![]() Rick consults with the Garage Computer at the start of the episode about how to repair Birdperson. ![]() The show subs in two new characters for Rick: the Garage Computer and Memory Rick, and they just don’t work as well. First, Morty gives Rick a reason to explain himself out loud, and then we can be in the know as well. While the adventure as a whole is enjoyable, the episode suffers from the lack of Morty, for two reasons. Even if the episode is lacking it parts, and it is, this is exciting. And since we see everything through Birdperson’s eyes, we know the memories are legit. Not only do we get to tie up a thread left over from a previous season, but we get to see more glimpses of Rick’s past life before Morty, something the shows loves to tease and not deliver on. Now that is a pretty sick premise for an episode. Rick will have to dive in there to save him, and in doing so, relive his own past. The repairs to Birdperson’s body go well, but trouble is brewing in BP’s mind. With them gone, Rick has the peace and quiet he needs to start work on reviving Birdperson, still in pieces from their fight at the end of season 4. On this week’s episode of Rick and Morty, Rick hops and drops through his own memories on a mission to save his old friend Birdperson.Īt the start of the episode, we see the Smith family going away for a cruise, splitting up Rick and Morty yet again. Does Beth being cloned even matter? Has Rick been so careless with the lives of his family as this is not actually his Beth? And are Jerry, Morty, and Summer solely exist within a hypothetical different timeline? Were Diane and Beth actually killed in a similar fashion as the season three false reality? Or does any of this even matter? Everything is questioned that we have viewed in the past five seasons and is hopefully explored through season five’s hour-long finale in September.By Richard Urquiza 1 year ago Follow Tweet While the episode does not reveal too much about this paradigm-shifting claim, it does bring us to question a lot of what the show has shown us in the past. Birdperson’s memories are serving as a coping and acceptance method that he is fostering an understanding of his connections with Rick, Tammy, and others, something that Rick’s incessant desire to want instead of foster.Īdditionally, the episode offers a shocking reveal through a throwaway interaction with Memory Rick and Rick that C-137’s Rick is living within a dimension with Beth, a version of his daughter that has passed away and Rick attempts to rely upon. ![]() While Rick’s mission appears to be altruistic on the front end, it quickly devolves into yet another example of his selfish desire to live as he realizes that he is only going to survive if Birdperson does, seemingly doing the initial task for himself instead of its original intention. Through the exploration of Birdperson’s mind and memories, it appears Rick has tried and is still trying to impose his sense of direction and will upon his best friend, who has witnessed resistance, love, and betrayal and ultimately wants nothing to do but run away. There can be no resistance from Morty and, when there is, Rick can impose his will on the socially awkward teenager. ![]() The insecurity of Rick shown in the aftermath of Birdperson’s refusal to join Rick on continuous trips and adventures can be fleshed out with Rick’s incessant need to employ his grandson Morty on each trip. The episode demonstrates Rick’s insecurity and inability to find even a true friend who wants to go on these spectacular voyages across the galaxy and different dimensions with. Memories are shown of the first few times Rick and Birdperson hung out in addition to their time during the Battle of Blood Ridge and BP’s relationship with varying forms of the Galactic Federation’s double agent Tammy. “Rickternal Friendshine of the Spotless Mort” allows viewers to see a wide range of Rick’s past with Birdperson over the years while also gaining some insight into the intergalactic scientist himself. ![]()
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