Shows You Should Be Watching
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Summary Two different fates await Finn and Jake. Our Take A grim little fairy tale that splits the boys into separate stories, one cozy and one genuinely unsettling. Finn’s underground ordeal has real tension and a nice payoff, while Jake’s…
Summary Jake’s son TV discovers a lost diary and sets out to solve a decades old mystery. Our Take A quiet, oddly melancholy little episode that puts TV in the detective seat and mostly coasts on mood. The mystery itself…
Summary Finn and his magical dog Jake get into outlandish adventures in the land of Ooo. Our Take A Susan Strong spotlight that trades the usual whimsy for something moodier and more industrial, as she storms the Super Porp factory…
Summary Lemongrab and Finn go on a journey of discovery through the Mountain of Matthew. Our Take A strange, moody hour that leans hard on Lemongrab’s unsettling energy, and your tolerance for his screeching will decide how much you enjoy…
Summary A vision leads Finn to a friendly civilization and a mysterious crash site. Our Take Middle of the road. Watchable, but you’ll forget the details by next episode.
Summary Tree Trunks and Mr. Pig’s child, Sweet P, runs into trouble on his first day of school. Our Take Middle of the road. Watchable, but you’ll forget the details by next episode.
Summary While asleep on a camping trip with Jake, Finn visits the Astral Plane and discovers the meaning of creativity. Our Take A quiet, oddly philosophical hour that lets Finn drift through the cosmos while the show wrestles with big…
Summary The story of Evergreen, and his young assistant Gunther, during the Cretaceous period, long before the Mushroom War, where they try to keep a major catastrophe from destroying Earth. Our Take This is one of Adventure Time’s strangest and…
Summary A Candy Kingdom slumber party devolves into panic when Finn and Princess Bubblegum vanish. Our Take A slight, silly half hour that leans on Candy People mass hysteria for its laughs, and mostly gets them. The panic spiral has…
Summary When the Fire Kingdom is struck by a natural disaster, Flame Princess turns to an unlikely ally. Our Take This one’s a sneaky-heavy political episode that puts Bubblegum’s controlling streak under a harsh light, and it works because the…