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Rick and Morty Stars on Season 8 Ep. 4: "Your Jerry Needs Will Be Met"

Rick and Morty stars Ian Cardoni and Harry Belden discussed what viewers can expect from Season 8 Episode 4: "The Last Temptation of Jerry."

On Sunday night, Jerry Smith fans are going to get what they've been waiting three episodes for when Adult Swim's Rick and Morty Season 8 Episode 4: "The Last Temptation of Jerry" hits our screens. Bleeding Cool had a chance to speak with Ian Cardoni (Rick) and Harry Belden (Morty) about how the eighth season is going so far, with the duo confirming a huge Jerry presence while also teasing what fans can expect from the holiday-themed episode.

"Well, Jerry, obviously. I've seen a little bit of noise online about people being upset about the lack of Jerry in the first three episodes, so let me tell you, don't worry about it in this one," Belden shared. "As if the title wasn't a giveaway, your Jerry needs will be met." Cardoni added, "Yeah, you're gonna get your fill of Jerry. I also think it's so fun to have a holiday-themed episode now coming out. You know, we have some pretty classic holiday episodes in the previous seasons. And maybe this one's a little less touched upon, if anyone's been paying attention to the teasers and trailers and songs that are out there ahead of it. So, hopefully, this will become a yearly classic for some families."

Rick and Morty Season 8 Ep. 4: "The Last Temptation of Jerry" Preview

Rick and Morty Season 8 Episode 4: "The Last Temptation of Jerry" – The Smiths learn the true meaning of Easter. Written by Beth Stelling. Here's a look at the episode promo and previously-released previews for this weekend's episode:

Season 8 Spotlights Post-Rick Prime Fallout: Dan Harmon & Scott Marder

While we know writing this will usually lead to some not-so-friendly reactions, the seventh season of Adult Swim's Rick and Morty was the best season from top to bottom of the Emmy Award-winning series' run so far. Just to be clear, that's absolutely not meant to disrespect previous seasons and episodes. It's just that Season 7 found that perfect balance between canon & overarching mythology adventures and standalone efforts while keeping the humor and heartbreak hitting hard. In the midst of all that, Rick (with some serious help from Morty and Evil Morty) finally slayed his "Moby Dick" in Rick Prime. So… what now? Even though there were several episodes after "Unmortricken," Harmon and Marder shared with Forbes how Rick, Morty, Beth, Jerry, Summer, and Space Beth will still be processing where things go from her in a post-Rick Prime world.

"We're hyper-aware of the choices we've made, and we see people dealing with the ramifications of that," Marder shared. "I'd say Season 8 is putting a little bit of a spotlight on Rick and the Beths. [Rick is] figuring out how to be in their lives for real, now that he's not in their lives to covertly kill Rick Prime." Harmon added, "If there's a theme to Season 8 … it might be that people are running out of other people to blame for what's happening to them. And that comes with a whole new challenge. Rick solved this supposed problem with his fists, but then that trickles down to everybody. [For example], Morty doesn't have the crutch anymore of claiming that his grandpa is dragging him everywhere against his will, and Rick doesn't have the crutch of saying, 'You guys don't matter.' Jerry and Beth have long since stopped blaming each other for the lack of fulfillment in their careers and things. The stories in Season 8 continue that theme in a linear way."

Adult Swim's Rick and Morty is back for Season Eight! Life has meaning again! Anything is possible! Look out for adventures with Summer, Jerry, Beth, and the other Beth. Maybe Butter Bot will get a new task? Whatever happens, you can't keep Rick and Morty down for long. People have tried!

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