ary ▁for ▁the ▁episode ▁that ▁the ▁middle ▁path ▁represents ▁the ▁path ▁that ▁Finn ▁took , ▁as ▁it ▁is ▁dangerous ▁and ▁dead ly . ▁Despite ▁the ▁apparent ▁differences ▁in ▁the ▁river ▁branches , ▁all ▁three ▁merge ▁in ▁the ▁end , ▁symbol ic ▁that , ▁despite ▁the ▁my ri ad ▁ways ▁of ▁accomplish ing ▁something , ▁a ▁person ▁can ▁perform ▁a ▁task ▁in ▁ ▁many ▁different ▁ways ▁" and ▁end ▁up ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁spot ". ▁ ▁Re ception ▁" An other ▁Way " ▁first ▁a ired ▁on ▁Cart oon ▁Network ▁on ▁January ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁The ▁episode ▁first ▁saw ▁physical ▁release ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁J ake ▁vs . ▁Me - M ow ▁DVD , ▁which ▁included ▁ 1 6 ▁episodes ▁from ▁the ▁series ' ▁first ▁four ▁seasons . ▁It ▁was ▁later ▁re - re leased ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁complete ▁third ▁season ▁DVD ▁on ▁February ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁Dean ▁Child ers ▁of ▁TV ▁Ge ek ▁Army ▁interpreted ▁the ▁emphas is ▁placed ▁on ▁the ▁c low ns ▁and ▁the ▁feet ▁kiss ing ▁in ▁a ▁Fre ud ian ▁light , ▁arg uing ▁that ▁“ this ▁week ' s ▁story ▁focus es ▁on ▁Finn ' s ▁response ▁to ▁sexual ▁expl oration . ▁They ▁use ▁the ▁c low ns ▁as ▁the ▁met ap hor . ▁Finn ▁finds ▁sexual ity ▁sc ary ▁and ▁esc apes ▁into ▁an ▁advent ure ▁to ▁avoid ▁dealing ▁with ▁his ▁feelings ▁of ▁anx iety