Reviews of television shows
It is a truth universally acknowledged that animated characters love ninjas. What is the inescapable allure of ninjas? Is it their ability to seemingly pop in and out of the shadows? Their wide arsenal of weapons? Or their ability to … Continue reading Come Along With Me: Adventure Time – “The Chamber of Frozen Blades” and “Her Parents”
Fellow Travelers follows the romance of two gay state department officials during the Lavender Scare. President Eisenhower and Senator Joseph McCarthy are purging homosexual employees from the U.S. government. The ruthless Hawkins Fuller survives by marrying a woman and betraying … Continue reading LGBT Media: Fellow Travelers (2023)
Most of the time Finn and Jake work really well together, their strengths complementing each other’s weaknesses. This is not one of those times. Finn has a tendency toward convoluted solutions to problems that often end up making things worse. … Continue reading Come Along With Me: Adventure Time – “The Other Tarts” and “To Cut a Woman’s Hair”
Power Animal Air Date: November 22, 2010 | Written and Storyboarded by Adam Muto & Rebecca Sugar | Reviewed by Mrs Queequeg Power Animal or How to Function with ADHD starring Jake the Dog. The first of two Jake heavy … Continue reading Come Along With Me: Adventure Time – “Power Animal” and “Crystals Have Power”
Storytelling: This one is weirdly dark for such a goofy story. Jake is sick, but it feels a bit like he’s malingering, playing up how sick he is to get Finn to do him a favor. Which, of course, Finn … Continue reading Come Along With Me: Adventure Time- “Storytelling” and “Slow Love”
Blood Under the Skin Written and Storyboarded by: Kent Osborne & Somvilay Xayaphone // Air Date: October 25, 2010Coverage: Cork Welcome everyone to the Match Game – Ooo Edition! There’s a hot, new, ROYAL bachelor in Ooo. He’s got ice … Continue reading Come Along With Me: Adventure Time – “Loyalty to the King” and “Blood Under the Skin”
Bryan Lee O’Malley’s Scott Pilgrim graphic novels followed the exploits of a Canadian slacker in love with the mysterious Ramona Flowers. He was forced to duel her seven evil exes. Scott lived in a magical Toronto full of quirky hipsters, … Continue reading Spoil Sports: Scott Pilgrim Takes Off (2023)
It Came from the Nightosphere | Aired: October 11, 2010 | Reviewed by Grumproro Season two of Adventure Time started with what is, in my very humble opinion, a perfect episode of television [Footnote Note: As always, footnotes are not … Continue reading Come Along With Me: Adventure Time – “It Came from the Nightosphere” and “The Eyes”
His Hero | S1 E25 | September 20, 2010 | Reviewed by Blip Synopsis – After dramatically saving a bug queen from a swamp giant, Finn and Jake stumble upon the sword of their adventuring idol, the legendary warrior Billy. … Continue reading Come Along With Me: Adventure Time – “His Hero” and “Gut Grinder”
Animation has a long history of having characters use their imaginations to conjure up wild fantasies it can bring to life. From Rugrats and Muppet Babies to Ed, Edd, and Eddy, to more recent examples like Craig of the Creek … Continue reading Come Along With Me: Adventure Time – “Rainy Day Daydream” and “What Have You Done?”
The episode begins with Finn and Jake emerging from tall grass to begin their Safety Patrol. Jake is dressed to the nines in his uniform, but disappointingly, Finn isn’t wearing his. The two observe a possibly sinister-ordinary, little town full … Continue reading Come Along With Me: Adventure Time – “Donny” and “Henchman”
It’s a beautiful day in the Candy Kingdom. The crystal guardians are relaxing and blowing bubbles that float into the sky, sentient balloons are also floating up into the sky (presumably into the mesosphere where they can finally die), and … Continue reading Come Along With Me: Adventure Time – “The Duke” and “Freak City”
And so the adventure continues. As we are rapidly approaching the end of Season 1 of Come Along With Me, the Avocado’s very own collaborative Adventure Time review series, I thought it best to begin sign-ups for Season 2 now … Continue reading Come Along With Me: Adventure Time Season 2 Central Hub and Sign-Up Thread
When Wedding Bells Thaw | S1 E17 | June 28, 2010 | Reviewed by Blip Synopsis – Bored out of his mind while listening to Jake practice his viola, Finn hears a knock on the door to their treehouse and … Continue reading Come Along With Me: Adventure Time – “When Wedding Bells Thaw” and “Dungeon”
What is Life? | Aired: June 14, 2010 | Reviewed by Josephus Brown I’m so excited I get to cover an episode that introduces such a vital and interesting character with as many layers as this one. Adventure Time builds … Continue reading Come Along With Me: Adventure Time – “What is Life?” and “Ocean of Fear”
City of Thieves Air Date: May 24, 2010 | Written and Storyboarded by Bert Youn & Sean Jimenez Reviewed by AI-Generated (dis)Content I’m going to skip a story recap as you’ve probably seen the episode – if not, then that … Continue reading Come Along With Me: Adventure Time – “City of Thieves” and “The Witch’s Garden”
Wizard | Aired: May 10, 2010 | Reviewed by Josephus Brown One of my favorite aspects of Adventure Time is the vaguely warped morality it has. The start of this episode is a perfect example. Finn and Jake stroll across … Continue reading Come Along With Me: Adventure Time – “Wizard” and “Evicted!”
We’re already destroyed, Aeryn—it’s just that some of us don’t know it yet. There were only ever two serious contenders for the pull quote for this episode. I went with the one that I did because I feel that “Goodbye, … Continue reading The Wonders I’ve Seen: 3×04/3×05, “Self-Inflicted Wounds”
Are you ready to die in the cleansing apocalypse? When “Suns and Lovers” is about suns, it’s really boring. When it’s about lovers, it’s mildly irritating at worst, and gripping at best. In its defense, the episode knows that—it expends … Continue reading The Wonders I’ve Seen: 3×02, “Suns and Lovers”
Ricardio the Heart GuyAir Date April 26, 2010Written & Storyboarded By: Bert Youn and Sean JimenezReview by Katie Ricardio the Heart Guy is in many ways a representative season 1 episode. We cold open on Finn and Jake fighting Ice … Continue reading Come Along With Me: Adventure Time – “Ricardio the Heart Guy” and “Business Time”
The Enchiridion!Air Date: April 19, 2010Coverage: Prestidigititis Folks, I’m so happy we’re doing this. That I get to be a part of this deep dive of a show that I love so much. And I’m so lucky that this is … Continue reading Come Along With Me: Adventure Time – “The Enchiridion!” and “The Jiggler”
