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"The Rickchurian Mortydate" is the season finale and tenth episode of the third season of the Adult Swim animated television series Rick and Morty. Written by Dan Harmon and directed by Anthony Chun, the episode was broadcast on October 1st, 2017, in the United States.

Plot
The episode begins with a janitor at The White House taking an elevator down to a secret bunker where he is attacked by an unknown creature. The President (Keith David) calls on Rick (Justin Roiland) and Morty (Justin Roiland) to help remove the alien presence. After doing so, they express their dissatisfaction with being treated "like Ghostbusters" by The President, gaining the ire of The President and his security team.

While investigating a hostile miniature civilization in Brazil, Rick and Morty are confronted by the President who emerges through a portal and declares he will shrink down and pursue a diplomatic solution. After doing so and meeting the creatures in their city, The President learns Rick and Morty have already achieved a ceasefire prior to his arrival.

Later, in The White House, Rick and Morty come to an agreement with The President, which quickly leads to a fight after The President refuses to take a selfie with Morty. The security team is killed when they try to attack Rick and The President himself engages Rick in a highly destructive fight. Rick wins, but Morty has already left.

Meanwhile, Beth (Sarah Chalke) is questioning if she is a clone placed by Rick while the real Beth explores the galaxy. She reunites with Jerry (Chris Parnell) and fears she will be killed by Rick if she actually is a clone. Beth, Jerry, Morty, and Summer (Spencer Grammer) hide out in a cabin until Rick arrives and assures them that everything is fine. Rick then visits The President claiming to be "fly-fishing Rick" from a different reality, who has come to replace the old Rick and help out with any future conflicts.

Production and Writing
The episode was written by series co-creator Dan Harmon and directed by Anthony Chun.

Cast
Justin Roiland as Rick Sanchez and Morty Smith (voice)

Chris Parnell as Jerry Smith (voice)

Spencer Grammer as Summer Smith (voice)

Sarah Chalke as Beth Smith (voice)

Keith David as The President (voice)

Tara Strong as Presidentress (voice)

Broadcast and Ratings
The episode was watched by 2.6 million viewers in the U.S.

Critical Response
Reviews of the episode were generally positive., though some criticism was directed at the episode's handling of the season's plot points.

Jesse Schedeen, writing for IGN, gave the episode a 9.1/10 and said it was a "memorable way to wrap up the show's most eclectic season to date"

Steve Greene, writing for IndieWire, gave the episode a B+.

Joe Matar of Den Of Geek gave the episode 3.5/5 stars. While he praised most of the humour, he criticized the finale being "a mad scramble to tidy up Beth and Jerry’s divorce. "

Zack Handlen of The A.V. Club also gave the episode a B+ and shared many of Matar's criticisms.

Jenny Jaffe, writing for Vulture, gave the episode 4/5 stars.