 Mike <unk> of Slate magazine , in a review of the fourth season , wrote that " it 's frequently astonishing to observe the confidence and wide @-@ ranging appeal with which Adventure Time unswervingly depicts the many stages of infatuation . " The reviewer highlighted " Hot to the Touch " as an example of such an example , noting that Flame Princess represents " an uncomplicated yet vastly pertinent metaphor for the hypothesis that the closer you cherish someone , the likelier they are to singe your soft exterior and the easier it is for them to affectionately melt your exposed heart . " Marc Snetiker of Entertainment Weekly awarded the episode a " B " , noting that " the season four premiere of this inspired ' toon about a boy and his precocious dog is as colorful , clever , and unpredictably funny as ever . " 
