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Ice King weaves a tale filled with drama, romance, and men's fashion.


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  • Dope Slap: Life-Giving Magus gives Ice King one of these when he asks if he can just wear a onesie for his date with Betty instead of a tuxedo.
  • Flipping the Table: Betty flips a table when she gets frustrated about Ice King not remembering when he was Simon.
  • How We Got Here: The episode's framing device is presented as Ice King telling the story about how Ooo got so donked up... but the plot largely takes a detour in favor of talking about his date with Betty.
  • Loving a Shadow: After Betty fails to make Ice King remember his past, Tiny Manticore tells her that she's longing for someone who's not there anymore, and should accept him for what he is now. This isn't exactly accurate, as it is seen that Simon's personality does still exist underneath all of the crown's magic, but Betty goes with it because all of her efforts to help him have failed.
  • Plot Detour: Most of Ice King's story of what happened to Ooo is dedicated to his date with Betty, as well as the suit he buys for it. He only gets to how it relates to Patience's plan at the very end.
  • Powered by a Forsaken Child: Patience freezes Betty and uses her as the power source for her spell.

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