Yeah, I agree. It was pretty heavy. "Nah, man, you're gonna be the Ice King until the sun explodes" is a pretty scary line, if you think about it. But you also need to remember that Death's chief goal is to collect more souls… so of course he's always going to try and talk you into offing yourself.

Did anyone else notice that the Ice Kingdom was melting after his crown lost his power? I thought that was an interesting detail — as were the "tears" of ice melt from his mountain peak's "eyes." Even when he's not present, the crown's powers must have kept the place cold.

I was curious what age Simon was supposed to have reverted to. At first I had also assumed age 47, but if his life was being artificially extended from the moment he put on the crown, it may be that he jumped back to whatever age he was when he discovered it (early to mid-30s). We don't know how long he had had the…

Interesting idea about their being 12 gems for each of the year birthstones. Has that been established or is it speculation? I expect the Hindu goddess design with multiple arms is no coincidence. I bet we'll discover that the more Gems merge, the larger (and more powerful) their form becomes… and the more arms they…

Yeah, the animation style is a little amateurish looking, which really isn't my thing. (Venture Bros. is my top example of a show with messed up humor and really beautiful looking design — they can co-exist!) But the voice acting knocks it out of the park. I can't explain it but the rapid fire way they're constantly…

Yeah… I would have liked a little more explanation.. but at the same time I think it's probably funnier they didn't address it. I was a tad confused about how he planned to escape, however. Enlarging him wouldn't work like for the others.

Did anyone notice that Betty's takedown maneuver on Bella Noche was almost the exact same combo that Fionna used to take down the Ice Queen? I think we're supposed to know who served as the real inspiration for the Ice King's fan fiction — and maybe also why he so fervently wanted to make his characters real.

Yeah, what's everyone think of Seth? The actor playing him is making interesting choices… in a good way. His voice is so calm and his posture's so relaxed it's almost, like, stooped? Is he supposed to come across as 1. utterly unflappable — a good quality in a communications director; 2. so competent he doesn't need…

START REVIEWING STEVEN UNIVERSE, AV CLUB. IS MY CAPS LOCK NOT ANNOYING ENOUGH?

"Who is Shia Lebouf?" Is the only appropriate reaction anything he does now. By his own request. It's perfect.

This is awesome but I wonder how many people in the audience know who Buddy Cole is? Has Thompson done this character a lot over the years or is he resurrecting a 20 year old bit? (Which is really cool, I just don't know.)

As others have pointed out, he's no longer half baked due to the heat of the Flame Kingdom. I am surprised the writer's didn't put more of a marker on the change, however.

I make a slightly more historical reference to John Brown and Queen Victoria further up the comment stream ('cause I'ma nerd) but yeah the Jorah/Kalisi dynamic is spot on. I also felt it was sort of a courtly love thing too… although they did leave it a tad vague. Wonder what FP understood it to mean?

I think he was starting to heat up already… the flameball just finished the job.

I think he handles a lot of the Flame Kingdom story arc. I can't recall too many right now, but it seems different writers have different plotlines. Like Moyns does all the Cosmic Owl or Magic Man stuff. Not sure who does BMO's origins… I would like to see more of those. And as for Simon and Marcy… is that still Penn…

Everyone else getting a major John Brown/Queen Victoria vibe off of the new FP/CB dynamic? http://en.wikipedia.org/wik…

Generally it's the same sort of harmlessly rebellious attitude a child might have towards their mother or employee towards their boss. What you gotta watch out for is when it tips over to revolution.

Not that I want the writers to broadcast everything, but I was a little surprised there wasn't a throwaway line about CB no longer being half baked.

I'm still haunted by that folk song about her going down in Lake Erie.

Sad but not as heart renting as the art for the Magic Man on Mars ep.