Indeed, Mr Frundles – the inexcusably cute monster who absorbs the entire world in seconds – is the sort of idea that could have fueled entire episodes (or even seasons) of lesser shows. While ‘Solaricks’ isn’t quite up there with Rick and Morty all-time greats like ‘Pickle Rick’ and ‘Total Rickall’, it displays a similar appetite for throwing ingenious concepts at the screen as one-off gags. His admission to Ghost Diane that Summer reminds him of her is a really sweet touch. She also does an excellent job of keeping both her squabbling moms in order, making it clear why she’s the only person Rick really trusts and respects. She’s the one who rigs up the beacon that guides Rick and Morty home, and – now armed with Wolverine claws – takes a lead in fighting off the multi-dimensional monsters who stand in their way. The true hero of the episode, however, is Summer, whose evolution from the annoying older sister of the early days to bona fide foil for Rick continues apace. Then it’s time to plot a course to rescue Morty and, if/when they get around to it, Jerry.
You always do everything you set your mind to, except keep your family alive" – Rick manages to get an early version of his space cruiser up and running. Spurred on by the Ghost Diane he created to torture himself – "You’ll find him. Rick, meanwhile, finds himself back where the bad Rick he chased for decades – the one with the non-descript haircut and cool sci-fi jacket, widely referred to as "Weird Rick" – killed his original wife and daughter. Unfortunately for Morty, however, the icy deaths of this Jerry’s Beth and Summer mean he wants little to do with the son who left him behind. Here he meets a post-apocalyptic Jerry who survives by reading his way through Barnes & Noble and eating Cronenberg brains. While Jerry’s home universe looks strangely normal, Morty finds himself on the dystopian Earth he departed when it was taken over by monstrous Cronenbergs. “There was so much time to explain!” a typically confused Jerry complains in hindsight. That means Rick, Morty and Jerry are all pulled back to their original universes, but only after a hilariously drawn-out process of vanishing.
Back home, Rick’s efforts to restore normality by rebooting the portal index Evil Morty destroyed immediately fall flat when he accidentally resets portal travelers instead.
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