In the creepiest line ever uttered in Adventure Time, the Lich declares, “I am the end.” In its climactic speech to Finn, the Lich reveals its plans and demonstrates that rather than simply being a villain, it is a powerful force. Unlike other disturbing characters in Adventure Time, the Lich is no more than a dark force that only exists to bring mayhem and death. It also involved the return of the Lich, the undead evil entity and the only truly terrifying character in Land of Ooo. Of course the journey to the Citadel includes several trials, the most shocking of which was the death of character who may be minor but is much beloved by Adventure Time fans. Though he is uncertain at first, when Finn discovers that his father is located at a cosmic prison called the Citadel he becomes excited, and assumes – with blind optimism – that his father must be a guard there. The main plot of the premiere was centered on Finn’s journey to find his human father. Yet for all of these wide and abstract ideas, the show never neglects the minute details of human life…and “Wake Up” and “Escape from the Citadel” focused on a time-honored and difficult topic for children and adults to face: neglectful parents. If anything, Adventure Time has evolved into a self-aware and expansive science fiction show that explores intangible topics such as time, the cosmos, life and death, the consequences of our choices, alternative universes, and more story lines that have long been staples of the science fiction genre.Īdventure Time seems to want to make its viewers uncomfortable by leading them to question their own understanding of this seemingly infinite universe. It’s obvious that Adventure Time isn’t interested in beign a run-of-the-mill cartoon with disconnected episodes due to the fact that Finn as a character has aged (in conjunction with the aging of his voice actor, Jeremy Shada, whose own voice has matured during the last four years). However, it was clear from Finn’s first appearance (collapsed on his bed in reflection) that the plot wasn’t going to be a basic adventure for our two heroes. The episode opened with a lighthearted party at Prismo the Wishmaster’s, and the appearance by the sarcastic Shelby (who only wants to score points with his girlfriend by getting her a pony) was one of the most amusing interactions in the episode.
This is not to say that the premiere, a half-hour special composed of “Wake Up” and “Escape from the Citadel”, wasn’t funny.
While most of these episodes have cut through their creepiness with a biting humor (usually aimed at its adult audience), the season six premiere was predominantly humorless and therefore the first truly distressing episode. Adventure Time has commanded its place as Cartoon Network’s best animated show for four years now, and in that time it has given us many dark and disturbing episodes.
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