He detailed: “I thought it would be the biggest mistake in the world to end an episode like that with her dumping him.”
Writer Rob Schrab added: “At first it was going to be Morty getting his heartbroken for the first time, but it wasn’t until Dan said, ’No, this is a story about Morty breaking somebody’s heart.’”
Commenting on Beth’s reaction, Rob added: “This is the first time we’re getting to see Beth be motherly, usually the joke is that she doesn’t care about her kid.”
Rick and Morty season 5 airs Sundays on Adult Swim and Monday on E4 in the UK.
source: express.co.uk