#adventure time: distant lands together again

[aelenavelaryon]

THE GREENS NIGHTMARE

IN WHICH AERA TARGARYEN IN THE KARMA OF TEAM GREEN

Daemon Targaryen x Aera Targaryen

Aera Targaryen was a woman to fear. She was Visenya and Maegor come again. When the war between Rhaenyra and Aegon began, the realm divided into two. The Blacks for Rhaenyra and the Greens for Aegon. Aera Targaryen was a distant relative yet she had been close to Rhaenyra growing up. Once, long ago Aera had been Daemon'a love and once the love of his life. Some would even argue that she was still the love of his life, even when the two were still married.

Aera Targaryen gave Daemon Targaryen four children in their first few years of marriage. Maegor, Baelon, Aemon, and Rhaegar Targaryen. Otto Hightower deemed them bastards because Aera was daughter of Saera Targaryen and Maegor Targaryen, son of Maegor and Rhaena Targaryen. Aera didn't want to return to King's Landing where she was not welcomed. Viserys always allowed Otto to fill his head with lies about her and what she was capable of. Daemon, whilst being married to Rhaenyra, which was a favor that Area had granted her.  Daemon did not see her as more than another family member. Daemon and Aera still had their own late night adventures when she would come visit, seeing as she spent most of her time in Pentos with her mother's family. 

But, from time to time she visited Rhaenyra and Daemon in Dragonstone. Daemon's sons were men grown. Some in their twenties. Not married but with bastard children of their own. Daemon and Aera shared three other children together who were born over the years. He had taken not only Aera as his wife but Rhaenyra too. Area who he had been married to since she was ten and five and he twenty and five. Daemon Targaryen loved his wife, despite what many believed. Aera much to anyone's dismay was a free spirit, bringing not only men into her bed but women too. Alexander Rivers was a bastard son she had with Harwin Strong alongside him, his twin, Alys Rivers who many believed was the daughter of Lyonel but everyone at court knew who were the parents. Alys Rivers would be a important peace for Rhaenyra during the dance.

The Hightowers thought them gone, thinking they would never step a foot in Westeros. But, as soon as Rhaenyra sent a raven to inform her cousin of the news, Aera flew on dragon back to support her girl. The news of Lucerys' death reached her before she made it to Dragonstone, and soon after, the news of Aegon's celebration for his death reached her as well and that was truly what started the fire. 

Instead of keeping route to Dragonstone like she promised, Aera flew to Old Town and set the Hightower's home ablaze for Lucerys's death and celebration of his death. She then, rode to King's Landing where the usurper thought he was coming to bend the knee. Otto nor his spies knew she knew, until from the skies she dropped the heads of every Hightower she killed, Gwayne Hightower being one of the dead. It was said that Alicent Hightower cried, screams were heard all over the Keep as the doweger queen wept over her dead family. They knew then that Aera Targaryen was the blood of the dragon. She was coming for Rhaenyra*s stolen throne. 

'she loves Rhaenyra. Did you truly think she was coming to bend the knew?' Alicent asked Aegon. Otto sat in silence saying nothing. Daeron Targaryen had return to King's Landing the same day he received the letter of his father's death. Daeron was smarter than anyone gave him credit for. He knew, Aera was the real threat, not Rhaenyra, not Daemon but Aera Targaryen was a wild dragon. He knew she was not scared to be known as a kinslayer, specially when it came to him and his siblings. But, he didn't know how far she was willing to go. 

Her arrival at Dragonstone was expected, her children had arrived the day before expecting to see their mother back with their father.  Aera Targaryen arrived and everyone gathered out to greet her. She was covered in blood, they thought she had been attack or something of that mattered. "Mother!" her eldest son ran to her. "I am fine" she told. "I did something bad" she began. Rhaenyra cared very little for what she had to say at that moment.  They retuned back inside the castle, everyone who sided with Rhaenyra was there, well, most of them. 

"I burned those Hightower's to the ground" she said loud enough for everyone to hear. The room went quiet right after that. The war had just begun. Which side will prevail?

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[sleepyminty]

Accurrate depiction of a dog owner and a cat owner

#adventure time #adventure time: fionna & cake #adventure time: distant lands together again #adventure time: distant lands #together again #finn and jake #fionna and cake #finn mertens #fionna campbell #jake the dog #cake the cat #adventure time spoilers #cake being mean to fionna makes fionna turns into a wet cat

[sabertoothwalrus]

hi !! just curious because i was looking at your adventure time episode guide and i love hearing other peoples adventure time takes !! how come you don't like finn's characterisation in together again?

I've talked about it before here and here!

But also I'm gonna say more and share some art I did in 2021 for a rewrite comic that I never got around to doing

So again to reiterate: Adventure Time is usually VERY good at making it feel like time passes, even when you're not watching. It's something about what they don't show that tells you everything you need to know.

Together Again did not do this.

It really really felt like they were avoiding showing Finn as an adult, as if they wanted to leave his post-show life ambiguous. Which, now that Fionna and Cake has shown us literally that, it makes Together Again feel even more wrong?? Like. imagine you have to pick a moment from your life that represents You™ the most. Together Again said that Finn, after living his whole life and dying as an old man, feels most represented by how he was at 17. I do not buy this. I am 25, and I cannot fathom identifying by my 17 year old self. I was a completely different person then, I was still cooking. I can imagine most people feel the same. And ok, so maybe Finn DOES for some reason feel stuck at 17? Explain to me why!! What needed to happen to him that made him feel that way?

And before you just say "it's because Jake died," there's still too much that was left out. How old was Finn when Jake died? What was Finn like, at that point? What else had they accomplished? What was he doing at the time that was on the forefront of his mind? Where/with who did they spend most of their time? Where were they living after the treehouse got destroyed?

It was like,,, it was like the story Together Again actually wanted to tell was about Finn's grief, and how poorly he copes, and how too much of his identity is tied to Having Jake, and how he struggles to move on. But that's not the story we got. I honestly think-- as interesting as it was-- everything with New Death and Tiffany and Lich just did a disservice to the focus, which was Finn trying to get over Jake.

I think Together Again should have gone like this:

Finn and Jake had always planned that whoever died first would wait in the dead world for the other to die so the two of them could reincarnate. Jake dies first. Jake would be able to "watch over" Finn as he lives the rest of his life, so Jake wouldn't miss Finn as much as vice versa, since he'd feel like he's still there with him. Eventually, Finn dies.

Finn's appearance would change with his emotional state. I thought it'd be interesting to show different phases of his life through the stages of grief.

There'd be a room where they could watch Finn's memories. Finn would walk Jake through the events of his life. We SEE exactly how Finn dealt with grief, with heartbreak, with love, with friends, with community. All the good and all the bad.

By the end of it, Finn is quiet. "Jake... when we reincarnate, will we.. lose all of this?" "Well, do you remember anything from any of your other past lives?" "No.. But that's the point. I don't want to forget you." Finn, despite their promise, despite Jake waiting for him all this time, declines reincarnating. He doesn't want to move on, because that would mean forgetting everything. He wants to say with Jake!! He JUST got Jake back!!

“What if— in the future— what if they forget about us? What if they don’t know about all the stuff we did?” We see Ooo in its current state. It’s changed, but it’s clearly been affected by the two of them. Every person they’ve saved, every civilization they helped build, every hero they’ve inspired. They’ve left their touch everywhere. “They’ll know,” Jake says with certainty. “We’ll know.” We see the future, with Shermy and Beth. We see the Finn Sword, and BMO with all their old belongings. Everything stays, but it still changes. Will happen, happening, happened. These have always been the themes of the show. They reincarnate, together.

#adventure time #together again #my art #finn the human #finn mertens #jake the dog #distant lands

[relatablepicturesoffinnmertens]

#hes so silly #this is a great one thanks #adventure time #atimers #finn mertens #finn the human #distant lands #together again #also shoko #first shoko appearance on this blog yippeeeee #'submission' #finn in motion

[burntcinnabun]

"Jake. You found me."

#adventure time #finn the human #jake the dog #together again #adventure time distant lands #adventure time fanart #fanart #digital art

[finntressyaoi]

gee that ice cream sure looks tasty i wonder if theres any metaphorical significance to it

#adventure time #at #atimers #finn mertens #finn the human #jake the dog #jacob the dog sr #gay ass name what the fuck jake #together again #adventure time distant lands #distant lands

[misted-buttercup-enjoyer]

"I'm just coming back for fun. Because it's great being alive with you."

"Hehehe...Good reason."

Just finished "Together Again." Don't talk to me.

#i cried and cried and cried #finn and jake #jake the dog #finn the human #adventure time distant lands #together again #adventure time #finn mertens #finn adventure time #jake adventure time #i owe a massive debt to EVERYONE who worked on this show #you made my childhood #thank you!!!!!!!!!!!! #i'm 3 years late to the distant lands party but i'm gonna PARTY

[justaghostinthesea]

Fionna and Cake really feels like the epilogue to the mainline Adventure Time series. It wrapped up some remaining mysteries, and more importantly, gave Simon closure. It also fleshed out some extremely one-note characters (Fionna and Cake).

It also, albeit retroactively, sets up Together Again with Finn going through the same struggle as almost everyone else in the show. When Fionna, Cake, Simon, Prismo, and many others got their happy ending, it's poignant that Finn never got his. And if you watch all of Adventur1e Time in chronological order, you'd see that plot thread wrapped up in Together Again.

Something similar can be said about Obsedian. The show effortlessly continues the plot thread of Simon struggling with not being the Ice King anymore.

The show just slots very neatly into Adventure Time lore and it makes me happy. Sorry for the rambling.

#fionna and cake #fionna campbell #cake the cat #simon petrikov #finn mertens #prismo #adventure time #adventure time distant lands #adventure time together again #adventure time obsidian #rambles #ramblings

[calam1typann3]

TOP TIER JAKE FIT TBH

#adventure time #adventure time distant lands #jake the dog #finn the human #together again #animation

[gruwidgea]

I don't think a single show has covered the bonds, friendship, and love between brothers like Adventure Time has.

#adventure time #finn the human #jake the dog #cartoon network #together again #adventure time together again #adventure time distant lands #distant lands together again #finn and jake together again

[warrenbutgnome]

Together Again

#drawing #illustration #adventure time #finn mertens #jake the dog #finn and jake #together again #distant lands

[abbilaura-artdump]

Shout out to Tiffany, gotta be one of my favourite genders 🙏

#tiffany oiler #adventure time #adventure time distant lands #together again #tiffany adventure time

[willowparkfanclub]

yo wizard city is literally insane???? they literally fucking sacrificed and killed that kid what the fuck??

#ive never seen this ep talked about which is understandable together again shouldve been the distant lands finale #but i just got to it and??? #so many people were just?? brutally murdered?? #THAT KID EXPLODED AND HIS GUTS WERE ON THE CHAIR AND PEP BUT JUST SAT ON HIS SKELETON LIKE FUCKING WHAT DUDE #adventure time #distant lands #peppermint butler #abracadebra #wizard city #me yapping

[sabertoothwalrus]

omg have you posted before about finn's characterisation in together again? would LOVE to hear your thoughts

YES I HAVE THANKS FOR ASKING.

I’ve said a lot before and I will say more. I don’t like how they hit pause on Finn’s characterization and didn’t allow him to change at all behind-the-scenes, and kept him exactly as he was when he was 17. He changed SO FUCKING MUCH from age 12 to age 17, so WHY would he act the exact the same way after 8 or so decades???

PLUS, I feel like the story would’ve worked a lot better if it was the other way around— that Jake was the one eager to reincarnate and Finn was the one that was reluctant. What if the stakes were that reincarnation made you lose all memories of your previous life (in the special, he turned into Shoko, but didn’t act at all like he had her memories?? It just felt out of place.)? Finn JUST got Jake back! He had to live most of his life without him! Maybe he’d want to spend more time with him in the dead world. They’re Finn and Jake! They’re heroes, they’re brothers, they’re best friends! How could they just… forget all of that?

But for Jake, he’d been watching over Finn the whole time. He’d been with him through it all. He feels like he never really left. And if you think back to The New Frontier, Jake already seemed really chill when it came to death and reincarnation and stuff. Finn and Jake could have made a promise, that no matter who died first, they would wait for each other so they could reincarnate together. So Jake is frustrated that he waited all this time, and now Finn just… changed his mind??

I like the idea that Jake greets Finn in the dead world, and then takes him to a room where they can catch up and watch Finn’s memories. (even though Jake had been watching over him and had seen it all, he would like one last hangout moment with his boy Finn. It’s nice getting to listen to him talk about it).

We’d get to see snippets of Finn’s life. Some rough patches. Some nicer ones. After watching it all, Finn realizes he doesn’t want to forget. “What if— in the future— what if they forget about us? What if they don’t know about all the stuff we did?”

We see Ooo in its current state. It’s changed, but it’s clearly been affected by the two of them. Every person they’ve saved, every civilization they helped build, every hero they’ve inspired. They’ve left their touch everywhere.

“They’ll know,” Jake says with certainty. “We’ll know.”

We see the future, with Shermy and Beth. We see the Finn Sword, and Bmo with all their old belongings. Everything stays, but it still changes. Will happen, happening, happened. These have always been the themes of the show.

#oops anyway i have work at 9 and it’s 3am hfhdhfhdhshdhsh #adventure time #distant lands #together again #finn mertens #finn the human #jake the dog

[relatablepicturesoffinnmertens]

#distant lands #together again #adventure time #atimers #finn mertens #submission #he thought school was for one day only he mad!

[helicidal]

dude, why don't you care?

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