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Summary Five foes from Marceline’s past come back to cause trouble for the Land of Ooo. Our Take The middle chunk of the Stakes miniseries settles into a groove of hunting vampires one by one, and it mostly works because…

Summary As the sun rises on her last day, Marceline recalls her long extraordinary life. Our Take A slow, sad, lovely change of pace from the miniseries’ opening chaos. This is basically one long flashback for Marceline, and it earns…

Summary Finn & Jake hunt for a shadowy predator and Marceline asks Princess Bubblegum for a huge favor. Our Take This is a slow-burn setup hour that mostly exists to get Marceline and Bubblegum into the same room and establish…

Summary BMO and Football make a deal but one them can’t hold their end of the bargain. Our Take This one gets genuinely unsettling, which is saying something for a cartoon about a dog and a boy. BMO’s dealings with…

Summary Finn and Jake’s loyalty is questioned when King of Ooo sends the duo on a mission to catch flying mushrooms. Our Take Middle of the road. Watchable, but you’ll forget the details by next episode.

Summary Cherry Cream Soda’s life falls flat with the arrival of a visitor. Our Take Middle of the road. Watchable, but you’ll forget the details by next episode.

Summary When something threatens her homestead’s citizens, Bubblegum turns to Marceline for help. Our Take A welcome return to the Bubblegum and Marceline pairing, and their bickering carries the whole episode. The varmint-hunting plot is thin, but it works as…

Summary Jake and Finn are sleuthing under the order of Candy Kingdom’s new princess when they discover one of the land’s greatest secrets. Our Take A quiet, oddly melancholy way to open the season, and it takes a while to…

Summary Finn, Jake and Orgalorg converge with the comet and meet their destiny. Our Take A strange, dreamy way to close out the season, with Finn floating through space contemplating reincarnation while a giant cosmic entity offers him a do-over…

Summary It’s election day in the Candy Kingdom but Princess Bubblegum’s attention is diverted by a mysterious presence in the sky. Our Take A weird, uneven half hour that splits its time between Bubblegum’s political downfall and cosmic doom creeping…