The Red Throne

Synopsis
When Flame King breaks out of his prison and takes over the Fire Kingdom again, Flame Princess turns to the one person she believes she can trust - Finn! But will Finn be able to put his feelings for Flame Princess aside long enough to help her reclaim her throne?

Plot
The episode starts in the Fire Kingdom where Flame Princess sitting in her throne, aiding the fire people with their problems. Then one of her maids gave her a tea which slowly poisoned her, making her paler and cooler which caused her to lose some of her powers. It turns out that Don Jon the Flame Lord engineered this stunt, then used his magic to brainwash the fire people to attack Flame Princess, and help Flame King break out of his prison in order to reclaim his kingdom in exchange for Flame Princess to marry him. Then Cinnamon Bun arrives with the a huge fire wolf and takes FP outside the fire kingdom to safety.

While on the road, Cinnamon Bun and FP thinks of who they should call for help. He suggested Princess Bubblegum but both just disagree, FP saying that she "doesn't trust her". She calls on Finn to help her defeat her father. Finn jumps in without thinking ahead and he is captured and put in jail, only to be saved by Cinnamon Bun. After they defeat  Flame Princess's father and Don Jon, Cinnamon Bun confesses his love to Flame Princess. Finn ends the episode by saying "jeez, did I just got shown up by Cinnamon Bun?"

Major Characters

 * Finn
 * Flame Princess
 * Flame King
 * Cinnamon Bun
 * Flame Lord

Minor Characters

 * Snail
 * Princess Bubblegum (mentioned)
 * Jake (mentioned)
 * Lady Rainicorn (mentioned)
 * Flame People

Trivia

 * Cinnamon Bun says that he loves Flame Princess and that he will always be by her side.
 * Finn thinks that FP still has feelings for him, but she doesn't.
 * Flame Princess seems to be overworked in the Fire Kingdom.
 * In a frame from the storyboard, it appears Flame Princess has the same hair style she did in "Earth & Water," but it may only seem this way due to the format in which it was drawn in the storyboard.
 * Flame Princess's color is a bit dimmer and her hair is down when she is poisoned, similar to what happens when she gets wet.
 * In this episode, the Fire Wolves appear to be larger than in previous episodes they were seen in.
 * Also, CB called him "Jake 2," and tought him to fly.
 * Flame Princess is seen to call Cinnamon Bun "CB."
 * During the whole episode, CB is rude to Finn, and continuosly pulls him appart of FP. At the end of the episode, we know that it was because he had a crush of her.
 * This is the third episode without Jake, the first ones where Bad Little Boy and Rattleballs.

Episode Connections

 * This is the second Valentines' Day Special episode of the series. The first one is the Season 3 Finale episode "Incendium" which was aired on February 13, 2012.
 * After Cinnamon Bun was hit in the face with fire, it caused him to become fully cooked which made him smarter. Princess Bubblegum had said in "The Other Tarts" that he wasn't that smart due to being "half-baked".
 * Don Jon seems to gain some muscles since his last appearance in "Wizard Battle".