‘Rick and Morty’ Season 6, Episode 3: The Wine Cabinet Ending Explained

Rick and Morty is all for pushing the envelope and the most recent episode of season 6 — Bethic Twinstinct — safely met the transient. Area Beth and Beth spend some high quality time collectively, going all in on the thought of self-exploration. The remainder of the household? They’re preoccupied with the thought of avoidance.

All of it performs out in really surprising methods, earlier than Rick proves as soon as once more that he is at all times a step forward of all people else. Let’s talk about that closing second involving a sure wine decanter within the spoiler-packed part under.

Warning: Spoilers forward.

What does Rick do with the Venusian wine?

After Area Beth, Beth and Jerry resolve their points in a surprisingly loving approach, Area Beth hops in her spaceship and zooms off. Jerry says, “Nicely, looks like all of us discovered a bit of lesson this weekend. No less than I do know I did.”

Rick’s response? “Me too, Jerry. Me too.”

We then lower to Rick retrieving the flowery purple Venusian (from Venus) wine decanter from the kitchen sink. He unpockets a distant and clicks it to disclose a secret alien cupboard hidden contained in the window. It is crammed with numerous objects, together with what seems to be like a big phial holding a miniature Morty. Rick locations the decanter inside and closes the cupboard, earlier than chucking the distant within the sink’s rubbish disposal unit and grinding it up.

Why did Rick destroy the distant to the hidden cupboard?

Area Beth and Beth shared the Venusian wine earlier than they fell in love. Venus is a Roman goddess who was “recognized by the Romans with the Greek goddess of affection, Aphrodite,” in line with Encyclopedia Britannica. Probably the Venusian wine is a love potion. Rick destroying the distant and thus eradicating entry to the wine implies Rick believed it was the wine which amplified Area Beth and Beth’s affection for one another, resulting in them falling in love.

When Rick says he additionally discovered a lesson, he seems to be referring to the lesson of not permitting the Venusian wine to get into anybody’s palms once more — particularly on Thanksgiving.

Different theories

Time to invest about who initially owned the wine and why it was on provide on the Smith’s Thanksgiving.

In the beginning of the episode, Morty units up a GamePod XL gaming console on the household TV. The “most practical online game console ever” was a present from Area Beth. Probably Area Beth additionally introduced the Venusian wine as a present. She definitely appears to know no less than a bit of about it.

Like Beth, Area Beth says she will get “insecure attempting to pronounce this crap too,” referring to the pronunciation of “Venusian.” She already has an answer: a tool inserted by means of the neck that enables the person to talk French, aka Venusian (in line with Area Beth). In a nutshell, it seems Area Beth is accustomed to Venus and doubtlessly the wine.

This suggests she’s conscious of the results of the wine. Area Beth, Beth, Jerry and Rick all drink purple wine initially of the episode. Jerry offers an surprising speech warning he’ll commit suicide if Beth ever cheated on him. One darkish studying of this: Area Beth tried to kill Jerry by seducing Beth utilizing the wine, thus driving Jerry to suicide.

On the flip facet, the wine may additionally have been meant as a method to convey the household nearer collectively for Thanksgiving. Perhaps Rick equipped it not realizing how highly effective a love drug it could be. He appears to just accept Beth and Area Beth’s relationship, however warns Beth to not spin too many secrets and techniques round it.

The lesson Rick might need discovered: The wine is way too harmful a love drug and might trigger an uncommon relationship between his son-in-law, his daughter and his area daughter.

He may additionally have discovered to destroy entry to the Venusian wine so Area Beth cannot come up with it.

Thoughts fried sufficient?

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