Watching the ending again, that shot of Marceline bursting into tears as she sings that diary entry ("I need to save you, but who's going to save me?), as the Ice King drums along happily, oblivious to the gravity of the moment, is one of the most heartbreaking moments in TV this year.
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Watching the ending again, that shot of Marceline bursting into tears as she sings that diary entry ("I need to save you, but who's going to save me?), as the Ice King drums along happily, oblivious to the gravity of the moment, is one of the most heartbreaking moments in TV this year.
What a fucking great episode. Adventure Time has been kind of like Community Season 3 for me this year; not quite as consistent as the previous season with more episodes I don't care for overall, but the hits have been pantheon episodes time and time again. This episode instantly enters my top 5 for the show.
What a fucking great episode. Adventure Time has been kind of like Community Season 3 for me this year; not quite as consistent as the previous season with more episodes I don't care for overall, but the hits have been pantheon episodes time and time again. This episode instantly enters my top 5 for the show.
Most people are assuming that Jake is JT Dawgzone (that aside was the best sendup of pickup artists since Parks and Rec's mockey of peacocking, by the way), but I prefer to think it's Jake's brother, Jermaine. That would mean Jake reads the books as his one way of keeping in touch with the brother he never sees, and…
Most people are assuming that Jake is JT Dawgzone (that aside was the best sendup of pickup artists since Parks and Rec's mockey of peacocking, by the way), but I prefer to think it's Jake's brother, Jermaine. That would mean Jake reads the books as his one way of keeping in touch with the brother he never sees, and…
No one's mentioned it because I imagine no one gives a flying chunk of Mr. Adequate Bar. Also, those invisible wizards probably screw around with the sunlight.
No one's mentioned it because I imagine no one gives a flying chunk of Mr. Adequate Bar. Also, those invisible wizards probably screw around with the sunlight.
No better time of year to get it!
No better time of year to get it!
The Summerween Trickster I know wouldn't accept that kind of cheating, but then I haven't seen the guy in a while. More seriously, everyone might have been kind of unpanicked about their potential deaths, but I wouldn't compare their attitudes to Dipper, worrying more about a party he might not live to see. Then…
The Summerween Trickster I know wouldn't accept that kind of cheating, but then I haven't seen the guy in a while. More seriously, everyone might have been kind of unpanicked about their potential deaths, but I wouldn't compare their attitudes to Dipper, worrying more about a party he might not live to see. Then…
From a kid's perspective, I don't quite agree. I think we underestimate kids' capacities for processing dark humor sometimes. I loved macabre humor as a kid. For me, shit got scary when there was no sense of humor to it at all. I thought Edward Gorey was awesome, while stuff like The Brave Little Toaster scared the…
From a kid's perspective, I don't quite agree. I think we underestimate kids' capacities for processing dark humor sometimes. I loved macabre humor as a kid. For me, shit got scary when there was no sense of humor to it at all. I thought Edward Gorey was awesome, while stuff like The Brave Little Toaster scared the…
A fair point indeed.
A fair point indeed.
I enjoyed how, in the end, the show chose trick or treating resoundingly over Halloween parties. While outgrowing trick or treating is kind of inevitable, I've always viewed grown up Halloween parties as a sad adult version of the holiday that fail miserably at capturing what makes Halloween fun. Adults suck at…
I enjoyed how, in the end, the show chose trick or treating resoundingly over Halloween parties. While outgrowing trick or treating is kind of inevitable, I've always viewed grown up Halloween parties as a sad adult version of the holiday that fail miserably at capturing what makes Halloween fun. Adults suck at…
Oh, that part of it was fine. I stopped trick or treating at 12 for the exact same reason it was bothering Dipper on this episode. That was good stuff, and honest, and it rung a bell for me.
Oh, that part of it was fine. I stopped trick or treating at 12 for the exact same reason it was bothering Dipper on this episode. That was good stuff, and honest, and it rung a bell for me.