Flooping the Pig

We take a look at the Fionna and Cake season 2 finale, wonder aloud what's next for this show, give our hopes for the Adventure Times spinoffs to come, and take a look at Adult Swim's The Elephant. Episodes Covered: “The Worm and His Orchard” (Fionna & Cake, Episode 19), “The Bear and the Rose” (Fionna & Cake, Episode 20) Hosted by Kevin Ford, Brad Garoon, and Justin Houston

Does Fionna & Cake have a character consistency problem? How about a character agency problem? Is Fionna all over the place, or are her actions the result of a season's worth of build up? All that and more as we get close the the Fionna & Cake season 2 finale. Episodes Covered: “The Wolves Who Wandered” (Fionna & Cake, Episode 17), “The Insect That Sang” (Fionna & Cake, Episode...

Fionna & Cake is over the mid-season hill. Cake and Huntress Wizard take a trip through a time traveling tree, and then Fionna follows Huntress Wizard through a clock-themed croak dream that threatens Finn. Episodes Covered: “The Butterfly and the River” (Fionna & Cake, Episode 15), “The Bird in the Clock” (Fionna & Cake, Episode 16)

Fionna & Cake continues through its second season, but is it introducing too many threads? And are these hyper-serialized episodes satisfying? They're definitely funny. And why was that dog doing that thing? Episodes Covered: “The Lion of Embers” (Fionna & Cake, Episode 13), “The Cat Who Tipped the Box” (Fionna & Cake, Episode 14)

Adventure Time: Fionna & Cake is back for season 2, and so are Kevin Ford, Brad Garoon, and Justin Houston! The fellas talk about Fionna's journey towards adulthood, inter-species relationships, and what they hope for out of the new 10-episode season. Episodes Covered: “The Hare & the Sprout” (Fionna & Cake, Episode 11), “The Crocodile Who Bit a Log” (Fionna & Cake, Episode 12)

Adventure Time: Fionna & Cake has come to an end, and there's a somber tone over this episode because of it. Kevin Ford, Brad Garoon, and Justin Houston talk about what worked in the final two episodes of the miniseries (or perhaps, season of television?), what they're hoping for if Adventure Time continues in some form, and the great work of the voice cast over the past 10 episodes. F...

We are rapidly approaching the end of the Fionna & Cake miniseries, though we're holding out hope it gets renewed for a second season as Kevin Ford, Brad Garoon, and Justin Houston just are not ready to say goodbye. They discuss who is controlling the multiverse, their predictions for the end of the season, and who would be the worse Adventure Time character to greet you in the afterlife....

We're over the halfway mark for this season (miniseries?) of Adventure Time: Fionna & Cake, and there is much to discuss. Kevin Ford, Brad Garoon, and Justin Houston come together to talk about a pair of episodes that see the Adventure Time gang do a lot of old-fashioned adventuring. We get a return to Farmworld, a bizarro version of Ooo where Candy and Ice are swapped, and an ode to the M...

DRAMA BOMB! Or rather, exposition bomb? Adventure Time: Fionna & Cake is back with two more episodes and a whole lot of plot. Brad Garoon, Kevin Ford, and Justin Houston discuss the origins of the corporeal Fionna & Cake (and their friends and neighbors), the new big bad, where the show goes from here, and the continued abuse heaped on Simon Petrikov. Episodes Covered: “Cake the Cat” (Fion...

Adventure Time is back, in Fionna & Cake form! Brad Garoon, Kevin Ford, and Justin Houston also return from a two-year hiatus to talk about the first two episodes of Adventure Time: Fionna & Cake. They dive into the surprising direct sequel-nature of the show, the way that the tone has grown up with the audience, and trade theories about the show's trajectory. They also try to decipher...

Original Air Date: September 23, 2021 Brad, Justin, and Kevin are to discuss "Wizard City", the fourth and final Adventure Time "Distant Lands" episode. They discuss how  episode  ordering may have sabotaged the episode, and if and how it fits Adventure Time at large. Discussions of Adventure Time's next television project leads to overall discussions of television trends i...

Original Air Date: June 17, 2021 The third Distant Lands reunites the two main characters in the Dead Worlds, with cameos and Easter eggs aplenty. Brad, Justin, and Kevin discuss the episode, if Adventure Time utilizes fan service the "right" way, New Death, general musings and inquiries from Brad, and the return of the #SnailSearch! Check out what could be the penultimate FTP episode! E...

Original Air Date: January 14, 2021 For the second Distant Lands, Adventure Time gave us a glance into the past and future of Marceline and Princess Bubblegum's relationship. Brad, Justin, and Kevin discuss the episode, their overall thoughts, and the surprise appearance of some other characters and what they think that could mean. Additionally, the hosts discuss the first season of Bravest Wa...

Original Air Date: October 15, 2020 The HBO Max streaming service launched in May of 2020. It was announced that the service would revive Adventure Time as a new series called "Distant Lands", which as of now is set to contain four forty minute-ish stand-alone episodes. The first of those four episodes, titled "BMO", dropped in June 2020, which Brad, JUSTIN, and Kevin review in...

Original Air Date: October 8, 2020 It's taken years, and almost 80 podcasts, but it is finally time for Brad, Justin, and Kevin to discuss the series finale of Adventure Time. Did the writers stick the landing? What did they think of the stories that were and were not wrapped up? JUSTIN has a Golb theory to maybe explain an unexplained story. They also discuss what seemed like a bold choice at...

Original Air Date: October 1, 2020 This week, the gang covers the penultimate batch of episodes before the Adventure Time series finale! One more Finn and Ice King adventure precedes a two-parter where Jake learns about his biological father and Betty's desire to bring back Simon is kicked up the notch. We also get the preface to the big war between The Candy Kingdom and Gumbaldia. Most import...

Original Air Date: September 24, 2020 A mixed bag of episodes this week, in which the hosts discuss some elements that get better with the show as it goes, but also some of the thematic elements that have grown stale over time. Kevin also may have identified his least favorite episode of the entire series amongst this batch. This may be the podcast episode in which Brad, JUSTIN, and Kevin are at t...

Original Air Date: September 17, 2020 It's the beginning of the end as Brad, Justin, and Kevin discuss the first four episodes of Adventure Time's final season! The mystery man from the Season 9 finale is revealed, and we learn about his relation to Princess Bubblegum and how he came to be, along with some revelations about some of the candy people. Plus, a classic BMO and Ice King adventu...

Original Air Date: September 10, 2020 The gang wraps up the penultimate season of Adventure Time! Discussions revolve around Jake reconciling with change, BMO and Marceline catch up with one another, providing their unique POV's of recent events, the complicated history of Fionna and Cake, the ticking time bomb known as Sweet P going, and Finn finally dealing with Fern...or does he? Episodes C...

Original Air Date: September 3, 2020  Brad, Justin, and Kevin wrap up the "Elements" mini-series this week, with an unlikely hero saving Ooo from being consumed by candy forever. The crew has some disparate thoughts on the mini-series in general, but there's no denying that the ramifications of the events have a big effect on what's to come for the remainder of the show. Episodes...

Original Air Date: August 27, 2020 Adventure Time liked the mini-series concept so much, they did two back-to-back! Hot off the heels of "Islands" we head right into "Elements", with Brad, JUSTIN, and Kevin covering the first four episodes on the mini-series, plus the Season 9 premiere "Orb" which is a bridge of sorts between the two. Discussed are dreams and the mean...

Original Air Date: August 20, 2020 The end of the "Islands" mini-series (and Season 8) brings answers to two major questions: the origin of Susan Strong, and the discovery of Finn's mother. In addition to these, JUSTIN and Brad disagree about Martin Mertens, a plot hits way too close to home in the times of COVID, and the episode ends with some discussion of the proliferation of same...

Original Air Date: August 13, 2020 The "Stakes" mini-series was such a hit that Adventure Time decided to do more, back to back! This week, Brad, JUSTIN, and Kevin dive into the first half of the "Islands" mini-series as Finn ventures off to find out where he came from. On the way, they encounter some interesting creatures and some downright bizarre Islands, one of which Brad t...

Original Air Date: August 6, 2020 Brad, Justin, and Kevin converge to discuss the importance of direct communication, an episode that rivals "Dream of Love" for one of the least enjoyed, the perplexing choice to bring back James Baxter, and a deeper look into the elemental concept. Episodes Covered: “Wheels” (Season 8, Episode 16), “High Strangeness” (Season 8, Episode 17), “Horse and Ba...

Original Air Date: July 30, 2020 Brad, Justin, and Kevin delve into the "real" Season 7 finale, where we get a heavy tease of Susan Strong's origin and the potential of discovering where Finn comes from. From there, Finn is forced to confront himself (literally), resulting in the hosts discussing the concept of Last Thursdayism, "The Good Place", and "Future Man"...