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2 ‘Rick and Morty’ episodes leak online a month ahead of schedule

The creators are bummed about it.

 

Michelle Jaworski

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Posted on Jul 2, 2015   Updated on May 28, 2021, 10:49 am CDT

Rick and Morty doesn’t return to TV until the end of the month, but the first two episodes of the new season made their way online shortly after the official release of the first trailer.

A redditor alerted Rick and Morty fans to news of the leak in a self post. Although the leak initially happened on a private torrent, it’s since spread to more public forums such as a Reddit default subreddit and Digg.

“Before you PM me, I don’t have any links to download,” BillFireCrotchWalton wrote. “It was leaked on a private torrent site, and I can’t just send you a link even if I wanted to. It’s a popular show though, so I’m sure someone will make it publicly available soon.

Like with the Game of Thrones episode leaks earlier this year, the leaks left fans with a giant conundrum: Do they wait until the episodes air to support the show and get a better quality image, or do they watch them now because they can’t wait a few more weeks?

Needless to say, the consensus was split.

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Rick and Morty star and co-creator Justin Roiland called the leaks “a battle that can’t be won” on Reddit but told fans that the videos they saw online aren’t the final episodes they’ll see on Adult Swim once the season starts.

“Do as you please. The cat’s out of the bag,” he wrote. “Gotta just embrace that they’re out there in the wild now. Just a heads up- these are press outputs and there are minor visual fixes and little things here and there that aren’t cut into these. Not sure exactly what outstanding stuff isn’t in these but I do know they aren’t ‘final.’”

As to who leaked the episodes? It’s too early to say, but Roiland has an idea.

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*First Published: Jul 2, 2015, 2:23 pm CDT