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Our companion list of the funniest episodes ofRick and Mortycan befound here.
It also played a huge role in bringing the multiverse into the Zeitgeist.
Heres a look back at the 15 most soul-crushing episodes inRick and Mortyhistory.
15.A Rickconvenient Mort (Season 5, Episode 3)
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Morty falls in love with Planetina, aCaptain Planetparody being exploited by her adult Tina-teers.
Planetina learns what Captain Planet never did: Its not just ecoterrorists that are destroying the planet.
Its regular people too.
Even if the Tina-teers meant well in their youth, moral decline was inevitable.
14.Star Mort Rickturn of the Jerri (Season 4, Episode 10)
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We see all this in a memory that Rick erased.
It becomes a touching moment of growth for the biggest jerk in the multiverse.
13.Rixty Minutes (Season 4, Episode 8)
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This episode rather late in season one is whereRick and Mortyreally hit its stride.
Were all going to die.
12.Big Trouble in Little Sanchez (Season 2, Episode 7)
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Beth sees Jerry as a meek slug, and Jerry sees Beth as a powerful and dangerous alien monster.
The codependent nature of their relationship and the Mythologs created by it prove disastrous.
Do we get numb as we get older?
Or is growing up about embracing the good and bad parts of our identity to become whole?
And couldnt we say the same about our closest relationships?
11.Mortys Mind Blowers (Season 3, Episode 8)
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It makes for great comedy that also makes a disturbing point about how Rick treats Morty.
He removed hundreds of memories without Mortys consent and often for selfish reasons.
Does Rick even see Morty as a person?
Or just a pawn?
Was Rick doing Morty a favor by wiping his memories?
Does he really know better?
Who are we if we dont remember our mistakes?
10.Analyze Piss (Season 6, Episode 8)
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Its a huge moment of personal growth thats uncomfortable to watch, mainly because theres piss everywhere.
Weve never been more proud of grandpa Rick.
9.Mort Dinner Rick Andre (Season 5, Episode 1)
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The best part of this episode is undoubtedly the Narnia-like Dimension where time moves much faster.
He welcomes Hoovy back with a knife in the gut.
With his dying breath, Hoovy pins the blame on Morty.
The horniness of one teenaged boy caused a ripple effect across eons.
Whats the worst thing youve ever done?
8.The Ricklantis Mixup (Season 3, Episode 7)
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So Evil Morty can gain control of it all.
7.Rick: A Mort Well Lived (Season 6, Episode 2)
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But this episode takes full advantage of the ideas real potential by giving it significant emotional weight.
Summers B-plot is simple but amusing.
Morty just wants Rick to show some love, but Rick cant be vulnerable long enough to give in.
(In other words, does the progeny of an NPC have a soul?)
6.Rick Potion #9 (Season 1, Episode 6)
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5.Rickternal Friendshine of the Spotless Mort (Season 5, Episode 8)
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We learn a lot of hard truths in this episode, including why Birdperson hesitates to go on living.
Rick loved Birdperson as his partner in crime in a way weve never seen before.
While he does love his grandson, Rick sure as hell does not respect Morty.
But Rick manipulated Birdperson into helping him combat the Citadel for selfish reasons.
4.The Wedding Squanchers (Season 2, Episode 10)
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This remains the most devastating season finale inRick and Mortyhistory.
3.Auto Erotic Assimilation (Season 2, Episode 3)
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What voids do we all carry within ourselves?
How do we numb ourselves from that pain?
In the infinite multiverse, Rick is a super-genius god capable of pretty much anything.
Then, only because hes drunk and passes out, he narrowly avoids killing himself with the same rig.
Do You Feel It?
2.The Old Man and the Seat (Season 4, Episode 2)
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The King of Shit indeed.
1.The Vat of Acid Episode (Season 4, Episode 8)
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He surprises her with a vacation to Alaska only for the plane to go down.
But then Jerry presses the reset button on the remote at their welcome home party.
The kid remains a horny, girl-crazy dork who never learns from his mistakes.
For it to be essentially erased from reality in the end is brutal and heartless.
Is nothing sacred in the multiverse?
