You made me this way! You're my glob!

I've been discovering recently that experiencing the original content for something that pop culture references constantly, is an incredibly rewarding experience. While yes, there is some disappointment in not being able truly experience something for the first time, free of stigma and spoilers given away in endless references. But I've been finding that pop culture has skewed the original content, and that the original is never given the credit for being awesome that it deserves. However, one thing has bothered me in the time that I have been reading Frankenstein. It seems that I have overlooked an amazing reference to the novel, a reference that holds mostly true to the character of the novel. This reference resides within (you guessed it) an episode of Adventure Time. 

In the episode "You Made Me", Lemongrab, who is an artificial creation of Princess Bubblegum, has an existential crisis of sorts. While the obvious reference is the creation of life, Adventure Time manages to slide in a few more clever references that stay true to the creature in the novel. In the episode, Lemongrab is discovered to be spying on the candy citizens, by hiding in the dark while they are asleep. This is reminiscent of the monster hiding in the shed of the side of the cottage. Lemongrab observes them in a similar way, trying to learn about these creatures that are like him, and yet so different. The next, which I would argue is the most clever of the episode, the confrontation between Lemongrab and Princess Bubblegum. Similarly to the monster and Frankenstein, Lemongrab approaches Bubblegum saying "It's all your fault, you made me this way." Bubblegum tries to reason with him, asking him what he wants. Lemongrab then responds with the argument that, being the earl of Lemongrab, he governs no one. He wants candy people to be under his rule, to alleviate his solitude. He then blames Bubblegum again, and falls out a window. He runs down the road, screaming, "You made me, you're my glob (the adventure time equivalent to God)" This is where I believe that this episode keeps the idea of Frankenstein the most. It makes a direct reference to the reference (reference-ception?) to Paradise lost, and the idea of Frankenstein being in the same predicament as God, and rejecting his creation. Even more interestingly, however, is that Princess Bubblegum never openly rejects Lemongrab. She shows compassion and the willingness to do whatever It takes to get Lemongrab to a healthy state. Whether her motives simply stem out of her concerns for her citizens and the absolute rejection they have of Lemongrab (just like Victor's concern for his family) I cannot say, but it is certainly another excellent reason for my love of Adventure Time.