Come Along with Me (Adventure Time)
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Come Along with Me (Adventure Time)

"Come Along with Me" is the series finale of the American animated television series Adventure Time. A 44-minute four-part episode, it is counted as the 13th to 16th episodes of the series' tenth season and as the 280th to 283rd episodes of the series overall. The episode first aired on September 3, 2018, on Cartoon Network.

The series follows the adventures of Finn the Human (voiced by Jeremy Shada) and his best friend and adoptive brother Jake the Dog (voiced by John DiMaggio), who has magical powers to change shape and grow and shrink at will. In the special, the duo must help their friend Princess Bubblegum battle Gumbald, her vengeful creation. When the antagonists realize that violent conflict is unnecessary, they team up to keep the malevolent deity Golb from destroying the Land of Ooo.

The episode is named after the opening line of the series' ending theme, "The Island Song". Former crew members Ghostshrimp and Rebecca Sugar returned for the episode. "Come Along with Me" was watched by 920,000 viewers during its premiere, and was universally acclaimed by critics, who praised its emotional weight, scale, writing, animation, and message, as well as the conclusion of the show's storylines, themes, and character arcs; most called it a perfect ending to the series. It was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program in 2019, though it would lose the award to The Simpsons episode "Mad About the Toy".

1,000 years after the events of Adventure Time, a cat-like being named Shermy and his best friend Beth (a distant descendant of Jake and Lady Rainicorn) find a rusty mechanical arm and seek out the King of Ooo (an older BMO) to learn about its origins. BMO relays the events that occurred during the Gum War.

Princess Bubblegum and her allies are preparing for battle with her creation and "uncle," Gumbald. Hoping to prevent the war, Jake throws a potion that renders Finn, Bubblegum, Gumbald, Fern, and himself unconscious. While dreaming, Bubblegum and Gumbald duel while Finn reconciles with Fern. Upon waking, Bubblegum and Gumbald agree to end the conflict; however, Aunt Lolly trips him and he douses himself in his "Dum-Dum Solution," reverting into Punchy and revealing his true intention to betray her. Aunt Lolly agrees for the two Candy Kingdoms to live together in harmony.

GOLB suddenly arrives, having been summoned by Betty Grof and King Man in the hopes of reviving King Man's late wife Margles and transforming the Ice King back into Simon Petrikov. Marceline explains that if GOLB is not stopped, it could lead to the destruction of Ooo. Ice King tries to snap Betty out of her trance, which leads to the two of them, along with Finn, being swallowed by GOLB. As they are being digested, they revert into their "essential forms"; Betty loses her powers and Ice King once again becomes Simon.

Meanwhile, Marceline rescues Bubblegum from mutated monsters, and they share a kiss. BMO, Bubblegum, Marceline, and Jake then discover that GOLB's essence is vulnerable to music and convince all the residents of Ooo to sing in harmony with them to weaken it. This allows Finn, Simon, and Betty to escape—however, Betty realizes that the Ice King's crown has reverted into its essential form as well and will therefore grant the truest wish of the first person to wear it. Choosing to remain inside GOLB, she puts on the crown and wishes to eliminate GOLB's existence—when that doesn't work, she instead wishes to protect Simon at all costs. Because this was her truest wish, the crown takes effect and Betty fuses into a singular entity with GOLB, sacrificing herself to save Ooo. She exits the planet through a portal, leaving the crown behind. Marceline comforts Simon as he mourns her. Gunther puts on the crown, and Jake warns everyone that he'll turn into Orgalorg again, but instead, the crown merges with him as he turns into Ice Thing, the result of the crown reacting to Gunther's wish of wanting to be like Ice King, something Jake doesn't mind.

Fern passes away after sharing a tearful goodbye with Finn, who promises to plant him in the remains of the tree house, which had been destroyed in the war. When Finn and Jake plant the seedling Fern left behind, a massive new tree sprouts from it, complete with a Finn Sword lodged in the top. Some time later, the Music Hole sings the show's ending theme to Finn and Jake while a montage plays of various characters' lives after the Gum War.

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