Episode Where Ice King Is Simon Again

48th episode of the 5th season of Chance Time

"Betty"
Hazard Time episode
Episode no.	Season 5 Episode 48
Directed past	Nate Cash[a] Adam Muto[a] Nick Jennings[b]
Written past	Ako Castuera Jesse Moynihan
Story past	Kent Osborne Pendleton Ward Jack Pendarvis Adam Muto Jesse Moynihan
Original air date	February 24, 2014 (2014-02-24)
Running fourth dimension	eleven minutes
Guest appearances
Lena Dunham as Betty Miguel Ferrer as Death Steve Agee as Ash Duncan Trussell as Ron James Maurice LaMarche every bit Grand Master Wizard, Bella Noche
Episode chronology
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Adventure Time (season five)
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"Betty" is the xl-eighth episode of the fifth season of the American animated boob tube series Adventure Time. It was written and storyboarded by Ako Castuera and Jesse Moynihan, from a story past Kent Osborne, Pendleton Ward, Jack Pendarvis, Adam Muto, and Moynihan. It originally aired on Drawing Network on February 24, 2014. The episode guest-stars Lena Dunham as the eponymous character, Betty. The entry as well saw the return of Miguel Ferrer, Steve Agee, Duncan Trussell, and Maurice LaMarche every bit various characters.

The series follows the adventures of Finn (voiced past Jeremy Shada), a human boy, and his best friend and adoptive blood brother Jake (voiced by John DiMaggio), a dog with magical powers to change shape and grow and shrink at will. In this episode, the Water ice King reverts to Simon (both voiced by Tom Kenny) after existence exposed to an anti-magic being named Bella Noche, and gets help from Finn, Jake, and Marceline in guild to get Betty, his former fiancée, back. In one case he succeeds in bringing her back, notwithstanding, he begins to dice, forcing Betty herself to defeat Belle Noche.

An episode centered on Betty had been promised by the crew at San Diego Comic-Con International in 2012. Due to the subject thing and length of the episode, several scenes had to be cutting or trimmed for time, since so much was beingness placed in the episode. A review by Oliver Sava of The A.V. Club was gratuitous towards the story, and Sava also applauded Dunham's vocalism-acting.

Plot [edit]

Groundwork [edit]

In the context of the series, the Ice King is a recurring adversary of the series, and frequently kidnaps princesses throughout Ooo; although he is oftentimes at odds with Finn and Jake, he is generally not a serious threat.^[1] In the tertiary flavour episode "Holly Jolly Secrets", it is revealed that the Ice Rex was originally a human being archaeologist named Simon Petrikov who, after placing a mysterious ice crown on his head, became crazed with magic and scared off the love of his life, Betty, whom he never saw over again.^[2] In the fourth season episode "I Think Yous", it was revealed that the Water ice Rex and 1000-year-old Marceline the Vampire Queen had originally met following the events of the mysterious Mushroom War, a cataclysmic war that destroyed mod human society, and "Simon & Marcy" revealed that the two shared a male parent-daughter bond.^{[3] [4] [v]}

Events [edit]

After Laser Sorcerer, Bufo, Woods Magician, and—unwittingly—Ice King help a being named Bella Noche laissez passer over into Wizard City, it reveals itself to be a creature of pure anti-magic. Equally such, the jewels from Ice King'due south crown are stripped of their magic, and Ice King reverts to his former self: Simon Petrikov (both voiced by Tom Kenny). Simon, initially unaware of where he is, steals a magic carpet from Ash (voiced by Steve Agee), flies to the Ice Kingdom, and enters a subconscious sanctum wherein elements of his previous life—such as books, artifacts, and his clothing—have been preserved. He phones Marceline, telling her to rush over and bring her stuffed teddy bear Hambo.

Marceline arrives with Finn and Jake, and the trio learn that Simon is dying since he is over a thou years old. Every bit such, he wants to create a portal to the past and repent to his fiancée Betty for making her get out him. Hambo, filled with sentimentality, is the key to the portal. Marceline, realizing that Hambo will be destroyed just that she will enable her erstwhile protector to run across the dearest of his life for i concluding time, agrees. The portal is opened just moments later on Simon had showtime put on the ice crown and scared Betty. Simon from the time to come appears to her, explains the state of affairs, and apologizes. Betty, realizing what has happened jumps through the portal and kisses Simon, simply for the portal to close and Simon to plummet.

Betty instantaneously realizes that Simon needs magic in gild to survive, so she places him on the magic carpet and flies it to Magician Metropolis. On the way, Death (voiced by Miguel Ferrer) appears to Simon in a vision, offering his 1 and only chance of escaping the curse of the crown. Simon refuses, and Betty attacks and eventually destroys Bella Noche. Simon reverts to Water ice Male monarch, unaware of what happened. Subsequently, he recounts the events to a captured Musculus Princess, while Betty—who survived the struggle with Bella Noche—watches sadly from a window and flies off on the magic rug.

Production [edit]

"Betty" was written and storyboarded by Ako Castuera and Jesse Moynihan, from a story by Kent Osborne, serial creator Pendleton Ward, Jack Pendarvis, showrunner Adam Muto, and Moynihan. Art direction was handled by Nick Jennings, whereas supervising direction was handled past both Nate Greenbacks and Muto.^[6] The plot and content of the episode was "highly anticipated" by the fans, according to Moynihan,^[seven] as an episode centered on Betty had been promised by the crew at San Diego Comic-Con International in 2012.^[viii] Moynihan was inspired to create the original premise for the story after following up on the hole-and-corner wizard guild thread that had been referenced in "Reign of Gunters" and "Wizards Only, Fools". In fourth dimension, Moynihan adult a story idea that worked in the society equally well as Simon'due south return.^[ix] This pitch was submitted as an outline to the show'southward writers, who in turn worked with Moynihan and rewrote it to produce the final episode.^[10] Moynihan had originally wanted "Betty" to be a double episode so as to fit in all of the relevant plot information in a timely manner. However, because the season already had another double episode in the works, Moynihan and Castuera were forced to "fit all [the story] into one bullet."^[9] Moynihan later noted that his personal intention for the episode was to "convey the idea that for Simon, death was preferable to life equally Ice Rex, only that love and cede to another person could provide hope for a future."^[11]

"Betty" stars comedian and Girls creator Lena Dunham as Betty.^[six] Dunham and Adventure Time head writer Kent Osborne were Facebook friends, and knew each other from the independent film scene. When the crew approached her, she was excited and interested considering she had a goddaughter who was a fan. She recorded her lines while she was working on Girls in New York.^[12] (Starting with the ninth-season miniseries Elements, the role of Betty was taken over by Felicia Day.)^[xiii] The episode likewise marks the return of several guest stars, namely Miguel Ferrer (who reprises his role as Death), Steve Agee (who reprises his role every bit Ash), Duncan Trussell (who reprises his role equally Ron James), and Maurice LaMarche (who reprises his role every bit the Thou Master Wizard.^[14] LaMarche likewise voices Belle Noche in this episode.^{[xiv] [15]} Huntress Wizard, a grapheme popular with the Take a chance Time fanbase, was originally supposed to be featured in the episode.^[xi] Considering "Betty" was already "jam packed", everything "non-essential" had to exist cut out of the storyboard, which left Moynihan "heartbroken".^{[16] [17]} He afterward used the "deleted scene" every bit the inspiration for the episode's promotional artwork.^{[11] [18]}

Reception [edit]

"Betty" aired on February 24, 2022 on Cartoon Network.^[6] The episode was watched past 1.713 1000000 viewers, and received a Nielsen household rating of 1.2.^[19] Nielsen ratings are audience measurement systems that determine the audience size and composition of television programming in the Us, which means that the episode was seen by ane.2 per centum of all households at the time of the broadcast. The episode was the 4th nigh-watched episode aired past Cartoon Network for the week of Feb 24 to March ii, 2014.^[19]

Oliver Sava of The A.V. Social club awarded information technology an "A" and called it a "huge episode for the Water ice Rex", because it marked "a major shift in the character'due south future by reconnecting with his past lover", Betty.^[twenty] Sava noted that information technology was designed to "bound-first the momentum by introducing new characters and storylines for time to come episodes", and that its premise opens upwardly various storytelling avenues for the future of the series.^[20] He also applauded the casting of Dunham every bit Betty, noting that she "finds the emotional truth underneath the absurd situation to balance the drama and comedy of the script."^[20] Nexi Pandell of Wired magazine named the episode one of "Episodes You Can't Skip".^[21]

Explanatory notes [edit]

1. ^ ^{a b} Supervising director
2. ^ Art managing director

References [edit]

1. ^ "Adventure Time | Characters". CartoonNetwork.com. Retrieved Jan 22, 2013.
2. ^ Leichliter, Larry (directors); Nick Jennings (art director); Kent Osborne & Somvilay Xayaphone (storyboard artists) (November 28, 2011). "Holly Jolly Secrets". Run a risk Time. Flavor 3. Episode 19 & 20. Drawing Network.
3. ^ Oliver Sava (October 15, 2012). "'I Remember You lot' | Adventure Time | TV Guild". The A.Five. Society. The Onion. Retrieved October 16, 2012.
4. ^ "Dungeons & Dragons Roleplaying Game Official Home Page – Pendleton Ward Interview". Wizards of the Declension LLC. April eight, 2011. Retrieved August 23, 2011.
5. ^ Sava, Oliver (March 25, 2013). "'Simon And Marcy' | Adventure Time | Tv set Club". The A.V. Club. The Onion. Retrieved March 26, 2013.
6. ^ ^{a b c} Cash, Nate & Adam Muto (supervising directors); Nick Jennings (art director); Ako Castuera & Jesse Moynihan (storyboard artists) (February 24, 2014). "Betty". Adventure Time. Season 5. Episode 48. Drawing Network.
7. ^ Moynihan, Jesse (February 21, 2014). "Betty". JesseMoynihan.com. Archived from the original on Feb 23, 2014. Retrieved February 23, 2014.
8. ^ Graham, Bill (2012). "Comic-Con: Adventure Time Panel Features Live Radio Play With Audio; A Brief Look At New Flame Princess Episode". Collider . Retrieved Feb 23, 2014.
9. ^ ^{a b} Thomas (2020), pp. 295–296, annotation 7.
10. ^ Moynihan, Jesse (May 17, 2014). "[Concerning the origin of 'Betty' and 'Informal']". Tumblr. Archived from the original on May 21, 2014. Retrieved May 20, 2014.
11. ^ ^{a b c} Moynihan, Jesse (February 22, 2014). "Betty". JesseMoynihan.com. Archived from the original on March five, 2014. Retrieved Feb 23, 2014.
12. ^ "Adventure Time (2014): Adam Muto & Kent Osborne Interview". YouTube. HappyCool. July 25, 2014. Archived from the original on Nov sixteen, 2021. Retrieved Baronial iv, 2014.
13. ^ Ito, Elizabeth & Cole Sanchez (supervising directors); Sandra Lee (art managing director); Sam Alden, et al. (storyboard artists) (April 24–27, 2017). "Elements". Risk Time. Season 9. Episode 2–9. Cartoon Network.
14. ^ ^{a b} Muto, Adam (February 24, 2014). "[Guest stars from the episode]". Twitter. Retrieved February 25, 2014.
15. ^ Muto, Adam (February 2014). "What is the right, Bellonocci, Bellanocci, Bollonoche or Bellanoche?". Formspring. Archived from the original on February 25, 2014. Retrieved February 25, 2014.
16. ^ Moynihan, Jesse (October nine, 2013). "Jesse Moynihan – Post 613". LandOfOoo. Archived from the original on Feb 25, 2014. Retrieved February 23, 2014. Notation: Data taken from Jesse Moynihan's verified account.
17. ^ Moynihan, Jesse (February 2013). "Huntress Sorcerer's Big Moment Gets Cutting from the Board". Instagram. Archived from the original on Dec 24, 2021. Retrieved Feb 23, 2014.
18. ^ Moynihan, Jesse (February 17, 2014). "Deleted Scene". Instagram. Archived from the original on Dec 24, 2021. Retrieved February 23, 2014.
19. ^ ^{a b} Pucci, Douglas (March 8, 2014). "Cartoon Network Ratings (February 24-March 2, 2014)". Son of the Bronx. Blogger. Retrieved March eight, 2014.
20. ^ ^{a b c} Sava, Oliver (Feb 24, 2014). "Take chances Time: 'Betty'". The A.V. Club. The Onion. Retrieved February 25, 2014.
21. ^ Pandell, Nexi (April viii, 2015). "Wired Rampage-Watching Guide: Chance Time". Wired. Condé Nast. Retrieved April eleven, 2015.

Bibliography [edit]

• Thomas, Paul (2020). Exploring the Country of Ooo: An Unofficial Overview and Production History of Cartoon Network's Risk Fourth dimension . Lawrence, KS: University of Kansas Libraries. hdl:1808/30572. ISBN9781936153190 . Retrieved July 12, 2020.

External links [edit]

• "Betty" at IMDb

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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betty_%28Adventure_Time%29

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