TV Recaps
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Police States and Individualism in Adventure Time’s “The Thin Yellow Line”
On the latest Adventure Time, “The Thin Yellow Line,” Princess Bubblegum’s tyrannical image begins to soften as Finn and Jake search…
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Independence vs. Romance in Adventure Time’s “Flute Spell”
On the latest Adventure Time episode, “Flute Spell,” Finn explores the fine line between romance and emotional independence while pursuing a…
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Dungeons and Midlife Crises in Adventure Time’s ‘Hall of Egress’
On the latest Adventure Time episode, “The Hall of Egress,” it’s midlife crises and vintage dungeon-mapping mayhem, as Finn finds himself trapped…
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The Annotated Adventure Time: Redeeming the Imperfect in “Crossover”
On the latest episode of Adventure Time, “Crossover,” Finn and Jake return to Farmworld to prevent an interdimensional disaster, but find…
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The Annotated Adventure Time: Criminality As a Function of Environment in “Scamps”
On the newest Adventure Time episode, “Scamps,” Finn tries to teach some Candy Kingdom street scamps how to survive without grifting…
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The Annotated Adventure Time: Karma and Pet-Love in “King’s Ransom”
On the latest Adventure Time episode, “King’s Ransom,” Ice King recruits Finn and Jake’s help when Gunter goes missing; they trace…
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The Annotated Adventure Time: Positivity vs. Modernity in “Bad Jubies”
On Adventure Time‘s guest-animated, stop motion episode “Bad Jubies,” Finn, BMO, and LSP prepare for a doomsday storm, while Jake seems too…
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The Annotated Adventure Time: Reality Defies Both Skeptics or Believers in “Blank Eyed Girl”
On the new Adventure Time episode, “Blank Eyed Girl,” an unbearably creepy blank-eyed girl haunts Finn and Jake, who turn to…
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The Annotated Adventure Time: Connecting Social Anxiety to Political Disaffectation in “President Porpoise”
On last night’s episode of Adventure Time, “President Porpoise is Missing,” President Porpoise is indeed missing, BMO and Ice King bond…
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The Annotated Adventure Time: Sympathy for the Artist in “Summer Showers”
On the latest Adventure Time episode, “Summer Showers,” Jake’s questioning his fatherly conduct, while his daughter Viola tries out for a…
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The Annotated Adventure Time: Play as Regeneration in “The More You Moe…”
On last night’s double episode of Adventure Time, “The More You Moe, the Moe You Know,” BMO’s birthday is interrupted by…
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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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