Adventure Time: Distant Lands

This is probably one of the best spin offs I've seen of anything in a long time. It did everything a good spinoff should, it stayed true to the original source material, by truthfully putting a character we know well into a new situation. It felt like an episode of Adventure Time, which I think is the most important bit. It's a very charming continuation, with a lot going for it. The story didn't feel forced, or like a cash grab, it was genuine, and exciting. A good start to the series, and a promising look for what is to come.

After almost two years of waiting after the end of Adventure Time, its sequel Distant Lands arrives. A continuation that awaited her with very high expectations, and after having seen her first special, that of Bmo, I can only say bravo to those of the staff of the series for having done such a masterpiece. The very fluid animation that it has, the new characters, the new plot that awaits, which in addition made me stay at certain moments with my mouth open because of how good it was, and best of all, it is enjoyed taking into account that each mini chapter lasts 1 hour, and with that I can only say thank you.

Adventure Time I think it has proven to position itself as one of the best cartoons ever created.

1 episode is out and it makes me exited for the future of a great show like Adventure Time

So sick of these "Real Fans". Seems like every show's got them, and they all suck. Just because you love something, doesn't mean it belongs to you, or you're somehow more "real" of a fan. These "Real Fans" always think any changes made to their beloved show are an abomination. Hey Real Adventure Time Fan, you know that Fin and Jake story ended right? It was 10 seasons long and wonderful the entire time, up to and including the ending. This is a new story and it's different. Different can be good, and this is good so far. To everyone else, if you liked Adventure Time and aren't an insufferable tool, you'll probably like this. Give it a shot.

Honestly I was extremely pleasantly surprised by this first episode of "Distant Lands", featuring and named after one of the most beloved characters from the original series, the endlessly lovable BMO, and this episode certainly is a whirlwind from start to finish that never stops giving, a rollercoaster of emotions and just what we needed to see for a first dive back into the world of Adventure Time.

Personally I thought they really ticked pretty much all the boxes for what I would expect and want from a spin off - there were a lot of voices and characters (some more obvious than others) from the original, there were actually lots of references to the original series from characters to plot points and especially some of the new info dropped about the universe of AT which we never got in the original. There really were some quite big reveals and a fair few other references that are more mysterious in nature, as well as some that only megafans will catch. I wasn't particularly expecting this spin off to expand too much on the original universe, you never really know how much a team wants to touch anything surrounding the source material, especially with a show as fondly remembered as "Adventure Time", so this was a nice surprise for me and I really hope they continue this trend in the other three episodes as I have rarely been so invested in the lore and world building around a show so much as Adventure Time.

The hour long format is great for the Adventure Time writers and allows a story to be built and developed a bit more easily, or perhaps deliberately, than in the original series, and although I'm only giving this a 9 right now I can see that changing when the other 3 parts have been released, if they are all of this quality I would be happy to revise that to a 10 and of course I very much hope that's the case. I would 100% recommend this to anyone who liked the original show, I fail to see how you could be a big fan of Adventure Time and not enjoy this spin off, if you haven't seen it yet, what are you doing?! Go watch it NOW!!