#i also wouldn't be surprised if deep down rick has a fear that morty would turn out like him

[pondhue]

some (more) fear no mort thoughts 🧠💭

even though rick didn't go down with morty in the hole, he still stayed waiting for him. he didn't seem to panic or call anyone, because i think deep down rick accepted that morty is 10x braver than him and knew (or hoped) he'd come back, which morty did

rick wasn't there during morty's journey with closure, yes. but he was there at the end of it, waiting for morty. when it mattered.

the journey of true self reflection and changing oneself internally can be really fucking hard, this show has pushed that message many times. but it's harder trying to navigate life after starting/completing the process. it helps having someone, something, a support system to keep you grounded. getting outside reassurance/opinion helps. rick has to know that because he needs that too.

i like to think rick was lying when he said only one person can go into the fear hole. how would we know? he didn't know about it, the guy didn't mention it (as far as i can recall). he didn't go in because he was terrified and knew that because his fears are considerably more heavy and fucked up (compared to morty's) he would not have been able to handle it and he likely would've died. morty is way more resilient than rick and he knows that (at least now).

i wouldn't be surprised if a part of rick is jealous of that resilience and ability to bounce back while also still being forgiving, compassionate, and empathetic; all traits rick arguably doesn't have, or isn't good at expressing.

but he wants to be able to have those abilities and traits too. it's gonna be a slow process for rick but he already did the hardest part which is taking that first step towards changing. starting is always the hardest part (imo anyway)

#this is jumbled im still processing...... so much #i also wouldn't be surprised if deep down rick has a fear that morty would turn out like him #but i think that fear was probably assuaged too (even if only slightly) when he hung up the picture of morty #i think that was rick telling Rick that he was proud of morty #and when rick tried to hug morty back and quickly understood why morty pushed him away #and also when rick ran back to the hole he hesitated. he waited and thought about it #there have been various moments in s6 and s7 (especially s7) where rick has been trying to think before he acts more #bc he's trying to put in effort to acknowledge how his actions (or even lack thereof sometimes) hurt others #i have many thoughts my brain is going 10000 mph so fast aaaaaaaaa #pondposting #rick and morty #fear no mort #rick and morty season 7 spoiler #rick and morty season 7