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ADVENTURE TIME: DISTANT LANDS OBSIDIAN TRAILER IS HERE!!! GO WATCH IT!!! OBSIDIAN WILL RELEASE ON THURSDAY THE 19TH OF NOVEMBER. THATβS ONLY TEN DAYS AWAY.
Anyway, hereβs my trailer breakdown. This is kind of just an emotional outpouring of everything that stuck out to me so sorry if itβs a little rambly.
Right off the bat Iβm curious to know whatβs going on with Princess Bubblegum. We saw at the end of the finale she was hanging out in Marcelineβs house, and similarly this trailer depicts her having domestic moments with Marceline. So is she still ruling the Candy Kingdom? Has that responsibility perhaps passed on to somebody else? Or am I reading too much into some establishing shots designed to tell the viewer that this is set post-finale? Who knows.
The song in the background is, of course, βMonsterβ, the song sung at SDCC by Olivia Olson. Weβve already heard the full song, but itβs nice to hear a cleaned up studio version. I wonder when in the episode it will actually be sung, and whether or not it will be diegetic.
It looks like weβre going to be getting plenty of new Marceline and Bubblegum outfits over the course of the special. Even the establishing shots of Marcelineβs house featured three different ones, which makes me think these shots will actually appear as a montage in the episode itself. It wouldnβt make much sense for them to change clothes over the course of the same scene otherwise.
Okay, as much as I want to, Iβm not gonna fill this post with every Bubbline shot because Iβm sure there are plenty of people doing that already.
THEN THEREβS THIS FUCKING SHOT:
The little girl on the right is almost certainly Marceline, but who is the person on the left? Simon, Marcelineβs mom, and Hunson all come to mind but donβt really match the mysterious figure. It could be some kind of weird hybrid flashback scene where young Marcy is leading adult Bubblegum through her past. Whatever the case, this is clearly shortly after the war, and I am standing by my theory that the Glass Kingdom could be located in the Earthβs crater.
I donβt have a lot to say about the Glass Kingdom and its inhabitants. These are new characters and locations and it remains to be seen exactly how they will tie into Marceline and Bubblegumβs story. The animation and background design is looking exceedingly good, though. Again, this landscape doesnβt really match any of the deserts weβve seen in Ooo so far, which makes me think this is somewhere else on Earth.
A fun Easter Egg: This shirt Marcy is wearing is the shirt given to her by Hunson in the episode βMarcy & Hunsonβ:
Itβs interesting to see that what a lot of people assumed were spacesuits is actually motorcycle gear. I actually checked if Marcelineβs motorbike is the same one she rides in the Thunder Road graphic novel, which would have been a neat tie-in, but unfortunately itβs not. Also I love that Glassboy has been duct taped to the back and covered in bubblewrap.
Oop thereβs the storyboard weβve seen. Seems like Marceline has been summoned by Glassboy to come and defend the kingdom against this mysterious dragon and its dark minions, which is pretty much what we already knew from the bits and pieces of plot information that have already been revealed.
Itβs cool to see Bubblegum putting her elemental powers to use. She didnβt get much opportunity to show them off before the show ended. So far, most of the spotlight has been on Marceline, so Iβm also interested to see what role Bubblegum plays in this story, and how her character will develop.
Also THE MORROW IS BACK! Bubblegumβs trusty mount was last seen helping her perform recon over Gumbaldia before the finale, but it looks like theyβre getting back into the hero business this time.
We already know from the screenshot Muto posted that there is going to be a visit to a human gas station, but this looks more like some kind of bomb shelter. This is certainly one of the darker shots Iβve ever seen from Adventure Time. It looks like weβre going to be getting a lot more Mushroom War lore. Marcelineβs dejected stance here makes me think this place has some personal meaning to her. If that skeleton turns out to be her mum or something I will never stop crying.
Thatβs all Iβve got for now. Thereβs probably some stuff I havenβt noticed. I havenβt looked at anyone elseβs reactions or thoughts yet, I went in totally blind.
There isnβt long to wait until the special now! I was certainly not expecting a November release. Expect an Easter egg/lore breakdown from me when it drops!
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