The Annotated Adventure Time
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The Annotated Adventure Time: The Man-Child on Trial in ‘”Jermaine'”
On last night’s episode of Adventure Time, “Jermaine,” Finn and Jake reconnect with their older brother Jermaine, only to find him…
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The Annotated Adventure Time: The Shock of Consciousness in “Friends Forever”
On last night’s episode of Adventure Time, “Friends Forever,” Ice King brings his furniture to life so he can hang out…
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The Annotated Adventure Time: Slave Labor and Stagnation in “Walnuts and Rain”
Adventure Time‘s newest episode, “Walnuts and Rain,” took a turn for the cartoonishly surreal, as Finn and Jake fall down…
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The Annotated Adventure Time: Fanfiction as Therapy in “The Diary”
In Adventure Time‘s “The Diary,” Jake and TV become engrossed in an unfinished diary and puzzle together its unwritten conclusion. It’s…
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The Annotated Adventure Time: Ego Death and the Cut Buddha in “The Mountain”
On last night’s episode of Adventure Time, “The Mountain,” Lemongrab comes face to face with the screeching, grotesque truth of his…
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The Annotated Adventure Time: Destiny Anxiety in The Visitor
On the last episode of Adventure Time, “The Visitor,” Martin crash-lands back on Earth, and Finn definitively proves to himself that he’s…
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The Annotated Adventure Time: Prejudice and Evil in ‘Gold Stars’
We’re playing catch-up this week with last Friday’s Adventure Time episode “Gold Stars,” where we watched breathlessly to see if a…
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Glob is Dead and Death is Hope in Adventure Time’s Astral Plane
On last week’s episode of Adventure Time, “Astral Plane,” Finn has an out-of-body experience that takes him into the lonely…
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The Selfishness of Self-Preservation in Adventure Time’s Evergreen
On last week’s episode of Adventure Time, “Evergreen,” a prehistoric ice wizard and his young ward contend with an apocalyptic…
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The Preciousness of Imperfection in Adventure Time’s The Pajama War
On the last episode of Adventure Time, “The Pajama War,” Princess takes some time off to herself, hoping that her…
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Globalization and Mutual Assured Destruction in Adventure Time’s The Cooler
On the latest Adventure Time, “The Cooler,” Flame Princess seeks Princess Bubblegum’s help when the Fire Kingdom’s core mysteriously cools, but…
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Meditation and ‘The Truman Show’ in Adventure Time’s ‘Jake the Brick’
In “Jake the Brick,” Jake’s spiritual journey takes a turn for the serene when his bizarre childhood ambition (to pretend…
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