![]() As a little canon catchup: in the 2-parter episodes “Finn the Human” and “Jake the Dog”, the Lich made his way to Prismo’s Time Chamber and made a wish extinguishing all life. In “Crossover,” Prismo sends out the distress signal to Finn and Jake, telling them that something has gone seriously awry with the Farmworld dimension that they’d left behind, so many episodes ago. So, here’s an advance apology and warning this is going to get awfully convoluted. Omitting just one of these tangents felt criminal, as “Crossover” is a culmination of so many important themes in the series. Trigger Warning for casual viewers: I didn’t realize it at first, but “Crossover” intersects with a lot of series mythology, so be prepared for a dozen tangents or more. As Adventure Time is all about childhood and the power of imagination, it makes sense that parallel universes play heavily into the series, and in “Crossover,” the plot device poses to Finn a fundamental question that no one can confront without serious moxie: is existential murder alright? I mean, are there concepts and people that truly should not exist, and if so, who has the authority to make such a condemnation? Parallel universe plot devices call attention to the most basic function of fiction: to imaginatively, counterfactually ponder what never happened so we can understand what did happen, and perhaps more importantly, so we can edit our perspectives on reality. On the latest episode of Adventure Time, “Crossover,” Finn and Jake return to Farmworld to prevent an interdimensional disaster, but find themselves unable to pull the trigger, even when all reality hangs in the balance.
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