The Mind-Blowing Revelation Behind Rick and Morty Season 6 Finale

Highlights

Season 6 of Rick and Morty sets the stage for a more serialized storyline, while still maintaining the show's signature single-episode adventures.

The season delves into Rick's personal growth and his emotional side, showcasing his deep affection and concern for his family. The finale teases an upcoming adventure for Rick and Morty as they embark on a mission to locate and triumph over Rick Prime, Rick's archenemy, setting the stage for a thrilling seventh season.

The highly anticipated seventh season of Rick and Morty is approaching, making it the perfect time to review the significant events of season 6. Additionally, we will analyze the conclusion of the final episode and its implications for the future of the characters and the series. The season finale introduced an intriguing storyline for the next season: Rick and Morty's quest to find Rick's archenemy, Rick Prime.

While the previous seasons of Rick and Morty received mixed feedback from fans and critics, season 6 appears to have set the series on the right path. It allows for standalone adventures in each episode while also advancing Rick's overarching mission across multiple episodes. Furthermore, this season showcased substantial character development for Rick, the Smiths, and their family dynamic, with Rick even expressing his genuine concern for them.

What Happens In Rick and Morty Season 6?

Following the events of the previous season, it is essential to understand where season 6 of the show picks up. The dramatic conclusion of season 5 sees Evil Morty, the former President of the Citadel, managing to escape through a yellow portal. His successful plan involves breaking the Central Finite Curve, an interdimensional barrier devised by Rick to exclude realities where he is not the smartest individual in the universe. In order to achieve this, Evil Morty destroys the Citadel, resulting in the deaths of numerous Ricks and Mortys.

Season 6 commences with a highly memorable episode titled "Solaricks." Picking up directly after the events of season 5, the episode depicts Rick and Morty stranded in space, teetering on the brink of death following the destruction of the Citadel. This opening sequence bears a striking resemblance to the beginning of Avengers: Endgame, as Rick himself points out. Additionally, the destruction of the Central Finite Curve has disrupted the coordinates of the Ricks' portal guns, rendering them essentially useless. Fortunately, they are saved by Space Beth and brought back to their own Earth.

Back at home, Rick makes an attempt to reconfigure the coordinates on his portal gun in order to restore its functionality. However, his efforts unexpectedly result in the restoration of the travelers, causing them to be transported back to their respective original universes. As a consequence, Rick, Morty, and Jerry find themselves teleported to their correct realities of origin. This incident also serves as a reference to the events in the second season's episode "Mortynight Run," confirming that Rick and Morty mistakenly brought the incorrect Jerry back from the Jerryboree. Meanwhile, Summer, Beth, and Space Beth embark on a journey to the Citadel in search of a solution to bring their loved ones back to their own reality.

Rick finds himself in a different universe, one where his wife and daughter were brutally murdered by another version of himself called Rick Prime. To torment himself, Rick has trapped the entire world in a never-ending time loop of the day his family was killed. He is haunted by the voice of his deceased wife, who constantly reminds him of his failure. This insightful glimpse into Rick's character reveals a rare moment of vulnerability, as he acknowledges his love and concern for his new family.

In the episode "Solaricks," it is revealed that Rick Prime, the one responsible for the murder of Rick's wife and daughter, is actually the Rick from Morty's original timeline and Rick's biological grandfather. The Rick viewers are familiar with took his place in this timeline after the tragic loss of his family, in a desperate attempt to track down Rick Prime. With limited access to his portal gun, this season takes on a more grounded tone, as a majority of the episodes unfold within the same timeline. While the show maintains its signature self-contained story format for most of the season, there are also serialized elements introduced in later episodes.

How Does Rick And Morty Season 6 End?

In the sixth episode titled "JuRicksick Mort," an intriguing storyline unfolds as dinosaurs make a grand return to Earth and establish a paradise-like world. To seize a notable opportunity, Rick strikes a deal with the President: he will eliminate the dinosaurs in exchange for hosting the prestigious Oscars. However, Rick soon stumbles upon a significant revelation that threatens not only the dinosaurs but also the entire planet - a colossal and deadly meteor hurtling towards them. This imminent danger prompts the dinosaurs to leave Earth in a noble effort to protect it. Regrettably for Rick, this turn of events leads to the closure of the rift within the Central Finite Curve, effectively ending his chances of hosting the coveted Oscars.

In the season's final episode titled "Ricktional Mortpoon's Rickmas Mortcation," which pays homage to Star Wars and the holiday season, the Smith family gathers together to exchange Christmas presents. Surprisingly, Rick's behavior is unusually pleasant, and it appears that the entire family is in a harmonious state for once. Rick generously presents everyone with gifts, including a genuine lightsaber gifted to Morty. However, in classic Rick and Morty fashion, Morty clumsily drops his new Jedi weapon vertically, causing it to plunge through the floor and descend towards the Earth's core, ultimately posing a catastrophic threat to our planet.

He and Rick venture into the scientist's underground lab, where they come face to face with the actual Rick. The grandson is astonished to learn that his grandfather has replaced himself with a robot clone, designed to be more pleasant, all because Morty had criticized him for being dull in the previous episode. Meanwhile, the real Rick has been consumed by his mission to locate Rick Prime.

Following this revelation, the episode unfolds in a straightforward manner. One storyline follows the robot Rick's attempts to disclose his true identity to the rest of the Smith family, despite being programmed not to do so. The other subplot centers around Morty, who understandably feels deceived by his grandfather, and the President as they embark on a mission to prevent a lightsaber from reaching the Earth's core. Meanwhile, Rick carefully examines the clues from his last encounter with Rick Prime and successfully determines the whereabouts of his arch-nemesis.

After a brief moment of hope for Rick, his map suddenly illuminates multiple locations, indicating that Rick Prime is simultaneously present in countless places across the universe. This suggests that Prime Rick may have cloned himself, which is not entirely surprising. Additionally, it becomes evident that Rick deeply loves and cares for Morty, and Morty's dismissive behavior and refusal to heed Rick's advice deeply hurt him.

Following the President's reckless behavior of stealing and accidentally dropping the lightsaber, he shifts the blame onto Morty and launches the White House into space in order to save himself. As a result, Morty and robot Rick are compelled to retrieve the lightsaber. They confront the President, leading to all three of them being sucked into space. However, Rick comes to their rescue by opening a portal. Robot Rick confides in Morty, revealing that Rick only created the robotic version of himself to demonstrate his love and concern for the family. Morty and the real Rick reconcile, with Rick admitting his mistake of excluding his grandson from his revenge mission. He invites Morty to join him in his pursuit of Rick Prime. The season concludes with Rick breaking the fourth wall, stating that this mission will be the central theme of the next season, although it may not be featured in every episode.

Although the season 6 finale may not have had the same impact as previous season finales, Rick's concluding monologue about the pursuit of Rick Prime hints at a newfound determination to fulfill his lifelong goal of defeating his archenemy. With the upcoming season 7, fans eagerly anticipate witnessing the titular duo navigate Rick Prime's scheme and observe how Rick handles Morty's involvement in this perilous mission. As enthusiasts have discovered, anything is possible in the world of Rick and Morty.