Content & Trigger Warnings for Rick and Morty (2013)

Parental death depicted in alternate timelines and backstory elements

Rick's backstory involving the loss of his wife and daughter is explored with emotional weight

Rick builds a device to disintegrate himself and nearly uses it after a breakup; the scene is brief but explicit

Rick's nihilism and self-destructive tendencies continue; existential despair is a recurring theme

Rick's suicidal tendencies resurface; his nihilism and desire for self-destruction are explored more deeply

Rick's nihilistic worldview and self-destructive patterns continue as underlying themes

Rick's self-destructive nihilism continues as a character theme

Rick's emotional state is explored more deeply; his past trauma and suicidal history are addressed

Rick's nihilism and self-destructive tendencies remain present as character themes

A main character's depression and suicidal ideation is a recurring and explicitly depicted theme

A main character manipulates and emotionally controls family members

Evil Morty orchestrates mass death at the Citadel; the Vindicators episode involves mass casualties

Evil Morty destroys the Central Finite Curve, killing countless Ricks and Mortys; mass death on a cosmic scale

Infidelity is a recurring theme in the family dynamics of the main characters

Apocalyptic scenarios and planet destruction shown across episodes

War and combat scenarios depicted across various planets and dimensions

Copious animated blood from violent encounters and body horror throughout

Frequent grotesque transformations, parasitic aliens, and disturbing biological imagery throughout

Cronenberg transformations turn all of humanity into grotesque mutants; some of the most disturbing body horror in the series

Pickle Rick involves graphic biological transformation and fighting sewer creatures; disturbing body imagery throughout

Vat of Acid episode and others feature disturbing biological transformations and body horror

Disturbing biological horror sequences continue; alien parasites and grotesque transformations

Continued grotesque biological horror and disturbing transformations in sci-fi scenarios

Grotesque biological transformations and disturbing imagery continue throughout

Characters trapped in small spaces and containers in various sci-fi scenarios

Sudden horror moments and creature reveals create startling moments in horror-themed episodes

Sci-fi medical procedures and injections shown in various alien settings

Alien insects and spider-like creatures appear in multiple episodes

A main character frequently vomits, often from intoxication, as a recurring visual gag

Sexual humor and crude references; some alien sexual content played for shock comedy

Sexual humor and crude content; Unity relationship involves explicit sexual scenarios

Sexual content and crude humor continue at similar levels to previous seasons

The dragon episode features overt sexual content played for uncomfortable comedy; crude humor throughout

Sexual humor and crude references continue at typical series levels

Sexual humor and crude content at levels consistent with the series overall

Incest jokes and uncomfortable family dynamics played for dark humor

Rick is a severe alcoholic; he drinks constantly, belches, and is visibly intoxicated in nearly every episode

Rick's alcoholism remains constant and severe; he is rarely sober

Rick's severe alcoholism continues unabated throughout the season

Rick's alcoholism remains a defining character trait; constant drinking throughout

Rick's chronic alcoholism continues as a constant presence

Rick's alcoholism remains constant; his drinking is shown in nearly every episode

Rick's alcoholism persists as a core character trait with new voice actor

A main character is a severe alcoholic who drinks constantly, with this being a central character trait

Interdimensional drug use and references to various substances appear in several episodes

Drug use depicted frequently including a main character's alcoholism and alien drug use

A main character occasionally overdoes substance consumption with visible consequences

Alien creatures are killed and dismembered; Snuffles/Snowball the dog is experimented on

Animals are harmed and killed in various episodes, sometimes graphically

Rick repeatedly puts his grandchildren in life-threatening danger; Jerry and Beth's neglectful parenting is shown

Rick continues to endanger and emotionally manipulate Morty and Summer

Rick's emotional manipulation and endangerment of Morty becomes more explicitly addressed as abusive

Rick's abusive treatment of Morty is increasingly confronted; the toxic dynamic is central to the plot

Rick's manipulation of his family continues though with more self-awareness

Rick's reckless endangerment of his grandchildren continues as a recurring dynamic

Beth and Jerry's toxic relationship dynamics escalate; Space Beth introduces violent conflict between Beth clones

Extreme animated gore is constant; characters are dismembered, crushed, and killed in graphic detail played for dark comedy

Extreme animated violence escalates; mass casualties, graphic dismemberment, and bloody scenes throughout

The Ricklantis Mixup and other episodes feature extreme animated violence; the Citadel massacre is particularly graphic

Continued extreme animated violence with graphic dismemberment and death scenes

Season features some of the most extreme violence in the series; mass casualties and graphic deaths in multiple episodes

Extreme animated violence continues with graphic deaths and dismemberment throughout the season

Extreme animated violence and gore continue in the post-Roiland era at similar intensity

Characters frequently use sci-fi weapons and conventional firearms; animated shootouts are common

Frequent use of sci-fi weapons and firearms in animated action sequences

Significant gun violence including mass shootings in the Citadel episodes

Frequent use of firearms and sci-fi weapons in violent confrontations

Significant animated gun violence throughout; the Evil Morty finale involves mass death

Frequent animated gun violence and weapon usage throughout

Continued use of firearms and sci-fi weapons in violent animated sequences

A main character attempts suicide on screen and self-destructive behavior is a recurring theme

King Jellybean attempts to assault Morty in a bathroom; the assault is interrupted but clearly implied

Sexual violence referenced and implied in several episodes including alien scenarios

Characters are enslaved in several storylines including forced labor scenarios

Characters are tortured in various sci-fi scenarios; Rick tortures others for information

Multiple scenes of torture including Rick's capture and interrogation; Pickle Rick brutally kills rats and agents

Characters are tortured in various sci-fi scenarios throughout the season

Characters endure torture and extreme physical suffering in animated sequences

Various characters are subjected to torture and extreme pain in sci-fi scenarios

Characters endure torture and extreme suffering in various sci-fi and interdimensional scenarios