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Finn and Jake are suspicious when the Ice King says that he's getting hitched...willingly.

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  • Beyond the Impossible: Finn somehow smashes an ice cube with a bow tie.
  • Brainwashed Bride: Finn is confused that Ice King is getting married to Old Lady Princess, who appears to be doing so willingly, instead of being kidnapped as he does with other princesses. Then Finn discovers that Old Lady Princess has been hypnotized by the engagement ring; once she's freed, she says that she'd rather die than marry Ice King.
  • Exact Words: Ice King brags that Old Lady Princess fell for him the moment he slipped the engagement ring on her finger. It turns out this is because the ring is cursed with mind-control magic.
  • Fate Worse than Death: Old Lady Princess tells Finn and Jake that she'd "rather die" than marry the Ice King.
  • Hypnotize the Captive: Old Lady Princess is actually brainwashed and imprisoned in her own mind via Ice King's ring.
  • Let Me Get This Straight...: Before they fight after the reveal that the Ice King brainwashed Old Lady Princess, Jake asks to clarify that he knew he had complete control over her. This means that guilt-tripping Finn and him into throwing him a "manlerette" party under the pretense of assuaging his fears that marriage is worth it and she wasn't a gold digger was completely pointless because everything was solely his choice and she was never outside his control. Ice King's only excuse is that he's "spontaneous" (read: insane).
  • No Social Skills: As shown through the "man-lorette party" montage, the Ice King has little etiquette in public, often getting into trouble with everyone.
  • Nothing Can Stop Us Now!: The Ice King says this right before getting punched in the face.
  • No, You:
    Finn: What is wrong with you, man?
    Ice King: Strangling the groom's nose at a wedding? What's wrong with you? You're the one that there's something wrong with!
  • Quiet Cry for Help: Old Lady Princess makes one of these via her eyes.
  • Rule of Cool: Finn smashing an ice cube with a bow tie.
  • Status Quo Is God: The Ice King doesn't get to marry Old Lady Princess.
  • What Does She See in Him?: Finn and Jake are used to rescuing princesses because pretty much all of them see the Ice King as an Abhorrent Admirer who kidnaps them on a daily basis. They are concerned then happy that Old Lady Princess wants to be with him of her own free will, but later discover that's not the case at all as she is under a spell.

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