Review: Adventure Time “Cherry Cream Soda”

Spoilers Below

After a great showing in “Varmints”, Adventure Time kind of fumbled the ball last night with “Cherry Cream Soda”. It had a rad concept and a great look into the gritty aftermath of Bonnibel stepping down as princess, but the episode didn’t commit to being funny, or scary, or dark. It just fell flat.

Candy-zombies, a failing marriage, the trauma of a broken heart, Jake and a unicorn hanging at a run-down candy bar with a candy-zombie… how could all these things not add up to something epic? Beats me, but Episode 3 of Season 7 doesn’t put them together well.

I wish I could say, “but it’s still worth watching.” I wish, but the frustration of potential radness not recognized definitely outweighs the entertaining and informing bits– like a character, nay hero, is brought back to life.

Adventure Time’s crew mastered the art of the short story a long time ago, but they didn’t display it in the 12-minute “Cherry Cream Soda”.