Season Guide
Adventure Time — Season 4
Season 4 Review
Season 4 of Adventure Time premiered 2012-04-02 and ran 26 episodes through 2012-10-22.
Episodes
1
SummaryRefusing to believe that she is evil, Finn tries to win over his new crush, Flame Princess.Our TakeConfident and engaging. The plot moves, the stakes feel real, and the hour…
2
SummaryFive short stories centered around a common theme: The five senses.Our TakeEverything Adventure Time does well, done at full power. Genuinely great television.
3
SummaryWhen Finn gets trapped in a giant spider web, he ends up playing marriage counselor to a couple of grumpy arachnids.Our TakeVery good — not the series' peak, but an…
4
SummaryTree Trunks is courted by an oinking suitor, but much to everyone's dismay, their public displays of affection interfere with everyone's normal lives.Our TakeServiceable television — it advances the story…
5
SummaryFinn and Jake find themselves imprisoned in the dark realm of the Nightosphere with no memory of how they came to be there.Our TakeAn all-timer. If you sample one episode…
6
SummaryContinuing their mysterious quest in the Nightosphere, Finn and Jake must rescue their friend Marceline the Vampire Queen.Our TakeVery good — not the series' peak, but an hour that reminds…
7
SummaryA bear befriends Finn and Jake, but what are his true intentions?Our TakeAn all-timer. If you sample one episode of Adventure Time, make it this one.
8
SummaryAfter an encounter with a Hug Wolf, Finn goes through a Jekyll and Hyde-like transformation, becoming a hug wolf himself.Our TakeA masterclass episode — confident, surprising, and completely earned.
9
SummaryWhen Ooo's princesses start losing body parts, Finn and Jake investigate.Our TakeA masterclass episode — confident, surprising, and completely earned.
10
SummaryPrincess Bubblegum is concerned over her mortality, and reveals her designated successor to Finn and Jake. However, things get out of control when the heir turns against Princess Bubblegum.Our TakeA…
11
SummaryWhen Finn finds and touches a porcelain lamb, it transports him into the spirit world, and only the Ice King can help get him outOur TakeA strong episode with a…
12
SummaryIn order to do research for her tell-all memoir about men, Lumpy Space Princess goes undercover working for Finn and Jake.Our TakeThis one earns its reputation: tight writing, real stakes,…
13
SummaryFinn and Jake are called to solve a Candy Kingdom hostage crisis when a rogue cookie takes over.Our TakeThis one earns its reputation: tight writing, real stakes, and a payoff…
14
SummaryFinn and Jake play an epic card game, where Jake becomes overly competitive.Our TakeA masterclass episode — confident, surprising, and completely earned.
15
SummaryWhen Grob Gob Glob Grod comes to arrest Magic Man for his crimes, he switches bodies with Jake to escape his trials.Our TakeA strong episode with a couple of wobbles,…
16
SummaryPrincess Bubblegum tries to warn Finn why he can't engage in a relationship with Flame Princess anymore, but Finn and Jake just think she's jealous.Our TakeA standout hour — the…
17
SummaryBMO tries to solve the mystery of Finn's missing sock.Our TakeVery good — not the series' peak, but an hour that reminds you why Adventure Time works.
18
SummaryFinn has a vivid dream that may be more than it seems.Our TakeConfident and engaging. The plot moves, the stakes feel real, and the hour flies by.
19
SummaryPrincess Bubblegum and Lady Rainicorn look for Finn and Jake, who are missing after a run-in with the Ice King.Our TakeEverything Adventure Time does well, done at full power. Genuinely…
20
SummaryPrincess Bubblegum tries to find a way to help the weird and creepy Earl of Lemongrab after he begins to annoy and disturb her people with his disturbing ways.Our TakeConfident…
21
SummaryFinn and Jake are determined to take down the Farm, but instead they fight each other for not training seriously.Our TakeA masterclass episode — confident, surprising, and completely earned.
22
SummaryFinn and Jake sneak into the Fire Kingdom to get Flame Princess' scented candles, and end up discovering a plot against the Flame King's life.Our TakeEverything Adventure Time does well,…
23
SummaryWoobeewoo Villagers seek heroic protection from a monstrous frog who's attacking their swamp.Our TakeConfident and engaging. The plot moves, the stakes feel real, and the hour flies by.
24
SummaryGunter attempts to take over all of Ooo with the demonic wishing eye and the pink kitten, while it sends a distracted Ice King away.Our TakeAn all-timer. If you sample…
25
SummaryIce King visits Marceline to ask for help in creating a song to attract princesses, but Marceline struggles to deal emotionally with his presence.Our TakeThis one earns its reputation: tight…
26
SummaryFinn has an unclear premonition involving The Lich and sets out to stop the undead creature.Our TakeA masterclass episode — confident, surprising, and completely earned.