8.3/10. I've said before that I appreciate all shades of Adventure Time, a show that can have a very different tone and focus from week-to-week, but there's something I find very affecting about Finn's relationship drama. The idea of this essentially decent kid stepping and stumbling his way through feelings he doesn't quite have a hold on is a compelling one, and while Huntress Wizard is a new player on that front, she adds an interesting wrinkle to the ongoing saga of Finn's journey on that front.
To that end, there's an odd subtext to the story told in "Flute Spell", of Huntress Wizard basically chasing after her ex-boyfriend, and Finn helping her because he has a crush on her and thinks that maybe it will bring the two of them together. But there's also a certain resigned quality to Finn here. As much as he denies to to Jake (who is adorable here, both in his "my life is awesome" song/montage and his cheering Finn on) that he likes Huntress Wizard, there's a sense that in reality, he's just been burned so many times when it comes to his feelings for girls (literally and figuratively) that he plays it close to the vest and tries to convince himself that it's no big deal, that whatever happens happens, even if it means he's on a fool's errand.
That's what makes it a little tragic when Huntress Wizard kisses him but tells him that they can't be together because even though they're both fierce creatures, it would make them soft. Finn is mature about it, and not the devastated or pushy kid he had been in the past with his prior romances. Finn is prepared for this, he's been clenched from the beginning, and while it's nice to see him take things easier this time around and recognize that "affections pass," I'm still there with Jake, hoping he finds the right person out there for him. I don't know if that person is Huntress Wizard, but I hope it's someone.
Review by Andrew BloomVIP 9BlockedParent2016-03-27T18:44:08Z
8.3/10. I've said before that I appreciate all shades of Adventure Time, a show that can have a very different tone and focus from week-to-week, but there's something I find very affecting about Finn's relationship drama. The idea of this essentially decent kid stepping and stumbling his way through feelings he doesn't quite have a hold on is a compelling one, and while Huntress Wizard is a new player on that front, she adds an interesting wrinkle to the ongoing saga of Finn's journey on that front.
To that end, there's an odd subtext to the story told in "Flute Spell", of Huntress Wizard basically chasing after her ex-boyfriend, and Finn helping her because he has a crush on her and thinks that maybe it will bring the two of them together. But there's also a certain resigned quality to Finn here. As much as he denies to to Jake (who is adorable here, both in his "my life is awesome" song/montage and his cheering Finn on) that he likes Huntress Wizard, there's a sense that in reality, he's just been burned so many times when it comes to his feelings for girls (literally and figuratively) that he plays it close to the vest and tries to convince himself that it's no big deal, that whatever happens happens, even if it means he's on a fool's errand.
That's what makes it a little tragic when Huntress Wizard kisses him but tells him that they can't be together because even though they're both fierce creatures, it would make them soft. Finn is mature about it, and not the devastated or pushy kid he had been in the past with his prior romances. Finn is prepared for this, he's been clenched from the beginning, and while it's nice to see him take things easier this time around and recognize that "affections pass," I'm still there with Jake, hoping he finds the right person out there for him. I don't know if that person is Huntress Wizard, but I hope it's someone.