The Music Hole

Synopsis
Finn hears a mysterious song while judging a Battle of the Bands.

Plot
At the Tree Fort, Finn is on the ground moping about his Finn sword. After dropping one of his &quot;feel better waffles,&quot; he moans that everything&apos;s broken, ignoring BMO&apos;s attempts in convincing him otherwise.

The scene shifts to Jake on the phone with Princess Bubblegum. He reports the situation to her, and Princess Bubblegum then suggests that they should initiate &quot;Plan C.&quot; Jake enters his room pulling out a tuna can containing the briefing for Plan C, only to later ask Princess Bubblegum what the plan is about. Morning comes, and Finn wakes up continuing his loathing. Music is heard in the background, and Finn takes his sword to hunt down the source of the noise. The noise was actually Susan Strong&apos;s song, and Finn appears to be delighted by the performance. When her song ends, Jake helps with Finn&apos;s confusion by telling him it&apos;s a battle of the bands. Bonnibel surprises Finn by making him the judge, adding to his enjoyment. She then goes on to introduce the battle of the bands to the audience, and then cueing MC Neptr and Flame P to perform their song. The duo continue to rap, and once finished they announce their band merchandise, to which Ice King feels they are trying to bribe Finn with.

Princess Bubblegum introduces the next contestant, Marceline. Marceline begins to sing her love song, only to lose her pick half-way through. Finn feels that the winner is Marcy, only to see Marceline distraught about losing her pick. A strange song piques Finn interests, and he excuses himself while the Candy People look for Marceline's pick.

Finn goes behind the stage, catching Jake singing to Lady Rainicorn, which then upsets Jake as Finn is supposed to be the judge. Finn ignores their questions as he continues looking for the source of the tune. Jake and Lady Rainicorn tag along with Finn as he searches

The scene goes back to the upset audience, infuriated due to the postponement of Marceline&apos;s song. Ice King attempts to control the crowd, then letting loose his penguins to make peace but they only makes things more violent. Princess Bubblegum finds Marceline&apos;s pick in Mr. Cupcake's icing, and Marceline continues with her song. Once finished, she shows resentment after noticing Finn&apos;s absence.

Finn, Jake, and Lady Rainicorn are still looking for the source of the music, with Finn being the only one able to hear it. Finn finds the source, almost falling into a pit. It is revealed the the music&apos;s source is from a sentient hole in the ground. After complementing the hole about her beautiful voice, she explains the she is around 1,000 years old - as old as Ooo is. And it is such a great singer, due to practicing so often, on the account of being sessile. When questioned why only Finn can see and hear it, it explains that only those that meet the perquisites of either being innocent and pure children (shows a silhouette of BMO) or those who have had a significant loss (silhouette of Simon) can hear her. Finn acknowledges this as he feels he's been going through a rough part of life.

The scene goes back to the battle of the bands. The crowd is still rioting, and Ice King seizes this opportunity to preform his song, only to be shut-down by Marceline and Princess Bubblegum.

The Music Hole reveals that it is envious of Finn&apos;s ability to fully exist in the presence of everyone. Finn feels lucky that he is fortunate to have possession of this ability. He then announces the winner of the Battle of the Bands, presenting it with a potato chip bag crown. They begin to perform a duet and while singing, the Finn in the Finn Sword appears and nods his head rhythmically while listening. Finn throws the crown into the chasm of Hole's mouth, ending the episode.

Music

 * Power of Myself
 * The Crew
 * Francis Forever
 * Do The Boogaloo
 * Stuff Your Face
 * I Look Up To You

Major Characters

 * Finn
 * Jake
 * Princess Bubblegum
 * Ice King
 * Music Hole (Debut)
 * Lady Rainicorn
 * Marceline

Minor Characters

 * Flame Princess
 * Neptr
 * Susan Strong
 * BMO
 * Lumpy Space Princess
 * Death
 * Penguins
 * Gunter
 * Sally
 * Celina
 * Candy People
 * Banana Guards
 * Dr. Ice Cream
 * Peppermint Butler
 * Mr. Cupcake
 * Chocoberry
 * Pup Gang
 * Cinnamon Bun
 * Chet
 * Tree Trunks (pictured)
 * The Lich (pictured)
 * Snail

Mentioned

 * Donny

Trivia

 * Princess Bubblegum wears a similar necklace Marceline wore in "Broke His Crown".
 * Bonnibel's necklace also resembles the amulet she wore in "The Vault."
 * Lumpy Space Princess is revealed to be able to play percussion.
 * Susan is revealed to be a talented singer, and to possess aknowledge on audio.
 * The Music Hole claims to be as old as Ooo itself, and is aware of everything and everyone of the inhabitants such as the Lich. It also has an unknown depth.
 * It seems that Flame Princess & Neptr have collaborated on a rap album, as well as their own branded T- Shirts.

Cultural References

 * The song that Marceline sings is "Francis Forever" by Mitski.
 * The duet that Finn and Music Hole sing is "I Look Up to You" by LAKE.
 * The song that Ice King sings is "Do The Boogaloo" by Quango & Sparky.

Episode Connections

 * The Finn Sword is still broken since the episode "I Am a Sword."
 * Flame Princess was rapping, which is something she's been practicing and previously did in "Bun Bun."
 * Finn has seemed to have fallen into a depression following the incidents in the episode "I Am a Sword."

Errors

 * Mr. Cupcake's location in the crowd is inconsistent; he is shown very close when Marceline drops her pick, and relatively center when Princess Bubblegum retrieves it.