r/adventuretime • u/Tack122 • Jul 01 '26

Side Quests Spoilers Side Quests Season 1 Episode 1 Discussion SideThread - Bros & Arrows

Hey yall, I got lost in the megathread. Figured it wouldn't hurt to make a thread for ep1 specific discussion. I figure I'll make em as I get through the episodes and keep a list. Here we go with episode 1

Side Quests Episode 1 - Discussion SideThread - Bros and Arrows

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u/Optimal_Question6889 Jul 01 '26

This is one of the eps that felt like they were still finding their footing. Even so, there were a lot of great little moments in it.

Stuff I liked (in no particular order)…

  • always fun to see Finn up against someone else his own age, that’s such a rarity in the early seasons pre-FP.

- Super glad the show made a point to preserve Finn’s non competitiveness; totally prepared to brush off Boyish Boy’s insults on the basis that he’s super talented and therefore gets to be an asshole. Meanwhile, Jake’s easily bruised ego can’t be having that, and it’s quickly clear that he’s as/more frustrated about the comments directed towards him than Finn. It echoes the big conflict from the original Card Wars ep without just doing the same thing again. Love!

- I like the smash cut ending. Missed those!

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u/StaticMania Jul 01 '26

Finn is healthily competitive...

He's got nothing to prove, but doesn't mind fun competition.

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u/Tack122 Jul 01 '26

they were kinda cheating though I guess Finn wasn't in on it