#Together again

[my-rose-tinted-glasses]

JACK & JOKER: U Steal My Heart! Episode 1

[dim-embers]

[Feyra finally wakes up, tail curled around Rye's leg under the blanket]

Hi, my ember-

[Rye smiles, hand going to Feyra’s cheek]

Hi corazón. How did you sleep?

[sabertoothwalrus]

hi !! just curious because i was looking at your adventure time episode guide and i love hearing other peoples adventure time takes !! how come you don't like finn's characterisation in together again?

I've talked about it before here and here!

But also I'm gonna say more and share some art I did in 2021 for a rewrite comic that I never got around to doing

So again to reiterate: Adventure Time is usually VERY good at making it feel like time passes, even when you're not watching. It's something about what they don't show that tells you everything you need to know.

Together Again did not do this.

It really really felt like they were avoiding showing Finn as an adult, as if they wanted to leave his post-show life ambiguous. Which, now that Fionna and Cake has shown us literally that, it makes Together Again feel even more wrong?? Like. imagine you have to pick a moment from your life that represents You™ the most. Together Again said that Finn, after living his whole life and dying as an old man, feels most represented by how he was at 17. I do not buy this. I am 25, and I cannot fathom identifying by my 17 year old self. I was a completely different person then, I was still cooking. I can imagine most people feel the same. And ok, so maybe Finn DOES for some reason feel stuck at 17? Explain to me why!! What needed to happen to him that made him feel that way?

And before you just say "it's because Jake died," there's still too much that was left out. How old was Finn when Jake died? What was Finn like, at that point? What else had they accomplished? What was he doing at the time that was on the forefront of his mind? Where/with who did they spend most of their time? Where were they living after the treehouse got destroyed?

It was like,,, it was like the story Together Again actually wanted to tell was about Finn's grief, and how poorly he copes, and how too much of his identity is tied to Having Jake, and how he struggles to move on. But that's not the story we got. I honestly think-- as interesting as it was-- everything with New Death and Tiffany and Lich just did a disservice to the focus, which was Finn trying to get over Jake.

I think Together Again should have gone like this:

Finn and Jake had always planned that whoever died first would wait in the dead world for the other to die so the two of them could reincarnate. Jake dies first. Jake would be able to "watch over" Finn as he lives the rest of his life, so Jake wouldn't miss Finn as much as vice versa, since he'd feel like he's still there with him. Eventually, Finn dies.

Finn's appearance would change with his emotional state. I thought it'd be interesting to show different phases of his life through the stages of grief.

There'd be a room where they could watch Finn's memories. Finn would walk Jake through the events of his life. We SEE exactly how Finn dealt with grief, with heartbreak, with love, with friends, with community. All the good and all the bad.

By the end of it, Finn is quiet. "Jake... when we reincarnate, will we.. lose all of this?" "Well, do you remember anything from any of your other past lives?" "No.. But that's the point. I don't want to forget you." Finn, despite their promise, despite Jake waiting for him all this time, declines reincarnating. He doesn't want to move on, because that would mean forgetting everything. He wants to say with Jake!! He JUST got Jake back!!

“What if— in the future— what if they forget about us? What if they don’t know about all the stuff we did?” We see Ooo in its current state. It’s changed, but it’s clearly been affected by the two of them. Every person they’ve saved, every civilization they helped build, every hero they’ve inspired. They’ve left their touch everywhere. “They’ll know,” Jake says with certainty. “We’ll know.” We see the future, with Shermy and Beth. We see the Finn Sword, and BMO with all their old belongings. Everything stays, but it still changes. Will happen, happening, happened. These have always been the themes of the show. They reincarnate, together.

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[gifs-of-puppets]

Happy 40th Anniversary to The Muppets Take Manhattan!

[burntcinnabun]

"Jake. You found me."

[itissadbutitsmy-artblog]

divinittty. one moment - tulio eldorado voice

anyways nothing makes me happier than an awful mishmosh of characters! no words also for your convenience. adding words is messy but oh i needed to.

[nephilimeq]

These two men are finally reunited, and I have never been more happy in my life!

So that you have context for that first set of pictures, when Jeremy came out on stage at the People's choice awards, everyone was clapping but Tom was the only one who stood up and gave him a standing ovation 🥺❤️

These other pictures are just absolutely amazing and I have never been more proud of Tom standing up for someone in my life!

They look so happy to see each other again 🥰

[finntressyaoi]

gee that ice cream sure looks tasty i wonder if theres any metaphorical significance to it

[bunnies-and-sunshine]

She was loved.

We lost River at 10:30 this morning. She passed away peacefully in my lap with big human giving her noogies and purring away until almost the very end. We were so lucky to have the little munchkin in our lives for 12 years. I'm sure she's off on a grand adventure with Simon and getting up to all kinds of shenanigans!

I'm sure we'll eventually open our hearts to another pair of little ones in need of a good home, but it's going to be a while. When we do, I'll share their ups and downs with you as I have with Simon and River. Hugs to you all and thank you all so much for visiting the blog for all these years.

[roennq]

Daredevil 1x01 | 3x11: Nelson and Murdock, together again

[voguefashion]

Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy and wife Ethel photographed by Cecil Beaton for American Vogue, June 1, 1961.

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[dim-embers]

[Feyra sat up gasping for air and clutching her chest. Tears were rolling down their face]

-@the-horned-guard

Fey?-

[Rye sat up with her, any drowsiness gone in an instant]

Fey- whats going on love?

[evilhorse]

Together again—for the first time!

(Wonder Woman #284)

[bobauthorman]

The Best Crossover of the Year

Muppets from Jim's big three brought back for his birthday.