'Rick And Morty' Season 9 Finale Ending, Explained
Rick and Morty Season 9, Episode 10, "Field of Dreams" leaves Morty with a new appreciation for his family. When a sunglasses-wearing Morty gives Morty Prime a Portal Gun Junior, Morty hops from one dimension to another until stumbling upon what initially seems like the perfect version of his family.
In one of the series more obvious Back to the Future (1985) homages, Morty must locate and work with this dimension's seemingly perfect Rick to create a portal gun home, just like Marty (Michael J. Fox) finds young Doc Brown (Christopher Lyod) to help him fix the time machine. Along the way, the episode explores important character dynamics before ending on a surprisingly touching note.
Morty Reaffirms Love For His Family
Longtime fans of Rick and Morty already know that Morty questioning his place and worth in his grandfather's eyes is a prominent theme. Just like Morty often debates his attachment to his family in episodes like "Fear No Mort" and "Rick Potion No. 9." After all, in a universe where there are infinite versions of your family, can you really love just one, especially when they're already a replacement for your original family?
However, when Morty seemingly finds the perfect family, his new love for them quickly evaporates when Perfect Jerry smashes the Portal Gun Junior. That, of course, symbolizes Morty's loss of freedom—something his real family has never tried to squander despite their dysfunction.
And just like that, Morty finds himself back in a familiar dynamic where he has to seek out this dimension's Rick for help. In the grand scheme of things, MIT Rick doesn't do much to help Morty get home (more on him below), but he accidentally kills himself and the entire perfect family, resulting in another Rick Estate Sale that reunites Mort and Rick C-137.
Morty is rightfully traumatized returning home, but he makes sure to tell Summer and his mom that he loves them. Later, when Rick wakes him up, Morty reluctantly gets pulled onto the motorcycle for a hero's journey. When Rick enthusiastically (and drunkenly) screams, "I'm your dad, Morty," it prompts a small smile from Morty. After he rests his head against Rick's back in a loving gesture that hints at the love he has for his grandfather and his contentment with his family life, no matter how chaotic it is.
(I'll also add the right before this: Rick says, "I took your note, Morty. I fixed the mangents," which confirms that Rick values Morty's opinions, even if he doesn't always show it.)
Rick's Intelligence Is A Curse
Similar to Rick and Morty Season 9, Episode 2, "Rick Days, Seven Nights," the series continues to play with the notion that intelligent people can frequently be unhappy. Here, Rick and Morty takes a similar stance, while adding commentary about Rick's alcoholism. Often used as a fun or stupid gag, this time, alcohol literally destroys MIT Rick's perfect life. He gets the portal gun built (kind of), but it comes with a major cost. Alcohol becomes the coping skill he uses to fuel and navigate his obsession. However, he loses his wife, his job, and his ability to function in most areas of his life.
For most Ricks, that's just par for the course. Still, "Field of Dreams" offers an interesting, albeit brief, look at a Rick that faced "healthy" boundaries from his family and chose to work on himself. Of course, the episode also points out that even if this family doesn't have the same dysfunction as Prime Morty's family, they still have their own dysfunction, and Rick is still Rick, just in a different font.
Overall, "Field of Dreams" hammers home the point that people can't choose their families, and that the grass can always look greener on the other side, but it doesn't necessarily mean it is. We've seen lots of Rick and Morty episodes where Rick C-137 reaffirms his love for Morty, so it was nice to see Morty reaffirm his love for Rick and the rest of his family.
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