The Beth Backstory Sarah Chalke Wants To See On Rick & Morty

Chalke certainly has an interesting definition of "fun," but we can get behind it. Beth has been at the crux of several of Rick and Morty's most awesomely bizarre episodes, like the season 4 finale "Star Mort Rickturn of the Jerri." In that episode, a very different version of Beth (teased in "The ABC's of Beth"), who has been off in space battling the reconstituted Galactic Federation, returns to Earth in an attempt to determine whether she is a clone. Unfortunately, "Space Beth" is unable to extract the info from Rick (because Rick purposefully ensured that even he wouldn't know which Beth was the original and which was the clone), but after a dramatic series of events involving the return of Federation agent Tammy (Cassie Steele) and her onetime husband Phoenixperson (series co-creator Dan Harmon), both Beths decide that they no longer care which is which.

In her Inverse interview, Chalke revealed that she had a blast voicing such a different version of her character. "To tweak the character and play a different version was so much fun to do because there are subtle differences between the two of them," she said. As to whether we can expect to see more of Space Beth in the future, though, Chalke couldn't (or wouldn't) spill the beans — but she definitely has an opinion on the matter. "[Roiland and Harmon] are allowed to talk about future episodes — I am not!" she said. "I'm watching every word out of my mouth to make sure I don't spoil anything. If [Space Beth] sticks around, that's fun for me and a really interesting dynamic for Beth to play off of. I personally hope she sticks around, but we'll see."

Somehow, we have a feeling that the question will be answered sooner rather than later. Season 5 of Rick and Morty is expected to debut at some point this year.