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Don't remember the name of the episode but the episode with young Marcaline and sane Ice King, that episode physical enacted a change in me and made me understand just how serious a show could get. I have plenty of other favorites as well each teaching me something about myself and and helping me better understand just how much good writing can affect someone.
“If just being born is the greatest act of creation, then what are you supposed to do after that? Isn’t everything that comes next sort of a disappointment? Slowly entropying until we devolve into a pile of mush?”-Finn the human
The coolest thing about adventure time for me is the timing it came out. I was 13 when the show debuted and Finn was 12. Finn grew up with me both physically and emotionally. That had a profound impact on me in a way that most forms of media have not.
I just realized I was 12 back in 2010. I can’t believe it’s been that long?! This is mind blowing right now!!! I remember watching it premiere. Wow it really doesn’t feel like it was that long ago
@@Stevo-4896 it’s just crazy when you realize it. I never actually got to finish the show and this randomly popped up in my recommendations so I guess this is a sign to revisit and finally finish it. I always wanted to but time didn’t allow it.
I loved it for how some portions are absolutely insane to a point you can't believe the writers were allowed to make their work. Everything with magic man, his pet manticore, all the way to what happened to Earth and some side characters. It felt that when you watched an episode you had no idea how it would end.
AT was one of the few shows where it felt like an episode could literally be about anything and anything could happen. That’s a testament to the amazing world that the show managed to create. Adventure Time was pretty much the definition of “method to the madness”.
@@philly_sports1558 Agreed. I'd say Regular Show also had that unpredictability going for it, but imo it didn't have the same deliberate feel to it, and also lacked the same level of emotional maturity and overarching plot that adventure time did. To be fair I haven't ever seen the whole thing but that's at least the vibe that I've picked up.
@@dadsb105 Regular Show was great but it definitely had a set formula that it stuck to pretty religiously. Mordecai and Rigby have a job to do/are doing a normal thing that everyone does, something goes array or someone makes a dumb decision, and something crazy and magical happens. Then, they learn a lesson or become more empathetic only to forget what they learned by the next episode when another crazy magical thing happens. About 75% of the show's episodes follow that formula. Don't get me wrong. It was a great formula and they did some great stuff with it. I loved Regular Show. But Adventure Time was much more nuanced and creative with how they told their stories and developed their characters. That's why (even though they were my two favorite CN shows growing up and I loved both of them), I always thought Adventure Time was better. Regular Show also wasn't that good at drama when they attempted it while Adventure Time pretty much knocked it out of the park every time they had a serious scene or dramatic moment. Overall, I would say Regular Show was consistently funnier than Adventure Time but Adventure Time was the better show. Mainly because Regular Show was basically a pure comedy and Adventure Time was like a fusion of comedy, drama, action, adventure, fantasy, science fiction, and so much other stuff.
@@philly_sports1558 Totally agree. When I was a kid and both these shows were on, I actually actively avoided them just cuz the humor felt too crude or childish, even at a young age. As I actually explored AT a couple years later though I was really blown away by the maturity and themes that it developed throughout its seasons. Even as a kid I always loved rich, complex worlds and characters in storytelling, and that's what kept me coming back to AT for so many years. I've come to enjoy RS for what it is, and def agree that it is more consistently funny, but I will always be a die hard Adventure Time fan.
remember the episode where we find out Tree Trunks has an alien husband and kids, while also married to Mr. Pig?? I still can't believe that episode actually aired
Ice King's story makes me cry nearly every time. He knowingly sacrificed his sanity to save his loved one... Something everyone claims they would do but few find the opportunity to commit to. It's a terrifying display of the tragedy of mental illness, both in coping with a partner's weakness, and in sacrificing one's own mental health for the sake of another's.
Very true! And I definitely recommend watching Fiona and Cake, as it also continues with similar themes to that (including the issues of burying ourselves too much in fantasies vs a healthy amount)! ^^
@@carna-9501 Absolutely. Sure, AT has its goofy moments, but it's not always going to be like, SpongeBob, AWOG, or TTG. I wish I grew up more with this show. I wonder how it would've molded me as a child.
@@midnightthoughts8519 I had it going into my teen years. Seeing another child transition from being a child to an adult helped a lot, especially when Finn was depressed, or whenever he got upset and got reckless with his safety. I tend to do that a lot when in similar situations. I doubt I'd be the same if I didn't watch the show because the show helped me move past issues by placing myself in Finn's position.
@@midnightthoughts8519 It was coming out when I was a kid. I wasn't allowed to watch it though, my mom watches one episode of a show then decided if we're allowed to watch it and I guess it was like one of those moments where a show is normal and then as soon as your parent walks in the character is taking a bath or something. She just watched the wrong episode. I wonder how I would've been too.
It’s kind of heartbreaking day for Finn as he caused Prismo being killed by Lich indirectly and he lost his arm with grass sword when he tried to keep Martin even though it was not worth to keep Martin
this show helped me so much as a child. Finn's relationship with his dad showed younger me that I wasn't alone and that me being angry at him leaving us, wasn't irrational. i think it's very important for kids' shows to discuss these types of topics and that it shouldn't be shut out for being too "mature"
The fact that you can say "Jake is one of the better Adventure Time fathers" and actually be completely correct says something about parents in this show.
@@eeveeofalltrades4780 which is a crazy thought because I wonder if that’s intentional, and if that’s a peek into how our parents feel when we grow up. they blink and we’re adults.
I mean even if you try to be a good parent, you may still fuck up everything in the end. I think what important here is caring about your child and doing your best for them. Jake did that, he wasn't a good dad but at least he tried.
yeah I find it funny everyone calls jake a bad dad but don't consider he tried so hard only for his kids to immediately outgrow him. he prolly figured his kids were better off w/o him, and w/ how fast they grew up it's not his fault he didn't get a chance to properly learn. imagine having 5 adult children overnight. jake was ready to drop his adventuring ways, move in w/ lady and be a full-time overbearing dad. but when he realized his kids were self-sufficient, he was like "oh so I can just go back to how I was...cool" and so he did. u can hardly blame him even if he made mistakes. like in the viola ep we see how much he cares, and still worries abt his parenting
I do genuinely love the way the show handled the seperation of Ice King and Simon, we the fanbase fell in love with the goofy ice wizard and his silly shenanigans, but we also sympathized so dearly with the man trapped inside of him, so the two being allowed to exist side by side was heartwarming to see
Bro finding out what happened to make Ice King made me cry. The pain Marcelene must have felt watching her only friend and protector lose not only himself, but everything that made him, Him.
@@Wolverine8721 Welp… Atleast the shell of a man that was Ice King ended up a good enough dad to redeem the otherwise pure-evil lovecraftian horror, Orgalorg.
Honestly I personally didnt like the ending. The ice thing just felt so out of place within the story. I think they should have chosen the ice king or simon. And I really hate how finn says “Oh he just wished to be the ice king” it really takes away from show dont tell and it felt kinda shoved in there imo. but i get why you like it.
Also I feel like marceline and betties storyline should have ended with acceptance of ice king. For me ice king reminded me of my grandma who has dementia. She changed a lot and it really hurt me for her not to remember who i was and adventure time helped me accept that she wasn’t going to remember me and that she changed. It taught me to be grateful for all the time i got to spend with her (god rest her soul). So I was really disappointed when instead of the characters accepting ice king for who he was and still trying to make time for him which is what i thought it was leading up to they just brought Simon back.
Jake honestly said it best, "Changing is our normal state. Even if we're not changing on the outside we're changing on the inside constantly"(honestly I think Jake might be a sage, if not a bodhisattva by the end). Not a fact the show tries to hide, they put it on display with each and every character. Change metamorphosizes them into the character they will need to become. One day circumstances will come and you to reading this will have to change. But please don't be scared of it, and you can use the momentum of your own shifting soul to change the world around us. At least, if you're a half dog/alien you can anyway haha
This reminds me so much of the character Rose Quartz from Steven Universe! She would have agreed with you wholeheartedly about the subject of constant changes in people and things alike 😊.
I also remember Jake saying to Finn in the second to last episode: “You’re a beautiful flower and I love to watch you grow.” That was both a reference to Finn growing as a person/character but it I think it was also a meta comment about the show itself.
I rewatched all 10 seasons this year and there so many moments I genuinely laughed and so many moments I teared up and related to the pain, so many life lessons and so many genuine moments of friendship and love. No other show feels so carefree childish while also being so mature and genuine
Adventure Time is Cartoon Network’s equivalent to Avatar. A beautiful show that seamlessly combines comedy, adventure, and drama that takes place in an incredible fantasy world with so many valuable life lessons to teach. I’m so fortunate to have been able to watch both of them.
I agree they somehow mix the carefree joking of a kids cartoon of old but at the same time add the depth of everything else so anyone can watch it no matter what age .
Also how Finn has literally lived so many different lives with the episode he had to stay blind until he reached his goal, the pillow fort, Prizmos time wish, traveling to different universes, seeing himself in different forms (plant, evil, etc.) and that really encourages and speeds his growth and emotional maturity so quickly which is why it makes sense he goes from kid to man who knows the universe in such a relatively short time.
Now that you point out that, it made me think about how we sometimes do this as well..although not that literally, through the experiences of other people, through books, through songs, throught stories like these, we make a journey that could have an impact in how we think, and thus, how we behave. And well, while it doesn't always work and we have to make mistakes ourselves to learn from them, it is still an experience that is worth having.
@@soyalguienqueestamuyaburri8396 "we are standing on the shoulders of giants". Our capacity to communicate, and learn from one another, is key to our growth. As a species, as individuals.
I think the line that really made me *get* it was in the finale, PB’s last line is just “You’re getting tall” that simple line captures all the feeling and growth for me for some reason.
finns wish in the episode where he got the magic eyes was also to be as tall as PB, I'm not sure if there's a moral takeaway there, but I think it's nice
I've heard a few variations of the "keep moving forward" mantra... it's not wrong... time's arrow neither stands still, nor reverses... but it is perfectly alright to live in the moment, so long as you accept that it will come to past...to become part of your history.
I feel sorry for Martin, he clearly used to be a good husband and loving father, I think the reason he turned out the way he did was a combination of trauma and head damage cuz we know he hit his head when hit by the guardian, plus he probably thought his son was dead and if he ever made it back to his wife she’d never understand or forgive him, so he viewed those bridges as burned, and it was probably easier to just believe Finn wasn’t actually his son and just keep moving forward. So yea, my case on why Martin isn’t actually a bad dude despite acting like the worst person in the planet 🤷♂️
Martin ultimately is a bad person, and has too much baggage to try and change. But it’s also entirely true that terrible luck had a part to play in it. Losing his family is what set him on the wrong path, and the beautiful tragedy of his character is the idea that he could’ve been a completely different person later on, had that not happened. He’s a villain, and he was once a victim.
bro that shit still makes me sad. It was tragic to see such a crazy and wacky character that we all kinda grew to like have one of the saddest and most noble stories, and suffer for it for 1000 years.
My most memorable episode was the one with the little lemon boy who refused to fix his kingdom and live a fulfilling life. I stopped binge watching and thought about his decision and how happy he seemed even though it was selfish. I thought to myself a lot about what makes me happy regardless of my responsibilities.
That episode was memorable for me too. We all have a little lemonhope inside all of us- plus that ending scene where he comes back after so many years only to see the Land of Ooo in ruination was haunting& heart-wrenching. It makes you wonder what was happening while he was MIA. And he's only among the few who are still alive in the future.
The whole arc is weird and kind of dumb. What was really important was Lemonhope Finding happiness, not fulfilling a responsibility. Which finds at the end with the song.
This was the show I watched with my best friend for almost two years slowly crawling through the series on Hulu, when she chose to go a separate path it forever ingrained a melancholy sadness of this show in me. The maturity to accept that she was doing things in her own best interest is hard but is topical in adventure time. When i need escape i used to find it in the L:and of Ooo now it holds all the memories.
I watched this like 5 minutes after I finished the show and honestly I still think Simon and Marceline have, hands down, one of the saddest relationships I've seen on screen. Who would have ever thought that a silly show like this would produce something so beautiful
I was 11 when this show came out and was 18 when it ended. I grew up right along side fin and every season was perfect for the experiences I was experiencing. When I first fell in love and got my heart broken, when I distracted myself, when I had an existential crisis and then accepting my existence. It’s just weird that I had a connection with this show so strongly and now I’m in college to make cartoons c:
3:44 _"This show is unafraid to challenge its characters."_ Arguably one of reasons why Adventure Time is among my favorite shows. It is so painted as a kids show but has so much depth. Even in the most absurd situations, its characters feel real and relatable, and it is satisfying to see them grow and mature.
i also like how this show isn’t afraid to avoid cliches and make characters feel very insignificant. they could’ve ended it with finn and jake destroying some monster and saving all of Ooo and going down as legends, but instead the show ends on a very bittersweet note where their house is destroyed, and finn and jake, despite being the main characters, are barely remembered thousands of years later. they don’t go out fighting some big monster, they simply die of old age. BMO doesn’t even remember finn’s name thousands of years later, it’s very unlikely anyone except PB and marcy (unless they’re dead) remember finn and jake. BMO’s line in the last episode “they kept on living their lives” makes me appreciate how this show allows the viewer to interpret their own ending to the show, even after distant lands we still don’t know a lot of things, like what finn and jake reincarnated into, if PB and marcy are still alive, etc. the line also makes me appreciate how this show isn’t afraid to be realistic. if we’re given these characters (finn and jake) that we watch grow and change for 8 years, obviously we’re going to feel like they are very important, but the truth is is that time is constant and nothing is permanent, Ooo is forever going to change despite finn and jake’s deaths. their death’s aren’t the end of the story, there is no end to the story. which is particularly why i liked that wizard city was the last episode of distant lands because while finn and jake’s reincarnation would’ve been a pretty clean way to wrap up the show, the story of adventure time still goes on without them. obsidian also does a great job of putting into perspective how old PB and marcy are, they knew each other hundreds of years before finn and jake even existed, and the song “eternity with you” really opened my eyes to how long an eternity is. it is literally forever. PB and marcy are (hopefully) going to live together forever and outlive most if not all the people they know. thousands of years after obsidian finn and jake will be long gone and yet PB and marcy have the possibility of still being together. this show treats all characters with the same amount of respect and isn’t afraid to make side characters (PB and marcy) feel more important than the main characters. this show isn’t just about finn and jake, it’s about hundreds of characters and their lives intertwining with other characters and how the impact they have had on the land of Ooo, it just so happens that finn is a prime example of maturity, as i believe he grew the most out of any character on the show, which is why he is the primary focus of the show, but in actuality 90% of the character’s in the show changed by the tenth season, for better or worse
Everything Stays is a mentality that echoes throughout the series. The characters are still the same on the outside but they change ever so slightly, daily and nightly. Finn has grown up and become a mature hero while still being the Finn that we fell in love with. Jake started taking some responsibility for his kids and grandkids, accepts who he and reaches inner peace. Ice King grew from a one dimensional princess chaser to one who shows legitimate care for others. PB grows from a tyrannical ruler with massive control issues eventually allowing her people freedom to make their own mistakes and learn from them. Marcy stops running from her past and her own emotions acknowledging and accepting them. Everything Stays but it still Changes. Marceline, Ice King, and Princess Bubblegum deserve their own episodes. Adventure Time needs more vids like these that legitimately analyze the character arcs. (Post Watching the Vid) Hell Ya glad you talked Everything Stays.
@@mave2789 Them as a Ship and Marciline as a character. I love that they showed the aftermath of them becoming a couple unlike every other show that does a confirmed ship at the last episode. It also adds to Marcy as a character with the stuff with her mom. That shit made me tear up.
@@Grt_Sge I think the best thing about them was maybe unintentional due to restrictions by the show supervisors, neither of them defined each others character arcs, they just helped each other get through them (Stakes, Varmint). To me that makes a relationship feel earned especially because it wasn't as much of a romance as a rekindled relationship.
Honestly, as heavy and nuanced as the show got in the later season, having Marceline sing a song about her dad disappointing her and ultimately breaking her heart so early on in the series was life-changing for me. Despite how common single parents are in children’s media and despite how many preteen girls are really living with a missing or problematic father, at that point in time I had NEVER seen representation of a true absent father in children’s media until Adventure Time. Now that I’m nearly 25, Marceline has come to mean so much to me for so many reasons, but it all goes back to that first Nightosphere episode. I can’t e believe how radically transformative it was for me to see a fictional character I already looked up to and thought was so badass and cool cry actual tears because her dad was a bad person who wasn’t going to change. Slightly smaller point but the episode where Finn goes through Marcie’s memories and catches her dad eating her fries and gently whispers “Hey man don’t do that” SENT ME. The delivery was hilarious BUT it also showed Finn seeing a really painful and really vulnerable memory and genuinely wanting to change how things went down, wanting to step in and protect the person he cares about. That moment took me aback as a kid. It made me wonder how many of my friends wished they could do that for me. It made me reflect on friends I wished I could do that for. It’s such a gentle and telling moment for Finn’s character and it makes me love his relationship with Marcie so much.
I had an ex who hurt me badly, and on our anniversary of being together, we parted ways and in the end. where we both healed in our own personal ways became good friends again, and as Finn says about flame princess, "I'm really proud of that friendship" was something I related and I felt as if I can grow again
I needed this video a lot. Now that I'm 19 and I'm going through a lot, I've made a lot of mistakes, lost a lot of people, I can relate a lot to these characters, especially Finn. I'm trying to learn how to accept things for what they are and learn to grow. It's hard to grow when I hang on to the past and I tried to become someone that I was in the past, but I know I need to move forward and see how I can better myself for the future. How can I learn from my mistakes and continue to create motivation and drive for myself? I have questioned so much. I'm still trying to see who I am and who I am becoming. It's so hard to grow man, even those thoughts of maturing and growing hurt. It's better to not feel than to feel at all but I'm trying to learn that there is more once I conquer these emotions and my mentality. It was hard to grasp the thought that life is meaningful due to all that I have lost, all the mistakes that I have made. Sage, you don't know how much this helped me man, thank you for making this video. I will not just continue for others, but I think I can continue for myself. I learned so many lessons in this video, I may have to re-watch adventure time.
When you said "A younger Finn would have killed Fern without understanding him" I 100% agree. The people that say "Just kill him already. The Main Character is such a wuss" are the ones who lack emotional maturity.
Agreed. After all Finn went through by that point, he was able to empathise with Fern. It could have been him that was turned to a sword in Prismo's plan B paradox. He could have been the object used for evil. He could have been the one cursed. They were the same person and he just felt so guilty about it. Then he's haunted by the choice he had to make. That he was forced into. He grew so much, as you said, but ironically if he was even more mature he would have been able to shrug off Ferns death as a 'me or him' dichotomy. At the end of it all, he freed Fern from his curse and gave him redemption. This was supposed to be a short reply. Fml, this show is such a rabbit hole to fall into.
@@captc0ck5lap60 I agree with your take. If you see Finn in Adventure Time: Distant Land Obsidian, even in brief moment, he has tattoo of Jack on his body, to mourn him. I think adult Finn will be even more mature that he can shrug off the death of his closest sibling and respect him.
In fairness, "Just kill him already. The Main Character is such a wuss." is a valid complaint in a lot of other contexts when it comes to a lot of other shows because it usually involves the main character randomly deciding to feel bad for one awful person for no reason & contradicting their own past behavior to do it. That problem comes up in almost all Japanese cartoons & it's almost always portrayed as a good thing even though it usually leads to multiple innocent people dying.
@@cloudynguyen6527 Sadly not though, in together again we can see that despite it all, he never got over his brothers death, and he wasn't able to move on from it and go on to do other things.
i view simon/ice kings storyline as a metaphor for drugs. my dad is an addict and i see him in it. he’s still in there but he can’t change. he probably wants to change deep down. marcilines story is so accurate. she does everything to try to get him back but it doesn’t work. it’s so accurate to what drugs are like in real life
A lot of people see Simon and Marcy's relationship as a child dealing with a loved one who has Alzheimer's. I've even seen reviewers of the particular episode where Marceline learns why Simon can't remember her resonate strongly and emotionally because they've experienced a loved one slowly slip away and lose themselves and their memories.
Their was an episode where Jake said “don’t stare at happiness for too long” Finn asked “why” jake replied “it might stare right back at you” I know everyone felt that 🤔
@@annanemeth2934 I look at it as jake saying something along the lines of happiness is something we can never truly own. We just observe it and can be it but can’t have it. We can have joy but not have happy. To quote will smith in the pursuit of happiness he said “ how did Thomas Jefferson know to put pursuit in there, like it is something we can never have but always strive for” or along those lines like that😃
I took it to mean that, if you stare at happiness for too long it might stare back at you and you would realise the gap between you and that happiness, that it isn't yours it's separate and far enough that it could stare back at you.
One of my favorites is Neddy PB brother. He was born differently from her. She saw the beauty of the world while he was born in pain and secluded himself. Even if he doesn't have a social life he does have a life he enjoy. Like Bubblegum said to Finn: "You don't have to understand them, just respect it"
Despite Neddy's lack of a social life I think he's one of the best princes in recent animation. He fulfills an important role in the candy kingdom and seems pretty content with his life.
This show was something that I was at first annoyed at with the characters but would later come to love them with how relatable they can he despite being in such a fantasy world
@@brandonbertelsmeyer5713 so you hated the characters the more the show went on? I'm confused as to why people think that. Even one of my favourite critics (cartoonshii) said that Adventure Time was bad since season 5 but I just don't know why Can you share a detailed opinion?
Not only have the characters in this show matured, but me myself as well. I would watch this show as a kid, and as I continued I lacked that emotional maturity that made me understood. “Why are they so different” “how come Finn doesn’t do all this cool action anymore?” And just asking mindless questions. But now as I’ve rewatched it multiple times, I realize so much how this show helps me and so many others out. This show may just be one of the greatest cartoon creations of all time.
This show was one of the first one that got me into the psychology of a character along with just how complicated a world can be, this show had episodes that will always stick with me and will always keep my love for it, each episode as it got further on got more and more personal and showed that growing up is something very painful and how life is just something that can be unbelievably unfair and people can be pushed to horrible states but it can take as little as someone willing to understand and help you. I've spent so much time thinking about this show and just loving the tiny aspects. I came to love characters that may have had such little screen time and began to love the expanding back story and growing relationships between characters, one of which is one I'm so happy happened which was Marcaline and Bubble gum.
I grew up with this show so I was able to see the changing characters and the love put into each episode and just how much of a perfected show with imperfect characters it was. Also let me just take a second to appreciate the songs in this show, each one just strikes a cord in my heart that sparks that little kid in me who just can't wait to see Jake and Finm go on another adventure and see the goofy yet amazingly real aspects of their life and enjoy each character around them, I hope more kids can find a show like this that can teach them the complicated relationships of the world so they can understand that they are not alone
i always thought that the show got deeper and more mature with the passing of time. as in, when finn starts to grow, the show becomes less “annoying” and childish and they start to tackle topics like friendships, family and love. this show is a masterpiece.
i rewatched it as i never watched the whole thing as a kid and watching this now as a late teen wow this story is beautiful and the ending had me in tears
Honestly I’ve rewatched some of the early episodes and it’s a little surprising how much they have to offer. The screaming is annoying, but Donny the Jerk is a really cool “baby’s first moral dilemma” and it would serve as a great introduction to empathy for young kids. There are also jokes thrown in for parents that may be watching with their kids, and the episodes are still enjoyable if you can ignore the “key jangling” pacing
as a kid i always hated how serious and complex adventure time got and i think a lot of kids wouldve agreed. but then watching it as an adult u can really apreciate the risk the writers took to give it a mature turn and to make it into the masterpiece it is now
I always thought adventure time had a lot of adult themes in it. Glad to see someone explore the whole series, I never had time lol. Makes a lot of the episodes hit different in retrospective
People are still *discovering* adventure time despite having been the right age to enjoy it when it came out. Just happened upon this video trying to show a friend why they should watch it and show it to their kids.
i mean the last episode of Distant Lands did come out in 2021, and its arguably the most impactful and hard-hitting installment in the entire story of the characters.
As a non-english speaker, I used to watch this show when I was younger and I think Adventure Time has taught me a lot about english making the person that I am now able to understand and communicate with people around the world so thank you, what a great show!
I started watching Adventure Time when I was 8, and finished when I was 15 and the finale aired. It absolutely felt like the show grew and matured with me, in so many ways. It has been so important to my development and self-acceptance. To this day, it is 100% my all-time favorite show.
I still wish people made shows like these still. This was a masterpiece of a show and nothing can change that, Sage just made me love it more with his explanation
i was absolutely obsessed with adventure time as a kid. like, reading the wiki for hours every day, creating my own adventure time OCs and stories, following the storyboarders, animators, composers and VAs level of obsessed. it still holds a warm spot in my heart, i think it always will. when finn and fire princess broke up, i learned the uncomfortable truth that a relationship is not the end goal, that my childhood hero and beloved protagonist had flaws. this show taught me compassion, to see people as people, to avoid a black-or-white mentality. i cried because of fiction for the first time with simon and marceline, i still get choked up with remember me's chord progression. this show told my angsty, lonely preteen self that life was worth living, that friendship was still out there even when i couldn't see it. this show taught my older teen self that ends are painful, lovely things that should be treasured. even so, i haven't even watched distant islands. i just really, really don't want to let go.
Adventure Time was a show that really embraced the development of characters and tone of the story. Finn grew with us, with more serious themes and scenarios. The maturity showed here is what made AT so different and a forever classic for me
This show is so tragic. Simon is my favorite. He saved his only friend at the expense of his own identity, which only left him mentally ill and misunderstood. So many people suffer from being misunderstood, but they are human also and need love all the same. This show is a masterpiece. Bravo
The comet was existentialism that balanced both dread and delight but without turning it into something edgy and dark, thats why its so deep and thought provoking. I was surprised that the writers were able to make such a deep meditation of existence and apply it to a childrens cartoon. Sadly we rarely see this in modern media these days.
I still can't get over the fact that Adventure Time ended. I watched every episode and Mini series from Season 1-10 to Distant lands and It left a void in my heart knowing that it was over. And to make myself feel better, I tried Listening to Adventure Time songs, watched the previous Adventure Time Comic Cons, researched the life of the voice actors inside and outside of Adventure Time and read comments that I can relate to.
Another aspect of Adventure Time is its philosophy. It works so well hand-in-hand alongside the ideation of emotional maturity; they both intertwine through both concept's own complexities and deeper understandings. It's not everyday to see a video essay on ethos of Adventure Time's story. Love this!
@The Spell Alchemist I would agree with that if Avatar nailed the ending. I didn't think the ending was very good for a number of reasons. Meanwhile, Adventure Time's ending was super dope so that's where I give it the edge. Avatar is still one of my favorite shows too though. I consider Avatar, Adventure Time, and Bojack Horseman to be the holy trinity of western cartoons. Infinity Train had potential to join them but we may never see it continue unfortunately.
@The Spell Alchemist the thing that bothered me the most was probably Aang’s random energy bending ability. I don’t think it was conceptually a bad idea, in fact I think it’s actually really poetic for Aang to solve his problem by removing Ozai’s bending. But it needed WAY more development or foreshadowing or something. It really came outta nowhere and I feel like it could’ve been fine if the concept of energy bending had been introduced already. Then during Aang’s fight with Ozai, I don’t understand why hitting a rock put him in the avatar state. He was banned from using the avatar state after Azula shot him down. That seemed kind of random. Speaking of Azula, her character got no conclusion. The last time we saw her was when she was going insane after losing to Zuko and Katara, then there was nothing after that. I also don’t like how it ends on a cliff hanger with Zuko’s mother. That was a mystery for the whole series and they just decided to not answer it. Then Aang and Katara getting together at the end didn’t sit right with me. Aside from the fact that only one of them has gone through puberty, didn’t Aang “let go of his loved ones” to enter the avatar state at the end of season 2? Maybe he didn’t do it completely before Azula shot him with lightning and that’s why he still couldn’t go into the avatar state? I honestly don’t know because it wasn’t ever really explained. And if that was true, then the rock thing makes even less sense. I didn’t really have any problems with the show at all until the end stuff where multiple things bothered me. That’s why I still consider it to be an all time great even with the sloppy ending.
@The Spell Alchemist I remember the lion turtle in that library, that's fine. It's the concept of energy bending that needed more for me. I still haven't read the comics but I plan to at some point soon. My problem is that it just feels disrespectful to the watcher to tease something you've been teasing for the entire series AGAIN. Not answering the question seems like a cheap way to make me buy their comics. And I just wanted some type of resolution for Azula in the show. Like what the heck happened to her after the day of the comet? Even if she was still crazy that would've been fine, but just show SOMETHING. She got done dirty. I'm glad you're satisfied with Aang and Katara, I don't feel the same way. To me, it felt like emotional manipulation for the finale. It is what it is.
@The Spell Alchemist the guru told aang that he wouldn’t be able to go into the avatar state if he didn’t finish opening his chakras. And he didn’t so I just assumed that he couldn’t do it. He also never went into the avatar state one time in season 3 until the end. Also, no one knew aang was the avatar (including aang) until he was 12 right? So would the fire nation just be attacking random air benders in their country? Tbh, I feel like that’s a maybe lol. But I could also see them not touching the air benders until the comet arrived when they just did it all at once. Idk, it doesn’t seem completely off the table to me.
@The Spell Alchemist I love avatar but AT has better Comedy, since the show is longer it has way better character development it’s definitely darker and deeper and the ending hit harder it was a story we watched for almost a decade
You don’t know how long I’ve been waiting for this. I watched Adventure Time from 2010-2016, getting back into it late 2017 after hearing it’s ending announced the following year. This giving sentimental value, I rewatched the entire series at an older age and I’m still obsessed. It’s an incredible series. For a children’s show, it manages to explore philosophy, growth, mental health, democracy and monarchy, morality, judgement, honour and many more underlying themes without being directly explicit about them, making it seem poetic and makes me realise how well written some episodes are. This isn’t much to do with the video, but I just wanted to express how much I love this show and the world-building and lore presented within it. Thank you for doing Adventure Time justice and giving it some publicity, great video and brilliant analysis on Finn :)
I just watched the episode where Finn and jake saw the tapes of ice king and how he used to be normal and it actually made me emotional. Not only realizing ice king new his sad future but the fact that Finn fought this person on a daily basis not knowing he was the one thing he always wanted to meet, a human.
loved how you referred to "everything stays," when you said "and as people change - ever so slightly, daily and nightly [...]" at 18:53. love what you're doing, keep it up :)
0:35 really scarred me for life😀 specially when i was a kid, downright creepy. But i still love this show specially marcelline and ice king moments makes me cry😭
Oh my god I’m so happy Adventure Time has always been one of my favorite franchises of all time and I’ve always adored your videos you’ve really blown me away and inspired me with your incredible work thank you so much for doing Adventure Time justice.
I was hesitant to watch this video for the longest time, although I could never point out why. But that last thing you said, even if I am 12 years late, it really hit. It's so crazy how even two years ago there were story beats I couldn't completely fathom, and as I rewatch old shows and watch new ones, I find myself constantly finding and feeling new things and understanding characters I once hated. I'm happy you found love for adventure time, even if you were a little late.
Our own growth and exposure to new experiences and lessons help us see things like this show in a different light or in a light that makes a little more sense
You also can notice Finn's growth in one small detail, then he was asked:"what is your dream?" in the first season, he replied as:"I wanna be a shooting star", but then he long time later gets option to be one, he choses a meat reality.
I’ve avoided watching this for so long and I’m finally like halfway through it and I can’t stop crying. Simon’s story just really gets to me every time.
So much nostalgia rushed in me as I was watching this. Who knew that this new show back then had so many secrets packed inside of it.🥺 thank you for pointing out the things that were portrayed in the show and the things that we should talk and incorporate it into our lives. ^_^
“I wonder what life’s going to turn me into this time, Jake? What are you doing, I just had my adonkin epiphany. “I know, I’m just coming back for fun, because it’s great being alive with you” *tears up and sniffles* “Haha, Good reason” *Fist bump* - Jake and Finn.
I’m so happy distant lands was made the finale was awesome but distant lands wrapped up everyone’s story in a way that the season finale couldn’t fully touch on
@@ligmaknight7141 yeah I agree, and don’t me wrong the final with Rebecca Sugar’s “Time adventure” is amazing followed up by “Come along with me” but distant lands go goes deeper into what they have done and what happened with them. Also the BMO episode was great.
@@plaquedr1621 here’s the full edition I’ve worked on recently: “So Finn, ready to settle into the 37th?” *Finn looks over at Jake* *Jake smiles and gives a thumbs up* “Yeah about that, Jake when you left I kind of freaked out, it was the worst thing to ever happened to me” “Oh come on you still had plenty of other things to live for right?” “Yeah but deep down, I just kept waiting for day I would finally see you again” *Jake looks down at the ground with a frown on his face and says in a sad depressing voice “oh”* *Finn takes a deep breath in* “Mr. death, I want to go back” *Mr. death nods his head and snaps his fingers* *A portal opens* As Jake playfully punch’s Finn Jake says: “Proud of you bro” As Finn kneels down to pick up Jake and hug him Finn says “thanks bro” *Jake starts to glow and shape into a star as he floats up* “You’ll be ready for the 50th before you know it, go back there and live that best life” *Finn looks up as he smiles at Jake and walks away to the portal then steps through it* *As Finn walks through the portal Jake starts to hold back tears and turns back into his normal dog form* *Jake falls next to Mr. death* *Jake with tears in his eyes runs after Finn* Mr. Death says: “No wait, ah I’m not your mom” *Finn now flying through the portal to be incarcerated with a smile on his face* “I wonder what life’s going to turn me into this time?” *Finn feels a hand grab his wrist, he looks over* “Jake?! What are you doing, I just had my adonkin epiphany.” “I know, I’m just coming back for fun, because it’s great being alive with you” *Finn grows a smile on his face and tears up and sniffles* “Haha, Good reason” *Fist bump* - Jake and Finn together forever.
All these themes and topics would be approached more in a adult styled way today, but what makes Adventure Time so special, is that it explored these themes through a kids show keeping it PG all the way. It was masterfully done and it really solidifies as a show to be watched for many generations to come. I showed my little sister this show, many years after it ended, and she binged it and loved every part of it. She even rewatches episodes every so often.
this was absolutely stunning, i was honestly in tears at many points. you’re so eloquently conveying why this show is so incredibly important. thank you.
I came back to this video just so I can leave this thought: I wish we could wear headwear like Finn’s and not be thought of as weird. I don’t know, something about having cute protective headwear is endearing.
I mean, what's stopping you? Feeling cringe in public? Dont be afraid to be cringey, its freeing when you dont care about others and live authentically. I encourage you to get a funky hat and rock it!
I’ve fallen in love with the way you scripted this video. It felt like I really needed to hear this, and it makes me fall more in love with the simple existence of people and what their stories might be and how it makes them who they are.
Especially when you realize Finn has every justifiable reason to go completely insane and become the villain at any point. He lost and actually buried his own loving adoptive parents before the series began. (He was 12 at the start of the series so imagine what that's like to go through at an even *younger* age.) His biological father abandoned him Multiple Times and physically disabled him. His actual mother became an overprotective cyborg and lost herself and he can't actually bond with her in the way he wishes. He's completely the only one of his entire species within his entire lands and home. He never *really* finds romantic love again. He accidently killed his Grass Twin Brother.... twice. *And* he lost his brothers Jake and Jermaine as well. Before he was even 20 years old he became an absolute complete orphan with no family alive anymore, no connections to really be made. And he outright says in Together Again that Jake's Death completely broke him and he just kinda waited around to die so he could see him again. Finn absolutely could've become the villain of the show at any point and you could've easily justified it with all he's been through. And yet his heroic nature and willingness to help people keeps him on the straight and narrow and even if per his own admission, he spent basically his entire life as a broken man... He never outright becomes malicious or seems to completely have malice and hatred for everyone else. Because despite everything he's been through and everything he's seen. Finn The Human is a hero.
I'm a 37 year old man. I've always been told to watch this show, so I have. just about 15 episodes in I can already tell how special this show is. So I'm not going to finish this video for spoilers, but I'll come back for sure!
I am 38 and enjoyed this show soooooo much as a teenager/young adult. I'm glad someone urged you to watch it! The first couple seasons are primitive; innocent and simple. Please give the show time to develop and I guarantee you'll be hooked.
Adventure Time was my childhood! As a kid, I never noticed how mature and complex the show was, but as i watched this video, I realized how messed up and relatable the cartoon is. I'm a teen now, struggling with depression, acceptance, heartbreak, the same things Fin was struggling with. Sage's Rain, you are definitely going places.
Finn is probably one of the few fictional characters that embodies the concept of superhuman by nietzsche, having the healthiest mind of the healthiest and accepting life's aspects and having an immersive love for life and the people around him really fascinates me.
I remember starting this series in elementary, and loved how relatable fin was at the time to me. Though as time went on I saw him change and I hated it to a degree, which is why I left. Seeing someone I looked up to so much become so despicable. However as to means of finishing old memories I returned to the series. It was then as a senior in high school and after experiencing the cruelty and beauty of life, I realized how beautiful the series is, especially fin. Now that I’m older I and many others can relate to characters like fin. Not as playful children, but as someone who we can truly relate to on a fundamental because we understand what he goes through and who he is. And even after master pieces like invincible have made their mark in history, I don’t think anything will truly equal the impact AT has on its generation.
When I was going though the hardest time in my life so far, I rewatched Adventure time. It’s my favorite and I grew up with it. Something about that time rewatching it and seeing the Breezy episode broke me and helped me realize I was doing quite similar things. This show has helped me with so much in my life, and that help continues to this day even though I’m an adult now.
One of my favorite episodes is “BMO Lost” when BMO comes across Bubble and together they try to find the way back home. Then they get back and Bubble proposes to BMO. Tragically, Bubble is interrupted by Jake. A few weeks before I watched this episode, I got a text from my ex’s mom. Despite our relationship ending he was still one of my best friends. And I loved him so much. She told me only that he had passed away and I had then found out that he was killed by a hit and run driver. I don’t know if I’ve ever been in such pain as that. We had such a strong connection that I could usually feel his presence even if we weren’t together. When this happened, I tried so hard to feel something or anything that I used to. I haven’t yet. Watching this episode, I broke down at BMO losing Bubble in that form. And when we hear Bubbles voice again, we find out that now they are free to be Air. Everywhere is Air and BMO will never be alone. I lost it even more at that part. I realized I would not feel the presence of my friend as I knew that to be, but in another form. Maybe they’ll always be there or perhaps they won’t be but it’s okay either way.
Pajama War is one of many favorites because the platonic love and trust shown in that episode make me so happy for the characters at that stage. It felt cozy and also silly because it was like talking to a really good friend. I love this entire show with all my heart. This video was so beautiful, thank you.
Bro… I don’t know if is the nostalgia of the fact that these was my childhood, or the fact that I just made these huge connection with the show or even both… but just by listening to the outro I start bowling tears 😭 These show is just perfection to the point that you just cant get your head around it and just can’t get enough of it. There are so many good things about it that you can’t decide where to start 😔
i’m an adult and i just finished watching all ten seasons, plus distant lands, on HBO. i know it’s a kids show but i love it. it’s one of my favorites.
Sometimes i feel like i grow up through these shows cause while i never experience half of the things they went through i always care and listen to those lessons even when i don't get them.
Adventure time is one of my favorite shows ever. I got my kids into it and there was about a one year span of time where at least one of our tvs was playing adventure time all day every day.
The thing that I love about adventure time is that the first couple of seasons are just about fin and Jake going on random adventures then as you get halfway through the show it gets abit serious and you see a story build to it inflicting how the land of ooo changes over time.
I really appreciate this video and especially how much you seem to actually understand the complexities of princess bubblegum's character, which is a breath of fresh air among the ragebait slop a lot of people put on here regarding PB
The amount of love and is clearly felt in the masterpiece of adventure time. I rewatched this show multiple times through my teen and young adult life, and the vast amount of meaning within every episodes reveals itself more and more. All the truly great shows and movies have layers and layers of subtext❤🙏🏼
Im really glad you mentioned Breezy. Its an episode that always stuck with me, in more ways than one, even in my young age. Maybe it was controversial, but it portrayed the controversial elements with rawness and brutal honesty. And what else can you ask for from a kids show.
@@gaywalllbiter people were pretty upset at the fact that its heavily implied LSP forces herself onto finn in ways hes not fully okay with in the "make out" scene.
I've always thought that one is never late for a lesson, we just learn at the time we actually admit that we need to learn. Thank you for this video. This helped me with a new way of accepting a new type of relationship with people I care about. You are amazing Keep up the good work
holy shit this video is exactly what i need in my life rn. I am really close to just giving up on all my friendships because of their neglect of my friendship. being there and accepting them and respecting their time, is the right move. i just need to figure out how to let it not bother me and let them have their alone time. thanks.
I’m 39 so i woulda been about 26 when this show came out. I used to watch this show with my kids and I was immediately drawn to it. It is so sophisticated and mature in a silly manner. It touches on very heavy subjects and is perfectly executed for the demographic. I have on many occasions sat down well into my 30s and watched this shows when I was by myself. Easily the best kids show ever.
This was so good. Emotional maturity is a topic i have been trying to understand and compare to my life. This video made me realize how emotionally i matured even without realizing it.
This has to be my favorite video of yours by far. The writing on this was sooooooo good, man. You managed to put into words a lot of thoughts and feelings I had about the show but that I never fully articulated. Not to mention the way you weaved together the analysis of so many complex and diverse characters, with every part of the video standing in its right while they each contribute to the central point of the video. I think this is a great achievement. And I hope you're able to take pride in it because of that.
This video hit way too close to home. I'm 40 years old and I'm having to relearn the lessons that Finn does, because I was a very sheltered person growing up. The heartache, search for meaning, and awakening to empathy are all things that I've experienced in the last year. And I'm humbled by it. Just as I'm humbled by this video's immaculate breakdown of the themes from Adventure Time. Thank you so much for making this and sharing it with all of us. I sincerely appreciate it.
Exactly. I love how amazingly you describe the essence of stories in your videos. This video made me choke up, just like Adventure Time on so many occasions. I am 20 years old, but I have stress-anxiety disorder, and - while I have really helpful medication - I still REALLY struggle with change. Adventure time helped me not only to come to terms with inevitable change, but to appreciate it. It has genuinely helped me grow as a person, and it helped me accept myself and others. It reminded what it was like to be a kid. To be frustrated, annoyed, and it genuinely helped me grow up. Songs like "everything stays" genuinely changed the way I think about change, and life itself. This show is so incredible at helping you come to terms with the human condition. There are bonds made, broken, found, and lost. But, no matter what, all we can do is keep moving forward. It shows the importance of relationships, independence, staying the same, and changing. The dynamics and undertones of this show are absolutely incredible, with poignant songs to boot. I feel like Adventure Time takes the good, bad, and everything in between of life, and makes it magical again. Like when we were kids. It reminds us to keep the magic alive while helping us grow up. I love it.
the hall of egress, puhoy, and don’t look are among my absolute FAVORITE adventure time episodes. THE shows how finn moves on after maturing and realizing that his haphazard way of going through life was only leading him back to where he started. puhoy showed a finn that lived a whole lifetime in search of an exit, back to a reality he was used to and comfortable with. only toward the end of his pillow life was he able to accept his life there, surround by the family he was able to create, all of whom deeply loved and cared for him. he saw that his happiness had been in front of him the whole time. DL shows the progression of finn’s acceptance of how he views other people and how he views himself in consequence. the one line that i always remember in the entirety of the series is when finn turns ice kind into simon, and jake says “that’s how you view him? that’s beautiful, man.” (something like that) and finn replies “it’s hard not to sometimes”. it shows how much finn has matured in realizing the value of the ice king
Adventure time was something very special to me when it came out. It was the few times I felt at home and at peace when I was younger. It made me feel loved with no strings attached. I felt free. And you explained it so well. Something I haven't been able to express into words for years. This show has given me the patience and the kindness to be able to grow and love the growth and love and appreciate everyone else's growth as well. No matter all of my issues, I love my life and the people around me. I love this show so much. I'm so glad I'm not the only one who can see the beauty in this wonderful cartoon.
what's your favourite Adventure Time episode?
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Knife storm episode
Don't remember the name of the episode but the episode with young Marcaline and sane Ice King, that episode physical enacted a change in me and made me understand just how serious a show could get. I have plenty of other favorites as well each teaching me something about myself and and helping me better understand just how much good writing can affect someone.
The episode that about eyeless girls. It freaked me out when i was a kid
The one where jake can’t focus and hast to save Finn from evil gnomes
Either Simon and Marcy or The Hall of Egress. The Comet was insanely good too tho
“If just being born is the greatest act of creation, then what are you supposed to do after that? Isn’t everything that comes next sort of a disappointment? Slowly entropying until we devolve into a pile of mush?”-Finn the human
If you get everything you already want right now, what’s the point in living- jake the dog
I think he said that
“We’ll it’s not enough just to have created something.” - Glob
This hit me way too hard for being in a kid's show lol.
Thanks Matt from Wii Sports
“Live”
The coolest thing about adventure time for me is the timing it came out. I was 13 when the show debuted and Finn was 12. Finn grew up with me both physically and emotionally. That had a profound impact on me in a way that most forms of media have not.
Yes.. I agree with you..
I just realized I was 12 back in 2010. I can’t believe it’s been that long?! This is mind blowing right now!!! I remember watching it premiere. Wow it really doesn’t feel like it was that long ago
@@hey-zel right? We are adults now 😂 I'm a nurse 😆
@@Stevo-4896 it’s just crazy when you realize it. I never actually got to finish the show and this randomly popped up in my recommendations so I guess this is a sign to revisit and finally finish it. I always wanted to but time didn’t allow it.
Same bro, I’m 23 now :’)
I loved it for how some portions are absolutely insane to a point you can't believe the writers were allowed to make their work. Everything with magic man, his pet manticore, all the way to what happened to Earth and some side characters. It felt that when you watched an episode you had no idea how it would end.
AT was one of the few shows where it felt like an episode could literally be about anything and anything could happen. That’s a testament to the amazing world that the show managed to create. Adventure Time was pretty much the definition of “method to the madness”.
@@philly_sports1558 Agreed. I'd say Regular Show also had that unpredictability going for it, but imo it didn't have the same deliberate feel to it, and also lacked the same level of emotional maturity and overarching plot that adventure time did. To be fair I haven't ever seen the whole thing but that's at least the vibe that I've picked up.
@@dadsb105 Regular Show was great but it definitely had a set formula that it stuck to pretty religiously. Mordecai and Rigby have a job to do/are doing a normal thing that everyone does, something goes array or someone makes a dumb decision, and something crazy and magical happens. Then, they learn a lesson or become more empathetic only to forget what they learned by the next episode when another crazy magical thing happens. About 75% of the show's episodes follow that formula. Don't get me wrong. It was a great formula and they did some great stuff with it. I loved Regular Show. But Adventure Time was much more nuanced and creative with how they told their stories and developed their characters. That's why (even though they were my two favorite CN shows growing up and I loved both of them), I always thought Adventure Time was better. Regular Show also wasn't that good at drama when they attempted it while Adventure Time pretty much knocked it out of the park every time they had a serious scene or dramatic moment. Overall, I would say Regular Show was consistently funnier than Adventure Time but Adventure Time was the better show. Mainly because Regular Show was basically a pure comedy and Adventure Time was like a fusion of comedy, drama, action, adventure, fantasy, science fiction, and so much other stuff.
@@philly_sports1558 Totally agree. When I was a kid and both these shows were on, I actually actively avoided them just cuz the humor felt too crude or childish, even at a young age. As I actually explored AT a couple years later though I was really blown away by the maturity and themes that it developed throughout its seasons. Even as a kid I always loved rich, complex worlds and characters in storytelling, and that's what kept me coming back to AT for so many years. I've come to enjoy RS for what it is, and def agree that it is more consistently funny, but I will always be a die hard Adventure Time fan.
remember the episode where we find out Tree Trunks has an alien husband and kids, while also married to Mr. Pig?? I still can't believe that episode actually aired
Ice King's story makes me cry nearly every time. He knowingly sacrificed his sanity to save his loved one... Something everyone claims they would do but few find the opportunity to commit to. It's a terrifying display of the tragedy of mental illness, both in coping with a partner's weakness, and in sacrificing one's own mental health for the sake of another's.
And the fact that the love and dedication Simon poured out was reciprocated? absolutely beautiful
Same
especially now since the fionna and cake eps
Very true! And I definitely recommend watching Fiona and Cake, as it also continues with similar themes to that (including the issues of burying ourselves too much in fantasies vs a healthy amount)! ^^
I feel like this was evolved upon in the latest Fionna and cake series.
“As long as I know the shape of my soul, I’ll be alright” -Jake. This one was life changing for me
"The main thing in life, is to know your own mind" - Snufkin, Moominsummer madness
"It's just a kid's show."
Heck yeah it is, but it doesn't invalidate how amazing the writing and art is.
A kids show that teaches the importance of change, while showing what can happen to those that fight it and what happens if you accept it.
@@carna-9501 Absolutely. Sure, AT has its goofy moments, but it's not always going to be like, SpongeBob, AWOG, or TTG. I wish I grew up more with this show. I wonder how it would've molded me as a child.
@@midnightthoughts8519 I had it going into my teen years. Seeing another child transition from being a child to an adult helped a lot, especially when Finn was depressed, or whenever he got upset and got reckless with his safety. I tend to do that a lot when in similar situations. I doubt I'd be the same if I didn't watch the show because the show helped me move past issues by placing myself in Finn's position.
@@carna-9501 That's actually a very comforting fact, so thank you for sharing that to me.
@@midnightthoughts8519 It was coming out when I was a kid. I wasn't allowed to watch it though, my mom watches one episode of a show then decided if we're allowed to watch it and I guess it was like one of those moments where a show is normal and then as soon as your parent walks in the character is taking a bath or something. She just watched the wrong episode. I wonder how I would've been too.
The end of the citadel episode where Jake holds a broken Finn in his arms is one of the most heart-wrenching images I've ever seen in a cartoon.
It’s kind of heartbreaking day for Finn as he caused Prismo being killed by Lich indirectly and he lost his arm with grass sword when he tried to keep Martin even though it was not worth to keep Martin
this show helped me so much as a child. Finn's relationship with his dad showed younger me that I wasn't alone and that me being angry at him leaving us, wasn't irrational. i think it's very important for kids' shows to discuss these types of topics and that it shouldn't be shut out for being too "mature"
Exactly.
Exactly!
I agree
Wow
Now kids shows are exposing kids to fucking lgbt 🤦🤦🤦
The fact that you can say "Jake is one of the better Adventure Time fathers" and actually be completely correct says something about parents in this show.
He really wasn't that bad, his kids just grew up much faster than he could even process
@@eeveeofalltrades4780 which is a crazy thought because I wonder if that’s intentional, and if that’s a peek into how our parents feel when we grow up. they blink and we’re adults.
I mean even if you try to be a good parent, you may still fuck up everything in the end. I think what important here is caring about your child and doing your best for them.
Jake did that, he wasn't a good dad but at least he tried.
yeah I find it funny everyone calls jake a bad dad but don't consider he tried so hard only for his kids to immediately outgrow him. he prolly figured his kids were better off w/o him, and w/ how fast they grew up it's not his fault he didn't get a chance to properly learn. imagine having 5 adult children overnight. jake was ready to drop his adventuring ways, move in w/ lady and be a full-time overbearing dad. but when he realized his kids were self-sufficient, he was like "oh so I can just go back to how I was...cool" and so he did. u can hardly blame him even if he made mistakes. like in the viola ep we see how much he cares, and still worries abt his parenting
I do genuinely love the way the show handled the seperation of Ice King and Simon, we the fanbase fell in love with the goofy ice wizard and his silly shenanigans, but we also sympathized so dearly with the man trapped inside of him, so the two being allowed to exist side by side was heartwarming to see
Bro finding out what happened to make Ice King made me cry. The pain Marcelene must have felt watching her only friend and protector lose not only himself, but everything that made him, Him.
@@Wolverine8721 Welp… Atleast the shell of a man that was Ice King ended up a good enough dad to redeem the otherwise pure-evil lovecraftian horror, Orgalorg.
Thinking about how Fionna and Cake series has Simon being compared to the exploits of the Ice King by the citizens of Ooo.
Honestly I personally didnt like the ending. The ice thing just felt so out of place within the story. I think they should have chosen the ice king or simon. And I really hate how finn says “Oh he just wished to be the ice king” it really takes away from show dont tell and it felt kinda shoved in there imo. but i get why you like it.
Also I feel like marceline and betties storyline should have ended with acceptance of ice king. For me ice king reminded me of my grandma who has dementia. She changed a lot and it really hurt me for her not to remember who i was and adventure time helped me accept that she wasn’t going to remember me and that she changed. It taught me to be grateful for all the time i got to spend with her (god rest her soul). So I was really disappointed when instead of the characters accepting ice king for who he was and still trying to make time for him which is what i thought it was leading up to they just brought Simon back.
Jake honestly said it best, "Changing is our normal state. Even if we're not changing on the outside we're changing on the inside constantly"(honestly I think Jake might be a sage, if not a bodhisattva by the end). Not a fact the show tries to hide, they put it on display with each and every character. Change metamorphosizes them into the character they will need to become. One day circumstances will come and you to reading this will have to change. But please don't be scared of it, and you can use the momentum of your own shifting soul to change the world around us. At least, if you're a half dog/alien you can anyway haha
Thank you.
This reminds me so much of the character Rose Quartz from Steven Universe! She would have agreed with you wholeheartedly about the subject of constant changes in people and things alike 😊.
I also remember Jake saying to Finn in the second to last episode: “You’re a beautiful flower and I love to watch you grow.” That was both a reference to Finn growing as a person/character but it I think it was also a meta comment about the show itself.
It's funny that you mentioned that his status as a sage seeing how he is potrayed in the episode "Together again"
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I rewatched all 10 seasons this year and there so many moments I genuinely laughed and so many moments I teared up and related to the pain, so many life lessons and so many genuine moments of friendship and love. No other show feels so carefree childish while also being so mature and genuine
Honestly I don’t think any show will leave such a profound impact on its views as much as adventure time has
So true bro. Adventure Time is one of a kind and will forever be one of the best cartoons ever made.
Adventure Time is Cartoon Network’s equivalent to Avatar. A beautiful show that seamlessly combines comedy, adventure, and drama that takes place in an incredible fantasy world with so many valuable life lessons to teach. I’m so fortunate to have been able to watch both of them.
Imma rewatch all 10 seasons too after seeing this video
I agree they somehow mix the carefree joking of a kids cartoon of old but at the same time add the depth of everything else so anyone can watch it no matter what age .
Also how Finn has literally lived so many different lives with the episode he had to stay blind until he reached his goal, the pillow fort, Prizmos time wish, traveling to different universes, seeing himself in different forms (plant, evil, etc.) and that really encourages and speeds his growth and emotional maturity so quickly which is why it makes sense he goes from kid to man who knows the universe in such a relatively short time.
damn... I've never thought about that
Very good point.
Now that you point out that, it made me think about how we sometimes do this as well..although not that literally, through the experiences of other people, through books, through songs, throught stories like these, we make a journey that could have an impact in how we think, and thus, how we behave. And well, while it doesn't always work and we have to make mistakes ourselves to learn from them, it is still an experience that is worth having.
@@soyalguienqueestamuyaburri8396 "we are standing on the shoulders of giants".
Our capacity to communicate, and learn from one another, is key to our growth. As a species, as individuals.
He's also a reincarnation along a long ass line.
I think the line that really made me *get* it was in the finale, PB’s last line is just
“You’re getting tall”
that simple line captures all the feeling and growth for me for some reason.
Man, that line hit me like a brick wall
finns wish in the episode where he got the magic eyes was also to be as tall as PB, I'm not sure if there's a moral takeaway there, but I think it's nice
"You burn enough bridges, the only way to move is forward."
I don't like Martin, but that quote of his stuck with me.
I've heard a few variations of the "keep moving forward" mantra...
it's not wrong... time's arrow neither stands still, nor reverses...
but it is perfectly alright to live in the moment, so long as you accept that it will come to past...to become part of your history.
He may be a POS, but he knows he who is and what he wants.
I still hate him. Probably personal trauma but that's beside the point lol
I feel sorry for Martin, he clearly used to be a good husband and loving father, I think the reason he turned out the way he did was a combination of trauma and head damage cuz we know he hit his head when hit by the guardian, plus he probably thought his son was dead and if he ever made it back to his wife she’d never understand or forgive him, so he viewed those bridges as burned, and it was probably easier to just believe Finn wasn’t actually his son and just keep moving forward. So yea, my case on why Martin isn’t actually a bad dude despite acting like the worst person in the planet 🤷♂️
Fridtjof Nansen said it first.
"I demolish my bridges behind me - then there is no choice but forward."
Martin ultimately is a bad person, and has too much baggage to try and change. But it’s also entirely true that terrible luck had a part to play in it. Losing his family is what set him on the wrong path, and the beautiful tragedy of his character is the idea that he could’ve been a completely different person later on, had that not happened. He’s a villain, and he was once a victim.
Simon's back story episodes do be hitting me in the feels.
bro that shit still makes me sad. It was tragic to see such a crazy and wacky character that we all kinda grew to like have one of the saddest and most noble stories, and suffer for it for 1000 years.
Bro when Simon shows up you know the episodes gonna go hard
My most memorable episode was the one with the little lemon boy who refused to fix his kingdom and live a fulfilling life. I stopped binge watching and thought about his decision and how happy he seemed even though it was selfish. I thought to myself a lot about what makes me happy regardless of my responsibilities.
Same. I think about lemonhope a lot when i start overthinking
That episode was memorable for me too. We all have a little lemonhope inside all of us- plus that ending scene where he comes back after so many years only to see the Land of Ooo in ruination was haunting& heart-wrenching. It makes you wonder what was happening while he was MIA. And he's only among the few who are still alive in the future.
That song bubblegum sang in the end made me cry
The whole arc is weird and kind of dumb. What was really important was Lemonhope Finding happiness, not fulfilling a responsibility. Which finds at the end with the song.
I guess when life gives u lemons, just hope
This was the show I watched with my best friend for almost two years slowly crawling through the series on Hulu, when she chose to go a separate path it forever ingrained a melancholy sadness of this show in me. The maturity to accept that she was doing things in her own best interest is hard but is topical in adventure time. When i need escape i used to find it in the L:and of Ooo now it holds all the memories.
That sounds very challenging. I wish you the best of luck. But thank you for sharing your experience with us.
same with my past 2 ex's
You’re amazing, I hope you’re doing good right now!
yeah i havent watched it since we parted ways, i’ve definitely avoided it but constantly rewatched it. think it’s about that time. 🥺
I watched this like 5 minutes after I finished the show and honestly I still think Simon and Marceline have, hands down, one of the saddest relationships I've seen on screen. Who would have ever thought that a silly show like this would produce something so beautiful
I love this show because relationships are complicated and they portray that so well!
I was 11 when this show came out and was 18 when it ended. I grew up right along side fin and every season was perfect for the experiences I was experiencing. When I first fell in love and got my heart broken, when I distracted myself, when I had an existential crisis and then accepting my existence. It’s just weird that I had a connection with this show so strongly and now I’m in college to make cartoons c:
Truly amazing. Wishing you the best!
The way that adventure time relates to it's audience is truly astounding
Lol we share the same story hahaha
Damn that’s cool
I like how the show grew with the audience. Not many shows do that anymore, which is what makes it so timeless
3:44 _"This show is unafraid to challenge its characters."_ Arguably one of reasons why Adventure Time is among my favorite shows. It is so painted as a kids show but has so much depth. Even in the most absurd situations, its characters feel real and relatable, and it is satisfying to see them grow and mature.
i also like how this show isn’t afraid to avoid cliches and make characters feel very insignificant. they could’ve ended it with finn and jake destroying some monster and saving all of Ooo and going down as legends, but instead the show ends on a very bittersweet note where their house is destroyed, and finn and jake, despite being the main characters, are barely remembered thousands of years later. they don’t go out fighting some big monster, they simply die of old age. BMO doesn’t even remember finn’s name thousands of years later, it’s very unlikely anyone except PB and marcy (unless they’re dead) remember finn and jake. BMO’s line in the last episode “they kept on living their lives” makes me appreciate how this show allows the viewer to interpret their own ending to the show, even after distant lands we still don’t know a lot of things, like what finn and jake reincarnated into, if PB and marcy are still alive, etc. the line also makes me appreciate how this show isn’t afraid to be realistic. if we’re given these characters (finn and jake) that we watch grow and change for 8 years, obviously we’re going to feel like they are very important, but the truth is is that time is constant and nothing is permanent, Ooo is forever going to change despite finn and jake’s deaths. their death’s aren’t the end of the story, there is no end to the story. which is particularly why i liked that wizard city was the last episode of distant lands because while finn and jake’s reincarnation would’ve been a pretty clean way to wrap up the show, the story of adventure time still goes on without them. obsidian also does a great job of putting into perspective how old PB and marcy are, they knew each other hundreds of years before finn and jake even existed, and the song “eternity with you” really opened my eyes to how long an eternity is. it is literally forever. PB and marcy are (hopefully) going to live together forever and outlive most if not all the people they know. thousands of years after obsidian finn and jake will be long gone and yet PB and marcy have the possibility of still being together. this show treats all characters with the same amount of respect and isn’t afraid to make side characters (PB and marcy) feel more important than the main characters. this show isn’t just about finn and jake, it’s about hundreds of characters and their lives intertwining with other characters and how the impact they have had on the land of Ooo, it just so happens that finn is a prime example of maturity, as i believe he grew the most out of any character on the show, which is why he is the primary focus of the show, but in actuality 90% of the character’s in the show changed by the tenth season, for better or worse
I'm reminded of the episode with Root Beer Guy and his resurrection, how that resurrection interrupts her ability to move on with her life.
Exactly,that’s why I feel like I related and love the show so much
Everything Stays is a mentality that echoes throughout the series. The characters are still the same on the outside but they change ever so slightly, daily and nightly. Finn has grown up and become a mature hero while still being the Finn that we fell in love with. Jake started taking some responsibility for his kids and grandkids, accepts who he and reaches inner peace. Ice King grew from a one dimensional princess chaser to one who shows legitimate care for others. PB grows from a tyrannical ruler with massive control issues eventually allowing her people freedom to make their own mistakes and learn from them. Marcy stops running from her past and her own emotions acknowledging and accepting them. Everything Stays but it still Changes.
Marceline, Ice King, and Princess Bubblegum deserve their own episodes. Adventure Time needs more vids like these that legitimately analyze the character arcs.
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Hell Ya glad you talked Everything Stays.
Hands down, one of the greatest shows ever. The greatest thing that ever happened for CN.
I think PB and marcelino got a fine final touch on obsidian
@@mave2789 Them as a Ship and Marciline as a character. I love that they showed the aftermath of them becoming a couple unlike every other show that does a confirmed ship at the last episode. It also adds to Marcy as a character with the stuff with her mom. That shit made me tear up.
@@Grt_Sge I think the best thing about them was maybe unintentional due to restrictions by the show supervisors, neither of them defined each others character arcs, they just helped each other get through them (Stakes, Varmint). To me that makes a relationship feel earned especially because it wasn't as much of a romance as a rekindled relationship.
Honestly, as heavy and nuanced as the show got in the later season, having Marceline sing a song about her dad disappointing her and ultimately breaking her heart so early on in the series was life-changing for me. Despite how common single parents are in children’s media and despite how many preteen girls are really living with a missing or problematic father, at that point in time I had NEVER seen representation of a true absent father in children’s media until Adventure Time. Now that I’m nearly 25, Marceline has come to mean so much to me for so many reasons, but it all goes back to that first Nightosphere episode. I can’t e believe how radically transformative it was for me to see a fictional character I already looked up to and thought was so badass and cool cry actual tears because her dad was a bad person who wasn’t going to change.
Slightly smaller point but the episode where Finn goes through Marcie’s memories and catches her dad eating her fries and gently whispers “Hey man don’t do that” SENT ME. The delivery was hilarious BUT it also showed Finn seeing a really painful and really vulnerable memory and genuinely wanting to change how things went down, wanting to step in and protect the person he cares about. That moment took me aback as a kid. It made me wonder how many of my friends wished they could do that for me. It made me reflect on friends I wished I could do that for. It’s such a gentle and telling moment for Finn’s character and it makes me love his relationship with Marcie so much.
I had an ex who hurt me badly, and on our anniversary of being together, we parted ways and in the end. where we both healed in our own personal ways became good friends again, and as Finn says about flame princess, "I'm really proud of that friendship" was something I related and I felt as if I can grow again
Too many people downplay the Cosmic Owl’s role in the second breakup. He knew his reputation. He knew what he was doing.
That breakup made Finn to understand that a simple apology won’t solve every problem
I like to think Cosmic Owl didn't want Finn to suffer, but it was his job to help the boy grow.
Me getting chills and tearing up remembering how this show basically raised me
We are the same
same here buddy.
It’s crazy how much influence media has in our lives and how it helps shape us to be better than we are
I needed this video a lot. Now that I'm 19 and I'm going through a lot, I've made a lot of mistakes, lost a lot of people, I can relate a lot to these characters, especially Finn. I'm trying to learn how to accept things for what they are and learn to grow. It's hard to grow when I hang on to the past and I tried to become someone that I was in the past, but I know I need to move forward and see how I can better myself for the future. How can I learn from my mistakes and continue to create motivation and drive for myself? I have questioned so much. I'm still trying to see who I am and who I am becoming. It's so hard to grow man, even those thoughts of maturing and growing hurt. It's better to not feel than to feel at all but I'm trying to learn that there is more once I conquer these emotions and my mentality. It was hard to grasp the thought that life is meaningful due to all that I have lost, all the mistakes that I have made. Sage, you don't know how much this helped me man, thank you for making this video. I will not just continue for others, but I think I can continue for myself. I learned so many lessons in this video, I may have to re-watch adventure time.
buena suerte :) abrazo
Working on it, and staying consistent, trying not to be to hard on yourself meditation
It'll get better.
You’ve come so far, you still have a long way to go make the best out of every second :))
Me too, i'm 16 that is going to be 17 these end of january and have already experiencing the constant changed of my life.
When you said "A younger Finn would have killed Fern without understanding him" I 100% agree.
The people that say "Just kill him already. The Main Character is such a wuss" are the ones who lack emotional maturity.
Agreed. After all Finn went through by that point, he was able to empathise with Fern.
It could have been him that was turned to a sword in Prismo's plan B paradox.
He could have been the object used for evil. He could have been the one cursed. They were the same person and he just felt so guilty about it.
Then he's haunted by the choice he had to make. That he was forced into.
He grew so much, as you said, but ironically if he was even more mature he would have been able to shrug off Ferns death as a 'me or him' dichotomy. At the end of it all, he freed Fern from his curse and gave him redemption.
This was supposed to be a short reply. Fml, this show is such a rabbit hole to fall into.
@@captc0ck5lap60 I agree with your take. If you see Finn in Adventure Time: Distant Land Obsidian, even in brief moment, he has tattoo of Jack on his body, to mourn him. I think adult Finn will be even more mature that he can shrug off the death of his closest sibling and respect him.
In fairness, "Just kill him already. The Main Character is such a wuss." is a valid complaint in a lot of other contexts when it comes to a lot of other shows because it usually involves the main character randomly deciding to feel bad for one awful person for no reason & contradicting their own past behavior to do it.
That problem comes up in almost all Japanese cartoons & it's almost always portrayed as a good thing even though it usually leads to multiple innocent people dying.
@@captc0ck5lap60 Thanks, that was really insightful CaptC0ck5Lap!
@@cloudynguyen6527 Sadly not though, in together again we can see that despite it all, he never got over his brothers death, and he wasn't able to move on from it and go on to do other things.
i view simon/ice kings storyline as a metaphor for drugs. my dad is an addict and i see him in it. he’s still in there but he can’t change. he probably wants to change deep down. marcilines story is so accurate. she does everything to try to get him back but it doesn’t work. it’s so accurate to what drugs are like in real life
A lot of people see Simon and Marcy's relationship as a child dealing with a loved one who has Alzheimer's. I've even seen reviewers of the particular episode where Marceline learns why Simon can't remember her resonate strongly and emotionally because they've experienced a loved one slowly slip away and lose themselves and their memories.
Both scenarios are very good representations of their relationship -- Alzheimer's and drugs.
I think rhe crown is another way to say drugs
Their was an episode where Jake said “don’t stare at happiness for too long” Finn asked “why” jake replied “it might stare right back at you” I know everyone felt that 🤔
deep
what does that mean?
@@annanemeth2934 I look at it as jake saying something along the lines of happiness is something we can never truly own. We just observe it and can be it but can’t have it. We can have joy but not have happy. To quote will smith in the pursuit of happiness he said “ how did Thomas Jefferson know to put pursuit in there, like it is something we can never have but always strive for” or along those lines like that😃
@@svasila hey, thanks for the explanation :) i am just realizing how damn wise jake is
I took it to mean that, if you stare at happiness for too long it might stare back at you and you would realise the gap between you and that happiness, that it isn't yours it's separate and far enough that it could stare back at you.
One of my favorites is Neddy PB brother. He was born differently from her. She saw the beauty of the world while he was born in pain and secluded himself. Even if he doesn't have a social life he does have a life he enjoy. Like Bubblegum said to Finn: "You don't have to understand them, just respect it"
Despite Neddy's lack of a social life I think he's one of the best princes in recent animation. He fulfills an important role in the candy kingdom and seems pretty content with his life.
this quote is one of the best from any cartoon ever. strange how it came from someone as morally questionable as princess bubblegum.
This show was something that I was at first annoyed at with the characters but would later come to love them with how relatable they can he despite being in such a fantasy world
Definitely the opposite for me.
@@brandonbertelsmeyer5713 so you hated the characters the more the show went on?
I'm confused as to why people think that. Even one of my favourite critics (cartoonshii) said that Adventure Time was bad since season 5 but I just don't know why
Can you share a detailed opinion?
Not only have the characters in this show matured, but me myself as well. I would watch this show as a kid, and as I continued I lacked that emotional maturity that made me understood. “Why are they so different” “how come Finn doesn’t do all this cool action anymore?” And just asking mindless questions. But now as I’ve rewatched it multiple times, I realize so much how this show helps me and so many others out. This show may just be one of the greatest cartoon creations of all time.
Where can I watch it
@@tejiriefemini2459free on Hulu
@@tejiriefemini2459hbo max
@@tejiriefemini2459 hulu
BMO’s birthday episode is another example of how emotionally mature this show really is.
This show was one of the first one that got me into the psychology of a character along with just how complicated a world can be, this show had episodes that will always stick with me and will always keep my love for it, each episode as it got further on got more and more personal and showed that growing up is something very painful and how life is just something that can be unbelievably unfair and people can be pushed to horrible states but it can take as little as someone willing to understand and help you.
I've spent so much time thinking about this show and just loving the tiny aspects. I came to love characters that may have had such little screen time and began to love the expanding back story and growing relationships between characters, one of which is one I'm so happy happened which was Marcaline and Bubble gum.
I grew up with this show so I was able to see the changing characters and the love put into each episode and just how much of a perfected show with imperfect characters it was.
Also let me just take a second to appreciate the songs in this show, each one just strikes a cord in my heart that sparks that little kid in me who just can't wait to see Jake and Finm go on another adventure and see the goofy yet amazingly real aspects of their life and enjoy each character around them, I hope more kids can find a show like this that can teach them the complicated relationships of the world so they can understand that they are not alone
i always thought that the show got deeper and more mature with the passing of time. as in, when finn starts to grow, the show becomes less “annoying” and childish and they start to tackle topics like friendships, family and love. this show is a masterpiece.
Man I fucking love this show so much. I wish it was still being aired.
i rewatched it as i never watched the whole thing as a kid and watching this now as a late teen wow this story is beautiful and the ending had me in tears
Honestly I’ve rewatched some of the early episodes and it’s a little surprising how much they have to offer. The screaming is annoying, but Donny the Jerk is a really cool “baby’s first moral dilemma” and it would serve as a great introduction to empathy for young kids. There are also jokes thrown in for parents that may be watching with their kids, and the episodes are still enjoyable if you can ignore the “key jangling” pacing
as a kid i always hated how serious and complex adventure time got and i think a lot of kids wouldve agreed. but then watching it as an adult u can really apreciate the risk the writers took to give it a mature turn and to make it into the masterpiece it is now
I always thought adventure time had a lot of adult themes in it. Glad to see someone explore the whole series, I never had time lol. Makes a lot of the episodes hit different in retrospective
24 years old and this is still one of my favorite shows. Even though it’s already pretty popular, i still don’t think it got enough recognition
The episode where jake is in his blue form and he needs to talk to his brother really hit home. It speaks in changing so much.
Jake is able to transform back to original self after he understood Jermaine’s masterpieces; abstract art
The fact that people are still talking about this art even in 2021 warm's my heart.
People are still *discovering* adventure time despite having been the right age to enjoy it when it came out. Just happened upon this video trying to show a friend why they should watch it and show it to their kids.
i mean the last episode of Distant Lands did come out in 2021, and its arguably the most impactful and hard-hitting installment in the entire story of the characters.
@@WBWBWBB i actually just started it the other day even though i’m almost 18 haha
I’m gonna be talking about this show for my whole life man
Same
“You’re a beautiful flower and I love to watch you grow.” - Jake the Dog
As a non-english speaker, I used to watch this show when I was younger and I think Adventure Time has taught me a lot about english making the person that I am now able to understand and communicate with people around the world so thank you, what a great show!
Finn is an example of a perfect protagonist in my opnion
Exactly, he is my favorite character from Adventure Time
Adventure time is my husband's comfort show. I am super excited to watch this after work with him tonight 😁
I hope you had fun!
^^ its my comfort show too, i wish yall well!
❤
I started watching Adventure Time when I was 8, and finished when I was 15 and the finale aired. It absolutely felt like the show grew and matured with me, in so many ways. It has been so important to my development and self-acceptance. To this day, it is 100% my all-time favorite show.
I still wish people made shows like these still. This was a masterpiece of a show and nothing can change that, Sage just made me love it more with his explanation
i was absolutely obsessed with adventure time as a kid. like, reading the wiki for hours every day, creating my own adventure time OCs and stories, following the storyboarders, animators, composers and VAs level of obsessed. it still holds a warm spot in my heart, i think it always will.
when finn and fire princess broke up, i learned the uncomfortable truth that a relationship is not the end goal, that my childhood hero and beloved protagonist had flaws. this show taught me compassion, to see people as people, to avoid a black-or-white mentality. i cried because of fiction for the first time with simon and marceline, i still get choked up with remember me's chord progression. this show told my angsty, lonely preteen self that life was worth living, that friendship was still out there even when i couldn't see it. this show taught my older teen self that ends are painful, lovely things that should be treasured.
even so, i haven't even watched distant islands. i just really, really don't want to let go.
Adventure Time was a show that really embraced the development of characters and tone of the story. Finn grew with us, with more serious themes and scenarios. The maturity showed here is what made AT so different and a forever classic for me
This show is so tragic. Simon is my favorite. He saved his only friend at the expense of his own identity, which only left him mentally ill and misunderstood. So many people suffer from being misunderstood, but they are human also and need love all the same. This show is a masterpiece. Bravo
The comet was existentialism that balanced both dread and delight but without turning it into something edgy and dark, thats why its so deep and thought provoking.
I was surprised that the writers were able to make such a deep meditation of existence and apply it to a childrens cartoon.
Sadly we rarely see this in modern media these days.
I don't think it was common in older media either.
"Modern media" what the hell are you talking about
@@sadnessofwildgoatsmedia of the modern day
I still can't get over the fact that Adventure Time ended. I watched every episode and Mini series from Season 1-10 to Distant lands and It left a void in my heart knowing that it was over. And to make myself feel better, I tried Listening to Adventure Time songs, watched the previous Adventure Time Comic Cons, researched the life of the voice actors inside and outside of Adventure Time and read comments that I can relate to.
there are comics
@@qwerty.44 yeah also those
@@ataraxiszephyr7400 I consider the season 11 comic as canon tbh. When minnie went to finn's new home broke me
Another aspect of Adventure Time is its philosophy. It works so well hand-in-hand alongside the ideation of emotional maturity; they both intertwine through both concept's own complexities and deeper understandings. It's not everyday to see a video essay on ethos of Adventure Time's story. Love this!
Adventure Time is the best western cartoon of all time in my opinion. The writing is genuinely brilliant. It’s possibly a top 5 favorite show of mine.
@The Spell Alchemist I would agree with that if Avatar nailed the ending. I didn't think the ending was very good for a number of reasons. Meanwhile, Adventure Time's ending was super dope so that's where I give it the edge. Avatar is still one of my favorite shows too though. I consider Avatar, Adventure Time, and Bojack Horseman to be the holy trinity of western cartoons. Infinity Train had potential to join them but we may never see it continue unfortunately.
@The Spell Alchemist the thing that bothered me the most was probably Aang’s random energy bending ability. I don’t think it was conceptually a bad idea, in fact I think it’s actually really poetic for Aang to solve his problem by removing Ozai’s bending. But it needed WAY more development or foreshadowing or something. It really came outta nowhere and I feel like it could’ve been fine if the concept of energy bending had been introduced already.
Then during Aang’s fight with Ozai, I don’t understand why hitting a rock put him in the avatar state. He was banned from using the avatar state after Azula shot him down. That seemed kind of random.
Speaking of Azula, her character got no conclusion. The last time we saw her was when she was going insane after losing to Zuko and Katara, then there was nothing after that.
I also don’t like how it ends on a cliff hanger with Zuko’s mother. That was a mystery for the whole series and they just decided to not answer it.
Then Aang and Katara getting together at the end didn’t sit right with me. Aside from the fact that only one of them has gone through puberty, didn’t Aang “let go of his loved ones” to enter the avatar state at the end of season 2? Maybe he didn’t do it completely before Azula shot him with lightning and that’s why he still couldn’t go into the avatar state? I honestly don’t know because it wasn’t ever really explained. And if that was true, then the rock thing makes even less sense.
I didn’t really have any problems with the show at all until the end stuff where multiple things bothered me. That’s why I still consider it to be an all time great even with the sloppy ending.
@The Spell Alchemist I remember the lion turtle in that library, that's fine. It's the concept of energy bending that needed more for me.
I still haven't read the comics but I plan to at some point soon. My problem is that it just feels disrespectful to the watcher to tease something you've been teasing for the entire series AGAIN. Not answering the question seems like a cheap way to make me buy their comics.
And I just wanted some type of resolution for Azula in the show. Like what the heck happened to her after the day of the comet? Even if she was still crazy that would've been fine, but just show SOMETHING. She got done dirty.
I'm glad you're satisfied with Aang and Katara, I don't feel the same way. To me, it felt like emotional manipulation for the finale. It is what it is.
@The Spell Alchemist the guru told aang that he wouldn’t be able to go into the avatar state if he didn’t finish opening his chakras. And he didn’t so I just assumed that he couldn’t do it. He also never went into the avatar state one time in season 3 until the end.
Also, no one knew aang was the avatar (including aang) until he was 12 right? So would the fire nation just be attacking random air benders in their country? Tbh, I feel like that’s a maybe lol. But I could also see them not touching the air benders until the comet arrived when they just did it all at once. Idk, it doesn’t seem completely off the table to me.
@The Spell Alchemist I love avatar but AT has better Comedy, since the show is longer it has way better character development it’s definitely darker and deeper and the ending hit harder it was a story we watched for almost a decade
You don’t know how long I’ve been waiting for this. I watched Adventure Time from 2010-2016, getting back into it late 2017 after hearing it’s ending announced the following year. This giving sentimental value, I rewatched the entire series at an older age and I’m still obsessed. It’s an incredible series. For a children’s show, it manages to explore philosophy, growth, mental health, democracy and monarchy, morality, judgement, honour and many more underlying themes without being directly explicit about them, making it seem poetic and makes me realise how well written some episodes are. This isn’t much to do with the video, but I just wanted to express how much I love this show and the world-building and lore presented within it. Thank you for doing Adventure Time justice and giving it some publicity, great video and brilliant analysis on Finn :)
I just watched the episode where Finn and jake saw the tapes of ice king and how he used to be normal and it actually made me emotional. Not only realizing ice king new his sad future but the fact that Finn fought this person on a daily basis not knowing he was the one thing he always wanted to meet, a human.
loved how you referred to "everything stays," when you said "and as people change - ever so slightly, daily and nightly [...]" at 18:53.
love what you're doing, keep it up :)
0:35 really scarred me for life😀 specially when i was a kid, downright creepy. But i still love this show specially marcelline and ice king moments makes me cry😭
Oh my god I’m so happy Adventure Time has always been one of my favorite franchises of all time and I’ve always adored your videos you’ve really blown me away and inspired me with your incredible work thank you so much for doing Adventure Time justice.
I was hesitant to watch this video for the longest time, although I could never point out why.
But that last thing you said, even if I am 12 years late, it really hit. It's so crazy how even two years ago there were story beats I couldn't completely fathom, and as I rewatch old shows and watch new ones, I find myself constantly finding and feeling new things and understanding characters I once hated. I'm happy you found love for adventure time, even if you were a little late.
Our own growth and exposure to new experiences and lessons help us see things like this show in a different light or in a light that makes a little more sense
You also can notice Finn's growth in one small detail, then he was asked:"what is your dream?" in the first season, he replied as:"I wanna be a shooting star", but then he long time later gets option to be one, he choses a meat reality.
I’ve avoided watching this for so long and I’m finally like halfway through it and I can’t stop crying. Simon’s story just really gets to me every time.
So much nostalgia rushed in me as I was watching this. Who knew that this new show back then had so many secrets packed inside of it.🥺 thank you for pointing out the things that were portrayed in the show and the things that we should talk and incorporate it into our lives. ^_^
“I wonder what life’s going to turn me into this time, Jake? What are you doing, I just had my adonkin epiphany.
“I know, I’m just coming back for fun, because it’s great being alive with you”
*tears up and sniffles*
“Haha, Good reason”
*Fist bump*
- Jake and Finn.
I’m so happy distant lands was made the finale was awesome but distant lands wrapped up everyone’s story in a way that the season finale couldn’t fully touch on
@@ligmaknight7141 yeah I agree, and don’t me wrong the final with Rebecca Sugar’s “Time adventure” is amazing followed up by “Come along with me” but distant lands go goes deeper into what they have done and what happened with them. Also the BMO episode was great.
I literally can't even read Jake's "it's great being alive with you" line without getting watery eyed
@@plaquedr1621 here’s the full edition I’ve worked on recently:
“So Finn, ready to settle into the 37th?”
*Finn looks over at Jake*
*Jake smiles and gives a thumbs up*
“Yeah about that, Jake when you left I kind of freaked out, it was the worst thing to ever happened to me”
“Oh come on you still had plenty of other things to live for right?”
“Yeah but deep down, I just kept waiting for day I would finally see you again”
*Jake looks down at the ground with a frown on his face and says in a sad depressing voice “oh”*
*Finn takes a deep breath in*
“Mr. death, I want to go back”
*Mr. death nods his head and snaps his fingers*
*A portal opens*
As Jake playfully punch’s Finn Jake says: “Proud of you bro”
As Finn kneels down to pick up Jake and hug him Finn says “thanks bro”
*Jake starts to glow and shape into a star as he floats up*
“You’ll be ready for the 50th before you know it, go back there and live that best life”
*Finn looks up as he smiles at Jake and walks away to the portal then steps through it*
*As Finn walks through the portal Jake starts to hold back tears and turns back into his normal dog form*
*Jake falls next to Mr. death*
*Jake with tears in his eyes runs after Finn*
Mr. Death says: “No wait, ah I’m not your mom”
*Finn now flying through the portal to be incarcerated with a smile on his face*
“I wonder what life’s going to turn me into this time?”
*Finn feels a hand grab his wrist, he looks over*
“Jake?! What are you doing, I just had my adonkin epiphany.”
“I know, I’m just coming back for fun, because it’s great being alive with you”
*Finn grows a smile on his face and tears up and sniffles*
“Haha, Good reason”
*Fist bump*
- Jake and Finn together forever.
Man I always find myself coming back to this video it’s just weirdly comforting
All these themes and topics would be approached more in a adult styled way today, but what makes Adventure Time so special, is that it explored these themes through a kids show keeping it PG all the way. It was masterfully done and it really solidifies as a show to be watched for many generations to come.
I showed my little sister this show, many years after it ended, and she binged it and loved every part of it. She even rewatches episodes every so often.
this was absolutely stunning, i was honestly in tears at many points. you’re so eloquently conveying why this show is so incredibly important. thank you.
I came back to this video just so I can leave this thought:
I wish we could wear headwear like Finn’s and not be thought of as weird. I don’t know, something about having cute protective headwear is endearing.
I mean, what's stopping you? Feeling cringe in public? Dont be afraid to be cringey, its freeing when you dont care about others and live authentically. I encourage you to get a funky hat and rock it!
Wearing cat ears in public would be sick (in a good way)
A thick hood with ears would be sick, actually
I’ve fallen in love with the way you scripted this video. It felt like I really needed to hear this, and it makes me fall more in love with the simple existence of people and what their stories might be and how it makes them who they are.
Especially when you realize Finn has every justifiable reason to go completely insane and become the villain at any point.
He lost and actually buried his own loving adoptive parents before the series began. (He was 12 at the start of the series so imagine what that's like to go through at an even *younger* age.)
His biological father abandoned him Multiple Times and physically disabled him.
His actual mother became an overprotective cyborg and lost herself and he can't actually bond with her in the way he wishes.
He's completely the only one of his entire species within his entire lands and home.
He never *really* finds romantic love again.
He accidently killed his Grass Twin Brother.... twice.
*And* he lost his brothers Jake and Jermaine as well.
Before he was even 20 years old he became an absolute complete orphan with no family alive anymore, no connections to really be made.
And he outright says in Together Again that Jake's Death completely broke him and he just kinda waited around to die so he could see him again.
Finn absolutely could've become the villain of the show at any point and you could've easily justified it with all he's been through.
And yet his heroic nature and willingness to help people keeps him on the straight and narrow and even if per his own admission, he spent basically his entire life as a broken man... He never outright becomes malicious or seems to completely have malice and hatred for everyone else.
Because despite everything he's been through and everything he's seen.
Finn The Human is a hero.
Wait. Jake died???
@@allisonventures7268 it's literally the entire plot of the Distant Lands Episode called "Together Again".
Damn.
Hope everyone is doing good and staying safe ❤
Take a gamble that love exists and do a loving act
I'm a 37 year old man. I've always been told to watch this show, so I have. just about 15 episodes in I can already tell how special this show is. So I'm not going to finish this video for spoilers, but I'll come back for sure!
hope you got to finish it and feel just as moved as you shouldve lol (:
I am 38 and enjoyed this show soooooo much as a teenager/young adult. I'm glad someone urged you to watch it! The first couple seasons are primitive; innocent and simple. Please give the show time to develop and I guarantee you'll be hooked.
so good
I’m 53 and I think I love this show as much as any show, movie, comic, book, or game I’ve ever encountered.
Adventure Time was my childhood! As a kid, I never noticed how mature and complex the show was, but as i watched this video, I realized how messed up and relatable the cartoon is. I'm a teen now, struggling with depression, acceptance, heartbreak, the same things Fin was struggling with. Sage's Rain, you are definitely going places.
Finn is probably one of the few fictional characters that embodies the concept of superhuman by nietzsche, having the healthiest mind of the healthiest and accepting life's aspects and having an immersive love for life and the people around him really fascinates me.
Although he probably doesn't fully embody the superhuman concept but you can see glimpse of it from him.
I remember starting this series in elementary, and loved how relatable fin was at the time to me. Though as time went on I saw him change and I hated it to a degree, which is why I left. Seeing someone I looked up to so much become so despicable. However as to means of finishing old memories I returned to the series. It was then as a senior in high school and after experiencing the cruelty and beauty of life, I realized how beautiful the series is, especially fin. Now that I’m older I and many others can relate to characters like fin. Not as playful children, but as someone who we can truly relate to on a fundamental because we understand what he goes through and who he is. And even after master pieces like invincible have made their mark in history, I don’t think anything will truly equal the impact AT has on its generation.
I remember watching Breezy over and over and over again when I was 16. Changed my life actually
It’s a really beautiful episode but I’ll never get over the fact that lsp took Finn’s virginity
This is the real purpose of cartoons in my opinion, to teach children who are growing how to grow
When I was going though the hardest time in my life so far, I rewatched Adventure time. It’s my favorite and I grew up with it. Something about that time rewatching it and seeing the Breezy episode broke me and helped me realize I was doing quite similar things. This show has helped me with so much in my life, and that help continues to this day even though I’m an adult now.
One of my favorite episodes is “BMO Lost” when BMO comes across Bubble and together they try to find the way back home. Then they get back and Bubble proposes to BMO. Tragically, Bubble is interrupted by Jake.
A few weeks before I watched this episode, I got a text from my ex’s mom. Despite our relationship ending he was still one of my best friends. And I loved him so much. She told me only that he had passed away and I had then found out that he was killed by a hit and run driver. I don’t know if I’ve ever been in such pain as that. We had such a strong connection that I could usually feel his presence even if we weren’t together. When this happened, I tried so hard to feel something or anything that I used to. I haven’t yet.
Watching this episode, I broke down at BMO losing Bubble in that form. And when we hear Bubbles voice again, we find out that now they are free to be Air. Everywhere is Air and BMO will never be alone. I lost it even more at that part. I realized I would not feel the presence of my friend as I knew that to be, but in another form. Maybe they’ll always be there or perhaps they won’t be but it’s okay either way.
Pajama War is one of many favorites because the platonic love and trust shown in that episode make me so happy for the characters at that stage. It felt cozy and also silly because it was like talking to a really good friend. I love this entire show with all my heart. This video was so beautiful, thank you.
Bro… I don’t know if is the nostalgia of the fact that these was my childhood, or the fact that I just made these huge connection with the show or even both… but just by listening to the outro I start bowling tears 😭 These show is just perfection to the point that you just cant get your head around it and just can’t get enough of it. There are so many good things about it that you can’t decide where to start 😔
i’m an adult and i just finished watching all ten seasons, plus distant lands, on HBO. i know it’s a kids show but i love it. it’s one of my favorites.
This show really hits different
I’m over 50 and I see it as both a kid’s show and a completely adult experience.
Sometimes i feel like i grow up through these shows cause while i never experience half of the things they went through i always care and listen to those lessons even when i don't get them.
Adventure time is one of my favorite shows ever. I got my kids into it and there was about a one year span of time where at least one of our tvs was playing adventure time all day every day.
The thing that I love about adventure time is that the first couple of seasons are just about fin and Jake going on random adventures then as you get halfway through the show it gets abit serious and you see a story build to it inflicting how the land of ooo changes over time.
I really appreciate this video and especially how much you seem to actually understand the complexities of princess bubblegum's character, which is a breath of fresh air among the ragebait slop a lot of people put on here regarding PB
The amount of love and is clearly felt in the masterpiece of adventure time. I rewatched this show multiple times through my teen and young adult life, and the vast amount of meaning within every episodes reveals itself more and more. All the truly great shows and movies have layers and layers of subtext❤🙏🏼
Im really glad you mentioned Breezy. Its an episode that always stuck with me, in more ways than one, even in my young age. Maybe it was controversial, but it portrayed the controversial elements with rawness and brutal honesty. And what else can you ask for from a kids show.
What about that episode is controversial? I never saw it that way, and I am very curious :0
@@gaywalllbiter people were pretty upset at the fact that its heavily implied LSP forces herself onto finn in ways hes not fully okay with in the "make out" scene.
I've always thought that one is never late for a lesson, we just learn at the time we actually admit that we need to learn.
Thank you for this video. This helped me with a new way of accepting a new type of relationship with people I care about.
You are amazing
Keep up the good work
holy shit this video is exactly what i need in my life rn. I am really close to just giving up on all my friendships because of their neglect of my friendship. being there and accepting them and respecting their time, is the right move. i just need to figure out how to let it not bother me and let them have their alone time. thanks.
I’m 39 so i woulda been about 26 when this show came out. I used to watch this show with my kids and I was immediately drawn to it. It is so sophisticated and mature in a silly manner. It touches on very heavy subjects and is perfectly executed for the demographic. I have on many occasions sat down well into my 30s and watched this shows when I was by myself. Easily the best kids show ever.
This is beautiful.A amazing work of art.
This was so good. Emotional maturity is a topic i have been trying to understand and compare to my life. This video made me realize how emotionally i matured even without realizing it.
This has to be my favorite video of yours by far. The writing on this was sooooooo good, man.
You managed to put into words a lot of thoughts and feelings I had about the show but that I never fully articulated.
Not to mention the way you weaved together the analysis of so many complex and diverse characters, with every part of the video standing in its right while they each contribute to the central point of the video.
I think this is a great achievement. And I hope you're able to take pride in it because of that.
Finn embodies what we all want to. It a truly amazing show, and I’d pay every cent I have to keep it going.
This video hit way too close to home. I'm 40 years old and I'm having to relearn the lessons that Finn does, because I was a very sheltered person growing up. The heartache, search for meaning, and awakening to empathy are all things that I've experienced in the last year. And I'm humbled by it. Just as I'm humbled by this video's immaculate breakdown of the themes from Adventure Time. Thank you so much for making this and sharing it with all of us. I sincerely appreciate it.
Exactly. I love how amazingly you describe the essence of stories in your videos. This video made me choke up, just like Adventure Time on so many occasions. I am 20 years old, but I have stress-anxiety disorder, and - while I have really helpful medication - I still REALLY struggle with change. Adventure time helped me not only to come to terms with inevitable change, but to appreciate it. It has genuinely helped me grow as a person, and it helped me accept myself and others. It reminded what it was like to be a kid. To be frustrated, annoyed, and it genuinely helped me grow up. Songs like "everything stays" genuinely changed the way I think about change, and life itself. This show is so incredible at helping you come to terms with the human condition. There are bonds made, broken, found, and lost. But, no matter what, all we can do is keep moving forward. It shows the importance of relationships, independence, staying the same, and changing. The dynamics and undertones of this show are absolutely incredible, with poignant songs to boot. I feel like Adventure Time takes the good, bad, and everything in between of life, and makes it magical again. Like when we were kids. It reminds us to keep the magic alive while helping us grow up. I love it.
the hall of egress, puhoy, and don’t look are among my absolute FAVORITE adventure time episodes. THE shows how finn moves on after maturing and realizing that his haphazard way of going through life was only leading him back to where he started. puhoy showed a finn that lived a whole lifetime in search of an exit, back to a reality he was used to and comfortable with. only toward the end of his pillow life was he able to accept his life there, surround by the family he was able to create, all of whom deeply loved and cared for him. he saw that his happiness had been in front of him the whole time. DL shows the progression of finn’s acceptance of how he views other people and how he views himself in consequence. the one line that i always remember in the entirety of the series is when finn turns ice kind into simon, and jake says “that’s how you view him? that’s beautiful, man.” (something like that) and finn replies “it’s hard not to sometimes”. it shows how much finn has matured in realizing the value of the ice king
Adventure time was something very special to me when it came out. It was the few times I felt at home and at peace when I was younger. It made me feel loved with no strings attached. I felt free. And you explained it so well. Something I haven't been able to express into words for years. This show has given me the patience and the kindness to be able to grow and love the growth and love and appreciate everyone else's growth as well. No matter all of my issues, I love my life and the people around me. I love this show so much. I'm so glad I'm not the only one who can see the beauty in this wonderful cartoon.