Ocean of Fear

"Ocean of Fear" is episode number sixteen in season one of Adventure Time.

Synopsis
Finn discovers he's scared of the ocean, so he enlists Jake's help to overcome his fear or risk failure.

Plot
The episode begins with a quote by "Pat McHale": "In the dark recesses of the mind, a disease known as FEAR feasts upon the souls of those who cannot overcome its power..."

Finn and Jake chase a Fire Newt after he steals boots, similar to what Jake did in City of Thieves. They say that if newts steal boots, then the penalty is "poots on newts". When Jake decides to fight the Newt by pooting on it, he chases it into the ocean, but when Finn tries to catch up with Jake, Finn backs up from the waves and freaks out. Suddenly, his bellybutton gurgles and out comes a dark, evil cloud who explains he is the manifestation of Finn's ocean fear and tells him that he can never be a hero if he cannot overcome his fear. After the Fire Newt is defeated, Jake goes back on land and Finn tells Jake that he thinks he is afraid of the ocean and wants Jake's help to overcome his fear. Jake decides to help and comes up with a three-step plan to help Finn with his fear. When Jake moves Finn's feet to help him get into the ocean, Finn jumps on Jake's head and yells at him to bring back on land. Jake decides to resume it tomorrow. Finn wants to restart now, but overreacts over one tiny drop from one of the waves, and Finn agrees on Jake's decision.

The next day, Jake wakes Finn up and reveals that he moved Finn's room into the ocean. As Finn begins to panic, Jake reveals he has contained Finn by tying him up in his sleeping bag. Finn tries to calm down, but when Jake dunks Finn's head into the ocean, Finn finally breaks free and jumps on Jake, then beats him up. Finn uses Jake's ears as sails to get to a cliff, and Jake decides to give up, as he is sick of Finn always beating him up whenever he grows too terrified. Jake decides to help Finn one more time, but makes Finn promise not to beat him up anymore and to only speak in rhymes. Jake brings a submarine and he and Finn both go down into the depths of the ocean with it. Finn sees the true beauty of the ocean, but when Jake tries to dive in to a black abyss, Finn breaks his promise, loses his cool, beats Jake up again, and makes leaks onto the submarine when trying to bring it back up to shore. Finn then puts on his diving suit and pulls the emergency cord, making him float up back to the top of the ocean, but Jake was knocked unconscious during the incident and sinks to the bottom. Fear Feaster arrives and tells Finn that he can't overcome his fear now that Jake is going to die. Since Finn can't handle being in the ocean awake, Finn knocks himself out and sinks to the bottom of the ocean, dragging Fear Feaster with him.

Finn reaches the bottom and wakes up after shrimp clink on his helmet. When he wakes Jake up, Jake tells Finn they are at the bottom of the ocean. Finn screams and tries to pull his emergency cord to get back up, but can't and Jake decides to pull his to help him and Finn get back on land. Jake congratulates Finn on conquering his fear, but Fear Feaster shows up again and tells Finn he will never be a hero if he is scared of the ocean. Suddenly, a limo appears and three wise men come out of it, telling Finn that Fear Feaster is wrong and Finn truly is a hero. The Wise Men and Fear Feaster go back inside Finn, he and Jake then celebrate over Finn's victory.

The episode finishes with another quote by "Pat McHale":

"And so fear is forced deep within the soul of a hero. 'Conquered...at least, for now..."

Major Characters

 * Finn
 * Jake
 * Fear Feaster

Minor Characters

 * Fire Newt
 * Three Wise Men
 * Shrimp
 * Snail

Trivia

 * The episode was originally titled "Finn Underwater."
 * The quotations at the beginning and end of the episode are credited to Patrick McHale. Patrick McHale is Adventure Time's Creative Director. The quotations are narrated by Clancy Brown.
 * On the ocean floor are the remains of a city. The remains of forgotten cars, buildings, and even people are most likely further evidence of the Land of Ooo's post-apocalyptic setting. A destroyed tank and sunken aircraft carrier further prove the post-destructive war.
 * When Finn sinks to the bottom, small pink shrimp appear to be living there, despite Ooo's apocalypse.
 * Pat McHale's last quote before the episode went black said "Conquered...at least for now..." implying that another episode with the appearance of the Fear Feaster, or at least another kind of fear, will be made.
 * In only the scenes where Finn and Jake are above water, there seems to be giant mounts of sand in the background. This may be the Spikey Village.
 * After Jake's "three-step plan" Finn gave Jake two black eyes. But in the next scenes after getting the submarine he doesn't have any black eyes and seems to have miraculously recovered.
 * This is the only episode where someone narrates the beginning and ending of the episode.
 * A fear of oceans is known as thalassophobia.
 * The seahorses that appear in this episode have also appeared in "Memories of Boom Boom Mountain".
 * This episode is currently one of the two that has a internet meme based off of it, this episode being because of Finn's "NOOOOO!!!" scream. The other episode is "The Eyes" where Jake mentions the horse has "poo-brain"
 * The Fear Feaster and Three Wise Men represent the four humors: black bile, yellow bile, blood, & phlegm.