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Through a puppet show, See-Thru Princess retells the story of how the glass kingdom was born, and how Marceline saved it from the dragon, which they have named "Molto Larvo". However, they've made a few errors in their story like mistaking her axe bass for a "silver shovel", and they still have not yet gotten the lyrics of Marceline's "holy song" right. But just as the glass people are about to start singing her song, Glassboy thinks otherwise. Believing that Marceline has slew Larvo because nobody has seen Larvo since that day, and after reading about how the Furnace can fix cracks in an ancient book, Glassboy tries to convince everyone that they should no longer be afraid of the Furnace, and that this was his chance to fix the crack on his head. But the glass people and the royal advisors disagree with him; and they even made fun of See-Thru Princess for liking Glassboy the way he is. The choir members then start singing Marceline's song. Determined to get his cracked fixed, Glassboy comes up with a plan.
 
Through a puppet show, See-Thru Princess retells the story of how the glass kingdom was born, and how Marceline saved it from the dragon, which they have named "Molto Larvo". However, they've made a few errors in their story like mistaking her axe bass for a "silver shovel", and they still have not yet gotten the lyrics of Marceline's "holy song" right. But just as the glass people are about to start singing her song, Glassboy thinks otherwise. Believing that Marceline has slew Larvo because nobody has seen Larvo since that day, and after reading about how the Furnace can fix cracks in an ancient book, Glassboy tries to convince everyone that they should no longer be afraid of the Furnace, and that this was his chance to fix the crack on his head. But the glass people and the royal advisors disagree with him; and they even made fun of See-Thru Princess for liking Glassboy the way he is. The choir members then start singing Marceline's song. Determined to get his cracked fixed, Glassboy comes up with a plan.
   
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At the dead of night, Glassboy returns to the Furnace, but not before stealing the key to the Furnace so he can open its doors. Once inside, Glassboy finds a pit of lava, and uses a pulley system included near the edge of the pit to lower himself just above the lava flow. Unbeknownst to Glassboy, Larvo is right behind him, and he accidentally wakes him up. Realizing what he has done, Glassboy quickly pulls himself back up, and tries to escape from Larvo, with Larvo quickly gaining on him.
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At the dead of night, Glassboy returns to the Furnace, but not before stealing the key to the Furnace so that he can unlock its doors. Upon entering the Furnace, Glassboy finds a pit of lava, and uses a pulley system located near the edge of the pit to lower himself just above the lava flow. Unbeknownst to Glassboy, Larvo is right behind him, and he accidentally wakes him up. Realizing that Larvo is still alive, Glassboy quickly pulls himself back up, and starts running towards the door, with Larvo quickly gaining on him. But just as Glassboy was about to reach the door, he realizes that he has dropped the key.
 
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"Obsidian" is the second episode of Adventure Time: Distant Lands.

Synopsis

Marceline and Princess Bubblegum journey to the imposing, beautiful Glass Kingdom, and deep into their tumultuous past, to prevent an earthshaking catastrophe.[1]

Plot

In a quick flashback, Elise and a young Marceline are walking alone in the desert, heading somewhere. The flashback quickly transitions, hundreds of years later, into what is now where the Glass Kingdom stands, and is inhabited by the Glass People.

Back then, the desert was nothing but a wasteland, until it was struck by bolt of magic lightning. And for centuries, the glass people have lived there peacefully. They also discovered the "Furnace", which is a cave at the top of a mountain where the glass people can go to to get their cracks fixed. But then, a powerful fire-breathing dragon emerged from deep within the ancient furnace, and it caused destruction in the kingdom by melting everything in sight. So Princess Bubblegum was called in to figure out a way to defeat the dragon, with Marceline, Bubblegum's girlfriend at the time, tagging along with her. But after a heated argument between Marceline and Princess Bubblegum, PB lashes out at Marceline, and tells her to go home. Heartbroken, Marceline sings an angry scathing break-up song to Bubblegum, which somehow worked on the dragon, and managed to drive the dragon back into the Furnace. Marceline earned praise and respect from the glass people, but also lost PB as her girlfriend.

Ever since that event, the glass people have worshiped Marceline as a Saint, nobody uses the Furnace anymore other than to contain the dragon, and they made singing Marceline's "holy song" (which is just her break-up song, but they got the lyrics wrong) an annual ceremony to keep the dragon from coming back. But as for Marceline and Princess Bubblegum, they never saw or spoke to each other again for centuries.

Now taking place in the future, the current generation of glass people are gathering outside of the Furnace for the annual ceremony. See-Thru Princess, the current princess of the Glass Kingdom, is there on an outdoor stage waiting for them all to arrive. Her royal advisors, Sandy, Limeston, and Sir Soda, hurriedly command her to start the "retelling". Just then, Glassboy, a young glass person with a crack on his head and a big fan of Marceline, arrives and tries to explain why he was late, but the glass people already know that it was because he was reading; making reading and having an unfixed crack, the reason why they always ridicule him; except for See-Thru Princess, who was his only friend.

Through a puppet show, See-Thru Princess retells the story of how the glass kingdom was born, and how Marceline saved it from the dragon, which they have named "Molto Larvo". However, they've made a few errors in their story like mistaking her axe bass for a "silver shovel", and they still have not yet gotten the lyrics of Marceline's "holy song" right. But just as the glass people are about to start singing her song, Glassboy thinks otherwise. Believing that Marceline has slew Larvo because nobody has seen Larvo since that day, and after reading about how the Furnace can fix cracks in an ancient book, Glassboy tries to convince everyone that they should no longer be afraid of the Furnace, and that this was his chance to fix the crack on his head. But the glass people and the royal advisors disagree with him; and they even made fun of See-Thru Princess for liking Glassboy the way he is. The choir members then start singing Marceline's song. Determined to get his cracked fixed, Glassboy comes up with a plan.

At the dead of night, Glassboy returns to the Furnace, but not before stealing the key to the Furnace so that he can unlock its doors. Upon entering the Furnace, Glassboy finds a pit of lava, and uses a pulley system located near the edge of the pit to lower himself just above the lava flow. Unbeknownst to Glassboy, Larvo is right behind him, and he accidentally wakes him up. Realizing that Larvo is still alive, Glassboy quickly pulls himself back up, and starts running towards the door, with Larvo quickly gaining on him. But just as Glassboy was about to reach the door, he realizes that he has dropped the key.

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Music

Trivia

  • This song was nominated for the 2021 Daytime Emmy Awards for the categories "Best Spacial Class Animated Program" and "Best Writing Team For A Daytime Animated Program."[2]
  • Olivia Olson expressed that she felt Princess Bubblegum and Marceline had to talk about their relationship and see how it would move forward, which will be discussed in the special "Obsidian".[3]
  • Adam Muto says the title "Obsidian" is a metaphor, as it is the most powerful fusion, and also has to do in the Glass Kingdom. What they want is to focus on Princess Bubblegum and Marceline's relationship.[3]
    • The conversation that follows this, however, shows that when Adam Muto made the comment about obsidian being the strongest fusion, he may have been making a reference to the Cartoon Network series Steven Universe, in which Michaela Dietz is well known for playing one of the main characters.[3]
  • "Glassboy" was originally a temporary name, but it stuck and they never ended up changing it.
  • As stated by Adam Muto, "Obsidian" takes place a "few years" into the relationship of Princess Bubblegum and Marceline, implying that it takes place not that long after the events of "Come Along With Me", the Adventure Time series finale. However, the exact amount of time remains ambiguous.[3]
  • Some of the characters are seen wearing things that reference their pet/best friend:

Episode Connections

  • Princess Bubblegum repeatedly uses the word "Egress", as she does in "The Hall of Egress".
  • The omnichord from "I Remember You" is seen again when Simon is performing "Remember You".
  • In a flashback, Marceline is seen giving Princess Bubblegum her Rock T-shirt from "What Was Missing".
  • An aged up version of Finn appeared near the end of this episode. A younger version of Finn showed up in the previous Distant Lands special, "BMO".
  • The side of Marceline's fridge bears a photo booth strip depicting images of herself and Princess Bubblegum. These pictures make their first appearance in the episode "Ketchup".

Cultural References

  • The scorpion bears a cap which contains the Cool S, also known as a "Stussy S"
  • The motorcycle which Elise was seen repairing was a 2000 Honda CB600F.
  • Glassboy mentions that he enjoys reading Manga, a popular form of Japanese comic publication.
  • The RV featured at the end resembles a modified 1977 RAF 2203 "Latviya" Minibus.
  • In the bunker, when Marceline sings "Red Light", the cockroach that stood atop the pork and beans could be a possible reference to the film Wall-E.

Storyline Analysis

  • This episode fully reveals how and why Marceline and Princess Bubblegum broke up before the events of the series. It also reveals that Marceline gave Princess Bubblegum her Rock T-shirt at one of her concerts and the reason Princess Bubblegum likes smelling it is because Marceline was sweating in it when she gave it to her.
  • As stated by Adam Muto, "Obsidian" takes place a "few years" into the relationship of Princess Bubblegum and Marceline, implying that it takes place not that long after the events of "Come Along With Me", the Adventure Time series finale. While the exact amount of time remains ambiguous,[3] Finn has aged considerably since "Come Along With Me", where he was seventeen. Finn is now slightly taller, his hair has darkened from a golden-yellow blonde to a dirty-dark blonde, and he has facial hair, implying that a considerable number of years have passed. Though Finn does come to help, he appears to now take a more relaxed approach to living.
    • However, Simon Petrikov does not appear to have aged since "Come Along With Me". It is possible but unconfirmed if that's related to Betty's ambiguous wish in "Come Along With Me" to keep Simon "safe".
  • It is revealed in the flashbacks that Marceline's mother Elise did in fact survive the Mushroom War. Following the apocalypse, she and Marceline continued to live in a trailer in the desert (previously seen in "Everything Stays"). Elise came down with an illness (possibly radiation poisoning) and began to cough up blood, which eventually led to her death.
  • Jake's fate is unclear as he is not seen with Finn at the end of the episode, with Bronwyn appearing seemingly in his place. Notably, the flowers in his tattoo of Jake resemble Forget-Me-Nots, leading some fans to speculate Jake has passed away. He is confirmed dead by the time Finn is elderly in "Together Again" though it is unclear whether Jake has already passed away at this point in time.

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References

  1. ↑ "Adventure Time Revived at HBO Max" by Andy Swift, TV Line (October 23 2019)
  2. ↑ https://www.goldderby.com/feature/2021-daytime-emmy-nominations-list-childrens-animation-lifestyle-1204321467/
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 San Diego Comic Con (2020-07-24). "HBO Max and Cartoon Network Studios: Adventure Time: Distant Lands | Comic-Con@Home 2020". YouTube. Retrieved on July 24, 2020.
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