Review: ‘Adventure Time: Distant Lands’ brings back a childhood favorite for many

Journey Time is a childhood basic for a lot of Millennials and Gen Z. The present stays within the hearts of followers even years after coming to an finish.

Nevertheless, the story now continues with HBOMax’s new collection “Journey Time: Distant Lands.” This collection is an thrilling extension for individuals who love the unique present. To this point, solely two episodes have been launched, of which I can be speaking about the second: Obsidian. Warning: spoilers forward!

This episode follows Princess Bubblegum and Marceline in what seems to be a number of years into the long run. The collection finale of Journey Time confirmed PB and Marcy kissing, which was an enormous revelation amongst followers. This episode confirmed viewers that their relationship has nonetheless held up over time and is simply as cute as ever. It seems that they each dwell at Marceline’s cabin. 

It’s good to see a sensible relationship between ladies in a cartoon. I bear in mind being so excited once I discovered that they wrote Marceline and Bubblegum as a pair within the unique finale. To see them represented in such a nonchalant and home manner makes me tremendous glad. It isn’t made into an enormous deal in Obsidian, they’re written simply how another couple in a tv present could be. The normalcy is vital when representing queer relationships because it would not alienate them farther from straight relationships. 

We additionally get to see that Simon (aka Ice King) remains to be current in Marceline’s life. As soon as he was totally in a position to stay as Simon, it appears he has taken extra of a fatherly function for Marcy, typically visiting her and PB. After seeing how a lot Simon cared about Marceline when she was younger, it was very heartwarming to see that they nonetheless be in contact. 

On this explicit episode, we get to see extra of Marceline’s previous along with her mom. There have been scenes shared within the unique collection, however Obsidian explains it in just a little extra element. We see that Marceline’s mom had been sick, and as soon as she left Marcy alone, it allowed her to fulfill Simon. This was form of a puzzle piece that clicked for Marceline’s backstory. 

The story arc of the episode additionally permits us to see some background within the earlier phases of Marceline and Bubblegum’s relationship. The massive battle of the episode is centered round a tune that Marcy wrote about PB when she was upset. We see that they weren’t at all times the proper couple, however no couple is. 

We additionally get some reveals of different returning characters, together with none apart from Finn the Human himself. Finn is proven as a lot older, perhaps someplace in his 30’s. He dons nothing however a towel, his battle scars, and a tattoo of Jake, his trustworthy companion, on his chest. The tattoo has triggered some uproar amongst followers. Some speculate that Jake could also be useless and that this tattoo is a memorial of him, others say he could also be fulfilling duties elsewhere. Nevertheless, his and Girl Rainicorn’s granddaughter, Bronwyn, makes an look within the ending scene together with the remainder of the forged. 

The return of this present is fantastic. The brilliant colourful artwork fashion maintain all the identical attraction it used to, nevertheless it could be a bit extra fantastical now. There’s extra consideration to broader pictures compared to primarily specializing in characters. The songs from Marceline and different characters give a nostalgic kick to the present that I hoped for. It continues the story in a easy style that the majority sequels can not do, and for that I’m grateful.

That is solely the start of the brand new HBOMax collection. I’m excited to see what else can be revealed within the land of Ooo within the following episodes. Obsidian has revealed a number of data to followers and has created huge pleasure inside the neighborhood. I can solely think about the place the remainder of the collection will take us.