Content & Trigger Warnings for Adventure Time: Distant Lands (2020)
11 content warnings identified across 1 season for this show.
Quick Summary
Yes, Adventure Time: Distant Lands (2020) contains 11 content warnings : Homophobia / transphobia (depicted), Death of a parent, Grief / bereavement (major focus), Suicide (discussed or ideation), Gaslighting / emotional manipulation, War / combat, Body horror, Confined spaces (claustrophobia), Jump scares, Drug use (depicted), Gore / graphic violence.
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Does It Get Worse?
7 series-wide warnings apply across all seasons.
| Warning | Season | Severity | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Identity & Discrimination | ||||
| Homophobia / transphobia (depicted) | S1 | 1/5 | Referenced | The Marceline and Bubblegum relationship is central; past societal disapproval is subtly referenced |
| Homophobia / transphobia (depicted) | All | 1/5 | Referenced | The Bubbline relationship is depicted positively, though the context of past suppression of their relationship is referenced. |
| Mental Health & Emotional | ||||
| Death of a parent | S1 | 2/5 | Depicted | Parental loss and its lingering effects are explored across multiple specials |
| Death of a parent | All | 3/5 | Depicted | Parental absence and loss are explored, particularly in BMO's and Marceline's storylines. |
| Grief / bereavement (major focus) | S1 | 3/5 | Depicted | BMO's special explores loneliness and loss; Marceline and Bubblegum process past trauma |
| Suicide (discussed or ideation) | S1 | 1/5 | Referenced | Themes of accepting death and choosing to move on are present in the Together Again special |
| Other | ||||
| Gaslighting / emotional manipulation | S1 | 2/5 | Depicted | Deception and manipulation by antagonists across multiple specials |
| War / combat | All | 2/5 | Depicted | Post-apocalyptic war themes and battles appear across the specials. |
| Phobias & Sensory | ||||
| Body horror | S1 | 2/5 | Depicted | Surreal creature designs and transformation sequences characteristic of the franchise |
| Body horror | All | 3/5 | Depicted | Disturbing transformations and mutations of characters' bodies occur in several specials. |
| Confined spaces (claustrophobia) | S1 | 2/5 | Depicted | Characters are trapped in enclosed spaces during the Together Again and Wizard City specials |
| Jump scares | S1 | 1/5 | Depicted | Occasional startling moments in the darker-toned specials |
| Jump scares | All | 2/5 | Depicted | Some specials contain sudden frightening moments, especially in horror-themed segments. |
| Substance Use | ||||
| Drug use (depicted) | All | 1/5 | Referenced | Metaphorical references to substance dependency appear in BMO's storyline. |
| Violence & Physical Harm | ||||
| Gore / graphic violence | S1 | 2/5 | Depicted | Animated fantasy violence with some surprisingly graphic moments for the franchise |
| Gore / graphic violence | All | 3/5 | Depicted | More graphic violence than the original series, including body horror elements and character deaths. |
Identity & Discrimination
The Marceline and Bubblegum relationship is central; past societal disapproval is subtly referenced
The Bubbline relationship is depicted positively, though the context of past suppression of their relationship is referenced.
Mental Health & Emotional
Parental loss and its lingering effects are explored across multiple specials
Parental absence and loss are explored, particularly in BMO's and Marceline's storylines.
BMO's special explores loneliness and loss; Marceline and Bubblegum process past trauma
Themes of accepting death and choosing to move on are present in the Together Again special
Other
Deception and manipulation by antagonists across multiple specials
Post-apocalyptic war themes and battles appear across the specials.
Phobias & Sensory
Surreal creature designs and transformation sequences characteristic of the franchise
Disturbing transformations and mutations of characters' bodies occur in several specials.
Characters are trapped in enclosed spaces during the Together Again and Wizard City specials
Some specials contain sudden frightening moments, especially in horror-themed segments.
Substance Use
Metaphorical references to substance dependency appear in BMO's storyline.
Violence & Physical Harm
Animated fantasy violence with some surprisingly graphic moments for the franchise
More graphic violence than the original series, including body horror elements and character deaths.
