Space Beth

Clone of Beth Smith who leads a resistance in space.

Space Beth is a version of Beth Smith introduced in the fourth season of the American animated television series Rick and Morty. She is one of two Beths created after Rick made a clone of the original, with the series leaving ambiguous whether Space Beth or the Earth-bound Beth is the clone. Space Beth later becomes the leader of the resistance movement The Defiance against the Galactic Federation.

Quick Facts

Series: Rick and Morty
Creator: Justin Roiland; Dan Harmon
Designer: Justin Roiland
Affiliation: Space Beth: Galactic Revolution
Last: Beth Prime: "Look Who's Cronenberging Now" (2018); "Rickmurai Jack" (cameo; 2021)
Spouse: Jerry Smith (husband); Space Beth (wife)
Family: Rick Sanchez (father); Diane Sanchez (mother)
Children: Summer Smith (daughter); Morty Smith (son)

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Biography

Space Beth is introduced following the events of "The ABC's of Beth", in which Rick creates a clone of Beth and sends one of the pair to space. The episode "Star Mort Rickturn of the Jerri" officially introduces the character, but does not confirm whether she or the Earth-bound Beth is the clone. Space Beth is depicted as having taken up her father's former position as the leader of the resistance movement The Defiance against the government of the Galactic Federation. In "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, a love potion.

Reception

Screen Rant praised the father-daughter relationship between Beth Smith and Rick Sanchez as one of the deeper and more complicated relationships explored in the show, and also praised their relationship with Space Beth in the fourth season. The outlet ranked Beth as having the second-best character arc in the series behind Rick. VerbStomp described Beth as both insecure and controlling, intelligent and doubtful, family-oriented and cold, pinging her as the most troubled character of the show.