it here!] we’re shown two short clips from an upcoming episode in which it seems that Rick and Morty have become part of a superhero team!
The first clip opens up with a shot of Morty with a group of five other individuals, one of which — like Morty — has a visible “V” emblem on their clothing.
The five individuals are references to comic characters
ex.: the red-haired man looks similar to Tony Stark of the “Avengers”
The ‘V’ emblem worn by Morty and the red-haired man
explanation: V for Vindicator (explained below), is also a similar design to “Avengers” symbol
(There’s a second shot where the group are facing a monstrous and threatening creature of some sort, and in it we can again see the “V” symbol on the back of Morty’s vest, as well as Rick, too!)
This scene starts out with Morty pointing to a flashing purple jewel-like light, and excitedly telling Rick that they’ve been “called to assemble” by “the Vindicators”.
The flashing jewel is a visible indicator of help needed
explanation: like the ‘bat signal’ in the Batman franchise
The phrase “called to assemble” is used
explanation: often used in superhero team comics/media
The word “vindicator” is synonymous with “avenger”
explanation: for those who don’t know, the Avengers is a very popular superhero team comic (and now movie) series
(Additionally Rick’s distaste for “a literal call to adventure” — and probably the whole ‘superhero team’ thing generally — and telling Morty to “let it go to voicemail” is good in-character evidence as well!)
CONCLUSION: With all of the above evidence its pretty obvious that this S3 episode is not just a reference to/remaking of the superhero team trope, but in true Rick & Morty fashion, most likely a satire, too!
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