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Season 5 of Rick & Morty is largely filled with chaotic, directionless adventures, explaining why large subsets of the fandom as well as critics complained about the show’s growing lack of consistency. Canon is sidelined in favor of surrealism, something the show has built its entire fandom on, but that doesn’t mean that Rick & Morty should avoid revealing backstories or progressing its main character arcs.
In any case, a sufficient number of narrative loose threads have been knotted up by Season 5, enough to provide an acceptable level of closure for most viewers. That said, Rick & Morty has a long way to go before it can justifiably satisfy its fandom.
10 Do Beth & Jerry Restore Their Marriage? Mostly
The Smiths’ marriage is relatively stable until Rick re-enters his daughter’s life, forcing Beth to shift all her attention to her father. Jerry feels deserted, which automatically creates friction between him and his wife.
After spending some time apart, Beth comes to appreciate Jerry a lot more than Rick gives him credit for, eventually choosing to get back together. Despite Rick’s annoyance, the couple’s marriage is stronger than ever.
9 What Is Evil Morty’s Real Goal? To Escape The Central Finite Curve
Evil Morty is originally introduced in the Season 1 finale, leaving fans wondering what this atypical Morty’s intentions are. He later appears in Season 3, winning the presidential election and taking control of The Citadel of Ricks by assassinating those who oppose his reign.
Thankfully, the Season 5 finale reveals Evil Morty’s endpoint: the annihilation of the Central Finite Curve. He subsequently triggers Operation Phoenix, which simultaneously destroys the Citadel and makes a path for Evil Morty to escape his Rick-dominated prison.
8 Do Birdperson & Tammy Have Children? A Daughter Currently In Galactic Prison
As Rick explores the deepest recesses of Birdperson’s brain, he learns that his best friend had a baby with his bride-turned-killer, Tammy Guterman.
However, he tries to keep the information to himself because he knows that Birdperson would immediately take off in search of his daughter (imprisoned by the Galactic Federation for unknown reasons). Rick’s self-centered possessiveness is once again his downfall because Birdperson does exactly that.
7 What Is Rick’s Wife’s Name? Diane
In “Mort Dinner Rick Andre,” Rick rehashes his ancient relationship with his nemesis, the “king of the ocean.” Mr. Nimbus gives him a dressing down, claiming that his old friend is now “a sad, drunk shell of a man,” and asking him how Diane would react if she “were alive today.”
Rick angrily orders Mr. Nimbus not to “establish canonical backstory,” implying that his dead wife’s name is, indeed, Diane. This also confirms that Rick’s memory tour with Cornvelious Daniel wasn’t entirely staged.
6 Does Rick’s Space Cruiser Have An Independent Personality? Yes, & It’s Wild
The rickety Space Cruiser first displays its capacity for sass when it mocks Summer’s Valley Girl Speak in “The Ricks Must Be Crazy.” The vehicle then proceeds to kill, maim, and traumatize people, ultimately establishing global peace in order to complete its mission: keeping Summer safe.
In Season 5’s “Amortycan Grickfitti,” the Space Cruiser drags Morty and Summer on a terrifyingly gory series of adventures. This episode reveals that the AI within the car has significantly more free will than previously assumed.
5 Does Birdperson Return To Normal? Yes, But His Friendship With Rick Is In Flux
Rick realizes that Phoenixperson’s consciousness is far too fractured to repair without a hands-on approach, consequently initiating the “Best Friend Rejuvenation Sequence”—a process that transforms Rick into “thought” and transfers the essence into his friend’s mind.
Birdperson bluntly refuses to save himself, but Rick manages to coax him into it. Unfortunately, Birdperson is furious that Rick “refrained from sharing until necessary to save” himself, leaving their friendship in flux.
4 Was Rick Always A Raging Alcoholic? Apparently Not
A 35-year-old version of Rick exists as one Birdperson’s memory, but his personality couldn’t be any more different from his cranky counterpart. The fact that younger Rick is enthusiastic and hopeful suggests that his older analog was once the same.
Interestingly, this jarring difference is explained in the memory montage of Rick’s past in “Rickmurai Jack,” which shows how he gradually turned to alcohol after losing his family, preferring to get drunk/high instead of tackling his emotions directly.
3 What Happened To Rick-137’s Beth? She Was Killed By Another Rick
Memory Rick is shocked to discover that his future self “live[s] with a version of [their] dead daughter,” validating the theory that Rick C-137’s Beth wasn’t alive anymore (which technically means that there is no Morty C-137).
The final episode substantiates this revelation by displaying a short sequence in which Evil Rick assassinates both Diane and child Beth for unclarified reasons. That said, there is more to this plotline than is currently obvious.
2 Did Rick Win The Battle Of Blood Ridge? Yes, Easily
The Battle of Blood Ridge is a seminal event in the rebellion against the Federation, a skirmish that takes place on the red-tinted surface of Glapflap’s third moon.
Birdperson, Squanchy, Geardude Clockberg, and a few unknown characters demolish the horde of Gromflomites with almost zero effort. Although it turns the self-titled “freedom fighters” into galactic-level fugitives, their victory permanently alters the course of history forever.
1 Why Are There So Many Stray Mortys? They Were Cloned For The Citadel
The Central Finite Curve is allegedly set up to separate Rickless universes from those in which he’s the most intelligent being, but this includes realities in which Morty may not exist.
To make up for the sidekick deficit, the Citadel of Ricks institutes a grandson-cloning process to “help supply meet demand.” This is why the Citadel has a space dedicated to stray Mortys known as Mortytown, as seen in “The Ricklantis Mixup.”
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