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The Annotated Adventure Time: The Teenager Monomyth in “Stakes” Pt. VII & VIII
In the last installments of Adventure Time‘s “Stakes” miniseries, “Checkmate” and “The Dark Cloud,” Marceline confronts the Vampire King, whose unexpected…
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The Annotated Adventure Time: Customs and Riddles in “Stakes” Pt. V & VI
On the next installments of the “Stakes” Adventure Time miniseries, “May I Come In?” and “Take Her Back,” Marceline and crew…
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The Annotated Adventure Time: Stunted Childhood in “Stakes” Pt. III & IV
On Adventure Time‘s next installments of the “Stakes” miniseries, “Vamps About” and “The Empress Eyes,” Marceline discovers that five vampiric foes…
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The Annotated Adventure Time: The Tarotic Journey in “Stakes” Pts. I & II
On Adventure Time’s “Marceline the Vampire Queen” and “Everything Stays,” Marceline remembers her childhood as Princess Bubblegum attempts to cure her vampirism,…
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The Annotated Adventure Time: The Unborn and Unfeeling Hell in “Football”
On Adventure Time‘s “Football,” BMO swaps places with his imaginary (?) friend/alter ego Football, but after a taste of the real…
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The Annotated Adventure Time: Righteous Rebellion in “Mama Said”
In Adventure Time‘s “Mama Said,” Finn, Jake, and Canyon battle a transcended mushroom-being, as part of a pointless quest put forth by…
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The Annotated Adventure Time: Long-term Relationships in “Cherry Cream Soda”
In Adventure Time‘s “Cherry Cream Soda,” Root Beer Guy’s ashes are reanimated during a lightning storm, but he finds life…
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The Annotated Adventure Time: Dis-Gendered Origin Myths and Birth Trauma in “Bonnie and Neddy”
On Monday night’s episode of Adventure Time, “Bonnie and Neddy,” we learn that Princess Bubblegum’s brother, Neddy the Candy Dragon, is the living…
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Oh Man, The Land Before Time Is Finally Available on Blu-ray
The animated dino-adventure, The Land Before Time, was a big part of many a childhood, but until now, it’s never…
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Rick and Morty’s “Total Rickall”: Crap, All My Friends Are Cereal Mascots
In “Total Rickall,” the Smiths face off with memory-implanting shapeshifters masquerading as their best friends. If anyone, you’ve got to be…
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D23: The Full Poster Lineup for Pixar’s Upcoming Slate
Disney-Pixar revealed their entire lineup of films, through the end of 2017 (and a bit beyond), at D23 Expo this…
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The Weird and Wonderful Filmography of George Miller
Mad Max: Fury Road is technically George Miller’s directorial followup to Happy Feet Two, and that’s really all you need…
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