Rick & Morty Season 7 Episode 6’s Post-Credits Scene Sets Up New Villain Replacement

Warning: This article contains SPOILERS for Rick and Morty season 7, episode 6.

Summary

• Rick and Morty season 7, episode 6 mostly ignores the show’s lore and canon, but the post-credits scene teases a new villain after the death of the main antagonist.
• The episode parodies the storyline from a previous episode by bringing Morty’s churro to life, and the churro vows violent vengeance on Morty after being abandoned on a desolate planet.
• The talking churro could potentially become a recurring major villain in the series, with a backstory similar to Evil Morty and Rick Prime, setting up a new potential antagonist for the show.

While Rick and Morty season 7, episode 6 mostly ignores the show’s lore and canon, the outing’s post-credits scene does set up a new villain after the death of the show’s main antagonist. Rick and Morty started life as an anarchic, madcap parody of family sitcoms and sci-fi television shows, but the series soon became something darker and more complex. By the end of Rick and Morty season 5, the series had its own authentically threatening villains like Rick Prime and Evil Morty, as well as complicated lore and a tragic backstory for Rick. However, Rick and Morty season 7 has balanced darker episodes with goofy storylines that act as silly standalone adventures.

For example, Rick and Morty season 7, episode 5, “Unmortricken,” was a show-shaking outing that saw Rick and Morty team up with Evil Morty to finally kill Rick Prime once and for all. After a bloody battle, Rick beats his nemesis to death with his bare hands, only to feel numb and empty after the fact. Despite this dark twist, Rick and Morty season 7, episode 6, “Rickfending Your Mort,” marks a wild clip show-type outing wherein Rick audits Morty’s claims about the pair’s adventures, only for the duo to end up accidentally killing the omniscient Observer facilitating their audit. Still reeling from the previous episode’s villain developments, Rick and Morty season 7, episode 6’s post-credits scene follows up the audit storyline by teasing a new antagonist replacement for future misadventures.

Morty’s Churro Could Become A Major Rick & Morty Villain After Post-Credits Scene Tease

In one “Rickfending Your Mort” segment, the show even parodies the storyline that “Unmortricken” ended. In one short scene, Rick brings Morty’s churro to life. Rick and Morty season 7, episode 4 already debated the ethics of eating aliens after they took their own lives, but this sequence instead sees Morty ask Rick to give his snack sentience just for fun. Morty initially has a great time hanging out with his churro before he eventually decides that he no longer wants the food to be alive. To Morty’s horror, Rick informs him that he can’t undo the churro’s self-awareness.

This results in Rick and Morty abandoning the sweet treat on a remote, desolate planet, leading Morty’s churro to vow violent vengeance on him. The gag returns in Rick and Morty season 7, episode 6’s post-credits stinger, meaning the churro is likely to show up again after this outing. Now that Rick and Morty killed off Rick Prime, this churro could even become a recurring major villain in the series. After all, his origins aren’t all that different from Evil Morty’s backstory, with both characters being betrayed by a version of the show’s heroes and vowing not to rest until they finally get revenge on their former friend.

Related: Rick & Morty’s Rick Prime Villain Explained: His Origins, Evil Plans & Why Rick Wants Revenge

Rick and Morty Season 7 Episode 6 Mocks The Show’s Villain Canon

The talking churro is undeniably a ridiculous character, but his backstory mirrors both Evil Morty’s origins and Rick’s feud with Rick Prime. This allowed Rick and Morty to spoof its more serious episodes only one week after the show’s darkest outing ever. While the churro’s promise to track down Morty is hilarious, it isn’t all that different from Rick C-137 devoting years to tracking down Rick Prime or Slow Mobius’s widow considering the same path in Rick and Morty season 7’s saddest post-credits scene. Thus, this gag permits Rick and Morty season 7 to simultaneously parody its existing villains while also setting up a new potential antagonist for the show.

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  Rick and Morty

  Release Date:

  2013-12-02

  Cast:

  Spencer Grammer, Justin Roiland, Kari Wahlgren, Chris Parnell, Sarah Chalke

  Genres:

  Animation, Adventure, Comedy

  Seasons:

  6

  Summary:

  Rick and Morty is an adventure/Sci-Fi animated series that follows the intergalactic, inter-dimensional adventures of super-genius Rick Sanchez and his less-than-average grandson Morty Smith. Rick’s daughter, Beth, his granddaughter, Summer, and his hated stepson, Jerry, also take center stage more often than not. Hailing from creators Justin Roiland and Dan Harmon, the series blends comedy with science fiction as a way of exploring a wide variety of themes aimed at an adult audience.

  Story By:

  Dan Harmon, Justin Roiland, Tom Kauffman

  Writers:

  Dan Harmon, Justin Roiland, Tom Kauffman, Eric Acosta

  Network:

  Cartoon Network

  Streaming Service(s):

  Hulu

  Franchise(s):

  Rick and Morty

  Directors:

  Dan Harmon, Ryan Ridley, Lee Hardcastle

  Showrunner:

  Dan Harmon