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Rick's Time Travel Box Finally Opens! (4x05 Analysis) ft. Jessica Chobot & Abed Gheith

Rick and Morty Season 4 Episode 5 "Rattlestar Ricklactica" finally unleashes TIME TRAVEL! How does Rick and Morty's time travel episode defy the conventional tropes of time travel fiction, with homages to the Terminator films and Back to the Future? In this analysis of Rick and Morty 4x05, Erik Voss is joined by special guests Jessica Chobot and Abed Gheith to discuss why the Rick and Morty writers finally explored a time travel plot and how they changed the rules of the universe to do so. In this episode of #Ricksplained, we dive into the deeper themes of this mid-season finale of #rickandmorty for the deeper meaning you might have overlooked, and how a snake eating its own tail is the perfect metaphor for every thinly plotted time travel story.

Is Jerry's Talking Cat Hiding a Disgusting Sex Secret?

Go to Hawthorne.co and use promo code RICK for 10% off your order. Use promo code RICKSPLAINED at Stamps.com for a 4-week free trial and free postage. Get 20% Off and Free Shipping with the code RICKSPLAINED at Manscaped.com. Rick and Morty Season 4 Episode 4 "Claw and Hoarder Special Ricktim’s Morty" gets an in-depth analysis. Is this dragon episode the most obscene episode of Rick and Morty yet? What is the horrible secret of the talking cat in this episode, and how could it connect back to Mr. Jellybean in Season 1? In this episode of #Ricksplained, Erik Voss, Tommy Bechtold, and the voice of Mr. Goldenfold, BRANDON JOHNSON, discuss the dark themes of this #rickandmorty episode, and whether we should take the advice of the cat and stop overthinking things... or whether that advice is actually covering up the cat's disgusting sexual history.

Is Season 4 Teasing the Rise of Evil Morty? (ft Echo Kellum)

Is Rick and Morty Season 4 hinting that Morty is transitioning into a more cynical, Rick-like, EVIL Morty?In this episode of #Ricksplained, Erik Voss and Tommy Bechtold welcome to the show special guest ECHO KELLUM, recurring voice actor on Rick and Morty and Curtis Holt from Arrow on the CW. The panel discusses the behind the scenes process that makes Rick and Morty unique among other animated series, and some clues you may have overlooked throughout these past three Season 4 episodes that might point to Morty's moral decline.

Does Rick Hate Marvel? (4x03 Analysis)

Rick and Morty 4x03 "One Crew Over the Crewcoo's Morty" Deeper Meaning Explained! Does Rick's hatred of the heist genre mask Dan Harmon's hatred of the Marvel Cinematic Universe? How does this antagonism date back to Harmon's previous sitcom Community?  In this episode of #Ricksplained, Erik Voss joins special guests Jesse Neil and  Tommy Bechtold to discuss the secrets behind this episode -- why exactly heist movies suck, and whether we're allowed to enjoy Ocean's 11, Spider-Man Far From Home, and Avengers Endgame!

Was Rick's WIFE Revealed in "The Old Man and the Seat"?

Rick and Morty 4x02 "The Old Man and the Seat" Deeper Meaning Explained! What is the backstory of Rick's mysterious toilet planet, and could it be connected with the ongoing mystery of Rick's ex-wife Diane? In this episode of #Ricksplained, Erik Voss joins Rick and Morty writer (and real-life Abed from Community inspiration) Abed Gheith and superfan Tommy Bechtold to discuss the secrets behind this episode -- how the writers similarly have hidden toilets that they keep secret from each other, and the dark truth of Rick's loneliness.