Rick Sanchez, a genius but nihilistic scientist, drags his anxious grandson Morty on dangerous interdimensional adventures. Rick's primary motivation is often self-serving, while Morty struggles with the moral implications of their actions. This season, their escapades involve a simulated war for lithium, stopping a mind-controlling fungal plague orchestrated by Dr. Fantabulous, and the destruction of the Citadel by a self-sacrificing Rick clone.

The central conflict escalates as Jerry transforms into a hypersexualized Easter Bunny, causing global chaos, and Rick and Morty inadvertently cause the loss of valuable Hypercoal during a cryoship heist. They also face a meta-narrative battle within a movie franchise, leading to its complete rewrite. The season culminates in shocking twists: Beth kills Space Beth, only for her clone to be revived, and Rick ultimately resets Beth's mind, preserving memories of his lost love Diane and himself in an ant farm.

Season 8 of Rick and Morty covers episodes 1-10. Here's everything that happened:

Season 8, Episode 1: Summer of All Fears - Rick traps Summer and Morty in a Matrix simulation for 17 years as punishment for stealing his phone charger. Within the simulation, Summer becomes a tech CEO and Morty a soldier, with Summer manipulating events to start a war for lithium. They eventually escape, but Rick erases their memories, returning them to their teenage selves. The post-credits scene reveals Beth's pottery class is a front for vampires.

Season 8, Episode 2: Valkyrick - Space Beth attempts to assassinate the Gromflomite Queen but finds her already dead. Framed and infected by a mind-controlling fungus, she reluctantly calls Rick for help. Together, they uncover that Dr. Fantabulous orchestrated the assassination to spread his fungal plague. They ultimately stop the fungus's release, but Beth is briefly infected before being cured.

Season 8, Episode 3: The Rick, The Mort & The Ugly - While collecting Citadel wreckage, Rick and Morty crash-land on a planet inhabited by Rick and Morty clones. The episode focuses on Homesteader Rick, who attempts to protect Morty clones from Ricks rebuilding the Citadel. Homesteader Rick ultimately sacrifices himself by detonating bombs, destroying the new Citadel and all remaining Ricks. The freed Mortys disperse, and the main Rick and Morty briefly reappear before departing.

Season 8, Episode 4: The Last Temptation of Jerry - Jerry's attempt to embrace Easter backfires when he accidentally kills an Easter Bunny and begins transforming into one himself. This leads to a global pheromone-induced orgy. Rick and Morty travel to the Alps to uncover the bunny's origins, discovering it's an ancient biological weapon. Jerry fully transforms into a hypersexualized Easter Bunny, causing worldwide chaos. The episode concludes with Jerry resisting the bunny's influence, but General Reinhard Kincaid suffers a tragic rejection from his wife after a 20-year mission.

Season 8, Episode 5: Cryo Mort a Rickver - Rick and Morty attempt to rob a cryoship, but their actions inadvertently awaken the sleeping passengers. Forced to impersonate deceased inhabitants, Rick poses as a wealthy heir while Morty becomes a janitor. Their scheme unravels as the ship's class struggle erupts, leading to the complete loss of the valuable Hypercoal. Ultimately, Rick implants new compliance chips, forcing the passengers into peaceful colonization, and they depart, leaving Rick with a stolen family portrait.

Season 8, Episode 6: The Curicksous Case of Bethjamin Button - Beth and Space Beth regress to childhood, causing mayhem and attacking their neighbor Gene. Meanwhile, Rick, Morty, and Summer visit an alien theme park where giant-headed celebrities turn violent. The Beths eventually age Rick up significantly, leading to a confrontation where he expresses pride in them. The episode concludes with Rick building them a treehouse and returning them to normal.

Season 8, Episode 7: Ricker than Fiction - Upset with the direction of the "Maximum Velocitree" franchise, Rick and Morty confront director James Gunn. Rick invents the "Movie-lizer" to rewrite the film from within, leading to a meta-narrative battle with Gunn and Zack Snyder. The original movie is ultimately dismantled and rewritten, with Jerry surprisingly playing a key role. The episode concludes with Gunn being comically killed by a "Sundae" gun after trying to pitch the rewritten film.

Season 8, Episode 8: Nomortland - Jerry befriends an alternate Jerry, "Mooch," who introduces him to "The Road," an interdimensional pathway for Jerrys. Their journey takes a dark turn, leading to a confrontation with "Boss Jerry." Boss Jerry is trapped in a temporal-spatial vortex after Jerry and Mooch collapse the tunnel. Jerry returns home, realizing his family did miss him.

Season 8, Episode 9: Morty Daddy - Morty reconnects with his rapidly aging son, Morty Jr., who wants to meet his deceased mother. Meanwhile, Rick and Summer visit a precognitive restaurant. Morty Jr. reveals he wasn't dying but needed material for a sequel to his book, leading to his death by a "Thing That Tells" (TotT). The episode concludes with Morty Jr. finding peace in a garbage utopia, while Rick and Summer escape the precognitive restaurant.

Season 8, Episode 10: Hot Rick - Rick attempts to move on from Diane, but Memory Rick interferes, altering Jerry's and Beth's memories. This leads to a confrontation where Beth kills Space Beth, only for her clone to be revived. Ultimately, Rick resets Beth's mind, saving her from psychological trauma and preserving Memory Rick and Memory Diane in an ant farm.