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Film Theory: Rick KILLED Beth (Rick and Morty Season 5)

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Published 26 Aug 2021

Special thanks to Hello Fresh for sponsoring this video! Use code FILMTHEORY14 for up to 14 FREE MEALS across your first 5 HelloFresh boxes plus free shipping at https://bit.ly/3id5LtK! Season 5 of Rick and Morty has been... a mixed bag. One thing they HAVE delivered on, though, is the promise of some epic lore. You see, the Rick we've been seeing is very different to our usual Rick. I've made a couple theories already about why that may be, but the most recent episode left a BIG clue. Has Beth been dead the ENTIRE time? Watch to find out! Get yourself some Theory Wear! ► https://bit.ly/3vtguU0 Don't miss a Film Theory! ► http://bit.ly/1dI8VBH #RickandMorty #Rick #Morty #Beth #ClobeBeth #RickandMortySeason5 #AdultSwim #RickAndMortyTheory #Theory #FilmTheory #Matpat Need Royalty Free Music for your Content? Try Epidemic Sound. Get Your 30 Day Free Trial Now ► http://share.epidemicsound.com/TheFilmTheorists MORE FILM THEORIES Rick's True CRIME! | Rick and Morty ►► https://bit.ly/2MVhP2W Will MORTY KILL RICK?! ►► https://bit.ly/2qKFFFV How PICKLE RICK Functions! ►►► https://bit.ly/2JvU4fT Blair Witch's SECRET DANGER! ► https://bit.ly/2qhmv7a Ariel & Hercules Are RELATED?! ► https://bit.ly/32WnVWi Credits: Writer: Matthew Patrick and Justin Kuiper Editor: Alex "Sedge" Sedgwick, Forrest Lee, and Koen Verhagen Assistant Editor: AlyssaBeCrazy Sound Editor: Yosi Berman

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@gabeallen81323 years ago This theory explains both why rick hates himself, other versions of himself, and the origins of simple rick. 11616
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@Buntod3 years ago I like how matpat said only 90s kids will remember after singing all star so confidently acting like shrek isnt a monster if a meme that has that song engrained in our minds. 3911
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@azurexhearts3 years ago After the s5 finale, this makes a lot of sense, the whole either youre a rick that chose science or a rick that chose family. C-137 rick is the ricke id="hidden2"st rick because he chose both science and family, if you want to look at it that way.
id like to think that all the ricks in the current multiverse are the ones that chose science, hence why c-137 is distinctly different (because he initially chose family) i guess thats also why so far, we havent been in any universe where beth (or the rest of the family) doesnt exist because shes already dead
evil morty is probably now in the other half of the multiverses where rick chose family, therefore no science or power and ultimately no mortys. No mortys = no suffering, which is what evil morty wanted?. ...Expand 1679
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@matthewvandeventer36323 years ago Awe man, rick didn' t invent the central finite curve to isolate the universes where he' s the most intelligent, he did it to protect the isolated universes from himself. He did it to protect his wife and daughter. 730
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@MovieGasm3 years ago I guess it must' ve been the mail man. Lul. 11
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@jtyler91303 years ago The thing about this that makes it even more punch to the gut, is that if rick decided to abandon his family, he then came back and got to experience being . ...Expand 268
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@GippyHappy2 years ago I' ve always chosen to believe thefabricated origin story" was true, and as a result found it genuinely heartbreaking that rick is constantly dumped on for abandoning his family even though he didn' t.
he could easily tell beth that he isn' t the rick that left her. At this point she knows about the nature of ricks existing across multiple dimensions and all that wacky science nonsense. But instead he accepts the blame for something another rick did, almost as if he thinks he deserves it. Like he wantsto be punished, either because he hates that any version of himself was capable of doing that or because of his guilt atgetting his family killed.
that' s rough, buddy. ...Expand 469
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@Hannacalebclark3 years ago Ok so we know that current beth is at least rick' s 3rd beth, because his first was murdered and the second is in cronenburg world. We know that rick . ...Expand 79
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@shreknskrubgaming72483 years ago Something i just found: in the advertisement for simple rick' s, the narrator states that simple rick is " sixty iterations off the central finite . ...Expand 72
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@daily_snow9182 years ago Id like to see a new episode talking about the future for season 6, while touching on the events in the season finale. 72
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@worldofretrogameplay69632 years ago This theory was confirmed last sunday during s6 e1 of rick & job, sir! 48
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@jamesmichaels49792 years ago Im shocked ro learn that people genuinely thought the line " you live with a version of our deadmeant clones and not a beth from a different dimension. 78
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@saeidanvar-adamantfilmstud76463 years ago When rick tells morty choose science not love it hits harder now cause rick knows if only he would have picked science his wife and beth would still be alive. 398
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@vakahemaloto-ali14182 years ago After watching s6 e1 and rewatching this i love how right mat is, and how he doesn' t know (or how oh so right he is) about our rick' s original beth and diane are dead and how he is without a doubt the rickiest rick. ...Expand 78
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@SnuffBee2 years ago When i saw beth serving lemonade to all those federation ricks it really solidified i realize she wouldn' t care even if that wasn' t her original rick who abandoned her. It all comes together. 25
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@smolvaxxednezuko2 years ago Coming from the future: morty found out rick isn' t his rick and took it well. 14
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@nictay61803 years ago Given the series final, do you suppose the act of rick' s killing other ricks' diane and beths' is a way to keep those rick' s in the central . ...Expand 71
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@AndroidAquaponicsTech3 years ago Even rick doesn' t know whether beth went to space or actually stayed at home, so it' s hard to say that space beth was the clone. We can theorize that space beth was the clone, but that would only be a theory. 13
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@alexanderwatt88433 years ago This would mean evil morty isnt ricks original morty either because if his beth died there would be no morty. 1785
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@natsunamikaze5253 years ago Watching this episode back, its amazing how dead on matpat is. But one thing that still has me thinking is, beth remembers rick being smart. She remembers h . ...Expand 14
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@SofCoMarCeleste3 years ago This explains that why rick cried when robotic rick shows him picking up morty when morty was a baby
If beth in his dimension hadn't died he could've have a grandson (and granddaughter) .. ...Expand 6
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@ShroomSage2 years ago This also explains why he' s the only one who seems to actually care about his morty and doesn' t treat him as expendable like others do. 5
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@anthonyshepherd2653 years ago Rick lying about fabricated his origin story showed the guilt and sorrow he feels for diane and beths. 28
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@jessieschesser70472 years ago I guess with rick being the odd one going back to live with adult beth would also explain why although there seems to be alot of rick and morty pairs in . ...Expand 6
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@Kth773 years ago It also adds a bit of an interesting wrinkle to rick' sinfinite universes, nothing matters" attitude. While the ricks that abandon their families just genuinely believe this, our rick may be constantly telling himself this to convince himself because he knows he got his original beth killed. ...Expand 1076
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@landondayton81863 years ago If beth died and he moved in with a family when morty was already a teenager then how did rick have a memory of holding a baby morty. 17
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@geenaanderson39123 years ago After watching the finalethere definitely was some epic canon in this season. Hands down one of my favorite seasons. 17
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@bear14322 years ago In season 6 its alredy comfirmed that morty is the morty of the rick that killed beth. 10
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@rnovah_7572 years ago Holy moly it' s crazy to watch this video right after the release of season six and to realize how the end of your video was god tier theorizing! 4
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@phi7ipjones2 years ago With the start of season 6, i must say, this was pretty spot on. 6
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@dayschange23 years ago Interestingly enough, this means that evil morty can' t be rick' s original morty-at least, not in the sense that he' s rick' s actual grandson. . ...Expand 572
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@mekenataunton62372 years ago Having a sick day rick and morty theory marathon and wondering how have you not made a season five finale video yet? So many questions to be answered! What about the central finite curve! 1
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@waldoc282911 months ago The fact rick choosing his family is what killed them also parallels really well with the shy pooping episode where the guy choosing to self actualize . ...Expand 3
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@lydz52873 years ago I need film theory to talk about the finale asap. 3
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@heechoonyeo47623 years ago Rick' s real backstory: well, almost there, almost. 25
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@erick_pelos20793 years ago I cant believe how precise this theory was and how he is right, matpatt you' re just supreme iq lord, im brazilian sorry about my english. 4
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@brandonfry46983 years ago I' ve been waiting for this episode. This also makes the episode with toxic rick make more sense too. C-137 rick would think that what is toxic of himself . ...Expand 753
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@theduelist923 years ago Close tbh, but we kinda need an update to this after the finale; 6
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@sempretallysmom2 years ago Ok, either i' m super hungry, or you, my new friend, are hella talented. I do not. Ever. Sit through commercials, but i listened to yours from start . ...Expand
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@vitorfrota9403 years ago Dude, you cracked it! The central finite curve! That' s why! Evil morty said rick built a wall around the universes where he wasn' t a genious. Blue . ...Expand 1
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@Roseasuko2 years ago Welp few years later and you got your answer for revealing rick isn' t mortys real grandpa. Turns out, brought then closer. 3
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@batmanbeyond68153 years ago Would the fact that rick loved his original family having killed them also explain why rick views his empathy as toxic in rest and ricklaxation? 570
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@planetto84893 years ago Can you go back and explain how the previous theories you' ve made on rick and morty and how they' ve changed or been disproven please? 3
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@barryallen9902 years ago Im confused on how im the abcs of beth rick manages to make things for her like she grew up with him in her life when it was stated that he abandoned her. 6
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@OGgrimmthekid2 years ago I love watching these late cuz omg hes so spot on with the new episode its scary. 2
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@ethandavis25223 years ago Theory: simple rick is a version of rick that decided to stay with his family, and the family didnt get murdered by other ricks. 5
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@poogybear37932 years ago the portal is blue, but it's green "in the future" and the last episode so far has a golden portal 1
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@LiamRStafford3 years ago Spoiler
whoa, turns out matpat was 100% spot on with this one. Season finale was absolutely mind blowing, and the reveal was every bit as awesome as we could have hoped! 3126
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@newgirldelast year Rewatching this now you were spot on about so much. Interesting we still have yet to see " memory rick" again.
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@samanthag66133 years ago Okay i just finished the entire season and i need more of this with the new episodes. 1
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@levarmoore34043 years ago This is the main reason why rick acts like his doesn' t care bout his family. Because they' re not his. 2
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@darkness-uq6qi3 years ago Know what really shows he' s the rickest rick? That he' s potentially the only rick to have refused the portal tech, leading to his family getting . ...Expand 1
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@bennettam.93303 years ago The more rick and morty theories matthew makes, the more the producers want new episodes. 958
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@samstapltonn3 years ago Cant wait for the recap of the new episodes now that theyre out! 6
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@adleremily65453 years ago Still waiting for the season summery!
omg it was so good i just sat here for hours spectating what might be next. 1
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@jcole16792 years ago Now we know rick separated all the universes where he is the smartest being alive and is only able to travel to those. Did he do that to protect innocent . ...Expand 2
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@007kingifrit3 years ago Simple rick must be the 3rd option; a rick that never left and had a surviving beth. He' s not simple rick, he' s lucky rick. 2
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@tibbedam71592 years ago All of this now get' s comfurmed in s6 e1, great job at finding out. Love ur video' s!
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@magnemattix3 years ago The flashback rick calls our rick one of those creeps that moves in with an adult abandoned beth. So does that mean our rick isnt the only one dimension hopping looking to move into a new family? 1220
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@epicshorts88552 years ago You hyped up the season 5 finale but never made a video when it came out i' ve seen the finale but have been waiting 5 months for your video it was filled with lore perfect for a video.
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@sweyepurr4kt9 months ago Im not gonna lie this theory that you just gave has always been my understanding of the show i never knew it was just a theory.
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@11Gh0st112 years ago
Is this where the joke came from?
Is this the origin of the "your-dad-is-the-mail-man-and-not-the-people-in-your-house" joke? 1
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@user-zj9bv8nk6r5 months ago Its nice seeing theories from years ago before se 6 and 7 where most of these questions got answered and seeing how much they got right.
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@Shad0wBoxxerlast year As soon as you hit the ground running with that into i was screaming yes at the top of my lungs! 1
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@LonelySandwich3 years ago Theory: rick and morty is becoming the fnaf of film theory. 6866
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@carlosa91083 years ago This just also reassures that time traveling is impossible, since rick is not able to do it. 1
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@gmemack81102 years ago Always thought rick and morty purposefully sounded like rigor mortis. Rick is literally avoiding theof death" on a figurative level. 1
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@rajvalley18392 years ago People from 2022 when the season 6 is released
were probably stund by how close he was to truth. 1
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@skim29582 years ago Wow, after having seen the season finale, i can' t believe how good this analysis and prediction was. Good job dude!
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@kendro12003 years ago One thing to note is that the dead beat ricks, who probably made up the majority of the citadel of rick, held hostage a simple rick and used him to id="hidden33"flavor candy bars with memories of giving up science to live with his family. This gives credence to the concept that many ricks have little respect for a rick that does not choose the path of science godhood, but also that there is a non-zero chance that rick could choose his family over science if left alone. ...Expand 363
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@damiondesigns57733 years ago I don' t know how much this would matter or if it would warrant a theory, but i noticed something about rick' s backstory in the season 5 finale. . ...Expand 1
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@davidfoltz42072 years ago Watching 1 year later theory confirmed. Kudos.
this could also explain why the house is so well fortified and most of his tech is defensive.
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@Tinoanation2 years ago The hello fresh segment earnt my like it' s the packed schedule that won me over.
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@joshuaizaguirre45462 years ago Ayo you making a theory of the finale? 3
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@khalifazizb61213 years ago I just want to add that memory rick' s statement doesnt have to imply that dead beths and abandoned beths are the only beths, just that they' re . ...Expand 282
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@starlined23513 years ago The relationshipvs science thing really hits hard when you realize that bird person died as soon as rick opened up to him. 1
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@dussevelrose15213 years ago I' m really here for more facial expressions, they' re hilarious. I like the theories also. 5
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@DavidSmith-vw5ts2 years ago Dual rick and morty video about how portal gun work. 1
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@kadesblunt2 years ago The fact that they havent done a rick and morty theory since the season 5 finale is literally criminal. 2
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@mikeyb98642 years ago you see Tammy, Summers friend and Galactic agent in the background 1
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@toastedbun96723 years ago This also does semi-explain that one rant rick gave to morty during rick potion where he goes " break the cycle, morty. Rise above. Focus on science. " . ...Expand 297
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@SoopaBlitz2 years ago I came back to this theory a year after it was posted and just now got that " hit the ground running" joke.
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@ajsnypes66442 years ago This also goes along with your evil morty theory where rick is evil mortys original rick. 1
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@leeroydelacruzcastellano677811 months ago Thats part of his background story his wife and child were killed, and now he goes to other multi-verses and spend times with his potential grandkids a . ...Expand 1
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@BanjoFan19982 years ago Film theory i got a good idea a theory on the owl house considering the fact that season three of the owl house is coming up it feels like theres some juicy lore you can squeeze out of it.
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@Kelton_is_a_cutie3 years ago This is a really good theory and this also explains why our rick hates the citadel of ricks. 345
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@YTDaveyyyy2 years ago After season 6 released i bet matpat is celebrating being right. 4
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@Egroj.2 years ago @the film theorists hi guys, i' m new in this channel and i was thinking that in the season 5 final episode evil morty said that rick created a wall . ...Expand 2
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@m.c.martin2 years ago We might as well evil rick, rick a-1, where as our rick is c-137. The reason for a-1 is he seems to have been the one doing the judgement as he was the first to figure it out.
and we know he hasnt been found yet.
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@woodygunstone94422 years ago gotta love that boogie rick at (bottom right) 1
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@arandomweeb18903 years ago Rick having parents was probably the biggest lore drop in this season. 477
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@hunterroylund48422 years ago I thought that was what we were supposed to assume, what with the show being all about multiversal hijinks from the start. That was my immediate assumption, anyway. .. ...Expand 1
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@jamietowns81953 years ago Please make a video on the season final!
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@allmightjunior69172 years ago I love this theory. And i have a deeper theory. The reason why this rick in particular is the one called throughout the show as " the rickest rick" . ...Expand
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@straa8up3 years ago Great episode. Also sparking a new idea. Maybe he didnt master time travel in time for him to go back and save his family which is why he hasnt given it . ...Expand