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Film Theory: Crack the Mystery of Rick's Last Stand! (Rick and Morty Season 4)
Delve into the dramatic anime-inspired duel between Rick and Phoenix Person in the finale of Rick and Morty season 4. Explore the intriguing details and hidden meanings behind Rick's catchphrase and the potential softening of Phoenix Person towards his friend.
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In the Rick and Morty season 4 finale, Rick has this epic anime-inspired duel against Phoenix Person,
the reborn BP.
It is now PP.
And Rick, for the second time this season, gets wrecked.
Also, shoutout to the funny detail of him drinking from his flask and immediately exiting his digestive tube.
Probably just there to help him process alcohol more effectively.
Anyway, long story short, I'm not surprised Rick didn't die.
We've seen him survive catastrophic injuries before.
But I'm more surprised that Rick didn't pull out a secret weapon.
No, not that secret weapon. Gross. Get your mind out of the gutter.
No, Bird Person himself tells us that Rick's catchphrase of Wubba Lubba Dub Dub means,
I am in great pain, please help me.
It's in Bird Person's own language, in fact.
So if Rick suddenly said this in his final moments,
does that mean Phoenix Person softens and gives up the fight against his friend?
Nah, too sappy for this show.
Now, if they'd realized their mothers had the same name,
now that would have been awesome.
Save Martha!
Why did you say that name?
Hello, Internet! Welcome to Film Theory, the show that'll go on forever.
Hundred seasons, films and theories, films and theories 100,
hundred episodes theorizing about films and theories,
and also TV and YouTube theory, and sometimes even book theory,
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It's the one certain part about all of this is a hundred years.
Hundred years until the heat death of the universe, Rick and Morty.
100 years, films and theories, heat death of the universe.
Maybe you have to be drinking whatever's inside Rick's flask to be able to pull off a rant like that.
Anyway, it was worth a shot.
Citadel of Theorists, it's no secret that I have long been a huge fan of Rick and Morty and all things Schwifty.
But season four, well, I gotta say it really salvaged itself in the end for me.
I gotta admit, I didn't love the first half of the season.
Sure, I appreciated the mystery of the cat, the references to the
ANIMES
and getting introduced to the world of Snake Jazz,
But overall it was missing a lot of the character
relationships that made this show so special to me. But now that the season's
over I can honestly say that this was probably at least the most meaningful
season yet to happen and not because of clones or the return of Tammy or
face-hugging aliens but because this season was all about the characters
search for identity. It was very much like the second act of a three-act play.
We've established who our main characters are in the world that they
live in in Act 1 and now we see the problems introduced into these people's
lives. We see the toxicity that exists inside these relationships. We learn that
those who were once the butt end of our jokes might just be the best off. This
was a season where characters evolved and changed and found new identities for
themselves and those who were unable to grow ultimately got left behind. But
where this all gets really juicy is that season 4 doesn't just represent an