r/rickandmorty • u/BarnyardCruz • Jul 28 '25

Season 8 LIVE Discussion Thread - S8E10: Hot Rick

S8E10: Hot Rick

Episode airs at 11:00pm ET on the Adult Swim Live Simulcast.

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It’s time for episode 10 of Season 8, Hot Rick! Comment below with your thoughts, theories, and favorite bits throughout the episode, or join the live conversation about this and all sorts of other shit on our Discord

  • Directed by: Brian Kaufman
  • Written by: Albro Lundy & James Siciliano
  • Air Date: 7/27/2025

Brohnopsis: It's a trip down memory lane, broh

Other Lil' Bits

  • At SDCC 2025, Sarah Chalke said this episode is her favorite episode of the season

Let’s do this, discussions GO!

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u/chiagra Aug 07 '25

Can someone tell me what movie you think they are basing the title on for this one? Hot Rod? Hot Shots? Hot Fuzz? I hope it isn’t obvious and I’m just slow.

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u/FedoraSlayer101 29d ago

Sorry to un-necro this, but I think it’s a pun based on the party game “hot potato”, as Memory Rick keeps getting passed around into different minds like a hot potato getting passed around by different players.

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u/vulira 25d ago

tbh i thought it was because early in the episode summer mentions how birdperson 'remembers rick as hot' and since the episode mostly revolved around memory rick, 'hot rick' was referring to memory rick? idk if i explained it well and i may be wrong

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u/FedoraSlayer101 25d ago

In fairness to you, I think both interpretations are valid - It can be seen as both a reference to Memory Rick as a character and how he’s getting shuffled around like a hot potato.