“I’m a bad partner because I never made you a true partner. “What we had was abusive, don’t you see,” Rick tells Morty. To be fair, it’s kind of muddled in a way that it doesn’t need to be “Forgetting Sarick Mortshall” is strangely high-concept and philosophical - where the Nick/Morty scenes are perhaps too obvious, the Rick/crows scenes can be too vague - for an episode that boils down to Rick finally accepting that he’s abusive toward Morty. Instead, it ends up being Rick seeing how a partnership can exist as such - as an actual partnership and as a healthy relationship - that makes him finally accept that that’s not what he has with Morty. That’s why Nick being the one to bring it up ultimately isn’t the cause of Rick to acknowledge it. Anyone who is in Rick and Morty’s orbit for 30 seconds can tell that about their relationship, and “Rick and Morty” is aware of that.
There’s nothing new gained from Nick calling Rick and Morty’s relationship “unhealthy,” especially when you realize he’s able to track that as someone who really doesn’t know Rick at all, despite what he originally says.
Especially with Morty acting like Nick is the weird one for comparing himself to Chris Tucker when Morty’s the one who compared himself to Jackie Chan first.) (The brief “Rush Hour” reference during Nick’s prison break is funny though. Because as “Rick and Morty” has proven time and time again, even in this very season, nothing good comes of Morty making a new friend. Even Morty having to have his hand removed to ultimately solve the problem. Because the Nick and Morty story - specifically Nick’s bad vibes and untrustworthiness - is completely predictable from the moment Nick shows up in Morty’s portal afflicted hand. Yeah yeah, so you keep telling me.” Yes, so he keeps telling him and has done so in more than just this episode.Īs the first half of the season finale, “Forgetting Sarick Marshall” is an episode that is definitely improved by being paired with and followed up by “Rickmurai Jack.” Because on its own, not only is it a retread, its bone dry approach to Rick’s investment in the two crows (and eventually the bird planet world) is simply bizarre.īut even on its own, it does work better than the team-up of Nick and Morty, “The Portal Boys,” because there’s at least some wonder about where it will go. Rick and Morty even have an exchange up top about this dynamic, with Rick telling Morty of “sidekick rules”: “If you can’t follow them-” Morty finishes Rick’s sentence, “I can be replaced. As a result, Morty sets off on his own - to disastrous results - and Rick also tries to prove he can do better than Morty - also to disastrous results, though usually slightly less bloodbathy than Morty’s. “Forgetting Sarick Mortshall” has a lot in common with plenty of “Rick and Morty” episodes: Morty is frustrated with Rick’s disrespect as an adventuring partner, and Rick is disappointed in Morty’s ability as an adventuring sidekick.
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