The show never shies away from showing they’re in a romantic relationship: they nuzzle, they kiss, they live together, and even sleep in the same bed. This is a HUGE change from other shows where, somebody might show some kind of bemusement or prejudice, or one of them would comment on their sexuality – but neither happens.Īnd since the show never focuses on them being a same-sex couple – we get to focus on them as a couple. The fact that PB and Marcy are a same-sex couple is never, ever commented on within the show’s text. There’s no reaction to it never being intended to ward off the dragon….while there are a few other songs in the episode, the other important one is “Monster.” This is a much softer, funnier love ballad that only has the strumming of a guitar accompanying and no other effects.Īfter her repeat of “Woke Up,” Marcy realizes that the song didn’t work because she isn’t the same person she was back then and coincidentally recognizing how she’s been hurt and has hurt other people, and her song also speaks to Molto Larvo – the dragon- whose tragic backstory we get to see.īut mostly, “Monster” is about how happy Marceline is to be with Princess Bubblegum and how she’s “the pink in cheeks.” Which if you know how Marceline only eats shades of red – is really significant and adds another layer to the song. She’s happy – so of course, an angry song isn’t going to work.Īnd that’s what leads us to her singing “Monster” But it’s not as powerful because Marceline doesn’t have that same hurt and anger. It’s interesting to see how the music differs during the two different times it’s sung – we don’t get to see much of the present reprise at all. The Glass People don’t care that it wasn’t magic or that they’d been singing the wrong lyrics for ages – once they hear from Marceline herself, they’re like “Oh, it’s about you,” to Bubblegum. When Marcy sings the song in the show’s present, we see PB looking hurt, but we spend most of it in the past – with a much angrier looking Marceline.Īnd it’s not only momentous for being a banger, a hardcore break-up song but in-universe, it is thought to be an incantation to ward off the monster. The song itself is an extremely catchy pop-punk tune and isn’t subtle at all in its message. “ Woke Up,” is an interesting song – as it’s revealed that this is the infamous break-up song Marceline sung to PB all those years ago. This sounds very smart – but it’s what most music in shows do, though I’d have to say the songs in this episode are particularly unique. This episode utilizes lyrical music to show character growth – usually to show a significant change in character mood or development. Much of it is in-universe and sung by Marcy so you know they’re all bops. Without a doubt, the most distinctive part of this episode is the music. But there’s a lot else to explore in this 45-minute episode that takes us even deeper into the psyche of Adventure Time’s most beloved couple. Glassboy especially can be a very annoying character. While the glass people provide the set-up and catalyst for the episode, they do take up quite a bit of run-time that could have been devoted to our main pair. The episode follows Princess Bubblegum and Marceline on a journey to stop a dragon awakened from its slumber from destroying the Glass Kingdom the site of their break-up hundreds of years ago – something they haven’t discussed in their relationship. Like the previous episode, Finn and Jake don’t factor into the main plot and Finn’s appearance is only to establish when the episode is. “Obsidian” takes place a good ten years or so after the main series’ finale – though the timeline isn’t important.
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