I loved how it all binds together. The most self absorbed character in the show from day one ending up a sore destined saviour of the entire world. Beautiful!
I was wondering how long it'd take for the Lich to turn back to normal.
Guess it'll happen soon-ish.
This was a pretty solid conclusion to the miniseries too. Can't believe we got 2 in a row lol.
I wonder what the next one will be like...
Also, Jake looking like the weird monster thing we saw in the Joshua & Margaret episode is interesting. Gives us further confirmation of his true origin.
Review by Andrew BloomVIP 9BlockedParent2017-07-30T02:05:01Z
[7.7/10] A weird but satisfying finale to the “Elements” mini-series. There’s something compelling about Betty doing all of this and working so hard with the goal of going back in time and preventing Simon from ever becoming Ice King. By the same token, there’s poetry in her ending up on Mars with Normal (nee) Magic Man. Ice King declaring that he’s special and deserving of respect is heartening in its own fashion, an affirmation that this guy who’s not all there is still worth something even if he’s not the person he used to be.
Once again, LSP’s immunity becomes a mechanism to transform everything backk to normal. There’s still a bit too much LSP for my tastes, as her antics are best in small doses, but it works for what they’re going for. There’s some interesting stuff from her making everything “normal.” For one thing, sweetpea’s other horn growing back is, uh, concerning to say the least.
More importantly, Jake coming back looking more like his alien sire is concerning in its way, but it’s sweet the way that as strange as things seem, Finn is just happy to have his brother back. Jake just telling Finn “I love you” is a heartwarming way to end the arc.
Overall, I enjoyed this latest bit of longform storytelling from the show. Most of the stories work well enough in chunks, and seeing the whole thing come together among the four kingdoms and LSP was satisfying. As always, there’s some potent emotional material underlying it all, and some interesting bits of mythos as well. Another success, albeit one that felt a little jumbled in the finish.