And nowhere was that more apparent than in Stakes, the program’s first miniseries. In a way, it’s amazing Adventure Time has gotten this far without explaining the full story of Marceline.

I remember when Marceline's voice actor said they were ex girlfriends... I watched the Stakes series in college with my friends who also grew up with the show... again it is crazy to me that I ...

These are all qualities that "Stakes", to varying degrees, lacks. What initially promises to be a deeper exploration of Marceline’s background and childhood as a human becomes, instead ...