The Battle of Blood Ridge | Rick and Morty | adult swim 

The saddest part is that memory rick says he doesn't love bird person, which means that bird person never noticed that Rick loves him

Rick tells Birdperson he matters to him even though never else matters, & Birdperson tells Rick their friendship is cringe. Such a relatable moment.

Bird person really shows his intelligence in this scene. He seems to grasp and fully accept that rick can jump realities with very little explanation, and asks the next obvious question of "why did you help" and then immediately points out rick contradicting himself in real time. It's obvious why rick respects him

"This relationship isn't worth my integrity." Damn, what a line. Birdperson is essentially saying that he has a completely different outlook on life than Rick--that shit does matter, like his homeworld, his family, his friends--and he won't betray his own personal values by going on nihilistic adventures with Rick. But it's said in such a blunt (I mean, he always is), devastating way. Basically Rick was shot down because of a difference in values...feels bad man.

So, what hurt Rick wasn't the fact that he lost a lot of good friends that day, but because he was rejected by his best friend. Rick wanted to go on reality-jumping adventures with the one true friend he had, but Birdperson wasn't comfortable with it. It is hard to blame Birdperson on that, given that was just suddenly dropped on him right after an intense battle where he lost good friends.

I love how young Bird Person didn't like the idea of him and Rick being too attached, only for him to be one of the few people in the universe to genuenly understand and care about Rick decades later

regardless how you look at it, rick confessed his feelings to birdperson whom promptly shuts him down. platonic, romantic, neither or both, that still hurts bro.

It hits the feels pretty hard when you remember, Rick can have any Birdperson from any of the universes, but he wants *his* Birdperson.

Rick outright says “because you love him” even Rick acknowledges vocally his feelings for his best friend. One thing he really does seem to struggle with but when it comes to BP he has zero hesitation. He was absolutely destroyed when BP was shot at the wedding and was even more distraught when they saw what the federation turned him into

Rick can actually be friends with anyone. Remember that toilet episode? Hes not an entirely unfeeling supreme genius. But because of his constant rationalizations, it always spurs him on to do things that excite him and to despise mundane things. Like a drug addict addicted to the high. And Rick knows it. Thats why he always tries to bury his emotions because when he gets too obsessed with something or someone, he goes all nuts crazy imagining all the possible things he or they can do. Rick is a man trying to catch the wind with his bare hand. Thats what makes his life so sad.

I think what also speaks to their relationship is Rick has a softer tone when he rejects him. He doesn’t call him a fucking moron or idiot or something in line with something Rick would say that usually comes out super callous and rude. He calls him a “judgemental dork”

When you then see Rick's full backstory, Bird Person's rejection hurts all the more. Since Rick was healing from the grief of losing his whole family.

is nobody mentioning that even rick’s manifestation is calling him out on his ego and he does NOT like the idea of growing up to be him?

This remix of the main theme deserves to be released as an stand-alone track.

it's funny how all of the three Ricks in this scene had the same thought about Bird Person, none of them felt bad for him for being offended by Rick's proposal, in fact, they all thought he was stupid for doing so. But only the older Rick, cared about BP. Rick's complicated with his emotions and motivations. This episodes shows how selfish but how kind he is when it comes to the people he cares.

what gets me is that Rick could probably find a universe where Birdperson does love him back but he clearly cares about this specific version of him- even if he rejected him, based on what he said to his garages ai: “yeah, run off to find a version of my best friend that suits me, thats not how this works.”

I'm with Birdperson, this universe and war matter to him. He can't abandon it for a thrill ride..

after so long we finally see the fabled battle of blood ridge lmao

"Because you love him." Holy shit that hit like a brick. I don't think Rick has expressed love to anyone but Beth Morty and Summer, and they don't usually feel as deep.

2:16 I like that detail that Rick had to look around to see if anyone else was there before saying that Bird Person mattered to him.

Gotta love Rick's character growth here. He's no longer afraid to admit he has emotional attachments to people, and recognizes his previous insistence to the contrary as the lame pretense that it was. Old Rick: "Because you love him." Young Rick: "You do maybe, I don't." Old Rick: "Yeah yeah you're real cool, now come help me save his life or fuck off, cause I don't need you." Followed by just turning away. Old Rick completely calls Young Rick's bluff on not caring.

It's funny how much Rick contradicts himself. "Nothing matters." "Doing awesome things that matter."

“Even though nothing matters?” “Okay… You matter, to me.” This sums up the tone of Rick’s entire character in such a heavy way.

Rick: "Come with me" Birdperson: "to...somewhere nearby?" Best lines in the whole episode

Did someone lose their significant other while writing this season, Jessica a time god, planetina and morty breaking up, and now bird person outright friend zoning rick I mean come on.

Gotta respect the fact that the whole episode is a canon backstory of Rick, not like the fabricated one in the Szechuan sauce episode, not story train, real memories

This was really one of the best, if not the best, episode of this season thus far. I can't wait to see what that one hour special brings to the table.

I love how Blood ridge Rick doesn't care whether he's a memory or not

Rick nearly risked his own life to bring Birdperson back from being dead then being a murderous cyborg. Best friends forever!!

I'm going to predict that their strong relationship isn't just because of their time together doing drugs and fighting the federation. Rick respects and latches on to BP because he was the first friend he made after he lost his family. Rick was lost and BP gave him purpose when nothing mattered anymore, he was his new family. Losing his family again he went to the next best thing he could, a version of what could have been. To add in an edit, I'm going to say PB was first person Rick loved again.

Everyone noticing that Rick is admitting to himself that he loves someone. Which is something he just sometimes does and only to some of his family members (Morty and Beth and sometimes Summer and never Jerry). But what impressed me is he saying "None of this matters, but I respect your." because Rick admitting there are things or people he respects is something he never did. Quite the opposite, him expressing verbally his disrespect is almost a catchphrase for him "They're bureaucrats, I don't respect them." or "Because don't respect therapy", or "I don't respect Time Travel"..... Many time we've seen that there are things that Rick feels connection for. Being human beings like Morty or cool concepts, like Gotron Robots. But it's the first time were he admitis that there are people whose existance he actually values and thinks are worth it. The definition of respect: "a feeling of deep admiration for someone or something elicited by their abilities, qualities, or achievements." I don't know if this applies to many cool things he's attracted to, but applies to Birdperson.

I remember the season finale with the weddings, BP and Squanch dying, you see Rick drunk crying over his pictures with them and Blood Ridge. We always assumed that someone died, not that Rick hurt his best friend.

Wait do you think the reason why rick loves bird person is because he was essentially saved by him after his family died? In the episode, rick was getting high off his arse, later he and BP are fighting the other ricks, he helped him sober up enough and they became friends. Most of ricks relationships are him doing things for an exchange but this seems like rick being by BP just for the sake of it, he enjoys his presence and he's the only other person after Diane he fell for and loves. it's why he went to extremes, rather than find another BP, rick wanted to stay, he didn't want to run away anymore. He's grown a hell of a lot these past seasons.

That's just a declaration of love but Rick and Morty's fanbase is not ready for it.

This scene puts the entirety of The Wedding Squanchers in a new light

If this Rick is the most Rick and his daughter died when she was a kid that means that he has no Morty, and that hypothetical grandson he's talking about is just the idea of the Morty he could have had if Beth didn't die. It's been shown that Rick doesn't hesitate on moving to a different reality. He loves the people he's living with atm, but it seems like the only one that apparently can't be replaced is our Morty. I would love to see why is that, if it's just a random Morty that he decided to protect no matter what to give a meaning to his life or because there's something truly special about our Morty. Something crazy that makes me think is what happened to Dianne on this reality. Mr Nimbus knew that she died, but if Beth's alive it means she died in a different way. It's crazy that we still don't know anything about her. Man I love the fact that he has "no Morty". Infinite realities, everything can happen... Including Rick, BP and Squanchy playing the theme song on that gig they had ♥️

That Rick and Morty remix theme in the background is so badass

It’s kinda sad to see how optimistic young Rick is

Dude. Haven't seen the episode but I'm already emotional after this. This is a perfect example of me and my best friend's relationship. Rick has always reminded me of him. It's just too bad "Rick" died in my universe... Rest in Peace Austin.

I die when Rick say “besucase you love him “

This is the show at its best, hands-down. The best action sequence since "Star Mort: Rickturn of the Jerri" and the best conversation between characters since "The ABCs of Beth."

Did anyone catch what he told his younger self earlier in the episode? “Hypothetical Grandson” “You visit versions of our dead daughter and stay there?” I probably misheard but just wanted to know if anyone else noted that.

This is one of Ricks biggest problems. He lacks emotional intelligence. Right after all that he basically just tells birdperson forget everything you care about, your people, the war, nothing matters. Lets just go on adventures. And Birdperson doesn't see it that way. But Ricks too arrogant to see that wasn't something to say to him in the middle of a war. Especially when he is indirectly saying Birdperson is wrong to care about stuff. Than he gets mad when people don't immediately just accept his way of thinking. He has the intelligence of a god but the maturity of an edgy college freshman who reads too many philosophy books and never learned people skills.

Ricks unrequited love for Birdperson re-contextualized so many scenes and lines, love this.

In a lot of ways, Rick seems like a man who refuses to grow up.

Did I miss something? Or is it odd that half way through this episode they pretty much dropped the biggest bombshell on us ever by revealing that Ultimate Rick (Our Rick) is from the timeline where Beth never exists because her and the mother died. (Assuming the origin story from S3E1 was partially real and not fake.) Therefore, Morty and Summer hypothetically doesn't exist in his original universe, and the entire series is him living in realities where they do exist. 🤯 IDK, I just never thought of it like that until this episode.

1:17: Yeah, BEST FRIENDSHIP, EVER!!

So I just realized something. The portal gun Rick has in Birdperson’s memories is identical crude first model we saw in his “fake” memories in season 3. Both Mr. Nimbus and Rebel Rick have confirmed that his wife is indeed dead. And these are Birdperson’s memories, meaning that what we see is probably not distorted or made up (at least not consciously). Maybe that memory that Rick “made up” wasn’t entirely a lie…

It makes sense that the best friend of someone as intense as Rick would so bland...

The 80’s synthwave soundtrack adds so much to this great scene

It’s so unfair Rick has gorgeous flowing hair at 35, let alone at however old he is now.

I think Rick was actually trying to tell BP he loved him

Rick and Morty lore is so interesting. This is one of the best scenes in the whole show

This moment is the very essence of the tragedy that is Rick Sanchez. As a dimension-hopping being, he is an outsider. The outcome of this battle has a very deep meaning to the ones that fought it and lost dear friends in it. To Rick, none of that matters. He's detached from the Multiverse, he can revisit each relationship again and again to similar degree, can fight battles over and over again if he wants to. It's all a kick like taking a drug. Birdperson sees this right away. It is a devaluation of everything he holds dear. Honor, victory, meaning of things. Thus, he refuses to join Rick in his adventures. But the most damning part is: Rick can no longer go back. He has seen the infinity of possible things that are out there. It's like taking the Ultra Red Pill. Once you take it, you can never return to the ignorant bliss of a normal life. And his family was already dragged down the drain with him, Morty above all. Thus the entire Sanchez family became something unnatural, each family member to its own degree. And we are witnessing their struggle to cope with it all. We've seen it already in earlier seasons. Morty's detachment level spiked once he saw his own world Cronenberged and had to bury himself to live his life in a parallel world not his own. Theory time: Maybe that detachment level is the indicator that shows the threat level of an individual. Rick C-137, our Rick, is the one Rick with the highest detachment level, the Rogue, as he was called by the Council of Ricks. Maybe Evil Morty, a Morty of yet unknown dimension, has also reached peak detachment level. Of all Mortys, he is the Rogue.

Rick is simultaneously drawn to, and emotionally betrayed by, the equivalent of a biological robot in seconds; possibly the single kind of creature in the universe he can relate to. REMEMBER that Rick specifically said, at BP’s wedding, that the latter’s big day was at “Blood Ridge”, the place that their bond’s nature was highlighted as we now know. Birdperson has now taken on the physical manifestation of Rick’s perception of him, which is all the more tragic because their dialogue after awakening indicates it’s an even greater reflection of Rick himself. ‘Young Rick’ specifically points out the callousness of his own future self, which is attributable to machinery, yet Blood Ridge Rick spoke on screen of his desire to go on adventures with Birdperson; a slot that was since occupied by his grandson, Morty, who is now growing into an independent man prematurely, thus it is imminent Rick will be unneeded and rejected once again. For a second time now, Rick has been deemed unworthy by the living manifestation of his own nature, while he grows less relevant to his flesh and blood with each episode.

Just remembered: the memory Ricks actually aren’t the Rick that the show follows (C-137). These memory Ricks eventually became the Rick that killed himself and Morty with the third screw turn (unless the universe was switched again after that squirrel incident).

They won’t fight right is a great line

"My first day as a member of the 501st... it was hot, it was sandy, chaotic. Nothing at all like the simulations on Kamino. Of course that's pretty much the way it was for all of us, wasn't it? All that breeding, all those years of training... doesn't really prepare you for all the screaming or the blood, does it? Frankly, I'm still amazed we ever made it through the first hour, never mind the first day." -Unknown Clone Trooper

The “because you love him” actually shocked me when I first watched this. This was the first time in the whole series we hear Rick say that he loves somebody, not as a joke, but sincerely.

Can anyone agree here that Gear Dude was a badass. And it's also funny how the gear head we were introduced too was the less impressive brother of the badass one they knew. Pretty cool origin story also showing young Rick and bird person. Truth be told I've been waiting on episode getting back to rick helping bird person.

This episode was AMAZING! so excited for the one hour final!!.

While i fucking loved when Rick and Morty took a sci-fi/fantasy/other stuff concept and subvert it/run it to the ground, i also love it when they played it straight and give us something like this. In conclusion do more Star Wars please.

It's such a great moment when Young Rick tries to run away from the falling machine, and Rick, knowing he would be crushed, pulls him back to where he was before as it falls around them.

Bird Person has a sense of purpose that Rick lacks. Why leave to another timeline when his place is right there? BP cares about Rick but its not worth him abandoning his life/integrity. I think that sense of purpose might be what Rick likes about BP in the first place. That or the pecker.

"The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting" - Sun Tzu

The 80's vibe synthwave really makes this scene badass.

“Every decision we’ll ever make is meaningless because somewhere on a parallel earth we already made the opposite choice. We’re nothing less than nothing.” -Owl man

i don't get why nobody is talking about the galactic federation.even after losing the war, getting their prison teleported into the citadel of ricks, Their currency being worth nothing and relying on wrangler jeans they still keep coming back. (as shown in the post credit scene). im suprised they're species still isn't extinct

I absolutely cannot imagine a mainstream tv show 10 years ago doing stuff this subversive yet tender. I have so much respect for the writers for recognizing how much clout R&M has as a franchise and using it to constantly innovate and do things no one else (mainstream wise) has done before

Rick should just be honest with Birdperson, like, this is so sad, he clearly loves him

This episode gave us 4 seasons worth of canon

That explains why Rick was so adamant on the wedding episode

Like how Rick gets around saying "I love him." By saying to his other self that. "You love him."

Damn, 35 year old Rick was basically Han Solo in a way.

"None of it matters!" "...Then why did you help?" Damn. That line hit hard.

Can we talk about squanchy for a sec lmao ...dudes a beast. First one out charging and transforms midrun. Badass

this episode felt like a lucid dream and i love it

“This relationship is not worth my integrity.” Ouch. BIG ouch.

Rick wanted birdperson To be his morty a friend he can go on adventures with but got rejected

never seen a more awkward rejection lmao

this is when rick have hope after the death of his wife and daughter. Rick found someone that means something to him and to leave the revenge he has with evil rick. But then birdperson calls their friendship cringe and rick continues on his revenge quest lol

2:52-2:53 because u love him aww

in the party episode in season 1 when bird person arrives he says "somebody used the beacon". idk but i think that means rick never used the beacon until then?

It took me forever to realize, the reason bird person said no was because he knew that if he joined Rick he would eventually come to realize that Rick was right and consider everything meaningless. Integrity means strong moral principles, he saying that their friendship is not worth turning into another Rick. Don't forget, this is the Bird Person he abandoned in Croninberg world.

"Bird person's big day was at Blood Ridge on Glapflap's third moon against the Gromflomites.” Now I'm not sure if Rick was referring to the actual battle or the moment he rejected Rick.

This episode shows just how much Rick is willing to do for his loved ones, even if it puts his life at risk in the process

Honestly, this is probably one of the top 5 episodes of R&M. Was so good

Am i the only one who interpreted ricks love for bird person as romantic in this episode? Especially how akward he gets after bp uses the word relationship

"This is our Vietnam?! BADASS"... "YOUR VALUES ARE WRONG!"

No one noticed that Rick's speech about other dimensions sounds similar to the "Evil Rick" that killed his family. 1:58

I don't think Rick has ever stated so bluntly and truthfully that he loves someone. Even with his own family he is always so hesitant to use the L word. It's a shockingly open-hearted moment even if he is only telling himself (and not even a real self)

They crushed the synth music scores this season.

Rick and Birdperson fighting side by side. The feels when the music hits. Birdperson does love him but they don't know how to show it.

I have a feeling that having Bird Person around was helping Rick let go of his quest for revenge in a more healthy way and Rick wanted Bird Person to go with him because that would have made him feel better about how messed up his life was, but, when Bird Person rejected Rick's offer, Rick was angry and went back into his revenge quest, without a second thought, Bird Person might have been the only reason why Rick would try to settle down, forget about revenge and live a better life.

I fucking love how they used Synthwave for this episode, and then they used darksynth music for Rick's backstory in the next episode.

Rick loves BP ? Damn, that’s even more sad

Bird person was ricks best friend but Rick wasn’t his. That’s what this proves that always knew that too.

They knew they needed to make this as badass as possible, and they did. Well done.

This episode really is subtle about Rick's feelings and I really hope they explore it much more, also anyone get that 'living in with one of the versions of our dead daughter?'

One of the greatest scenes in Rick and Morty history, and that's saying a lot.