Beth Smith

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For the reality star sometimes credited as "Beth Smith", see
Beth Smith (field hockey)
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Beth Smith
Diane Sanchez (mother)
SpouseJerry Smith (husband)
Space Beth (wife)
ChildrenSummer Smith (daughter)
Morty Smith (son)
Relatives
NationalityHispanic-American[1]
Age34
1 (biological age of Beth clone)

Bethany "Beth" Smith (

job, leading her to accept her father into her household after he abandoned her as a teenager.[2] Known for her selfish and humorous personality, alcoholism, and abrasiveness when criticized, the character has been well received. She is the level-headed and assertive daughter of mad scientist Rick Sanchez, mother of Morty and Summer Smith, wife of Jerry Smith, and grandmother of Naruto and Morty Smith Jr.

Following Rick and Morty abandoning the latter's original reality in the

Rickmurai Jack", Rick's original Beth, Beth C-137, is revealed to have been killed as a child along with her mother Diane, with Rick having spent the following decades scouring the multiverse for their killer, eventually electing to move in with the adult version of Beth and her family from his target's native reality. The character is voiced by Sarah Chalke, and portrayed by Whitney Avalon in a promotional music video for the third season.[4]

Biography

Rick C-137's original daughter Beth died when she was a child. Later, Rick crashes into an alternate Smith household having the show's main Beth. This Beth was abandoned by her Rick about 20 years ago. This Beth is 34 years old and is an

Bethic Twinstinct" Beth and Jerry start a polyamorous relationship with "Space Beth", following both Beths having a series of affairs on Thanksgiving due to ingesting Venusian wine (love potion
).

Development

Series creator Justin Roiland has observed that Beth was developed as a character whose behavior would realistically enable Rick to be able to take Morty on their adventures despite her own misgivings, describing them as one who "fetishizes exceptionality. She believes that Rick, as crazy as he is, is the better of her two parents even though she was raised by her mother and she blames her mother's unremarkability on her father's departure, and will do anything to keep her father back in her life."[9] Addressing Beth's continuous "unhealthy" search for approval from her father in an interview with HitFix, Dan Harmon stated that:[5]

"Kids can sometimes idolize their worst parent and blame their supportive parent for chasing off the dad with the guts to leave. ...She believes that Rick, as crazy as he is, is the better of her two parents even though she was raised by her mother and she blames her mother's unremarkability on her father's departure and will do anything to keep her father back in her life."

Addressing the introduction of Space Beth in the fourth season compared to the original Beth,

mind control hair clips so people would like her. Just seeing her behave so much like Rick at such a young age would be really fun."[10]

Reception

Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
2014 BTVA Voice Acting Awards Best Female Vocal Performance in a Television Series in a Supporting Role — Comedy/Musical Sarah Chalke Nominated [11]

The character has received positive reception. Inverse complimented Beth's characterization in "The ABC's of Beth" compared to "Pickle Rick", and "the obvious realization that Beth finally vocalizes: She spent years worshipping her father while trying to always do the right thing. But she realizes that he’s a terrible person, and she’s exactly like him."[12] Screen Rant similarly described "the father-daughter relationship between Beth Smith and Rick Sanchez [as] genuinely one of the deeper and more complicated relationships explored in the show, with the history between these two family members stretching for quite some time." in addition to praising their relationship with Space Beth in the fourth season, ranking Beth as having the second-best character arc in the series behind Rick.[13]

VerbStomp described Beth as "both insecure and controlling, intelligent and doubtful, family-oriented and cold. She’s somehow the polar opposite of every emotion at the exact same time", before "ping[ing Beth] as the [most] troubled character of the show",[14] while 411mania praised how "Beth [may] seem cliché on the surface but [her] wants and needs are so fleshed out that we quickly learn what makes these three tick and why they’re anything but ordinary."[15]

References

  1. Auto Erotic Assimilation
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  2. ^ "Beth Smith". comicvine.gamespot.com. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
  3. ^ Opie, David (6 November 2020). "Rick and Morty game may have just revealed which Beth is the clone". Digital Spy. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  4. Nerdist
    . Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  5. ^ a b Sepinwall, Alan (October 18, 2014). "Mega Dan Harmon interview, part 3: 'Rick and Morty'". HitFix. Retrieved October 18, 2014.
  6. ^ Audio commentary — "The ABCs of Beth"
  7. ^ Audio commentary — "Star Mort Rickturn of the Jerri"
  8. ^ "Rick and Morty season 5 just revealed a major character is dead". Digital Spy. 9 August 2021.
  9. IAmA
    . Retrieved January 18, 2015.
  10. ^ Plante, Corey (October 18, 2014). "Scene Stealers 2020 — 'Rick and Morty' Season 5: Sarah Chalke on the Future of Space Beth". Inverse. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  11. ^ "2013 BTVA Voice Acting Awards". Behind The Voice Actors. Archived from the original on March 10, 2015. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
  12. ^ Mitra, Ritwik (25 September 2017). "Beth Visits the Most Disturbing 'Rick And Morty' World Yet". Inverse. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  13. ^ Mitra, Ritwik (2 January 2021). "Rick And Morty: The Main Characters, Ranked From Worst To Best By Character Arc". Screen Rant. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  14. ^ Martineau, Maxym (November 10, 2015). "That's Deep: The Characters of Rick and Morty". VerbStomp. Archived from the original on October 26, 2020. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
  15. ^ Ornelas, Michael (25 March 2017). "From Under A Rock: Rick & Morty". 411mania. Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
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