History Recap / RickAndMortyS7E4ThatsAmorte

* PeopleFarms: Morty's initial suggestion for more "ethical" spaghetti is mass-cloning people and indoctrinating them into ''wanting'' to kill themselves and turn into spaghetti. It works about as well as one might expect, so then Morty tries to find how loose the definition of "people" could be to mass-produce spaghetti, with Rick eventually arriving at a headless, boneless torso with only rudimentary motor functions, so it's just barely alive, and a single arm which it can kill itself with. It works, but apparently the spaghetti it produces is suboptimal in flavour.

* IdiotBall: Rick, the smartest brain in the universe, brings a corpse into his garage but keeps the door open for Morty to accidentally walk in on and see him refilling the spaghetti tray with [[TheSecretOfLongPorkPies human remains]].

* {{Hypocrite}}: Morty has no problem serving ethical suicide spaghetti, despite calling Rick out for serving the same spaghetti every Friday night for a few weeks. The only real difference is that he got permission to serve it and the person who committed suicide consented to their body being used for that purpose. It is also implied he only did so to get back into his family's good graces since they all still loved the spaghetti in spite of learning of its harrowing origin.

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Morty accidentally walks in on Rick refilling the spaghetti tray from a corpse, which kicks off the plot of Morty just wanting to pay respect to a person who committed suicide, which leads to him confessing the truth behind their BizarreAlienBiology, which ultimately convinced the government to completely transform their entire planet to be as depressing and oppressive as possible to convince the masses to kill themselves so they could turn their suicide spaghetti into their biggest export. This also completely ruins the family after they learn what they were eating. However, blame also needs to be given to Rick, for having the gall to feed his family [[TheSecretOfLongPorkPies human remains]] without them knowing and more importantly bringing a corpse into his garage for Morty to accidentally walk in on and see him refilling the spaghetti tray in the first place.

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Morty accidentally walks in on Rick refilling the spaghetti tray from a corpse, which kicks off the plot of Morty just wanting to pay respect to a person who committed suicide, which leads to him confessing the truth behind their BizarreAlienBiology, which ultimately convinced the government to completely transform their entire planet to be as depressing and oppressive as possible to convince the masses to kill themselves so they could turn their suicide spaghetti into their biggest export. This also completely ruins the family after they learn what they were eating. However, blame also needs to be given to Rick, for having the gal to feed his family [[TheSecretOfLongPorkPies human remains]] without them knowing and more importantly bringing a corpse into his garage for Morty to accidentally walk in on and see him refilling the spaghetti tray in the first place.

* TheAtoner: Once MortyO's becomes a thing, Morty is disgusted about suicidal people being victims to it, except it turns out the brand is supported by former serial killers who happily accepted suicide to pay back to society (and see the {{Irony}} of providing meat). Except, this only makes the ethical lines for Morty even ''muddier''.

* ContentWarnings: This episode features one at the very start of the episode (even before the Adult Swim logo), as it deals with topics and conversations of suicide, which can be quite disturbing and stomach churning. As the show usually doesn't do viewer discretion warnings, you ''know'' you're in for it. As is standard practice in the UK, the broadcast on [[Creator/Channel4 E4]] had the episode's credits interrupted by a continuity announcer reassuring anyone affected to seek help with their help pack online.

* ReformedButNotTamed: Some of the people who opted for suicide turned out to be serial killers who decided to commit suicide to repent for their acts as a way to pay back to society by providing their tasty spaghetti intestines, though it only makes the ethical side of things even ''muddier'' to Morty.

Once again, Morty tries to learn Rick's secrets and deals with [[NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished his honesty screwing up everything-o]].

* ContentWarnings: At the start of the episode, it has a warning about topics on suicide included in it, and for good reason.

* SpecialEditionTitle: A variant, as this episode comes with a warning of viewer discretion due to the nature of the episode involving suicide in conversations and depictions, which can be quite disturbing. As the show usually doesn't do viewer discretion warnings, you know you're in for it.

* AnAesop: As Rick points out to Morty, he caused the episode's problems by telling his family, ruining spaghetti night for them, and then later the people of the spaghetti planet, who then try to profit off their BizarreAlienBiology. If he had just kept quiet, neither of those problems would have occurred. Sometimes it's okay to lie, because IgnoranceIsBliss.

* BlatantLies: Morty promises not to drag it out any further if Rick tells him the names of the spaghetti people they ate, only to choose to go their funeral out of guilt, despite only using that as a threat to get Rick to tell him their names, thus ruining spaghetti night for them.

** Unfortunately, in order to meet product demand, the whole Spaghetti planet is remodeled to be as depressing to its citizens as possible in order to evoke mass suicides, like a horrifying version of Factory Farming.

* {{Hypocrite}}: Morty has no problem serving ethical suicide spaghetti, despite calling Rick out for serving same spaghetti every Friday night for a few weeks. the only real difference being that he got permission to serve it and the person who committed suicide consented to their body being used for that purpose. It is also implied he only did so to get back into his family's good graces since they all still loved the spaghetti in spite of learning of its harrowing origin.

* JerkassHasAPoint: [[NeverMyFault Morty tries to blame Rick for not being honest about the Spaghetti]], but Rick points out [[IDidWhatIHadToDo he lied to protect Morty]] from the AwfulTruth while Morty told truth to hurt him. He reacts the same way and freaks out every time they travel the galaxy to planets with crazy systems and he keeps getting into trouble trying to fix them, which is why he lied in the first place, knowing how he would react and all the trouble it would cause. Morty admits his point and promises to stop if he fixes the mess his altruism made for spaghetti world.

* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: Morty tries to pay his respects for the guy his family ate spaghetti from, which culminates in the alien planet using his face to promote their spaghetti brand across the universe.

* PoweredByAForsakenChild: Apparently the recipe to the best spaghetti in the universe involves people committing suicide. The more suffering they endured in their life the better the spaghetti they produce.

* SkewedPriorities: The entire episode deals with the fact that people from a different planet have their insides turn into the best spaghetti in the universe if they commit suicide. Morty has a very bad time trying to juggle the very flimsy ethical lines that come from revealing the fact to said people in said planet, who end up turning themselves into a source of spaghetti being sold in "every Space Wal-Mart." The rest of the Smiths are even worse at it, unsure whether to be disgusted at the AwfulTruth or angry at Morty for ruining Spaghetti Friday by ''revealing said truth''.

* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: Morty and Rick try to answer that question when Morty tries to find an alternative to spaghetti that does not involve people killing themselves. Rick accepts the challenge and engineers a series of clones with varying degrees of sentience to make one self-aware enough to kill itself but not so aware as to dread such a fate. Finally they settle on human torsos with an arm to stab themselves with, which is apparently just human enough to produce the intended biological reaction. This still draws the ire of protesters, one group which protests the use of the torsos as a food source, and another that protests the ''quality'' of the torsos as a food source. Two groups of suicide bombers simultaneously attack the factory and kill each other in the process.
* YouDoNotWantToKnow: The second dinner rick has made, the family make it clear they don't want to know where he got it, and he hints that it is even worse than the suicide spaghetti.

* FictionalSocialNetwork: When we see Fred's [[MyLifeFlashedBeforeMyEyes life flashing before his eyes]], we see him using a social network called [=FriendBook=] to get in contact with Amber.

* TheSecretOfLongPorkPies: Want to know the secret of Rick's famous spaghetti that he has been serving to his family for weeks? It is actually the remains of people whose entrails turn into noodles and bolognese sauce when they commit suicide.

* GilliganCut: Rick is afraid that Morty will attend the funerals of the suicide victims if he gave out their names. Morty assures Rick that he only wants the names, nothing else. Cut to Rick and Morty parking in front of a church to attend the funeral of "Lawrence".

* BizarreAlienBiology: The people from the other planet look and act much like humans, except their bodies turn into the most delicious spaghetti in the universe if they commit suicide. This only happens if they commit suicide, not if they die by any other means, and the more they suffered in life, the better the resulting spaghetti tastes.
* BitingTheHandHumor: Spaghetti Planet's television programming has become all reality shows, "but not the good kind," according to Rick. "It's like their whole planet [[Creator/WarnerBrosDiscovery was bought by Discovery]]."

* CloneAngst: Part of the attempt to make suicidal clones for the spaghetti as they try to escape only to kill each other at the end to keep from turning into spaghetti.

* TheSecretOfLongPorkPies: Want to know the secret of Rick's famous spaghetti that he has been serving to his family for weeks? It is actually the remains of people whose entrails turn into noodles and bolognese sauce when they commit suicide.

* EveryoneHasStandards: Despite everything they did to get spaghetti, everyone is disgusted the moment they see Rick tear open Fred's chest for it after they witness his whole life's story before he dies. Even ''Rick'' -- who has no qualms about it at all -- seems to loose his enthusiasm for the spaghetti as a whole in the aftermath of the whole conflict, preferring to pivot to whatever the "Salisbury steak" he harvests, despite the source somehow being even less ethical.

* CapitalismIsBad: The President of the Alternate Earth actively retools her civilization to be as depressing as possible so that people will be more inclined to kill themselves, while at the same time depriving them of any resources or assistance that would keep them tethered to life. Her reason for doing so was solely to prop up their economy. Also worth noting is that Alternate Earth becomes over-industrialized once this plan goes into motion.

** Morty's horror at where Rick's delicious spaghetti came from and his attempts to find less cruel alternatives brings to mind a social commentary on the meat industry. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnG8EFQ2jf4 The behind the episode video confirms this]].

** Morty is called to the Spaghetti Planet who decides to profit from the newfound discovery. Even knowing that the people were happy to be turned into spaghetti does not make Morty any less guilty about the whole thing.

* JerkassHasAPoint: [[NeverMyFault Morty tries to blame Rick for not being honesty about the Spaghetti]], but Rick points out [[IDidWhatIHadToDo he lied to protect Morty]] from the AwfulTruth while Morty told truth to hurt him. He reacts the same way and freaks out every time they travel the galaxy to planets with crazy systems and he keeps getting into trouble trying to fix them, which is why he lied in the first place, knowing how he would react and all the trouble it would cause. Morty admits his point and promises to stop if he fixes the mess his altruism made for spaghetti world.

* JerkassHasAPoint: Morty tries to blame Rick for not being honesty about the Spaghetti, but Rick points out [[IDidWhatIHadToDo he lied to protect Morty]] from the AwfulTruth while Morty told truth to hurt him. He reacts the same way and freaks out every time they travel the galaxy to planets with crazy systems and he keeps getting into trouble trying to fix them, which is why he lied in the first place, knowing how he would react and all the trouble it would cause. Morty admits his point and promises to stop if he fixes the mess his altruism made for spaghetti world.

* JerkassHasAPoint: Morty tries to blame Rick for not being honesty about the Spaghetti, but Rick points out [[DidWhatIHadToDo he lied to protect Morty]] from the AwfulTruth while Morty told truth to hurt him. He reacts the same way and freaks out every time they travel the galaxy to planets with crazy systems and he keeps getting into trouble trying to fix them, which is why he lied in the first place, knowing how he would react and all the trouble it would cause. Morty admits his point and promises to stop if he fixes the mess his altruism made for spaghetti world.

* SpecialEditionTitle: A variant, as this episode comes with a warning of viewer discretion due to the nature of the episode involving suicide in conversations and depictions, which can be quite disturbing. As the show usuall doen't do viewer discretion warnings, you know you're in for it.

* LaserGuidedAmnesia: Rick tries to use this on a surgeon who caught him eating spaghetti from a dead body. However, he accidentally zaps himself with it, much to his embarrassment after Morty reverses it.