History NightmareFuel / RickAndMorty

* While Main!Jerry's side of the episode is not as dark as the other three, it is still not a very lighthearted one, [[InternalDeconstruction since he and the audience are reacquainted with the cynicism and hostility of the Smith family's Season 2 state of character development]], in which [[DysfunctionalFamily dinnertime consists of everyone at each other's throats]] [[ForWantOfANail due to their Beth and Jerry never divorcing.]]

* The ColdOpening of Jerry being rushed into the alien hospital after being infected with a mutant bacterium. Despite the scene mostly being PlayedForLaughs, the disease itself [[BodyHorror is pretty horrible-looking]], showing Jerry with a swollen face and projectile vomiting green slime everywhere. The vomit itself also turns people mad when it comes into contact with them, as demonstrated on one of the doctors. The worst part is that it's established that Rick created the disease. What Rick was even planning on doing with it is beyond anyone's guess.

--->'''The Fear Hole''': Thank you for visiting The Fear Hole Morty, your fear of relying of Rick has been... [[EvilTastesGood delicious.]]

* [[PsychologicalTormentZone The Fear Hole]] is the greatest haunted house style attraction in the multiverse and boy, does it live up to its reputation. It scans your memories and creates completely plausible scenarios of your worst fears coming true, to the point that it making AGlitchInTheMatrix or a customer making one on purpose to make sure whether they escaped or not is almost impossible, it apparently sucks out your lifeforce if you stay too long (which may or may not be The Hole playing along with Morty's fear that it does) and the only way to leave is to figure out what your worst fear is and overcome it, but if you don't know what your worst fear is and make a wrong guess it will provide a Film/FourteenOhEight style [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y25QezKrqu4 fake out which happens to Rick and Morty repeatedly, except it turns out that Morty jumped in before he could hear that The Hole has a ''one person at a time'' rule to not ruin the experience if, for example, multiple customers have fears that cancel out]] which means [[TomatoInTheMirror the real Rick is still outside The Hole waiting for Morty to finish his turn]]. It can even make convincing illusions on second hand knowledge as it initially creates a fake but convincing Diane and a convincing scenario of Rick's worst fears based on what Morty believes Rick's worst fears would be. Main/WordOfGod says the interactions between the fake Rick and fake Diane are pretty much exactly how they acted before Diane died. MindScrew doesn't begin to describe it.

* [[PsychologicalTormentZone The Fear Hole]] is the greatest haunted house style attraction in the multiverse and boy, does it live up to its reputation. It scans your memories and creates completely plausible scenarios of your worst fears coming true, to the point that it making AGlitchInTheMatrix or a customer making one on purpose to make sure whether they escaped or not is almost impossible, it apparently sucks out your lifeforce if you stay too long (which may or may not be The Hole playing along with Morty's fear that it does) and the only way to leave is to figure out what your worst fear is and overcome it, but if you don't know what your worst fear is and make a wrong guess it will provide a Film/FourteenOhEight style fake out which happens to Rick and Morty repeatedly, except it turns out that [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paTncKv55k8 Morty jumped in before he could hear that The Hole has a ''one person at a time'' rule to not ruin the experience if, for example, multiple customers have fears that cancel out]] which means [[TomatoInTheMirror the real Rick is still outside The Hole waiting for Morty to finish his turn]]. It can even make convincing illusions on second hand knowledge as it initially creates a fake but convincing Diane and a convincing scenario of Rick's worst fears based on what Morty believes Rick's worst fears would be. Main/WordOfGod says the interactions between the fake Rick and fake Diane are pretty much exactly how they acted before Diane died. MindScrew doesn't begin to describe it.

** The psychological aspects of the beatdown, in particular, are REALLY what make it more disturbing than most of the other violent/gorey scenes in the series; seeing the normally nonchalant and apathetic Rick C-137 [[NotSoStoic visibily and audibly lose almost all control]] is haunting enough. What brings it to another level, though, is how Rick Prime is [[DefiantToTheEnd mercilessly taunting him]] '''THE WHOLE TIME''', and [[LaughingMad laughing]] at not only how much of an idiot Main Rick is for playing right into his hands, but how cosmically ironic their entire situation is. The voice acting throughout the entire scene is the icing on the cake.

* Rick (meaning Main Rick) beating Rick Prime to death after everything the latter has pulled since before the series began. [[TearJerker/RickAndMorty While it's undoubtedly heart-breakingly cathartic for a wide variety of reasons]], it's also one of the most unsettling death scenes in the series, due the deeply personal nature of it and how relatively ''tame'' the violence is by ''Rick and Morty'' [[{{Gorn}} standards]], while still being graphic.

* The Omega Weapon that Rick Prime has built doesn't just erase whoever is dropped in it from existence, but it also erases every single version of its victims from across the multiverse. Rick Prime reveals that he used it to kill Diane in every dimension, and he demonstrates its power by using it on Slo Mobius before threatening to kill the rest of Rick's family with the weapon. When the machine is stopped, Evil Morty steals the plans for it and says that he will use it on Rick as a last resort if he isn't left alone.

''WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty'' is essentially a study in existential horror. From the existential dread of knowing you're only one disposable version of yourself amongst nearly-infinite universes, spread over a vast, uncaring, Godless multiverse. Some of you have died gruesomely and unremembered, others are wealthier and more successful than you will ever be. The fact that you are where you are isn't even down to luck; it just is. Entire civilizations live or die at the whim of callous, Lovecraftian gods, who may even be you, whether you know it or not. There is no meaning to life, no purpose, no destiny. At one point, Morty outlines this reality to his sister, and then, as an antidote tells her to come and watch TV, which is either the most nihilistic cry of despair ever screamed from that medium or the most audacious act of native advertising in television history. Add to that extra things like the VillainProtagonist's frequently cold and brutal solutions to his problems, and there's plenty to disturb you and keep you up at night.

** Worse, we see in the ensuing montage the pair going to a center implied to be where Morty's are sold and catalogued, with Evil Morty deleting his file. This puts some added context to why Evil Rick demanding Morty either commit to quitting or staying caused Evil Morty to snap: if he decided to do the former it likely would've resulted in him being abandoned or terminated as Evil Rick could always purchase a new one.

* [[PsychologicalTormentZone The Fear Hole]] is the greatest haunted house style attraction in the multiverse and boy, does it live up to its reputation. It scans your memories and creates completely plausible scenarios of your worst fears coming true, to the point that it making AGlitchInTheMatrix or a customer making one on purpose to make sure whether they escaped or not is almost impossible, it apparently sucks out your lifeforce if you stay too long (which may or may not be The Hole playing along with Morty's fear that it does) and the only way to leave is to figure out what your worst fear is and overcome it, but if you don't know what your worst fear is and make a wrong guess it will provide a Film/FourteenOhEight style fake out which happens to Rick and Morty repeatedly, except it turns out that [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5ZqjG3b-Bc Morty jumped in before he could hear that The Hole has a ''one person at a time'' rule to not ruin the experience if, for example, multiple customers have fears that cancel out]] which means [[TomatoInTheMirror the real Rick is still outside The Hole waiting for Morty to finish his turn]]. It can even make convincing illusions on second hand knowledge as it initially creates a fake but convincing Diane and a convincing scenario of Rick's worst fears based on what Morty believes Rick's worst fears would be. Main/WordOfGod says the interactions between the fake Rick and fake Diane are pretty much exactly how they acted before Diane died. MindScrew doesn't begin to describe it.

* Another clip features a news broadcast about an unseen presumably alien race known as the "Hottie Snatchers" who have been kidnapping all of earth's most attractive men and women, the reasons of which are left unclear. The fact that we never see the perpetrators of these attacks or understand their motives for doing this are [[NothingIsScarier nothing short of horrifying]], and this is all the more unsettling when Summer witnesses a conventionally pretty woman and handsome fit neighbor across the street of the Smith household both being kidnapped by the hands of a robot in front of her very eyes. It begs the question: [[FridgeHorror just how many innocent people have been kidnapped by these unseen figures, where have they been taken, and why on earth are they being targeted?]]

* Another clip features a news broadcast about an unseen presumably alien race known as the "Hottie Snatchers" who have been kidnapping all of earth's most attractive men and women, the reasons of which are left unclear. The fact that we never see the perpetrators of these attacks or understand their motives for doing this are [[NothingIsScarier nothing short of horrifying]], and this is all the more unsettling when Summer witnesses a conventionally pretyy woman and handsome fit neighbor across the street of the Smith household both being kidnapped by the hands of a robot in front of her very eyes. It begs the question: [[FridgeHorror just how many innocent people have been kidnapped by these unseen figures, and why on earth are they being targeted?]]

* [[PsychologicalTormentZone The Fear Hole]] is the greatest haunted house style attraction in the multiverse and boy, does it live up to its reputation. It scans your memories and creates completely plausible scenarios of your worst fears coming true, to the point that it making AGlitchInTheMatrix or a customer making one on purpose is almost impossible, it apparently sucks out your lifeforce if you stay too long and the only way to leave is to figure out what your worst fear is and overcome it, but if you don't know what your worst fear is it will provide a Film/FourteenOhEight style fake out which happens to Rick and Morty repeatedly, except it turns out that [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5ZqjG3b-Bc "Rick" is part of the illusion since The Fear Hole has a one person at a time rule and Morty went in first]]. It can even make convincing illusions on second hand knowledge as it initially creates a fake but convincing Diane and a convincing scenario of Rick's worst fears based on what Morty believes Rick's worst fears would be. Main/WordOfGod says the interactions between the fake Rick and fake Diane are pretty much exactly how they acted before Diane died. MindScrew doesn't begin to describe it.

** The reveal that the suit wearing guy who told Rick and Morty about The Fear Hole isn't just some employee advertising it or former customer giving them advice, he's actually [[HumanoidAbomination an extension of the hole]] meant to lure in new customers, he also gets BlackEyesOfEvil at one point, fitting for a manifestation of a hole. Then there's his little BreakingSpeech to Morty about how [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EE-Uj-kas6Y everyone is afraid of love]]. It's really chilling.

* [[PsychologicalTormentZone The Fear Hole]] is the greatest haunted house style attraction in the multiverse and boy, does it live up to its reputation. It scans your memories and creates completely plausible scenarios of your worst fears coming true, to the point of it making AGlitchInTheMatrix or a customer making one on purpouse is almost impossible, it apparently sucks out your lifeforce if you stay too long and the only way to leave is to figure out what your worst fear is and overcome it, but if you don't know what your worst fear is it will provide a Film/FourteenOhEight style fake out which happens to Rick and Morty repeatedly, except it turns out that [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5ZqjG3b-Bc "Rick" is part of the illusion since The Fear Hole has a one person at a time rule and Morty went in first.]] It can even make convincing illusions on second hand knowledge as it initially creates a fake but convincing Diane and a convincing scenario of Ricks worst fears based on what Morty believes Ricks worst fears would be. Main/WordOfGod says the interactions between the fake Rick and fake Diane are pretty much exactly how they acted before Diane died. MindScrew doesn't begin to describe it.
** The reveal that the suit wearing guy who told Rick and Morty about The Fear Hole isn't just some employee advertising it or former customer giving them advice, he's actually [[HumanoidAbomination an extension of the hole]] meant to lure in new customers, he also gets BlackEyesOfEvil at one point, fitting for a manifestation of a hole. Then there's his little BreakingSpeech to Morty about how [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EE-Uj-kas6Y everyone is afraid of love,]] its really chilling.

* [[PsychologicalTormentZone The Fear Hole]] is the greatest haunted house style attraction in the multiverse and boy, does it live up to its reputation. It scans your memories and creates completely plausible scenarios of your worst fears coming true, to the point of it making AGlitchInTheMatrix or a customer making one on purpouse is almost impossible, it apparently sucks out your lifeforce if you stay too long and the only way to leave is to figure out what your worst fear is and overcome it, but if you don't know what your worst fear is it will provide a Film/FourteenOhEight style fake out which happens to Rick and Morty repeatedly, except it turns out that "Rick" is part of the illusion since The Fear Hole has a one person at a time rule and Morty went in first. It can even make convincing illusions on second hand knowledge as it initially creates a fake but convincing Diane and a convincing scenario of Ricks worst fears based on what Morty believes Ricks worst fears would be. Main/WordOfGod says the interactions between the fake Rick and fake Diane are pretty much exactly how they acted before Diane died. MindScrew doesn't begin to describe it.
** The reveal that the suit wearing guy who told Rick and Morty about The Fear Hole isn't just some employee advertising it or former customer giving them advice, he's actually [[HumanoidAbomination an extension of the hole]] meant to lure in new customers, he also gets BlackEyesOfEvil at one point, fitting for a manifestation of a hole. Then there's his little BreakingSpeech to Morty about how everyone is afraid of love.

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* [[PsychologicalTormentZone The Fear Hole]] is the greatest haunted house style attraction in the multiverse and boy, does it live up to its reputation. It scans your memories and creates completely plausible scenarios of your worst fears coming true, to the point of it making AGlitchInTheMatrix or a customer making one on purpouse is almost impossible, it apparently sucks out your lifeforce if you stay too long and the only way to leave is to figure out what your worst fear is and overcome it, but if you don't know what your worst fear is it will provide a Film/FourteenOhEight style fake out which happens to Rick and Morty repeatedly, except it turns out that "Rick" is part of the illusion since The Fear Hole has a one person at a time rule and Morty went in first. It can even make convincing illusions on second hand knowledge as it initially creates a fake but convincing Diane and a convincing scenario of Ricks worst fears based on what Morty believes Ricks worst fears would be. Main/WordOfGod says the interactions between the fake Rick and fake Diane are pretty much exactly how they acted before Diane died. MindScrew doesn't begin to describe it.
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* In the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWO5skS1MjQ Cold Open]] an argument between Rick and Jerry leads to Rick switching bodies and intelligence with Jerry to prove a point (Rick actually lampshades that it isn't like [[FreakyFridayFlip the movie Freaky Friday]] because their personalities and memories are "software" while their intelligence is "hardware"), being stuck with Jerry's body and intelligence is apparently so terrifying to Rick that he blows his brains out and Jerry in Rick's body kills himself when he triggers Rick's jet boots by accident. Fortunately, Rick was CrazyPrepared and built an AutoDoc in the garage, and in a bit of BlackComedy the robot gets exasperated that the brainswitch complicates putting them back together.

* The whole thing turns out to be pointless, only because Rick is teaching Morty a lesson so he goes with Morty's ideas instead of StatingTheSimpleSolution in the first place. He does so only after the mass production of "suicide torso clones" is started, factory blown up by suicide bombers and alien invasion of Earth succeeded: turns out, Rick can replicate any matter he has sample of. So he could have evaded this whole plot if he just took the one delicious spaghetti sample and kept replicating it.

** The second time he's offered a Bully Gun, this time Morty actually SHOOTS HIMSELF assuming it will turn him into a bully, it almost kills him. The third gun is arguably the worst, looking like a real gun, it creates copies of Jeffrey Dahmer…