Trying to Stan: Adventure Time Fionna and Cake Reaction & Breakdown (Episode 1&2)

Bill watched and reviews the New Adventure Time Fionna and Cake Episode 1&2: Fionna Campbell and Simon Petrikov! What mysteries await when we return to the Kingdom of Ooo as Simon recovers from losing Betty to Golb as the Ice King, and Fionna and Cake have strange dreams? Let him know what to watch/listen to next in the comments, and don't forget to like the video, subscribe, and ring the bell if you're so inclined!
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[@cheriimoyya377]

“Was that Finns tits?” Made me laugh so hard

[@Rockoll]

The reason why Fionna pantsed herself is because Queenie told her to give her the uniform and so Fionna was doing a cheeky "Oh you want my uniform back? Here." Sorta thing.

[@Rockoll]

I think the bear was just a magic bear, and Finn didn't actually get hit by the bear, he fell backwards into that weird magic thorn bush which I think slashed his back.

[@brinst_ar]

The pants thing is very much something Finn would do

[@corgio1260]

@@Rockollthat was also my initial thought, although now that bill mentioned it, I noticed that the bear’s mask has a horn on only one side…kind of like the Lich…I don’t 100% buy that’s what it was but considering we saw that mask again during the credits of episode 2, I think it’s absolutely going to come back into play somehow. It feels like anything is possible at this point

[@Rockoll]

@@corgio1260 I figured it was probably a situation where that was related to Huntress Wizard in some way because she has a similar looking mask, maybe she told Finn to stay away for a reason? The episodes parallel eachother and Fionna ran into Hunter so I'm thinking maybe the bear was meant to symbolize a similar encounter, maybe a protector of the forest that was shape shifted, the bear did grow and make another arm after all, and they are in some way related (by blood or otherwise) to Huntress Wizard.

[@noremac7216]

Whenever Finn attacked the bear he yelled evil bear. Whenever Finn lost his hat in the original show Jake says okay let's go slay an evil bear and make you a new one. The bear that they killed had a mask on made out of the same kind of material as fins hat. My assumption is that this is the kind of evil bear that they have to kill whenever Finn needs a new hat

[@mitcheldxdyt]

My boy finn not being 100% ok is heartbreaking

[@noremac7216]

He's such a beautiful man though, and I love that part of his coping is spending time with his neices and nephews. It's good knowing that Jake dying wasn't enough to completely disconnect him from his adopted family

[@mitcheldxdyt]

@@noremac7216 yea but it is still depressing that he never got over Jake death in a healthy way and using unhealthy coping mechanisms instead of talking about his issues

[@douglashenrique188]

I mean, its part of life, many people have those issues, dear relatives that are gone hurt, but not everyone can aford therapy, so people just have to find a way to cope with things. He seens to be doing just fine, he live his life, adventure, have friends, family, his doing very very good

[@BoneDaddy69420]

for real, he distracts himself on thrill-seeking and if he wasn't practically a demigod i'd call his actions borderline suicidal.

[@Malisteen]

I mean, he is who he is. This feels very true to Finn's character to me, especially with episodes like the dungeon train. This is Finn without Jake.

[@passarovoador6662]

I really feel that the way Finn tried to help Simon with his depression is what he does with his As Finn said in Together Again, he was just waiting to meet him again, he tries to keep his mind of his sadness by doing other things, by adventuring, that's what he tried to do with Simon

[@potaatobaked7013]

One detail is that on his walk back from the quest, Simon passes the exact same people Fionna passed by on her walk to the bakery

[@KeyJKandy]

You mentioned Fern a couple times and we do see him! He’s in the first episode as one of the humans. Genderbent Fern is the girl with green hair and flowers on her head 😆

[@puddingj9406]

^^ the one on the bus!

[@yoimiyasparkler]

ohhh I was right! I was trying to figure out who that was supposed to be, thank you LOL

[@cup7239]

plus Fern is dead :,) he's the tree where their tree house blew up

[@isaquinos_vlogs]

Who is hunter and alternate doppelgänger of?

[@Overlynce]

@@isaquinos_vlogs huntress wizard

[@AttackRunRepeat]

I CRIED when Simon called Marceline. If you've ever been going through something tough and you text a friend and ask how they're doing because you need to vent and you come to that (false) realization that you are a burden to them and you only serve to make them sad. Ooof that's a hard feeling to go through. I also think Finn grew up to be emotionally stunted. You see him grab the blindfold and even Simon thinks Finn is going to wrap up his arm and Finn just doesn't. Maybe a reference to no one cares about the pain I'm in emotionally and physically. Although I think that's a huge part on Finn because he seems to be too childish and not at all grown up.

[@DanGamingFan2846]

More Adventure Time content is always a good thing. And I love how the universe grew up with it's audience, allowing for more epic and mature storytelling. This show's going places.

[@watershipup7101]

Agreed

[@waterbullstudios9195]

Hearing Finn say "bust your balls" is quite an experience.

[@garnetbird7557]

​@@waterbullstudios9195You can say that again.

[@sodafin6874]

Oh hey man I feel like I see your name everywhere haha. I agree though.

[@noremac7216]

If you pay close attention to the background in the first episode the world that Fionna and Cake are living in seems to be glitching out. There's weird symmetrical chunks missing out of buildings and parts of the street signs and traffic cones upside down, it kind of reminds me of the turtle car from Infinity train

[@egg_bun_]

Whoa, I clearly need to rewatch

[@JoeyQuixote]

Kind of interesting to note that despite the American accents, Fionna's world is actually based off a European nation or Australian territory. For one, you have Gary measuring in milliliters, and steaming milk at 55°, which... wouldn't work in Fahrenheit. Secondly, and relating to vulgarity and swearing, Fionna gives The V twice in this episode. Once in the opening montage, and again when Queenie fures her. A hand gesture that is regarded as vulgar in several European nations, Australia, and New Zealand. Marshall Lee seemed unfamiliar with Gary's baking, so i think we're gonna witness their meeting and courtship. And the use of "Cheers" harkens back to when Simon used the theme song to anchor himself, so he could use his ice powers to protect Marceline and not lose his mind. I had a more unfortunate explanation to Finn adventuring with TV, and previously with Bronwyn. I don't think he's including them. I think they have a rotating schedule to keep an eye on him, make sure he's OK. And Finn, he is definitely not OK.

[@geekygecko1849]

I totally didn't get the metric use and didn't know about two fingers being a ride gesture in other countries

[@cheyennem25]

We in Canada also uses those metrics and most of us have an accent that sounds very indistinguishable from TV American accents☺️ I think it’s supposed to be a mesh of English speaking countries, but meant to be a metropolis like Toronto or New York! I like to HC that it’s meant to be Canada with Fiona just using the V because she likes to watch British TV LOL

[@HobGungan]

Where was Betty supposed to get on that bus to again?

[@egg_bun_]

​@@cheyennem25honestly that makes the most sense that it's Canada. It being a mix of American accents but possibly in Australia or the UK feels too convoluted.

[@0l._.l0895]

The references were absolutely amazing, the fact that Finn still blindfolds himself after hall of egress, the fact that choose goose is still evil after what he did in the special episodes, but the best theory and the best thing about the first episode is the gingerbread people all having a missing leg. A theory has already spread that this could be the limb that Fionna loses, Finn lost his right arm and the gingerbread kept missing a left leg so it could be opposite. I love this series so much already.

[@tungstendioxide3055]

The fun did end. Everyone is depressed.

[@cassidygiven]

best comment

[@3oct1111]

I LOVE the evil Choose Goose cameo, its the perfect follow up to Wizard City where he became evil

[@ecstasy.dreamer]

3:39 YES BEE AND PUPPYCAT VIBES!!!! for the first like ten minutes I just kept repeating to myself “I’m literally just watching bee and puppycat right now what is happening” HAHA

[@anothervagabond]

Fionna took off her pants because her boss told her to turn in her uniform, so she was going to turn it in right then and there.

[@sirraven_]

Remember: The lich is sweet pea, plus the hand lich in this world is dead. Finn won't meet the lich again until he is dead in Together Again. Also, remember that Fern died, and is the tree that is growing at their old teahouse. The intro showcases said tree.

[@ashyunderscore]

TO BE FAIR... This series is exactly about different realities, so... Lich Hand *isn't* really out of realm of possibilities

[@awlomthesheepermen]

@@ashyunderscore well every dimention does have a litch hand, due to jake. but the main timeline doesnt have a litch (in the living realm)

[@ashyunderscore]

@@awlomthesheepermen That's what I mean.

[@passarovoador6662]

Huh, the intro glitching between "Finns" could also have the Tree House AS a Finn, Fern, that's nice

[@AttackRunRepeat]

I was thinking it was more of a radioactive green. We know the world is nuclear and the animals seem to be normal except mutated. I think in order for Fiona to join Simon Finn has to die. Kind of like two of the same person can't exist in the same timeline.

[@noremac7216]

Don't know if you noticed but not only has the Ice Prince a reference to Tuxedo Mask from Sailor Moon. He's also a fusion Ice King and Gunther with Princess Bubblegum and the morrow

[@Lynel104]

The fun will TRULY never end.😁

[@douglashenrique188]

Simon and fionna made the same path to the heart of the florest, both episodes are super connected

[@itisALWAYSR.A.]

I do love Bill laughing to himself until he gets hiccups. It's so satisfying

[@vamplinvamp]

I find it really weird that Simon, basically one of *the saviors of Ooo*, is working a dead-end job as basically a tourist attraction???

[@ultrachristian28]

i'm very sure fionna did the pants thing because. . .well, she's literally Finn, and all we know that our boy would totally do that so now they don't have to restrain themselfs for demographic themes, fionna can now just do a lot of things that Finn totally would without problem but she couldn't for being in a childrens cartoon making them more alike and that's cool i think PS: making her so T H I C C at the same time its kinda sus but. . .she's an adult now so get them girl

[@melrosa5773]

sheʻs built more athletic than thicc, and I think that makes sense for her

[@Neganerd]

She's NOT Finn. She's the equivalent of Finn in her universe, but she's different from Finn in so many ways. I don't like how people tie Fionna and everyone in her universe to Finn and everyone in his universe cuz it's literally not getting their character.

[@Neganerd]

Also, Fionna has always been an adult which is one of the things that differences her from Finn

[@ecstasy.dreamer]

I LOVE the way the cursing just fits right in. like “bust your balls” is such an adventure time way to curse?? and when marceline said “pissed” I didn’t even take note of it until I saw people talking about it online. however the blood is really throwing me for a loop I’m so used to not seeing blood in cartoons

[@unviewerrandom4792]

in reality adventure time always have been violent .. its justnow they show the blood

[@mertensiam3384]

Why was the phrase "WAS THAT FINN TITS??" so funny to me

[@passarovoador6662]

Not my man Simon making me cry like i'm 10 again

[@5000goraea]

Your observation of the wound being Lich-based made me realize the bear's mask has horns just like the Lich :o

[@pineapple-rr5hl]

You know it makes sense that fionas word isn't real, considering cake came out of simons head

[@cristopherj1324]

15:23 literally everytime man, it's like on command as soon as i hear her voice im balling 💜🫰🏾

[@melancholyonmercury]

16:16 you asking “holy shit are they banging” while crying your eyes out is killing me 💀

[@ghastlyghifin4029]

Fun detail: Ice Prince was voiced by Robbie Daymond, who's done dub work for the ACTUAL Tuxedo Mask.

[@NumbuhADGH]

Your reaction was one of the ones I was most excited for and it did not disappoint! Love how you really dive into the more psychological and emotional aspects of the show. And I would love to see some rewatch videos, especially the 'miniseries' seasons that got canned cause of tech difficulties!

[@Maxippo]

Wait just realized that the reason prismo might look so hung over and depressed in the trailer is because of Jake's death since I'm pretty sure he had a crush on jake

[@Mordinov]

It's feeling like it happened to Samurai Jack last season. It's getting darker and deeper so i think it's better this way.

[@ABCoLD-AOI]

You inspired me to check out Adventure Time, thanks for the introduction to a series that was far deeper than I thought.

[@relientlykrazie6011]

I am so ready for to have my feelings wrecked by Simon again, it has been so long! Simon was a big reason I kept up with Adventure Time by the end of it's run when it felt like it was starting to drag a bit (the schedule didn't help), i just wanted him to be ok (AKA not be Ice King anymore) and now... well, I still want him to be okay but like... mentally lol in regards to the Rebecca song: to have *her* sing a song from Simon's perspective? Fuck man, just destroy me

[@2unapiiano]

Not related to the show but would you ever consider Trying to Stan the Music of My Little Pony ? The songs in that show are so good!! Songs I’d recommend from the main series are: I’ll Fly Flawless This Day Aria Smile song The Spectacle Glass of Water and You’ll Play Your Part And from the movies I recommend: Welcome to the Show Under Our Spell Friendship Through the Ages CHS Rally Song Unleash the Magic We Will Stand for Everfree Dance Magic And Open Up Your Eyes

[@ricktastica]

Love your reviews and commentary! As soon as I finished watching the available eps, I was happy to see you had some vids to watch

[@roberthebert2826]

thing to note about Cheers. The opening for it is the song Simon would sing to Marceline to keep himself grounded while using the crown

[@LDIndustries]

17:49 I will say, Adventure Time was doing a Multiverse way back in season 4-5 so about 2011-12. That was 4-5 years before the MCU even started toying with the notion.

[@halogenbot3608]

I got so dang excited when I saw this upload. You dug into all my favorite bits that have been plaguing me since I watched the two episodes myself! This show makes me sooo crazy and the theories and questions just keep building

[@pandadorable82]

this is the first video from your channel that i’ve come across and i really enjoyed your reaction! i’ve been looking for good reaction content for fiona and cake and so far yours is my favorite! would love to see weekly reactions as the episodes air

[@bubblesofrain]

❤Loved your adventure time reactions, would love to see a rewatch, excited for more!😊

[@taoneeah]

it seems pretty obvious that fionna and cakes world is existing in simons head with events in her world reflecting simons experiences and memories in the real world. i can see her world having always existed first in ice kings mind where it was magical and exciting until the moment betty turned ice king back into simon and suddenly fionna and cakes world changed to reflect the human civilisation simon once knew as he regained his humanity leaving fionna with this sense that something is missing and longing for adventure she was a character created to reflect finn an adventurous spirit only to have her world ripped away and forced to live a mundane life.

[@Ankerush]

I feel like the reason Fionna's world seems like a lot more normal is because Simon is no longer the ice king so whatever crazy fantastical world the ice king imagined changed as he became simon again but the world and characters remained because he had already created them and they're basically the same person. So like the little references of the previous world are like the little bits of ice king that are in simon

[@spidacus3828]

Finn doing the blindfold thing is a reference to the EGRESS episode!

[@somethingbanter]

i like to think that when the magic was removed from simon, it was removed from his imagination too. so fionna lives in a real world now to reflect the "reality" simon wishes he had. i'd assume that prismo was notified of this since a "not real" universe is now being made "real" and that's probably against some rule or something

[@JustexistingRS]

It’s so crazy how no matter what hyperfixation I have you will always have a breakdown or reaction video to it 😭😭

[@JR-yo8ob]

Yes, another Adventure Time + theThirdBill is here! Would love more!

[@cup7239]

We do see Fern :) but you gotta remember that he died in the series finale and handed Finn a seed that looked like a small dagger (broken sword?) version of the finn sword to plant where the tree house was after it blew up because his final wish was to see the tree house one last time. We also see gender bent fern in the bus with green hair and flowers (it says fern in the credits) and we see his little tree body glitch into a grown tree in the opening of the second episode

[@something4922]

The fuonna and cake ideas were beamed into Ice Kings' head from an unknown source. The crown isn't anywhere gunther/orgalorg merged with it by wishing to be ice king after it was reset.

[@thebiggestgay5370]

The intro is so fucking good, it tingles my brain in all the right ways

[@mysticdigital5936]

I am so glad you covered this! I would LOVE if you reviewed/re-reacted to the parts of Adventure Time you missed. There were so many episodes, one offs and arcs, that I'd love to hear you talk about. These episodes were really fun and exciting. The songs are excellent and the one in Simon Petrikov hit so hard. I am glad Fionna is being given her own spotlight and isn't exactly the same as Finn, most of her friends aren't 1:1 either. I only vaguely recalled Wizard City's end credits scene so the Choose Goose thing was a fun surprise. Hopefully Simon anf Fionna/Cake can all help each other heal.

[@jamwjaime]

I would love to see a rewatch of adventure time! In my experience, rewatching adventure time is such an interesting experience because you have so much more context than you did in the first watch.. you're able to further analyze and look into the motivations of more complicated characters and pick up on certain themes you might've missed during your first viewing. :) Plus I'd love to hear your opinions on stakes and islands!!

[@carryondrawing]

Sorry but I had to pause the video at "WAS THAT FIN'S TITS?" because I was laughing so hard it took me so off guard

[@maxdon2001]

Great reaction! I loved the first 2 episodes! I think that the increased age rating works really well in this show, but I do think that if it was the same rating as Adventure Time, then not much would have changed, as they don't really use it too much and I would have enjoyed the episodes just as much! The only thing that bothered me a little is that Fins hand changed halfway through the episode! Also unrelated, does the "copyright disclaimer" keep loosing quality every time it is used or am I just now noticing that it is that low quality?

[@eagleangel5568]

Yo telling you right now if there's a dull version of part of this madness everyone adding downloading whatever to there playlist cause WE'VE ALL BEEN PART OF THIS MADNESS lol

[@enzo_gabriel3964]

Finn did say "knucks" not "nuts" lol

[@wortwortwort117]

These two episodes parallel each other. Fiona wishes her normal boring world was more magical, while Simon doesn't think be belongs in this magical world as a normal guy.

[@Zack_Zander]

“Finn?! Are you sure about th- AAAAAAAAAAAA” This always gets me

[@brethnew]

Ayy been waiting for this one

[@HellsCowBoy666]

Simon is slipping and no one can see it but the kid that IS NOT dealing with his own shit right.

[@Sabatuar]

Adventure Time's always dabbled in multiverses, so this really doesn't bother me. And as far as what demographic it's targeting, the original fans probably. And we're all adults now.

[@saukeism]

Fern was the girl with green hair and flowers in her hair on the bus!

[@buttonsfan]

3:01 13:38 Fun fact, the second episode of Frasier they mention using egg shells in coffee. Which I only know because I recently started watching the show.

[@rexraz3914]

I don't know i just feel like you would love to listen to derivakat, she is an amazing artist!

[@cable_g0re]

The whole pants thing, i never thought of it being related to ice king but yeah it does kinda make sense like that! Its a strangely very layered joke lol. I love it when things can be seen and thought of in different ways :)

[@Mixedemotions-aaaah8766]

I'm so excited about Fionna and cake!!

[@Poiterito]

I love this franchise so much ❤❤

[@Neganerd]

He's Prince Gumball, not Bubblegum And "Gary" as a name is a form rp separate him from PB's character since, like the crew said, he's not PB adjacent. He's his own person with different ambitions, interests, ideals and insecurities and even his relationship with others (like everyone else's in Fionna and Cake's universe) like Marshall and Fionna are different with him just being Fionna's best friend instead of a crush and him and Marshall not being aquatances but stil having a romantic plot instead of having an ex's to lovers thing going on unlike Marceline and Bubblegum

[@cradle2gravedirtball]

Yeees so excited to hear your take on the show!!!

[@JayJay-nv2fs]

Had this playing on my phone as I worked on my assignment. "Was that Finn's tits" got me snapping my neck. 😅😅😅

[@thethirdbill]

SORRY! lol remember to stretch before watching!

[@AnimeMe40]

Fiona is literally just Finn but female. Both are fearless and have little shame. Where there SHOULD be shame is just extra “Balls”.

[@silverstone9836]

i dunno why you think your gonna get Fern. Fern died and became the tree in the future, we do see a Fern in the first epsidoe she was on the Bus Ride

[@pipepaz1670]

YES do a rewatch of Adventure Time

[@kyrahdee5365]

No disrespect but everyone calls him Prince Bubblegum and he’s definitely Prince Gumball 😅

[@MalarikFilms]

8:36 im already crying 😭

[@grandpa6065]

theres a hairdryer bc hairdryer in german in Fonn (or a homonym to phone), its a pun!!

[@thethirdbill]

its also one letter away from "Finn"

[@eventidebrine]

i think the bee and puppycat vibes at the start might be a nod at the fact the the creator of bee and puppycat worked on adventure time and was the one who designed fiona and cake

[@marcipher3]

I'm very excited about this series for multiple reasons. The whole mutiverse thing is sick, and I've been waiting for a Fionna and Cake spin off since the first episode featuring then came out! The story of Simon now seems super interesting too, my man will go on a journey of self discovery to find who he is now that he's not Ice King, and I love that for him. Can't wait to see the dynamic between Fionna and Simon too, since he's going to know now that they're real. Also I have questions about Cake, will she turn into a talking magic cat now? I don't know and I can't wait to see. And obviously, besides of all the plot, I'm interested in seeing Gumball (Gary now I guess. Does that mean they need a new ship name besides Gumshall? 😂) and Marshall meet and fall for each other, since it seems like they don't know each other so far, and Marcy and Bonnie are thriving as a couple already. My boys will finally be Canon too, and that makes me so emotional 😢

[@isaquinos_vlogs]

14:40 Finn said suck these knucks the third bill since you wanted to know.

[@wafffls]

the analysis is fascinating but “is that finn’s tits??” made me cackle

[@FUNeRaLPyR3]

Like # 665 🤘🏻 I set the table make your move

[@frogs3338]

She asked for the uniform back so Fionna started taking her uniform off

[@thethirdbill]

Maybe yeah. Every uniform I had to wear was always BYOP (pants)

[@number2withmacsauce]

have you considered... Craig of the Creek? Heart of the Forest just reminds me of that show and I think you'd REALLLYYY enjoy it

[@Jaysil2]

Love how the show sits in uncertainty! Didnt love the violent energy that they also had in the Finn and Jake episode

[@alyx6828]

Fern was on the tour bus btw!

[@TooBitToQuit]

I'm glad that it's more of a continuation rather than a goofy gender-bent romp like the original F&C episodes. The mention of the park reno it's 12 years since the finale

[@Michaela_ZC]

Evil Choose Goose was something that happened in the Wizard City episode of Distant Lands, which came out after Together Again & didn't get basically any marketing

[@thethirdbill]

yeah i talk about it in the video lol

[@levangiorgadze5842]

3:40 creator of bee and puppycat designed fionna and cake.

[@Gildedpossum]

"Was that Finn's titts!?" has me HOWWWWWLING ksjshdh

[@Gildedpossum]

Really needed that before the heartbreak I knew was comin 🥲

[@RasenOo]

I still wonder if Cake said "F*** THAT GUY FIONA!" At the dream part! XD

[@SirSadness]

Finn broke me!

[@devilsMasquerade]

For choosegoose context: he went evil in wizard city

[@thatrandomdude_404]

8:22 excuse me what!? 😂

[@user-jy8tf1cm6s]

Know your busy with other stuff now, but would be sick to see you react to chainsaw man dub. Not really the usual kinda stuff you react too, but think something a bit darker would be a nice change of pace. Just a tip tough!

[@platina1502]

honestly surprised our boy didn't cry at the first intro haha

[@ecstasy.dreamer]

15:25 yep. I said the same thing and started sobbing rebecca sugar I’m in your WALLS

[@TYCOIX]

i spluttered tea onto my laptop when you said "was that Finn's tits?"

[@awlomthesheepermen]

fern is a tree