Is that you adventure time

Adventure Time: “Is That You?”

«Is That You?»

Episode

Welcome back, Prismo! Everyone’s favorite interdimensional dream-being makes his return in “Is That You?”, a time-twisting episode by Jesse Moynihan that does fascinating things with structure while highlighting the imagination and humor that makes this show such a delight week after week. After mourning the death of their friend by eating Prismo’s last pickle during a dream ritual—which seems like a totally normal thing for this episode to begin with because this is Adventure Time—Finn and Jake inadvertently set in motion Prismo’s Plan B, a plot set in motion in the past to revive him in the future if he ever croaks.

Prismo needs Finn and Jake in order to enact his plan, but it requires the performance of the pickle dream ritual two times. The first time pulls Jake into Prismo’s dimension, where he’s groomed to become the new dream-host for his fallen ally, and in order to get Finn to perform the ritual a second time, Prismo makes Jake’s corporeal form repeat old scenes from this show’s past whenever he’s in the setting for that flashback. This introduces a recap element to the episode, including the repurposing of clips from past chapters, but “Is That You?” never feels like a clip show.

That’s because the recap is really more of a greatest hits compilation for Jake, allowing Moynihan to revisit some of the character’s most beloved moments from a slightly different perspective. You get Jake digging up his everything burrito from “Conquest Of Cuteness”, dancing with the bug from “Power Animal,” singing “Bacon Pancakes” from “Burning Low,” and a couple more scenes that have become signature Jake moments. (I’ve sprinkled a few of them throughout this review!) What makes this plot thread especially fun is that it shows the evolution of Jake’s design as it shows moments from past, and you can see how Jake’s silhouette and the shape of his facial features have changed over time.

There’s one extended clip in the episode, replaying Prismo’s death and the Lich’s imprisonment in the Citadel, but Moynihan folds this into the narrative by having Jake witnessing these past events and commenting on how they impacted his mind in that moment. “I remember feeling like someone had peeled the layer away from my brain, and my reality was no longer anchored to any point of reference, and I had to fight to keep from being crushed under the weight of an unforgiving new paradigm of ultimate reality. It was so cool, man!” John DiMaggio handles the build of this line exceptionally well, creating a clear sense of the gravity of this consciousness-altering experience. You feel the weight of Jake’s revelation, but then he immensely lightens that load by expressing how refreshing and cool that encounter ended up being.

I spent a lot of time talking about Billy West’s voice work in last night’s episode, but I made a big mistake ignoring how important John DiMaggio is in making Jake a fully realized character and building the dog’s relationships with those around him. DiMaggio is an actor with a huge range, not just in terms of the kinds of voices he can do, but the breadth of emotion he brings to all those voices. He can play any feeling at any level of intensity, and his elasticity as a performer makes him the perfect person to voice Jake. That level of commitment is a big reason why DiMaggio is such a fantastic scene partner; he brings loads of energy to each scene, and it’s easy for his costars to build on what they’re given when they’re given so much. Jake and Prismo have only hung out on screen a few times, but DiMaggio has such great chemistry with Kumail Nanjiani that it feels like they’ve been best bros for the entire series. And that strong bro bond is what allows Jake to bring Prismo back from the dead.

Сезон 6

Финну нужно попасть в Цитадель-место для опасных преступников, чтобы найти своего отца, но для этого нужно совершить космическое преступление. Призмо предлагает разбудить старика-свою оболочку, но тогда он сам исчезнет на много лет, пока старик вновь не уснет.

Финн и Джейк, упав на хвост Лича, оказались в Цитадели и увидели заключенного отца Финна. И когда всех заключенных освободил Лич, Финн пытался поговорить с отцом, но тот уходит от ответа и пытается сбежать.

После того как Принцесса Бубльгум создала клона Джеймса, погибшего в пустыне, обнаружилось, что это не один клон, а 25! Первому клону так понравилось получать медали за заслуги, что он фальсифицировал свои смерти.

Финн, чувствуя неудобство без потерянной руки и разочарование от общения с отцом, решает построить башню до космоса, найти отца и забрать его руку.

Каждый месяц пока Джей спит его хвост направляется в блошиный цирк работать клоуном. Но в этот раз у клоуна помимо представления есть еще одна важная миссия.

Финн в депрессии и его цветок вместо руки начал заведать. Прилетевшая на аромат цветка пчелка Бризи решила помочь Финну устроить свидания с принцессами, а заодно и заполучить его цветок.

Принцесса Бубльгум рассказывает в музее о пищевой цепочке в природе. Финн скептически на это смотрит, но когда они с Джейком сами прошли всю эту цепь, то стало ясно,что мир держится на инстинктах.

Принцесса пупырка привязала Ледяного Короля к дереву и заставила читать написанную книгу, где Принц Пупырчатого Королевства противится своим родителям быть монстром и хочет быть похожим на Фиону.

Сын Джейка выселяет своего отца и Финна из их дома для того, чтобы папа стал более серьезнее и начал работать, а Джейк думает, что сыну не хватает отцовской любви раз он поступает как негодяй.

Группа волшебников-неудачников отправляется к Большой скале Заднице, чтобы на пике полупопий создать новое уникальное заклинание.В автобусе оказался никому неизвестный Джузеппе и всем кажется, что он едет с ними неспроста.

Периодически все принцессы Ууу собираются обсудить насущные проблемы. В этот раз всех собрала Принцесса Завтрак и не подумав, оскорбила Принцессу Пупырку, поэтому Марселин объединяется с ППК, чтобы отомстить обидчице.

Миротворец ведет борьбу с служителями черной магии в Конфетном Королевстве, а Принцесса Бубльгум пытается вычислить его, боясь, что он просто напросто хочет заполучить ее власть.

В свой день рождения Джейк вспоминает своих родителей, когда его мама была беременная им, но ей это не помешало вместе с Джошуа начать новое расследование и охотиться на монстра.

Благодаря злому волшебнику, Джейк переносится в новый, неизвестный мир. В этом мире все сделано из Джейка.

Финн и Джейк проводят ритуал прощания с Призмо. Но что-то пошло не так. Джейк начинает себя очень странно вести. Он повторяет действия, которые когда-то уже делал.

У Финна начинает жутко болеть зуб, и когда боль становится просто невыносимой, ему все-таки приходится посетить стоматолога.

После того, как стихийное бедствие поражает Огненное Королевство, Пламенной Принцессе приходится обратиться за помощью к маловероятному союзнику.

После того, как Финн и Принцесса Бубльгум отлучились с пижамной вечеринки, конфетные человечки устроили настоящий переворот.

Чтобы остановить смертельную комету, ледяной волшебник Эвергрин создает магическую корону, которая способна выполнить заветное желание своего первого владельца.

Во время сна Финн совершает астральное путешествие, в котором узнает, что на землю движется огромная комета, угрожающая всей планете.

Маленькому Свиту Пи, бывшему Личу, ребёнку Мистера Свина и Деревяшки, предстоит столкнуться с некоторыми проблемами в первый день в школе.

Финн находит таинственное место крушения и неизвестную прежде таинственную цивилизацию, благодаря своему видению.

Финну и Лимонхвату предстоит отправиться в экспедицию на гору Мэтью, чтобы найти там духовное просветление.

Сильной Сьюзан вместе с друзьями предстоит проникнуть на таинственный завод Супер ПОРП

Финну и Джейку предстоит столкнуться с двумя разными судьбами в момент, когда друзья попадают в две разные ямы.

У Ледяного Короля появляется превосходный план по созданию идеального круга доверенных лиц

Любимый артист БиМО с ушами на голове, говорящими только «чипсы» и «мороженое», напросился на ужин, после которого эти уши оказались на голове у Джейка.

Рассказчик приключариков оказался в беде, и чтобы выжить он прибегает к помощи своих волшебных шказок.

Космическая сова в одном из сне Финна влюбляется в незнакомку и пытается ее найти снова, но когда находит, то она оказалась не такой наивной и прекрасной, как он думал.

Финн и Джейк отправляются в аквапарк. Там они встречают Ледяного Короля и решают немного над ним подшутить.

Финн и Джейк замечают Бетти, которая идет к дому Волшебного Чела. Теперь им необходимо выяснить, что связывает этих двух людей.

Принцесса Пупырка, насытившись жизнью в палатке, приходит в дом к Мистеру Свину и Деревяшки, чтобы отдохнуть и расслабиться в ванной и совершенно забыла о наставлениях, как заботиться о Милом Сви.

Король Ууу очень убедителен в своей речи на неофициальных выборах, и конфетный народ выбирает его. Принцесса Бубльгум, неожидавшая такого поворота событий, уходит из Королевства, но на самом деле ее больше волнует комета в небе.

Оргалорг в теле Гантера, получив доступ к кораблю Принцессы Бубльгум, хочет заполучить силы кометы и захватить весь мир, но Финн и Джейк отправляются в Космос, чтобы помешать ему.

Перевод песни Time adventure (Adventure Time)

Time adventure

Приключение во времени

Time is an illusion that helps things make sense
So we are always living in the present tense
It seems unforgiving when a good thing ends
But you and I will always be back then
You and I will always be back then

Singing will happen, happening, happened
Will happen, happening, happened
And we will happen again and again
‘Cause you and I will always be back then
You and I will always be back then

Will happen, happening, happened
Will happen, happening, happened
And we’ll happen again and again
‘Cause you and I will always be back then

If there was some amazing force outside of time
To take us back to where we were
And hang each moment up like pictures on the wall
Inside a billion tiny frames so that we could see it all, all, all

It will look like, will happen, happening, happened
Will happen, happening, happened
And, there we are again and again
‘Cause you and I will always be back then
You and I will always be back then
Will happen, happening, happened
Will happen, happening, happened
And, there we are again and again
‘Cause you and I will always be back then
‘Cause you and I will always be back then
You and I will always be back then
And so, you and I will always be best friends

Время — иллюзия, которая придаёт смысл вещам,
Поэтому мы всегда живём в настоящем времени.
Кажется непростительным, когда что-то хорошее кончается,
Но мы с тобой всегда будем тогда,
Мы с тобой всегда будем тогда.

Песня случится, случается, случилась,
Случится, случается, случилась,
И мы будем случаться снова и снова,
Потому что мы с тобой всегда будем тогда,
Мы с тобой всегда будем тогда.

Случимся, случаемся, случились,
Случимся, случаемся, случились,
И мы будем случаться снова и снова,
Потому что мы с тобой всегда будем тогда.

Если бы была чудесная сила за пределами времени,
Которая взяла бы нас обратно туда, где мы были,
И мы бы повесили каждый момент, как картину на стену,
В миллиарде крошечных рамочек, мы увидели бы всё.

Будет похоже, случится, случается, случилось,
Случится, случается, случилось,
И мы будем случаться снова и снова,
Потому что мы с тобой всегда будем тогда,
Мы с тобой всегда будем тогда.
Случимся, случаемся, случились,
Случимся, случаемся, случились,
И мы будем случаться снова и снова,
Потому что мы с тобой всегда будем тогда,
Потому что мы с тобой всегда будем тогда,
Мы с тобой всегда будем тогда,
И мы с тобой всегда будем лучшими друзьями.

Adventure Time Prismo: Surprising reveals & timelines from “Is That You?”

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Here are the major secrets and reveals, along with some leading theories. Remember, you can highlight anything in this post and automatically share it on FB or Twitter!

Is Jake actually Prismo?

Think about it… At the very end of the episode, a sleeping Jake morphed into the sleeping old man who was the source of “the original Prismo.” There’s a theory going around that everyone who “sources” Prismo in this way ends up looking like that old man. But that really doesn’t make any sense. Only Jake has the ability to morph into other creatures like that. So either Prismo somehow influenced Jake to morph into the old man or… (and I like this theory much better):

Sleeping Jake is Prismo and always has been. Prismo created a stable time loop in this episode.

Prismo set up the Time Room so he could implement “Plan B” and come back to life. The whole room was run by a recorded version of himself (an “echo”) and it existed slightly outside of time (or, at least, in a parallel dimension.) If Prismo can create parallel dimensions and jump around in time, along with existing in a room that was shielded from alternate realities, then why wouldn’t Jake’s creation of Prismo somehow complete an “outside of time loop”?

This would explain why they became friends so quickly and why they understand each other so well.

I love Adventure Time because it gives us random possibilities like this that can totally blow my mind.

The Timeline Theories

YES it is confusing! More confusing than Interstellar or Inception. Here’s a helpful diagram that one Redditor made:

What do you think of this timeline?

Finn in Sword Form has appeared once before

Here’s the YouTube scene from Breezy:

Adventure Time references Interstellar over and over and… (some Interstellar spoilers in this section)

So, the alternate dimension room where Finn was walking around and viewing Jake interacting with his old memories is way too much like that room Matthew McConaughey was in during Intersteller, where he got to view old memories and slices of time. Do you think they got the idea from Interstellar?

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User Reviews

Adventure Time is the story of an almost normal 12-13 year old human boy named Finn, and his magical dog Jake(voiced by John Di Maggio). They live in the enchanted land of Ooo and have many strange adventures exploring dungeons, saving princesses(most commonly Princess Bubblegum of the Candy Kingdom)and meeting many strange inhabitants of the world, some friendlier than others.

The plot sounds simple enough, but Adventure Time is one of the most surreal kid’s shows to come out of Cartoon Network for a long time. And I love every minute of it.

While I find the earlier episodes of the show ranged from good to OK, the later episodes got really great with the animation and jokes improving as the series went on. The characters are all very likable with unique personalities and quite a few have very memorable and hilarious one-liners. Every time I sit down and watch this show, I am greatly entertained.

That doesn’t mean it’s for everyone though. While some, like me, may like the surreal appeal others may not. I don’t recommend this show to the younger audience(younger then 8) as this show may unintentionally give them nightmares at times. Parents more used to family friendly cartoons may also not like the jokes geared towards the older crowd(and trust me there’s a lot of them).

Either way, this show has great writing, animation, voice acting everything to me is near perfection. I recommend it to anyone who enjoys a different kind of kid show.

Adventure Time, like many other shows of its genre, often gets misinterpreted as simple entertainment for children. However, it’s also a thoughtful piece of art with a vibrant aesthetic, great humor and silly characters.

Furthermore, it´s very light-hearted and easy to get into, no matter which episode you start watching from. It works as a semi-chronological collective, with each one centered around a simple lesson, theme or fun story.

There is passion put into every frame of animation, line of dialogue and song. Anybody can enjoy this show for what it is, and that is kind of the point. «You don’t just read the poetry to understand it, you got to feel it.»

First of all I really don’t like cartoon network. or at least when they keep on showing stupid kid shows. This is what makes Adventure Time so special is that it is pretending to be a kid’s show in appearance but in reality it is quite mature and isn’t really for kids. All of the episodes I have seen are funny except for one. The characters are all likable and there seems to be a dark side to every character. Finn is the main character and is the ONLY human in the entire show. There are hints that this is the far future, and humanity was destroyed (you see destroyed cities under water, or a river of garbage). Finn is tries his best at being a good hero, but sometimes they he seems to hurt some innocent people. Jake is his side kick dog who is really great because his voice is perfect, and he is just laid back and relaxed. Princess Bubblegum is the good princess who Finn likes, and she is super smart and is ruler of the candy kingdom. She seems to have a dark side that appears every once in a while. The Ice King is a common protagonist. It bothers me that everyone hates him, and kind of attacks him for no reason. It is often seen that he steals princesses because he only wants to be happy, and basically the reason he does anything is because he is so lonely.

Some people may not like this show for its very smooth animation style. The animation is a bit cheap but it is sort of based off of video games and some Japanese animation. It is important to realize this show is trying to be weird. Some people do not appreciate its random and off the wall humor. Like where Finn is offered to run with wolves, so him and his vampire friend start running on all fours chasing wolves at night, and they start to look really scary and foam at the mouth. Finn starts biting the wolves and fighting them, and a whole bunch of random stuff. This entire scene is only about 30 seconds long and seems out of the blue. What makes this show great is also how something insanely funny will happen but it goes by so fast you won’t notice it. Like when a friendly Peppermint candy does Jake and Finn a favor, and later he says «Well now I want your skin!» and Jake and Finn laugh at his joke and then he says «I will rip it off of you while you’re asleep» and he gives a demonic smile. Their smiles fade quickly. Every episode has a funny ending which always makes you leave even a boring episode on a high note.

I cannot wait to see more of this show since I have seen every episode and it is a great show. Do not judge this show from only one or two episodes. Watch a lot of them and you will realize how great it is.

You might get a wrong idea about AT:

This show is not an entertainment, Adventure Time is art and I mean it both as a regular fan and also as someone having degree in Animation and History of Modern Art. Adventure Time is all a person like me needs in a world full of nonsensical shows and movies that aim at entertainment and money. So please keep an open mind and give this show a chance, you might end up thinking this show is pure genius and not some over-hyped thing some simple minded people tell you it is.

I am consistently surprised at how well written this show is; it takes a lot for me to become dedicated to a TV show, to the point where I watch every episode. Though this show is just as bizarre as Pee Wee’s Playhouse or anything from Sid and Marty Krofft, its strength lies in its consistency and continuity, its identifiable humanity, its striking contrasts, and its irreverent, multi-level humor.

I wouldn’t call this a children’s show, since a lot of the one-liners are obviously aimed at adults. There are certain scenes that I have rewound to watch several times because they are so fresh and new, bringing to mind the observational humor of Gary Larson; for example, in one episode, a small bird lands on a window sill. When you expect it to chirp, instead it makes a sound like an alarm clock. This particular episode (about a snow goblin?) it so well written and animated that it should be in the museum of modern art. We see the goblin getting up in the morning, adjusting his eye, putting on a circle of sticks, and eating a bowl filled with a pear and acorns. It sounds strange, but the way the action plays out is such an odd but charming parallel to everyone’s morning routine that you can’t help smiling.

For anyone who wants to see a completely and fully formed world, filled with characters who develop from one episode to the next just like a non-animated program, and writing better than any reality show, check out Adventure Time. It’s not just for kids!

I first saw Adventure Time on youtube some years ago. Now it’s TV show. I loved it when it was a one-shot video. And I love each episode I’ve seen on Cartoon Network even more.

Yes, the characters are silly. Yes, there is a fair amount of «OMG, that’s so random!» going on. But while shows like Chowder may fail at times using this model, Adventure Time succeeds.

It does so thanks to wonderful voice acting, clever dialog and most of all, unusually mature themes. Not in a risqué sense, but. it doesn’t rely on cookie cutter stories and it’s comfortable leaving some endings ambiguous. It’s also comfortable making characters believable (despite its fantasy setting).

This show is deserves attention.

«It’s Adventure Time! C’mon grab your friends. We’ll go to very distant lands. With Jake the Dog and Finn the Human the fun will never end. It’s Adventure Time!» Adventure Time was an animated short made by Pen Ward and his team a few years back. The short was full of comedy, off the wall jokes, chocked full of hilarious one-liners and even an entertaining fight scene. And now, years later it is a full blown television series. The only thing people were concerned about was that the adaption could never live up to the original.

Well I’m here to say it has. In. Every. Aspect.

The only thing different is the characters and world have been expanded upon, and Penn’s name is now Finn.

Adventure Time with Finn and Jake is Cartoon Network’s newest cartoon. Similarly to the pilot, it is full to the brim with humor (some which is directly aimed at the adult audience, THANK GOD) There are still many one liners (most of which have been stolen from the pilot but I’m hoping that as the series goes on this will diminish. The music isn’t very memorable, but it isn’t supposed to be. It’s a show about Finn, Jake and all of their friends and the stupid situations they find themselves in.

Cartoon Network has finally found a gem, and I hope for their sake that they keep this show running and start funding more shows like this instead of obviously cheap-made flash cartoons (Johnny Test anyone?) It is a show like this that was needed to get CN back on top, and I hope it’ll stay that way What time is it? ADVENTURE TIME!

Okay, I guess «Rick And Morty» is technically a better show, but you get the idea. In terms of regular CN shows, this one takes the cake. and all the candy and treats with him. I remember back when I first saw the pilot episode of this show on «Nickelodeon» and I immediately thought to myself that this was going to become the next big thing and that people would love it. I had no idea it would even be a full fledged cartoon at the time. Lo and behold, it’s a massive hit and deserves every bit of popularity. This is yet ANOTHER Cartoon Network show where almost every character is some distinct animal or object or whatever. If I’m allowed to have a favorite character, it would probably be Marceline. I love her voice, her powers, her personality, just everything about it. Thank you for giving her one of the most multi-part episodes in the history of television.

At this point, it seems like Finn has had bad luck with literally every single female character in the entire show. At least Dipper has Pacifica by process of elimination. I wouldn’t be surprised if he didn’t end up with anyone at the end of the show. What’s great is that the show is wonderfully surreal and nonsensical, but it still has an ongoing story! This isn’t like the cartoons of old where it would just show the characters dying or whatever all the time but instead one that truly builds on itself in the most subtle ways. With such a huge cast of characters, it’s great to see how every individual story arc is going with them. They really do work hard to make everyone important and include every character in on the details.

The animation style is just fun too. I just think the dot eyes beckons back to the «Peanuts» comic. Seriously, I sometimes think of Charlie Brown just by looking at Finn. It’s sad how he broke up with Flame Princess. I guess you could say nowadays, she’s an «old flame»! Hee hee! I think my favorite episode would be «Betty». It shows the Ice King’s very old girlfriend back when he was human traveling through time to try to restore his sanity. Anything serious with that guy is very well done and it’s great to see such a goofy looking show teach us some really valuable life lessons. Even the minor characters are allowed to be developed and fleshed out.

Character studies are always good and that’s just what this show does. The Lich is probably the best villain and I do wish they would use him more. Anyone voiced by Ron Perlman is going to be awesome. It seems like they are similar to «My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic» in that most villains just appear for a few episodes. I still find that show better as it has the best animation. It’s great to hear a lot of talented voice actors too. When you watch as many cartoons as I do, you tend to recognize the voices. I think Lumpy Space Princess is the funniest character, but even she gets her well deserved limelight.

It’s also great how the show has a mythology that gets developed more as the series go on. A lot of shows don’t really delve into it that much. Then again, the stuff they do have is mostly subtle and hinted at, which ends up working the best for it. Thank you «Adventure Time» for saving Cartoon Network in its darkest days as this was probably the show that saved the network from all those awful live-action shows. May it live on forever! Or at least as long as the creator wants it too. Perfect ****.

There was a time when I disliked this show. Now, I view it as one of the best animated series of all time, and one of the most creatively and boldly non-pandering shows in cartoon history, and this is why:

Adventure Time does not pander to traditional or accessible story structures, payoffs, exposition, or plot constructs. It does not use traditional or accessible cartoon character archetypes. It does not use traditional or accessible humor. It does not use traditional music or voice-acting. It doesn’t even always use traditional emotions or dialogue. As a result, the show feels more original than anything else seen on cartoon network since Samurai Jack. Much like Samurai Jack, this show is very immersing and has a style all its own.Also like Samurai Jack, the show takes place in a strange world, where almost anything can happen, or any kind of character can show up, and it will still feel believable and consistent. Recommended for anyone who is into experimental storytelling and music. In fact, most of the soundtrack consists of formless ambient music or IDM.

Nothing about this show feels forced or phony. There are no traditional payoffs or unneeded exposition. There are lots of silent moments and strange scenes that do nothing but establish the characters and their varying types of insanity. There’s lots of dialogue that can be taken a number of ways. There are no trumpet-blasts or dinky piano tunes to let the viewer know when he should laugh or be excited. The show makes it YOUR job to be entertained. It’s like going to visit another world and have fun watching these characters live their day-to-day lives. No, better yet, it’s like being a man from one- thousand years ago watching our daily lives. He finds them a novelty, and is intrigued, but he does not understand everything we do, or the way we talk. The characters in this show will not stop to explain anything for the benefit of the audience. For them, most of the weirdness is just commonplace. They know more than we do, but they have no reason to tell us what they know. If you are used to shows with super-tight writing where everything is conveyed to the audience, look elsewhere. This is a more challenging, atmospheric sort of show.

That being said, this is also one of the only cartoons that has succeeded in making me cry multiple times. As a warning, you will not like every episode. You may not even like every season. I don’t, and unless you have very broad tastes, you won’t. This show has numerous fans who like it for totally different reasons. Some are their for the back-stories and mythos, some for the adventure episodes, some for the comedy, some for the romance plots, and some for the tragedies. This show does basically everything.

Animation: Minimal, using bright colors and simple, easy designs. The animation may seem lackluster, but it’s a pretty immersing style if you give it the chance, and some of the art direction and creativity is admirable. The simple style allows for an endless amount of characters, backgrounds, and stories without too much expense needed. The colors and production value get better over the course of the show. They won’t look the best in the first few episodes.

Characters: The characters here are diverse and numerous. Some of the them are annoying, but most of them have depth and dimension that will slowly reveal itself over the course of the show. Many of them are immature, and most of them are insane to varying degrees, but they often have to make hard decisions or go through strange dilemmas. Anyone who SEEMS like typical archetypes will prove otherwise. My expectations were challenged by some of them. Simon Petrikov is my favorite character. Writing and Storytelling: As I said, this is a low-conveyance show. The stories are done in a freestyle, storyboard-driven manner. The writers seem to draw from Nintendo- style fantasy games like «The Legend of Zelda» or the «Paper Mario» series. The early episodes are a bit more focused on simple fun, randomness, and adventure, but things don’t get interesting (for me at least) until the show reveals its true colors a bit later on. Pieces start to come together, and the viewer realizes that the randomness actually isn’t as random as he might think. Without spoiling much, let’s just say that the world of Ooo has a bittersweet back-story to it that makes the show infinitely more interesting once they start hinting at it. Some of the individual characters also have mysterious, semi-disturbing origins. It’s what made me curious in the first place. The show deals with its various characters and plot threads at a respectable pace, often juggling many at once and becoming more complex. The «Billy’s Bucket List/Wake Up/Escape from the Citadel» three- parter is what I would recommend for people who want to see the show do some more tight, well-crafted writing. This series features passage of time, continuity, and the aging of characters.

Audio: The deadpan, naturalistic voice acting can be either welcoming, or annoying, depending on the viewer or character. I like how the casting is handled. Music is experimental electronica. Musical numbers sound realistically unrehearsed, which makes them more heartfelt when used in episodes like «I Remember You» and «Lemonhope Story».

You don’t have to like the show, but I at least want it to be acknowledged for the risks it takes and the creativity it encourages. People who have worked on the show have gone on to make other series like that are good for similar reasons and have helped give Frederator and Cartoon Network more of an identity again, bringing them more respect from longtime fans. Also, to warn you, this show is surprisingly not for young kids. Make sure you’re at least around 12 before you watch it. Trust me.