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In the beginning of this episode we see Rick and Morty meeting with crystal dealers who first of all are dressed like the typical portrayals of Italian-American gangsters, with the long coats, hats, suspenders and guns.

Maybe they are a reference to the mafia in general, like they're space Cosa Nostra or something. But a lot of other details make me wonder if they were kind of a nod to The Sopranos. Especially the way they say "Ohhh!" and "Maronne" multiple times, along with their accents, particulary the line where one guy says "Look at the size of the bones on this rat!"

There are other smaller things like the boss narrating a story and the henchmen listening and calling him "boss" and the boss saying "Well I got a million of them", felt similar to the times someone would be narrating a story from along time back in The Sopranos. Visually they look nothing like the Sopranos characters except for being a four man crew.

I have not seen any mention or discussions anywhere that these guys were a nod to the New Jersey crew but I wanted to see what you guys thought. Anyway, $4 a pound.

Slowly moving to click the button to watch season 3 episode 0 of Rick and Morty while Mr. Poopy Butthole loses his mind about how long he'll have to wait for season 3 is an insanely evil feeling.

I think the scene when Rick kills Rick Prime is pretty deep. Very meaningful and satisfying to see Rick beat Prime to a pulp.

When Fred's life flashes before his eyes, man it was actually so deep.

Mine’s Rick!

Why was Rick c137 in the prime universe at the start of the show Season 1 episodes 1-6?

Are they coming from the angle that one brood couldn't successfully propagate an entire species by themselves? But I would assume they would breed with the alien snakes also so... maybe because all life on the planet was already seeded hence a civilization? Idk that doesn't seem obvious enough to make a joke about it but maybe I'm dumb. Am I missing something?

I do not really like animated shows except the simpsons, family guy hank hill, and a little bit of others but what episode was rick or morty writing a school paper and he didnt know what to write about he had writers block and had to write a journal entry or a writers contest or something like that anyways i thingk the show is interesting ive seen people go in the library and watch cartoons

This may have been answered before, but I still have no idea. And before you say it I have seen the Film Theory video on this topic from years ago. But I think there's a hole in his theory

He says Mr. PBH is a Morty, because of the frequent 4th wall breaking only done by The Smith Family and the fact that him and most other Mortys go to Harry Herpson High School, he also notes how him being a Morty would explain the 4th wall breaking because he'd have access to things like Interdimensional Cable to see the show for himself. I'm wondering how Mr. PBH would get to Dimension C-137 and this theory seems to imply that because he's a Morty he'd have access to an Interdimensional Traveling Device. But we know that he only gained access to one in Season 7 Episode 1 "How Poopy Got His Poop Back", the theory also acknowledged the absence of Mr. PBH's Rick

So the hole in Film Theory's theory is if Mr. PBH was a Morty, he'd have access to an Interdimensional traveling device right? He would have to to get to Dimension C-137, and we've already established Mr. PBH isn't a parasite by how he bled from Beth's bullet and how we know Mr. PBH has a kid.

I'm still left with the question: "What is Mr. PoopyButtHole?"

Evil Morty's intelligence surpasses Rick C-137's due to his strategic acumen and adaptability. Unlike Rick, who relies on his innate genius, Evil Morty has demonstrated a capacity for long-term planning and manipulation. He successfully outsmarted the Citadel of Ricks by using hundreds of Mortys to conceal his intelligence, a feat Rick C-137 deemed excessive but effective. Additionally, Evil Morty's ability to control Rick through advanced technology showcases his innovative prowess. His rise to power within the Citadel further highlights his tactical brilliance, making him a formidable adversary who exploits Rick's weaknesses.

Made this out of boredom

We can get into it in the comments but he only showed up in the beginning of the episode and at the end. I am completely behind Beth's decision.

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He only seemed mildly annoyed that they had to leave but if his whole reason for being there was to find the man who killed his wife, it should have been a bigger deal that they had to abandon that dimension.

By this I mean Rick's who we're not on the citadel

Let's take a sec and realize that C-137 has goggles that allow you to see into another version of "you" through the use of genetic matching tech. All I'm saying is who's to say if this tech doesn't exist IRL be pretty cool but the rangers are real.

Further question is Rick c-137 which universe is c-137 the one Rick came from to avenge Diane’s death? The one we are in up until Rick screws up Morty’s love potion? Or the one they move to after that incident?

SPOILERS

Is Morty going to be replaced? On the very last episode Morty was found afraid of being replaced by Rick. Then last second puts a memory photo from the hole camera FROM his wallet onto the board of completion.

Why though? Did he hate that specific Morty? Did he think Morty wouldn't have made it out because he weak and figured replacing him would be easier? Is he going to clone him? Or be replaced entirely by another person? Was this last second decision to "off Morty" or has it been on his mind. Food for thought

In S7 'Back to infinity' it is revealed that Rick Prime used the omega-device thingy to kill Diane across all Dimensions but, in S3 'tales of the citadell we see Simple Rick - a Rick that quit science for a simple life with Diane and Beth. My question is: how could that be? The citadel - and the central finite curve- was build after the usage if the Omega-device so Simple Ricks Diane should have been dead. My theory is that the Device only worked around a limited amount of Dimentions, and while many Dianes died, many more are still alive and well, just shutoff by the central finite curve - so even C137 does not know about them, as I think it is very likely Ricks that keept their Dianes never became 'the smartest man of their universe' and were therefor cut of by the citadell. What's your take on this idea? Could a real Diane return? Is maybe Diane Prime still alive?

This might be a hot take considering the fact that Season 7 has, rightfully so, received some mixed reviews.

But for me, the spaghetti episode hit on so many levels.

It connects all that makes Rick & Morty so special, about turning something as trivial as perfect spaghetti into such a deep commentary on rampant capitalism, human greed, our lack of empathy for each other and tying that with an individual's own personal tragedies while maintaining the tongue in cheek, witty humor. I have watched a lot of TV shows and have found myself shook after watching some episodes, and I know this one will always stick out for me in that sense.

The entire message and tone of the show was great but that song with that montage was just what it needed to close the curtains. It didn't overstate the "message" of the episode but the point came across just fine.

I know most of the comments are gonna be in the lines of "It was good but not THAT good." but this is how I genuinely feel and was wondering if someone else here shares that emotion with me lol.

What's the episode where it shows rick making the citadel and killing other Rick's

So I've been thinking about what the organization is that Rick hunts down in his cry baby backstory. They clearly have some resources and appear to be a confederation of Ricks working under Prime. But why?

Maybe he just likes having underlings, but from what we know about Prime, he likes working solo. Plus the Ricks in the org seem to think they're protecting something valuable. So then the question is what is so difficult that Rick Prime needs help with it?

My hypothesis: Rick Prime was the first inventor in a technological revolution. He discovered portal travel, but, understanding that most every other technology was invented independently by different scientists, he realizes he won't be the last inventor. If a bunch of other people invent it then it seems probable they'll invent it multiple times. Once he's realized all that it would be painfully obvious that the invention of portal travel would inevitably create an interdimensional war between confederations of the inventing scientist's infinite selves. Naturally, wanting to survive that war, he figured it would be best to get a jumpstart on the competition and so started recruiting Ricks.

This seems to be confirmed in how fucked the area outside the CFC is. Clearly there have been people doing stupid shit with portals for a while. And people other than Rick definitely have portal travel outside the curve.

But then Prime tries to recruit C-137 who refuses and dismantles his organization, leaving a bunch of Ricks steeped in Prime's war rhetoric, believing that killing C-137 was the only way to save Ricks as a whole. C-137 showed he was a bigger threat and, when the survivors communicated the problem, he invented the CFC, whose boundaries aren't defined by Rick's intelligence but by whether Rick is the only inventor of portal travel in that universe.

Obviously if every Rick knew the truth about the CFC, it wouldn't be secure. C-137 and the Council probably spread the myth that it's determined by intelligence to keep it safe, which Evil Morty then internalized from his degenerate Rick. So he probably thought he was telling the truth in the S5 finale.

Essentially C-137 won by showing Prime that violence and nihilism are less effective than collaboration. In response, Prime uses the Omega Device to undercut that victory, killing Rick's wife in every dimension, and proving that despite ones best efforts, violence and nihilism are inevitable.

Thematically Rick's error was being selfish in his collaboration, saving the people he cares about and leaving the rest of the multiverse to rot. (This also mirrors the theme i described arising between Prime and 137). My guess is his show arc will eventually be to team up with Evil Morty, Birdperson, BPs daughter, MPBH, Marta from the game, and the fam all to fight a battle to build a version of the CFC that lets everyone have portal travel without breaking the fabric of reality. Or at least to help the people outside the CFC survive the nightmare reality he's trapped them in.

What do y'all think. I feel like 70% confident I've predicted the rest of the canon from here on out, but I'm sure y'all disagree lol.

Hey all.

I wrote a spec for the show where Rick basically does "gun fu" to rescue Morty and drops a bunch of one-liners like an old school Arnold movie. Was a lot of fun to write combining one of my favorite shows with a bunch of my favorite action movies.

Appreciate any review and feedback - looking to capture the tone of the show and voices of the characters as I work on improving my writing.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jadRo-rOhoHEObrRE2NNUiK0lhLJzyp0/view?usp=drive_link

Thanks!

wasn't sure what flair to add, went with art...

Was laughing to myself earlier when I saw a memecoin called $Morty and the the idea of a morty coin bit on the show being too modern day Simpsons all I could think was “I turned myself into a coin!!” And lo and behold a $rick coin suddenly materialized. If you are reading this message from the council of Rick’s was a success.