Because the English audio was taken from a separate source (often a screener), the sync was notoriously bad. In the infamous "pant shitting" scene, the audio for Rick's belch would arrive two seconds after his mouth moved. For a show where belching is a plot device, this made the pilot nearly unwatchable for purists, but oddly hypnotic for the rest of us. Why Did People Download It? Simple: Time.
Just don't expect the audio to sync during the credits. rick and morty s01e01 r5
The official pilot for Rick and Morty aired on December 2, 2013. The R5 hit torrent sites on . Because the English audio was taken from a
When dropped as an R5, the internet lost its mind. But for different reasons than you might think. Why Did People Download It
If you discovered Rick and Morty in late 2013 or early 2014, you likely didn't see the crisp, final broadcast version first. You saw the "Rick and Morty S01E01 R5." For the uninitiated (or those born after 2010), an R5 is a relic from the golden age of digital piracy. Unlike a TELESYNC (someone filming a screen in a theater) or a WEB-DL (the clean, final digital file), an R5 refers to a DVD release from Region 5 .
Most R5s came with a massive, intrusive "PROPERTY OF [STUDIO]" or timecode watermark in the corner. For the Rick and Morty R5, many releases featured a burned-in Russian logo during the opening theme. You would hear the chaotic synth riff, but you’d read Cyrillic text over Jerry’s terrified face.
Region 5 covers Russia, India, Africa, and parts of Eastern Europe. Why does that matter? Major studios would send "work-in-progress" DVDs to these regions early for dubbing and localization.