The French Revolution, the Russian Revolution, and now, the Gunter Revolution. After being treated like shit by the Ice King for too long, the penguin strikes back when he gets his hand on his master’s Demonic Wishing Eye, a necklace that makes his every desire materialize. While Ice King goes off to the Wizard Market in search of his missing item, Gunter pulls out the Eye and his secret weapon Kitten and prepares to embark on his quest for domination of Ooo. This episode is reminiscent of “BMO Noire” in how it builds a story around one of the supporting character that is primarily defined by being cute and lonely, but “Reign Of Gunters” doesn’t add anything to the character, making it feel like a one-off joke stretched to fill 10 minutes.
Finn and Jake wake up to find their apartment full of superpowered green penguins, and when they make it outside, they learn that the entire surrounding area has been conquered by Gunter’s troops, and they’re heading to the Candy Kingdom. While Finn and Jake race to save Princess Bubblegum and friends, Ice King is making his way to the Wizard Market, where he has trouble fitting in. Nobody likes the Ice King, probably because he's the kind of person who sniffs princess hair that gets collected in his princesses-only hair brush. When he gets to town (password for entry: “Wizards rule”), he arrives at what he thinks is the magic item shop, but he’s not quite sure if he’s reading the symbol above the door correctly. I love when this show makes fun of video game tropes, like using symbols to mark a place rather than words, and what starts as a complaint about signage turns into a cry for equal distribution of magic for everyone.
Inside the magic shop, Ice King uncovers a coven of wizards, who aren’t really doing anything except being all secretive about what they do. The wizards are characterized as bros, with a very silly secret oath:
“In shadow, we find the light