Review: Adventure Time “Fionna and Cake and Fionna”

Fanfiction is real.

Spoilers Below:

The Ice King is holding a public reading in a bookstore. Someone says that the Ice King’s story is wrong, and it’s revealed to be an older Fionna. She has a tape with her that reveals the truth.

In a swamp, they find a way in through a door and takes the fancy coffin left there. They bring it into their vault, and a bandaged hand comes out of the coffin. The Ice King urges her to continue the tape, and Fionna agrees.

A mummy comes out of the coffin, but the tape ends there. The Ice King invites her to live with him, and she instantly begins taking charge. He asks her where Cake is, but she says that there was an accident, and she doesn’t want to talk about it.

The tape finishes quickly, and Fionna goes to sleep, but the Ice King steals it from her. He continues watching the tape, which shows that the mummy is truly the Queen of Ooo. The Ice King ends the tape confused, but realizes that the person in his home isn’t Fionna.

When he confronts her, she reveals herself to be an old lady, who had intercepted the signal with the tapes and modeled herself after Fionna. The Ice King exclaims that he feels betrayed, and she realizes that she’s no better than the mummy.

Late at night, a red beam comes down from the sky to the Ice King’s head, with images of Fionna and Cake.

Overview:

The story of Fionna and Cake takes an unexpected twist. Previously, it was thought that the stories were merely fan fiction by the Ice King, but this isn’t the case. The Fionna imposter used to be a technician and had picked up on the signal with Fionna and Cake. She assumed it was a TV show, but it’s clearly something far more advanced.

The episode doesn’t end explaining the mystery, but something larger is clearly happening in the background.

Score
7.5/10