{"id":18946,"date":"2026-07-27T15:57:22","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T10:57:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=18946"},"modified":"2026-07-27T15:57:22","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T10:57:22","slug":"rick-and-morty-season-9-finale-has-people-sad-as-hell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=18946","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Rick and Morty&#8217; Season 9 finale has people sad as hell"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/video\/rick-and-morty-cast-interview-season-8\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\"><em>Rick and Morty<\/em><\/a>&#8216;s Season 9 finale has plunged viewers into melancholy.<\/p>\n<p>The episode, titled &#8220;Field of Dreams,&#8221; aired on Sunday night on Adult Swim, ahead of the debut of <em>Rick and Morty<\/em> spinoff <em>President Curtis<\/em>. And in true <em>R&amp;M<\/em> form, the finale delivered cold hard existential truths across multiple realities.<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex mx-auto mt-8 w-full max-w-3xl font-sans text-lg leading-normal md:text-xl md:leading-7\">\n        <span class=\"font-bold text-primary-400\">SEE ALSO:<\/span><br \/>\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/video\/rick-and-morty-cast-interview-season-8\" class=\"flex items-center text-secondary-300\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"ml-1\">&#8216;Rick and Morty&#8217; cast sound off on line envy and which catchphrases they claim as their own<\/span><br \/>\n            <svg class=\"ml-1 w-4 h-4 font-normal fill-current\"><use href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/images\/icons\/spritemap.svg#sprite-arrow-right-thin\"\/><\/svg><br \/>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<p>The episode sees Morty (Harry Belden) visiting his own funerals across the multiverse, having met a version of himself at a Smith family estate sale with his grandfather Rick (Ian Cardoni). 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It might be loading or has been removed.<br \/>\n    <\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>And while many viewers are talking about the <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/WhiteHouse\/status\/2081553785302716662\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\" title=\"(opens in a new window)\">White House&#8217;s seemingly AI-generated attempt<\/a> to jump on the <em>Rick and Morty<\/em> bandwagon, the season finale&#8217;s brutal reckoning with Rick and Morty&#8217;s tempestuous bond seems to be fans&#8217; main meltdown. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/zdcs.link\/9YJBvj?pageview_type=Standard&amp;template=article&amp;module=content_body&amp;element=offer&amp;item=text-link&amp;element_label=Rick%20and%20Morty%20is%20now%20streaming%20on%20HBO%20Max.&amp;object_type=article&amp;object_uuid=01Qi9P9fKxIZIqa4zynu8ys&amp;short_url=9YJBvj&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2Farticle-route-prefix%2Fentertainment%2Frick-and-morty-finale-reactions\" rel=\"sponsored\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\" title=\"(opens in a new window)\"><em>Rick and Morty<\/em> is now streaming on HBO Max.<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"related-video\" class=\"mx-auto mt-8 mb-12 w-full max-w-3xl font-sans md:mt-12 md:mb-16 text-primary-400\">\n<p><hr class=\"mx-auto border border-gray-100\"\/>\n        <strong class=\"py-4 mx-4 w-full min-w-max text-2xl\">Featured Video For You<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr class=\"mx-auto border border-gray-100\"\/>\n<div class=\"mx-auto mt-5 max-w-2xl\">\n<p>&#8216;Rick and Morty&#8217; cast sound off on line envy and which catchphrases they claim as their own<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<hr class=\"mx-auto w-full border border-gray-100\" style=\"max-width:48rem !important;\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"mx-auto max-w-7xl\">\n<\/section><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rick and Morty&#8216;s Season 9 finale has plunged viewers into melancholy. 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