![]() ![]() ![]() I’m still not sure what the plan is, here, because Prismo essentially has to die for Finn to get to the Citadel. Meanwhile, for some reason, Primso seems pretty keen to help Finn out. It’s pretty clear to the audience, however, that Finn’s dad is actually there for other, more obvious reasons. After all, he’s a goody-goody hero, it’s to be expected that it runs in the family. Ever the optimist, Finn assumes his dad runs the place. It happens that Finn’s dad is in a place called The Citadel, which Prismo informs us is a place for nasty cosmic criminals. That’s all well and good, but Finn is going through some heavy biz, which makes all this other weirdness intriguing window dressing. Oh, and the Lich, Adventure Time’s most daunting villain. The party he’s hosting has the Cosmic Owl, Death, and Ooo’s four-sided deity Grob-Gob-Glob-Grod in attendance. As great as Prismo is, he’s still a mystical being whose character is an outlet for the writers to indulge in their mystic weirdness. Already the thematic intentions of the season are being stated. Season 6 picks up the same night, but with Jake at a party at Prismo’s place. Finn, an incredibly cheerful orphan, is understandably knocked for a loop when given this information. So season 5 ended on a bit of a cliffhanger, huh? We learned at the end of “Billy’s Bucket List” that Finn’s father is alive. Luckily, the season starts off strong before serving up some of the weaker episodes. Season 6 has a handful of the very best episodes in the entire series, and a few episodes that I will probably never rewatch now that I’ve written about them. The show is experimenting with story, and character, and animation, and everything that comprises Adventure Time as we know it. It’s incredibly uneven, which is to be expected of a group of creatives pushing into new areas while some who helped found the feel of the show had left to do other things. That said, I do have some issues with season 6 as a whole. A character dealing with daddy issues is obviously nothing new, but the manner in which Adventure Time manages to balance those themes and the seriousness they convey with the bright, colorful, delightful whimsy of the world of Ooo is nothing short of genius. The relationships between these characters continue to grow deeper and more nuanced, and probably the best through line of this season is Finn’s relationship with his father, and the traumatic emotional fallout caused by that situation. I would argue, however, that the heart of the show is still intact. Look, I get it, if you’re not into the vibe Adventure Time is laying down with the mystic diversions and whatnot, as this is the season most heavily inundated with that stuff. Also, the overall arc of this season goes in some strange, mystical, pseudo-philosophical places. Anecdotally, this seems to be the point where a lot of people jumped off the bandwagon, citing “I liked it when they just had adventures” in the face of the more lore-heavy episodes. The other reason this entry has been so long in coming is that season 6 is probably the most divisive and uneven season in the entire series. Anyway, we’re not even close to that stuff yet. Also, new episodes are somehow still airing? That those new episodes are still good is a testament to the quality of Adventure Time. I’m constantly trying to not hyperbolize, and to not get annoyed when people are not as dazzled by this show as I am, and have been since I first saw the show somewhere around Season 3. Actually, the real issue is being worried to take care with what has become one of my most loved things. These entries are so daunting because they require many, many words plus a lot of other prep work, not least of which is sifting through each episode for my favorite lines. I got them other seasons, yo: Season 1 | Season 2 | Season 3 | Season 4 | Season 5 Part One | Season 5 Part 2 Television * Pendleton Ward * Things Get Weird…er * 2014 ![]()
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