Play Date

Synopsis
Finn calls in Abracadaniel to befriend Ice King and motivate him to leave his tree fort.

Plot
The episode begins with Finn and Jake being dropped off by a pteranodon. They enter the Tree Fort and unload new gold as Finn places his Demon Sword on a display. They head upstairs to relax before they are reminded that Ice King is still living with them. Jake says that it is time to kick Ice King out, however, Finn declines as he still feels guilty about destroying the Ice Kingdom. Finn suggests getting the Ice King to a hotel and attempts to convince him to do so, but Ice King refuses. Finn comes up with a plan to get Ice King to leave them alone for a while and they invite Abracadaniel around. At first the Ice King is resentful towards Abracadaniel and runs to his makeshift room to sulk. Finn asks Abracadaniel to show him the spell he has been practicing to agitate Ice King. Ice King jumps out and makes a huge ice tree in spite, though it impresses Abracadaniel who praises Ice King.

Ice King and Abracadaniel become quick friends much to the delight of Finn and Jake. As the day passes into night, Ice King and Abracadaniel prepare an interpretative dance show. BMO attempts to join in, but Abracadaniel pushes BMO away. Finn and Jake attempt to leave and end the day, however, Abracadaniel pretends to be afraid of the dark to stay overnight.

The Ice King decides to take Abracadaniel to see Finn and Jake's treasure room. He shows the demon sword to him and unwinds the binding around the handle to show the demon runes, "BUTYRUM LAC SUREPO KEE OTH PRADIUM," saying that it would show the demon whose blood was used. After reading the runes out loud and summoning the demon Kee-Oth, Ice King realizes he has made a mistake. Kee-Oth demands they bring out the wielder of his blood sword, but they decide to fight Kee-Oth instead. Their powers prove to be useless and a furious Kee-Oth seizes the two by the throat.

Finn and Jake arrive, taking note of Kee-oth, and begin to say the chant "Kee Oth Rama Pancake" to stop him, but Kee-Oh threatens to kill his hostages if they do so. At first, Jake continues the chant because he thinks Kee-Oth is bluffing, but Finn covers his mouth mid-chant. Kee-Oth repeats his threat, and after some hesitation, Finn agrees and breaks the Demon Sword. Snapping the blade with his knee, the blood flows out of the sword and returns to Kee-Oth, who grows even more powerful. He then grabs Jake, still calling him Joshua, and teleports away.

The episode ends as Abracadaniel and Ice King leave for the Ice Kingdom, which has been rebuilt for weeks, and a dazed Finn is left saying "Jake..."

Major Characters

 * Finn
 * Jake
 * Ice King
 * Abracadaniel
 * Kee-Oth

Minor Characters

 * BMO
 * Snail
 * Pterodactyl

Mentioned or Pictured

 * Joshua
 * Lumpy Space Princess
 * Gunter
 * Lady Rainicorn (pictured)
 * Princess Bubblegum  (as a cloud)

Trivia

 * There are a few clues that indicate the fact that the Ice Kingdom has been rebuilt for weeks.
 * The Ice Kingdom has been seen in the background of the few previous episodes, where it appears to be fully rebuilt.
 * Ice King wore his crown for the majority of this episode. If the Kingdom was really being re-constructed, Gunter would have had the crown instead of the Ice King.
 * Ice King tells Abracadaniel at the end of the episode that the Ice Kingdom has indeed been re-constructed for several weeks.
 * Finn calls the Ice King 'Simon'.
 * Kee-Oth continues to mistake Jake for his father, Joshua.
 * This episode ends in a dramatic cliffhanger, to be resolved in the next episode, "The Pit."
 * Finn's sword is destroyed, making this his second main sword to be destroyed.
 * The blood rises out as a mist from the sword, revealing that it is just a sword infused with Kee-Oth's blood.
 * This leaves the possibility of the Demon Sword being repaired or the blood being transferred to a new blade.
 * When Ice King's ice flower explodes, two of the ice shards resemble a rabbit and a dog.
 * Jake wears reading glasses as he reads in this episode.
 * It seems that Ice King can influence non-ice objects with his powers, in this case a flower created by Abracadaniel.
 * Either that or he simply covered/crushed the flower with the ice.
 * Finn is shown to have very strong kneecaps, as seen in "The Lich," where he broke the Enchiridion.

Cultural references

 * When Finn and Jake enter their house and drop the loot, one may notice 's Guy-Manuel's helmet.
 * When Ice King peers over the top of his shower curtain with his nose hanging over it, he resembles.

Episode connections

 * Jake mentions Lumpy Space Princess staying at the Coolest Hotel from "Candy Streets."
 * Ice King mentions Abracadaniel beating him in "Wizard Battle."
 * Kee-Oth returns from "Dad's Dungeon."
 * Finn mentions the Ice Kingdom being destroyed in "Frost & Fire" and Gunter rebuilding it in "Earth & Water." The one responsible for destroying it, Flame Princess, is not mentioned, possibly to avoid upsetting Finn.
 * Due to Gunther rebuilding the kingdom, Ice King did not have his crown back until this episode,Ice King tells Abracadaniel at the end of the episode that the Ice Kingdom has been rebuilt for weeks now though.
 * Ice King's drum set returns from "I Remember You." (The red drum set was destroyed by Finn & Jake in The Chamber of Frozen Blades)
 * The scene where Jake tells Finn that he is about ready to murder Ice King closely resembles the scene in "The Eyes" when Jake suggests killing the poo-brained horse.
 * The way Finn acts to get Ice King to get out of his room is similar to the way Marceline acted in "Go With Me."
 * The clock Magic Man broke in the episode "Time Sandwich" seems to be repaired.

Errors

 * When Ice King puts the Demon sword back, its handle is on the right side of the display. But when Finn runs to get it, the handle is on the left.
 * When Ice King was upside down, his crown didn't fall off, suggesting it may be attached to his head, which is normally not the case in other episodes when Finn and Jake hit the crown off his head to disable his powers.
 * Ice King misreads the runes on the Demon Blood Sword: instead of "pradium," he says "prandium."