'Rick and Morty' season 8: Episode 3 highlight, and upcoming release schedule

The brand new episode of ‘Rick and Morty’ season 8, titled ‘The Rick, The Mort, & The Ugly,’ was released on Sunday, June 8 at 11 p.m. EST. The episode 3 explored the Citadel, where the clones returned - and it couldn’t have offered a better ending.

What happened in episode 3 of 'Rick and Morty' season 8?

One of a kind plot, the episode hardly had any of the main characters in it. However, the fill the void, the clones offered a hilarious take being the villains. While the Mortys had their peaceful town full of refugees, the Rick clones tried to kidnap the Mortys to force them into rebuilding the Citadel, according to ScreenRant.

In the post-credit scene,

Hillbilly Rick

and Doc Morty are honoured for their sacrifice after their death to save the Mortys and stop the Ricks. The emotional ending served right in the theme of the eighth season, only to be disrupted by the protagonists. The main Morty and Ricky accuse the Arcade Morty for killing Hillbilly Rick. However, before he could explain the misunderstanding, Morty found his fidget spinner and left with Rick in all positivity without knowing what exact disastrous events had happened before.

The schedule

Season 8 commenced on May 25, 2025, which is approximately one and a half years after the finale of the seventh season of ‘Rick and Morty.’ The schedule for the episode release of the eighth season of ‘Rick and Morty’ is episode 1, ‘Summer of All Fears,’ released on May 25; episode 2, ‘Valkyrick,’ released on June 1; episode 3, ‘The Rick, The Mort & The Ugly,’ released on June 8; episode 4, ‘The Last Temptation of Jerry,’ will release on June 15; episode 5, ‘Cryo Mort a Rickver,’ will release on June 22; episode 6, ‘The Curicksous Case of Bethjamin Button,’ will release on June 29; episode 7, ‘Ricker Than Fiction,’ will release on July 6; episode 8, ‘Nomortland,’ will release July 13; episode 9, ‘Morty Daddy,’ will release on July 20; and the last episode, ‘Hot Rick,’ will release on July 27.

The cast

The cast of ‘Rick and Morty’ season 8 includes, Ian Cardoni as Rick, Harry Belden as Morty, Chris Parnell as Jerry Smith, Spencer Grammer as Summer Smith, Sarah Chalke as Beth Smith, Ice-T as Magma-Q, Keith David as The President, and Peter Serafinowicz as Oxygen-S/Eight/Infinity. The episodes air on

Adult Swim

, and can be accessed later on HBO on September 1, all at once.