As it turns out, the way to thwart the Story Lord is to tell a story so awful it malfunctions his narrative machinery, thus consigning him to a biblical writerвЂ™s hell. Behind the thematic seal is the Story Lord, who can punch Rick and Morty into various realities where established canon doesnвЂ™t matter but is riffed on endlessly anyway.Д®ventually, Rick turns to Jesus Christ himself, which in the context of вЂњNever Ricking MortyвЂќ seems one of the less far-fetched plot elements. They have to tell a story unrelated to the current one to disrupt the вЂњthematic sealвЂќ, and they have to tell one that passes the Bechdel Test to break it completely вЂ“ Morty improvises that вЂњfeminist masterpieceвЂќ while Rick asphyxiates. The body of the ticket inspector becomes a new god, and Rick and Morty in space suits have to kill him again. Nevertheless, as Rick and Morty agree not to worry about the mechanics too much and just have fun, weвЂ™re treated to a string of far-flung ideas that, even if they donвЂ™t necessarily hang together all that well, make for some enjoyable moments on their own. ThereвЂ™s a case to be made, and the episodeвЂ™s mileage will vary per viewer. Here, its exceptionally meta posturing is commented on again and again, though, in terms of whether itвЂ™s becoming too self-aware and self-referential for its own good. вЂњNever Ricking MortyвЂќ flouts linear continuity in much the same way the show always has.

The episodeвЂ™s writing and continuity are constantly made reference to in Rick and Morty Season 4, Episode 6, as is co-creator Dan HarmonвЂ™s circular structuring of many of the showвЂ™s episodes вЂ“ the trainвЂ™s carriages are arranged thusly, which Rick learns from a guide. This is confusing enough on its own, but Rick and Morty get into it with a ticket inspector, leading to a blown-out window and a vacuum and a scene switch and a gory explosion. He and Morty are both aboard, looking for the trainвЂ™s engine вЂ“ the train itself is, as mentioned, a literal literary device, an anthology, linking otherwise unrelated narratives. The entire train seems obsessed with Rick, and so speaks in the showвЂ™s own voice, exaggeratedly mythologizing the figure who turns out to be the space cowboy. That literal story device is a train, and Rick and Morty Season 4, Episode 6 begins aboard it, with travelers discussing Rick and their desire to kill him in a weirdly leaping logic that doesnвЂ™t go unmentioned. Unpacking this thing isnвЂ™t going to be an easy feat, but letвЂ™s have a go anyway.

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