It’s amazing to think that Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland‘s weird show about a kid and his alcoholic scientist grandfather has become as big as Rick and Morty has. But then again, there has never been a show quite like Rick and Morty. The animated sci-fi comedy has always been a blend of hilariously immature jokes, breathtaking animation, and soulful reflections on humankind, and Season 3’s commentary perfectly matches this flavor.

This week, Adult Swim released the DVD and Blu-ray for Rick and Morty Season 3. Though there was a bit of a hiccup (the original cut of the commentary on the DVD version was missing part of “The Whirly Dirly Conspiracy” but don’t worry. If you have a faulty copy of Season 3, Adult Swim will replace it free of charge), the interviews from Rick and Morty‘s creators, stars, writers, directors, and celebrity fans really dive into what makes this show a unique gem. After listening to all 13 commentaries, I walked away from Rick and Morty Season 3 with a greater sense of awareness about my own flaws and mortality and way more respect for one of the smartest shows on television. This list can’t do Season 3’s commentary justice, but here are some of the more surprising, interesting, and funny tidbits about this highly rated and beloved season.

And that’s the waaaaay the news goes!

1 Schezwan sauce was supposed to appear in Season 2. That’s right. The sauce that has torn the internet apart was supposed to re-enter our lives a year and a half earlier. Specifically, it was supposed to be in “The Ricks Must be Crazy.” “It was in the car battery [episode],” producer Mike McHahan said. “It was originally that the microverse was going to be making the Schezwan sauce.” That episode was also supposed to be Season 2’s finale, though it became Episode 6. So why is Rick and Morty so obsessed with the sauce? Just like with the show’s love of the Nintendo 3DS, it’s because Justin Roiland loves that McDonald’s sauce. It’s just really funny to make fun of him.

2 'Community' made Dan Harmon nervous about 'Rick and Morty's continuity. “The Rickshank Rickdemption” features one of the biggest plot twists in the show. In the middle of the episode, Morty and his sister Summer travel to the Cronenberg dimension from Season 1. This is the dimension that our current Morty was originally from, and he takes Summer there to show her the dark side of Rick’s adventures. It’s a bleak moment and a reminder that all of these worlds are connected, but it almost didn’t happen because show co-creator Dan Harmon was “gun shy” about making the show really reliant on continuity. “If you look at reviews and things Community very quickly got categorized as this inside joke fest. And Rick and Morty is a phenomenon, and it’s exploding, and I never want Rick and Morty to do callbacks,” Harmon said. Luckily he let the show be what he calls “indulgent” and a great episode was made better for it.

3 The cannibalism joke in "Rickmancing the Stone" really divided the show. “Rickmancing the Stone” follows Rick, Morty, and Summer (Spencer Grammer) traveling to a post-apocalyptic, Mad Max-style wasteland. As Summer sorts out her anger through violence, Morty tries to convince Rick to take them home, asking him “Is it really easier to eat human flesh than to just tell me why we’re still here?” Rick then puts a piece of cooked human flesh in his mouth, chews it for a second, and spits it out before admitting that there’s another reason why they’re staying. This one joke caused a significant amount of tension while making the episode. Roiland and Harmon even started arguing about in on “Rickmancing the Stone’s” commentary. Harmon wanted Rick to swallow the piece of human, showing that he’s really trying to fit in, before giving up and admitting that this world is messed up. Ultimately Roiland’s pick to spit out the meat and its tamer implications made the cut.

4 "Pickle Rick" was inspired by 'Ratatouille.' The sequence where Pickle Rick falls into the sewer drew heavily from Ratatouille. Also, it was important to everyone that Rick remained completely stiff as a pickle. Though it’s a cartoon that frequently shows outlandish things, the Rick and Morty team worked extra hard to make sure that the physics and logic behind Pickle Rick making his rat suit checked out.

5 A 'Breaking Bad' Episode heavily inspired two Season 3 episodes. That episode is “4 Days Out,” which was in Breaking Bad‘s second season. Afraid that Walter’s cancer is only getting worse, Walter and Jesse go out into the desert to cook as much meth as they can in one marathon session. One mistake leads to another, leaving the pair stranded in the middle of the desert with next to nothing. This story inspired both “Pickle Rick” and “The Whirly Dirly Conspiracy.” “You want to watch, can this Doctor Who character, if he’s deprived of everything but two sticks, can he make fire?” Harmon said.

6 "Pickle Rick" is an allegory for Rick's alcoholism. It’s a metaphor so obvious in retrospect, it’s almost frustrating. In one of the only episodes where he’s not actively drinking, Rick literally pickles himself. In the commentary, Harmon explains how dealing with his father’s alcoholism and his own therapy sessions influenced the message of the episode. Rick turning himself into a pickle and miraculously curing himself mirrors the self-sabotaging cycle of substance abuse. “You put yourself in these situations and then your clap yourself on the back for surviving them. But how much of a medal do you deserve?” Harmon said.

7 Doctor Wong was originally supposed to be voiced by an Asian actress before Susan Sarandon was interested. Season 3 received some justified criticism over one of its most interesting new characters — Dr. Wong. The Smith family’s therapist is the only person able to cut Rick down, but the character became the subject of controversy for having a white voice actress. As the commentary reveals, the character was originally created by writer Jessica Wong, and she was supposed to have an Asian voice actress. But once the team learned that Susan Sarandon was interested in guest starring, they let her pick whatever character she wanted.

8 "Vindicators 3" originally featured a love triangle between Morty, a superhero, and a not-Iron Man suit. The episode eventually morphed into the graphic and dark Avengers and Saw homage it is today, but the first draft of “Vindicators 3” looked very different from the final product. For starters the original script for the 22-minute episode was roughly 60 pages long. One of the biggest parts the team cut — and that Roiland and Harmon want to incorporate at a later date — involved a superhero named Quiver. The B-story of this episode was supposed to follow Morty fighting alongside his bow-wielding crush, Quiver. But as the episode progressed, the cognizant Iron Man-esque suit Morty is wearing starts to develop feeling for Quiver as well. The episode would have eventually ended with Quiver and the suit running off together, partially because Morty “doesn’t deserve” her.

9 "Rest and Ricklaxation" was supposed to be more about Jessica. As far as secondary characters go, few are as influential as Morty’s longtime crush, Jessica (Kari Wahlgren). But for all the time Morty wastes pining over her, we know very little about Jessica. That was supposed to change with “Rest and Ricklaxation,” which originally featured the popular redhead getting “detoxed” as well. So what’s the slimy, green version of all of Jessica’s insecurities like? Her alter ego was allegedly very co-dependent. The final cut of “Rest and Ricklaxation” was so different from the original, Wahlgren was surprised when she saw it.

10 "The Ricklantis Mixup" was originally 21 stories from the Citadel. In a show filled with sharp left turns, “The Ricklantis Mixup” is one of the sharpest. The episode breaks away from chronicling the adventures of our heroes, the Rickest Rick and the Mortyest Morty, to focus on the Citadel of Ricks, a world entirely populated and run by alternate versions of Ricks and Mortys. The final episode focuses on four different stories in the lives of various Ricks and Mortys that all connect at the end. But the episode was originally supposed to feature 21 super short stories from the Citadel. Hamron and Roiland revealed that they studied movies where the city was character, like Summer of Sam, Do the Right Thing, and Magnolia, to get the episode right. Each of the four interwoven stories also have specific film inspirations. The four Mortys ditching school were inspired by Stand by Me. The gruff Morty cop and his wide-eyed partner Rick drew inspiration from David Fincher and The Wire. The factory-bound Rick who’s upset over his working class lot in life is A Dog Day Afternoon and Cadillac Man. Finally, the manipulative politician Morty was based off of ’70s political thrillers.

11 Evil Morty wasn't meant to make an appearance. The brilliance of “The Ricklantis Mixup” rests in the small details. After watching a Morty charm and rally his way to become head of the Citadel, the Morty takes over his role as president. It’s only after he orders half the Ricks working for him to be killed that we realize that this Morty really is a villain — a revelation that’s made even clearer when a stray file shows that this Morty is really the evil eyepatch Morty from Season 1. It’s a great way to re-introduce a fan favorite bad guy who has been bothering fans for years. But he wasn’t added into the episode until halfway through production. It’s nice to believe that Rick and Morty is this elaborately planned show but, as the commentary explains, sometimes it’s not.

12 "Morty's Mind Blowers" was never supposed to be a replacement for another "Interdimensional Cable." The “Interdimensional Cable” episodes, which feature a series of largely improvised sketches with insane animation, have become a favorite among fans. However, Season 3 didn’t introduce a new installment of the series. It wasn’t because Roiland and Harmon are sick of the format or because they wanted “Morty’s Mind Blowers” to be a replacement. There were just scheduling problems. Season 3 was originally supposed to have 14 episodes instead of 10. When that was the case “Morty’s Mind Blowers” was supposed to be Episode 9, and the third “Interdimensional Cable” was supposed to be Episode 12. But when the season order was shortened, the cable episode was dropped altogether.