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Five More Short Graybles

Summary Finn and Jake stick their thumbs in everything; Marceline tries to find her way to Wizard Bill’s Music Shop; Ice King gets a new bride. Our Take This one leans hard on the Graybles gimmick, and the connective thread…

Jake the Dog

Summary Jake continues to watch the consequences of Finn’s wish within the Time Room with Prismo. As the situation gets worse in the world of Finn’s wish, Prismo tries to help Jake make the right wish to save both Finn…

Finn the Human

Summary Finn and Jake chase the Lich through a dimensional portal where they meet Prismo, who tells them that the Lich wished for the extinction of all life. This leads Finn to wish that the Lich “never even ever existed.…

The Lich

Summary Finn has an unclear premonition involving The Lich and sets out to stop the undead creature. Our Take A genuinely creepy season finale that trades the show’s usual silliness for slow-building dread, and it works. The Lich makes for…

I Remember You

Summary Ice King visits Marceline to ask for help in creating a song to attract princesses, but Marceline struggles to deal emotionally with his presence. Our Take This one earns its reputation: tight writing, real stakes, and a payoff that…

Reign of Gunters

Summary Gunter 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 Take An all time great. If you sample one episode of Adventure Time,…

The Hard Easy

Summary Woobeewoo Villagers seek heroic protection from a monstrous frog who’s attacking their swamp. Our Take A solid middle-tier episode with a fun swamp setting and a genuinely funny con-artist storyline. The frog villain reveal lands well and the Woobeewoo…

Ignition Point

Summary Finn 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 Take A sneaky little caper that turns into palace intrigue, and the shift…

Who Would Win

Summary Finn and Jake are determined to take down the Farm, but instead they fight each other for not training seriously. Our Take A silly, scrappy half hour that gets a lot of mileage out of Finn and Jake’s laziness,…

You Made Me

Summary Princess 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 Take Lemongrab gets his defining episode here, and Justin…