Why The Amazing World of Gumball's Finale SUCKS (if it is one?)

Everything about this finale is weird. I make my best attempts to explain why it doesn't work on any level. If this is where The Amazing World of Gumball ends, then there is more than a few problems.
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[@TheAlphaJayShow]

What did you think of the finale? The narrator during the Rob segment is my good friend and voice actor, Micheal Edwards! - twitter.com/MEdwardsVA Also, I want to make it crystal clear that I don’t know for sure if this is a season finale. So I talked about it from the perspective of a series finale, a season finale and a regular episode to cover my bases.

[@danielvolpe20]

Absolutely phenomenal.

[@puppimin]

TAWOG one of the best shows to come out of CN

[@mcpics4448]

Alpha Jay Show it’s okay

[@AzariahRyan789]

It was good but that ending man so much could've happened. I f the show were to end off in season 6 it should've had 45 episodes cause of the Inquisition.

[@boombabear99]

Its a cool episode BUT A HORRIBLE FINALE!!!!

[@notandum]

One thing to note is that when the final shot of the finale freezes and plays the theme, the last note of the theme doesn't occur, possibly hinting at how it isn't over yet. EDIT: one year later and we officially have an awog movie announced to be in development !

[@ronbenedictherbon2873]

@Shiva R no not yet OMG

[@berto17]

bone-chilling? more like "OHMYFUCKINGGODITISNOTPOSSIBLETHATHISISTHEDEFINITIVEENDINGYOUNEEDTOMAKEMOREORELSEILLMURDERYOUANDYOURFAMILYJKIWOULDNEVERDOTHATTOANYONEBUTLEAVINGITLIKETHEWAYITISWILLDISAPPOINTMEINWAYSTHATIDONTEVENTHINKAREPOSSIBLEEVENTHOUGHITWASNTYOURDECISION"

[@squidwardtentacles9906]

Shiva R I think this episode is just a set up for a movie

[@marcynados]

Squidward Tentacles It has been said if a movie is made it would have a satisfying ending

[@mya5555]

i’ve been crying over nothing???

[@freezeburn1]

Let's be honest. Gumball flossing had already done it in for me.

[@-hello6177]

Gumball has been shown to be a bad person and an idiot many times, that's just what would be fitting for his character

[@willmillior9994]

ChiakiNanami is the best the sad thing is he wasn’t always like this in earlier seasons

[@charlieharrington9555]

willmillior the old seasons were littered with problems and overall very forgettable

[@michaelcollins301]

@@-hello6177 are you saying that people who do the floss are bad/dumb people?

[@-hello6177]

@@michaelcollins301 CORRECT

[@MrArk1265]

Even this finale was bad, we can all agree on something: that ending music with Rob frozen falling into the void is bone-chilling, if not a little bit.

[@TheAlphaJayShow]

Ark1265 - Ultra Gamer Agreed

[@multifandomfangirl9664]

@@TheAlphaJayShow it's actually depressing and reminds me of the opening theme....😭

[@Mayonnaise-m8h]

@@multifandomfangirl9664 it's literally a sad version of the opening theme.

[@awkwardfreakinperson7936]

It means it's not over yet (Also, Stranger Things tomorrow!!!)

[@beachballssideaccount]

@@Mayonnaise-m8h It's actually the ending theme.

[@MunExe]

My only guess here is that the writers were trying to convey what WILL happen to their world if the series ends: It's over. Their world is put on a permanent hold. Like freezing time forever. And with time, memories fade. They become forgotten. Like the world of the forgotten in the show. Rob must have known this. Somehow. He and Tobias have figured out that their world sort of revolves around Gumball and Darwin. Tobias was for the comedy, Rob was for the actual shove it in your face kind. My only ideas are that Rob tried to warn everyone about the series finale. When he's falling through the hole and says it's happening, or started, he means the end of all of them has. The beginning of their end. They're going to be forgotten. And maybe he tried to make a step towards that not happening. But it didn't work. Because nobody cared to listen. Everyone was too caught up in their own thing to care. I think this ending isn't a bad idea. But it needed more to it. Several episodes dedicated to figuring out the series is close to ending, trying to stop it, sacrifices, and finally acceptance of their fate. Would it be a dark ending for a show centered around comedy and selfish people being selfish? Yes. But Gumball has shown us it can be serious when it really tries. Like with Penny's issues. The shell, her family, everything. But there's always that hint of comedy in there. A hint everything will be okay. If this series finale had more time put into it, it could have been something much more amazing. The process of forgetting the show is in place. It will take years. But some day, it will be forgotten, if an effort isn't made to remember. I think that's the message the show was trying to put into the final episode.

[@Sh4d0wAntrax1TTV]

You know, in the episode of "The Shell", Gumball was trying to break Penny out of her shell (literally) and after she came out of her shell, she became an emotion she felt at that time, and the way I took it is that people have a shell, but it's metaphorical, the "shell" is what hides people's emotions and the more you try to get them to break out of the shell, the more courage they have to break out of it, then they can show the emotion they feel and won't seem as emotionlessly

[@dreamlandbuds7710]

Maybe that _is_ the reason why there's going to be a movie. There could be too much to put into a single episode slot, which is why the movie is there to follow up from the finale.

[@MunExe]

@@Sh4d0wAntrax1TTV That's exactly what I mean when I say the show can be serious and funny at the same time. It understands it's *target* audice is kids but it doesn't treat them like they're stupid, and understands that adults also watch the show. It handles difficult matters to talk about.. Surprisingly well considering this is a show where a hug virus was treated like a zombie outbreak. It's charming in that way. And that's what made this finale so.. 'Eh?' Just- Here and gone? Eh? That's.. It? TAWOG usually is able to take something so small, like Gumball and Darwin being embarrassed by their dad's odd and kind of stupid ways, and turn it into a positive, endearing message about love and forgiveness. It's sad the series finale wasn't as.. Endearing and serious as the show can definitely be. Felt like a season finale overall. I hope they have a movie that makes up for it.

[@MunExe]

@@dreamlandbuds7710 I can see that, easily. But the finale still is missing.. Something. Some sort of zing. A zing I imagine will come in the movie, but would have been greatly appreciated in the final episode of the series. Fingers crossed!

[@valentinaalvarez3943]

I just want the serie continue a bit more, and when it's time they could make a final with humor and drama, but not a darkful as "forgotting" I guess

[@BugsyFoga]

This episode was basically an excuse to see the characters human oc's

[@Bluetheartist]

Nathaniel Foga :I

[@blazeofglory4053]

@Nathaniel Foga That is singlehandedly the worst critique of this episode I've ever seen.

[@HarmonyBunny]

The fans' human interpretations are way better compared to the staff's versions of them.

[@twinkiesmaster69]

@@HarmonyBunny they weren't supposed to appealing, they were supposed to be Wrong and off

[@HarmonyBunny]

@@twinkiesmaster69 My point still stands.

[@uberdude102Dude]

Rob is the second most forgotten character in the in the whole series

[@sabrinad_k4518]

Who’s the most forgotten? Rachel Wilson?

[@notsomagiceightball8525]

@@sabrinad_k4518 dunno. Probably forgot em

[@sabrinad_k4518]

Dino Tex ohh lol oof I didn’t get the joke at first >~

[@Nugcon]

@@sabrinad_k4518 w h o

[@evbhatesdee]

@@sabrinad_k4518 *W H O T H E F U C K I S T H A T*

[@puppimin]

We all know they're gonna get a movie. If TTG ans SU can get one so can TAWOG.

[@BluffsCastle]

Yep

[@spiderstudios5608]

Yes!

[@ilan_profile]

WBB is getting a movie too

[@puppimin]

@@ilan_profile It is?!

[@TheAlphaJayShow]

Kil Akechi I hope so.

[@Jordan-pp5bo]

(a little bit late here) I thought that the Finale was perfect, let me explain. We didn't understand what Rob was doing, his motives, or what was happening. But that is where WE are wrong. This show is very Meta, it is self aware, and it plays to that often. We need to take a step back from the show, this isn't a big bad destroying the world, this isn't an explainable thing in-universe. This is a show. A show that was ending. Rob, being in touch with the Meta-ness, KNEW the show was ending. Rob did unpredictable, unexplainable, and seemingly pointless things to GET US to react this way. Rob was trying to cling on to the mystery, and get us to question things, he wanted us to be dissatisfied, he wanted us to want MORE. Rob succeeded, his plan worked, and the series LITERALLY ended on a cliffhanger. Rob foresaw the end of the show, and tried SO HARD to get us to question things, and not be satisfied, so that Rob could save Elmore, save the show. Rob was trying to get US, the fans, to save the show, but in the end... The show ended anyway. The finale wasn't bad, it wasn't stupid, it did exactly what it was trying to do.

[@noahjohnson935]

Oh lord I feel so old Where has the time gone? Regular Show, Adventure Time, and now Gumball

[@renbiscotti1514]

And svtfoe, gravity falls, it's all ending.

[@blazeofglory4053]

There was Avatar: The Last Airbender. I absolutely loved that. Still wonder why Nick doesn't air reruns atleast every once in a while. -... I didn't mean that as a pun.-

[@noahjohnson935]

@@blazeofglory4053 it's because they want to churn out episodes that the younger audiences like. "Bright and Flashy" makes more money And do not be ashamed of the pun!

[@fl00f94]

dang, i really hope gumball doesnt end now, its been my favorite show since pretty much ever. it would be such a shame if they didnt do anything more with it

[@ilan_profile]

There still Steven Universe and Ninjago..... They both seem to have a few years more for existance

[@poposao1]

I like the episode overall, and a lot of people seem angry about the way it ended...feels like it's pretty clear that it was setting up for an actual Finale...it fit perfectly with a show known for being the most meta of them all. They were clearly referring to the series getting cancelled, even without explaining it

[@cdnmom4107]

A

[@nbshftr]

in a more meta sense, this was a great finale. fuck cartoon network

[@shenp1e]

fr people are stupid nowadays

[@shido_rimru_]

It's garbage lol

[@ainescanlan872]

I’m not mad at the people who worked on gimbal everyday and the creators I’m mad at the big bosses behind the scenes who for some reason concealed the movie or another better final episode because from all the hints on the episode it was leading up to something but that something was canceled

[@marcelamendez8780]

The reverse of the opening theme song to a dark, mysterious, and sinister version of it taunts the audience because just like Rob said, "You have two choices. Live in ignorance about what's gonna happen here, or listen to what I have to say, it might just save your lives." That dialogue is what makes the ending music so bone-chilling. Knowing that the characters we've seen go through difficult challenges and character development, will perish, and the audience won't be there to help, support, or even be there for their characters. Edit: Oh my God guys! Thank You for 103 likes!

[@themythicalmaroonman6343]

You can say rob got robbed.

[@marcelamendez8780]

Dark, but funny! :D

[@Robiflies]

You ruined it by saying thanks

[@jaydentt]

This comment was ruined because they said thanks

[@parrotplays7]

Gumball voice actor reacting to Gumball

[@chrisdaughen5257]

The kid at the beginning? Logan Grove was reacting that way to an episode he already did?

[@khostqqq]

Chris Daughen 🤦🏾‍♀️

[@parrotplays7]

@@chrisdaughen5257 Nicolas Cantu

[@chrisdaughen5257]

@@parrotplays7 That's his name?

[@parrotplays7]

@@chrisdaughen5257 Of the person reacting/gumball voice actor, yes

[@beachballssideaccount]

The Wattersons: Elmore Citizens: Ben Boquelet: The Inquisition: Who the hell are you guys?

[@HozukiHangetsu]

It would seem that the metacommentary in play here was literally the fact that the show was coming to an abrupt end. The chaos depicted in the painting of the future---that very well could've been a prediction of the show coming to a cataclysmic close. The ending of a show, by that logic, is an apocalypse for the characters inside of it. And it only seems fitting that the character self-aware enough to realize his role as a peripheral character (unworthy to even exist in the shadow of the MC like the other peripheral characters) would be the one to recognize the reality of what an ending would mean.

[@100Darkspine]

It's plausible and probable that's what they're going for. But it's still a *really* lame way to end a show, if you ask me. I realize that 'not everything in real life is conclusive' and whatnot, but for a piece of media that's been around for years, it's really just kind of underwhelming to go out with a whimper like this. It was never a huge episodic story, but even then to end off like this just leaves a poor taste in the mouth.

[@SeraphofEden]

I really do agree with this. I really think the subtle, not so obvious conclusion was meant to show that this is really the end. The void was meant for things that don't matter, shouldn't exist, or is no longer useful. The fact that the void started to spread and was even revealed by Banana Barbara to be their concrete end, even for Gumball and his family, to me signaled that the show was about to be canceled, I just didn't know in what way. Basically, the end is definitely coming and we don't know what to do about it. My question is... what was the point of Rob changing Elmore's obscure characters into actual humans? Did they think going for a live action form of Gumball would help to prolong the show, would it shield them from the void, and how???? AND/OR, did the writers and animators think they should've used more realistic characters in the first place? I don't know. As Alpha said, no real questions were answered. And I wish they could've taken some of the super awesome concepts they hinted on and expanded on them cause it would've made for a more fantastic series.

[@dx.feelgood5825]

@@SeraphofEden I think it's simply Rob desperately trying to make everyone "normal" so that the void hopefully won't destroy them, just as he said in the show. I thought it fit for his desperation

[@litigatedparadox8946]

I can't handle hearing about Gumball in the past tense

[@michaelstrong5383]

Personally, I liked the episode.......for about 2/3 of it. It had a fascinating plot and I was with it, up until the ending. If the creator has a movie in the works, then I may change my mind about it, but for now, I expected more of an ending that felt earned.

[@TheAlphaJayShow]

Michael Strong That’s pretty fair.

[@michaelstrong5383]

@@TheAlphaJayShow This may be right there with The Laziest and The Girlfriend as the episode I would never watch when it's on, but like I said, unless a movie is really in the works, I'll change my mind.

[@Mayonnaise-m8h]

I agree. The existence of a movie determines my opinion on this episode as a finale.

[@bobbyfingerlicks]

Didn’t the creator actually talk about a movie on a tweet

[@sebassharass]

66% is not very good

[@spinningpeanut]

I think the thing rob was warning them about was the fact the show was ending. They choose to live in ignorance. The don't know it's over. Rob didn't get to tell them.

[@KirklandSmith]

The voice actor of Gumball confirmed that there’s gonna be a TV movie in the works within one of his VODs on Twitch.

[@pussinbootsoverweightcousin]

Link?

[@alienxotic5028]

@@pussinbootsoverweightcousin on Twitter Ben considered a movie asking what people thought about having one

[@Sm0k3turt]

Kirk Smith ok good

[@19martincito]

I love Cantu so much (no homo)

[@VictorCN]

@@pussinbootsoverweightcousin from Zelda!

[@suckypuckle9292]

"Dealing with why Elmore is falling apart" I mean...Have you just not watched the show? Gumball exists in a TV reality. Within its own universe, it is a TV show. And the show was cancelled, or ended, or whatever. So its universe falls apart. Gumball being a TV reality even fits with Rob's behavior. If he's got good intention, saving Elmore, why call himself Superintendent Evil? He's bound by the rules of a TV cartoon, and TV cartoons most typically don't deal in nuance: Nemesis? Villain. Evil. It's also why nobody listens to him. He never did break the systems that keep him down.

[@SeraphofEden]

This may not be true but Superintendent Evil might be backwards for Superintendent Live... as in stay alive. Just a random thought.

[@Nameless82284]

I know that. If the show is over then the world is over for them. I believe that Rob tried to reboot the show by making the characters humans, so technically the original show may be gone but the world would still stay together since the show rebooted. Unfortunately Gumball and Darwin turn the characters back to their original self and the world ends because of that. So basically it's Gumball's fault the world ended.

[@SeraphofEden]

Kind of like when the father threw their money 'offshore' into like a river and Gumball protested that they shouldn't sell themselves out for money by advertising for joyful burger. Gumball almost completely erased Elmore in that episode too.

[@PxndaCakes]

Seraph of Eden Live... action. He was trying to make them human.

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

0:04 I think he's the only one that reacted to it that way....also he did a nice job with the chair XD

[@EmeraldHero]

I liked the ending, it gave me goosebumps and it was like “wait, the world is ending?!” While rob was falling

[@geardog24]

We never got to see what the teachers looked like in human form.

[@creepa8937]

We saw Mr. Small

[@TheAlphaJayShow]

geardog24 What do you think they would have looked like?

[@geardog24]

@@TheAlphaJayShow Principal Brown- short guy with a giant beard Coach- fat woman Ms. Simian- pretty much the same

[@HarmonyBunny]

Rocky is also in human form

[@Bcast64]

@@geardog24 coach would brobably be a big woman like the teach from mathilda

[@VidtopiaEntertainment]

0:00-0:08 Every Marvel Fans reaction to the post credits scene of Spider-Man Far from Home.

[@CombatSportsNerd]

Lmfao

[@ninjajack6457]

GET ME PICTURES OF SPIDER-MAN

[@RandomPerson-ob6wm]

The Inquisition was a good episode. Was it a good finale for a show like Gumball? Definitely not. It definitely seemed like a type of finale for a show that got cancelled and they had little time to come up with a finale. But this show ended on its own terms. I’m just really hoping for a movie.

[@gigaphoton376]

Now that I think about it, Gumball got the same treatment as the OG Teen Titans. A great show on it's own merits that got abruptly cancelled by Cartoon Network and had a controversial finale because of it. If there is no movie, things might get frisky.

[@lpfan4491]

actually,that is a good comparison. the teen titans final was supposed to invoke new potential questions if a new season is greenlit while also being fitting of a final because it thematicly is about things changing and the concept of the show coming to an end. however,the entire thing was so halfbaked since they expected to get their new season so much that it just blows.

[@gigaphoton376]

@@lpfan4491 true.

[@valentinaalvarez3943]

I would like to be at least 10 seasons, since the ending...

[@blank888]

Fuck whoever cancels thies good shows

[@tridentarcadministration6640]

Nobody's ever listened to Rob. Why would we now? I like this ending.

[@suckerman7gm]

Yeah, I felt really sad about nobody realized the impending doom approaching except Rob. He realized it the moment he was banished there. Despite he wanted to get revenge on Gumball for forgetting him, he was also caring about Gumball and the others so they wouldn't be forgotten like him. But of course, since he was *nobody*, no one cared about Rob's real intentions and basically, they are all banished into the Void eventually. (Sure, the series may not be over for some people as they think there would be a movie, but sadly, I don't believe.)

[@Andsharp]

@@suckerman7gm "impending doom approaching"... was that reference intented? 🤔

[@suckerman7gm]

@@Andsharp oh yeah. it was

[@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un]

Nobody expects the Elmore Inquisition

[@homelesslander484]

or the spanish one

[@tadstrange1465]

Thank you, Kim, very cool!

[@Sammykyt]

Kim Jong-un How is life in North Korea?

[@a_sonic_enjoyer_]

Hi

[@alosreal]

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[@zeethezebra]

No joke when I first watched this, I thought this was the penultimate episode and not the finale. It probably would've been a better finale lead-up than an actual ending.

[@plainsongsss]

Can we PLEASE get an episode about Rob? This episode kinda just made him more... Mysterious yknow?

[@TheAlphaJayShow]

Chiisai Noted.

[@aidanbarnes4290]

there are no more episodes. We could still get a movie about him but it's unknown

[@cobblecola]

@@aidanbarnes4290 he meant an alpha jay show episode.

[@cameronbosch1213]

@@aidanbarnes4290 They literally just confirmed a Gumball movie!

[@aidanbarnes4290]

@@cameronbosch1213 THANK YOU FOR CLEARING THAT UP! I AM SO HYPED NOW! 😍😍😍😍😍😍😁😁😁😁😁😄😄😄😄😄😀😀😀😀😃😃😃😃🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎊🎊🎊🎊🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎆🎆🎆🎆

[@icecreamhero2375]

This episode was too exposition heavy and kept explaing things we know already about the show.

[@AmbrosiaPoly-yolkEgg]

But, what if the thing ROB was scared of... was the end of the show... The whole world of Elmore is going into the void, and they have nowhere to go to escape, because where they would have gone, has gone with them, and none of this would be shown because, the void of course, is where everything that isn't to be there anymore goes. The whole show has gone to the void, along with any resolution. (Doesn't make the Finale satisfying tho)

[@PxndaCakes]

In the Vegging, Gumball and Darwin did nothing while crazy things (even for their world) happened around them. At the end, a message appeared on the wall. It seemed as if it were painted. They were trying to explain the events, but they ignored the message. We know that Banana Barbara can alter the future AND the present. She might also be able to change the past. Also, Rob kidnapped her, and he was also trying to save everyone. So, I believe Rob forced Barbara to paint strange events, that would cause the end of the world, to force Gumball and Darwin to act, but they didn't. THEN, he tries taking action himself (trying to turn TAWOG into a live action show.) but everyone refused. Now, they're gone.

[@zaikage386]

Maybe it’s a metaphor for cancellation. Not being relevant anymore. That’s what the void is

[@ritapizza821]

That must be the reason why rob tried to make cartoons into real life

[@perlacarbajal9953]

That’s what I was thinking

[@ainescanlan872]

That’s actually a super great theory and I would believe that if I did not thing a movie was meant to happen to wrap things up but then it got canceled so we know there was supposed to be something more

[@poketdoom]

It works, rob knew the show was ending He tried making another series by transforming everyone but it failed

[@echos1016]

Wait wait wait. WAIT. Gumball is...done? Like, _over_ over? How did I not know or hear about this???😭😭

[@beachballssideaccount]

It's not over until we get an actual ending. The Inquisition doesn't deserve the title 'series finale'

[@suckypuckle9292]

@@beachballssideaccount This was an ending.

[@CombatSportsNerd]

@@beachballssideaccount this is the ending. Quit it with that petty shit

[@markobibin4560]

@@CombatSportsNerd Its still not confirmed that its a finalle. Creator himself said he hopes studio will let him make a movie, but for now nothing is confirmed. No one knows yet is movie going to be a thing or not. All we can do now is wait and see.

[@CombatSportsNerd]

@@markobibin4560 That's what they said about Adventure Time. That we were gonna get some big epic movie but it NEVER HAPPENED. And Adventure Time arguably more successful than Gumball. Do I want a movie for Gumball? Hell yes, they fuckin earned it unlike TTG but I won't hold my breathe

[@ryaquaza3offical]

Make a new season or a movie, problem solved Except banana joe flossing, that can’t be fixed

[@maidsqud5952]

Yep

[@faithharris7173]

Theres a weird thing about a season 7 coming for Gumball

[@pennycat6317]

11:41 me: *slaps Gumball* *NO! BAD FINALE BAD!! GO TO YOUR ROOM RIGHT NOW AND THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU DID!!!!*

[@peeblekitty5780]

IKR i felt so betrayed at the floss

[@maidsqud5952]

Made me cringe ú-ù Gumball how dare you

[@fork3810]

The reason Elmore was breaking down is because the series was ending It wouldn’t be happening if it were a season finale

[@ughgofking4677]

3 years later we are getting a movie and a new more episodes

[@krismover]

personally, i think this buildup is great. it has all the necessary things to build up into a, say, tv movie. i can't stop watching that final scene. it's just so good. but if nothing, literally NOTHING comes from this, then this will go down as one of, if not THE most, disappointing cartoon series finale of all time. and with such a brilliant show as gumball, i wouldn't want to happen. let's just hope a movie comes out soon. maybe we'll look back at this and say, "hey, this was actually pretty good" because we got something from it. we got a payoff. and that is what we're waiting for: a good payoff.

[@namelastname3887]

maybe it is about the whole show entering the void. I mean it ended, it knew that when things end things are forgotten. Even when characters are transformed into human figures, its the show showing how live actions and fully realistic art styles are more leaned towards by major companies. It think it went well with trying to be meta at the end as it was already going for it.

[@sexypotato8266]

The creator didnt want this to be the finale and he said something about being in the talks for a Gumball movie, i think the image of them in the void is a clue about what the movie, the actual finale would be about. i wont discard the idea since SU got a movie after what seemed to be their final episode.

[@paranoidise6458]

@@balloonomancer351 Change your mind was first meant to be the finale but was change

[@-hello6177]

If SU could get one episode on CN, Gumball definetly can get a movie

[@nox_cadit]

Actually the creator didn't even wanted a 5th or 6th season. The creator dropped Gumball after the 4th season

[@o0Scarrow0o]

Or the finale could be just a troll If so that would be pretty awesome

[@_zlkyar9129]

Steven Universe in the "FUTURE" of this comment: Ay, I have a new series.

[@minecraftmansionagency1100]

I thought it was realistic A generic episode where they don't know that they are all going to essentially die so they treat Rob like just a generic villain giving it a sense of realism

[@New3DSLuigi364]

Please do a Gumball vs rob arc cover; OR A Cover of the Future!!

[@LendriMujina]

This episode is a part 1 that exists primarily to persuade a part 2 to be greenlit, and that is never a good idea. I've said this on Twitter: Teen Titans '03 tried to pull the same gambit with "Things Change". And look where *that* ended up. Whether it succeeds for Gumball and they get the conclusion movie they're trying to get remains to be seen. If it does work this time, the result could be phenomenal. The problem is, *that is a very big "if".*

[@alarmy5211]

Even though this is valid I will ignore it because your pfp is the big furry, yes. I'm that shallow.

[@catgamerzxd]

⛽

[@joseperalta3500]

Please... for the love of god... I really hope this is NOT the end for Gumball. I love these caracters too much to be okay with an ending like this...

[@anormalcorpus4804]

... an ending that references that game we mostly do not speak about

[@1Dominic1]

well, it isnt.

[@Frank_VR]

last few episodes lacked creativity, and a the ending. Kinda disappointing, but it’s a very show.

[@TheAlphaJayShow]

Aspect M. I agree. It’s a very show.

[@Da_Wither_Lord]

Yeah a last of the few episodes weren't too great. Although The Heart, The Agent and The Mess were pretty creative.

[@BrickyRiver0712]

Mmm much very

[@Helicopter7]

The final episodes weren’t great but I liked most of them.

[@pepitopacquiao]

dude they went lack of creativity since 2017

[@Obi-WanGaming]

I think it was great. The picture in “the future” shows the watterson family running from the void Meanwhile, in this episode, rob mentions that he was trying to help them by turning them “normal” This was RIGHT The show was getting canceled and he was the only one that knew, so he tried to help everyone by making them go into another show Yet the citizens of elmore were too ignorant to care, and they left him The void came, the show ended The painting? That is what happens after what we see in the finale Everything Just Stops.

[@jujufoxie.-.]

*applause*

[@alienxotic5028]

While a movie isn't confirmed, let's be real. The chances tawog getting a movie is probably decent. We are probably getting one of SU, Regular show, OR TTG could get a movie. Especially since a movie would be a finale.

[@suckypuckle9292]

Regular Show won't get another movie.

[@aliefr2984]

@@suckypuckle9292 but it had right ?

[@tinodethuong]

TTG had one too.

[@reaperandgrim]

Steben universe got one

[@zeoxdragon]

What if they made a movie that acts as a finale for the whole show?

[@78shaweyes]

This felt more like a creepypasta than a "finale"

[@SubtleRez46]

But, consider this, Rob has the tail Barbara paints on him,

[@pinkiepoolgamerbrony2789]

I'd found this to be the most Disappointing series finale ever next to Star vs the Forces of evil sometimes I'd wish that Gumball was picked up for another season with high steaks and explanations

[@clyvelawrence8820]

I was so excited for both, and disappointed in both. 😔

[@elijahechicagobearsboyd5734]

How did star end? Are Margo and star at least together?

[@adcgdsin9320]

Yes, I love eating those high steaks

[@clyvelawrence8820]

ECHICAGOBEARSDBZ yeah but it was rushed in the last two episodes

[@elijahechicagobearsboyd5734]

@@clyvelawrence8820 cliche I'm guessing?

[@reanneelliott8672]

this finale makes a lot of sense. if you look at the episode "the future" you can see banana Barbara's last painting is of Rob going in the void. at the end of the finale, Rob goes into the void. and when they found out Rob was the superintendent, he was trying to warn them of what's to come, A CANCEL. they would go into the void because they were going to be canceled and forgotten. so Rob was trying to make them live action for a new show where they are all live action. ALL ROB WAS TRYING TO DO WAS SAVE THEM ALL. but they didn't listen. that was/is they're last episode. and Rob was the good guy the whole time. Gumball was trying to stop rob's plan of saving them.

[@MelonTartVA]

I kinda dropped Cartoon Network after they started focusing more on TTG, occasionally coming back for Steven Universe. But I will admit that this finale had a good idea. But in the end, it didn't deliver on it. We can hope that a movie is planned or some kind of special otherwise.... this was a letdown.

[@datenegassie]

Really? I loved this finale. Yes, there's still the question of how transformation could help the people of Elmore escape, and why Rob only did this in the school instead of the entire town, but I liked the idea of their entire world ending *because* the show is ending too. And from a technical standpoint, the live-action was blended really well with the animation.

[@joelblake5310]

Nah, that would go to the Teen Titans episode "Things Change."

[@TheAlphaJayShow]

Joel Blake You at least had a fight within that episode that at least respected that the show knows what it is.

[@justinsinger2505]

Things change was a pretty amazing episode tbh. If season 6 actually happened than the episode would of been even better but not he a finale. I legit cried at the end of the episode when it premiered on cartoon network

[@SmartAlec1]

@@TheAlphaJayShow Thematically the plot between BB and Terra was different than just about everything else

[@elijahechicagobearsboyd5734]

@@justinsinger2505 nah that episode was just a depressing desperate ploy to persuade cartoon network for a 6th season

[@polarzup6034]

Wait, is this REALLY the end with a character screaming in despair without knowing what really happened to the story? They should launch a hidden episode breaking the fourth wall, but hopefully they will not let a good drawing have such a strange end as this

[@suckypuckle9292]

"without knowing what really happened to the story?" We know what happened. Everyone who paid any attention knows. And what the fuck does "hopefully they will not let a good drawing have such a strange end as this" even mean? If you have a problem with 'strange', you need to work on yourself. You're boring.

[@HarmonyBunny]

@@suckypuckle9292 How rude.

[@blastmagic5503]

We do know what happened. Rob knew the series was ending and so he tried to make them human to make a new series. He clearly failed and the series ended and that is why he is frozen at the end because the series isn't been worked on anymore. Being stopped right there.

[@andthebanshees]

suckypuckle what the fuck are you so mad for...

[@JesseJethro]

With an intro like that, i can see that we're about to see a great review... 👏👏 I had to Im sorry

[@Bean-mr8sf]

Kk... no way in common sense would the director reveal interest in a movie, and then have the show end like this and NOT HAVE A MOVIE

[@BluffsCastle]

The end just left me wanting more

[@soulfox32]

That's why people didn't like it

[@capser4322]

A movie is confirmed sooo...

[@capser4322]

@I fucking hate KZbin Quinn it has been confirmed by the official account on twitter

[@endless193]

@I fucking hate KZbin Quinn yep,like legoman said,it has been confirmed!!

[@kirin1230]

PLEASE make a video on the Gumball and Rob arc. He is my favourite character, I find his backstory so unique and he is literally the reason I started watching Gumball. His character has so much about him and is so easy to sympathise with.

[@Da_Wither_Lord]

If Gumball doesn't get a TV movie I will cry and not watch cartoon network again In all reality, The Inquisiton still had some nice jokes and was OK. If it wasn't the series finale, it would have been much better

[@joealert]

I think it could have been better through these ways: *Penny or Anais is also a main character with Gumball and Darwin *It had a second part with the Wattersons in the void *The atmosphere is more creepy *nO cLiFfHaNgErR

[@cameronbosch1213]

Well, you'll be happy. ;)

[@alana258]

Alpha Jay: Gumball had the most disappointing finale! Star Vs: Am I a joke to you?

[@PrKo]

That whole show was disappointing tbh Had a lot of potential to be a great series but it had many flaws, and now it's over, so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@kirin1230]

I never really enjoyed SVTFOE, and I think it's quality is overall lower. But I think the Star Vs finale was better. It was very satisfying in my opinion. The Gumball finale left me wanting so much more.

[@funcoolfunfun]

Yes. I felt FAR less satisfied with Star Vs finale than I did with this show. Though that might also be be because I enjoyed Gumball's final season more than Star's.

[@imapersonright]

Svtfoe has such little time for the final episode only 20 minutes.

[@sebassharass]

Uncle Grandpa and Clarence had VERY BAD ENDINGS they're bad shows I know

[@6hostie717]

“It’s almost like this superintendent didn’t exist.” *Maybe this episode didn’t exist*

[@suckerman7gm]

Well, who knows? There are still questions that don't have answers. All I can say is, the universe of Gumball was banished to Void, never coming out. Maybe one of them survived and ended up in the past, telling Gumball and Darwin about what was going to happen in the future. (The Vegging's final part)

[@BugsyFoga]

Nah , The Episode The Finale was way more bizarre and disappointing

[@TheAlphaJayShow]

Nathaniel Foga I’d rather have that as a finale. At least it makes sense within the world it built itself up in.

[@ilan_profile]

@@TheAlphaJayShow agreed

[@HarmonyBunny]

"The only thing that could save us is reality being completely reset by some kind of magic device!" Yeah no, I disagree. The Inquisition is the most disappointing finale and that's final.

[@suckypuckle9292]

@@TheAlphaJayShow This episode makes sense though.

[@sarahmcdonald7280]

I feel like the episode shouldn't have got as much hate as it did The episode is about how Rob has found out that Elmore shall soon cease to exist, so he tries to get all the characters to under go transformation so they can escape the collapse of Elmore, but when they find out its him they think he's try in to destroy Elmore, so they don't let him explain why he tried to transform them, so they go home, leaving Rob in the school, and then Elmore collapses and as Rob falls into the void, it freezes on the one frame, that was shown in one of Banana Babara's pictures while she says, "There is no future.", that one frame is the frame we are left on, the frame that ties into the movie, which most people think will be about the people in Elmore trying to escape the void, and some people think part of the movie will be in live action There you go My thoughts on the episode

[@alejandracervantes7837]

So it's not a season finale. Course banana Barbra painted the actual future of what is going to happen from the episode where gumball tries to prove its not a prophecy. Has anyone forgot about it? Makes it weird why they call that episode a final episode.

[@blastmagic5503]

The last painting she made was rob falling into the void or whatever. Gumball then said see you in the future and she said "But there is no future." So if what we saw was her painting in the final episode then her saying there is no future correlates because Rob was trying to stop that non future from happening

[@blastmagic5503]

And you are correct its a series finale

[@The-EJ-Factor]

Turns out the show getting rebooted was the thing he was trying to stop.

[@tofugamer2082]

Always looking forward to your uploads. You deserve more subscribers.

[@theincognitoburrito7967]

Rob was right, if the show really is over and it’s not coming back in any way then they are dead, basically. Rob was trying to give the show a new look and therefore rebooting it, but he was stoped and the void comes to destroy them once and for all. Also the picture banana painted is what happens after rob falls into the void.

[@quentinbringthenumetalchil5125]

Notice how Regular Show ended in 2017, Adventure Time ended in 2018, and Gumball is possibly ending in 2019. It’s all a pattern.

[@TheAlphaJayShow]

Quentin Childs A pattern that old shows are ending?

[@quentinbringthenumetalchil5125]

Alpha Jay Show Yes.

[@alienxotic5028]

Yup

[@sebassharass]

Notice How Regular Show started 2009 Adventure Time 2010 and TAWOG 2011 PATTERN RIGHT

[@abyss8190]

steven universe ended in 2020

[@mr.hi3219]

With hindsight of them announcing a gumball movie, this ending is great.

[@SkullKrusher017]

Make a video on both the future and the gumball and rob arc please. Also i was waiting for this video by you for a LONG time and now that its here, and I’m only half way through the video, this is easily the best video on your channel for me. The way you broke down the arc in an explanation for a deeper meaning is what your videos different (and may I say better) then other cartoon reviewers.

[@kirin1230]

I hope he does the Rob arc.

[@Kakmanmartinez666]

I thought it was good. I wanna know what happens next and if Rob comes back at all. The thing I hated was when they announced new episodes and they were just lazy one scene/clip show episodes.

[@remukko5178]

I know people will hate me for this, but I think this is a good finale. Representing that there is NO MORE gumball. Ending on a sad note, instead of the usual high note.

[@ganggang-wr1xh]

I agree

[@tawagb1880]

Because of the *void*

[@thepnkponcho]

I agree

[@ttproductionsinc]

Agree 👍

[@devtimer9731]

Agreed

[@xenomite1938]

Most of the viewers of TAWOG have grown up with the show, and I’m one of them. Seeing the show end at such an odd and horrible note just makes me think about the past and how amazing TAWOG was before it’s later seasons. The world of Cartoon Network will never be the same but I thank them for making up the best parts of my childhood.

[@Mr_Mimestamp]

This just feels like a Part 1 for a 2 Part finale.

[@BonkedCat]

Can we just talk about how dark ‘The disaster’ is 😃

[@Floofum]

I found something weird, when he is running down the hall he becomes a full on cgi character and his animation gets all weird

[@fynd]

This is not open ended I see it as the show being “cancelled” rob falls into the same static he kicked Gumball into but now it’s effecting the whole show

[@BigManBohdan]

Did y’all not like understand what the meaning of this episode was?? It’s about the show being canceled, it’s a meta-twist on a finale not a straightforward finale

[@RRose2312]

The gumball finale imo should have been a MASSIVE 4th wall break.

[@peeblekitty5780]

It kinda was? Showing the (beginning of the) entire show universe ending as the show did. But knowing Gumball, it's not _that_ big in comparison.

[@carlosblanco7000]

WHAT ABOUT RACHEL WHERE IS SHE

[@TheAlphaJayShow]

Carlos Blanco That’s a great question.

[@carlosblanco7000]

@@TheAlphaJayShow hay will there be a gumball movie and what it going to be your thought

[@octoisgay]

Carlos Blanco She was disowned and abandoned by her family.

[@carlosblanco7000]

@@octoisgay is she in the void mmmm

[@octoisgay]

Carlos Blanco Good point.

[@takualee7973]

Am I alone in thinking that the build up in this episode/Rob's arc was actually about the series ending? Rob as a metaphor for the show itself? Rob started off as a simple background character (show) who served his purpose, but not much more. He was dumped into "The Void" after it was decided that he wasn't useful to the show (network), and clawed his way back out to get some closure by attacking the more popular characters (show). In the end getting rid of his rivals didn't help HIM get better so he moves on. All the "future" paintings are about the end of Gumball the show. Be it the Waterson's trying to escape the end of their world, or when Rob falls into the void in the series finale. Either way there is no more show, and it's all sucked into the inescapable Void we saw all the way back in S3.

[@hyperlight5557]

Hear me out. What if the thing that was going to happen to Elmore was just, ending. After all, this was the “last episode”. And the fact that these characters are super self aware, I wouldn’t be surprised if they knew the show they were in was ending. But I have to agree with you, this show definitely deserves a better finale.

[@advanceddoodler4174]

Theory: How the episode ends is supposed to represent the show ending. He was trying to save the cast by making them resemble the human race, so they could blend in. Gumball, Zack, whatever you want to call him, Unwitting doomed him, his family, all of Elmore, because Rob was supposed to be the bad guy.

[@pepitopacquiao]

Seriously the show went downhill after season 4. Open your eyes gumball fanboys

[@jolly3257]

The first thing that comes to mind when Gumball’s world is falling apart, is that TAWOG is losing viewships and ratings (although I can’t confirm it, it’s just what I was thinking) so the creators has to let TAWOG finally get deleted or go away. In the episode where mistakes go to this void, we can kind of see that the world is falling apart to the void of mistakes, with the static television screen. This might answer how Rob was first introduced to the mistakes. However, yeah I think the finale is kind of bad of nothing comes from it.

[@edgysnarfbrownie5778]

The meta part was that rob was trying to warn them that the show was ending and that they needed to change themselves to become more interesting and they rejected it because they didnt want to change who they were and this was a satisfying ending because that’s exactly how the characters would have reacted if they heard the show was ending

[@charbert5692]

this would be a good part 1 of a finale

[@aaerynn]

*sigh* first regular show then adventure time and now the amazing world of gumball. _cartoon network... are you trying to end my childhood?_

[@suckypuckle9292]

Your childhood already ended. Dumb question.

[@sebassharass]

How do you tilt the words? CN made bangers in late 2000's and early 2010's Regular Show (2009), Adventure Time(2010), TAWOG (2011). All released 1 year apart.

[@sebassharass]

I figured it out

[@manugamedev3385]

I actually liked the Finale of this series, maybe because I love these types of finales where you don't actually know what happens next

[@thefoxmoonlight]

I dont find this ending bad at all, they were getting canceled so Rob was trying to change them into live action to abide by what CN wanted at the time, but the citizens of gumballs world dont want to change. Rob fails and now everything goes into the void... to be forgotten.

[@jessehaskins9742]

I’m just gonna say what everyone else is thinking. This wasn’t supposed to be the finale.

[@thegametrain819]

So if you haven’t heard there is a movie and new show coming so this does make sense now

[@claptrapp.claptrappington7624]

As a set up to a finale? This episode was pretty fantastic. As a Finale itself? It falls pretty far behind. There's a good way, and a bad way to end something on an open note. Some shows are praised for the mysterious questions left unanswered by their endings, even in the cases of cancelled series, like Cowboy Bebop, which left a very inconclusive ending that has left fans talking about it for years afterwards. But this didn't do that correctly. As Meta-knowledge, we all KNOW what the apocalypse represents, the meta-physical end of their show. But it's never made aware to any of the other characters. We don't even get to SEE what happens to the universe, or the characters themselves, all we see is it's "beginning", but not it's "end", leaving a rather sour taste in the mouth, like a book that had it's last few pages ripped out, providing and inconclusive, unfinished feeling end. Not only that, but it implies a rather tragic ending to the show, which, while not inherently a bad thing, seems unfitting, Gumball never really WAS a tragic, or even a really plot based show, it was mostly just comedy with loose continuity and great meta commentary and comedy on issues in real life, making it a show both adults and children could enjoy. It's ending should have been representative of this fact, using it's meta knowledge, making use of it's characters to their fullest, and "changing" their fate, story wise. It's ending almost reminds me of Star Vs The Forces of Evil's ending, which, slight spoilers for those who haven't seen but plan to, it ends on a rather abrupt note, one that, possibly may have even been worse off than TAWOG'S as it sets the show up as if it were having a whole nother season, but ultimately, THAT was it's ending. I truly hope the creator gets the movie, the series deserves it after all this time. But building your finale to RELY on getting a movie you aren't confirmed on, is a bad idea. A finale may be IMPROVED upon by a movie, such as Madoka Magica's was, but ultimately, a finale should close the book, not leave it open indefinitely, banking on an ending that may never come. But I think perhaps, it may be too early to come to a full conclusion. we may after all be surprised to find this is actually the SECOND to last episode, or that they truly do get the movie. Only time will tell.

[@captainimagination1110]

Alpha Jay Show what date or year will Infinity Train come out?

[@TheAlphaJayShow]

Captain Imagination Sources are saying this year.

[@taps9018]

@@TheAlphaJayShow damn dude you doing a great job commenting to comments

[@kasellteachey8032]

Until I watched this video I had no idea the inquisition was the series finale cause it ends on a cliffhanger when Rob falls into the abyss so I thought we were going to get a episode after pretty much showing this happening to the rest of the cast and characters

[@sadlobster1]

I don't know who that dude was in the reaction window. But I hope he didn't hurt himself, after falling over the way he did. As for the episode itself, I found it extremely disappointing. Not only did it all feel incredibly hollow. But the idea of Rob wanting to "reformat" everyone in order to keep Elmore around is stupid. Do TV audiences seriously prefer a human version of Gumball's show instead of what it actually is? That's even dumber than the fact that CN's current viewing crowd prefers dumb meme humor shows like Titans Go instead of episodic shows like Steven Universe

[@TheAlphaJayShow]

sadlobster1 That dude is JunkyJanker (on KZbin) or Nicolas Cantu, voice actor of Gumball.

[@sadlobster1]

@@TheAlphaJayShow Seriously...the VA is reacting to an episode of his own show? Now, THAT'S meta

[@IcyDiamond]

You just forgot about the Disney live action remakes

[@CybesD]

There is a movie and new series coming for the Gumball franchise, so that may be why this episode is the way it is.

[@khalidhenry3857]

If the series is cancelled, why are they still showing it on Cartoon Network?

[@TomEyeTheSFMguy]

Cuz cancelled series can still rerun. Until they decide to cut it off the screen.

[@fnafrocks9788]

Khalid Henry it’s not canceled

[@khalidhenry3857]

@@fnafrocks9788 😱 WHAT DO YOU MEAN IT'S NOT CANCELED?! 😱

[@TheAlphaJayShow]

Khalid Henry Reruns. EDIT: It also isn’t cancelled officially. It just doesn’t have any announced new episodes.

[@blazeofglory4053]

So... Your logic is that because it hasn't publicly announced anymore episodes, the series is over? I... I just have no words for you.