History WesternAnimation / AdventureTimeDistantLands

* CharacterDevelopment: The episode shows off how much Marceline and Bubblegum have changed since they first came to the Glass Kingdom. In the past both were more self centered, Bonnie wanted to prove her scientific genius and of course solve all the problems herself while Marceline just wanted to play and really couldn't care less about the Glass People. PB ends up lashing out at Marcy when her plans started to fail, and Marcy retaliates in music form every little petty grievance. In the present time, Bonnie is more accepting she doesn't always know the answer and willing to take help from others, and Marceline is more invested in saving the Glass Kingdom and not letting her feelings of anger and sadness cloud her judgement.

* DarkerAndEdgier: Not only the darkest episode of the miniseries, but the darkest animated entry in the Adventure Time franchise by far. Peppermint Butler's antics from the original show are not PlayedForLaughs this time. And for the first time in the series, [[spoiler:we actually see an actual on-screen ''murder'' and death, with this episode having the highest body count in the franchise. Lastly, DeathOfAChild is played ''completely straight'' this time, a rarity for a kid's show.]] It's no wonder why the ''Fionna & Cake'' spin-off series is being targeted towards young adults.

The miniseries was later followed by ''Adventure Time: Fionna & Cake''.

* '''BMO''': While traveling through space on a mission to terraform Mars, BMO suddenly finds himself transported to a distant part of the galaxy. Crashing onto a decrepit space station known as "The Drift", BMO encounters a young rabbit girl named Y5, and the duo must work together to save the inhabitants from certain doom. It premiered on June 25th, 2020. ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTuUoeNNrB8 TRAILER]]/[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kb0lyFTao4 SNEAK PEEK]])

* {{Hypocrite}}: The glass people (sans the princess) always bully Glassboy for having a crack on his head,[[spoiler: despite the fact they all have at least one hidden on their bodies.]]

* BusCrash: [[spoiler:The Waving Snail makes a return... as a skeleton alongside the remains of Me-Mow, Mr. Pig and Lemongrab.]]

* AbsenteeActor: This is the only special where Finn does not make an appearance.

* AFormYouAreComfortableWith: Inverted. [[spoiler: Finn is told that since he's legitimately in the underworld now having died at an old age. He's allowed to shift his form to his liking within the realm. He ends up picking his younger form... with the prosthetic metal arm. When asked why when he could shift it to a normal limb, he says he just feels better with it.]]
* GrandFinale: Despite being advertised as the third special, "Together Again" is considered the finale of the miniseries by the show's staff. And rightfully so, as [[spoiler:this is Finn and Jake's final adventure before their next reincarnation.]]
* IWillWaitForYou: [[spoiler:Jake and Finn promised to wait for each other in the afterlife so they could be reincarnated together, and even came up with a special clap to find one another, but Jake being Jake he ended up going to the 50th dead world instead of keeping the promise. In the end, though, Jake decides to keep his promise and the episode ends with the two heading off to Life to get reincarnated.]]

!!WARNING: Spoilers for this show is marked as usual. However, since this is a sequel to ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime,'' spoilers for that series are left unmarked. [[Administrivia/YouHaveBeenWarned YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!!]]

!!WARNING: Spoilers for the original series are unmarked. [[Administrivia/YouHaveBeenWarned YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!!]]

!!WARNING: Spoilers for the original series are unmarked.

* {{Mondegreen}}: After a couple hundred years the Glass people have completely forgotten the lyrics to Marceline's original song. In their version it's about hating a coconut, but the original is a nasty and angry BreakupSong.

* ShroudedInMyth: The Glass Kingdom's legend of how Marceline saved them all has undergone some ''serious'' decay over the centuries. Even ignoring that what Marcy did wasn't even meant to drive the dragon away, Princess Bubblegum is completely absent from the story despite her forcefield having played a really big part, the lyrics of "Woke Up" have become a massive {{Mondegreen}}, and Marceline's bass-axe has become a shovel.

* AnachronicOrder: While ''Distant Lands'' is treated as a {{sequel series}}, each episode takes place in a different time period within the original show's continuity.
* ArtEvolution: The animation got a massive improvement compared to the original series, as shown in the trailer. It helps that the miniseries has a bigger budget and is exclusive to a streaming platform.
* ADayInTheLimelight: Each of the four episodes are focused on one or two characters from the main and secondary cast.

''Adventure Time: Distant Lands'' is a [[SequelSeries sequel miniseries]] to the critically-acclaimed animated series ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime''. Produced by [[Creator/CartoonNetwork Cartoon Network Studios]] and Creator/FrederatorStudios for Creator/HBOMax, the series consists of four, 44-minute DayInTheLimelight episodes exploring various members of the show's cast of characters.

* HeelFaceTurn: It seems Bufo turned over a new leaf after the events of "Betty", having becoming a teacher and severing ties with Grass Wizard and Laser Wizard after their plan to summon Bella Noche backfired.

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: When it’s revealed just how New Death [[spoiler:"[[KillAndReplace inherited]]" his title, we see him briefly has this reaction when he realizes that he just killed his father.]]

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: When we’re shown just how New Death [[spoiler:[[KillAndReplace inherited]] his title, we see him briefly has this reaction when he realizes that he just killed his father.]]

* DarkerAndEdgier: By far the darkest episode of the miniseries, let alone the darkest episode of the franchise so far. Peppermint Butler's antics from the original show are not PlayedForLaughs this time. And for the first time in the series, [[spoiler:we actually see an actual on-screen ''murder'' and death, with this episode having the highest body count in the franchise. Lastly, DeathOfAChild is played ''completely straight'' this time, a rarity for a kid's show.]] It's no wonder why the ''Fionna & Cake'' spin-off series is being targeted towards young adults.

* PutOnABus: Despite being part of the original series since the beginning, the Waving Snail will not appear in the miniseries.

* DarkerAndEdgier: By far the darkest episode of the miniseries, let alone the darkest episode of the franchise so far. Peppermint Butler's antics from the original show are not PlayedForLaughs this time. And for the first time in the series, [[spoiler:we actually see an actual on-screen ''murder'' and death, with this episode having the highest body count in the franchise. Lastly, InfantImmortality is ''completely averted'' this time, a rarity for a kid's show.]] It's no wonder why the ''Fionna & Cake'' spin-off series is being targeted towards young adults.

%%Zero Context Example* ForegoneConclusion: [[spoiler:See the above entry for ''Together Again'']].

-->'''Life''': [[spoiler:HE DID '''''[[BigWhat WHAT?!]]''''' He's willing to snatch my entire purpose from ME?! ''Après tout ce que j'ai fais pour ce garçon, après tout ce que j'ai fais pour lui. Non mais c'est pas possible, ce n'est pas possible. Non ça me... ça m'infurie complètement! Mais c'est pas possible!''\\
(Translation:"After all I did for that boy! After everything I did for him! No, but it's not possible! That's not possible! No, I'm... I'm completely infuriated! But that's not possible!")]]

-->'''Life:''' He did ''WHAT?!''

--> Finn & Jake [[spoiler:[[DeadToBeginWith Are Dead]]]]

-->'''[[spoiler:[[HijackedByGanon The Lich]]]]:''' ''Burn.''

--> '''[[spoiler:[[HijackedByGanon The Lich]]]]:''' ''Burn.''

* ForegoneConclusion: [[spoiler:See the above entry for ''Together Again'']].