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* ContinityNod: Morty's college look is the 27-year-old version of himself that was created from splitting his age in the season 5 finale after he aged himself up to 40.
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* ContinityNod: ContinuityNod: Morty's college look is the 27-year-old version of himself that was created from splitting his age in the season 5 finale after he aged himself up to 40.
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* ComicallyMissingThePoint: In order to embarrass himself, Morty hands a BarbaricBully a list of five things he likes about Rebecca. The bully points out the list only has four points on it and calls him an idiot for ''that'', instead of the actual content.
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* ComicallyMissingThePoint: In order to embarrass himself, Morty hands a BarbaricBully a list of five things he likes about Rebecca.Jessica. The bully points out the list only has four points on it and calls him an idiot for ''that'', instead of the actual content.
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* DudeNotFunny: When the guy from the hole offers to take them to "the scariest place in the universe" and takes them to a Denny's, Rick and Morty are surprisingly offended ("This is punching down. Denny’s is a nice chain that gives people starchy food when they’re up late.") until they figure out what he means.
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* ContinityNod: Morty's college look is the 27-year-old version of himself that was created from splitting his age in the season 5 finale after he aged himself up to 40.
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* GoodAllAlong: Morty briefly gives into despair during the climax, believing that Rick didn't jump into the Hole after him due to a combination of not caring if Morty suffered and morbid curiosity over what the Hole would do to him. It transpires that Rick didn't do so because the Hole is a "one-person ride", and was just patiently waiting his turn the whole time.
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* GoodAllAlong: Morty briefly gives into despair during the climax, believing that Rick didn't jump into the Hole after him due to a combination of not caring if Morty suffered and morbid curiosity over what the Hole would do to him. It transpires that Rick didn't do so because the Hole is a "one-person ride", ride" -- having multiple fears might cause them to cancel out -- and was just patiently waiting his turn the whole time.
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* TakeThat: Defied. When the Hole's representative directs Rick and Morty to a Denny's, they assume it's an insult towards the restaurant chain, which they consider a low blow for a perfectly respectable restaurant chain.
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* TakeThat: Defied. When the Hole's representative directs Rick and Morty to a Denny's, they assume it's an insult towards the restaurant chain, which they consider a low blow for a perfectly respectable restaurant chain. Their worst insult is that the food is "starchy", and they still acknowledge it's filling a niche.
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* YearInsideHourOutside: It can take the equivalent of many years inside the Hole to conquer your fears; in one cycle Morty turns from teenager to middle-aged and it still doesn't end. How long it was to an outsider isn't clear, but it's implied to have been only a few minutes at most.
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* YearInsideHourOutside: It can take the equivalent of many years inside the Hole to conquer your fears; in one cycle Morty turns from teenager to middle-aged and it still doesn't end. How long it was to an outsider isn't clear, but it's implied to have been only a few minutes at most.most.
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* AesopAmnesia: The stinger shows that despite the lessons learned from the first episode of season 7, Mr. Poopybutthole returns to finding ways to get back with his family through duplicitous means.
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* IgnoranceIsBliss: Indirectly stated by the man representing the Hole, saying that the intelligent fear happiness because they know happiness inevitably ends.
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* TakeThat: Defied. When the Hole's representative directs Rick and Morty to a Denny's, they assume it's an insult towards the restaurant chain, which they consider a low blow for a perfectly respectable restaurant chain.
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* EpiphanicPrison: The Hole only lets Morty out after he realizes his true greatest fear. Afterwards, Rick notices that Morty seems "less burdened" for the experience. Morty however found it all too mentally exhausting to recommend the experience for Rick.
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* GoodAllAlong: Morty briefly gives into despair during the climax, believing that Rick didn't jump into the Hole after him due to a combination of not caring if Morty suffered and morbid curiosity over what the Hole would do to him. It transpires that Rick didn't do so because the Hole is a "one-person ride", and was just patiently waiting his turn the whole time.
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* {{Reconstruction}}: Of the CruelTwistEnding subgenre that the show has taken liberal potshots with in the likes of "Something Ricked This Way Comes" and "Never Ricking Morty". The Fear Hole's representative never loses his composure, and despite Morty's weariness and familiarity with associated tropes, he's completely taken for a ride, perhaps to an even greater extent than if he had just been completely witless like the GenreBlind that he and Rick usually look down on.
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* {{Escapism}}: Rick immediately realizes the Diane that appears in the house is a manifestation of the Hole, but he nonetheless plays along to see if it'll get him and Morty out of the Hole. However, he starts to genuinely bond with Diane and decides living with a fake wife is better than never seeing his wife again, even as the Hole seems to be sucking away his life essence. However, it later turns out Rick was ''also'' a manifestation, as part of a ploy by the Hole to have Morty face his worst fear.
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* {{Escapism}}: Rick immediately realizes the Diane that appears in the house is a manifestation of the Hole, but he nonetheless plays along to see if it'll get him and Morty out of the Hole. However, he starts to genuinely bond with Diane and decides living with a fake wife is better than never seeing his wife again, even as the Hole seems to be sucking away his life essence. However, it later turns out Rick was ''also'' a manifestation, as part of a ploy by the Hole to have Morty face his worst fear.fear, rendering the whole scenario moot.
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* AbsurdPhobia: At one point, Rick triggers the Hole to go through another recursion when he sees the bill for a side of bacon at Denny's is eight dollars. Morty thinks being actually afraid of that is ridiculous, but Rick justifies it as a symptom of his concern of the capitalist economy collapsing (since this Rick is later shown to be a manifestation, it's left ambiguous if he's really afraid of that).
* {{Escapism}}: Rick immediately realizes the Diane that appears in the house is a manifestation of the Hole, but he nonetheless plays along to see if it'll get him and Morty out of the Hole. However, he starts to genuinely bond with Diane and decides living with a fake wife is better than never seeing his wife again, even as the Hole seems to be sucking away his life essence. However, it later turns out Rick was ''also'' a manifestation, as part of a ploy by the Hole to have Morty face his worst fear.
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* FaceYourFears:FaceYourFears: The Fear Hole is a pit located in the washroom of a Denny's which manifests the worst fears of anyone who jumps in it. However, rather than just showing the fear straight away, it concocts a complex and often lengthy series of scenarios that requires the person to ''figure out'' what the fear being shown is and only lets the person go once they confront and figure out their own worst fear out of all fears, something the person themselves may not even know.
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* RightForTheWrongReasons: Morty eventually realizes the Rick that had been in the Hole with him was actually a manifestation and not actually the real person, because the real Rick would never have been so empathetic to have immediately jumped to Morty's rescue. However, once Morty escapes the Hole, Rick says that the reason he didn't enter the Hole was because it's a one-person experience which wouldn't work if multiple people entered it at once (since the greatest fears would obviously differ a lot between different people).
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* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: The episode starts when Rick and Morty are not phased by a spooky haunted house-like attraction at an alien carnival, because they've SeenItAll on their adventures, so fake scares aren't scary to them anymore. Morty wishes they could have some "fun" scares once in a while, and he ends up getting his chance with the Hole. However, he ends up on a psychologically draining and humiliating odyssey which mentally messes him up.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Rick is never actually seen jumping into the Hole from the outside, he just falls into Morty's view while he's already in the Hole.
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* NotAfraidToDie: The idea that he might still be trapped in the Hole which is feeding off him and eventually killing him does not faze Rick. However, while he is not afraid to die, he is afraid of Morty actually dying which is what convinces him to let go of Diane. However, it's not made clear if this is what the real Rick would've done as it later turns out this version of Rick was a manifestation of the Hole.
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* NotAfraidToDie: The idea that he might still be trapped in the Hole which is feeding off him and eventually killing him does not faze Rick. However, while he is not afraid to die, he is afraid of Morty actually dying which is what convinces him to let go of Diane. However, it's not made clear if this is what the real Rick would've done as it later turns out this version of Rick was a manifestation of the Hole.Hole, although the end does show the real Rick strongly tempted to jump into the Hole after hearing Morty saw Diane in it.
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* TheUnreveal: Morty eventually realizes his true biggest fear is that Rick doesn't care about him and considers him expendable, allowing him to escape the Hole for good. He then asks the real Rick if he considers him irreplaceable, but Rick only provides a NonAnswer by asking Morty to more specifically define the word "irreplaceable".[[note]]Which, in defense of Rick, is [[SomethingOnlyTheyWouldSay Something Only He Would Say]] given the multiversal revelations revealed to the ''both'' of them in seasons past.[[/note]] However, the end has a PetTheDog moment from Rick implying he does care about Morty at least a bit.
* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodSandwich: The Hole is located in a Denny's; Rick and Morty initially think they were duped of its existence and decide to just order food, but the waiter informs them of the Hole in the men's washroom right before they're about to start eating, and the episode ends before they decide to resume their meal.
* TheUnreveal:
** Morty eventually realizes his true biggest fear is that Rick doesn't care about him and considers him expendable, allowing him to escape the Hole for good. He then asks the real Rick if he considers him irreplaceable, but Rick only provides a NonAnswer by asking Morty to more specifically define the word "irreplaceable".[[note]]Which, in defense of Rick, is [[SomethingOnlyTheyWouldSay Something Only He Would Say]] given the multiversal revelations revealed to the ''both'' of them in seasons past.[[/note]] However, the end has a PetTheDog moment from Rick implying he does care about Morty at least a bit.
** Because it turns out that Rick never actually went into the Hole and in the end chooses not to on Morty's advice, we never actually find out what his biggest fear really is.
** Morty eventually realizes his true biggest fear is that Rick doesn't care about him and considers him expendable, allowing him to escape the Hole for good. He then asks the real Rick if he considers him irreplaceable, but Rick only provides a NonAnswer by asking Morty to more specifically define the word "irreplaceable".[[note]]Which, in defense of Rick, is [[SomethingOnlyTheyWouldSay Something Only He Would Say]] given the multiversal revelations revealed to the ''both'' of them in seasons past.[[/note]] However, the end has a PetTheDog moment from Rick implying he does care about Morty at least a bit.
** Because it turns out that Rick never actually went into the Hole and in the end chooses not to on Morty's advice, we never actually find out what his biggest fear really is.
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** It's finally revealed near the end that Morty's ''biggest'' fear is that he relies too much on Rick and that the latter doesn't really care about him; however, since Rick never actually jumped in the Hole with him (as only one person could enter at a time) and doesn't end up doing so, we don't find out for sure what his is.
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** It's finally revealed near the end that Morty's ''biggest'' fear is that he relies too much on Rick and that the latter doesn't really care about him; however, since Rick never actually jumped in the Hole with him (as only one person could enter at a time) and doesn't end up doing so, we don't find out for sure what his is.is.
* YearInsideHourOutside: It can take the equivalent of many years inside the Hole to conquer your fears; in one cycle Morty turns from teenager to middle-aged and it still doesn't end. How long it was to an outsider isn't clear, but it's implied to have been only a few minutes at most.
* YearInsideHourOutside: It can take the equivalent of many years inside the Hole to conquer your fears; in one cycle Morty turns from teenager to middle-aged and it still doesn't end. How long it was to an outsider isn't clear, but it's implied to have been only a few minutes at most.
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* TheUnreveal: Morty eventually realizes his true biggest fear is that Rick doesn't care about him and considers him expendable, allowing him to escape the Hole for good. He then asks the real Rick if he considers him irreplaceable, but Rick only provides a NonAnswer by asking Morty to more specifically define the word "irreplaceable".[[note]]Which, in defense of Rick, is [[OnlySomethingTheyWouldSay Only Something He Would Say]] given the multiversal revelations revealed to the ''both'' of them in seasons past.[[/note]] However, the end has a PetTheDog moment from Rick implying he does care about Morty at least a bit.
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* TheUnreveal: Morty eventually realizes his true biggest fear is that Rick doesn't care about him and considers him expendable, allowing him to escape the Hole for good. He then asks the real Rick if he considers him irreplaceable, but Rick only provides a NonAnswer by asking Morty to more specifically define the word "irreplaceable".[[note]]Which, in defense of Rick, is [[OnlySomethingTheyWouldSay Only [[SomethingOnlyTheyWouldSay Something Only He Would Say]] given the multiversal revelations revealed to the ''both'' of them in seasons past.[[/note]] However, the end has a PetTheDog moment from Rick implying he does care about Morty at least a bit.
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* TheUnreveal: Morty eventually realizes his true biggest fear is that Rick doesn't care about him and considers him expendable, allowing him to escape the Hole for good. He then asks the real Rick if he considers him irreplaceable, but Rick only provides a NonAnswer by asking Morty to more specifically define the word "irreplaceable". However, the end has a PetTheDog moment from Rick implying he does care about Morty at least a bit.
* SomethingOnlyTheyWouldSay: Morty realizes he's still in the Hole and Rick was never in the Hole when "Rick" says Morty is "irreplaceable", something the real Rick would never say. This allows him to escape the Hole for good, but he tests this by asking the real Rick if he considers Morty irreplaceable. Rick [[NonAnswer sidestepping the question]] is good enough for Morty to confirm that this is the real Rick, although he hastily pushes away an attempted hug from Rick just in case.
* SomethingOnlyTheyWouldSay: Morty realizes he's still in the Hole and Rick was never in the Hole when "Rick" says Morty is "irreplaceable", something the real Rick would never say. This allows him to escape the Hole for good, but he tests this by asking the real Rick if he considers Morty irreplaceable. Rick [[NonAnswer sidestepping the question]] is good enough for Morty to confirm that this is the real Rick, although he hastily pushes away an attempted hug from Rick just in case.
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* TheUnreveal: Morty eventually realizes his true biggest fear is that Rick doesn't care about him and considers him expendable, allowing him to escape the Hole for good. He then asks the real Rick if he considers him irreplaceable, but Rick only provides a NonAnswer by asking Morty to more specifically define the word "irreplaceable". [[note]]Which, in defense of Rick, is [[OnlySomethingTheyWouldSay Only Something He Would Say]] given the multiversal revelations revealed to the ''both'' of them in seasons past.[[/note]] However, the end has a PetTheDog moment from Rick implying he does care about Morty at least a bit.
* SomethingOnlyTheyWouldSay: Morty realizes he's still in the Hole and Rick was never in the Hole when "Rick" says Morty is "irreplaceable", something the real Rick would never say. This allows him to escape the Hole for good, but he tests this by asking the real Rick if he considers Morty irreplaceable. Rick [[NonAnswer sidestepping the question]] is good enough for Morty to confirm that this is the real Rick, although he hastily pushes away an attempted hug fromRick just Rick--just in case.
* SomethingOnlyTheyWouldSay: Morty realizes he's still in the Hole and Rick was never in the Hole when "Rick" says Morty is "irreplaceable", something the real Rick would never say. This allows him to escape the Hole for good, but he tests this by asking the real Rick if he considers Morty irreplaceable. Rick [[NonAnswer sidestepping the question]] is good enough for Morty to confirm that this is the real Rick, although he hastily pushes away an attempted hug from
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* HumanoidAbomination: The mysterious man who introduces Rick and Morty to the Hole turns out to be an extension of the Hole, luring potential prey to itself to feed on their fears. When a VHS recording of the man is viewed by the title pair, his eyes briefly turn into black pits at the end.
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* ComicallyMissingThePoint: In order to embarrass himself, Morty hands a BarbaricBully a list of five things he likes about Rebecca. The bully points out the list only has four points on it and calls him an idiot for ''that'', instead of the actual content.
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* LotusEaterMachine: The Hole slowly kills the two the longer they stay in there. Even though Morty warned Rick that the Hole is feeding off of him and he would die, Rick doesn't care if it means he gets to have Diane back.
* NotAfraidToDie: The idea that he might still be trapped in the Hole which is feeding off him and eventually killing him does not faze Rick. However, while he is not afraid to die, he is afraid of Morty actually dying which is what convinces him to let go of Diane.
* NotAfraidToDie: The idea that he might still be trapped in the Hole which is feeding off him and eventually killing him does not faze Rick. However, while he is not afraid to die, he is afraid of Morty actually dying which is what convinces him to let go of Diane.
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* LotusEaterMachine: The Hole slowly kills the two the longer they stay in there. Even though Morty warned Rick that the Hole is feeding off of him and he would die, Rick doesn't care if it means he gets to have Diane back. \n However, it's later shown that this is a trick perpetrated by the Hole in order to get Morty to face and eventually realize his true fear.
* NotAfraidToDie: The idea that he might still be trapped in the Hole which is feeding off him and eventually killing him does not faze Rick. However, while he is not afraid to die, he is afraid of Morty actually dying which is what convinces him to let go of Diane. However, it's not made clear if this is what the real Rick would've done as it later turns out this version of Rick was a manifestation of the Hole.
* NotAfraidToDie: The idea that he might still be trapped in the Hole which is feeding off him and eventually killing him does not faze Rick. However, while he is not afraid to die, he is afraid of Morty actually dying which is what convinces him to let go of Diane. However, it's not made clear if this is what the real Rick would've done as it later turns out this version of Rick was a manifestation of the Hole.
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* TheUnreveal: Morty eventually realizes his true biggest fear is that Rick doesn't care about him and considers him expendable, allowing him to escape the Hole for good. He then asks the real Rick if he considers him irreplaceable, but Rick only provides a NonAnswer by asking Morty to more specifically define the word "irreplaceable". However, the end has a PetTheDog moment from Rick implying he does care about Morty at least a bit.
* SomethingOnlyTheyWouldSay: Morty realizes he's still in the Hole and Rick was never in the Hole when "Rick" says Morty is "irreplaceable", something the real Rick would never say. This allows him to escape the Hole for good, but he tests this by asking the real Rick if he considers Morty irreplaceable. Rick [[NonAnswer sidestepping the question]] is good enough for Morty to confirm that this is the real Rick, although he hastily pushes away an attempted hug from Rick just in case.
* SomethingOnlyTheyWouldSay: Morty realizes he's still in the Hole and Rick was never in the Hole when "Rick" says Morty is "irreplaceable", something the real Rick would never say. This allows him to escape the Hole for good, but he tests this by asking the real Rick if he considers Morty irreplaceable. Rick [[NonAnswer sidestepping the question]] is good enough for Morty to confirm that this is the real Rick, although he hastily pushes away an attempted hug from Rick just in case.
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* TurningIntoYourParent: One of Morty's fears is that he'll eventually turn out just like his dad (done by way of a MirrorScare suddenly showing him with Jerry's face).
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** Rick defies this by walking away from the Hole after finding out what it is, but Morty, who wants to find out what his biggest fear is so he can overcome it, invokes this by jumping it. By the end, once he's successfully done so, he is simultaneously "less burdened" (as Rick puts it), but also seems more mentally exhausted than ever by all the MindScrew stuff he saw there, and insists that Rick shouldn't try it himself.
** Rick defies it again when he ''almost'' jumps in himself after Morty tells him he saw Diane there, only to choose at the last moment to honor Morty's request and not to go through with it.
** Rick defies it again when he ''almost'' jumps in himself after Morty tells him he saw Diane there, only to choose at the last moment to honor Morty's request and not to go through with it.
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** Rick defies this by walking away from the Hole after finding out what it is, but Morty, who wants to find out what his biggest fear is so he can overcome it, invokes this by jumping it.in. By the end, once he's successfully done so, he is simultaneously "less burdened" (as Rick puts it), but also seems more mentally exhausted than ever by all the MindScrew stuff he saw there, and insists that Rick shouldn't try it himself.
** Rick defies it again when he ''almost'' jumps in himself after Morty tells him he saw Diane there, only to then chooseat the last moment to honor Morty's request and not to go through with it.
** Rick defies it again when he ''almost'' jumps in himself after Morty tells him he saw Diane there, only to then choose
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* FaceYourFears:
** Rick defies this by walking away from the Hole after finding out what it is, but Morty, who wants to find out what his biggest fear is so he can overcome it, invokes this by jumping it. By the end, once he's successfully done so, he is simultaneously "less burdened" (as Rick puts it), but also seems more mentally exhausted than ever by all the MindScrew stuff he saw there, and insists that Rick shouldn't try it himself.
** Rick defies it again when he ''almost'' jumps in himself after Morty tells him he saw Diane there, only to choose at the last moment to honor Morty's request and not to go through with it.
** Rick defies this by walking away from the Hole after finding out what it is, but Morty, who wants to find out what his biggest fear is so he can overcome it, invokes this by jumping it. By the end, once he's successfully done so, he is simultaneously "less burdened" (as Rick puts it), but also seems more mentally exhausted than ever by all the MindScrew stuff he saw there, and insists that Rick shouldn't try it himself.
** Rick defies it again when he ''almost'' jumps in himself after Morty tells him he saw Diane there, only to choose at the last moment to honor Morty's request and not to go through with it.
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** Ultimately, though, the biggest twist turns out to be Morty's true biggest fear: that Rick doesn't really care about him and considers him replaceable, and that Morty continues to rely on him even while knowing this may be true. He then realizes that ''Rick was never even in the Hole with him at all'', and this is proven true when he emerges from it for real, as Rick tells him that only one person can enter at a time.
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** Ultimately, though, the biggest twist turns out to be Morty's true biggest fear: that Rick doesn't really care about him and considers him replaceable, and that Morty he continues to rely on him even while knowing this may be true.Rick despite his underlying worry that his grandpa might not really care about him. He then realizes that ''Rick was never even in the Hole with him at all'', and this is proven true when he emerges from it for real, as Rick tells him that only one person can enter at a time.
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* OutOfCharacterAlert: When Rick tells Morty that he would never leave him, Morty realizes his true fear: that Rick could replace him one day. Then he realizes Rick never entered the Hole, because Rick would never admit he's irreplaceable.
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* OutOfCharacterAlert: When Rick tells Morty that he would never leave him, him behind in the Hole because he's "irreplaceable", Morty realizes his true fear: that Rick could replace doesn't truly care for him one day. and ''does'' consider him to be expendable. Then he realizes Rick never even entered the Hole, because Rick he would never admit he's irreplaceable.be that warm and open to him.
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** Ultimately, though, the biggest twist turns out to be Morty's true biggest fear: that Rick doesn't really care about him and considers him replaceable, and that Morty continues to rely on him despite this. He then realizes that ''Rick was never even in the Hole with him at all'', and this is proven true when he emerges from it for real, as Rick tells him that only one person can enter at a time.
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** Ultimately, though, the biggest twist turns out to be Morty's true biggest fear: that Rick doesn't really care about him and considers him replaceable, and that Morty continues to rely on him despite this.even while knowing this may be true. He then realizes that ''Rick was never even in the Hole with him at all'', and this is proven true when he emerges from it for real, as Rick tells him that only one person can enter at a time.
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** And at the very end, after Morty has told Rick that he saw Diane in there but urged him not to enter, Rick agrees, but then we see him rush back into the bathroom, looking like it's going to be a case of HereWeGoAgain where Rick jumps into the Hole just like Morty did earlier. Instead, it becomes a PetTheDog moment as he chooses not to, and instead just puts Morty's picture up on the Hole's Wall of Fame.
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** And at the very end, after Morty has told Rick that he saw Diane in there but urged him not to enter, Rick agrees, but then we see him rush run back into to the bathroom, stall, looking like it's going to be a case of HereWeGoAgain where Rick jumps into the Hole for his own arc just like Morty did earlier. Instead, it becomes a PetTheDog moment as he chooses not to, to do it, and instead just puts Morty's picture up on the Hole's Wall of Fame.
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* DayInTheLimeLight: Even though Diane was explicitly erased from all possible realities by Rick Prime, a version of her still manages to appear in this episode in the Hole. Based on Rick's reactions to her, she is a very good replica of the real thing; although it turns out in the end that both Diane ''and'' Rick as they appear in the Hole were not real, [[WordOfSaintPaul interviews with Ian Cordoni and Spencer Grammar]] [[https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/rick-morty-season-7-episode-10-finale-recap-review-diane on Inverse]] indicate that their dynamic here is similar if not identical to their real relationship.
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* DayInTheLimeLight: ADayInTheLimelight: Even though Diane was explicitly erased from all possible realities by Rick Prime, a version of her still manages to appear in this episode in the Hole. Based on Rick's reactions to her, she is a very good replica of the real thing; although it turns out in the end that both Diane ''and'' Rick as they appear in the Hole were not real, [[WordOfSaintPaul interviews with Ian Cordoni and Spencer Grammar]] [[https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/rick-morty-season-7-episode-10-finale-recap-review-diane on Inverse]] indicate that their dynamic here is similar if not identical to their real relationship.
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** Ultimately, though, the biggest twist turns out to be Morty's true biggest fear: that Rick doesn't really care about him and considers him replaceable, and that Morty continues to rely on him despite this. He then realizes that ''Rick was never even in the Hole with him at all'', and this is proven true when he emerges from it for real, as Rick tells him that only one person can enter at a time.
** And at the very end, after Morty has told Rick that he saw Diane in there but urged him not to enter, Rick agrees, but then we see him rush back into the bathroom, looking like it's going to be a case of HereWeGoAgain where Rick jumps into the Hole just like Morty did earlier. Instead, it becomes a PetTheDog moment as he chooses not to, and instead just puts Morty's picture up on the Hole's Wall of Fame.
** And at the very end, after Morty has told Rick that he saw Diane in there but urged him not to enter, Rick agrees, but then we see him rush back into the bathroom, looking like it's going to be a case of HereWeGoAgain where Rick jumps into the Hole just like Morty did earlier. Instead, it becomes a PetTheDog moment as he chooses not to, and instead just puts Morty's picture up on the Hole's Wall of Fame.
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* PetTheDog: An understated one. Morty admits that he saw Diane in the Hole, but discourages Rick from going in himself, asking his grandpa to trust him on this. Rick rushes back into the bathroom a moment later, looking like he's going to defy this request and jump in anyway so he can see her again...but then, in a moment that nicely highlights his CharacterDevelopment, he decides not to, indeed showing his trust in his grandson, and instead just takes a photo of Morty out of his wallet and puts it on the "Escaped the Hole" picture board before leaving.
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* TheReveal: The Rick that Morty and the audience see in the Hole is AllJustADream--specifically, all part of Morty's FaceYourFears vision quest. Once Morty finally figures out his true fear and escapes the Hole for good, the real Rick tells him that the Hole is a "one-person ride" because multiple people being in there simultaneously may generate fears that cancel each other out.
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* BirdsOfAFeather: Diane turns out to be a lot like Rick in many ways such as pondering Sci-Fi concepts, being very heavy drinkers, and rather accepting of their deaths for the sake of their loved ones.
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* BaitAndSwitch: Numerous cases with Rick and Morty seeming to figure out their fears and escape the Hole, only to realize they're still in it.
** The first one is pretty obvious when Rick and Morty just fight some generic monsters and seemingly escape, only to get home and have a younger version of Rick and Diane appear through a portal before them, at which point they promptly conclude they're still in it.
** Once they seemingly both conquer their fears at the end of the second act, they appear to escape, only to go through repeated loops of experiencing or realizing another fear and finding themselves back at the exit of the Hole.
** In one iteration, they decide their fear is of being trapped in the Hole forever, and resolve to just stop worrying about it, which will let them conquer that fear and keep living their lives. They go through a TimePassesMontage...until Morty reaches middle age and realizes he's [[GenerationXerox become his dad]], which turns out to be another fear of his and brings him back to the Hole once again.
* BirdsOfAFeather: Diane turns out to be a lot like Rick in manyways ways, such as pondering Sci-Fi sci-fi concepts, being very heavy drinkers, and rather accepting of being willing to accept their deaths for the sake of their loved ones.ones.
* {{Cliffhanger}}: A mild one in TheStinger, when Mr. Poopybutthole uses a portal gun he stole from Rick to KillAndReplace an alternate self who's still married to Amy, but it's hinted she knows something's off.
** The first one is pretty obvious when Rick and Morty just fight some generic monsters and seemingly escape, only to get home and have a younger version of Rick and Diane appear through a portal before them, at which point they promptly conclude they're still in it.
** Once they seemingly both conquer their fears at the end of the second act, they appear to escape, only to go through repeated loops of experiencing or realizing another fear and finding themselves back at the exit of the Hole.
** In one iteration, they decide their fear is of being trapped in the Hole forever, and resolve to just stop worrying about it, which will let them conquer that fear and keep living their lives. They go through a TimePassesMontage...until Morty reaches middle age and realizes he's [[GenerationXerox become his dad]], which turns out to be another fear of his and brings him back to the Hole once again.
* BirdsOfAFeather: Diane turns out to be a lot like Rick in many
* {{Cliffhanger}}: A mild one in TheStinger, when Mr. Poopybutthole uses a portal gun he stole from Rick to KillAndReplace an alternate self who's still married to Amy, but it's hinted she knows something's off.
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* Expy: A gentleman who looks and sounds like Rod Serling introduces Rick and Morty to the Hole which is said to make them face their greatest fears.
* DayInTheLimeLight: Even though Diane is explicitly erased from all possible realities by Rick Prime, a version of her still manages to appear in this episode. Based on Rick's reactions to her, she is a very good replica of the real thing.
* DayInTheLimeLight: Even though Diane is explicitly erased from all possible realities by Rick Prime, a version of her still manages to appear in this episode. Based on Rick's reactions to her, she is a very good replica of the real thing.
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* Expy: {{Expy}}: A gentleman who looks and sounds like Rod Serling introduces Rick and Morty to the Hole which is said to make them face their greatest fears.
* DayInTheLimeLight: Even though Dianeis was explicitly erased from all possible realities by Rick Prime, a version of her still manages to appear in this episode. episode in the Hole. Based on Rick's reactions to her, she is a very good replica of the real thing. thing; although it turns out in the end that both Diane ''and'' Rick as they appear in the Hole were not real, [[WordOfSaintPaul interviews with Ian Cordoni and Spencer Grammar]] [[https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/rick-morty-season-7-episode-10-finale-recap-review-diane on Inverse]] indicate that their dynamic here is similar if not identical to their real relationship.
* DayInTheLimeLight: Even though Diane
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* WhatDoTheyFearEpisode: A very interesting variant where it is not made clear what exactly Rick and Morty fear. There is a lot of theories such as Rick being reunited with Diane because he fears actually getting her back and being happy, Rick getting sick because of the hole feeding on him because Morty is afraid of him dying, Rick leaving Morty to be with Diane because Morty fears Rick abandoning him and so on.
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* TimePassesMontage: Near the end when Morty thinks he's gotten out of the Hole, he seems to go through one of these while deciding not to worry about if he's still in it or not, showing up growing up, graduating from college, and living his life...until he looks in the mirror, sees that he looks just like Jerry, and states that "I've become my dad!", at which point he snaps back to the Hole again as this is shown to be another one of his fears.
* WhatDoTheyFearEpisode: A very interesting variant where it is not made clear for most of the episode what exactly Rick and Mortyfear. fear.
** There is a lot of theories such as Rick being reunited with Diane because he fears actually getting her back and being happy, Rick getting sick because of the hole feeding on him because Morty is afraid of him dying, Rick leaving Morty to be with Diane because Morty fears Rick abandoning him and soon.on.
** It's finally revealed near the end that Morty's ''biggest'' fear is that he relies too much on Rick and that the latter doesn't really care about him; however, since Rick never actually jumped in the Hole with him (as only one person could enter at a time) and doesn't end up doing so, we don't find out for sure what his is.
* WhatDoTheyFearEpisode: A very interesting variant where it is not made clear for most of the episode what exactly Rick and Morty
** There is a lot of theories such as Rick being reunited with Diane because he fears actually getting her back and being happy, Rick getting sick because of the hole feeding on him because Morty is afraid of him dying, Rick leaving Morty to be with Diane because Morty fears Rick abandoning him and so
** It's finally revealed near the end that Morty's ''biggest'' fear is that he relies too much on Rick and that the latter doesn't really care about him; however, since Rick never actually jumped in the Hole with him (as only one person could enter at a time) and doesn't end up doing so, we don't find out for sure what his is.
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*BirdsOfAFeather: Diane turns out to be a lot like Rick in many ways such as pondering Sci-Fi concepts, being very heavy drinkers, and rather accepting of their deaths for the sake of their loved ones.
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*Expy: A gentleman who looks and sounds like Rod Serling introduces Rick and Morty to the Hole which is said to make them face their greatest fears.
*DayInTheLimeLight: Even though Diane is explicitly erased from all possible realities by Rick Prime, a version of her still manages to appear in this episode. Based on Rick's reactions to her, she is a very good replica of the real thing.
*DayInTheLimeLight: Even though Diane is explicitly erased from all possible realities by Rick Prime, a version of her still manages to appear in this episode. Based on Rick's reactions to her, she is a very good replica of the real thing.
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* LotusEaterMachine: The Hole slowly kills the two the longer they stay in there.
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* LotusEaterMachine: The Hole slowly kills the two the longer they stay in there. Even though Morty warned Rick that the Hole is feeding off of him and he would die, Rick doesn't care if it means he gets to have Diane back.
*NotAfraidToDie: The idea that he might still be trapped in the Hole which is feeding off him and eventually killing him does not faze Rick. However, while he is not afraid to die, he is afraid of Morty actually dying which is what convinces him to let go of Diane.
*NotAfraidToDie: The idea that he might still be trapped in the Hole which is feeding off him and eventually killing him does not faze Rick. However, while he is not afraid to die, he is afraid of Morty actually dying which is what convinces him to let go of Diane.
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* TheStinger: Mr. Poopybutthole returns, having stolen one of Rick's portal guns. He uses it to replace a version of himself still married to his wife, though she clearly suspects something is wrong.
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* TheStinger: Mr. Poopybutthole returns, having stolen one of Rick's portal guns. He uses it to replace a version of himself still married to his wife, though she clearly suspects something is wrong.wrong.
*WhatDoTheyFearEpisode: A very interesting variant where it is not made clear what exactly Rick and Morty fear. There is a lot of theories such as Rick being reunited with Diane because he fears actually getting her back and being happy, Rick getting sick because of the hole feeding on him because Morty is afraid of him dying, Rick leaving Morty to be with Diane because Morty fears Rick abandoning him and so on.
*WhatDoTheyFearEpisode: A very interesting variant where it is not made clear what exactly Rick and Morty fear. There is a lot of theories such as Rick being reunited with Diane because he fears actually getting her back and being happy, Rick getting sick because of the hole feeding on him because Morty is afraid of him dying, Rick leaving Morty to be with Diane because Morty fears Rick abandoning him and so on.
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* OutOfCharacterAlert: When Rick tells Morty that he would never leave him, Morty realizes his true fear: that Rick could replace him one day. Then he realizes Rick never entered the Hole, because Rick would never admit he's irreplaceable.
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* RecursiveReality: Just when they think they're out of The Hole...they realize they're still in it.
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* RecursiveReality: Just when they think they're out of The Hole...they realize they're still in it.it.
* TheStinger: Mr. Poopybutthole returns, having stolen one of Rick's portal guns. He uses it to replace a version of himself still married to his wife, though she clearly suspects something is wrong.
* TheStinger: Mr. Poopybutthole returns, having stolen one of Rick's portal guns. He uses it to replace a version of himself still married to his wife, though she clearly suspects something is wrong.
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* RecursiveReality: Just when they think they're out of The Hole...they realize they're still in it.
* LotusEaterMachine: The Hole slowly kills the two the longer they stay in there.
* LotusEaterMachine: The Hole slowly kills the two the longer they stay in there.
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* EmotionEater: The Hole feeds on fear.
* AGlitchInTheMatrix: When Morty acknowledges his fear, their reality goes slightly dark and vibrates. As Morty continues doing so, eventually the Hole has to focus its attention on him and Diane starts glitching out.
* LotusEaterMachine: The Hole slowly kills the two the longer they stay in there.
* OverlyLongGag: Rick and Morty escaping the Hole, only to realize they're still in it.
* PhlebotinumOverload: Morty deliberately places himself in situations he fears to monopolize the Hole's attention, in turn draining his own lifeforce, to snap Rick out of his happiness.
* RecursiveReality: Just when they think they're out of The Hole...they realize they're still init.
* LotusEaterMachine: The Hole slowly kills the two the longer they stay in there.it.
* AGlitchInTheMatrix: When Morty acknowledges his fear, their reality goes slightly dark and vibrates. As Morty continues doing so, eventually the Hole has to focus its attention on him and Diane starts glitching out.
* LotusEaterMachine: The Hole slowly kills the two the longer they stay in there.
* OverlyLongGag: Rick and Morty escaping the Hole, only to realize they're still in it.
* PhlebotinumOverload: Morty deliberately places himself in situations he fears to monopolize the Hole's attention, in turn draining his own lifeforce, to snap Rick out of his happiness.
* RecursiveReality: Just when they think they're out of The Hole...they realize they're still in
* LotusEaterMachine: The Hole slowly kills the two the longer they stay in there.
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* RecursiveReality: Just when they think they're out of the hole...they realize they're still in it.
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* RecursiveReality: Just when they think they're out of the hole...The Hole...they realize they're still in it.
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Rick and Morty are invited to try an experience called "The Hole", where they jump in, face their greatest fears, and have their picture taken. But first they have to figure out what exactly their greatest fears ''are''.
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* RecursiveReality: Just when they think they're out of the hole...they realize they're still in it.
* LotusEaterMachine: The Hole slowly kills the two the longer they stay in there.
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* RecursiveReality: Just when they think they're out of the hole...they realize they're still in it.
* LotusEaterMachine: The Hole slowly kills the two the longer they stay in there.
