Warning! Spoilers ahead forRick and Mortyseason 8, episode 8.
Rick and Mortyseason 8, episode 8 finally brings back a deep-cut character from a decade ago, and fills in all the missing lore from his original universe.Rick and Mortyseason 8, episode 8, “Nomortland,” sees Jerry embarking on an adventure with one of his other selves.
Another Jerry variant with a five o’clock shadow shows up in the Parmesan Dimension and takes our Jerry on a boys’ trip across “The Road.” The Road is an interdimensional passageway for rogue Jerrys to slip in and out of alternate realities. These Jerrys have all lost their families in one way or another, so they’ve become multiversal drifters.
During Jerry’s journey across the Road,he encounters a deep-cut character he met way back in season 2. No one could’ve anticipated that we’d ever see this character again, but “Nomortland” not only brings him back; it takes us to the universe he came from and fills in the missing pieces of his story.
Rick & Morty Season 8 Introduces Us To The Jerry Who Got Replaced By Paul Fleishman
Beth Divorced Five O’Clock Shadow Jerry & Got Remarried To Paul
In season 2, episode 2, “Mortynight Run,” when Rick and Morty went off to Blips and Chitz to play some arcade games, they left Jerry at Jerryboree.Jerryboree is an interdimensional daycare center for Jerrys, and while he was staying there, Jerry met a bunch of other Jerrys.
A man named Paul Fleishman claimed that in his universe, Beth divorced Jerry and got remarried to him.
But one character at this daycare center stood out from the rest. A man named Paul Fleishman claimed that in his universe, Beth divorced Jerry and got remarried to him.It didn’t seem like we’d ever see Paul again, but he made a surprising return in this week’sRick and Mortyepisode.
As they make their way along the Road, five o’clock shadow Jerry tells our Jerry that his family left him and moved on. When he takes our Jerry to his original universe — where, it turns out, everyone has a five o’clock shadow (even Beth and Summer) —it turns out that this is the universe where Beth married Paul.
Paul’s Personality Confirms Why Beth Is With Jerry
Beth Just Wants A Safe, Dependable, Average Guy
The fact that five o’clock shadow Beth remarried Paul after divorcing Jerry says a lot aboutBeth and Jerry’s relationship. Beth often complains about the lack of excitement in her marriage to Jerry. Jerry is a very nebbish, neurotic guy who doesn’t like taking risks, so they never travel or do anything fun.
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But Beth’s remarriage to Paul shows that she’s not really looking for those things.Paul is a lot like Jerry; he’s just a regular, unexciting man who’s there for the kids and is madly in love with Beth.Rick and Mortyhas shown time and time again that that’s all Beth really wants: a safe, dependable, average guy to fawn over her.
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Rick and Morty is an animated science fiction series that follows the eccentric scientist Rick Sanchez and his impressionable grandson Morty Smith as they embark on perilous adventures across space and alternate dimensions. The show explores the impact of these exploits on Morty’s tumultuous family life and personal challenges.
