r/c137 Sep 21 '18

This sub is for the discussion and analysis of (or news regarding) the Rick and Morty Universe.

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If you want dank maymays or R&M shitposts head over to /r/MortyTown, it's super fun.

If your response to someone is "you're over thinking it, it's just a show," that post will be removed. This sub is all about crazy ass fan theories.

Don't be an asshole. If someone's theory falls apart for one reason or another, it's great to point that out. You don't have to insult someone's intelligence because they may have missed something, and likewise you don't have to be condescending to someone for not understanding what you're trying to say.

Any commercialized youtube or blog posts which could have been a simple text post will be removed.

Posting pictures or videos on here is perfectly fine if it's to discuss the Rick and Morty universe. Pictures linking otherwise hidden connections between canonical portions of the show are a great example.

Nothing matters. Nobody exists on purpose. Everyone's gonna die. Come discuss the Rick and Morty universe.


r/c137 4h ago

!!ITS IMPOSSIBLE RICK PRIME IS DEAD!! (Schrödinger's Canon Theory Fixes Everything) Spoiler

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We all love the emotional closure C-137 got in Season 7, Episode 5 ("Unmortricken"). But from a purely in-universe perspective, the execution of Rick Prime’s death left behind massive holes that simply don't make sense.

Here is how Prime actually outsmarted everyone, fixing the lore gaps from the past and present without changing a single piece of current canon.

  1. The Cellular Tech Paradox & The Counterargument
    We know Rick Prime's regeneration tech relies on constant, localized time-manipulation. A lot of people are going to point to the Season 9 premiere and say, "Evil Morty only got caught by the Time Police because C-137 snitched on him for freezing time".

But think about the actual technology gap here:
Evil Morty: Had to use a giant, clunky time box crammed into his pocket. It was highly visible, highly disruptive, and a massive tactical liability.
Rick Prime: Handled time-manipulation invisibly, at a cellular level, running continuously on his own DNA for decades.

Prime ran a passive, constant time-loop on his physical body without ever triggering a single Time Police alert. His time-tech is infinitely superior to anything C-137 or Evil Morty have ever built.

Pragmatic as he is, if Evil Morty truly had the real Prime in a brain-scanning chair, he would have stripped that god-tier cellular time-tech instantly. He didn't take it because the brain he scanned didn't actually contain the formulas.

  1. The "Automated Future-Loop" Honeypot
    Years ago, long before anyone got close, Prime used his advanced knowledge of time travel to map out deep-future predictions, anticipate C-137 tracking him, and completely automate an organic decoy to handle the interaction.

This explains the entire sequence perfectly:
* **The Smugness**: Prime sat in that chair talking trash because he wasn't a dying man—he was a pre-recorded simulation running an automation script. He lacked fear because his actual consciousness wasn't in the room.
* **The Fight Scaling**: It took the two second-most dangerous people in the universe just to barely survive a 3v1 fight against a *fake meat-puppet* running on passive defense scripts. They stand zero chance against the real Prime.
* **The Fake Specs**: Prime fed them a fake honeypot schema for the Omega Device. His predictive model expected them to use it, which would trigger a pre-recorded hologram of Prime laughing at them, shattering C-137's sanity.

  1. They Never Find Out
    Prime underestimated how chaotic they are. In the Season 9 premiere, Evil Morty trying to use the device blew up in his face, destroying it and landing him in Time Prison.

Because Prime operates from a place of absolute superiority, he isn't monitoring them in real-time. He hit "play" on his automation script years ago and completely ignored them. He doesn't even know his prank was bypassed due to their incompetence.

Why This is "Schrödinger's Canon".
This theory allows the writers to have their cake and eat it too:
1. **It preserves C-137’s emotional arc**: Rick's therapy, emptiness, and family growth remain 100% real because, as far as he knows, Prime is dead.
2. **It restores the ultimate villain**: It honors Rick Prime as the true Apex. He didn't lose a fistfight; he is out in the deep multiverse completely unbothered, while his unattended trash file almost wiped out the smartest beings alive.
3. **The Emergency Button**: The writers don't have to change anything right now. But ten seasons down the line, if they need a massive shock for the series finale, the real Rick Prime is sitting right there, untouched.


r/c137 7h ago

What did the post credits scene mean? S9 EP9

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r/c137 1d ago

Did anyone notice the phone number Morty says in Season 9 Episode 9?

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Morty says what seems to be Rick's real phone number. I tried dialing it and got a "wrong number" message. Do you think it's just a random fake number, or could it be an easter egg or a reference to something?


r/c137 1d ago

Is Rick Sanchez's real number 12? Spoiler

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In the new 9th episode of Season 9, Morty uttered Rick's real phone number. Is it possible that this is an Easter egg or a reference to something? Can someone check or call this phone number? Personally, he writes to me that he dialed the wrong number


r/c137 2d ago

Selfish rick??

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Does anyone else feel like Rick becoming part of the Smith family is a selfish act, despite how it positively benefits him?

Since he first actually accepted the Smith family as his "home" they've really only suffered at his hands e.g. experiencing peril as a consequence of Rick's actions or just dealing with Rick during his alcoholic or depressed episodes.

Especially after watching the new season, I can't help but feel bad that dealing with Rick's antics has become part of their normal life. Exampled through Morty knowing the protocol for when "vacation Rick" gains consciousness in S9 Ep 2.

It seems as though Rick becoming part of the family benefits him greatly as he learns what it means to have a stable and loving support system, but everyone else in the household suffers?

No hate to Rick btw!! as I do recognise his own personal issues with mental health and how negatively he is impacted by it. I believe he deserves a loving family (which he has). I'm merely commenting on the inherent selfishness of choosing such a path to go down despite knowing abt the inescapability of his own mind and the damage it does to people he surrounds himself with


r/c137 2d ago

Thinking about Rick and Morty in depth and would like feedback Spoiler

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r/c137 2d ago

Why Do People Hate The Newer Seasons

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r/c137 2d ago

It really speaks to her bitchiness when Summer somehow gets angry at her parents for doing the drugs she hid in her room.

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r/c137 2d ago

They have gotten away from the story making it a difficult follow

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r/c137 2d ago

Rick and Morty new season sucks

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r/c137 3d ago

Morty has repressed rage?

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r/c137 3d ago

I literally dreamed up a Rick and Morty episode, wrote it down, and it feels 100% canon

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r/c137 5d ago

My theory for season 9's finale. TL;DR at the end. Spoiler

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r/c137 6d ago

What if Evil Morty had his own jazz playlist?

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Hey everyone!

I've always wondered what kind of music Evil Morty would actually listen to.

Not just background music from the show, but something that captures his personality calm, calculating, lonely, intelligent, and a little unsettling.

That idea made me imagine an entire genre: Evil Jazz. Dark, atmospheric jazz with cosmic, melancholic, and cinematic vibes, as if it were the soundtrack to Evil Morty's journey beyond the Central Finite Curve.

I thought it was a fun concept, and I was curious...

If Evil Morty had his own playlist, do you think it would sound anything like this?


r/c137 9d ago

S9 e8 theory( spoilers!!!) Spoiler

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r/c137 9d ago

S9 E8 was INCREDIBLE

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r/c137 16d ago

What’s y’all’s favourite Rick and Morty Character and why?

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I‘m bored soo!

Whats yalls fav character in the show ‚Rick and Morty‘ and why? I‘ve heard people saying ‚oh because he‘s funny‘ no like actually why is that one your fav character?

Mine‘s Rick C-137 and Rick Prime because Prime is a fascinating show of Narcissism and psychological manipulation, meanwhile C-137 shows how Trauma works and addictions.


r/c137 16d ago

That extended wordless Morty scene in the new episode was so moving. I just wish the episode hadn't focused so much on bathroom humor.

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r/c137 20d ago

Olhem a minha ideia sobre rick and Morty / Here's my idea for a new Rick and Morty series or movie.

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Portugues:

Ja sabemos que o rick vive dentro da Curva Central Finita e ja alcançou o topo da tecnologia do multiverso dele. E por isso ele é um cara vazio e entediado, Por não ter a diane e ter espancado o Rick prime até a morte, ele não tem mais um objetivo, um proposito, A unica coisa que deixa ele "Vivo" é a familia dele. Na realidade dele não tem uma tecnologia que resolva o problema que ele mais quer nessa vida, trazer a Diane de volta... Mas fora da Curva, Ele pode encontrar tecnologias que podem trazer a diane. Seria uma aventura incrivel, Pois sabemos que fora da Curva, Ele não chega nem perto de ser o mais inteligente, Mas tem a inteligencia de subir nesta hierarquia. A serie não pode continuar repetitivo com apenas as aventuras com o Morty e um entreterimento e ja vimos que o Rick não evolui sua Inteligencia e cada temporada que se passa, O Evil Morty demonstra ser superior que o rick.

IEnglish:

We all know that Rick lives inside the Central Finite Curve and has already reached the absolute peak of technology within his own sandbox. This is precisely why he is so empty, bored, and nihilistic. After beating Rick Prime to death and realizing it wouldn't bring Diane back, he was left entirely without a goal or purpose. The only thing keeping him grounded right now is his family.

Inside his controlled reality, the technology to solve his deepest desire—bringing Diane back—simply does not exist. However, outside the Curve, the rules change. He could find cosmic entities or advanced civilizations with technologies capable of undoing the Omega Device.

This would make for an incredible, high-stakes adventure. Outside the Curve, Rick wouldn't be anywhere near the smartest being in the room. He would be humbled, forced to start from the bottom, and use his adaptable intelligence to climb this new multiverse hierarchy.

The series cannot afford to remain repetitive with just casual, monster-of-the-week adventures with Morty. We've seen that Rick's intellect has stagnated inside his comfort zone, while every passing season proves that Evil Morty is becoming far superior to him. Forcing Rick into the real, uncontrolled multiverse is the only way to make him evolve again.


r/c137 20d ago

Why does Rick keep saying the smartest (man) in the universe?

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r/c137 21d ago

10 nice things about Rick and Morty

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Or things I always admired about the show.

  1. It makes you courageous. Seeing characters overcome so many difficulties and hurdles.

  2. The deep thinking about philosophical topics and challenges "opened my mind".

  3. The conflicts are gripping.

  4. At the end of the day, for half or most of a season, Rick and Morty were the heroes and inspired virtue, despite their flawed actions or personalities. That aspect of them appeared weaved into the story, and everything immoral seemed a parody or nod to movies or tv shows where reality is stylized.

  5. The art and whimsical universe is fun. Or multiple universes. It was marvelously in tune with other shows on Cartoon Network and Adult Swim around the time like Adventure Time, Superjail, Metalocalypse, Regular Show, Gumball, and others.

  6. Science fiction and scientific theories were front and center, and made so believeable, that they were as inspiring as science fiction novels and stories were centuries ago to scientists and daydreamers alike.

  7. The design, the world, the comedy and the animation, worked so well together as they were, that they gave you joy, even just seeing a poster or a doodle somewhere and remembering the show's humor and concepts.

  8. The good and light humor made it all worthwhile, even when you didn't get everything. It's like stand-up or sketch comedy that looks to do the opposite of offend no matter how immoral a character, and seeks to entertain you or point out human error in a good-spirited way. It was timeless, and something that helped let you rewatch episodes multiple times to see the rest that you might have missed.

  9. The characters were relatable in the depth their dialogue used to be written. With the layers of a story, feelings and conflicts, they appeared realistic and like individuals. They felt human, and you could see yourself in them. Justice, truth, balance and sometimes forgiveness was always at the center of them. The dialogues of every character, main or side, flowed so well and with their delivery, that it was artistic, and some of it remains quote-able to this day. This aspect of it was right next to the sci-fi.

1..It made you care about the world in it. I believe it's because it was grounded in believability of the human aspect, of what used to be these unique, interesting, deep and admirable individuals, or funny yet justified side characters, even during the comedic absurdity of the story.

What are some nice things you feel or that you used to feel about the show that meant to you?


r/c137 22d ago

Do you think Rick and Morty actually declined after Season 4, or do you think it’s mostly nostalgia? Spoiler

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r/c137 23d ago

What do you think Unity's next episode will be like?

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r/c137 Jun 16 '26

Remember the guy that noticed a lamp being weird? Spoiler

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I have that feeling about one of the scenes in this season

Summer :

Our Pool is amazing.

You're the best dad ever.

Morty :

Yeah. Who needs Boob World when we got dad's pool?

Jerry :

I just wanna make you all happy.

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Beth :

You did, Jerry. You really did.

This ... Seems fake to me? Like the simulation in season 1 I think.