Episode: Trouble in Lumpy Space

The frog and the mushroom are a portal. Don't ask questions.

The next episode up is "Trouble in Lumpy Space." This episode introduces Lumpy Space Princess, who is hands down one of my favorite characters in the series. From her obnoxious mannerisms to the valley girl speak, her character is absolute hilarious in all the right ways. Though not often seen, when she's in an episode its almost always hilarious how out of touch she is with the rest of Ooo.

The episode starts with Finn, Jake, Princess Bubblegum, LSP, and Hot Dog Princess having a tea ceremony. During this LSP accidentally bites Jake, giving him the early stages of the lumps. The lumps are a disease that transform into a Lumpy Space person, both physically and mentally. If the antidote isn't used by sunset, he'll be lumpy forever.

They travel to Lumpy Space where its revealed that they only way to travel is by car due to the kingdom being on clouds. They meet LSP's parents, who are physically conjoined. They chide her for bring "smooth people" into their kingdom as well as her attitude. With that route closed off, they turn to LSP's friend Melisa. 

This doesn't really work, as LSP gets distracted by the "Promcoming" dance that night. Finn manages to wrestle the antidote away from some Lumpy Space teenagers wanting to be smooth and eventually cure himself and Jake of the lumps.

Score: 7/10

I like this episode, but LSP is the only thing it has going for it. Jake and Finn's transformation due to the lumps can be a bit grating sometimes, but overall pretty funny. I think its a good look into one of the places besides the Candy Kingdom, even if its not mentioned too many other times. Lumpy Space is beautifully designed, looking like what I imagine clouds would look like on a really good acid trip. Overall a few good laughs with beautiful background art. Also "lump" as a curse word. Brilliant.

Character Look: Finn the Human

The main character of Adventure Time is Finn the Human. He starts off as a 12 year old human boy living in the land of Ooo. He goes around Ooo with his adoptive brother Jake, a magical dog. 

Finn is implied to be one of the last humans in Ooo, the rest having been wiped out or gone extinct by some reason. The show hasn't been very clear about this so far, so when they clarify this I'll get back to you on it. 

Finn was adopted when he was a baby by Jake's parents Margret and Joshua, which lead to the two of them living together and being best friends, rather than a master/pet relationship that would be initially assumed. The two of them live together in a tree house in the Grass Lands, along with BMO, a sentient video game console. 

He is very close with his older brother, frequently going to him for advice or help in defeating a foe. This relationship is one of the cornerstones of the series, with the pair relying on each other in the various mishaps they find themselves in.

Finn is shown to be very morally good, unable to bring himself to harm any innocent person or creature. This strong morality is what leads him to be a hero around Ooo. This also allows him to get along with most of the residents of the land, aside from those with evil intentions. 

He has been shown to have many friends throughout Ooo, including Princess Bubblegum, Marceline, Lumpy Space Princess and many more because of his friendly and helpful nature. 

Overall Finn is a good protagonist. He makes for a likable character that's easy to root for, yet still has flaws and feels real. 

I've only scratched the surface with Finn. There is so much more to him as a character, both in personality and back story, than I can cram into this blog. I don't want this to turn into a wiki. So with a basic understanding of one of the driving forces of this series, stay tuned for more. Up next: The first of the episode posts!

Further reading: Finn on the Adventure Time Wiki