![]() ![]() It’s a frame-up, of course, and the pair escapes after an amazing cross-portal chase scene that introduces us to a variety of intensely bizarre dimensions, like the various combinations of phones/chairs/pizzas that they pass through, they find the real Rick behind all the murders. “This place is a real who’s who of who’s you and me,” Rick explains, as he and Morty are dragged before the Council of Ricks and their various hairstyles when Rick’s accused of murdering other Ricks across various timelines. “ Close Rick-counters of the Rick Kind“ is important because it introduces us to the Citadel of Ricks, the secret intergalactic hub for Ricks”they don’t get along with authority, but also tend to fight with each other, too”and their attendant Mortys. Season one’s 10th episode propels Rick and Morty’s larger mythology forward in a way that feels like a low-key finale, though there was one more episode to go in the season (the somewhat more lighthearted house-party tale “Ricksy Business,” which ended up being a two-parter with season two’s first episode). Just a typical breakfast with the Smith family. ![]() A couple of buried bodies later, and the pair assume their same roles in a new (but identical) world. With their own reality ravaged beyond repair, Rick teleports with Morty into a reality where the outbreak was averted, but also where that reality’s Rick and Morty accidentally blew themselves up seconds prior. More importantly, as we”and a dumbfounded Morty”really realise for the first time, Rick and Morty takes place in just one of many, many identical multiverses filled with Ricks and Mortys, as well as versions of their friends and families. It shows Rick making a huge blunder that he’s not able to quickly fix, though he does eventually come up with a solution. This episode is important for several reasons. The infection spreads around the globe in minutes, rendering Earth first overrun with zombies who thirst for Morty, then (after Rick tries to mend things) praying-mantis mutants, and finally, hulking monsters dubbed “ Cronenbergs.” Season one’s sixth episode sees Morty’s crush on pretty classmate Jessica”a recurring plot point”take an apocalyptic turn when Rick gives him a love potion that reacts very badly when it mixes with the flu. Morty learns why you should never go to the “flu season”-themed school dance. There’s also some inside-baseball snark about “board-driven” animation, and one last look at Scary Terry”a character so likably weird it’s amazing he’s never returned, though as future episodes ably demonstrated, Rick and Morty has never had a problem cooking up memorable side characters any time it needs a new one…bitch. Ultimately the two plots connect, and the episode culminates with a happy, if bittersweet, ending as Snowball decides to depart Earth rather than make all of humankind bend the knee. Their intention”to “incept” Morty’s maths teacher into giving him better grades”is soon derailed when they get tangled in a series of dream worlds, where they have a nightmarish encounter with “some sort of a legally safe knock-off of an “˜80s horror character” named Scary Terry, who chases them until they sneak into the sword-fingered villain’s own nightmare and turn him into an ally. Meanwhile, Rick and Morty are off using another of Rick’s genius inventions, a gadget that allows them to enter other peoples’ dreams. ![]() Here, it’s a device that enhances the intelligence of the family dog so much that little Snuffles”sorry, Snowball“soon spearheads a canine effort to take over the world. This episode’s set-up would come to be used multiple times throughout the show (with slight variations, of course): one of Rick’s genius inventions is thrust upon other members of the Smith family, followed by his hasty departure, after which things soon spiral way out of their tenuous-to-begin-with control. The second-ever Rick and Morty episode first aired December 9, 2013, and if you revisit the sorta shaky series pilot and then dive right into “Lawnmower Dog,” you can really see how the show found its footing remarkably quickly. “Where are my testicles, Summer?” (Image: Adult Swim) 10. ![]()
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