>>91680141In addition to all that, the environments in this were fucking fantastic.
The Jake and Finn interaction was also great, seeing Jake calm him down and then have them goof around for a bit was a really good character moment for both of them.
What really helped the miniseries is how dire things got, I think. Nearly every character on the show was now an antagonist and more powerful than usual, and we lost Jake about halfway in. By the time Finn was turned by the fire and the only good guys left were LSP, CB, Ice King and Betty, I really didn't know how the day was gonna be saved. I knew it would be because it's a kids show and needs a happy ending, but that feeling of "How are they gonna get out of this one" was really strong throughout pretty much the whole story. That tension really helped make it feel like an exciting adventure.
Also a decent amount of suspense, there were a lot of really powerful characters throughout. Even though the Lich baby didn't do much, just having him around and knowing that the possibility is there for things to go south adds something. Same with Gunther running around and getting infected with fire, I was half expecting Orgalorg to emerge.
Actually, it's kinda weird LSP's thing didn't change Gunther into an eldritch monster. Maybe because it's the gravity of earth that keeps him in that shape?
