Reviews of television shows
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”
I get to do two back-to-back episodes this week, which rules! And I noticed a couple themes that bounce around a bit in both episodes. One is the relationship between age and wisdom. Another is that bonkers people sometimes need … Continue reading Come Along With Me: Adventure Time – “Prisoners of Love” and “Tree Trunks”
Slumber Party Panic Air Date: April 5, 2010 Coverage: Sir Guy Well, you gotta start somewhere, right? Slumber Party Panic was neither the pilot for Adventure Time nor was it the first regular series episode produced—it wasn’t even the first … Continue reading Come Along With Me: Adventure Time – “Slumber Party Panic” and “Trouble in Lumpy Space”
Who teaches us how to love? LGBTQ+ youth were once told their lives would be lonely and sad. Now there’s a wide range of queer stories available. But depictions of healthy relationships remain rare. That makes Alice Oseman’s Heartstopper special. … Continue reading LGBT Media: Heartstopper. Season Two
Hello all! It is my great pleasure to officially announce ‘Come Along with Me’, a collaborative review and discussion series of the hit animated show Adventure Time. You may have seen my posts over the past couple of weeks attempting … Continue reading Come Along With Me: Adventure Time – Official Announcement
And so the adventure begins. If you missed the previous post (see it here), ‘Come Along With Me’ is meant to be a collaborative review series of the acclaimed Cartoon Network show Adventure Time. What will this project entail? Exact … Continue reading Come Along With Me: Adventure Time Season 1 Central Hub and Sign-Up Thread
Ah, Adventure Time. One of the foundational animated series of the 2010s, it has long been one of my favorite TV shows of all time – my absolute favorite, even. Following the adventures of a human boy named Finn and … Continue reading Come Along With Me: A Potential Adventure Time Collaborative Review Series
HBO’s new drama lays bare the worst excesses of Warner Brothers-Discovery and ‘prestige’ television in general There’s a moment in the premiere episode of The Idol that reveals a lot more than what was probably intended. Jocelyn (Lily-Rose Depp), a … Continue reading ‘The Idol’ of Waste
