Anna Daniels
In one of the lost memories explored during “Morty’s Mind Blowers,” it’s revealed that that Rick once created a device that allowed Morty to communicate with animals. Rick seems to think the whole endeavor is dumb from the get-go, but Morty can hardly contain his excitement to try it out.
It starts innocently enough. Morty eavesdrops on a parade of ants carrying food back to their queen, then moves on to a hummingbird incessantly narrating its erratic flight pattern. He continues skipping merrily through the neighborhood until he stumbles upon a couple of squirrels. That’s when this peculiar episode takes a turn.
The squirrels don’t sound like the other animals. Morty overhears the two bushy-tailed tree rats casually discussing elaborate plans for world domination. The intelligent squirrels quickly realize that Morty’s staring at them like he can hear them. With a “potential Doolittle” on their paws, the diabolical squirrels follow Morty down the street and attempt to lure him back with promises of wishes and candy.
Morty sprints home to the safety of Rick’s garage, but by the time he gets there, he has an entire army of squirrels on his tail. Rick knocks the squirrels out — though only long enough for him and his grandson to abandon that reality altogether. Apparently, once Morty put himself on the squirrels’ radar, that entire universe was spoiled indefinitely. Losing an entire reality for the second time is a pretty bad outcome – especially since Rick warned Morty they could only switch universes one or two more times.
It’s possible that something worse will happen once season 4 returns later this year, but for now, it’s the worst thing that’s happened to Morty on Rick and Morty.
Written by: Looper
