Adventure Time's magic is intact in HBO Max Distant Lands specials

Los Angeles Times

"Adventure Time is moral without being moralistic, and there is just a hint of what might be read as social commentary toward the end, referring to the fate of our own present Earth, to cooperation and resource management, and the way that certain human billionaires look at space as an escape pod," Robert Lloyd says of "BMO," the first special. "That this fate might be less than ideal is something the makers of the series have never been afraid to consider; their characters can get things very wrong, even when they want to do right, and the show was always smart about the difficulty living things have managing their affairs. More than most cartoon characters, these experience a range of emotions — BMO will claim to have no feelings, right before expressing them — and introspect, not always accurately." ALSO: "BMO" is a powerful reminder of Adventure Time's big emotions.