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[Rick & Morty] Spoilers S2E3

At the end of the episode, what happens if Rick does actually does manage to kill himself? What are the repercussions of that?
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**BIG SPOILERS AHOY**

Since the machine seems to work by reducing the target to a formless gray goop, the family might not even piece together he was dead; he didn't take the time to leave a note, and no one on the Smith household has the technical or forensic knowledge to figure out that stain on the garage floor is Grandpa. Most likely they would assume he ran off. Beth would be heartbroken, Jerry would be relieved, Beth would bite Jerry's head off for being relieved. Morty would claim possession of whatever Rick left behind.

The Earth is destroyed by the Cromulans due to Earth's failure to show them what they got; without Rick to tell them the score, no one tries singing, and the Cromulan stays in orbit waiting for Earth's performance until tidal forces destroy the place. Morty grabs the ship and the portal gun, loads up the family, and gets the heck out of dodge, searching for an Earth where the Cromulan never showed up. 

Soon afterwards the car fails, and Morty has to try and troubleshoot the battery; if he can talk the residents of the pocket universe to start sending power back through, crisis averted, otherwise the car is stranded.

Many events of the season are missed, most particularly Rick isn't around to track brain parasites into the house, nor is he there to receive the invitation to Bird Person's wedding. The impact of the latter is significant, as it also means that Earth isn't dragged into the Federation."