Rick and Morty has generally never shown any fear about leaning headfirst into meta humor, and this scene captures that idea perfectly.
Dan Harmon, Justin Roiland and the network clearly understand that fans have started to lose their collective cool over the wait for Season 3, and they have absolutely no qualms with messing with us.
To give credit where credit is due, this is still a hilarious video; it is just not what we were expecting when we first saw this clip debut online.
That said, the fans seem to have embraced the joke, as one particular YouTube commenter even pointed out that such a prank is referred to as a “dick move” in bird culture.