S5E38
Red Starved
⚠ Spoiler alert This recap gives away what happens in this episode.
Episode Summary & Review
Summary
Finn, Jake and Marceline are trapped in an underground cavern with no red in sight. If Marceline doesn’t feed, like ASAP, she will turn into a vampiric beast and suck out all of Jake’s blood! So, Finn heads off to explore the cave and find something red to satiate her until they can be rescued. But time is running out!
Our Take
A tense little bottle episode that wrings a lot of comedy out of a genuinely scary premise. Finn’s colorblindness gag lands hard once the episode finally tips its hand, and Marceline’s slow slide into hunger mode gives things a real edge. Short, clever, and well paced, it’s an easy episode to like even if it’s not one you’ll remember for long.