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The Revolution was here?!
 
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|season = 9
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|broadcastno = 10
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|image = S8e24 title card.png
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|prod = 1042-268
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|airdate = July 17, 2017<ref name=zap2it>http://tvlistings.zap2it.com/tv/adventure-time-abstract/EP012462651634?aid=zap2it</ref>
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|previous = [[Skyhooks II]]<br/>(''[[Elements]]'', Part 8)
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|next = [[Ketchup]]
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|director = [[Adam Muto]]
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|story = [[Kent Osborne]]<br>[[Jack Pendarvis]]<br>[[Jesse Moynihan]]<br>[[Adam Muto]]
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|writerstoryboard = [[Graham Falk]]<ref name=TumblrSource>http://kingofooo.tumblr.com/post/152481979244<br>In the tags</ref><br>Laura Knetzger<ref>http://kingofooo.tumblr.com/post/160176246964</ref>|transcript = 1}}{{EpisodeHeader|9|10|overall=two hundred and sixty-second}}<ref name=zap2it/>
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==Synopsis==
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As [[Jake]] goes through some personal changes, he's haunted by a sinister dream encounter with his brother [[Jermaine]].<ref>https://kametsu.com/topic/57130-cartoon-network-unofficial-previews/?do=findComment&comment=558042</ref>
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==Plot==
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The episode begins with [[Finn]], Jake, and [[BMO]] eating breakfast. Finn cannot look directly at Jake and BMO appears uneasy due to the new form Jake took on after the events in the ''[[Elements]]'' miniseries. After small-talk with Finn, Jake reveals new abilities he has such as being able to sense the emotions of non-sentient objects, which provokes Finn to point out that Jake seems different. Jake denies Finn's accusation, and Finn proceeds to point out distinct differences that Jake now has. Jake gets defensive, causing bat-like wings to emerge from his dorsal side, which scares BMO and causes Jake to involuntarily undergo morphological changes on his body. Finn concedes with Jake being unchanged, to which Jake reverts and grunts.
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The following scene transitions to Jake at the [[Candy Tavern]] with Lady Rainicorn and Dirt Beer Guy. Jake admits he had gone through minor changes, but counters with the fact that many others going through changes as well. Following a conversation with [[Candy Person 28|Dirt Beer Guy]], it is revealed that he had not recognized Jake, and he promptly walks off. Jake comes to the conclusion that people are used to his yellow color, so [[Lady Rainicorn]] uses her color altering ability to make Jake yellow again. After multiple failed attempts due to Jake's blue skin repeatedly returning, Jake tells Lady that he appreciates the effort.
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Back at the [[Tree Fort]], Jake is seen laying down sleeping, and the scene enters Jake's dream. Jake is standing in a desert-like world and begins hastily making his way through a maze after spotting something with a telescope. Jake eventually enters a temple with several women dressed in white surrounding a statue. The statue transforms into the [[Shape-shifter]], touches Jake, and causes him to enter another dream.
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Jake is tied onto a stone cube in an entirely white room. The Shape-shifter transforms into a bat-like creature, and following Jake's screaming disoriented face, he awakens into a different dream, laying next to Jermaine.
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[[Jermaine (character)|Jermaine]] is seen working on a painting inside of a small gallery. He tells Jake he's working on painting a mountain, however, the painting shown to the audience appears abstract. Jermaine points to "Jake's friend," who is really the shape-shifter. Jake yelps and covers his face, when he opens his eyes again the Shape-shifter is replaced with [[Joshua]] playing with a yo-yo. Jermaine appears behind Jake and gets his attention sharing that he resembles one of his own paintings. Jake replies that it is his body in real life, and Jermaine dismisses himself. Jake looks back at Joshua and Joshua's mutated appearance causes Jake to panic and wake up.
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Back at the Tree Fort, Finn is getting dressed in the morning. Jake shares the bad dream he had with Finn, to which Finn recommends something that helps with his own bad dreams. As Jake illustrates his dream, he analyzes details in his dream with Finn. The following scene shows Finn playing a video game on BMO. While Finn is distracted, Jake leaves for the mountain he saw in his dream.
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Jake makes his way to the mountain and as he approaches the [[James (character)|Jameses]], they appear blocking his path, but stand down and bring Jake to their place to eat beans. While inside of the Jameses' tent, Jake finds the mountain painting that Jermaine was working on in his dream. He questions them on where they got it, and answer that Jermaine painted it and let them keep it. Jake proceeds to question them and is given the location of Jermaine's studio.
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Jake arrives at Jermaine's studio and encounters a wall of water. The wall of water tells Jake that he isn't allowed to enter, to which Jake asks him of his brother's whereabouts. After a brief conversation with Wall of Water, he allows Jake to enter the studio. Once inside of the studio, [[Bryce]] appears and asks Jake if he wants any help. Jake halfheartedly greets Bryce and tells him that he's searching for Jermaine. Bryce denies Jake permission to speak with Jermaine, explaining that Jermaine explicitly desired privacy. After Bryce mentions Jermaine's talent for painting, Jake appears displeased with the fact that Jermaine spends time on painting abstract art. Jake further questions Bryce, and brings up Joshua telling him about Bryce's "demon tricks." Jake then restrains Bryce after he was about to speak negatively about Joshua.
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Jake lets himself into Jermaine's room, and an extensive gallery is revealed. Jake approaches Jermaine and claims that he has arrived to rescue him. Jermaine ignores what Jake said and begins discussing abstract art. Jake refuses to believe that Jermaine's change in interest was a decision made by himself, and Jermaine responds with stating that he has gone through minor changes, similar to Jake going through his own minor changes. Jake denies this and counters with the notion that he merely appears different. Jermaine continues to push that Jake has changed which causes him to become frustrated, convincing himself that he is "normal." As Jake does this he transforms further, becoming elongated and growing spikes on his back. Jake assures Jermaine that despite the morphological changes, personality wise he remains the same. Jake then asks Jermaine if he is still the same inside, and that he will return to landscape art. Jermaine explains that his interest in abstract art was the result of the mental break-up in the land in the paintings he used to make. The new interest Jermaine has does not mean that his other interests have vanished. Jermaine tells Jake that he likes his new form, and the conversation leads to Jermaine revealing that Joshua knew that Jake would undergo changes, however, what type of changes went unmentioned. Jake then asks Jermaine to view other abstract paintings he has. The following scene shows Jake surrounded in Jermaine's paintings. The paintings begin to levitate, and the background around Jake vanishes into white. Jake comes to the conclusion that everything changes, but despite his own changes, it's still who he is. Jake returns to his original dog form, and Jermaine admits that Jake thoroughly understands his art. Jake confesses that he doesn't really understand anything.
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Jake returns to the Tree Fort whistling a tune while holding a painting from Jermaine's studio. Jake enters the Tree Fort and hangs the painting on the wall. Finn greets Jake from his trip, but then reveals he meant that Jake has returned to his dog form. Jake walks to their bathroom mirror, and says that he's "different yet the same."
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==Characters==
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===Major characters===
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*[[Jake]]
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*[[Jermaine (character)|Jermaine]]
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===Minor characters===
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*[[Finn]]
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*[[BMO]]
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*[[Lady Rainicorn]]
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*[[Candy Person 28|Dirt Beer Guy]]
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*[[James (character)|Jameses]]
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*[[Bryce]]
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*Wall of Water
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*[[Warren Ampersand]] (dream)
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*[[Joshua]] (dream)
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*[[Snail]]
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===Pictured===
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*[[Princess Bubblegum]]
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==Trivia==
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*One of Jake's abilities from his shape-shifter form is being able to sense the emotions from non-sentient objects such as toast, or rather the grain plant. However, it is biologically impossible for plants to experience emotions such as stress and fear because plants lack the hormones that are necessary for these emotions. Maybe the plant has a too complex or too simple emotions that Jake understanded through his own feelings as low self esteem.
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*Finn has grown to be uncomfortable with Jake's new appearance since the [[Skyhooks II|previous episode]], where Finn was shown to be more accepting to his shape-shifter form.
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*Dirt Beer Guy seems to be managing the [[Candy Tavern]], as it now has a "DBG" sign.
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===Cultural references===
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*The statues in the chamber resemble {{w|Muses| the nine muses from Greek mythology}}.
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*When the Jameses state that they "could eat beans all day, every day," he is making a reference to the song, I Love Beans sung by Brak on Cartoon Planet, who was also voiced by Andy Merrill.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZWQMvHNOnI 'Bean Song' ][https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZWQMvHNOnI]</ref>
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*In the foyer of Jermaine's studio there is a mask that looks like a dog-version of the wooden masks made by some traditional African cultures. It is surrounded by a few giraffe figures, which supports the reference.
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===Episode connections===
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*This episode centers around Jake's true ([[Shape-shifter]]) form which is a direct continuation of the end of "[[Skyhooks II]]."
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**The truth of Jake's origins, which was revealed to the viewers in "[[Joshua and Margaret Investigations]]," is also a part of this episode.
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*The theme in this episode, "everything changes, however despite the changes it is still the same," parallels the overarching theme in the ''[[Stakes]]'' miniseries: everything stays, but despite the changes, it remains.
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*Inside the Jameses' tent, there are a lot of medals hanged like ornaments. This shows [[Princess Bubblegum]] kept her promise from "[[James II]]" to send medals every day.
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*The tune that Jake whistles when he walks up to the Tree Fort sounds slightly similar to the [[Bacon Pancakes]] song from "[[Burning Low]]."
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*Jake sensing the emotions of the wheat flour in his toast is similar to the Dustomancy power that Finn and Jake got in "[[Wizard_(episode)|Wizard]]."
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===Storyline analysis===
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*Throughout the episode, Jake turns more monstrous the more that he denies that he has gone through changes.
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===Production notes===
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*This episode is the 262nd episode of the series which marks the most number of episodes aired in a series so far in Cartoon Network history. The record was previously held by the concluded ''{{W|Regular Show}}'' (now surpassed by ''[[Adventure Time]]'') with 261 episodes.
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*This episode was released early on the Cartoon Network app on July 14, 2017.
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===Errors===
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*The jar of jam on the table disappears for a moment during the conversation at the breakfast table.
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==Videos==
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Adventure Time Jake's New Look Cartoon Network
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==Gallery==
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===Official art===
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S8e24 title card-concept.png|Abstract title card concept by character & prop designer Michael DeForge
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S8e24 title card-design.png|Title card designed by Michael DeForge and painted by Joy Ang
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S8JulBomb.png|Adventure Time July line-up
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Abstract storyboard-panel.png|Abstract storyboard panel
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Abstract Storyboard Panel.jpg|Abstract storyboard panel
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S8e24 Jermaine's paintings(1).png|Jermaine's paintings by Knetzger (1/6)
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S8e24 Jermaine's paintings(2).png|Jermaine's paintings by Knetzger (2/6)
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S8e24 Jermaine's paintings(3).png|Jermaine's paintings by Knetzger (3/6)
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S8e24 Jermaine's paintings(4).png|Jermaine's paintings by Knetzger (4/6)
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S8e24 Jermaine's paintings(5).png|Jermaine's paintings by Knetzger (5/6)
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S8e24 Jermaine's paintings(6).png|Jermaine's paintings by Knetzger (6/6)
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S8e24 concept art(1).png|Abstract concept art by writer/storyboard artist Graham Falk
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S8e24 concept art(3).png|Abstract concept art by writer/storyboard artist Graham Falk
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S8e24 concept art(2).png|Abstract concept art by writer/storyboard artist Graham Falk
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S8e24 concept art(5).png|Abstract concept art by writer/storyboard artist Graham Falk
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S8e24 concept art(4).png|Abstract concept art by writer/storyboard artist Graham Falk
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S8e24 concept art(6).png|Abstract concept art by writer/storyboard artist Graham Falk
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S8e24 concept art(7).png|Abstract concept art by writer/storyboard artist Graham Falk
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</gallery>
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===Background art===
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</gallery>
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===Screenshots===
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Finn Worried Screenshot 1 (Abstract).png
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Finn Worried Screenshot 2 (Abstract).png
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Jake putting butter knife in Jam Jar.png
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So... (Abstract).png
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How's your toast.png
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Pretty good (Abstract).png
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Jake eating toast (Abstract).png
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S8e24 toast emotions.png
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Same old Jake.png
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Shapeshifter Jake with Bat Wings.png
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S8e24 tuck.png
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Whoa (Abstract).png
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Jake is a crab!.png
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... (Abstract).png
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Same old Jake, if you say so.png
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Hmmm (Abstract).png
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I think I'm handling these minor changes pretty well.png
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Lady trying to change Jake's skin color.png
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S8e24 dream first scene.png
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Abstract Snail.png
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Greek Mythology Statue in Jakes Dream.png
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S8e24 shifter statue.png
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Shapeshifter in Jake's dream (1).png
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Shapeshifter touches Jake (Jake's Dream).png
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Shapeshifter Jake tied up (Jake's Dream).png
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Shapeshifter in Jake's dream (2).png
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I'm painting this mountain (Abstract) (Jake's Dream).png
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Jermaine painting Abstract Art (Jake's Dream).png
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I'm a mirror (Abstract) (Jake's Dream).png
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Shapeshifter in Jake's dream (3).png
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Dad (Question Mark) (Abstract) (Jake's Dream).png
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Look at this, I can almost walk the dog (Abstract) (Jake's Dream).png
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What (Abstract) (Jake's Dream).png
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I can almost walk the dog (Abstract) (Jake's Dream).png
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S8e24 anaylitical jake .png
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Shapeshifter Drawing by Jake (Abstract).png
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I knew I had seen that mountain.png
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Jake looking at Mountain Postcard.png
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S8e24 this is the place.png
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S8e24 james beans.png
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S8e24 touch.png
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The Wall of Water (Abstract).png
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S8e24 honey im home.png
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S8e24 bryce.png
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S8e24 jermaine gallery.png
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S8e24 Bro, I'm here to save you!.png
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S8e24 It's hard to tell when an Abstract is finished.png
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S8e24 I just changed a little.png
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S8e24 You seem you've changed a little bit, too.png
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S8e24 No, I just look different.png
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S8e24 no uh.png
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S8e24 This looks bad, but deep down, I'm not different .png
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S8e24 no answers.png
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S8e24 And the shapes broke apart to me, so I painted them like that.png
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S8e24 And it's not like my new paintings erase my old paintings. They're both me.png
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S8e24 Well, do you have any more of these paintings.png
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S8e24 Jake surrounded by the Abstract art.png
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S8e24 The shapes are always changing.png
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S8e24 Changing like their normal state, like us.png
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S8e24 Even if we're not changing on the outside, were changing on the inside constantly.png
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S8e24 There's some about me that stuff that I've been ignoring for a long time.png
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S8e24 I'm afraid of that stuff.png
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S8e24 But it's part of who I am.png
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S8e24 As long as I know the shape of my soul, I'll be alright.png
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S8e24 you're back.png
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</gallery>
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Revision as of 16:22, 13 December 2019

"Abstract" is the tenth episode in the ninth season of Adventure Time. It's the two hundred and sixty-second episode overall.[1]

Synopsis

As Jake goes through some personal changes, he's haunted by a sinister dream encounter with his brother Jermaine.[4]

Plot

The episode begins with Finn, Jake, and BMO eating breakfast. Finn cannot look directly at Jake and BMO appears uneasy due to the new form Jake took on after the events in the Elements miniseries. After small-talk with Finn, Jake reveals new abilities he has such as being able to sense the emotions of non-sentient objects, which provokes Finn to point out that Jake seems different. Jake denies Finn's accusation, and Finn proceeds to point out distinct differences that Jake now has. Jake gets defensive, causing bat-like wings to emerge from his dorsal side, which scares BMO and causes Jake to involuntarily undergo morphological changes on his body. Finn concedes with Jake being unchanged, to which Jake reverts and grunts.

The following scene transitions to Jake at the Candy Tavern with Lady Rainicorn and Dirt Beer Guy. Jake admits he had gone through minor changes, but counters with the fact that many others going through changes as well. Following a conversation with Dirt Beer Guy, it is revealed that he had not recognized Jake, and he promptly walks off. Jake comes to the conclusion that people are used to his yellow color, so Lady Rainicorn uses her color altering ability to make Jake yellow again. After multiple failed attempts due to Jake's blue skin repeatedly returning, Jake tells Lady that he appreciates the effort.

Back at the Tree Fort, Jake is seen laying down sleeping, and the scene enters Jake's dream. Jake is standing in a desert-like world and begins hastily making his way through a maze after spotting something with a telescope. Jake eventually enters a temple with several women dressed in white surrounding a statue. The statue transforms into the Shape-shifter, touches Jake, and causes him to enter another dream.

Jake is tied onto a stone cube in an entirely white room. The Shape-shifter transforms into a bat-like creature, and following Jake's screaming disoriented face, he awakens into a different dream, laying next to Jermaine.

Jermaine is seen working on a painting inside of a small gallery. He tells Jake he's working on painting a mountain, however, the painting shown to the audience appears abstract. Jermaine points to "Jake's friend," who is really the shape-shifter. Jake yelps and covers his face, when he opens his eyes again the Shape-shifter is replaced with Joshua playing with a yo-yo. Jermaine appears behind Jake and gets his attention sharing that he resembles one of his own paintings. Jake replies that it is his body in real life, and Jermaine dismisses himself. Jake looks back at Joshua and Joshua's mutated appearance causes Jake to panic and wake up.

Back at the Tree Fort, Finn is getting dressed in the morning. Jake shares the bad dream he had with Finn, to which Finn recommends something that helps with his own bad dreams. As Jake illustrates his dream, he analyzes details in his dream with Finn. The following scene shows Finn playing a video game on BMO. While Finn is distracted, Jake leaves for the mountain he saw in his dream.

Jake makes his way to the mountain and as he approaches the Jameses, they appear blocking his path, but stand down and bring Jake to their place to eat beans. While inside of the Jameses' tent, Jake finds the mountain painting that Jermaine was working on in his dream. He questions them on where they got it, and answer that Jermaine painted it and let them keep it. Jake proceeds to question them and is given the location of Jermaine's studio.

Jake arrives at Jermaine's studio and encounters a wall of water. The wall of water tells Jake that he isn't allowed to enter, to which Jake asks him of his brother's whereabouts. After a brief conversation with Wall of Water, he allows Jake to enter the studio. Once inside of the studio, Bryce appears and asks Jake if he wants any help. Jake halfheartedly greets Bryce and tells him that he's searching for Jermaine. Bryce denies Jake permission to speak with Jermaine, explaining that Jermaine explicitly desired privacy. After Bryce mentions Jermaine's talent for painting, Jake appears displeased with the fact that Jermaine spends time on painting abstract art. Jake further questions Bryce, and brings up Joshua telling him about Bryce's "demon tricks." Jake then restrains Bryce after he was about to speak negatively about Joshua.

Jake lets himself into Jermaine's room, and an extensive gallery is revealed. Jake approaches Jermaine and claims that he has arrived to rescue him. Jermaine ignores what Jake said and begins discussing abstract art. Jake refuses to believe that Jermaine's change in interest was a decision made by himself, and Jermaine responds with stating that he has gone through minor changes, similar to Jake going through his own minor changes. Jake denies this and counters with the notion that he merely appears different. Jermaine continues to push that Jake has changed which causes him to become frustrated, convincing himself that he is "normal." As Jake does this he transforms further, becoming elongated and growing spikes on his back. Jake assures Jermaine that despite the morphological changes, personality wise he remains the same. Jake then asks Jermaine if he is still the same inside, and that he will return to landscape art. Jermaine explains that his interest in abstract art was the result of the mental break-up in the land in the paintings he used to make. The new interest Jermaine has does not mean that his other interests have vanished. Jermaine tells Jake that he likes his new form, and the conversation leads to Jermaine revealing that Joshua knew that Jake would undergo changes, however, what type of changes went unmentioned. Jake then asks Jermaine to view other abstract paintings he has. The following scene shows Jake surrounded in Jermaine's paintings. The paintings begin to levitate, and the background around Jake vanishes into white. Jake comes to the conclusion that everything changes, but despite his own changes, it's still who he is. Jake returns to his original dog form, and Jermaine admits that Jake thoroughly understands his art. Jake confesses that he doesn't really understand anything.

Jake returns to the Tree Fort whistling a tune while holding a painting from Jermaine's studio. Jake enters the Tree Fort and hangs the painting on the wall. Finn greets Jake from his trip, but then reveals he meant that Jake has returned to his dog form. Jake walks to their bathroom mirror, and says that he's "different yet the same."

Characters

Major characters

Minor characters

Pictured

Trivia

  • One of Jake's abilities from his shape-shifter form is being able to sense the emotions from non-sentient objects such as toast, or rather the grain plant. However, it is biologically impossible for plants to experience emotions such as stress and fear because plants lack the hormones that are necessary for these emotions. Maybe the plant has a too complex or too simple emotions that Jake understanded through his own feelings as low self esteem.
  • Finn has grown to be uncomfortable with Jake's new appearance since the previous episode, where Finn was shown to be more accepting to his shape-shifter form.
  • Dirt Beer Guy seems to be managing the Candy Tavern, as it now has a "DBG" sign.

Cultural references

  • The statues in the chamber resemble the nine muses from Greek mythology.
  • When the Jameses state that they "could eat beans all day, every day," he is making a reference to the song, I Love Beans sung by Brak on Cartoon Planet, who was also voiced by Andy Merrill.[5]
  • In the foyer of Jermaine's studio there is a mask that looks like a dog-version of the wooden masks made by some traditional African cultures. It is surrounded by a few giraffe figures, which supports the reference.

Episode connections

  • This episode centers around Jake's true (Shape-shifter) form which is a direct continuation of the end of "Skyhooks II."
  • The theme in this episode, "everything changes, however despite the changes it is still the same," parallels the overarching theme in the Stakes miniseries: everything stays, but despite the changes, it remains.
  • Inside the Jameses' tent, there are a lot of medals hanged like ornaments. This shows Princess Bubblegum kept her promise from "James II" to send medals every day.
  • The tune that Jake whistles when he walks up to the Tree Fort sounds slightly similar to the Bacon Pancakes song from "Burning Low."
  • Jake sensing the emotions of the wheat flour in his toast is similar to the Dustomancy power that Finn and Jake got in "Wizard."

Storyline analysis

  • Throughout the episode, Jake turns more monstrous the more that he denies that he has gone through changes.

Production notes

  • This episode is the 262nd episode of the series which marks the most number of episodes aired in a series so far in Cartoon Network history. The record was previously held by the concluded Regular Show (now surpassed by Adventure Time) with 261 episodes.
  • This episode was released early on the Cartoon Network app on July 14, 2017.

Errors

  • The jar of jam on the table disappears for a moment during the conversation at the breakfast table.

Videos

Gallery

Official art

Background art


Screenshots

References