History Recap / RickAndMortyS6E10RicktionalMortpoonsRickmasMortcation

* SolidCartoonFacialStubble: When we finally see the real Rick in his basement, he sports a 5 o'clock shadow painted in solid color.

** Both moments, however, can also be seen as a subversion. For how callous and cruel Rick was, he at least cared enough for Morty to want him to acknowledge he was right and teach him a lesson (if one according to Rick's own warped morals), and had him progressively getting more involved with his adventures. Rickbot is a nicer solution, but is also a way not to have to interact with Morty and shutting him (and the whole family) out of his biggest project yet, showing complete indifference and disregard for them, worse than ever, and the affection seems to be an unintended side-effect rather than the purpose. Similarly, him saving Morty is just because he needs him as a pawn again, and Curtis tags along since he was there and Rick just doesn't care enough to leave him to die.

* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: When Rick tries to leave after making the driller once Morty makes clear he doesn't want Rick coming with him to get the Lightsaber, Morty gets pissed at the idea Rick is acting like Morty betrayed ''him'' and not the other way around. Rick, thoroughly done with listening to Morty and wanting to just go back to hunting down Rick Prime, delivers a quick but succinct tear down of Morty, both for the events of the last episode, and his general treatment of Rick overall the last few seasons, with Morty treating him like shit despite Rick bothering to open up to him. Morty himself can only wince and look upset while he's listening up until Curtis reassures him [[ItMakesSenseInContext he won't kill his family.]]
-->'''Rick:''' You wanna know why I replaced myself in the beginning of that stupid Knights of the Sun thing? I said don't take the fucking sword and you were like "whatever" like I'm our neighbor Gene [[TakeThat or]] Creator/DavidArquette or something. You called me ''boring''. [[ArmorPiercingResponse I've become dog shit to you.]] That's what happens when you let people in and they stop respecting you, they touch your shit, they screw things up, they kill your fucking family. Go ahead. Trust [Curtis]. You're going to learn the same fucking thing.

-->'''Rick:''' You wanna know why I replaced myself in the beginning of that stupid Knights of the Sun thing? I said don't take the fucking sword and you were like "whatever" like I'm our neighbor Gene [[TakeThat or]] Creator/DavidArquette or something. You called me ''boring''. I've become dog shit to you. That's what happens when you let people in and they stop respecting you, they touch your shit, they screw things up, they kill your fucking family. Go ahead. Trust [Curtis]. You're going to learn the same fucking thing.

* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: When Rick tries to leave after making the driller once Morty makes clear he doesn't want Rick coming with him to get the Lightsaber, Morty gets pissed at the idea Rick is acting like Morty betrayed ''him'' and not the other way around. Rick, thoroughly done with listening to Morty and wanting to just go back to hunting down Rick Prime, delivers a quick but succinct tear down of Morty, both for the events of the last episode, and his general treatment of Rick overall the last few seasons, with Morty treating him like shit despite Rick bothering to open up to him.

* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: Morty is ''pissed'' to learn that the nicer "Rick" he's grown to love is actually a robot doppelganger of the real deal, feeling betrayed by both of them and angrily distancing himself from both. Nonetheless, Rickbot was built to love and take care of the Smiths, and considering he was created by Rick, his programming ensures that he does this job well and has real feelings for them. By the end, Morty regrets pushing him away and is saddened when he dies.

** President Curtis says the dishevled Rick looks like "Music/PhilSpector wiped his ass with Creator/RandyQuaid."

* Both moments, however, can also be seen as a subversion. For how callous and cruel Rick was, he at least cared enough for Morty to want him to acknowledge he was right and teach him a lesson (if one according to Rick's own warped morals), and had him progressively getting more involved with his adventures. Rickbot is a nicer solution, but is also a way not to have to interact with Morty and shutting him (and the whole family) out of his biggest project yet, showing complete indifference and disregard for them, worse than ever, and the affection seems to be an unintended side-effect rather than the purpose. Similarly, him saving Morty is just because he needs him as a pawn again, and Curtis tags along since he was there and Rick just doesn't care enough to leave him to die.

* LikeYouWouldReallyDoIt: The first ''and last'' episode of season five had Rick completely ignore any character development he might have got in the previous episodes, so no one expected it to stick this time. [[spoiler: Sure enough, turns out supportive Rick is a fake and Rick actually got ''worse'' in the last episode. The supportive Rick is also destroyed for good measure.]]

* DirtyCoward: President Curtis steals Morty's lightsaber after they manage to stop it from destroying the Earth, only to cause the exact same crisis ''again'' while playing with it in the Oval Office. Rather than owning up to it in any way or using the drill to save the planet again, he launches the White House into space, leaving Earth to its fate while saving himself and his underlings, and goes on live TV to blame the entire thing on Morty.

* InternalReveal: Rick--or, more likely, Rickbot posing as him--apparently revealed to the rest of the family (besides Morty, who already knew) offscreen before the time of this episode that his original Beth was murdered as a child, since his Christmas gift to both Beths is a picture of her as a child together with Rick in a reality where this ''didn't'' happen.

* InternalReveal: Rick apparently revealed to the rest of the family (besides Morty, who already knew) offscreen before the time of this episode that his original Beth was murdered as a child, since his Christmas gift to both Beths is a picture of her as a child together with Rick in a reality where this ''didn't'' happen.

* InternalReveal: Rick apparently revealed to the rest of the family (besides Morty, who already knew) offscreen before the time of this episode that his original Beth died in childhood since his Christmas gift to both Beths is a picture of her as a child together with Rick in a reality where this ''didn't'' happen.

** Later Rick saves his robot clone and Morty from dying in space by portaling them back into the garage.

* BelievingTheirOwnLies: Curtis tells his people to pin Rick's accidental massacre of Italy on the Saudis, then he very quickly talks himself into thinking they actually did do it.

* JerkassHasAPoint: Morty is reasonably upset that Rick is too busy to hang out with their family and made a robot to fill in. As such, though Rickbot was looking forward to not having to lie to the Smiths anymore, Morty forces him to continue his function and not bother with the real Rick who likely doesn't care. This causes Rickbot additional pain and discomfort, but it's quite understandable that Morty is hurt by his deception and is prioritizing his family's happiness over Rickbot's (even though he does eventually just outright reveal it anyway).

* HereWeGoAgain: When Morty accidentally drops his lightsaber, he and President Curtis travel underground to get it before it hits Earth's core and destroys the planet. Curtis then takes it away from Morty and later fiddles with it, only to get it stuck on the ceiling before it falls into the ground, endangering the planet again.

** Rick is annoyed at Morty for calling him boring in the previous episode like he's "a Creator/DavidArquette character".

* ImplausibleDeniability: Rickbot insists he isn't a robot even when it's obvious he is, because he's been programmed to never admit to being one and can't stop.

** Rickbot [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial emphatically denying that he's a robot]]. Even ''after'' everyone he's talking to already knows that he is.

* DidntThinkThisThrough: Curtis made a robot with lightsabers for eyes. What it does't jave is ''actual eyes'', so it flails around and cuts its own limbs off.

* BigNo: Morty lets one out when Rickbot [[TakeMyHand loses his grib]] and gets sucked out of the spaceship.

* DontTouchItYouIdiot: Rick warns the scientists to not touch his equipment or else they'll die, emphasizing that it's not a death threat, but the fact that his gear is powerfully advanced. One scientist is immediately disintegrated after a quick touch, with Rick [[IWarnedYou calling it out]].

* IndyHatRoll: Spoofed with Rickbot sliding under the SlowDoors of the President's backroom and [[DeathSeeker waiting to be crushed by it]] before Morty pulls him out just in time.

* DrillTank: Morty and Curtis utilize one to retrieve the lightsaber before it reaches the earth's core.

* HistoryRepeats: When Morty accidentally drops his lightsaber, he and President Curtis travel underground to get it before it hits Earth's core and destroys the planet. Curtis then takes it away from Morty and later fiddles with it, only to get it stuck on the ceiling before it falls into the ground, endangering the planet again.

** The Fantasy chemical vats from “The Old Man And The Seat” return, which are the vats that Rick used to incapacitate Tony for using his private toilet. The room where these vats are contained is revealed to be on the third floor of Rick’s underground laboratory. Morty’s lightsaber breaks through one of the vats in its descent, freeing a tough four-armed lizard alien in the process.

* InternalReveal: Rick apparently revealed to the rest of the family (besides Morty, who already knew) offscreen before the time of this episode that his original Beth died in childhood, since his Christmas gift to both Beths is a picture of her as a child together with Rick in a reality where this ''didn't'' happen.

* HistoryRepeats: When Morty accidentally drops his lightsaber, he and President Curtis travel underground to get it before it hits Earth's core and destroy the planet. Curtis then takes it away from Morty and later fiddles with it, only to get it stuck on the ceiling before it falls into the ground, endangering the planet again.
* HitMeDammit: When trying out the new lightsaber, Rickbot orders Morty to strike him with it, which Morty is reluctant to do. He reluctantly does, and Rickbot reveals that he made his body disappear from the clothes like Obi-Wan (but didn't actually die and is just hiding naked nearby).

* IndyHatRoll: Spoofed with Rickbot sliding under the SlowDoors of the President's backroom and [[DeathSeeker waiting to be smashed by it]] before Morty pulls him out just in time.

** After betraying Morty and confiscating his lighsaber, Curtis orders his troops, "America, [[Franchise/{{Transformers}} transform and roll out!]]"

* TakingTheBullet: Rickbot jumps in front of the President and gets riddled with lightsaber bullets from Morty's [[GatlingGood Gatling gun]]; however, it's not so much a HeroicSacrifice as it is an effort to finally die.

* TookALevelInJerkass: President Curtis initially acts nicer to Morty than he has in some previous episodes, up until he betrays him and steals his lightsaber while [[TakeThat acting as a stand-in]] for toxic sides of the ''Franchise/StarWars'' fandom. Then, after Curtis himself screws up while playing with it and [[HereWeGoAgain causes the exact same crisis that Morty did earlier]], he proceeds to pin the blame on Morty on live television, and later has his drones [[WouldHurtAChild attack him when he shows up to stop him]]. It's telling that Morty is mad enough to actually shoot at Curtis with intention to kill.

* OverlyLongGag: Jerry's extended version of ''Film/MiracleOnThirtyFourthStreet'' keeps talking about the number of streets before deciding he's done with the film.

* TakeThat: There are a few jabs towards the ''Franchise/StarWars'' sequel trilogy, with the President citing how many people were anticipating the films only to backlash them for their plots, leading to the last film pandering to said backlash and turning out mediocre at best, and awful at worse. As Curtis states, "when you start with a turd, you end with a turd".