#rick and morty fear no mort

[otogariado]

this episode was great. this ending in particular reminded me of another ending. i love the grandparent unsuspectingly keeping photos of their grandkid in their wallet trope. i love how the contrast of this is that rick was looking at something he yearned for (diane) and chose to walk away and choose his family (morty) while goldie was looking at something she yearned for (having a place in scrooge's life and by extension, family) and chose to walk away and reject said family (louie in particular) (for now)

[latenightwestern]

“irreplaceable”

the one word where morty figured out this wasn’t really rick.

and no wonder morty believes rick could just up and replace him any day. because there’s infinite versions of him, after all. because there’s infinite other things that are better than him. because, for the longest time, every other day, rick kept on telling him how replaceable he is.

no wonder he was scared that hug wouldn't have been real.

but, truth is, rick would’ve jumped after him (if he had thought morty was in real danger).

truth is, rick would have performed in front of a crowd for him.

truth is, rick would anything, just about anything, for him. he would travel the longest distances just to get him back. he would spoil him with gadgets and gifts. he would forgo the chance to see his wife again just so he could spend the rest of the evening with him.

truth is, morty was wrong.

[maxedry-art]

Fear no mort

[geetimesthree]

went in hole

based on this cute post

[sorrelpaws]

c’mon everybody!!! *jumps into a hole and no one follows me*

[hotdrinkstudies]

You’re the only thing I can’t replace

[bolly--quinn]

irrational rational fears

[cassowariess]

It was pretty dark that it was revealed that Rick didn't bother entering the Fear Hole to save Morty in the first place, but the fact that Rick went back to it after being told Diane was in there, and not only refused to go into it, but pinned Morty's photo to the wall (a photo he now keeps in his wallet) shows that Rick *is* moving on and healing from her death. His family here and now are what matter.

[dontfuckingestablishcanonicalbac]

hell of a season

[okayplaguerat]

You and I are gonna live forever

[thesoftboiledegg]

Others have pointed out all the times that Rick DID jump in a hole for Morty or tried to protect him, but it struck me that Rick also has a new "touch my grandson and die" policy in season seven. Morty knows about it, and he's so confident that Rick is serious that he uses it to get whatever he want from alien mobsters.

And yet, he STILL thinks that Rick doesn't care about him. Damn, seasons 1-4 Rick really did a number on him.

[666lola666]

i can't get over it...

he keeps Morty's photo in his wallet.

I cannot be normal about it.

he keeps Morty's photo in his wallet.

no, I'm not crying. completely not sobbing over it. 😭😭😭😭

i remember when I first saw the ending I was so shocked but like in a good way. deadass started crying bc it's so heartwarming I just😭

[ricksanchezbignaturals]

why does he look so cute in this shot he's literally just sitting there

[embracethecringeside]

Morty: „I‘m afraid that if I jumped into a hole you wouldn‘t even bother jumping in after me. You‘d just stand there and watch.“

Me: wishing I could verbalize images so I could scream this whole moment from the top of my lungs

[sorrelpaws]

i support womens wrongs

[horse-surgeon-barbie]

maybe we STOP playing house ,, we're not good at it