Retrospective reviews of Adventure Time written by different authors each week.
Princess Cookie | Written & Storyboarded by: Tom Herpich and Skyler Page | Aired: June 25, 2012 | Review by: Katie Princess Cookie is a transgender woman, right? Right. Sorry, that’s an abrupt way to start. But it’s the overwhelming … Continue reading Come Along With Me: Adventure Time – “Princess Cookie” and “Card Wars”
Beyond This Earthly RealmWritten and Storyboarded by: Jesse Moynihan & Ako Castuera // Air Date: June 11, 2012Coverage: Josephus Brown “What do you think, Finn? Can we pull back the veil of static and reach into the source of all … Continue reading Come Along With Me: Adventure Time- “Beyond This Earthly Realm” and “Gotcha!”
Princess Monster WifeBoarded by Somvilay Xayaphone and Bert YounOriginally Aired: May 28, 2012Review by: CedricTheOwl Starting with season 3, Adventure Time has revisited a lot of the concepts and plots of its first two seasons with a much more critical … Continue reading Come Along With Me: Adventure Time – “Princess Monster Wife” and “Goliad”
In Your Footsteps | Boarded by Tom Herpich and Skyler Page | Aired: May 7, 2012 | Reviewed by Cedric the Owl Heroic fantasy is generally big on emphasizing martial prowess over all other aspects of their character. Cast down the … Continue reading Come Along With Me: Adventure Time – “In Your Footsteps” and “Hug Wolf”
Return to the Nightosphere | Aired: April 30, 2012 | Reviewed by Mrs Queequeg I never saw The Hangover, but I remember what a smash hit it was. Everyone told me to see it, but no one would go with … Continue reading Come Along With Me: Adventure Time – “Return to the Nightosphere” and “Daddy’s Little Monster”
I get to write about two episodes this week, which is good because I think it’s really instructive to look at them together. They have a lot to say about love and repulsion and beauty and disgust, and one says … Continue reading Come Along With Me: Adventure Time – “Web Weirdos” and “Dream of Love”
Hot to the Touch | Written by: Cole Sanchez & Rebecca Sugar | Aired: April 2, 2012 | Review by: Mrs. Queequeg Season 4! Here we are with a brand new crush for Finn. Too bad she’s evil. Naw, man, … Continue reading Come Along With Me: Adventure Time – “Hot to the Touch” and “Five Short Graybles”
Dad’s DungeonBoarded by Pendelton Ward, Adam Muto, and Natasha AllegriOriginally Aired: February 6, 2012Coverage: CedricTheOwl I’ve been a vocal fan of Adventure Time’s dungeon episodes since season 1. They’re great exercises in creativity for background and character design, they have … Continue reading Come Along with Me: Adventure Time – “Dad’s Dungeon” and “Incendium”
Another Way | Written and Storyboarded by Tom Herpich & Bert Youn |Air Date: January 23, 2012 | Recapped by Mrs Queequeg Another Way Aka Finn Strays Further From Lawful Good as He Ages and Becomes More Self Involved Look, … Continue reading Come Along With Me: Adventure Time – “Another Way” and “Ghost Princess”
This episode is weird for several reasons. First, it’s the first live action episode, which is a little jarring even for a fairly unconventional show like Adventure Time. Second, we’re introduced to a whole lot of new characters played by … Continue reading Come Along With Me: Adventure Time – “Marceline’s Closet” and “Paper Pete”
Welcome to season 4 of Adventure Time reviews. As always, whether this is your first time watching the show or your tenth, you’re welcome to participate in whatever capacity you feel like. Hang with us in the comments, or sign … Continue reading Come Along With Me: Adventure Time Season 4 Central Hub and Sign-Up Thread
Holly Jolly Secrets Part I | Aired: December 5, 2011 | Reviewed by CedricTheOwl And so we reach the end of Adventure Time’s first foray into seasonal episodes. “The Creeps” and “From Bad to Worse” were explicitly created as Halloween … Continue reading Come Along With Me: Adventure Time – “Holly Jolly Secrets”
Thank You | Written and Storyboarded by Tom Herpich |Air Date: November 23, 2011 | Reviewed by hippenbobber64 Well the show finally did it. Adventure Time has moved on from Finn and Jake. Gone are the days of whimsical adventures … Continue reading Come Along With Me: Adventure Time – “Thank You” and “The New Frontier”
No One Can Hear You | Written and Storyboarded by: Ako Castuera and Jesse Moynihan | Air Date: November 14th, 2011 | Coverage: Megara Justice Machine The storytellers make clear from the get-go that this is going to be a horror … Continue reading Come Along With Me: Adventure Time – “No One Can Hear You” and “Jake vs Me-Mow”
From Bad to Worse Boarded by Kent Osbourne and Somvilay Xayaphone Originally Aired: October 24, 2011 The year is 2011. Nighttime in a devastated cityscape. Panicked survivors flee for shelter, pursued by a horde of the risen dead. You check … Continue reading Come Along with Me: Adventure Time – “From Bad to Worse” and “Beautopia”
Apple Thief Boarded by Tom Herpich and Ben Youn By Cedric The Owl We’ve had a lot of strong episodes in a row in season 3 as of late, so it’s easy to feel like this one is a bit … Continue reading Come Along With Me: Adventure Time- “Apple Thief” and “The Creeps”
Fionna and Cake | Aired: September 5, 2011 | Written and Storyboarded by Rebecca Sugar and Adam Muto | Reviewed by Katie I feel like, in the year of a lord two-thousand and twenty-four, it can be easy to forget … Continue reading Come Along With Me: Adventure Time – “Fionna and Cake” and “What Was Missing”
StillWritten and Storyboarded by: Kent Osborne & Somvilay Xayaphone // Air Date: August 22 , 2011Coverage: Prestidigititis One of the reasons I’m glad this little project exists is that it’s allowing me to re-examine how I felt about episodes that … Continue reading Come Along With Me: Adventure Time – “Still” and “Wizard Battle”
Too Young | Aired: August 8, 2011 | Reviewed by Grumproro I think this is an incredibly fascinating and strange episode of television. I signed up for it because, in my mind, this is a Lemongrab episode, and when I … Continue reading Come Along With Me: Adventure Time – “Too Young” and “The Monster”
This episode of Adventure Time starts in media res. Not just for us, but for our heroes as well. Jake’s all embiggened and at full sprint with Finn and some stranger on his shoulders. But he has no recollection of … Continue reading Come Along With Me: Adventure Time – “Memory of a Memory” and “Hitman”
Conquest of CutenessWritten and Storyboarded by: Ako Castuera & Tom Herpich // Air Date: July 11, 2011Coverage: Stars (They Come & Go) I’m not gonna lie, I was struggling with a lot of things in life. However, most of the … Continue reading Come Along With Me: Adventure Time – “Conquest of Cuteness” and Morituri Te Salutamus”
