Season Analysis

Rick and Morty

Season 6 Analysis

Season Woke Score

out of 10

Season Overview

It’s season six and Rick and Morty are back! Pick up where we left them, worse for wear and down on their luck. Will they manage to bounce back for more adventures? Or will they get swept up in an ocean of piss! Who knows?! Piss! Family! Intrigue! A bunch of dinosaurs! More piss! Another can’t miss season of your favorite show.

Season Review

Season six continues the series' signature blend of high-concept science fiction and deconstructive family drama. The season directly addresses the fallout from previous events, with the main characters stranded and forced to confront the emotional trauma and dysfunctional foundations of their family unit. Central conflicts revolve around Rick's inability to cope with the loss of his wife and the nihilism this trauma breeds, frequently resorting to new, bizarre technology to avoid genuine human connection. The show features stand-alone episodic adventures, including a world ruled by advanced, benevolent dinosaurs and a dark episode exploring the family’s subconscious desires. The dynamic between Rick, his daughter Beth, and his granddaughter Summer becomes a primary focus, showcasing the female characters' increasing competency and emotional intelligence against the backdrop of the male characters’ perpetual toxicity and inadequacy. The core philosophical outlook remains one of profound cynicism and moral relativism, where all institutions, from government to family and civilization itself, are shown to be fragile, corruptible, or ultimately meaningless.

Categorical Breakdown

Identity Politics3/10

The plot does not revolve around race, intersectional hierarchy, or the vilification of whiteness. Flaws in the main, predominantly white family are universally human and existential, not based on privilege. One episode satirizes corporate culture and superhero tropes, while another criticizes a utopian alien society not based on immutable characteristics, but on philosophy.

Oikophobia5/10

The narrative's primary hostility is directed at the dysfunctional family unit and human civilization generally, which Rick views as fundamentally meaningless across the multiverse. The depiction of an advanced alien civilization of dinosaurs is initially a 'Noble Savage' critique of human self-governance, as world leaders willingly hand over control, though this alien society is later revealed to have its own cynical flaws.

Feminism7/10

Female characters Beth, Summer, and Space Beth are consistently portrayed as highly competent, capable of complex emotional arcs, and frequently more morally and functionally sound than Rick and Jerry. Summer takes a clear leadership role in an episode by torturing Rick, and the male leads are regularly framed as bumbling, toxic, or incompetent, fitting the emasculation trope.

LGBTQ+6/10

The core family dynamic is deconstructed by the normalization of the relationship between Beth and her 'clone' Space Beth, which explores themes of self-love and a non-traditional sexual/romantic pairing. This pairing redefines the nuclear family structure and moves beyond traditional male-female pairings as standard.

Anti-Theism9/10

The season fully commits to the foundational philosophical nihilism of Rick Sanchez. The genius scientist's entire worldview and trauma response are rooted in the belief that life has no objective meaning, purpose, or higher moral law because the universe is infinite. This pervasive moral relativism and spiritual vacuum are the show's consistent backbone.