A Swig That Burns the Whole Way Down
is a Rick and Morty fanfic by TwistingMoonbeam.
By graduating high school, Morty has finally reached the endpoint of one chapter of his life and is about to enter another. But Rick, true to form, isn’t going to make things any easier for him.
’’A Swing that Burns the Whole Way Down’’ contains the following examples:
- Anti-Climax: In-Universe, Rick finds Morty’s graduation ceremony to be a boring and lame way for Morty’s academic career to come to an end.
- Aw, Look! They Really Do Love Each Other: Rick internally mocks this trope in regards to Jerry and Beth, who largely ignored their son despite all the awesome, if crazy, things he did while only giving him praise over something as meaningless as high school graduation.
- Empty Nest: In his crude way, Rick felt this way about Beth growing up, raising a kid, and getting a job. He feels this way when he learns Morty is about to graduate high school.
- Hidden Depths: Underneath his timidity and bluster, Rick observes that Morty can also be quite intelligent when he puts his mind to things.
- Why Couldn't You Be Different?: Rick has a downplayed take on Beth: while he loves her, she’s disappointed that she’s wasting her degree on being a heart surgeon for horses.
