Rick & Morty Season 5 Reveals Why Rick Is Hated By Other Ricks
Rick & Morty season 5 reveals why the titular scientist is hated by other versions of himself from alternate dimensions — and it has to do with Beth.
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WARNING: The following contains SPOILERS for Rick and Morty, season 5, episode 8, “Rickternal Friendshine of the Spotless Morts.”
Rick & Morty’s “Rickternal Friendshine of the Spotless Morts” revealed why the show’s Rick is hated by other versions of himself — and the reason is rooted in the very premise of the series. The anarchic animated sitcom Rick & Morty has introduced numerous versions of its title characters over its five seasons, and not all of them get along with one another. Viewers need to look no further than Evil Morty (and the many fan theories surrounding him) to know that there are multiple canon Ricks and Mortys, and some of them are in constant conflict with each other.
However, “Rickternal Friendshine of the Spotless Morts” (season 5, episode 8) revealed why the show’s antihero Rick Sanchez specifically is abhorred by other versions of himself, and the reason is rooted in the conceit of the Adult Swim hit. Rick & Morty centers around Rick’s misadventures that he repeatedly draws his family into, often to their chagrin. However, not every Rick returns to their family or leaves them in the first place — as evidenced by a comment from Rick’s younger self.
The episode’s action sees Rick travel deep into Birdperson’s brain to work out what has gone wrong with this former best friend. However, as the action grows increasingly convoluted, Rick & Morty confirms a major fan theory when Rick’s younger self dismisses his show self with the line “you’re one of those creeps who moves in with abandoned adult Beths.” This throwaway comment illustrates that Rick is not necessarily Beth’s original father but could be another random Rick from another dimension who moved in with the trusting Beth. Meanwhile, the younger Rick’s dismissive attitude shows that such a practice is both familiar and seemingly a huge taboo among Ricks.
This explains some of Rick’s self-hatred over the last five seasons, as the supposed genius has often been plagued by insecurity and self-doubt that could be caused by his decision to seek out an accommodating Beth to redeem himself. Of course, it is no surprise to long-time viewers of Rick & Morty to discover that Rick was never Beth’s original father (him having switched dimensions before). The timeline of the series is complicated endlessly by the show’s playful approach to canon and continuity, with Rick & Morty abandoning numerous entire universes over the first four seasons. As such, abandoning one family and finding another is not Rick’s most shocking escapade.
However, hearing one Rick tell another that the decision to move in with Beth and impose himself on her family is seen as parasitic and pathetic even among other versions of the same character casts his actions in a new light, and makes the comical antihero a darker figure. Rick Sanchez is still hilariously amoral throughout the episode, but “Rickternal Friendshine of the Spotless Morts” nonetheless reveals a sadness beneath his madcap adventures. The line betrays a callousness toward even his own family that has not been seen since the season 4 finale of Rick & Morty, thus explaining why even other Ricks think so little of him.
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