RICK AND MORTY FINALE just SET A NEW STANDARD

Rick and Morty and Beth and Jerry, Evil Morty, Rick Prime, Mr Poopybutthole, the president, dr wong and unity have returned in a post-justin roiland universe (?) for season 7 and the voices are great!
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[@Nuxanor]

Thanks for joining me with season 7, check out my evil Morty analysis on my main channel: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jmm8pXloeMlkfbcsi=cXBl0dDzFF2cXvr8

[@zenixphoenix4914]

Evil Morty is the next bad guy

[@zenixphoenix4914]

I honestly think Rick prime is coming back n the ending will have evil Morty n Rick prime versus Rick and Morty n u feel he's gunna be brought back by Morty to save Rick

[@zenixphoenix4914]

The universes that Rick isn't smartest will also likely play into things

[@lucazeroblueversion9346]

Altough this ep was alright this doesnt feel like the seasons final, the rick prime fight felt more like the seasons final.

[@sanjoku4052]

Boggart not dementor nux

[@alovelypieceoftrash8605]

Fun Fact! Rick doesn't touch time travel because Nux uses it to prewatch.

[@theflowerhead]

That's funny.

[@Zack_Zander]

Hold up, I think you’re on to something

[@rogueknight5984]

is there a way to watch his vids without the rainbow filter thingy?

[@googleisacruelmistress1910]

I can't believe Nux pre-watched this before it even came out, that level of commitment is insane

[@BrolarSystem]

I can, he prewatched my wedding and I'm single.

[@deepsavings3126]

No no no, you see whenever he pauses to have a bit he has it playing in the background. Anyone who has the IQ of a rick and morty watcher figured this out in the first few seconds of the episode.

[@chasethemaster3440]

@@BrolarSystemha

[@tanakisoup]

@@BrolarSystemNux pre watched my death

[@TheChupVinaOfficial]

Wdym I watched it two days ago on fmovies😂😂😂

[@aab1254]

I think one of the most important things about this episode is that at the very end, Morty conquers his fear. Before, almost every other fear was just acknowledging that he had a fear or making up a fear to try and get out of the hole. But recognizing a fear is different from defeating it.

[@atienzo98]

Nux saying the season finale ties into the next season makes me believe that this is Evil Morty's true starting point. All other Morty's are dependent on Rick, but if this Morty was forced to conquer his true fear then he no longer needs Rick and might even think about leaving the Finite Curve all together.

[@Yipper64]

@@atienzo98I suppose that's possible. Like since he conquered that fear he was later able to get sick of Rick abusing him. The only thing I dont like about that theory is the ending, the ending showed that this Rick truly cares for his Morty... Which I think the implication always was that Evil Morty's Rick did not care about him.

[@pwe...2626]

I think it's about how rick hung up a picture of Morty, it means now that he is proud that Morty conquered his fear.

[@dgafgiraffe5847]

To me it reads like they're running out of ideas in the writers room

[@Yipper64]

@@dgafgiraffe5847 Yeah I did notice a lot of parallels this season. Like, you know how some shows do that thing where episodes are just literal copies of other episodes? This is very vat of acid, but I guess with the opposite point. Maybe its intentional though who knows with this show. Even if its not they will probably make a meta joke claiming it is.

[@12DAMDO]

"my greatest fear is trusting a hole to conquer my fear" i was literally about to say.. like, the hole itself sounds more terrifying than any fear that hole could possibly help you conquer..

[@Yipper64]

eh not to me. I know the hole couldnt kill me and i'd be out eventually. Or at least be pretty sure the hole wouldnt kill me. I would jump in just to see what would happen.

[@12DAMDO]

@@Yipper64 it's not about the danger that makes it so scary, it's about the confrontation with your inner intrusive thoughts.. like there's your conscious fears that you know you have, and then there's the sub-conscious stuff that you don't even control.. like, have you seen the ending of thr episode? Morty had no idea whether he was in the hole anymore or not because he doesn't even know how deep it goes (metaphorically) also just look it, that hole does not look right..

[@phlpcockrell]

The fact that Rick just trusted Morty.. even though Rick trusting morty is how the incest baby came to be but that was more out of a joke and to get morty off his ass than genuine trust

[@GaimeGuy]

The two Mr. Poopybuttholes hold their utensils in different hands... Amy knows

[@ultimax10doesgaming48]

If Rick really did go into the hole I bet it'd just be him facing his fear of pirates.

[@Trojianmaru]

Possible, but I think Rick thought his biggest fear was saying goodbye to Diane again, and he didn't wanna go through whatever the hole thought it would take to conquer that fear. And then he realised Morty was braver than him, and was kinda proud of him.

[@whole_wheat_soup9321]

​@Trojianmaru nah. He would have to meet pirates

[@SprayInk-Kreatïv-Nouveau]

He has also said that he is afraid of old wooden furniture in 3x1, BUT! He removed that fear from his mind by transferring himself to the galactic federation agent's mind.

[@vladerag]

@@whole_wheat_soup9321 Pirate Diane.

[@mikethegoo]

Since when is he afraid of pirates?

[@morgothable]

This episode is actually a great rewatch, watching the Rick and Diane relationship while knowing it is purely made from Morty's fears... It tells you so much about who Morty is.

[@louzo5175]

ooh what does it tell you?

[@morgothable]

@@louzo5175 First of all, it is a look into his view of love. He sees love as built on being almost the same person in many ways (If you look at their drinking escapade), while being profoundly co-dependant. It also tells us a lot about who he thinks his grandpa was and is, if you listen to the stories during that same conversation and the way that Rick starts off acting/ends up saving him. He has this view that Rick will be a good guy, once every other option has been tested. I am fairly sure that if we go on, we can look even deeper into this. But i have only watched it alone and in this video with nux.

[@Twilightbill]

Word of God stated that Diane would be pretty similar to this

[@THEMUSCLEEXPERIENCE]

Yeah he rewathed it

[@Wixvhen]

Rick didn't even go in the hole. Probably because after hearing all that he understood the premise was too much for him. Literally just hearing 'Diane' was probably a big enough red flag for him to go 'NOPE!'

[@Yipper64]

really if he wanted a fake Diane he could just make a biological android of some kind.

[@Wixvhen]

@Yipper64 I think he knew a 'fake' Diane would never be as authentic as something that draws on him. And when it's connected to his fears, as well? Yeah, no... That's horrifying enough as is.

[@THEEND4444]

“Where’s your girlfriend?….. Tom, where is your girlfriend?” “She’s at work.” “Oh, where’s she work?” “In the hole.”

[@SappyEuphoria]

“It’s a one person ride” is the absolute greatest line in the episode it’s such a perfect line

[@mycroft3322]

Just finished watching the episode myself, can’t wait to see what Nux thinks, Nux always says what I’m thinking

[@lunard8690]

i went back to watch music video twitch is hentai, which is kinda more true now

[@mineralwassser]

But that means you already know what he's thinking.

[@lunard8690]

@@mineralwassser i know Nux isn't thinking what I'm thinking, I like futanari

[@kadayew7774]

It's not that Nux knows what you are thinking, it's that he makes you think what he is saying before he says it

[@djduncan956]

200th like

[@BattleF08]

I got a little emotional at the moment when it turned out Rick ran back to take a picture of Morty from his wallet, to place on the board. That's love and respect right there. From a Rick. That's why this guy was better than Rick Prime. And why this Morty won't become Evil Morty. And it was also, unexpected to be shown. Touching.

[@sergioguerrero9433]

I think the reason why Rick didn’t go into the hole is because he doesn’t want to let go of that fear. The fear of letting go of Diane and moving on/being happy again.

[@silverstone9836]

I think its also cause Morty told him not to go. Like showing he respects his opinion

[@Johnmaloney1962]

@@silverstone9836I feel more so that he trusts morty

[@Birthday888]

Mmm. Rick could just stay in the hole and be with Diane forever, he's very clearly shown to be contemplating suicide multiple times. Him not going has nothing to do with him not wanting to move on, and more with him respecting what Morty told him.

[@sergioguerrero9433]

@@Birthday888 Well it’s a fear hole that is meant to conquer fears. The reason why the hole was “killing” Rick and Morty was so that Morty could find a way to escape. Morty was never in real danger, it was just the hole trying to push him into figuring out what he’s actual fear was.

[@sergioguerrero9433]

@@Birthday888 My point is that Rick never wanted to replace Diane or let her go. Why do you think he has never tried to make a clone out of her? Why do you think Rick didn’t accept Beth as his real daughter back then? Hence, the hole would find ways to convince Rick to move on.

[@afeathereddinosaur]

I love it when adult comedy shows develop their characters, it is extremely counter intuitive because more flaws means more comedy opportunities but each time one of these flaws is addressed it is really satisfying. The way they did it this episode was perfect to allow the writers to bake the cake and eat it too, you know?

[@justinrivera1618]

Morty got a whole power up for the next season. You can tell he’s progressively getting smarter and smarter.

[@TheEcoolarg]

there is a old theory that says that Morty is actually super smart and the classic GIGASEED made him dumber but I dobut it could hold water considering how many times their bodies just got reform over and over

[@rubrfox]

@@TheEcoolarg I have thought that the explanation for why Ricks keep Mortys is kind of suspect. The brain waves of a Morty is the perfect inverse of a Rick's brain waves and that is used to mask Rick's brain waves. The diagram that was shown to prove that was a waveform diagram with two identical sine waves, where one is just offset by 50%. If the sine waves were synced it would have shown that they have identical brain waves, therefore they both think the same. If that is the case then the difference in their intelligences is more likely to be a question of nurture and not nature, as in Rick seems more intelligent in comparison because he is older, more educated, and has more experience. While Morty just lacks those three qualities. In addition, Mortys might also have a dependence on Ricks that prevent their mental development.

[@RWarmander]

It was such a good finale

[@12DAMDO]

forget about "i'm a leg Morty" "oh my god, i'm turning into my dad *gets out of the hole*" is the funniest joke this entire season

[@turq99]

I really enjoyed that we saw one ep conquer how Rick feels after he finally got his revenge, and how Morty maybe processing what happens next. I loved the layers of figuring out what the main fear was while realizing there isn't an end to fear. Even when Morty sometimes voiced wanting to go to school, have a normal life, Rick was dominate in how Morty spends his time. And the sad realistic fact Morty faces that he's both afraid Rick doesn't need him, but also has become so accustom to Rick being there; really hits hard here. Also lol come on you couldn't give poopy butthole a win somewhere? The man be suffering all along. Even if he starts over in a different timeline, how can he be sure he won't break up with his wife again some how?

[@EeleyeDD]

I think it's cute that Morty fears that Rick doesn't care about him to the degree that he would just let him die and replace him, and him accepting and being okay with it and leaving us the audience with the idea that "yeah Rick would just watch he wouldn't care enough to go in" Only for the show to immediately have Rick give an understandable answer for why he didn't jump in and then, to prove Rick really does care, has him pull out an old folded picture to commemorate his grandson conquering the hole. If Rick didn't care, he wouldn't have a folded picture of his Grandson in his wallet. He really does love his family for real and it's a shame the rest of them don't really see that cuz of how aloof he is. He can't really have them feel the love, but every time he says it he means it, as he's likely the only Rick that ever does.

[@randoman9122]

“Oh no I’ve turned into my dad” straight up annihilated me 😭😂

[@pogggaming4470]

Morty really hates Jerry so much

[@thorveim1174]

love the hint that the reason there is so few photos of people that made it out of the hole.. is not because few people entered, but because few managed to come out at all.

[@michaeledmunds7056]

Or they just take down the oldest ones every once in a awhile

[@mangareader7474]

So the cliffhanger is a rick without a morty would it lead to a evil morty

[@boomknight1015]

I love how Rick was about to jump in after he learned his dead wife was there.

[@Renashi7]

I think they made the finale in the middle as the payoff of revenge would have been worth it in the finale and the message was suppose to be that revenge isn’t fulfilling it’s unsatisfying.

[@TheCrazybloo3]

The scariest thing is that you can live an entire good life. Then the moment you die you come out of the hole and no time has passed. Everything you have ever done and the people you got to know reduced to nothing but a dream. Even your children. After you conquer that fear a few lifetimes later your greatest fear will be leaving the hole.

[@tsukikomew2]

So I think this fits if we view the entire season as a season building to this finale. The entire season just hammers the idea of how Morty is replaceable. He is literally replaced in almost every single episode (Summer, Jerry, Wong, Evil Morty, etc.) except the one where he's solo and that episode is awful. Whether or not that was intentional...debatable. I really liked the finale and your analysis was amazing as always.

[@cybercoven6502]

“You’re the one thing I can’t replace” why did that hurt to hear coming from Rick?

[@Maxippo]

The fear hole is pretty much just when you keep waking up in a dream to find your still dreaming lmao

[@TheAnimeDude]

Thanks for making videos on each episode of this great season, plus the evil Morty breakdown! They were all fun ways to revisit the episodes & get a fresh perspective on the events within!

[@TheAnimeDude]

Wasn’t until I rewatched here with you that I realized how Morty was there throughout all the Rick focused scenes this episode. That’s so well done.

[@Vekcrazah]

Now that Nux has mentioned it, I think this is a perfect season finale BECAUSE of the repercussions for their relationship. I don't wanna have to write a whole essay about it, but I think it can be summed up as: Morty doesn't have to be Evil Morty to stop caring about how Rick thinks about him. And now that we might get a Morty that is still morally good but fully detach himself from Rick's Rickness, perhaps it'll finally be Evil Morty's character foil, because among his many accomplishments, he cannot really say that he hs achieved anything he had done that is fully free from Rick's influence.

[@Birthday888]

Definitely. For all that Evil Morty says he was sick of being around Rick, he only managed to escape by becoming another version of Rick essentially. Seeing a version of Morty that was truly able to become his own person and not care about Rick might finally make Evil Morty realize he's become what he hates.

[@Vekcrazah]

@@Birthday888 Yeah. And it, in a sense, IS a great plot hook for those who catches it. Because it stops being that generic plot hook of having a big baddie that our protagonists are going to shoot for, but instead a question planted in our heads as to Evil Morty's character, how he reacts, and perhaps learning something from Independent Morty, and not just seeing him as a big baddie for Rick and Morty to end up defeating. If all goes well and characters grow from their shells, we might witness the whole family finally gaining any semblance of normalcy among their many abnormal antics after all.

[@droppedhero]

This actually felt like a series finale, rather than a season finale. Morty no longer needs to rely on Rick anymore. I can't think of any other better way to end it. Rick got his revenge, and Morty no longer needs to rely on Rick emotionally anymore.

[@Birthday888]

Nah. Rick isn't going to react positively to Morty becoming more independant from him. Rick does not react nicely to loss, after all. I imagine Rick's arc for the next few seasons is going to be watching people move on in their lives so they no longer revolve around him, and he's going to have to learn how to deal with thay positively. I could totally see him backsliding and jumping to another dimension where his family hasn't had the character development they've gotten over the past few seasons so he doesn't have to experience them leaving him, but I imagine he'll realize it doesn't do anything for him.

[@fallingcow5278]

No one's going to say it? The mystery guy was a parody of Rod Serling. Anyone remember The Twilight Zone, Rod Serling, anyone? ... My fear is getting old...

[@Unkn0wn_Tr4v3l3r]

Look like someone is still stuck in a hole

[@AzureRadio]

When we got the teaser I FREAKED out. I LOVE Rod Serling, he did so much for modern horror as a whole but especially film/television

[@saphironkindris]

Just imagine a world where halfway through Season 9, it's revealed they were still in the hole the entire time.

[@Yipper64]

right after they get the Mulan mc nuggets.

[@GodJack2099]

That would be terrible writing lol

[@saphironkindris]

@@GodJack2099 It absolutely would be, and I would respect the ever loving hell out of the meme.

[@GodJack2099]

@@saphironkindrisfair enough

[@Nel_Annette]

Liev Schreiber's character was top tier. His monologue in the Denny's was just perfect.

[@cadanh0366]

36:18 I didn't expect some pretty wise words in my late night Rick and Morty watch with Nux, i'm impressed.

[@LeonardoGPN]

For anyone who didn't notice, in the end Rick is secretly proud of Morty. The reason why he didn't jump in the hole isn't because he didn't care, but because he trusted Morty to conquer his fear on his own.

[@lil_link_log8926]

I thank you for breaking down these episodes and teaching us the deeper meanings of them, your teaching atleast some of us something that matters

[@Blu_Moon_Owl]

I like to think Rick true fear is him not having Morty. Might be obvious or not but you can’t have Rick without Morty and can’t have Morty without Rick

[@Trojianmaru]

I feel like the irony with Rick and Morty's fears, is while one of Morty's biggest fears is becoming his dad, Rick's biggest fear might be Morty becoming just like him. An amazing, independent genius, but also depressed and lonely.

[@michaeledmunds7056]

Jerry's reaction to Morty eating the spider is beautiful 😂

[@callmequaz9052]

I think Rick putting that old picture of Morty up was him symbolically letting him go, recognising that Morty is no longer dependant on him. The two are dependant on each other and though Rick may have had less character development in this episode than Morty, I think it's part of a greater narrative of Rick learning to let go and not make everything revolve around him. He literally made the whole multiverse revolve around him when he made the Central Finite Curve and in the Pluto episode he was so desperate for company he sought out Jerry. That and this might be one of the very few, if not only, times Rick has respected Morty's opinion. He definitely wanted to go into the hole, if not to see Dianne again then at least out of curiosity, but Morty told him not to and he respected his opinion enough to consider it, but not go in.

[@Siksama]

When rick and morty started singing I got such a warm feeling of “yeah, rick and morty is back” I really hope they continue this level of writing into seasons 8, 9, 10. Someone on the team said they’re planning a “10 season arc” whatever that means but something that’ll conclude the most major story elements right now. I also hope the lore continues despite it being uncertain where we’re going, the lore and characters are some of my favourite aspects of the show.

[@BlazeRKGK]

I think they mean they're planning the arcs until season 10. I doubt that they're expecting to have the show continue until season 17 or something lmao

[@kaekaesam6240]

3:47 Can we just take a moment to appreciate the peak illustration of the Denny's milkshake glasses! II mean even that ratio of whip to icecream gllob damn!

[@TheCrazybloo3]

The spider scene with Jerry is the best Jerry scene. The voice actor was great

[@strifeindustries7563]

Nux just has the mind set to call that stuff out. Just shows how much he really loves the show

[@Unknown-xr1iz]

The Rick not jumping in the hole too me is him knowing what his fear is (losing his family. He's the only rick that we've seen care if his Morty is hurt/dies) and Knowing that fear is what's keeping his humanity

[@thememestemplar9447]

Yesterday I decided to watch this episode myself, but I was hungry so I decided to get a slam burger. It was the funniest shit getting my burger, sitting down to watch Rick and Morty, and have them go to Dennys and order one as well

[@blazeroll8685]

Just finished the episode and I'm glad you uploaded it almost at the exact time I finished it. I can tell you I was mind fucked by this but not in a classic Rick and Morty standard, but a whole another level! The emotional fuckery in this is phenomenal.

[@zexed4475]

I was so shock with the finale it didn't expect the quality of it i honestly had low expectation

[@davidsantiago7808]

Morty having no fears now is really weird, i wonder if his character will change next season or if it will never be brought up again because the show is episodic. Would be cool to see morty do some hardcore stuff.

[@almanediligence9505]

They found a way to bring Diana back. Rick will bring Diana back, thats the new arc.

[@fuzzymcwazzy1293]

I was really nervous about the final after the last episode, but this will go down as one of their best!

[@Champeonic]

Rick and Morty feels like it was made specifically for Nux at this point

[@Rekka7773]

this analysis hit me really hard honestly. after a life thats felt too long too quickly, i feel like i there are so few things i fear, that that itself almost scares me. almost all my dreams and aspirations died, i only live for the sake of another person i love and my one fear is losing them, and i would do anything to stop that. its a really weird little corner in life i found myself in, and this episode with your analysis gave me a lot to think about.

[@einekartoffel2490]

And another scary part is: you can try to avoid it under the guise of "following your dreams and aspirations" and those dreams and aspirations can still just die for what feels like no reason whatsoever.

[@Victor-qx3vx]

Writing and voice acting were 10/10 this episode.

[@webkarma9654]

Man this season was a wild ride! Some of the best episodes too!!! I can't wait for more Multiversal Chaos!!!!!!!

[@sleepy_snaildan3478]

Honestly I was surprised when Rick jumped in cuz of his comments on the hole, felt great when my hunch turned out true :D,

[@hey_SPAR]

I was looking forward to this reaction after seeing this episode multiple times…

[@NotInTheFace111]

Mr PB just Yoshikage Kira'd his way into a having new family, how sweet.

[@mrbuzzkill4090]

I can't believe Rick keeps a picture of Morty in his wallet. That's such a normal granddad thing.

[@chasethemaster3440]

Time travel wouldn’t work against the omega device because it erases you from all existence at least that’s what the information about it implies

[@NomadQuinn]

For a future overarching story, I’d love if they introduced Doofus Jerry from the comics in some way. I’ve heard people say that the comics ARE canon to the show, and if that’s the case I guess they wouldn’t be able to do that, but it’s definitely on my Rick & Morty wishlist

[@postironichno_innit]

Yet another poor thing who saw some dumb edits of Doofus Jerry on Shorts and *for real* hopes to see what is essentially a one-shot villain to be the new overarching antagonist, man Rick and Morty fans really can't have good stuff can they

[@NomadQuinn]

@@postironichno_innit I read the comics bro I’ve never seen any edits 💀 yeah he’s only in like 3 issues but while he was there he was giving Rick a hard time, I’m just saying if he was fleshed out more he could actually be an interesting character for the show and shake up the dynamics again later down the line. I’m not holding my breath about it though

[@postironichno_innit]

​@@NomadQuinnhe's essentially Jerry if he had Rick's smarts, and even then he's not as smart as all the other Ricks

[@TheDrCN]

They told you the twist right at the beginning when they were talking about how they're still in the hole. "Part of the hole is thinking you left the hole, and then they really dig into you **because you can't really be scared of anything if you know you're still in the hole**". Remember what the original promise of the hole was? It's not just that it will scare you, it's that you will be fearless afterwards. Why are you fearless? Because you think you're still in the hole. If your hole reality is just a scifi thingy that's trying to scare you, then that's not scary, nothing is scary. The twist isn't going to be that they were in the hole the whole time, it's not going to be that it was a double-bluff and they came out of the hole right away, the twist will be that they'll never know for sure. Also, we never saw Rick jump into the hole. Why would he have done that? He's put himself in danger to rescue Morty before, but Morty wasn't in any actual danger, why wouldn't he just sit tight a couple minutes until Morty comes out of the hole? So we know Morty went into the hole, we have no way of knowing whether he came out of the hole, which means Rick probably didn't come out of the hole and the one we have now is a hold delusion. But the real Rick is still back at Denny's, so they have to reunite somehow by the end of the episode... or maybe they don't? I don't have a firm guess on where they're taking this aspect of the story. I'm currently at paused at 14:10 btw, so unless you think I prewatched, maybe I'm just better at predicting Rick and Morty than you are.

[@mynamejeff4883]

I don't know about the breakfast being the fastest way to a woman's heart thing. I think it is more remembering shit from a long time ago involving them and showing that it means something to you being the thing.

[@tmasm.418]

In response to "he is the devil 2.0" ...the Devil can take MANY faces

[@zacharybartolo5111]

SPOILERS I really like that Rick doesn’t jump into the Hole at the end. He considers it, a chance to see his wife again, but then ultimately decides not to because he knows it wouldn’t be real. Pre Rick Prime’s Death maybe he would have done it maybe even post Prime’s death, but what he realizes what he has now is real and that’s good and he wants something meaningful to make him happy instead of an illusion to give him an empty happiness.

[@Vekcrazah]

I like to think that it's the combination of both him finally internalising the YEARS worth of torment and revenge filled life and resolving that by killing Prime Rick, AND his love and trust for his current Morty that he just takes a Morty by his word that it just isn't worth it. He still considers it. But he visibly weighs it in his head, and relented to just trust Morty instesd.

[@Yipper64]

which is interesting because one of the points of the series is that he can hop dimensions, basically nothing is real at that point. Everything is replaceable. Except of course Dianne, but the point is what he has *now* isnt technically real. He's died and been cloned so many times how does he know he is even real? But clearly at some point even with all this stuff there is something real.

[@Choronzon3]

I watched this last night and couldn’t wait for your reaction. My question is, did they other people on the board do it as well and conquer their fear? How powerful are they?

[@willbordy]

What I'm thinking actually is that to rick everything Morty went through as a fraction of a moment, so other people who went there only spend a moment before going out fearless, the real thing to think about actually is, did Morty was the only one who went through all that because his fears are complexes, and he overthinks everything because he is actually extremely smart, that is why he is scared, because he fears everything. Rick sees the infinite power a weapon or machine can have and think in how to build and to wield it but never fears it because he knows he will always have another chance in another body or universe because to his almost nothing is truly important while Morty sees the weapon or machine for his potential destructive capabilities and damage, every life to Morty is sacred, every thought of every one around him is important. That is why he thinks he needs rick. Because he feels powerless and Rick is the most powerful being in the universe. But I think that now Morty realizes that he don't need Rick, Rick needs Morty

[@Yipper64]

I think the hole doesnt always finish the job. The other pictures looked pretty traumatized really. So maybe it just got full and spit em' out. And also the hole specifically went for Rick and Morty because they said they had nothing left to fear, so the hole probably finds deeper fears tastier and those other people probably had relatively normal fears that the hole doesnt find as tasty.

[@IgnatiusBlaze4]

42:46 maybe that was also the message for us, that things are as simple as they seem, especially when bringing up Rick Prime. I know personally I'm still questioning if he's still alive or will come back, because... it seemed too easy, too simple, too quick, so maybe this was as much for Morty as it was for us, like us the audience were Morty. We're afraid there's more to be had, that we're missing something, but... it is, simple as that, no more Rick Prime. Why fear the inevitable, otherwise you just waste away.

[@Omer_Faruk053]

The fact rick was never in the hole was the thing I didn't expect a episode that secretly was about Morty all along

[@elizacarrie7433]

15:05 Calling it during my commercial break on KZbin: the hole is saying that Rick’s deepest fear is that he will look too hard at a good thing to accept the real enough good enough thing in his life

[@hiropisku1078]

The Rick and Morty team really did play around with your expectations while keeping the door open for other possibilities they could explore for future episodes. I'm just glad that they haven't lost their step and that the team can make banger episodes even without Roland.

[@fernandotrevinocastro1018]

I literally cried when he run back to put the picture up

[@Zack_Zander]

To be fair, not all last episode for a season has to be a cliff hanger. Some of which just seem to end normally.

[@classyrobot5648]

I think I just realized why there's only like three or four pictures of the people that went through the Hole. It killed the rest.

[@unitedhcks]

First Kratos’s therapy session and now Rick’s ? 😭

[@VegitoBlue941]

14:55 Damn...I felt that. That line straight up punch me in the guts and through the back DBZ style

[@nicc7638]

10:48 maby it's a double prewatch

[@theinfrnoblazer]

Dude they literally told you wtf this finale was about. "You can be great or you can go on forever" so how'd you miss that they were talking about their own show?

[@johnstrife7]

Yup like dragon ball and one piece and naruto they've fallen off and sheeps just consume content cause they're addicted to garbage

[@austinkramer8202]

I feel alot of people are ignoring the fact that he pulled the final picture of morty out of his wallet. He actually CARES alot about morty, so much so he keeps a photo of him in his wallet. Rick at this point is not the carless one in the dynamic. Its Morty. I feel thats where the direction of the series is going to go from here. Where we now have to deal with a rick that cares in his own way, and a morty that views everything as disposable

[@Birthday888]

It's both? Like, relationships are complicated things, very rarely is one side purely responsible for the flaws in the relationship. Rick can't express how much he cares about Morty for fear of getting hurt, while Morty is too scared of being abandoned to stand up to Rick in any meaningful way. This is what Season 5's finale illustrated, where their relationship was a toxic loop of Rick pushing Morty away, Morty desperately trying to get back into Rick's good graces, and Rick letting him back in because he still craves relationships despite saying everything to the contrary. Season 7 finale illustrates that both Rick and Morty have moved past this toxic state of their relationship completely, with Rick being more open about expressing care for Morty, and Morty becoming more independent from Rick. The problem is now Morty has to consider whether he actually wants to stay with Rick or not, and that'll obviously clash with Rick's newfound decision to be more open about expressing concern and care for Morty. TLDR; Morty doesn't view people as "disposable" just because he no longer cares about depending on Rick or not. Honestly, this is a pretty positive step for Morty, but it's also one that has the potential to completely upheave his current dynamic with Rick, which Rick will probably not like.

[@callmequaz9052]

It's been shown a few times over the series, one that sticks out to me is the purge episode. Rick enjoys a good fight, but seeing Morty just sensessly slaughter everyone, including defenceless people that were hiding and even shooting corpses - it crossed a line. Morty became too much like himself and he didn't like it, because he wants better for Morty.

[@afeathereddinosaur]

Nux's talk about fear screams about how he watched One Piece, thinking about Usopp really makes you understand those things better.

[@tymiller3106]

"There to happy to be a reality" that's a quote.

[@nonutsroy560]

Like I kinda immediately knew Rick wasn't in the hole but as the episode progressed I just didn't think about it in accepted he was in there even though he wasn't.

[@hmmm348]

My bet is that Rick has tried time travel to try to save Dianne in the past, but for some reason it doesn't work against the omega device or something.

[@fireblade696]

1:57 Dan Harmon is actually the guy who is weirdly interested in incest. He is behind all the incest episodes and on his show community there was an incest episode before he was fired from the show.

[@mazombieme4045]

but Harmon is still on the show, Roiland was fired

[@yulyeong9220]

As nux was roasting the guy for his gulps i was drinking and happened to have the same pace. Taking shots out of no where

[@gamerdweebentertainment1616]

This episode was amazing, top-notch. Love it when I question a thing and then totally forget about it cause got hooked.

[@SSJ8CODY6942O]

I can’t wait to watch Nux watch Rick and Morty. Truly a peak experience

[@ExKalowbar]

This was the greatest inception of all time

[@Nukdox]

I knew rick wasn't in the hole cause if he was there would be a lot of pirates

[@sanguineban4737]

Keep these coming for future seasons. It's the only way I watch the show. 100 years of Nux and Rick & Morty

[@toxic_tomb1238]

36:18 yeah, it's been said in thousands of different ways, by many different people, but bravery isn't the absence of fear, but the ability to act in spite of it

[@sarcashd3991]

I think they are focusing alot on the morty progression more than the fandom think they are

[@kaekaesam6240]

29:20 WHOLY! CRAP-a-DOODLES!! NOW THATS ONE INSANE TOURIST TRAP!!!, WHOLLY GUACAMOLE!!!!!!

[@Rizuru49]

I think this is great development for next season. Remember "A cocky Morty can lead to some big problems." We just got a morty who's slowly gotten smarter over the last few seasons and now is probably more comfortable with fear than he's ever been. I'm imagining we're going to get an arc where we get Rick vs Morty in the future. Then Rick trying to prove to himself that he's different and trying not to become like Rick Prime.

[@thomas11malinowski]

Every time I have a reoccurring dream like that, it ends the exact same way. oh is this a dream, oh is this a dream, but then you actually wake up it's like yeah there's definitely dirty laundry over there

[@greyworld6242]

The fear hole sounds like something pennywise would totally try. And now for the anime!

[@sigma1328]

When you realize the hole made a illusion Rick experience the moments with Diane to nail in how happy he is and willing to stay in the hole when confronted by Morty, literally a existential Holodeck horror and honestly something I wouldn't be surprised that Rick would have made himself.

[@caashual1580]

So wholesome and informative content, I'm glad nux channel is educational

[@classyrobot5648]

Great episode. Classic Rick and Morty, 100 years classic Rick and Morty

[@benjaminhoak9884]

Ricks biggest fear is morty knowing something that he doesn't. So by not jumping in, he conquered his fear without wasting any time doing it.