The title is a play on the 2008 rom-com Forgetting Sarah Marshall , a reference that mirrors the episode's central theme: a "breakup" between the two main characters.
is the ninth episode of Season 5 of the animated sci-fi sitcom Rick and Morty .
Enraged that Morty messed with his portal gun to "fix" past mistakes, Rick uses a "Wheel of Better Things Than Morty" to find a replacement sidekick. He ends up teaming with two crows , discovering they are surprisingly empathetic and "mad smart". This leads Rick to eventually abandon his portal gun to live among a society of intelligent crow aliens.
Morty attempts a "rebound" friendship with Nick , an inmate at a mental asylum who also shares a connection to Rick’s portal fluid. However, Nick turns out to be a violent psychopath, forcing Morty to take drastic measures—including cutting off his own hand—to escape the toxic relationship. Key Themes
The episode follows two parallel storylines after Rick and Morty’s partnership hits a breaking point:
The title is a play on the 2008 rom-com Forgetting Sarah Marshall , a reference that mirrors the episode's central theme: a "breakup" between the two main characters.
is the ninth episode of Season 5 of the animated sci-fi sitcom Rick and Morty .
Enraged that Morty messed with his portal gun to "fix" past mistakes, Rick uses a "Wheel of Better Things Than Morty" to find a replacement sidekick. He ends up teaming with two crows , discovering they are surprisingly empathetic and "mad smart". This leads Rick to eventually abandon his portal gun to live among a society of intelligent crow aliens.
Morty attempts a "rebound" friendship with Nick , an inmate at a mental asylum who also shares a connection to Rick’s portal fluid. However, Nick turns out to be a violent psychopath, forcing Morty to take drastic measures—including cutting off his own hand—to escape the toxic relationship. Key Themes
The episode follows two parallel storylines after Rick and Morty’s partnership hits a breaking point: