#evil Morty in a suit

[gummidon]

Suit

[arcadeplayer-nickonz]

Happy Birthday Evil Mortimer!!!

may you finally relax and not deal with any Rick shenanigans

[glitteringcrab]

Frying his backups (part 3)

(part 1) (part 2)

Okay. After plenty of thought I think I can take a guess on how:

(a) the thin cables and (b) the chair and (c) the thick cables

in Rick Prime's control room work (provided the theories that Rick Prime had been puppeteering other Ricks are true).

1. I debated with myself for a long while whether Rick Prime sat himself on the chair or made his puppets sit there, one by one, each time they needed maintenance, while he stood over them (the back looks like it could recline; the feet? not so much).

However, considering the chair looks like a throne, I'm leaning towards Rick Prime being the one sitting on the chair under "normal" circumstances ("normal" being when you're an evil jerk puppeteering hundreds of other versions of yourself for the lulz).

2. The thin cables protruding out of the chair are indeed part of the puppeteering throne. The question is:

(a) whether they were indeed designed to go to Prime's forehead, or (b) whether they were intended to directly connect to the brain implants of the Rick Puppets

like so:

(pardon the lousy art lol)

If the thin cables were intended to directly connect to the brain implants of the Rick Puppets (option b) then this means the throne was only used for maintenance, updates and inspection. Prime's brain implant was wirelessly connected to the throne, the throne basically being an intermediate equipment connecting Prime with his puppets during software maintenance. (He could also, like, stand and walk around his puppets to inspect them while holding the tablet. The very long cables of the tablet point to this). Prime did not need the throne for the actual puppeteering though, only for maintenance, which does sound more versatile. However, I don't really dig the mental image of five Ricks looming over Rick Prime, and I think he wouldn't dig it either :P He'd want them to be beneath him literally as well as figuratively. In addition, it's weird that there'd be equipment for casual puppet inspection inside the control room of his superweapon. You'd think he'd have a dedicated room for the whole puppeteering thing, with medical equipment, stuff for brain surgery etc.

So I'm leaning towards option (a): the thin cables were intended to go to Prime's forehead, similarly to how Eyepatch Morty placed them (only without an intermediary fingergun, of course). In this scenario, Prime was able to puppeteer "only" five Puppet Ricks at once max, one for each thin cable (or maybe even more, if each cable can carry the data for several Ricks). The throne contains the transmitter, or a transmitter amplifier of sorts, effectively functioning similarly to Evil Morty's eyepatch being the intermediate equipment. (On a different matter: five puppets at once is extremely impressive. Eyepatch Morty had to pause what he was doing in order to shoot Security Guard Rick through Evil Rick.) I'd bet that Rick Prime's brain implant is normally able to puppeteer other Ricks wirelessly, without the need of the throne nor cables to his own forehead, but the Rick Puppets being in different dimensions (in contrast to Eyepatch Morty being in the same place as Evil Rick) means he has to take some extra steps to make sure the signal reaches the other dimensions. And these extra steps involve the Omega Device. And suddenly there is a very good reason that the throne is placed in the Omega Device control room: it uses the weapon's connections to the infinite dimensions to reach the Rick Puppets scattered across the multiverse. The thick, apparently compact base of the throne probably connects the puppeteering equipment to the Omega Device's control panel. And there is an extremely good (practical) reason that Prime chose the intermediary equipment to be shaped like a chair: it was so he could be seated, comfortable and relaxed, without in danger of keeling over if his concentration wavered at any moment, and puppeteer his victims. It's also possible he used time crystals to freeze or slow time, permitting him to drastically increase the number of Ricks puppeteered live at any given time. In this scenario I would bet that the Omega Device is an evolution of the puppeteering tech: Rick Prime would want to send his puppets in various dimensions, and he'd need a way to stay connected to them wherever they were at all times, therefore he'd need some sort of tech that keeps track of the infinite dimensions... Hey, while he's there, why not improve the design to allow for the simultaneous murder of someone across the as-of-now-constantly-tracked infinite dimensions? (and with the possibility of this development, I'm suddenly very skeptical about what kind of improvements Eyepatch Morty has in mind. Maybe he could use the connection to the infinite universes to uuuuh simultaneously teleport all victims to a specific location, or to simultaneously add an implant to all victims or something)

3. Rick Prime would use his tablet, which is directly connected to the chair, to swiftly choose which Rick Puppets he is currently connected to. The pretty significant length of the tablet cables and the thin puppeteering cables meant he could probably stand up and walk around if needed, e.g. to the control panel.

(Or, if scenario (b) is true, the tablet was supposed to be used as demonstrated by Eyepatch Morty: to oversee his puppets, update the software, check for malfunctions, etc. Both tablet and Rick Puppets would be directly connected to the throne, so it checks out)

It's possible both scenarios (a) and (b) are true or partly true; if, for example, there was relevant medical equipment embedded in the floor, revealed at the press of a button (there is plenty of empty space in front of the throne...) then it's possible all operations could be carried out fully and autonomously inside the Omega Device facilities.

4. The thick cables were not originally part of Prime's chair; they were part of the machinery embedded in the wall instead. They were part of the Omega Device, linking the control panel to the infinite dimensions. Eyepatch Morty puppeteered Rick Prime (lol) to get them out.

So the order was something like this:

Scenario (a) the throne was used for interdimensional puppeteering: Rick Prime (brain implant) > five thin puppeteering cables > Puppeteering throne > five Rick Puppets (wireless receiver in brain implant) alternating swiftly by manual use of the tablet

Scenario (b) the throne was used for direct maintenance: Rick Prime (via tablet) > Puppeteering throne > five thin puppeteering cables > five Rick Puppets' brain implants

I'm heavily leaning towards scenario (a).

Eyepatch Morty takes this whole thing and turns it around, right against Rick Prime:

Rick Prime sits on his stupid puppeteering throne, but he is the puppet now, because of the fingerguns. The throne that originally granted him infinite freedom at the expense of others' is now his prison. (nice)

His brain implant is connected to the five thin puppeteering cables of the throne, but once again, filtered through the fingergun. He can no longer control his puppets. Instead he as of now functions as part of the intermediate equipment of the throne.

Eyepatch Morty takes the thick cables embedded in the control room walls, which were normally used to connect the infinite universes to the Omega Device control panel, and hooks them up to the puppeteering throne. While the throne could previously connect with (probably) up to five Rick Puppets at a time through the Omega Device, Eyepatch Morty takes advantage of the entirety of the Omega Device to make a direct connection not with five Rick Puppets, but with ALL OF THEM. ALL OF RICK PRIME'S PUPPETS IN THE INFINITE UNIVERSES (that's probably why he had to connect all five thin cables to Prime's head; that's a lot of data)

Eyepatch Morty then stands over Rick Prime, taking advantage of Prime's own tablet, which was previously used to chose which Rick was puppeteered, to directly access the Rick Puppets' records and vaporize them all instead.

Or... I dunno. Does all this make any sense?

If I'm close to the mark, then no wonder Rick Prime was seething by the end. Eyepatch Morty did not just stun Rick Prime, kill his clones and steal his super-weapon; the addition of the puppeteering tech makes everything a lot more personal.

Eyepatch Morty beat him at his own inconceivably expert puppeteering game (five Ricks at a time!!), turned him into a puppet of sorts, desecrated his super-weapon, used Prime's own equipment, tech and symbols of power (the throne) against him, fried within seconds all of Prime's hard-to-maintain puppets, mocked him and finally stole the plans of his super-weapon.

[invisiblegarabgetruck]

Since we got most of the S8 information before the actual season airs. I decided to make some guessing which footage is from which episode once again :3

(Part 1)

(disclaimer: this is mostly predicting, made for fun. Also, This post will be long)

S8E1 :

This episode gonna be summer centric.!! maybe They are scanning through something and the error caused summer to be traumatized by it. and they tried to use the mindblower on her (guessing by the look of the device) but she keep running away? also this episode's theme seems to tie to electronic theme

also i'm guessing we will see the glimpse of the future. maybe at least through summer's vision as she having the same hair as the adult design

S8E2 :

this episode is probably the one with Rick and Space Beth. (while the titles clip shows there gonna be a two beth's centric eps. I think it's this one cuz the animatic show her in her space suit.) so she probably on a mission on that evil scientist bug(?) and rick run into her and they have a tsundere bond (and then she get shot and have an ego fight with rick that she's fine)

S8E3 :

the (new) citadel episode! I'm surprised there a long of footage of this episode this time around. (since the citadel always seem like their secret weapon or smth) I think this episode will spit into 2 parts 1st part revolve around after the citadel fallen on some planet and was built into western style. and we focus on that long hair rick. 2nd sub plot is rick and morty crash the ship and they landed on that planet (and maybe met the homesteader rick?) but they don't show up again until the end of the episode when the ship is repair.

S8E4 :

probably the most informed episode at the moment. yes, this is the easter bunny episode. and yes, I'm looking forward this one 😭

this is from a conversation on the twitter. lance mention that Jerry might transforms into easter bunny and that's why he's trapped in the cystal. So, I think that after the family turn down jerry offer. Jerry probably goes out and celebrates easter alone. (:() Something happen, He's turning into the wererabbit. they need the egg to cure him (or not) also while rick is out there, they trap him in the crystal.

S8E5 :

honestly, this episode art looks amazing! this is the first episode they sneak peak. Rick and morty hijack a cyro ship. it went wrong and they disguised as one of the people in the pod. that also went wrong. though, I'm getting the same vibe from the Mortynight run Episode. (Since rick mentioned about Morty's moral compass. But I hope they give it some nice twist and not 'Morty tries to do good thing. It kill everyone and he is making everything wrose' again)

/that's it for now! :3 I'll cover the rest later. But from what I see, most of the footage is from the

[thesoftboiledegg]

"Fear No Mort" was constant whiplash. In fact, I struggled to evaluate this episode at first because it was one twist after another. Throughout the episode, I had flashbacks to "M. Night Shaym-Aliens!" (the rap scene might've been a direct reference) and the Rickbot reveal in "Ricktional Mortpoon's Rickmas Mortcation."

For better or worse, season seven's had a lot of callbacks and episodes that mirrored previous ones: "That's Amorte" played out like "Mortynight Run"; "Air Force Wong" brought together Dr. Wong, the president and Unity; "Rise of the Numbericons: The Movie" was a "Get Schwifty" sequel.

Seasons six and seven have also piled on the fanservice. The first four seasons stubbornly refused to give us what we want, dangling fan theories or a gentler Rick in our faces before yanking it away. Rick started to change in season five, but it's another ten episodes before you get Rick in a suit and tie, Rick announcing that Rickcest is canon, Rick regularly going to therapy, Space Beth joining the family and other content that's floated around the fandom since 2017.

And let's not forget the big one: C-137 Rick and Morty, Prime Rick and Evil Morty in one episode, fighting and teaming up after we saw Evil Morty's once-forbidden backstory.

Some call it cheap thrills, but I call it a gift to the fandom that's patiently waited for the fakeouts to end. And now that I've said that: "Fear No Mort" was one giant fakeout.

But was it, though?

This is the most unpopular opinion in the world, but I'm not invested in Rick and Diane's relationship. As a gay woman, I just don't connect with opposite-gender couples. Also, I dislike the trope of the idolized dead wife that the audience only learns about through her widower. She's not her own character, just an extension of the male protagonist.

When the fake Rick and Diane reconnected, I thought "Oh boy, this is getting cheesy." They're falling for each other again: check. Rick feels guilty about her death: check. We see how similar they are: check. Rick doesn't want to leave: aaaand, check.

I'm also a little lost after the ending. Morty was the only one in the hole, so why did we see all these scenes from fake Rick's perspective? Was an NPC really that busy?

How much we learned about Diane is debatable, too, since Morty never met her. I guess his ideas came from whatever Rick's told him and maybe the ship's voice since she's based on Diane.

I did like how the episode kept reminding us that Morty's still in the Fear Hole. I mean, we didn't know that, but we knew that. No "Are they in the Fear Hole or not??" until all the twists in the third act.

Aside from that, I don't want the show to revisit the past too much because Rick needs to let go. If you're a Marvel fan, you saw the backlash to Steve Rogers traveling back in time to spend a lifetime with Peggy in "Endgame." He had a life in the present, but he refused to move on.

Nostalgia makes us yearn for earlier years, but if Rick abandoned his family to live with Diane in another reality, I wouldn't call that a sweet ending. I'd call that a disappointment and a waste of his character.

Turns out, Rick never had that option at all.

Well...in a way, he did. And when Morty told him what he saw in the Fear Hole, Rick ran back to the restroom. He looked into the hole. He thought about it. And then he did what I wanted him to do, which was walk away. In this moment, he chose the present.

Admittedly, Morty's fear came true: Rick didn't jump in the hole after him, he did just sit there and watch, and he didn't want to say that Morty's irreplaceable out loud. Plus, Rick was bewildered when Morty hugged him. But for the first time, instead of standing stiffly or gently pushing him away, Rick started to hug him back.

We also saw what Morty didn't: Rick smiling to himself after hanging up the picture of Morty that he kept in his wallet. He had the chance to wallow in shadows of the past, but he didn't take it. Rick chose him.

"Fear No Mort" could've ended with Rick just saying "Let's go" and leaving, but it didn't. Seasons one and two Rick would've bitched and moaned about Morty taking so long. Season three Rick would've left him there for a while to torment him. Season four Rick would've found a way to take advantage of this.

But seasons five, six, seven? That's real character development. That's what all the Twitter users saying "Wow, Rick and Morty is actually good" have been missing out on.

And for the first time in the series, a season didn't end with Rick relapsing or getting a (well-deserved) ass kicking. Is Morty going to get the grandfather that he deserves? Or will he move on, too, now that Rick's releasing his iron grip? Speculating is fun, but for now, let's focus on today.

[starrbitez]

Why Morty Smith is “like a dog” (pun unintended)

Okay so i saw a post (I’ll link it in comments!) that was talking about how Rick is more like a dog than Morty, and I definitely agree that Rick is similar to a dog too, I am going to discuss my personal opinions on Morty’s dog-like symbolism, parallels with snuffles/snowball, and my own ideas for the dog analogy. It begins below the cut :3

Firstly, there are some parallels between Morty and his former fluffy companion I think are important and very interesting !

One example, Morty is treated very similarly by Rick to the way Jerry treats Snowball. See; Rick pushing Morty down the stairs, Jerry rubbing snowball’s face in his pee. Both unnecessary punishments or just entirely unnecessary.

Morty is also threatened emptily a lot, in the way that an owner might threaten their dog when they do something bad, ie. “we’ll take you back to the shelter or replace you if you dont stop peeing on the rug,” and the replaceable nature that abusive pet owners exemplify towards their dogs is the exact same treatment Morty gets, with the you’re replaceable almost ‘I’ll take you back to the shelter’ threats Rick gives.

Morty is treated like a dog constantly, and while all Morty’s are on some level imo, Pmorty is the most. When Rick takes the voucher for a free replacement Morty — it’s like getting a discount on a rescue dog or picking up a stray when your dog dies.

Then, morty is talked down to like a dog, just like how Jerry talks to snowball.

Morty: whats wrong?

Jerry: your idiot dog! …. Don’t praise him Morty, he peed on the carpet! Bad dog, bad!

Rick: youre a perfect suit of impenetrable armor, Morty! because you’re as dumb as I am smart!

And then,

Morty: look rick, there’s a bunch of people strapped to that building!

Rick: Not people morty. Mortys.

At this point in the show (s1e10) Rick doesn’t even consider Mortys to be human, and he values Morty about the same amount that Jerry valued snowball — little to nothing, simply valued to feel superior over something.

I also think that in Rest and Ricklaxation, healthy morty and toxic morty are two opposite and extreme sides of the spectrum of dog-like behavior. While normal morty is loyal to a fault, he still his has own morals and enough personal confidence to argue with rick and engage in adventures. There’s a clear divide in his character in many episodes where he see his more violent tendencies, and in this episode you can see a split between his more “feral” side and his “domesticated” side. Healthy Morty is a sort of lone-wolf, he believes that health is being able to survive on your own, be strong and completely confident to an almost selfish and narcissistic point, and he desires to be a leader. Toxic Morty sees himself as weak, and he says that he just wants to die. He feels like the runt of the litter, left behind and clinging to the first person that offers him protection — rick. When combined, morty is somewhere in the middle, but the separate parts are opposite sides of dog-like behavior.

OKAY now im going to talk abt my SNOWBALL PARALLELS a bit more….

When snowball realizes how he is being treated, on some level gaining sentience, he starts to develop his intelligence, get stronger, more independent, rebel against the people who treated him like shit and took advantage of him. Snowball realizes how he is being treated and he does everything he can to prove he is intelligent, but out of his care and loyalty to morty, he leaves because he wants morty to live and be happy !!! Sound familiar?

Yes it is the exact same track as Morty’s character development.In season 3 episode 7 after the dinner with evil morty, morty realizes he is being manipulated, that he is replaceable, that he is just someones property. He gains ‘sentience’ or the conciousness of his free will ? Kinda. And from here on we see Morty’s attitude change significantly, asserting himself over rick often in season 4. Morty joins in on the intro, he leaves rick to die, he focuses on himself, he becomes more violent and more in control of his own decisions. In season 4 we see him become independent from ricks control, but he is still loyal and wants rick to be happy, the same loyalty snowball had to the one person who treated him right.

Snowball had an attachment to morty because morty was the only one to treat him well.

Morty has an attachment to rick because rick is the only one who gives him praise, albeit irregularly. He gets attention from rick. Morty is continuously in vulnerable or weaker positions to those around him, and i believe it is symbolism !! I think its even in subtle ways like when rick will pat morty on the head, call him ‘buddy’, rick even outright compares morty to a dog with his unwavering loyalty. Which — just like a dog — he was bred for.

I think the acknowledgement of morty being similar to a dog in his loyalty, his obedience, but also in his parallels to snowball align well with the citadel plot of Mortys being bred for forgiveness. Only when the Mortys. Become aware of their treatment and how they could be better, they start to change into a more violent/feral/intelligent/confident form, depending on the Morty. Intelligence seen in evil morty and c-137, feral behavior in the mutated morty’s on the citadel who are aware of their position And the corruption around them.

I think we are in track for morty to become more and more of an independent kid, following in the footsteps of snowball and developing his intelligence, confidence, ad strength until he will possibly leave or find independence from his codependency on rick, just like snowball was able to escape his codependency on humanity in general. (Interesting to think abt how Beth and Jerry have a codependent marriage and rick and morty have a codependent partnership… v interesting)

But yes . These are my thoughts on morty smith c-137 and the general theme of Mortys being a dog. For more info read my fic, like a dog. Jkjkjk B)

Pls pls tell me ur opinions on this !!

[mortyinc]

Have Arsonist and researcher's paths ever crossed?? Evil Diane??

I’ve been thinking for a while on this one but I think the best way I can answer this is just by writing it out for future reference when I do publish fics about it.

The Arsonist is Researcher Rick’s “revenge era.” Arsonist is a widower to “Evil” Diane.

For this au of Diane I called her evil because of what Evil Morty had said about his own name: “… If you’re sick of him you’ve been evil too.” I know this was in reference to Mortys specifically, but I felt like that rage suited her. Other than the circumstances of her life and death, awareness of other Ricks, and probably personality, she’s pretty similar to c-137’s Diane.

[evilmcg]

💋 { From Evil Morty~ }

The first 5 Asks to send 💋 get a kiss 1/5

@mcltiples

The two were just now returning from their date. Sat in the back of a limo. The first lady in question comfortably buzzed from her wine sipping throughout the evening. She was also cuddled up with her boyfriend. Clutching at his suit jacket as she peppered his face in soft kisses. Leaving lipstick marks behind in her wake. Finishing off her affection by giving him a tender more romantic kiss on the lips. "Mmm thank you morty. I think that was one of our best date nights."

[agent-42]

The Multiversus lore from what I can Piece together.

So there is a character named Reindog whose world was destroyed by The Nothing ( not sure if it's The Nothing from the Neverending Story), and Reindog has a magic crystal that travels the multiverse and summons people from other worlds. So he summoned heroes, anti-heroes, basically anyone less evil than Black Adam and Harley Quinn. Such as Stripe, not Gizmo, who followed Stripe into the portal. Reindog made the mistake of summoning Stripe because Stripe Stole Reindog's crystal, which resulted in more evil villains like Joker, Jason Voorhees, and Agent Smith being involved in the multiversus crisis.

Other things to note

Shaggy ate a magic stone that turned him into the ultra instinct meme.

I am pretty sure Batman is paid Rick and morty to help out.

Marvin, the Martian tried to take over a rift or universe (idk the difference) with Mr.meseeks. instead of instant martians.

Tom and Jerry are too busy fighting each other to know what they are involved in.

The shark hat cult secretly worships the Meg the big Reindog in the Shark suit was a ruse.

More theory here but

All the fighters in the game will become their version different from the original versions.

Even the worlds, the multiversus fighters, were plucked from.

Of course, we will know for sure when the comic comes out.

[d3sertdream3r]

I loved Ezra so much too!!! I’m worried about his future though, SW has a history of killing off or ruining their best characters 

I feel this with every fiber of my being. Ezra is really special to me, and literally every other character in Star Wars that is special to me is dead! 

I gotta say, I’m not just worried about them killing Ezra though. I’m worried about him being sidelined despite how powerful and competent he was shown to be in Rebels. He had a huge connection to the WBW and the Loth-Wolves, which are both inherently tied to the Mortis gods. I don’t like the idea of him being left out of that storyline going forward. 

It was also strange to me that he didn’t know anything about Thrawn’s base, or what the witches were up to. Ezra is known for sneaking around and ruining people’s evil plans, so it felt weird that he hadn’t interacted with them much or gone back there at all to sabotage them. Speaking of which, I thought it would be really cool for Ezra and Thrawn to begrudgingly team up and work together during their time away from the galaxy like everyone wanted, but oh well. 😒

I’m hoping they parallel Thrawn’s devotion to the Ascendancy with Ezra’s devotion to Lothal at some point; I just think that would be neat to explore. I like when heroes and villains have complicated relationships and connections. Despite Thrawn’s hatred of Ezra, I think he would admire Ezra’s commitment to protecting his people since that’s his own main goal in life. 

There’s also theories about Maul coming back since he has connections to the Mortis Son, and I hope that’s true because Maul and Ezra have one of my favorite dynamics in all of Star Wars. Like I said, I love when heroes and villains have complicated relationships! Plus I want my dream of Maul being redeemed to happen. That poor guy never had a chance at a real life being raised by Darth Sidious, as Obi Wan pointed out in Clone Wars. I think he genuinely cared about Savage and he genuinely cares about Ezra, even if it manifests in a super toxic and disturbing way as a dark sider. I want him to find true peace and become one with the Force on the light side, but I don’t know if I’m lucky enough to get that! 

We’ll see how it all goes, but I am excited to see Ezra meet the other Mandoverse characters (especially Din and Grogu, their interactions will be so interesting to see)! I do wish that he got a purple lightsaber though. I love the emitter as a nod to Kanan, but the standard blue color doesn’t suit the fact that he’s the incarnate of chaos. The blue one he used to have had a fricking gun attached to it for crying out loud! Or it would be hilarious if he just went through all the colors. Every season of every show he’s on his kyber crystal breaks, so every time we see him, he’s got a new color! (I'm only half kidding, that would actually be super funny 🤣 )

I hope we get to see him thrive in his Disney Princess Era™ and tame all the animals going forward! No matter what, Eman is going to kill it. Ezra's by far the best animation to live action character transition we've had!

[countlessrealities]

Rules: choose 4 of your favorite characters from 4 pieces of media as options and let your Tumblr pals decide which one most suits your vibe.

[glitteringcrab]

Rick C-137 and Evil Morty

So, I'm wondering to what degree Rick C-137 can see through Evil Morty...

Initially, he says stuff like this:

Which, uh, makes sense. He is already familiar with the concept of a "cocky Morty" who is bad for everyone, and a Morty president sounds... pretty sus.

And, yeah, Rick's not surprised. He is quick to draw guns, quick to shoot, quick to call him "evil" again...

When he and Morty Prime are trying to escape, and Morty Prime is challenging Evil Morty...

...Rick glares at Evil Morty, going along with Morty Prime's challenge.

But, uh... after hearing Evil Morty's answer to that challenge (he's just leaving!!), seeing Evil Morty offer Morty Prime to escape along with him (!!) and being incapable of offering a better option, he actually advises Morty Prime to leave (which, let's be honest, is pretty selfless on Rick's part).

LOOK AT RICK'S FACE AFTER HEARING EVIL MORTY'S "THE SECOND SEAT'S A TOILET" LINE:

Morty Prime gets mad, and rightfully so... But Rick C-137 only stares at Evil Morty blankly, without saying a word.

And here's the thing that got me thinking:

If we can tell that the second seat was most likely not a toilet because it was fancier (and this is obviously a custom-made spaceship, Evil Morty made it specifically for this moment, and included a second seat in his long-term plans) and because Evil Morty having to wear a space suit while driving that thing means he literally cannot use a toilet...

...can't Rick C-137 also tell that Evil Morty was most likely lying, and that he actually wanted Morty Prime to come along, enough to (a) include him in his long term plans, (b) expose the citadel's horror to him and (c) wait around long enough for Morty Prime to meet him at the bottom before firing the weapon that would bring down the Curve?

I mean, Rick C-137 is more experienced at spaceships and breathing in space etc. Couldn't he decipher the function of the craftmanship from, like, a glance?

When we next see Rick C-137 and Evil Morty is mentioned, we get this:

Which, yeah, is extremely demeaning (you equate leaving a horrible, multi-dimensional prison to quitting twitter??? And committing a ton of atrocities to do so to "throwing a tantrum"???) but... it also can be read as Rick C-137 realizing that Evil Morty was not actually "evil". That he was just upset (uh, extremely so). The "tantrum" part also signals that Rick recognizes Evil Morty was young. Rick doesn't seem to hate Evil Morty for his actions.

(also, look at how sad his expression becomes after saying the "twitter" part, and he turns his head away from Morty... It's almost like he's mourning... something)

When the two next meet, sure, Rick C-137 has prepared for the possibility of Evil Morty's return...

Which, on one hand, is an obvious attempt to bypass Evil Morty's forcefield...

...but it also sounds non-lethal, doesn't it?

He then tests Evil Morty's forcefield...

...but let's be honest here, Rick's not trying very hard to kill him, is he? Even when escaping the crumbling Citadel, Rick shot to kill twice, but never bothered to use any other methods to kill him (like the countless imaginative ways we've seen him kill various Ricks and aliens). Now, I'm sure Evil Morty was capable of countering plenty of them, but you don't know unless you check. Rick C-137 is not really trying to kill him.

And since in Unmortricken Evil Morty had the element of surprise (they had no idea he would show up!!) it would have been very easy for him to kill them both.

...But he just wanted to talk instead.

And wouldn't leave.

...I think Rick could tell almost immediately from the moment of Evil Morty's appearance that he didn't intend to be hostile and therefore was himself accommodating.

HE ACTUALLY GAVE A COMPLIMENT TO THIS KID.

He listened to Evil Morty's suggestion to filter for probability stasis...

Berated Morty Prime for wanting to kill Evil Morty...

Actually putting his gun away before suggesting to Evil Morty that they work together:

(which is, yeah, kinda meaningless considering he has a million other weapons implanted on his person, but I still read that as a peace offering, and I'm wondering if one of the reasons Evil Morty flinched when Morty Prime tumbled away from him was because he was too busy watching Rick C-137, wondering if Rick would turn against him in this new setting)

One of my favorite moments in this episode was this scene:

Sure, Rick doesn't forcefully pull Evil Morty through the portal to safety like he did with Morty Prime (let's be honest, Evil Morty would not like that), but he gave him his portal gun back immediately. Like they literally wasted time during which they could get fried just so he could give Evil Morty his portal gun back.

I remember wondering during this scene if Rick C-137 would try to hold Evil Morty hostage by keeping hold of his portal gun or something, or maybe taunt him over it... But he returned it immediately, knowing that what this particular kid wanted was not someone to manhandle him to safety, but independence and freedom and agency... And he fully respected these boundaries.

Evil Morty, in turn, respects Rick C-137's wish that his involvement in Diane's infinite death is not discussed nor revealed to Morty Prime:

Evil Morty only chastises Rick C-137 in a cryptic manner that is sure to fly under Morty Prime's radar:

At this point Rick C-137 trusts Evil Morty enough to leave him ALONE WITH MORTY PRIME, IN HIS HOUSE, UNSUPERVISED:

That trust is misplaced though. Evil Morty brings Morty Prime along with him for the Prime fight, and Rick C-137 gets mad, because he honestly did not expect Evil Morty would put Morty Prime in danger.

And I'm wondering if Rick's laser-y retort to Evil Morty's "I'm not worried about him, I'm evil" is another form of silent communication that these two seem to have:

It's the gesture he does afterwards.

Is it a "what-did-you-expect-I-now-hate-you" gesture, or is it a "what-did-you-expect-I-can-tell-you're-lying" gesture?

Rick is still mad at Evil Morty, which is pretty understandable:

...Then Rick does this:

...and screws everything up in my eyes, although it seems Evil Morty never became aware what had transpired.

And this:

I, uh... I originally thought if those two were to meet again the same positive vibes from the beginning of this episode would go on, but, seeing it all together now...

...I, uh, I'm not so sure. I doubt Rick C-137 would be able to forgive Evil Morty bringing Morty Prime along for the fight so easily....

[thegothicviking]

"Oil was Paul Delaroche's medium of choice when painting The Young Martyr, as oil allowed him to manipulate the precise details in the painting over a long period of time, and, therefore, capture a high level of detail for “the appearance of the highest finish.” As such, “the dignity of forms, the striking effect of the chiaroscuro, and those bluish grey tones which seemed to suit so well the touching sadness of the subject,”  in The Young Martyr begins in the upper left-hand corner of the painting, where the figures of a man and a woman, embracing each other in terror upon seeing the drowned Christian, are barely visible. Although the identity of the figures is unclear, it is generally thought that they are the young Christian's parents.

As the sun sets behind the couple, the last rays of light point directly across the painting towards the Martyr.

Also in the upper left-hand corner of the painting, a faint white star can be seen in the sky, just above the grieving couple. The presence of this star in the painting as its inclusion may allude to other historical or religious narratives. For example, if The Young Martyr was painted as a morning scene, with the rising sun in the far background, the faint star above the grieving parents may allude to the morning star, or Lucifer, from the Bible. As such, this star would suggest the presence of the Devil, or of evil (metaphorically) in the painting. On the other hand, if The Young Martyr was painted as a scene taking place at sunset, then the star in the left-hand corner could be seen as the North Star, and, therefore, possibly as an allusion to God or Jesus. 

The Martyr's hands are bound by rope, as she gently floats upon the surface of the Tiber. With her body erect (potentially suggesting the rigor mortis), the Martyr, appears both dead and alive. Delaroche details around the Martyr's right hand small, delineated ripples, barely emanating from around the crests of the Martyr's fingers.

Directly above the head of the Martyr is a halo. The Martyr's halo, precise and crisp, appears surreal in contrast to the rest of the painting; furthermore, this halo helps to stage The Young Martyr as it exists as the primary source of light for the otherwise dimly lit Christian."

The Young Martyr

Paul Delaroche

oil on canvas, 1855

[evilmcg]

"If I had to give you a pet name," Evil Morty thought out loud, gently sliding his fingers underneath her chin, tilting her head up a little. "I think princess suits you. Do you like that?" He smirked at her.

@mcltiples

Send in a Pet Name / Nickname that your muse might call mine, and see how my muse reacts to it.

Meg could feel her brain short circuiting. She felt frozen in this moment. Not just with the way he was looking at her and reaching forward to touch her ever so gently but the petname blew things over the top. All the poor girl could do was flush to deep red hue and nod her head eagerly at his question. Princess. His princess. Yeah she liked that. She liked that a lot. The only other petname that came close was dearest.

[ferdiefields]

Going to the ball with Dani was an obvious and immediate “yes” even if she wouldn’t have taken anything else for an answer. Ferdie hadn’t met anyone he’d actually like to take as a date-date since returning to the island; his brother was taking Fawn so they couldn’t go stag together; and even if he’d wanted to take a page out of Morty’s book and invite his own ex, Louie had made it clear he wasn’t going out anytime soon—not to mention the whole thing he had with Davis. But Dani was one of Ferdie’s new favorite people since he’d come back home, and her excitement over the holiday of Halloween itself was contagious, so he was more than happy to go along and even pick out an orange suit that matched her chosen dress for the masquerade.

The night itself came on fast as a wink, and at some point Ferdie got separated from his date while she talked to one of her friends and a movie star mistook him for his identical twin, engaging him in conversation. When that was over, Dani popped back up seemingly out of nowhere with an even more random question locked and loaded to fire at him as soon as she sat down. Perhaps it wasn’t so unexpected of a topic for Halloween—but it was the way Dani asked it that piqued his interest. She seemed a little more serious than someone just asking a silly, spooky question for the sake of the season.

“Thoughts on witches?” he repeated, chewing on it for a moment. “Historical, fictional, or those new age hippies that play with crystals and cards and call themselves witches? The medieval witch trials were driven by religious and misogynistic panic. The Wicked Witch of the West is a gay icon, gotta love her. And I don’t really buy into the tarot-reading schtick—it just seems a little weak for someone with magical powers.” Everything he knew about Magica de Spell and Lena flashed through his mind. “Real witches might use their powers for good or evil, but why would they waste their time telling fortunes?”

Rather than saying anything in response, the girl just smirked ominously before laughing. She turned away from him, now grinning wide at the site of the boutique and how excited she was for her next find inside of it. “As if you wouldn’t have kept walking with me forever if there hadn’t actually been a place.” She retorted in return, sticking out her tongue in a childish manor. Dani dropped it not even a minute later, hooking her arm around Ferdie’s before she shot him a wide smile. “It’s for the upcoming Halloween Ball, duh! You’re coming with me as my date and I’m not taking a ’no’ for an answer!”

~~TIME SKIP~~

After promising Binx that she would stay on the lookout in case of anything were to happen, the redhead parted ways with the older, and as soon as she wasn’t within his line of sight, Dani sighed. It had been a stretch to hope that nothing would happen at this ball but knowing that so many people were here and how it was Halloween of all days, Dani felt like she should’ve expected that something might go on. Thankfully, besides any strange feelings that she and Allison has been having and now knowing that Sarah was at this ball too after running into the blonde the other day, the girl just had to be on guard of anything. As she walked, she noticed that her date was finally done with his conversation with Angelica as the blonde stood up from the table she had dragged him to, leaving Ferdie there alone. Making her way back to him, the redhead sat down on the previously occupied seat and shot him a look. “What are your thoughts on witches?” Dani randomly asked.

[pocket-mortimersmith]

Ah ... At least I tried