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There's a lot to absorb in the twenty or Watch Sleeping Beauty Onlineso minutes of any Rick and Mortyepisode. And the Oct. 1 season finale, "The Rickchurian Mortydate," proved to be no exception.

Whether the sheer volume of jokes per minute, deeper philosophical implications, or emotional arcs, there's a lot you can miss on the first watch. Even the show's co-creator Dan Harmon recently revealed in an interview that he himself misses a good chunk of easter eggs:

I’ll watch YouTube videos about, “20 Things You Missed About Rick and Morty” and I will have missed 12 of them. Because a lot of them are artist based. We have this amazing team of Rick and Morty[artists]. The people that draw the show are thinking about the physical aspects of it.

So saddle up for the best deep cuts -- from the last new episode of Rick and Mortywe'll see for god knows how long.

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Until then, a hardy wubba lubba dub dubto all those in great pain now that it's over.

1. The Chinese symbol on Jerry's robe means "weak."

As far as shitting on Jerry goes, this season upped the ante. I mean, even the cosmos appeared hell bent on calling out his pathetic core, with soft whispers of "loser" rustling through the wind and robbing him of all his remaining dignity.

At first, it seemed like the penultimate episode finally gave Jerry a bit of a reprieve. He gained a new three-boobed Warrior Priestess girlfriend from Krutabulon, telekinetic powers from banging her, a sick new bachelor pad remodel, as well as a slick robe to go along with it.

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Well, turns out the joke's still on Jerry. The Chinese symbol seen on the robe in the finale only added insult to injury, because it translates to "weak" in English. We imagine his Krutabulon girlfriend telekinetically sewed it on after Jerry's cringe-worthy and nearly fatal break up with her.

2. Rick considers himself autistic.

At first, the throwaway jab at the IRL connection many autistic children have developed toward Minecraft felt like Rick and Mortycrossed a line. But it actually set up one of the biggest character reveals of the season: Rick believe's he's on the spectrum. And it would explain a lot. For one, more and more research suggests a relationship between high intelligence and autism. For another, like Rick, people on the spectrum can often struggle to identify and deal with other people's emotions. Lastly, this development rightfully debunks generalizations about people on the spectrum, like that they're dependent or otherwise incompetent.

3. 9/11 was an inside job (and other government conspiracies confirmed).

Completing a joke set up five episodes ago in "Pickle Rick," it turns out that 9/11 was in fact an inside job (at least in this Rick and Mortyuniverse). The fight sequence between Rick and POTUS showed hints at other government conspiracies too, like the alleged filming of the moon landing and the containers of bullets near the iconic convertible in JFK's assassination.

Best of all, a body buried beneath the floorboards confirmed an even deeper cut conspiracy theory: that the US government was behind the death of Tupac.

To be honest, this one hit a little too close to home. Too soon.

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4. Truly her father's daughter, Beth broke the fourth wall.

With the exception of Mr. Poopybutthole's after credit scenes, thus far only Rick has broken the 4th wall to reference the fact that he's aware that they're in a TV show. Rick constantly references commercial breaks, the need for snappy catch phrases, season arcs, and more.

In fact, some fans have speculated Rick's fourth wall-awareness means he believes in the simulated reality theory.

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Last night's episode gave new meaning to Rick's assertion in "The ABC's of Beth," that "the acorn plopped straight down [from the tree], baby." Because Beth made Rick and Mortyhistory by relating the family's reuinion in the finale as a return to form of Season 1, only more "streamlined."

5. That South Park reference has several meta layers.

During Rick and Morty's brief escape into Minecraft VR, Rick mentions that South Parkalready did a Minecraft episode four years ago. Sure enough, the episode entitled "Informative Murder Porn" aired exactly four years prior on Oct. 1 2013.

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But there's another hidden layer of meaning to be found with this gag. The phrasing "South Park already did it," is also a nod to the "SimpsonsAlready Did It" episode ofSouth Park that Comedy Central aired in 2002.

In it, Butters voices the annoyance of theSouth Park creators as he wrestles with how to come up with an original plot for his alter-ego, Professor Chaos. With 29 seasons under its belt, the longest running animated show has basically already tackled every concept under the sun.

Maybe Rick and Mortywriters are feeling similar anxieties, but toward their more crass counterparts at South Park-- who already have 18 seasons to their mere 3. "Wow, they're fast," Morty comments. "Or we're just thatslow," Rick concludes, referencing the notoriously long delay between their seasons.

7. We learned why Pirates of the Pancreas was so personal for Rick.

Remember the Pirates of the Pancreas ride from the Season 1 episode "Anatomy Park?" Well Rick never forgot. As he stated back then, "Pirates of the Pancreas is my baby. You know, I got a lot of pushback when I first pitched it, Morty. Guess I'm still a little defensive."

As the finale revealed, the personal significance of the Pirates of the Pancreas ride didn't just come down to Rick feeling creatively stifled. It apparently also stems for his actual fear of pirates, which a US government official tries to take advantage of in a showdown with the President.

8. Poopybutthole babies are born with little tophats.

Oo-wee! While usRick and Morty fans were uselessly sitting on our asses and complaining about the Season 3 delay, Mr. Poopybutthole was getting his life together. And, boy, do we feel like absolute Jerrys by comparison.

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Aside from recovering from his traumatic Beth-inflicted gunshot wound, the beloved side character also got his "GEED," and a whole family during the 1.5 year-long hiatus between Season 2 and 3. But by far the most important fact gleaned from this After Credits scene was found in the family portraits behind him. There, we can see a shot of the day Baby Poopybutthole was born, sporting a tiny top hat straight out of the womb.

Presumably, this means that the entire Poopybutthole species is birthed with this characteristic headwear. Or, at the very least, that this particular Poopybutthole family is deeply dedicated to high-class fashion.

9. The President seems to exclusively use video game technology.

In an episode that abounds with explicit video game references, the most hilarious gaming gags require a little digging.

By and large, it appears that the US government turned to video games in order to design cheap sci-fi knock-offs that rival Rick's inventions. First, we see that POTUS' own portal gun technology requires the same materials and process as that of Minecraft portals: namely, a soldier is seen lighting a fire to ignite said portal (and we can only assume there was flint involved too).

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Later, when shit hits the fan in the Oval Office, the President is seen using what looks suspiciously like a Gravity Gun from Half-Life 2, as well as the Hammer of Dawn laser satellite from Gears of War. Talk about a lack of imagination, amiright?

10. Apparently, the Israeli–Palestinian conflict can be resolved by smoking space hookah at a T-Rex strip club.

While facing off against the President of the United States, Morty accuses him of wasting his time at "peace summits." Out of sheer spite (and a need to prove their point), Rick and Morty decide to solve one of the most complex global conflicts.

They accomplish this by bringing two men who appear to be Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to what is described as a "Star Warscantina."

We don't remember thicc, pole-dancing T-Rexes being a feature of the Star Warscantina. But who cares, because the warring leaders decide then and there to sign the "Pretty Obvious If You Think About It" peace treaty after enjoying some "perspective-enhancing alien pheromones ingested through a laser hookah."

Never change, Rick and Morty. Never change.

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