This line could've been cheesy, and some people said it was, but Ian Cardoni nailed it. He maintained Rick's characteristic bluntness with a hint of sadness and regret at the end. The face Rick makes after saying that also sells it.
GUYS GUYS GUYS I WAS REWATCHING FEAR NO MORT AND LOOK
When Morty was in the hole:
When Morty was out of the hole:
I'M GOING FERAL! AM I JUST OVERANAYZLING STUFF AGAIN!? IT HAS SIMILAR EXPRESSIONS AND EVERYTHING! BUT HOLE RICK HAD TO TAKE THE PICTURE AND REAL RICK HAD A PICTURE OF MORTY IN HIS WALLET! AND MORTY SAW HOLE RICK PUT THE PHOTO ON THE WALL AND DIDN'T SEE REAL RICK PUT IT ON THE WALL! NO I AM NOT FOAMING AT THE MOUTH SHUT UP
Whenever I see someone calling another show "Rick and Morty for queer people" or "Rick and Morty for girls," I'm like...yeah, I can tell that you haven't actually watched Rick and Morty.
The first one really irks me because if they watched past season one, they'd see that bi/pan is the default in this universe, even for one-off and background characters.
The second one is a little trickier because it does have two male leads, but Beth and Summer are strong women, the writers add more female characters (Space Beth and Bird Daughter), Beth and Rick crave Summer's approval, and seasons six and seven beat you over the head with the fact that Rick only respects his female relatives, plus Dr. Wong.
Not that he doesn't love Morty and Jerry, but Beth, Space Beth, Diane, Summer and Dr. Wong are on another level. He even tells Summer that outright.
But eh...I'm probably wasting my breath because anyone who gave up after the first season would think that I'm clinging to "wokeness" that isn't there.