Friedrich's Reviews
PURE COMEDY AT ITS CORE!
Exactly!
This is a show by one of the best comedians on the planet, and every time I watch it, it makes me laugh all over again.
Not a single moment wasted!
Created: 01-10-2026
One of the best drama films of the 21st century
Easily deserved an Oscar and could’ve easily swept best picture at any of those fancy award shows that basically just pat the Hollywood star-system on the back.
It never got any simply because it did not belong to a mainstream-aligned studio and because behind the entire production and creation of this masterpiece is one of the actors, directors, and producers who was among the first to call out Hollywood’s Machiavellian way of manipulating things -and the first to openly stand up to the entire progressive left of Hollywood. MEL GIBSON, who to this day keeps surprising us with excellent work like this.
A tough to watch, but outstanding in quality.
Created: 01-09-2026
Ruined by years of slow-cooked woke propaganda.
Ho ho hooooo, sh1t! And of course, it finally had to happen
The question is: how do you sum up the content of 10 seasons in a single comment?
Well, here we go!
Okay, first things first, I’m going to answer the core question of this site before anything else:
Is ADVENTURE TIME, a show aimed at kids, woke or not?
YES. ABSOLUTELY. IT’S SUPER WOKE.
It has every single element you’d expect from a biased, ill-intentioned show that deliberately weaponizes its narrative structure to push a political message. It checks all the boxes for diversity, equity, and forced egalitarianism.
Now then:
Is the show good quality? Well, that’s where the problem is. Yes and no. Why?
Because it was good at first, and then they started shoveling in tons of political propaganda.
To explain it in a simple way, I’ll quote a comment I read somewhere online:
“What started as fictional, otherworldly adventure got hijacked by a parasite—this world’s propaganda worming into a kids’ show. Wasn’t it more fun and heartfelt when it stayed pure, free from politics?”
Source → “leopoldmdesilva.wordpress.com is no longer available.”
The question left unanswered by the author (because the site was taken down by “the writer,” according to WordPress) we’ll never know for sure. But we can assume that if the original creator of Adventure Time stepped away from running his own creation starting around season 5, then control was handed over to people far more interested in moralizing and pushing a message than in actually entertaining.
I’m not saying the creator isn’t somewhat liberal or anything like that, but as far as the show itself goes, there was no initial intention to “educate” kids—just to entertain them.
The thing is, this is a common trait of studios tied to networks like Cartoon Network and Nickelodeon, and unfortunately, due to exclusivity contracts, we’ll probably never know the full story.
What I can say is this: if for any reason one of your kids gets curious about this show, recommend an anime instead, buy them a new toy, or get them a video game. Anything is better than this mishmash of political propaganda that was once genuinely entertaining.
Without further ado, I’ll leave you with a reflection from an article written by Isaac Young a couple of years ago:
https://isaacyoung.substack.com/p/adventure-time-and-the-subversion
Created: 01-09-2026
Leftist trash that’s not even worth watching.
Oh shit—how did I end up watching this kind of garbage???
For people who love cinema, watching indie movies can sometimes help you stumble upon a few interesting gems along the way, but to do that you have to chew through a lot of bad weeds, hoping to find something special during the search.
This movie is a disaster. At times it has decent cinematography, which is what caught my eye at first, and the main character didn’t give off any girl-boss vibes or anything like that.
At the beginning, the film seems like it’s heading somewhere, but after the first 20 minutes it completely derails, with baseless, poorly structured arguments that can’t even minimally justify its title. As the story goes on, woke elements start to pop up, and because it’s so badly written, I honestly think that -ironically- they might’ve at least given the story a more coherent structure [lol]. But the goal was to try to tell a “cryptic” story, saying something without actually saying it (or at least that’s what it seems like in the middle of all this mess).
Bottom line: this is not cryptic. Akira (1988) is cryptic. This is not. THIS IS BAD CINEMA.
And this leftist piece of crap is SUPER WOKE because it’s funded with Canadian taxpayers’ money. If that weren’t the case, it would just be a bad movie—but no, this is taxpayer money badly spent, ending up in the hands of artists cushioned inside woke culture, AND ON TOP OF THAT, WITH ZERO TALENT.
Created: 01-03-2026
A must-see if you love rom-coms!
It's been ages since there's been a movie like this. A simple premise with the single, solid aim of entertaining people and giving everyone a great time.
Highly recommended!
Enjoy!
Created: 12-30-2025
Hard sci-fi with fantasy elements, no forced political messaging.
First things first: the person writing this analysis has actually read the material people usually reference when they talk about DEI policies tied to the cultural movement called WOKE.That includes things like Executive Order 14035 (DEIA, 2021), Executive Order 13988 (gender identity and sexual orientation, 2021), EEOC guidance on Title VII, court decisions like Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard (2023), and state-level laws such as Florida’s HB 7 (2022), along with similar measures elsewhere. These policies were widely criticized for encouraging identity-based hiring and training frameworks that, according to critics, created bureaucratic overhead, legal gray areas, creative constraints, and in some cases counterproductive results within the entertainment industry.
That said, those executive orders, laws, and court rulings did not create the WOKE movement. That movement has much broader cultural roots: academia, media, corporate culture, social platforms, and earlier activist currents. In short, legal and administrative actions helped institutionalize certain ideas, but they weren’t the sole drivers, or even necessarily the primary ones, behind what people now label as WOKE culture.
What’s being criticized here, specifically in audiovisual storytelling, is the WOKE approach itself, not the presence of a gay character, a trans man, a non-binary character, or a lesbian. In film and TV, “woke” usually means something else entirely: narrative choices that feel forced in order to push a political message, where an external agenda overrides story logic. Something becomes woke when it’s shoved into the narrative, poorly integrated, breaks internal consistency, feels out of place, or exists mainly to serve a message instead of the plot or the characters.
Quick but necessary clarification before moving on: if someone reading this can’t tell the difference between cultural criticism and political positioning, I genuinely don’t recommend continuing. This is about storytelling, industry context, and narrative decisions—not about telling anyone how to vote or what ideology to adopt.
Now, something you don’t usually see on this site: a very clear warning that heavy spoilers are coming.
⚠ SPOILER ALERT ⚠
In Episode 1, it’s established right away that the protagonist is a woman in a relationship with another woman. If that’s part of the setup from the start, that is not woke—it’s just the foundation of the story. I am not anti-homo; I am anti-woke (and if anyone reading this is anti-homo—meaning that seeing two people of the same sex being attracted to each other bothers you—that’s your issue. You always have the power in your hands: you can switch shows, change the channel, or just turn the damn thing off. No one is forcing you to watch this. And if you get worked up over it, you already lost).
So, as I was saying, her partner dies very early on, but if the character is attracted to women and you’re presenting her as potentially "the last human on Earth", then yes, you’re obviously going to show romantic moments between them. Expect that kind of content. It’s not subtle, and it shouldn’t surprise anyone.
ℹ SAFE TO READ ℹ
That said, the first episode itself is fairly weak. Like a lot of viewers worldwide, many people probably kept going mainly because Vince Gilligan is behind it—the same Vince Gilligan who created what a massive chunk of the planet still considers the greatest TV series ever made: Breaking Bad. Otherwise, I’m honestly not sure I would have kept watching, since the inciting incident leans a bit too hard into the fantastical and everything moves extremely fast. The episode feels more like a setup vehicle to establish the apocalypse so Carol’s story can start, which isn’t exactly Gilligan’s usual pacing or style.
From that point on, though, the show steadily improves. I won’t repeat what other comments have already covered about the plot, because I mostly agree with them: after Episode 2, everything becomes much tighter, well structured, and genuinely organic.
⚠ STRONG SPOILER ALERT ⚠ (important political reference)
However, there’s a specific moment I want to highlight. In one episode, she asks to speak with someone outside her house. A man steps forward—someone who, before becoming part of the hive mind, was the mayor of Albuquerque. Out of several people present, he volunteers, and she flatly says: “No. No politicians.” And that, right there, reads as a very clear “I’ll play by the rules, but I don’t want politics running the conversation” signal in the script—and that, yes, that is a good sign.
ℹ SAFE TO READ ℹ
The reason this stands out is simple. If we’re watching a show of this scale now, finished, almost in the last quarter of 2025, it’s because it spent years in production beforehand. That means that when it was being shot, the creators were operating under the rules, expectations, and legal frameworks of the time. Filming started in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in November 2023, and that context matters.
Zooming back out, Apple TV’s official synopsis was always very clear: “The most miserable person on Earth must save the world from happiness.” With a premise like that, you shouldn’t expect a charming or heroic lead. Don’t expect warmth. She’s a selfish person—apathetic, stubborn, short-tempered. You might recognize pieces of yourself in her, sure, but this isn’t a story designed for easy identification or emotional comfort. You’re not meant to fully like her. In many ways, that’s the entire point.
So, anyone who’s curious should just watch it chill. There’s no forced message here, SO FAR. The pacing is slow and, honestly, it can get annoying at times. It feels like it drags more than it needs to, but that’s just how the show is built. Still, it pulls you in because the core of the story works. The characters feel grounded, with real flaws and real attitudes, and the protagonist, more often than not, ends up being her own worst enemy.
Enjoy.
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Created: 12-27-2025
Not woke at all
This isn’t woke and it has nothing to do with those DEI policies that were already scrapped. There’s no forced storyline and no misrepresentation of characters. The only thing said in another comment is just what anyone might assume, since the character is pretty androgynous. So anyone could say that.
So if you like the show, go ahead and watch the movie without worrying.
Enjoy!
Created: 12-22-2025
LEFTIES RAGE
Another Glen Powell movie that tries to pose as progressive and liberal but ends up being more trash heavy on political propaganda and basically pushing the idea that communism is the best answer. This time they didn’t even bother to hide it. In the "Twisters" movie they at least tried to mask it with different angles and paid a ton of journalists to say “it’s not woke,” but here they shove it in your face not subtly, either, with a Che Guevara image as a nod to revolution or the anarchy ⩜ symbol. On top of that there’s constant moralizing from the people of color, who are the only “good” characters, while the villains are all white — except the protagonist, because he’s an “ally” married to a Black woman.
Yet another wasted opportunity; without all that extra stuff the movie could've been an okay popcorn movie, but the nonstop moralizing and trying to lecture the audience is annoying and pulls you right out of the film, slapping you in the face and making you realize there's still a long way to go before the lefties loses enough money to learn that "get woke go broke.
Created: 12-13-2025
Good dark humor
I’m blown away by how this series writes its stuff. Every episode feels like a nonstop meme machine, hopping from one crazy but believable moment (well, sort of) to the next, dropping jokes that are funny and make you think.
What the hell am I watching!?!?
It’s amazing.
The show is constantly taking shots at everything and doesn’t leave a single angle untouched, so I wouldn’t label its progressive elements as “woke" and if anything in there comes off as woke, it’s almost definitely there just so they can make fun of it later. It makes fun of literally everything and turns every scene into well-executed dark humor.
Created: 12-07-2025
Soft fantasy sci-fi done right (up to season 4)
This is hands down one of the best soft sci-fi/fantasy series to watch right now. It’s got its own brand of progressive touches, yet the narrative hits the mark overall.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know that it has some very progressive elements, like the inclusion of a lesbian character and William’s arc with her, focusing on his feelings and coming out. But honestly, it all feels pretty organic, at least from what I’ve seen up through episode four of season five. With that said, I’m not going to let those elements ruin the overall story, which so far has handled them in a fairly natural way within the narrative.
That said, what is really bad and super cringe is that the actors look older than their parents. Even though there are a few moments where it seems like they managed to age them properly, most of the time it just doesn’t work and it pulls you out of the story. It honestly makes you think they should’ve moved the plot forward and had them already in college or working, instead of still being in high school.
Let’s be clear: this isn’t hard sci-fi, and it’s not aimed at an audience looking for some deep, high-impact revelation. This is popcorn entertainment; basically, you could say it’s kind of a guilty pleasure. Even so, I hope they respect what they’ve been doing up to this point, even if there are moments that make you think, “okay, they’re trying to send a message here.”
Maybe this comes more from a personal wish to see more audiovisual projects at this level that aren’t so heavy-handed with political propaganda. I really hope they keep the ending focused on entertainment rather than a political statement. Given how well it’s been executed overall, I just hope we can enjoy it while it lasts—and that Netflix doesn’t completely screw it up like it has in the past.
EDIT:
I was wrong, they went FULL WOKE in the last episodes of the final season. What had been relatively tolerable (at least for those who were putting up with it) got dumped all at once in the last season. Not surprising at all coming from Netflix.
Bottom line, if, like me, you got hooked by the first two seasons, and watched seasons three and four while kind of looking the other way, and you just want to know how the story ends, you’re going to have to put up with the extra bucket of crap they piled onto a story that was originally well put together.
If there’s a spin-off and they keep going down the same propaganda-heavy path, they’ll sink just like everyone else who’s done the same thing. Netflix might think it’s king right now, and maybe it is, especially with all the talk about the Warner Discovery acquisition, but even kings fall.
Created: 12-07-2025
