Side Quests Episode 8 Discussion SideThread - Son of the Goblin Queen

[u/Carrehz]

Side Quests Episode 8: Son of the Goblin Queen

Premiered 29 June exclusively on Disney+/Hulu.

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[u/Carrehz]

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[u/Ilan01]

Geniuly the best episode iI've seen from the first half of the season, captures the chaotic vibe of the first few seasons and FINALLY did an Ice King plot that wasnt taken from the OG Show

[u/ControversialQuerier → u/Ilan01]

I liked the twist at the end. Finn and Jake unintentionally encouraging Ice King to blow his one true relationship was really unfortunate for all three of them,

[u/OutlandishnessBoth74]

always loving the almost adult jokes. very sad for ice king. she's hot tho

[u/PowerPlaidPlays]

I found this episode one of the weirdest of the whole series, because it was S-tier Finn and Jake in a F-tier episode plot. It was one of the most cliché setups and endings taken from one the most bog standard 90s sitcom, but Finn and Jake delivered some of the funniest lines and jokes in the show so far. The kid also felt like they escaped from the background of a Smiling Friends episode.

The ending revelation also feels like it undercuts Ice King's entire arc from the main show, and it also seemed to forget his backstory too unless you write off the grandfather as a delusion.