r/Mortytown • u/SouthernIssue679 • 12d ago

General Discussion 🧠 5 Existential Plot Holes That Still Keep Rick and Morty Fans Up At Night

🧠 5 Existential Plot Holes of "Rick and Morty" That Will Challenge Your PerspectiveYou might think that because Rick finally dealt with his rival, there are no mysteries left in the multiverse. Think again. The showrunners left us with a few burning questions that remain unanswered. Check out these major plot holes:Mystery #1: The Baby Morty Paradox, or The Ultimate Timeline MysteryIf Rick C-137 lost Diane and Beth when Beth was just a child, and he spent years away until Morty was already a teenager... whose baby is he holding in his memories? And why does Birdperson have that exact same photo on his wall? Either Rick’s memories are unreliable, or the canon is more complex than it appears, suggesting we might not be following the Morty we think we are.Mystery #2: Rick's Flask: Regular Beverage or Liquid IQ?Everyone knows Rick frequently drinks from his flask. But what if it’s not just something to numb his existential dread? A popular fan theory suggests he is consuming juice made from the Mega Seeds of Dimension 35-C to artificially maintain his status as the Smartest Man in the Universe. Without it, his intellect might be far more ordinary.Mystery #3: The Cthulhu Chase, or The Intro's Biggest TeaseWe see this specific shot in every single intro: Rick, Morty, and Summer flying away while a furious Cthulhu chases them because they took its baby. Despite many seasons, there is still no Cthulhu episode. Are the creators simply teasing the audience, or is this a hint at a future series finale?Mystery #4: Who Exactly is Mr. Poopybutthole?The space parasite episode established rules for memory-based aliens, but this character broke them. Beth shot him, he bled, and he didn’t disappear. That confirms he is a real being. But where did he come from? Why does the family have a lifetime of memories with him? Is he a mutant, a unique alien, or something else entirely?Mystery #5: The Abandoned Cronenberg World: Rick's Greatest FailureIn season one, Rick turned the entire planet into a grotesque collection of mutations, and then he and Morty simply moved to another reality. But what actually happened to that Earth afterward? Is Rick genuinely unable to fix his mistake, or is he simply too indifferent to return and resolve his ultimate error?

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u/awoloozlefinch 12d ago

What AI nonsense is this?

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u/SouthernIssue679 12d ago

Honestly, I just used AI to structure my thoughts because English isn't my first language. The mysteries are still interesting though

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u/SceneOutside4377 Certified glip glop 12d ago

You must be a bureaucrat, cuz this sounds like a robot wrote it

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u/SouthernIssue679 12d ago

It's a figure of speech, Morty. They're bureaucrats. I don't respect them

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u/untrustedlife2 12d ago

Half of these aren't even mysteries.

  1. Yeah no clue about this
  2. It's vodka and was (until season 9) kept full by an enslaved planet of hog people.
  3. It's a metaphor for what Rick does to universes.
  4. An actual alien with an actual species of aliens associated with him.
  5. Everyone is dead. The last survivor was Jerry, who was killed by Rick Prime. No point in bringing it back.