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Steven Universe: Harmony and The Plot of the Movie
Tl; Dr: The Movie plot could be about a rogue gem that escapes from eons of imprisonment and starts breaking havoc on Homeworld, as the Steven Universe: Harmony comics suggest. After the bomb that was "Change your mind" and with the official confirmation on the upcoming movie airing sometime in fall, I think it's time for some rough speculation about everyone's favorite matter: the plot. For those who didn't know, KaBOOM! Studios (the ones responsible for bringing SU to the good ol' fashioned format of comics) released a series of comics called Steven Universe: Harmony that is some kind of prequel to the movie. The last comic was published two(ish) months ago and, oddly enough, nobody is talking about it. So I decided to give it a go, speculate a bit of what the comic gives in terms of plot for the movie and the what it adds to whole show itself. With so many things in mind, warnings are the best to avoid misconceptions and/or problems. 1) I'm, not a fluent English speaker. I say this because, even though I'm confident enough in my capabilities to make this post, I understand that seeing bad writing is... unpleasant (at least for me). So, please, for the sake of mastering my English skills, feel free to correct any typos and spelling errors that you can spot (and be patient). 2) About the canonicity of the comics. As far as I know, the comics are "half canon" or "level 2 cannon", that is to say, unless the show directly contradicts the comics, they are as canon as an official release can be. 3) Spoiler Warning (For the comics and the movie) I mean, my word is not any kind of official confirmation, but the whole batch of comics are intended to be a "prequel" of some sorts for the movie, so if you would rather like to see the movie (whenever it airs...) blind, and without any kind of expectations about its plot or would actually want to give the comics a go (they're actually pretty good), get out of here, NOW. 4) Supporting the show. If you can, buy the comics, the best way to support the show is by showing Cartoon Network our love, the best way of doing so is by buying the merch. Well, without further ado, let's get started.
The Time period of the comics
First of all, unlike the other comics, these ones are pretty clear in the time period they are positioned. So, given the clues the comics present, they could be set between the aftermath of "Jungle Moon" and directly before"The Big Show". The evidence is the following:
Lars is already a space pirate and Steven and all of his friends know about this.
Sadie Killer and the Suspects are a thing.
Steven is still a member of the band (After the last part, Steven leaves because he can't go to the practices due to the Crystal Gem's duties, but starts recording everything in Greg's old camera).
Speaking of the band, they still haven't had an official debut (They're going to record their first demo in Yellow Tail's cousin basement studio).
Rose's Sword is intact and Connie still uses it ( and Connie has her haircut).
Lapis left and is still in space.
Knowing that, we can get a pretty solid idea that the comics are actually made with care for the details that the continuity of each episode has, that makes me think that the adventure happening in the comics will be referenced in some point of the movie (I hope a callback, as some characters get some really good development in this short story), because it doesn't contradict anything that has happened in the show.
The Comics and The Story
Before moving on to the movie plot, lets talk of what the comics add to the overall story of the show:
The Topazes in charge of Aquamarine haven't fused since the events of "I'm My Mom" (and they miss it)
Homeworld has huge storages that contain old gem technology, archives, and documents of gem history and previous colonies
To prepare for the attack on earth (Reunited), blue diamond sent Aquamarine to gather information in those documents.
Sadie has a picture of her, Lars and Steven in her bedroom.
Peridot explicitly says that she "isn't made for physical strain" making the theory of her not having a weapon, even more possible.
Opal, Sugilite, Sardonyx, and Alexandrite make an appearance in the comic. This had me wondering if the only reason they don't appear in the show is because the voice actresses that play them aren't available.
Peridot doesn't understand rock, paper, scissors (And she likes property damage).
Onion likes to sleep in the boardwalk.
Peridot maintains online arguments about camp pining hearts with other fans.
Garnet has money.
Pearl and Rose used to sing together (Making the line "I can sing" more sad).
Buck reads Dostoyevsky and knows about Schrodinger.
Garnet sings to give herself the power to win any battle.
The comic introduces the "Harmony Chores", a piece of ancient gem technology (at least from before the war) which primarily function was to subdue planets before their colonization without threatening organic lifeforms by serving as an energy source to power centinels that would grow stronger the more time the cores would remain active. They are said to connect with each other through "warp-like" technology and work like this: First, a "loyal Gem" would get inside it by touching it (this would make only the light form of such gem go inside of the harmony core, not its gemstone) to control it from the inside and harmonizes with another gem on the outside, thus getting the core started and functioning well. Second, the cores would start harmonizing with each other (they all activate at the same time, but deactivate separately) and would begin to pulsate signals that trap inside it the consciousness of any living organism nearby (I assume they all eventually die from starvation, as only their consciousness is sent inside). The consciousness of those trapped inside the cores acts like an amplifier of a radio frequency, the more they are, the powerful the cores grow. Third, the cores would start beating light-signals that power centinels, those sentinels would start colonizing the planet, making it ready for gem production. Fourth and last, when the colony is finished, the gem inside the harmony core would get out through a failsafe and deactivate the core. The problem with this is that, as Peridot mentions, such failsafe for the gem trapped inside the core was only used when a "useful" homeworld gem was being trapped, it's said that most of the gems that got trapped inside the core to make it work are still trapped and scattered alongside with each core in space (maybe this was a punishment for "malfunctioning", different or off-colors gems. Another thing that gets mentioned in these comics is that the harmony chores weren't used for eons, they were never even intended to be in the earth in the first place because new and more efficient technology was being used already for the colonization. They were, though, a gift from Blue Diamond to Pink to please her. First, the zoo was created to help her with the preservation of the humans in the planet, then the harmony cores were given to her to "ensure the rest (of the organisms in the earth) a peaceful end". Tough, as Blue mentions, the cores on earth were never activated (One of the topazes activates one accidentally at the start of the comics and that sets off all of the cores in existence) before, because Pink was "shattered" first.
The Movie and The future of Steven Universe:
At the end of the last comic, Steven and co. finally, destroy all the cores in existence (after battling with a giant core-robot) and supposedly free all of the hundreds of gems inside the other cores. To make a good assumption of what the movie plot will be, let's break the situation of the story so far, apart:
The last season ends with a definitive peace between Homeworld and the Crystal Gems, the war is over, the corrupted gems are healed and everyone is happy.
The Teaser for the movie shows what seems to be a rotating Harmony Core, and inside shows a brief picture of Steven, Garnet, Pearl, Amethyst and a mysterious laughing figure that could or could not be a gem (remember that the harmony cores can trap living organisms faster).
The Harmony Cores side to side (Left, the teaser of the Movie, Right, comics): That is the end of the "facts" we know for sure, but let me get inside some heavy theorizing: Let's say that, after seeing she's not perfect, White decides to make some severe changes in the Homeworld society and starts by stopping the colonization of planets. Now, after Homeworld finally starts to take the steps to get better, things get bad. The connection I was talking about before? Well, I think the comic end and the movie teaser suggest that some not-so-friendly gem got out after who knows how many eons of getting trapped and is not feeling so swell about Homeworld. Let's say this rogue gem wakes up from her thousands of years imprisonment and begins to cause havoc amongst the planet/colonies, as some sort of revenge to the empire that trapped her. And what If the threat is big enough, such as the diamonds can't handle it? Remember, if the Diamonds resort to trapping gems instead of directly shattering them (that could lead to potential problems later) that must be for a really good reason (Heck, it could even be an organic life-form that caused them some real problems). And what if their last resort is asking the CGs for help. That would make both, a good exploration of the ancient/new gem culture and a good scenario for battles to develop, mix everything up and you have yourself a good movie plot. Many wonder about the future of the series (as most of the more "important" plot points got resolved with the last episode released) and some even act like there is nothing left for the show to explore, but if the Crewniverse knows how to do it?, they have tons of things to add to the Steven Universe story (Traveling through each of Homeworld's old colonies to find the lost gems?, that could be awesome!) But that is what I think that could happen. Let me know what you think about all of this! EDIT: As Timeline15 said, the gem that appears in the movie's teaser seems to have a heart shaped gem in its chest. That reminded me of something: at one point in the comics Garnet battles a sentinel/monster that has a Harmony Core in i'ts chest. We've seen quite little about gem-powered artifacts such as lapis's mirror or the gems in the walls of Homeworld, maybe this is related? EDIT 2: After four months or so, a kind stranger gave me gold in this post during my cake-day. That's actually a really good gift, thank you very much whoever you are!!
Also, I’m pretty sure it wasn’t on before, and I didn’t hear any cues that suggested that it was being turned on, so it was a little jarring to just have it be there.
“It feels like we’ve been searching for lightyears!” “Uh, lightyears measures light, not years.” Uh...that doesn’t really make any sense. That’s like saying ‘Mph’s measure cars”. It doesn’t measure the object that travels, it measures the distance the object travels.
Something interesting that I just noticed. Before, Lapis’ hair went forwards, but here it’s actually going out to the sides, like ArmsLegs’ hair.
Okay, this is really creepy stuff. I like that Steven immediately realizes that this isn’t normal, too. I feel like a lot of shows would have ran with Steven thinking that it was a dream for some time, but it feels like he knows right away that something’s up.
Pearl interrupts the dream? Unlucky.
Oh, I just realized, Pearl was actually just watching Steven sleep, wasn’t she?
I quite like the idea that Pearl’s never slept before in her life. It’s always wonderful, watching Steven introduce her to aspects of human life.
I wish I could remember my dreams like Steven. I forget almost all of my dreams when I wake up, and even the ones I remember are more bits of visuals or emotions than anything solid.
“I hope the rumors about Dogcopter in the tabloids aren’t true.” I just avoid learning anything about celebrities for this very reason. It’s one of the reasons I don’t look up any musicians that I like. Also, I don’t like knowing what a musician looks like. Does anyone else feel that way?
By the ways, I am looking very intently for any subtle hints or metaphors we might get in this dream, but I don’t think I’ve found anything really substantial yet.
I like how this looks. Maybe I’m just a sucker for a single color dominating most of the screen, but it just looks fantastic. It’s very clean looking, I think.
By the ways, have yinz seen the behind the scenes video for Samurai Jack? I’m very excited for it now.
Lapis! Like, the actual Lapis? It seems like it, but what does that mean? How is Steven able to communicate with her?
I like that Pearl immediately realizes that Steven’s serious and stops to listen to him. We’re seeing Steven mature, and the people around him are starting to respect him in a more adult way.
“Steven, you could be using your dreams to connect with her mentally.” How, though? What allows him to do this?
“Maybe Lapis can just tell you where they are.” Hm… I don’t think she will. Remember that whole ‘You’re going to be my prisoner forever’ thing?
“Oh! I know this is a dream, now.” Okay, so we’re lucid dreaming now. Will this impact how Steven can interact with Lapis?
“I can imagine anything I want, like...a mashed potato.” Is not potato but is actually in fact fish “Hrm…”
This is very interesting, visualy. Lapis said that Jasper would be her prisoner, but it looks more like she’s being held here than anything else.
Woah, that’s cool. She’s holding them down with the weight of the entire ocean? How strong is ArmsLegs then? Jesus!
Woah, this is absolutely awesome looking! So they’re each fighting to be in control, and only one of them can be on top at any one time? What a fascinating relationship they have with each other.
I’m not going to lie, I leaned away from my monitor when she said that.
Man, this whole scene is really well done. This music is pretty fantastic, too. It actually kind of reminds me a little of Cell’s Theme, but with less of an emphasis on being badass and more on creepy horror.
Man, what a beautiful shot. Seriously, show someone Gem Glow and then show them this image, and I doubt that they’d even realize it’s the same show.
“Don’t look for me. I don’t want your help!” Yikes. Lapis clearly needs help, but she’s so stuck in this weird power struggle mentality that she doesn’t want it at all.
“Just let me do this for you!” Seriously, what is it with the Lapis-Pearl similarities? We keep seeing them share lines and delivery over and over again. There’s got to be a reason for it.
“We’re Malachite now.” Malachite? What a cool fucking name! It’s just got a great ring to it.
Oh, I see, they modeled their...mindscape place...after the actual gemstone.
Wow, what a terrifying shot. Something about the emotions on Malachite’s face really interest me, though. There’s confusion, surprise, and some subdued anger.
“Amethyst was on a skateboard, and then Dogcopter meowed at, and then was just not interested in what I had to say at all, and I might have some issues I need to work out, but Lapis! She’s out there and she’s still-” “Sh...I know you’re worried, but there’s nothing we can do right now, so let’s take it easy.
This was a really great episode. First off, learning Malachite’s name was really cool, and the way we learned it was even better. Everything in that scene was pretty amazing. The animation was especially fantastic there, I think. The way Lapis and Jasper looked absolutely exhausted and defeated was really great, and their expressive emotions were really well animated. Most of the early stuff was really fun, especially anything with Pearl, and so hitting the dark stuff with Lapis was really unexpected and carried a lot of weight. I thought this would be a lighter episode, but it turns out that there’s no such thing in Steven Universe! I’m looking forward to seeing where this goes, so let’s get into the next episode.
Episode 63- Cry For Help
Steven's favorite TV show gets interrupted by a magical disturbance. Written and Storyboarded by Joe Johnston and Jeff Liu
“You guys should form Sugilite!” Maybe not the best idea, considering what happened last time. Still, Amethyst and Garnet are pretty different now, so maybe it wouldn’t be too bad.
Nevermind, I guess they’re not going with Sugilite. I don’t think Opal would be equipped to handle this, and the gems on their own wouldn’t, so either the tower doesn’t get destroyed right away, or we finally get to see Garnet and Pearl fuse.
This is so interesting. Why did Amethyst and Pearl both react so strongly to fusing with Garnet? Is there something special about it? Maybe it’s because Garnet’s already a fusion. You’d think they would have a similar reaction when they formed Alexandrite, though, if that was the case.
Wow, that’s really sensual. I don’t think I could imagine seeing something like this in a children’s cartoon 5 years ago.
Then again, five years ago I was a snotty little brat who probably thought that I was too cool for cartoons. I don’t think there was much good on at the time, though.
Man, I am loving this fusion dance a ton. It’s been awhile since we’ve seen one, and this one is really enjoyable to watch. I’m also very excited to see what exactly comes out of this fusion, though, so there might be a little bias there.
Wait, I don’t think I’ve ever noticed this before, but their gems glow when they do fusion dances!
“This is the lovely Sardonyx coming to you live from the soon to be former communication hub. How are y’all doing tonight?” Interesting! She’s got a performance theme. I really was not expecting something like this. It’s really creative, and I don’t think I could have guessed anything like it at all.
Also, I’ve noticed that I’ve slowly gotten used to the enormous amounts of hype this show gives me for fusions. Just so you know, I’m crazy excited, but I don’t think it would be very interesting to hear me say the same thing every time we saw a new fusion or character, so I try to tone it down a bit and keep to a discussionary tone.
I’ve been narrowing down exactly what I’m getting from Sardonyx, and it feels like she’s a performer or magican from Las Vegas. I could see her cohosting Penn and Teller easily.
Interesting that Amethyst feels so down about this whole situation. I can really understand it, though. Garnet basically told Amethyst that she was the reason Sugilite failed, since Sardonyx is so ‘perfect’. I’m thinking that Cry For Help is going to have a second meaning, and we’re going to spend most of this episode dealing with the emotional baggage that Amethyst has.
Okay, that’s awesome. Actually, Sardonyx is giving me a real “Fairly Odd Parents” vibe, too! Man, that show was so good before it was Spongebob’d.
“Are you gonna smash stuff with your warhammer?” “Hm...Smash is the word one would use to describe what someone else might do.” Ah, I see we still have Pearl’s saltiness in there.
“The proper words to describe yours truly are...Specific! Intelligent! Accurate! Faultless! Elegant… “ Man, I love the delivery on this line. It’s making it clear to me that Sardonyx has as many issues as Sugilite does, even if they’re not as apparent or outwardly destructive. She seems to enjoy making Amethyst feel absolutely awful. She’s a bully who seeks attention and hurts people in all the little, subtle ways that you can’t call her out on. The exact kind of person I hate the most. I’ve known a couple Sardonyx’s.
Sardonyx also has amazing delivery. I wonder who her voice actress is…
Alexia Khamide, huh? She really nailed it here. Good Jorb, Alexia!
Well, that was a lovely scene! I quite enjoyed that. I think I hate Sardonyx as a person, but she’s a really interesting character and I hope we get to see more of her.
Well, now we’ve seen all of the Crystal Gem fusions. I think that, of the four of them, my favorite is probably Opal, even though we’ve seen so little of her.
Garnet’s “We were awesome” is kind of adorable. It’s a shame that all of these happy feelings are going to be twice as painful as they were adorable when we get to Amethyst.
“Why, Pear? Why did you lie to me?” “I didn’t mean to…” Poor Pear. We might be getting a little metaphor here for Pearl and Garnet, I think. They hurt Amethyst without meaning too.
Huh. The signal came back? I guess Peridot went and fixed the place again. Why didn’t Sardonyx fully destroy the place? Just absolutely ruin it?
Oh, I see. Sardonx, consciously or unconsciously, left the place unbroken so that she could be in the limelight again.
Yeah, I really do not like Sardonyx. She’s putting people at risk and humiliating Amethyst. Clearly Garnet and Pearl are too caught up in themselves to notice what’s happening, but I hope Steven does soon, because I really feel absolutely awful for Amethyst. Nobody should have to go through something like that.
Man, this song is already starting off with some heavy emotions.
“I had to use you to make me feel strong, but I don’t care about that now.” I’m already crying and we’re maybe 10 seconds into the song. Shit. I’m going to die here.
“Can I make it up to you?” Jesus, that’s some tough stuff right there. Amethyst thinks that she’s to blame because Garnet, Pearl, and Sardonyx are all telling her. The worst part, though, is that there’s some truth to what they’re saying. Amethyst and Garnet messed up, and that’s partially Amethyst’s fault. She needs to realize, though, that it’s Garnet’s, too, and they need to find somewhere to meet in the middle here.
They’re doing a stakeout for Peridot? I don’t think that’s going to magically solve all of their relationship issues.
“It’s Peridot’s escape pod. She...fixed it somehow?” “But I thought we had it!” Oh...OH…
So, which one is it going to be? Garnet or Pearl? Maybe both? But I don’t think Garnet would actually be on board with this one. What was it Amethyst said again? I had to use you to make me feel strong? Seems to me like Pearl is our lucky contender.
Yeah, this is super shitty. Pearl’s lying to Garnet for emotional enjoyment. It’s basically sex under false pretenses. This is almost as shitty as what Sadie did to Lars.
“Garnet! It’s the hub again.” What, like this one?
“Stop!” I have no idea why, but I swear that Amethyst sounds exactly like Ash Ketchum here. Also, it’s good that Amethyst is stopping this before it can get any further. A relationship built on something as negative as this is bound to fail horribly.
I love this shot. Being able to see both of them in real time is absolutely great for an emotional scene like this one. I could also pretty reasonably construct a metaphor about how we’re looking through Pearl’s perspective and she’s only seeing herself and what she did, although I don’t know if this will stand up at all to what’s about to happen.
And Amethyst comes to Pearl’s defense here? That’s really interesting. I notice that we haven’t dealt with the emotional impact of Sardonyx hurting Amethyst yet, so I’m wondering if we’re going to hold onto that one for awhile. If there’s one thing characters in Steven Universe are good at, it’s holding onto negative emotions.
Oh my god, I had my metaphor so close. I thought this episode’s focus would be about Pearl hurting Amethyst when it was actually about Pearl hurting Garnet.
“Man, it sure would be nice if things worked out the way they do in cartoons…” “Yeah, it would.” So we’re holding this for later, then? What a way to end an episode.
Oh shit, there’s a totally different ending theme! I really like it’s drifting ambient tones. It reminds me a lot of something you might find on the Transistor soundtrack. Maybe like a more relaxed Coasting? It’s good, though. I like it a lot.
Closing Thoughts-
This was a powerful episode. We met Sardonyx, who’s a manipulative, attention-seeking bully, and we learned that Pearl’s willing to lie to people to feel better. We also learned that Amethyst blames herself for Sugilite’s behavior exclusively, and we got some really tense drama between all of the characters. This is probably the worst we’ve seen the gems be to one another and themselves. This episode was really interesting to watch because it does a complete 180 on where it seems to be going about two thirds of the way through the episode. There’s so much to talk about with this episode, but I want to hold onto it for awhile until I have a better sense of what’s going to happen. Still, this was a great episode, and I really enjoyed it. On to my episode list-
Top Ten Episodes
Alone Together
Rose’s Scabbard.
We Need to Talk
Keeping it Together
Sworn to the Sword
On the Run
Lion 3: Straight to Video
Winter Forecast
Cry For Help
Coach Steven
10. Laser Light Cannon I rearranged a couple episodes after rewatching some of the older stuff, so this might not be exactly the same as it was before. Next up, my vocal tracks-
Top Five Vocal Tracks-
Do it for her
Stronger Than You
On the Run
Strong in the real way
Let yourself be wherever you are
After the next song, I plan on extending vocal tracks to top ten so look out for that. Finally, my BGM’s-
Top Ten BGM's
I’m Still Here
Theme from an Endless Romance
Glitch City
Lapis' Tower
Night Drive
Twilight Run
Alone Together
The Cave
The Hill/Rose’s Fountain
Love like you(The Ocean Returns)
Thanks so much for reading, guys! As usual, keep your comments spoiler free and keep the hype low. Finally, a question-
Who’s your favorite animated character that you love to hate? Can be from any source, anime included.
Steven accidentally releases a monster from a gem bubble and attempts to tame it and takes it on an adventure. Written and Storyboarded by Lamar Abrams and Hellen Jo(Jo)
Oh god half of the mountain literally just collapsed. The seismic activity that a mountain falling apart would have must be enormous! May God have mercy on those poor souls caught in its strength.
“One more attack should do it!” Well, has it changed color yet, Pearl?
“Oh...geez..oh… WOAH, MAMA!” God, Amethyst. Please, never change. For me.
“I’m sending you back to the temple.” You can do that? Without a teleporter? Why do you even have them, then? I need more information.
Okay, so, Garnet bubbles Steven to send him back. Why don’t the gems bubble themselves whenever they’re in danger and send themselves home? Or just...to get around? Fast Travel is a very useful skill, guys!
Oh. I guess this is a pretty dangerous thing to do, then, considering Pearl’s reaction. I wonder why?
Oh! Garnet’s room! I guess that makes sense. I assumed that that’s where the gems were teleported to, since they ended up in Garnet’s room.
Okay, so this brings some credence to my theory that the gems used to be monsters. Here, we see a monster reforming, and we literally watch it attempt to create a humanoid form! This makes me think about that line Garnet said during Steven’s Lion,” We kept Amethyst.” If the gems actually used to be monsters, like this seems to imply, then it seems entirely likely that the gems found Amethyst and she turned into a humanoid! In fact, this could have happened very recently! That might explain why Greg hadn’t seen Sugilite before. Maybe they found Amethyst around the same time Steven was born, which would explain why Amethyst has always felt the youngest of the three gems. Anyways, let’s continue.
I guess Steven is going to make friends with the...thing… fuck it, let’s call it a pokemon until we get a new name for it.
Wait is the episode actually called Monster Buddies? Is this episode going to do a Pokemon thing?
Okay. This is a pretty appropriate reaction, but I feel like the gems are also pretty unaware of the situation. I mean, if I saw my child alone with something strange in a room used exclusively to hold evil monsters, I would have a similar reaction, so I can’t blame them, but we’re clearly meant to sympathize with the monster, so… Boo, gems!
“I can’t say no to that face.” I know that feeling, Garnet. He’s a fucking potato!
I’m intently studying this scene for any indication that Amethyst was once a monster, too. I have yet to find any, though.
Okay, once again. I know that the answer is probably to let it be free and bond with Steven, but it’s a motherfucking monster that attacked them! I actually agree with the gems, even though I also believe that it’s kind of messed up.
Lion’s here? Actually, hold on. Literally this exact same thing happened with Lion? Why are they making a huge fuss out of it now?
Hm. So, Garnet decides to trust Steven. She thinks that he’s mature enough to know if he can handle a situation or not. This stuff is small, but these little changes are how people actually grow up. You don’t learn a lesson and become a different person, you see 100 little things and slowly change over long periods of time. Good Jorb, Steve Solar System.
I enjoy these scenes where Steven talks to the pokemon, even though they also give me horrible anxiety because I have absolutely no ability to deal with animals that move quickly at all. In 5th grade, we had to take care of animals, and I absolutely hated it, even though I love looking at animals, because I couldn’t deal with their movement. Something about it makes me really uncomfortable.
The return of chip chaps? I thought I would never see those ungodly things again! I already made one image for you!
I’m really enjoying this song! It’s based on The Mother, but it has this jazzy feel to it that I really like.
“I don’t know how you eat with an eyeball in your mouth!” OOOOHHHH! IT’S AN EYE!
These two must become best friends. I demand it!
“But we have to go back for the shooting star!” Oh… A shooting star?
Earlier, I theorized that we would see a new yellow gem based on the colors of the balloons. I also noticed that, on Greg’s van, there was a shooting star of the same color of yellow as the balloon. Y’all are saying that the big, exciting episode is coming up… Is this shooting star the one I theorized about? Are we about to meet a new gem?
“Woah! Why isn’t that thing on its rock?!” I love the way this line is delivered so much.
“NOOOO! MI TORTA!” This… this is actually it. This is the best line ever uttered by a human. We’ve done it. We’ve reached our peak. Where will humanity go? We can’t ever do better than this. We’re a doomed people.
This song sounds so MMBN it’s crazy. I can just imagine this song playing over a section where Lan has to go talk to every character at some wacky expo…
God the filler in those games were bad…
Also, all of these tight caves are giving me horrible anxiety, so I’m trying to get past them as quickly as possible. What is with this episode and it igniting my horrible phobias?
An ancient “elemental”? Hm… So, is this thing literally the aspect of something? I could see that factoring into some interesting magic lore, but I don’t really know where to go with it. This thing feels...different, though. It’s important, somehow, but I don’t know how.
Also, something about that shot really felt like an Adventure Time animation. Maybe it’s the shape of her head and arms, but it looks a little off-putting in Steven Universe. Maybe that was the intent? Make this thing seem so different that the animation changes to reflect that?
“Garnet, You’ll need to use your gauntlets.” Oh, boy. This is going to go well.
Man, you really do have to feel bad for the pokemon here. Pearl and Garnet are just beating on it, and it’s just scared of their weapons. Here, I draw the line. It’s clearly just afraid of the gems hurting it, especially considering that its only interaction with them has been fighting and dying to them.
I’m amazed at how well the animators got down the “twitchy animal” vibe. It’s absolutely perfect looking!
“This all happened today!” I guess it did. Huh.
Oh, man. This image is really great. Steven is holding onto the pokemon, even though its acid is clearly hurting him, because he’s willing to risk himself to help it. It’s scared, and confused, and really has an astonishing amount of character for a non-vocal monster creature.
Ugh...its pupils go blank, and its whole body goes inert very slowly before it poofs. That was really sad.
“Your mother would be so proud.” Oh, god, that’s got to be such a mixed bag of emotions for Steven. His pet dies, and then Garnet tells him that his dead parent would be proud of how he handled the situation.
“The truth is, Rose Quartz had tried to use her powers to save these monsters, too. But she was never able to heal them.” Well, fuck. There goes all of my theories. All of them. They’re all gone now.
Oh. I kind of already assumed he could do that? I mean, he could bubble people, so gems wouldn’t be too difficult, would it?
Oh, wait. None of the gems were there the previous two times Steven had made a bubble. This is their first time seeing it, but Steven has already used his powers. I guess this adds another little layer to the relationship between Steven and the gems. He’s already advancing beyond what they know. He’s starting to mature without them realizing.
Oh, man. A reprise of the intro theme? Please, spare me…
This episode was great! Excluding the character breaking we got from the gems, this episode was really fun. The music was great, although nothing made my top 5 BGM’s. (Should I include that as a list, too? I think I like most of the BGM’s more than the vocal songs.) The animation was very interesting this episode, and we got a lot of little hints about the past. Overall, I really loved this one. It was fun, and upbeat, and had some good emotional weight at the end! Let’s move on to the next one!
Episode 24- An Indirect Kiss
Amethyst cracks her gemstone and Steven and the Crystal Gems try to heal her using Rose's healing tears. Written and Storyboarded by Raven M. Molisee and Paul Villeco
I’ve noticed that we’ve started to settle into pairs of writers/storyboard artists. It’s interesting, so I hope I’ll be able to identify different styles between the different groups.
“Steven, please. I’m a gem warrior, I’m not gonna fa-” She says this in such a specific way. Like, anyone else would have just said “I’m a gem”, but she specifically adds warrior to it. It feels like this is a title that she used to go by, maybe? Y’know? Yeah, you know, yinz filthy animals.
“Ugh! This is so embarrassing…” Have I mentioned how much I love Amethyst’s deliveries?
Oh, that cannot be good. If the gems’ gems are their real body, this must be an actual injury. They can’t just regenerate their damage if the gem itself is the damage!
“You’re gem is cracked!” “Rude!” She’s pretty defensive about asking for help, isn’t she?
“How could I have been so blind? We need to put a fence up there so this will never happen again!” “And that’s why there’s a fence. The end!” Uh, Steven. Steve-O, my boy, uh, aren’t you forgetting something?
“Okay, okay. But only if you let me try on your glasses.” That’s a fair trade!
Durian juice? What the fuck? Who are these people?!
“How do I look?” “I have no idea…” Can you really not see 3 feet in front of you without your glasses? I dunno, I’m pretty functional without mine, even though my eyes may as well not exist without them.
“Before...we had Rose.” Man, she packed a lot of emotion into that line!
So, Steven’s mom was also the Tank Cleric, except that she had more of an emphasis on healing? I wonder how that changed the party dynamic? I imagine it would have more of a focus on Garnet frontline, with Rose supporting.
“She felt real love for those around her, and she felt real sorrow when they were hurt.” Did she actually have to cry, or could she just create her tears? Because I know I wouldn’t be crying if my mom broke her arm, even though I love her very dearly and would feel terrible for her. I dunno, it seems a little awkward to have to actually be crying to use your powers, y’know?
“Just today, you were crying about snakes!” “They don’t have any arms!” Don’t worry, Steve-o! I can fix that for you!
“We need to take Amethyst to Rose’s healing spring.” Are we going to start learning more about Rose? I could really use some of that right about now.
Okay. This is officially bad. Amethyst has gone full glitch-mode now. I guess my comparison to gems as computers during Steven the Sword Fighter was apt. It really feels like her “hardware” is damaged here, y’know?
“And in the center of the garden, Rose’s fountain! Overflowing with your mother’s healing lacrimal essence.” Hrm…
“Steven, it’s fine...just...just stay here and watch Amethyst.” This is the first time I’ve heard Pearl sound actually frustrated and irritated by Steven.
That was a really great scene. As someone that grew up without a parent, I can really understand where Steven is coming from. I have no relationship with my father, so I can’t imaging crying at some shrine of his that someone else tells me is important. This is a really powerful scene, and I’m really glad we get to see it.
Also, I don’t think we’ve heard this song before, but I kind of love it.
“I’m pretty sure Garnet and I unplugging a clogged chamber brought the fountain back to life.” Pfff…
“Oh, Steven. You don’t have healing tears. You’ll never have any real magic powers, and we don’t want anything more to do with you.” Oh, man. For a second, that got me. I’m pretty sure that this didn’t happen, though.
“She didn’t really say that?” Good.
“Everyone expects me to be like my mom. What if I never get those powers?’ “Then you’ll be like me. That’s not so bad.” “But, if I don’t have powers, then I can’t hang out with Amethyst, or Garnet, or Pearl, and-and I can’t go on Missions!” “You don’t need any powers to be here with me.”
I like how the music just cuts out here. It gives the episode’s ending a lot of oomph.
Closing Thoughts-
This episode made me feel a lot of emotions. There was a lot of crying. The reprise of The Hill actually ended my existence, I think, so it’s going to be a little harder to write these from the astral plane. The animation was beautiful in this episode, especially with regards to anything Rose-related. Also, it’s very interesting to see Pearl’s breakdown over the state of the fountain. There’s definitely something else going on behind these moments, but I don’t want to pass judgement yet. Anyways, now for my episode rating! It is as follows-
Coach Steven
An Indirect Kiss
Laser Light Cannon
Giant Woman
So Many Birthdays
As for my music listing, it goes-
Strong in the real way
Steven and the Stevens/Crystal Gems
Giant Woman
Let me drive my van into your heart
Cookie Cat Rap
As always, guys, thanks for reading! Remember, keep all of your discussion spoiler free! I’m really enjoying these episodes, and I would hate to be spoiled of a big emotional moment, or huge plot movement, or anything along those lines. Also, we officially have our first piece of fanart! Thank you so much, jaifriedpork! Finally, a question-
What do you guys think the gems would be doing if they weren’t busy saving the day?
Edited 05/08/2018: Now that The Truth Is Out, I wrote a formal version compiling foreshadowing on The Geekiary here!
I HAVE UPDATED THIS IN A SEPARATE POST HERE. I'm keeping this one up so that we can all have a good laugh about it once the full truth comes out. But as of today, Jan. 25, I will no longer be updating this particular post.
THEORY: Rose Quartz was Pink Diamond, former member of the "Diamond Authority" (ruling entity of Homeworld) Note: There are many variations on this theory, the most common being "Diamond is a title, not the name of the gemstone." Most of these points can be used for most RQ = PD theories, but I will specifically be presenting evidence on the veracity of Rose (and now Steven) being a literal Diamond. In addition, I am conflating Rose = Royalty (or whatever the Gem equivalent is) with Rose = Pink Diamond theories, as I believe they go hand in hand. manny_funk on the variations of this theory:
We don't know if she was called Pink Diamond or Pink Debbie. Pink Diamond is just a name that stuck with fans because of Ronaldo. Ignoring the names... the main crux of the theory was that there used to be 4 ruling parties of the Homeworld, one of them being pink and post war, now there is 3, with pinky erased from the symbol. Who do we know whose distinguishing color is pink in the show? Rose. Thats what we're debating is true or not. Whether she was called Diamond, Betty, Sue or whatever are details we don't know yet.
1) The "Diamond Authority" symbols from various episodes seem to indicate there once was a pink component, but now there is not (say if she rebelled against her Homeworld...)
It's true there are pale pink diamonds and dark rose quartzes. But do a google image search, and the pattern is pretty clear.
3) (Pink) diamonds are rare and very hard, like Rose's shield.
I'm not arguing Rose's shield is made of literal diamond. I think the shield is made of hard light construct, like everyone else's Gem weapon. I'm saying it's known for being particularly hard, which is something diamonds are also known for.
It's true diamonds are also brittle (which I'd say fits nicely into this theory from a meta level). But ask your average layperson on the street, "what are diamonds known for?" and I bet they'd say: rare, and hard ( ͡° ͜^ ͡°)
4) In the original pilot, Steven's Gem has a gold ring around it.
In light of canon confirmation that there is in fact a class system on Homeworld, I would say this is particularly strong evidence that Rose is not a literal quartz.
5) Several pieces of clothing have pink diamonds on them
Note also that Peridot and Jasper have yellow diamonds on their forms.
6) Rose is bigger than any Gems we've seen except for Yellow Diamond.
There is debate about whether size means anything in terms of Gem "caste." Based on the Gems we've seen so far I believe evidence supports that it does matter.
7) Pearl is kneeling before Rose in her holo-flashback in Rose's Scabbard. Pearl tells Connie to bow to her "liege" in Sworn to the Sword.
Also I mean, Rose had enough clout to get a whole army to follow her. Knowing what we do about her personality, I believe she gave the option to all of her soldiers (a la Pearl in Rose's Scabbard) to fight with her or go back home.
8) The sparklies at the warp pad are pink diamonds in Rose's Scabbard.
Greg's van - Remember, foreshadowing comes in many flavors. It could well be the Crewniverse chose this type of van because the diamond window is a common feature.
Lighthouse. I bring this up because look at the lower window--does that remind you of someone's Gem?
13) Royalty foreshadowing in Watermelon Steven
Greg calls Steven "Your Watermelajesty" (ty, fennric)
Steven wearing a crown, Lion as a symbol of royalty. "Towards the end of the episode the scene where he is laying against Lion wearing his crown and cape seems like something off of a tarot card predicting that he will be gem royalty." -MonstrousGiggling
16) The pink stuff all over the space ships in Friend Ship (ty, argentarachnids) 17) Pearl calls Rose "one of a kind" in the Guide to the Crystal Gems
Now that multiple Gem types is confirmed, this is suspicious. What makes Rose so special there's only one of her?
18) Rose doesn't have much in common with the other confirmed quartz types, Jasper and Amethyst
Her natural abilities are defensive/protective, which is interesting if quartzes are huge, loyal soldiers
While Rose is certainly huge, the physical similarities end there. She has a different hair and a distinctly different build than Jasper. Picture
COMMON COUNTERARGUMENTS: Why would Jasper say "you have the power of Rose Quartz!" and not "You have the power of Pink Diamond!" ?
Respect for an old enemy? Rose has been Rose so long calling her anything else is weird by now? The Crewniverse wasn't planning on revealing it yet? Along with taking her symbol off the "Diamond Authority" emblem, it is now taboo to refer to her as Pink Diamond at all?
Wouldn't an actual Rose Quartz Gem exist?
Who knows? Maybe Rose named herself after a Gem type that were all crushed under the metaphorical boot of Homeworld. I don't think every single mineral has to have a Gem counterpart, though.
I don't get it. Why would Rose change her name at all?
To symbolize she was a Gem of the people? (Quartz is common, Diamond extremely rare). To honor her fusion with Pearl (also as a symbol of the Rebellion)? To distance herself from the oppression the Diamonds upheld on Homeworld? Because Earth was a "Quartz colony" ?
I think Pink Diamond is actually _____!
Great! Please feel free to write up your own theory.
Ugh, I hate hidden royalty cliches. It seems too obvious
Obvious like, Garnet is a fusion, or Pearl is one of many, or Peridot has robotic limbs? Yall, the point of this show isn't these mysteries--it's the characters, and to a lesser extent, the plot that's happening to Steven now. Plus, there's this tweet by Matt Burnett (ty, nixlheimr)
Question: Is it disheartening to the crewniverse if a fan theory predicts events in the show? Matt's response: No. What fun is a mystery if audience isn't given the clues to figure it out themselves?
My concluding point: Not only is there a lot of evidence, (some undoubtedly more convincing than others), there is a good narrative value to this theory. This show is about Steven Quartz Universe--whoever his mother was has to impact him directly. But think about it--Steven coming into his "magical destiny" as the son of an ancient alien ruler and some primitive primate joe schmo, one of a kind in a species in the whole universe, the bridge between magical and mundane, made from love <3
Hello lovelies! I've been dragging my feet about updating this post, but here I am, finally doing it. I have decided to redo the post entirely, since there is all sorts of new context for the theory, and I thought it might be fun to preserve the "original" theory for posterity.
THEORY: Rose Quartz was Pink Diamond, former member of the Diamond Authority
Note: There are many variations on this theory. Rose + Bismuth = Pink Diamond, Rose mutilated her Gem to be Pink Diamond, all Diamonds are secret Fusions and Rose is only a component--etc. To make it easier for myself, I'm still presenting the potential evidence that supports Rose (and now Steven) being a literal Diamond, but please note that this evidence can be applied to most theories if you tweak the interpretation. Quite honestly, much of this evidence can also support Rose being a high-ranking member of Pink Diamond's court. Only time will tell! Here is an excellent summary of the post-SB4 misdirection of the theory by tumblr user oathkeeper-of-tarth. ~~~~ 1) The Diamond Authority symbols from various episodes seem to indicate there once was a pink component, but now there is not. In rough chronological (in terms of Gem history) order:
It's true there are pale pink diamonds and dark rose quartzes. But do a google image search, and the pattern is pretty clear.
4) (Pink) diamonds are rare and very hard, like Rose's shield.
Not to say that the shield is made of literal diamond--just that it's known for being particularly hard, which is something diamonds are also known for.
It's true diamonds are also brittle (which I'd say fits nicely into this theory from a meta level). But ask your average layperson on the street, "what are diamonds known for?" and I bet they'd say: rare, and hard ( ͡° ͜^ ͡°)
A "Rose Diamond" is a specific cut. Definition according to google: "a hemispherical diamond with the curved part cut in triangular facets."
5) In the original pilot, Steven's Gem has a gold ring around it.
Sardonyx's shoes - note also that Garnet was formed on Earth, which means Sardonyx's affiliation with the Pink Rhombus symbol is likely post-Earth (ty, Nlolsalot)
Note also that Peridot and Jasper have yellow diamonds on their forms.
7) Royalty foreshadowing
Pearl kneeling before Rose in her holo-flashback in Rose's Scabbard
Pearl tells Connie to bow to her "liege" in Sworn to the Sword.
Greg calls Steven "Your Watermelajesty" in Watermelon Steven
Garnet calls Steven a King, also in Watermelon Steven
Steven wearing a crown, Lion as a symbol of royalty. "Towards the end of [So Many Birthdays], the scene where he is laying against Lion wearing his crown and cape seems like something off of a tarot card predicting that he will be gem royalty." -MonstrousGiggling
Greg's van - Remember, foreshadowing comes in many flavors. It could well be the Crewniverse chose this type of van because the diamond window is a common feature.
Lighthouse. I bring this up because look at the lower window--does that remind you of someone's Gem? Plus, the windows look a lot like those at the Moon Base and in Yellow Diamon'ds lair.
if Rose is a quartz, why is that she's much more friendly looking, and has protection/healing powers if she's built to fight? Ian Jones-Quartey: quartz soldiers are intended for armies, meaning some of them need defensive powers as well. they can't all be tanks. Does this mean that Rose is definitely a quartz? Ian Jones-Quartey: Yo her name is Rose QUARTZ
15) It Could've Been Great
Blue and Yellow Diamond have chest placements (picture), White has a head placement (picture). If it follows that the fourth Diamond has a placement corresponding to the Diamond Authority symbol, it makes sense that Pinkie's is lower than chest. Say, belly.
COMMON COUNTERARGUMENTS: I. Skinny mural legs! Other Diamonds have a kite cut! No one recognized her during The Answer! She's way smaller than Blue or Yellow Diamond! Jasper said: "You have the Power of Rose Quartz!"
Yes, if this theory turns out to be right, it seems very likely Rose altered her form significantly to be Rose Quartz. (Psst: revisit point #2)
II. The Guide lists Steven's Gem type as "Quartz"
The Guide is also explicitly "written by" Steven, and as far as he knows, he's a quartz.
III. Peridot calls Steven "some kind of quartz" in When It Rains
Peridot knows Steven is from Earth (a Quartz Colony), has heard him being called a Quartz, and that line is even, "you're some kind of quartz, right?" As in she doesn't actually know what he is. EVEN SO, counterarguments II and III might very well be legit if Rose/Steven is truly a quartz, and only a part of PD.
IV. Wouldn't an actual Rose Quartz Gem exist?
Who knows? Maybe Rose named herself after a Gem type that were all crushed under the metaphorical boot of Homeworld. I don't think every single mineral has to have a Gem counterpart, though. And even if she is a quartz, she's "one of a kind," according to the Guide.
V. I don't get it. Why would Rose change her name/form at all?
To symbolize she was a Gem of the people? To honor her fusion with Pearl (also as a symbol of the Rebellion)? To distance herself from the oppression the Diamonds upheld on Homeworld? Because Earth was a "Quartz colony" ?
VI. Ugh, I hate hidden royalty cliches. It seems too obvious
Obvious like, Garnet is a fusion, or Pearl is one of many, or Peridot has robotic limbs? Yall, the point of this show isn't these mysteries--it's the characters, and to a lesser extent, the plot that's happening to Steven now. Plus, there's this tweet by Matt Burnett
Question: Is it disheartening to the crewniverse if a fan theory predicts events in the show? Matt's response: No. What fun is a mystery if audience isn't given the clues to figure it out themselves?
My concluding point: Not only is there a lot of evidence, (some undoubtedly more convincing than others), there is a good narrative value to this theory. This show is about Steven Quartz Universe--whoever his mother was has to impact him directly. But think about it--Steven coming into his "magical destiny" as the son of an ancient alien ruler and some primitive primate joe schmo, one of a kind in a species in the whole universe, the bridge between magical and mundane, made from love <3
Guess who? Its your friendly neighborhood newbie of course! Can I still call myself a newbie? I've watched like eighty percent of the show now...but I guess it doesn't really matter until I get all the way caught up. Anyway, back again to see some more episodes. I'm excited and sad at the same time because I feel like the next several episodes will only get better based on what I've seen of season two so far but at the same time...I really liked doing these posts and meeting all you guys and sharing my reactions with you and seeing your reactions to mine. Its gonna be a bit sad when I do the last one of these...it'll be like finishing a book series and just not knowing what to do with yourself afterwards. But we'll cross that bridge when we reach it I guess! Onwards and upwards! One thing before we start, I know from the comments on the last post that this set of episodes was apparently dubbed "The week of Sardonyx" by the Crew. Assuming Sardonyx is a new character of some sort due to it being a gemstone...I looked up pictures of what actual sadonyx looks like. They usually seem to be a red-orangeish color with white bands. Hmmmm...maybe its the name of a new fusion? We haven't seen Steven fuse with any of the gems...OH MY GOSH GUYS WHAT IF ITS THE NAME OF STEVEN'S FIRST GEM BASED FUSION?! THAT WOULD BE SO EPIC. Enough speculation though, lets go! You can find my last post here. Alright I meant to do this in the last post but I kind of went overboard with some exposition so I'm going to take the time to do it now...here I go watching the much alluded to extended intro. Extended intro: Hey look! The house is being built! GASP This must a prequel of sorts!
Haha...Greg actually wearing a shirt that has sleeves.
I never thought Steven could get any cuter until I saw him at like...five years old...LOOK AT HIS LITTLE FEET AND HIS OVERSIZED SHIRT AAAAAAAHHH.
That little "Umm..." and he's so shy!
"We'll like it...even if its bad!" I see Amethyst has ALWAYS been the brutal honesty type.
Sings the themesong along with Steven. Its been a long time since I've heard the intro he sang in the pilot! So many warm memories of...two or three weeks ago...lol.
WELCOME HOME STEVEN!
OH MY GOD GUYS PEARL'S SINGING NOW THIS JUST GOT ELEVEN BILLION TIMES BETTER.
Awwww...that last look Greg gave the gems as he left the house...I wonder...if that was legitimately the last time Greg got to feel what it was like to live with his son. That's so sad to think about.
CUE THE MONTAGE. WE'VE COME SOOOOO FAR!
"I will fight for the place where I'm free to live together and exist as me!" WOOOOO! SING IT, GARNET!
"I will fight in the name of Rose Quartz and everything that she believed in!"Facepalm I guess Pearl hasn't moved on one bit eh?
"I will fight for the world I was made in, the Earth is everything I've ever known!" Am I the only one that finds it weird that of the original CGs only Amethyst is actually fighting for Earth? I mean I guess it makes sense when you think about it but its such a stark contrast to the beginning of the show when you're lead to believe they're all the guardians of the Earth simply because they like it here...Pearl does it because she's obsessed, Garnet does it because I guess the Earth is a haven for gay space rocks...Amethyst does it because SHE WAS BORN HERE AND THIS IS HER HOME, DAMMIT. I like Amethyst's reason the best.
"I will fight to be everything that everybody wants me to be when I'm grown!" Two things about this. One, its kind of sad that Steven's motivation is to be like his mom because everyone expects him to fill Rose's shoes...I guess he'll learn eventually that its just better if he tries to be his own person. Two, I'VE SAID THIS BEFORE; I KNOW WHAT IT MEANS WHEN YOU HIDE A CHARACTER'S EYES...ALSO THAT SMILE AND POSE. WHAT ARE YOU UP TO, ROSE?!
Now that's an anime shot if I ever saw one...The villians standing above the heroes ominously--WAIT...WHO THE FUCK IS THAT?!
I can only assume based on what I know of the homeworld gems and the diamond authority as well as the characters mentioned in the show...that that is none other than YELLOW DIAMOND. And holy shit am I intimidated and excited all at the same time...FINALLY, THE BIG BAD REVEALS HERSELF.
Well guys that was everything I could have hoped for and more. Its a rather good thing if even your opening themes have characterization in them...and this show has characterzation coming out of its ears. Once again the singing was on point! Kinda wondering who all was singing during that shot of all the gems together plus Yellow Diamond...I could make out Estelle's voice and maybe DeeDee's but there was one other voice in there that was higher pitched that I couldn't make out...oh well. Cry for Help: More Crying Breakfast Friends!
"I don't get this cartoon, man!" Neither do I, Amethyst.
As much as Steven's TV gets busted I'm not surprised this one stopped working.
OH HI PERIDOT! WATCHA DOIN?!
SHE'S SENDING AN SOS TO YELLOW DIAMOND. NOT GOOD.
Hehehe...Steven riding in Lion's mane dimension.
The communication hub...from waaaaaay back in Coach Steven when we first saw Sugilite? ARE WE GONNA SEE SUGILITE AGAIN?!
"Last time was a disaster." Well gee Garnet...why don't you shame Amethyst a little bit more?
Garnet took her shades off! I missed those three different colored eyes of hers!
"Its you and me, Pearl!" WELL SLAP MY ASS AND CALL ME A RASPBERRY, I DID NOT SEE THAT ONE COMING.
"Don't cry, Pearl." Seriously Pearl, you're making this awkward.
YOOOOOO, SAR-DO-NYX! I was right! It was a new fusion! She wears a tux and has Peridot's triangle shaped hair! And she wears shades like Sugilite and Alexandrite do! I'm just going to assume that any fusion that Garnet is a part of has to come with some type of shades.
"GIANT WOMAN!" I can see the apple doesn't fall far from the tree!
DAT LAUGH THO. Its so...haughty.
"I could literally squish you right now, it would not be hard!" PLEASE DON'T.
"I haven't exactly been myself lately." Badumtish.
SHE GETS A GIANT HAMMER?! THAT'S RADICAL.
"Smash is the word one uses to describe what someone else might do." IS THIS ENTIRE EPISODE DEDICATED TO MAKING AMETHYST FEEL SHITTY FOR SUGILITE?!
"Elegant, graceful, controlled..." Literally none of those things describe the hammer, Sardonyx.
Between the dance, how the two separated, and their celebration afterwards I have no doubt in my mind that this episode fueled GarnetXPearl ships for all time.
Steven sitting in Garnet's lap is my new favorite thing.
Well damn...guess Peridot's not gonna be stopped that easily.
I can't get enough of Sardonyx's laugh.
Awwww...Amethyst's song...SHE JUST WANTED TO FEEL LIKE SHE BELONGED GUYS, IS THAT SO MUCH TO ASK?!
I refuse to believe that cactus ISN'T Peridot...its too conveniently placed and too conveniently shaped like her.
The magic sausage trick! Steven is such a little kid!
What the hey hey?! I thought the Crystal gems had Peridot's pod?!
THAT'S NOT PERIDOT.
PEARL?! BUT WHO...BUT HOW...BUT WHY?! WHY?!?!?
So she fixed the hub...so she could fuse with Garnet? I mean...YOU COULDN'T JUST ASK GARNET?! DO THESE GEMS EVER JUST TALK TO EACH OTHER?!
"This is no good!" SHUT THE FUCK UP, PEARL.
"She's evading my future vision." You can do that?!
"But we can destroy this hub as many times as we need to! Together!" Is there no end to Pearl's thirst?
AW SHIT, CAT'S OUTTA DA BAG NOW.
Amethyst coming to Pearl's aid?! WHO ARE YOU AND WHAT DID YOU DO WITH AMETHYST?!
"Amethyst, fuse with me!" Oh I get it...so its not okay to trick someone into fusing with you but its okay to order someone to do it? I see how it is, Garnet.
Well we got to see Sugilite again but I'm not happy about it at all. I'm just so...disappointed in all of the gems this episode. Don't get me started on Pearl...then there's Garnet over here making Amethyst feel like shit and acting all righteously indignant even though she didn't even bother asking Amethyst to fuse...she just told her to do it. DO THE GEMS EVER JUST HAVE A NORMAL CONVERSATION WITH EACH OTHER?! I feel like a lot of this kind of stuff could have been sorted if they were just...honest with each other. Welp...trouble in the Universe household. Looks like Garnet and Pearl aren't even on speaking terms anymore...and with Peridot and Malachite still on the loose...awww man guys...our little family's falling apart ;_; Keystone Motel:"I know that you're all...disappointed...in me." Just a tad.
Oooof...the cold shoulder. Damn, Garnet.
Impeccable timing as always Greg!
"You mean the Keystone state?" "Right the state named Keystone." Pfffft...Crewniverse you slay me. Guess we're goin to good ol'd Penn. state eh guys?
"I don't like those brushes...they feel weird on your fur." Steven you don't have...OH MY GOD HE'S TALKING ABOUT THAT TIME HE TURNED INTO A BLOB OF CATS.
My experience of motels has left me a lot less optimistic about this trip.
"I'm coming too." Say what?! Why would Garnet want to go to a motel?
Once again, Greg's expression of confusion and despair reflects my own...I've never seen the Gems be such...assholes to each other.
Checking for bedbugs...shudders.
SOMETHING'S UP WITH GARNET. The camera keeps zooming in on her and she's grimacing and shit. And...her hand's shaking?
"If I'm not back in an hour...call the police." Craigslist.
Garnet's...arguing with herself...HOLY SHIT SHE SPLIT UP.
RUBY AND SAPPHIRE, I MISSED YOU GUYS.
This situation is only marred by the fact that they've split up because they're angry at each other.
Can't you see I'm completely engulfed with rage?" Not really.
Did Ruby just steam her own tears? Ruby...chillax.
Hahaha...she burned the carpet! Ruby has no chill at all!
HOLY SHIT...RUBY JUST BOILED THE POOL. Talk about steaming mad.
"The channels are all the wrong numbers." Hah...this was a mystery to me as a kid too.
So Sapphire has future vision as well? Wow...she's...really pretentious. Never thought about how pretentious someone who can see the future might be but its easy to see why Ruby is so mad at her.
Welp, Greg didn't die. Yay!
"Oh boy...where's the other one?" GREG KNOWS ABOUT RUBY AND SAPPHIRE?!
"SQUARE PIZZA!?" OH MY GOD SAPPHIRE JUST SAID STEVEN WOULDN'T LIKE IT...THIS SHOW I SWEAR.
"Son, there will come a time in your life when you will learn to accept all pizza." Can Greg adopt me please?
"Sometimes people who love each other hurt each others' feelings without meaning to." Ugh...tell me about it.
"But I think they'd work it out if they just talked to each other!" RIGHT?! IS IT SO HARD TO HAVE A CONVERSATION?!
Breakfast with the squabbling lovebirds...this won't be awkward at all.
Let me just stop right here and say how awesome Greg is. Garnet invites herself on this trip, has a meltdown in the middle of it, and now he's abiding by Ruby and Sapphire having their little squabble while he's trying to eat breakfast. GREG IS THE MOST CHILL DUDE I'VE EVER SEEN, I'D HAVE TOLD THE LITTLE SHITS TO FUCK OFF BY NOW.
"It just came with us...I don't understand...is it me?!"YOU TWO APOLOGIZE TO STEVEN RIGHT THE FUCK NOW.
"I keep looking into the future where all of this has been solved as if it doesnt matter how you feel in the present." On the one hand I can understand how that sucks...on the other, yeah, you were being a bit of a jerk.
SAPPHIRE'S A CYCLOPS, YOOOOOOOOOOOOO.
"You know what's nice about being split up? I get to look at you." OH, HEEEEEEEEELLL NAAAAWWW. SOMEBODY FIND RUBY'S WALLET. ITS THE ONE THAT SAYS "SMOOTH MOTHERFUCKER" ON IT.
Seriously Greg, you just lost your smooth throne to a rock.
"LAUGHY SAFFY" THESE TWO I SWEAR.
Jeez you two, get a room.
NEVER THOUGHT I'D BE SO HAPPY TO SEE GARNET.
Awwwwwww...Amethyst and Pearl consoling each other in the house. [SHIPPING INTENSIFIES]
THAT WAS A ROLLERCOASTER...One the one hand I'm glad we got to see the two little love rocks again, on the other...they were only present because of all the angst. This arc has soooo much angst I swear. Greg continues to be the greatest dad in existence and...Steven had a moment of self doubt worth mentioning. Blaming himself for the adults fighting...that's such a kid thing and I'm really glad Ruby and Sapphire were at least able to stop fighting long enough to assure him that he wasn't at fault. Onion Friend: From the title I'm assuming this is an Onion episode...damn...we havent had one of those since what...Onion Trade?
Poor Amethyst...much like Steven she's like the kid trapped between feuding adults. I've been there and its enough to sap the life out of you.
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN SITTING THERE, ONION?!
ARE WE ABOUT TO SEE WHAT ONION'S HOUSE LOOKS LIKE?!
He...has a thing for...Amethyst? Speechless noises
"That's really weird!" TELL ME ABOUT IT.
HOLY SHIT SHE'S GOT A GUN.
Vidalia!? Who is---OH...SHE WAS THE WOMAN WITH MARTY BACK IN STORY FOR STEVEN.
AMETHYST KNOWS VIDALIA?!
VIDALIA IS ONION'S MOM?!
PSYCHO MAN-- oh wait...nevermind.
Vidalia and Amethyst...the two troublemakers. I like where this is going.
"You don't know what I've done in these shoes!" Eeeeeyyyyyyyyyyy.
Okay so...Vidalia is both Sour Cream and Onion's mom it looks like...so I guess she broke it off with Marty, yeah she did. And then she hooked up with the fisherman dude...Yellowtail. So...ohmigod Sour Cream looks a LOT like Marty so I guess that would make him and Onion half brothers? That's interesting, this show has non traditional families coming out of its ears.
This entire family is so weird and I love them all.
Does Onion actually speak English or does his family just understand mumble speak?
"What are ya gonna do? Kids gotta express themselves." I wish more parents would think like this.
ONION HAS A SNAKE...ONION IS A SNEEPLE.
NO STEVEN, DON'T FEED THE MOUSE TO IT.
Birth video
Mobius_Uno.exe has stopped responding
"I can't take much more of this." Steven speaking for me yet again.
"I'm inspired by you, Amethyst." I'm really glad Amethyst and Vidalia could hook up again...everyone needs a shoulder to cry on every once in a while.
Onion has a secret room off of his bedroom accessible through an air vent...because of course the little weirdo does.
AWWWWWWWWWW...Onion aint so bad after all!
"Welp, thanks for breakin into my house!" I'm not sure if walking through a tarp qualifies.
I KEPT MY COOL UNTIL THE MOUSE IN THE MOUTH THING...COFFEE ALL OVER MY GODDAMNED SCREEN.
I expected that to be a lot less heartwarming than it was but I'm grateful it managed to be both weird and heartwarming at the same time. Vidalia's so awesome! And she's a painter! You go girl! SUDDEN REALIZATION: DO YOU THINK VIDALIA PAINTED THE PORTRAIT OF ROSE IN STEVEN'S HOUSE?! Alright guys I know I'm stopping in the middle of the Stevenbomb for this one but I'm gonna put a pin in this post here so that I have a decent amount of episodes for my last couple of posts...four and four respectively if I count the remaining ones correctly. I honestly wasn't expecting the show to take this sort of turn. If you asked me beforehand if Pearl was capable of doing something like this I would have said no. I guess it just goes to show you how much baggage the gems hide from one another. As a person this is a bit frustrating because the obvious answer is for the gems to have an honest and open conversation about it but you know...easier said than done. I wonder how they'll resolve all this. Well, you already know but tune in next time to see my reaction to it I guess!
tl;dnr Warning If you thought my last post was a feels trip, you'd better buckle up, because it's gonna be another bumpy ride. After my last post (see linked above), I did more thinking about the Crystal Gems - and in particular, their relationship with Rose Quartz. It's fairly obvious that Pearl was in love with Rose (or, at least she was in love with the idea of Rose Quartz/love); Amethyst seems to have loved Rose like a mother; and Garnet cared for Rose as well, as Rose was implied to have accepted Garnet for her true nature, as a fusion and a relationship. Now, I know there has been a lot of discussion on /stevenuniverse, particularly concerning the exact nature of Pearl's relationship with Rose. Given that, from my last post, I made it clear that I identify with Pearl the most, I wanted to share some insight on my part as to why Pearl feels - and acts - the way she does, concerning Rose. You see, fellow SU fans, in my last post, I mentioned relating to the Crystal Gems' experiences "because I lived them". In the case of Pearl and the Crystal Gems' relationship with Rose, and dealing with her subsequent choice and loss, I, too, unfortunately experienced something in my life along those lines. I also think that it can explain a lot, so bear with me, here. (Keep in mind, I'm not making any of this up to fish for karma. My story is based on a real-life tragedy, with the names changed. If anyone is interested in the real articles, feel free to PM me. The following is also c/ped from my original post on /askreddithere.) When I was 14, back in 2005-2006, I was part of an international, UK-based equestrian group called Pony Club, or USPC for the American branch. Our own local Pony Club was disbanding, so my mom decided that we would join the Pony Club of a town about an hour away. The leader of the new Pony Club was an older woman in her 50's, reasonably healthy, save for a diagnosis of Parkinson's disease. She, in turn, had a 12-year-old daughter, in addition to a younger son, and several grown children she'd previously adopted and raised. She also adopted (or rescued) off-the-track Thoroughbred racehorses who might otherwise be put down, retaining them to be huntejumper and trail horses. A devout Catholic, she had spent much of her life being faithful, and sought to be as giving as possible, hence why she'd adopted so many children. Much like Rose Quartz, she also absolutely loved and adored animal and human misfits alike. She truly cared about them, and took in as many as she could. She was, in a sense, a mother to many. According to my mom, she had also slim to no chance of having her own children, until she managed to conceive her biological daughter 12 years prior, and later on, her youngest son. My family being devout Catholics as well, my mom hit it right off with her, and both decided to send their daughter to a summer equestrian boarding camp up to the north of the state. When I met her 12-year-old daughter, who I'll call Lacey, she seemed very nice, if bookish and shy. She was thin, blonde, with short-cropped hair and glasses. I didn't know it at the time, but I had undiagnosed autism, and I'd always had a hard time making friends. I'd always known I was "different", called a "weirdo" and a "freak" by other children at school. However, this girl was nice and sweet, and we shared similar interests, and I finally felt like I was able to make a good friend. While at camp, we bunked together with her best friend, also from her club. I was looking to get into photography, so I had her pose for a few pictures for me. After camp was over, we didn't see each other for several months due to the start of school, but my mom planned for me to go to Club events with this girl. Come March of the following year, I had just gotten home from school, and went to work on my homework. I noticed my mom was on the phone, but while normally she's a chatterbox, she was very quiet. After hanging up the phone, she turns to me, very slowly, and says, "You remember your friend Lacey? She's dead." She had just been on the phone with Lacey's sobbing mother. She then proceeds to tell me that, a few days after Lacey's 13th birthday, the Club was holding a fun riding event with a bunch of kids. Lacey's mother was helping oversee it. It was muddy out, but no one thought much of it. One of the younger, smaller children was having trouble with one of the rescued horses, so she asked Lacey to ride the horse to "work it out". As soon as Lacey got on the horse, the horse reared, and slipped in the mud. It fell on Lacey, crushing most of her body and head. Even despite Lacey wearing a helmet, the sheer blunt force of it was too much. ...The area was rural, so they had to wait for Lacey to be airlifted to the hospital. By the time they managed to stabilize Lacey in the hospital, the doctor(s) pronounced her brain dead. The family decided to remove Lacey from life support, and let her die. When my mom told me the news, I just was in shock and disbelief. Almost numb. I felt like it was some sort of joke, that it wasn't really true. All my life, I had been believed that God was an all-benevolent being, one who protected children and loved them. I had also believed in the Virgin Mary, the protective "mother of us all". Why, then, had he let Lacey, who was so sweet and so full of life, die so horrifically? Or the Virgin Mary, for that matter? Wasn't she supposed to protect her? Why would God inflict so much pain and suffering on her poor mother, who had sacrificed so much to help others? When all she wanted as a child, a daughter, of her own? How could God be so cruel as to punish a woman who had been so loyal and devout, so faithful? (To top it off, the poor woman began to have some psychological problems after her daughter's death. It broke her.) Then, that turned to thoughts of, how could God have done this to me? I, too, had been loyal, devout...faithful. Even despite everything that I'd been through, everything I'd suffered, I wore my faith like a badge of honor. As early as fourth grade, I had already read through all books on saints. I'd picked out my future Confirmation name - Agnes - with pride, choosing it for the saint's "purity" and loyalty to God. You know what the ironic part was? St. Agnes was a Roman girl who was only 13 years old when she suffered martyrdom for her Faith. Agnes had made a promise - a promise to God never to stain her purity. To always remain loyal, and serve God. It is said that her exact words were, "I am already promised to the Lord of the Universe. He is more splendid than the sun and the stars, and He has said He will never leave me!" The reason why I am mentioning all of this, is because, in a similar - if not identical - manner, this is how I see Pearl's emotions towards Rose Quartz. In SU, it's implied that Pearl, more than any of the other Crystal Gems, seems to have suffered from Rose Quartz's passing the most. However, why is this? Let's take a closer look at some of the quotes by/about Pearl in SU thus far. Two were also in my past post, linked above.
"But it's true! No matter how hard I try to be strong like you...I'm just a Pearl...I'm useless on my own...I need someone to tell me what to do...When we fuse, I can feel what it's like to be you...! Confident and secure and complete...You're perfect...You're the perfect relationship...You're always together...I just—I wanted to be a part of that..." "But this is all that's left of her army? Some lost, defective Pearl, a puny overcooked runt, and this shameless display?" "But we won! Your mother led us to glorious victory! The odds were against us, and our hearts were uncertain. But we chose to fight alongside Rose, and here we made our stand against our Gem Homeworld! ...She was courageous, and brilliant... and beautiful...Sometimes, you look so much like her." "Shh! It's a secret, even to Garnet and Amethyst. Rose had a place that she kept hidden from all but me, but you have her gem. That place is yours now, and I can show it to you! ...I was your mother's sole confidant— for the words she could share with no one else, I was there to listen...She had to, Steven! It's the mark of a great leader, knowing just what to keep hidden from everyone you're trying to protect. Everyone, except me!" "No, Rose didn't have a lion, because, if she had a lion I would have known about it! ...But not from me, I was the one she told everything! You can't understand how I feel, none of you had what we had! What do you know?! You've never even met her!" "Sometimes, you even sound like her...do you remember this place? Do you have any of her memories? We were right here, over 5,000 years ago...Everything I ever did, I did for her. And now, she's gone. But I'm still here. Sometimes, I wonder if she can see me through your eyes...What would she think of me now?"
From here on, I'm going to piggyback a bit off of becausegoodbye's post on Tumblr.
In the finale, Jasper sneeringly calls Pearl “a defective pearl.” A defective pearl, implying one of many. That made me suspect that there are more Pearls back on homeworld, perhaps an entire class of them. More than that, though, because of the slur-like way Jasper spat out the word “pearl”, it made me suspect that homeworld’s society is likely structured hierarchically by gemstone-caste. Given how neatly the metaphor works, I think it’s probably pretty likely that the hierarchy is determined at least partially by the various gems’ relative scarcity. There is probably only one Yellow Diamond, which may explain (or perhaps partially constitute) their authority. In contrast, pearls are a relatively common and plentiful type of gem here on earth – valued more for their uniformity than their size or colour or quality – so I wouldn’t be surprised if they were a correspondingly common, ‘lower’, and largely undifferentiated class of Gem on homeworld. I have a strong feeling we’re going to meet more pearls before the series is out, and I wouldn’t be at all surprised if they are treated as an underclass of servants or, at best, bureaucrats. What I’m really interested in, though, is what this means for Pearl the character. We saw in her flashback in “An Indirect Kiss” how she treated Rose with deference, bowing to her as though she were royalty (which she probably was). She and Rose did clearly have a special relationship; Pearl brags about being Rose’s “closest confidant”, and declares that “none of you had what we had”. In her holographic flashback, we saw Rose call her “my pearl.” ...Pearl clearly treasured this relationship with Rose beyond anything. She stayed to fight for Rose. She abandoned her people and history to defend a planet (which she honestly doesn’t seem to care for very much) for Rose. And now that Rose is gone, all she has is Steven...Steven, and the desperate desire that he become her reason for staying, that he can somehow make all of this worth it for her, that she can once again be seen – and so again be able to see herself – through Rose’s eyes. If having this relationship with Rose really was the first truly individuating factor in Pearl’s life – the first thing that made her feel like she could be more than “a pearl”, made to serve whatever purpose she was created for – it’s completely understandable why she was so distraught upon finding out that Rose had kept things from her. (It’s not like that needs further explanation; it’s pretty clear why that would be hurtful and challenging regardless, but I think it deepens the picture.) Any erosion of Pearl’s relationship with Rose is an erosion of her belief in herself as an individual worthy of attention and love. It made a huge impression on me when Pearl said to Steven, “Sometimes I wonder if she can see me through your eyes.” She mentions that in the context of worrying about what Rose might think of her now, but I also think that it expresses a desire – the desire to be seen by Rose again – that Pearl craves in the deepest part of herself. She only started to believe in herself through Rose’s eyes. If this theory is right, she only began to believe that was capable of agency and nobility and autonomy, because Rose believed it of her. Pearl’s love for Rose, and Rose’s love for her, formed the very core of her self-belief, which is why it was so punishing to realise that Rose actually didn’t trust her with everything. And yet, while that realisation hurt her deeply, it didn’t destroy her. It didn’t destroy her partly because of Steven’s intervention, but also partly because while Pearl’s relationship with Rose is still deeply, crucially important to her, it’s no longer the sum of her self-belief. Rose helped her get from a point of nonindividuality (”a pearl”) to a point of love-based dependent individuality (”my pearl”), but her story didn’t stop there. By choosing to continue Rose’s work in protecting earth, Pearl gave herself purpose. By making a place for herself with Garnet and Amethyst, she was able to turn her caste-name into something that specified her as an individual. By continuing to devote herself to what and who she loves, she gave herself permission to look for her own happiness. With all the respect in the world to the Pearl-is-autistic headcanon (which I love and leave a lot of room for in my own reading of the show), I think maybe that’s what Jasper was referring to when they called Pearl “defective”. Jasper probably looks at Pearl, and sees her hard-won individuality as a programming error in a robot built for servitude. A “non-defective” pearl would probably be indistinguishable from other pearls, would follow orders without question, and would have no emotional attachments that could get in the way of their duties. Pearl is not standardised and weaponised for use by the higher gems, so she is seen as ‘broken’. Even Pearl’s clothes (her bow, her ballet slippers) feel much too idiosyncratic and specific to her to be standard Gem attire; they’re probably also part of what Jasper sees as Pearl’s abnormality, her “defectiveness”. Ultimately, I feel like Jasper looks at Pearl and probably just sees a tool that has forgotten its place. (Source)
To that, I'll add an excerpt from my past post as well.
When my mother got the news of my diagnosis, she cried...You know what she told me? She told me I was "defective", that I would never be "her perfect little girl". Nobody, not even my teachers or parents, seem to understand what I was going through. They didn't even try to understand. My parents just saw me as just another child they needed to shove back into the box, that my cries for help - for someone, anyone to understand - were signs of a "defiant" child. The message was that they didn't want to deal with me, and honestly, neither my parents or teachers did know what to do with me. ...Much like Pearl, especially with the Sardonyx fiasco, my psychologist and teacher saw me as "manipulative and lacking empathy" at times.
In short, I think that Pearl had suffered, likely for a long time, as I had suffered. If the "Pearls are servants" theory is, indeed, true, there is also some possibility - given Pearl's mindset, words, and behavior - that she may have previously been abused. Perhaps not by Rose, but by those she previously served. She probably knew, much like in my earlier post, that she was "different" from early on - that she was "defective". In turn, due to this, Pearl knew that she would never be fully accepted back into Gem society on Homeworld - an outcast - should she ever decide to return. This realization, in turn, caused a profound, deep self-awareness of Pearl of just how alone she was. Not only was she "different" than all of the other Pearls - she wasn't "normal" - but due to being "defective", she was forever cut off from them, and the idea (and fantasy) of "what could have been". In "Space Race", much like Lapis Lazuli, Pearl also experiences what appears to be homesickness...or strong nostalgia for the past. Pearl still longs for that wistful remembrance of what things could have been like, if she'd been "normal". However, at the same time, Pearl has to face the stark reality that she is an outcast - a misfit. She was doomed to be alone and ostracized from the start, and Jasper even says as much. Due to this, when Rose decided to take Pearl under her wing - choosing to form a close, personal friendship with her - Pearl became extremely devoted to Rose. So much so, that she would be willing to die for her, time and again. A lot of people also call Pearl's love for Rose "unhealthy", and I can see why. However, coming from someone who has experienced the same kind of devotional, devout love and blind faith that Pearl puts in Rose myself, I see it more so a love born out of Pearl's profound sense of loneliness. For all intents and purposes, Pearl was utterly alone, before she decided to serve Rose. This also easily explains why Pearl would sacrifice herself for Rose; Rose was the first being to see Pearl as someone "worthy" of her friendship, and of her love. The first being to see Pearl as something other than just a "lost, defective Pearl". As Pearl says herself, "She [Rose] made me feel like I was everything." When you are so desperate for love, so desperate for affection, that you will do anything to have it, you end up with this sort of relationship. When you're told that you're "nothing", "defective", and belittled and mocked for years and years, you start to wonder - or even believe - that's the truth. This ties into the "defective Pearl" mention and possibility of abuse as well. I know; I've been there, several times before, especially with Lacey. That being said, considering all of that, it's easy to see why Pearl was - and continues to be - so distraught over losing Rose, and Rose's decision to sacrifice herself, so that Steven could live. Pearl feels, and reacts, the way she does, because she feels that Rose was everything she had. (If not literally, then Rose was a symbolic figure of that in Pearl's life.) Even in the flashback with "What Can I Do For You", we see Pearl, not with the other Crystal Gems, but off to the side - distanced from them. This, along with the events of Rose's Scabbard, makes it very clear that Pearl, due to her attitude of "I'm just a Peal", even feels like an outcast - and alone - among the Crystal Gems. To top it off, Pearl wasn't just fighting for Rose. She was constantly fighting herself - all of her fears, insecurities, worries, and negative thoughts about herself. Pearl says in Ocean Gem, "Ugh... I hate fighting me!", and that could not be more true. For a long time, I, too, warred a lot with myself. I battled the crushing onslaught of negative thoughts, prompted and reinforced by years of bullying and abuse on all sides. On one hand, I wanted to believe that I didn't deserve this - that God loved me, and would one day "save me" from all of the pain and suffering. On the other hand, part of me began to believe that I deserved it, because I was "different" - that I was "defective" and "weak". One thing that Pearl mentions in particular is "strength", particularly "being strong in the real way". She says, "there are... different ways of being strong", and sings to Steven, "And I want to inspire you / I want to be your rock / And when I talk / It lights a fire in you". But the only reason why Pearl would be singing about this in the first place is because she doesn't feel like she's "strong". The reason why Pearl says "strong in the real way" is because she is constantly doubting herself - when Rose was there, everything Pearl mentions (about Steven) was her view of Rose. It was Rose that inspired Pearl, and Rose that was Pearl's "rock". When Rose talked, it gave Pearl the courage and confidence in order to believe in herself. Yet with Rose's passing, Pearl feels that she lost all of that. Still, however, Pearl fights - not just for Steven, but her own inner demons, and her feelings of "not being strong enough" or "weak". She fights because Rose, and now Steven, gives her something very precious: hope that things will get better. (This is also referenced when Steven inspires Pearl to fight Sugilite in the same episode. Just when Pearl wants to give up, Steven rekindles her hope, and she succeeds.) In the end, hope - in the form of Steven - is the only thing that Pearl has left. It's the only thing keeping her (and I) fighting. Pearl's inner struggle reminds me of an old Cherokee legend. An old grandfather told his grandson: "My son, there is a battle between two wolves inside us all. One is evil. It is anger, jealousy, greed, and resentment. The other is good. It is joy, love, hope, humility, kindness, empathy, and bravery." The boy thought about it, and asked, "Grandfather, which wolf wins?" The old man quietly replied, "The one you feed."
How Steven Universe has affected Google's Image Search
Minor spoiler warning for character names, I guess.
I recently came across this post from way back when, and I began to wonder how much Steven Universe has affected google's search algorithms. To see how, I decided to see how early the different gems would come out in a google image search of the gem's name. For an unbiased test, I went in incognito mode, entered only the name of the gemstone for an image search, and then counted how many pictures there were until I got to a picture of the character themself, whether it was fanart or images from the show. They're ordered here from lowest to highest.
Rainbow Quartz - 1
Yellow Diamond - 1
Sugilite - 2
Blue Diamond - 3
Peridot - 4
Rose Quartz - 12
Sardonyx - 13
Garnet - 15
Malachite - 20
Pearl - 21
Jasper - 26 (funnily enough, there was only one picture of a Jasper rock. The rest were for the national park)
Lapis Lazuli - 29
Amethyst - 34
Sapphire - 38
Alexandrite - 41
Ruby - 65
Opal - Not even on the first page. My estimate is around 570, given 82 rows with 7 images per row. However, an image of Opal's chest gem used on the Steven Universe wiki comes up as the 43rd result.
There's a new alien in Metropolis: the Crystal Gem, Kryptonite
A gem warrior (Steven Universe) powered by a gem of pure Kryptonite arrives in Metropolis, determined to take down Superman. Can he stop them? Round 1: Peridot (with limb enhancers) with a kryptonite gem Round 2: Amethyst with a kryptonite gem Round 3: Garnet with Kryptonite gems Round 4: Jasper with a kryptonite gem Round 5: Sardonyx with kryptonite gems Round 6: Sugilite with kryptonite gems Round 7: Alexandrite with kryptonite gems To win, Superman has to shatter or contain the gemstone(s). The gem wins if Supes is incapped or killed.
I've been pondering something lately about Yellow Diamond's dismissal of Earth life as being merely organic. Most gems are minerals based on various inorganic elements such as silicon*, aluminum, copper - that sort of thing.
However pearls are considered organic gemstone because they are formed by a living creature (oysters and other mollusks). So, are pearls considered little more than lower caste servants and/or decorations by other gems as a result?
And, organic chemistry deals with carbon based molecules. Diamonds are a particular type carbon crystal. Not "organic" technically, I don't think, but the very thing "organic" is based on. So, aren't diamonds a bit hypocritical in their attitude?
For those who may be interested, here's a quick list of most of the inorganic gems introduced so far:
Quartz: Silicon - Oxygen tetrahedra
Rose Quartz
Smokey Quartz
Rainbow Quartz
Amethyst
Jasper
Peridot
Opal
Corundum: Aluminum Oxide
Ruby
Sapphire
Copper Carbonate Hydroxide
Malachite
Cyclosilicate
Sugilite
Chrysoberyl
Alexandrite
Lazurite
Lapis Lazuli
Then there is also Bismuth which is not a mineral or a rock but rather an element (a metal). * If you recall your star trek lore, there was an episode with the Horta - a silicon based life form. It's struck me that the writers of Steven Universe returned to that theme with the whole sentient gems theme --- you know, I have way too much time on my hands...
"Sugilite" is the fusion of Amethyst and Garnet(and by extension,RubyandSapphire). She made her first appearance in "Coach Steven". 1 Appearance 1.1 Pre-regeneration (debut) 1.2 Post-regeneration (current) 2 Personality 3 Relationships 3.1 Steven 3.2 Pearl 4 Abilities 4.1 Skillset 4.2 Unique Abilities 5 Episode Appearances 5.1 Season 1 5.2 Season 2 5.3 Shorts 6 Trivia 7 Gemology 8 Gemstone(s Steven's gemstone color palette has changed from a red-pink palette to a magenta palette. This change occured in the beginning of Steven Universe: The Movie. Jasper's only gemstone change was the color of the bottom facet, which went from a tan color to a yellow-orange color. This change occured right when Jasper became corrupted in Earthlings. 17-ott-2018 - Esplora la bacheca "Sugilite Steven Universe" di Steven Universe, seguita da 2131 persone su Pinterest. Visualizza altre idee su steven universe, arte dell'illustrazione, citazioni sulla famiglia. Sugilite Gemstone By: Olivia Luz. Search In: Sugilite Price Gemstone Meaning Pink Steven Universe . It is also thought to provide extra support for children with. A wide variety of gemstones have been used to simulate or imitate the appearance of sugilites. Sugilite is the fusion of Amethyst and Garnet (and, by extension, Ruby and Sapphire). She made her debut in "Coach Steven". 1 Appearance 1.1 Pre-regeneration (debut) 1.2 Post-regeneration (previous) 1.3 Third regeneration 2 Personality 3 History 3.1 "Coach Steven" 3.2 "Cry for Help" 3.3 "Snow Day" 4 Relationships 4.1 Steven Universe 4.2 Pearl 5 Abilities 5.1 Fusions 5.2 Skillset 5.3 Unique Place your gemsona in beautiful Steven Universe environments. This game is now available as an app: Gemsona Maker for iOS and Gemsona Maker for Android ! Tags: dolldivine - tv shows - magicians - fantasy - multiple bodies - plus size - cartoons - mega hits - scene maker - couples - steven universe - breeding games - dolldivine classic - brush mode - fandom - character creator Sugilite is the fusion of Garnet and Amethyst. 1 Episode appearances 1.1 Coach Steven 1.2 Cry For Help 2 Appearance 2.1 Pre-regeneration (debut) 2.2 Post-regeneration (current) 3 PersonalityEdit 4 RelationshipsEdit 4.1 StevenEdit 4.2 PearlEdit 5 AbilitiesEdit 5.1 SkillsetEdit 5.2 Unique AbilitiesEdit 6 TriviaEdit 7 GemologyEdit 8 Gemstone(s)Edit Sugilite makes her first appearance in Coach Sugilite is the fusion of Amethyst, Ruby, and Sapphire, and an original character that appears in Steven Universe. 1 Appearance 1.1 Pre-regeneration (debut) 1.2 Post-regeneration (previous) 2 Personality 3 Abilities 3.1 Fusions 3.2 Skillset 3.3 Unique Abilities 4 Gemology 5 Gemstones 6 Gallery Sugilite is has a large and bulky body with four huge arms. Her skin is light purple and she has five For more information on Sugilite, see the page on the Steven Universe wiki here. "Sugilite" is the fusion of Amethyst and Garnet (and, by extension, Ruby and Sapphire). She made her first appearance in "Coach Steven". 1 Appearance 1.1 Pre-regeneration (debut) 1.2 Post-regeneration (current) 2 Personality 3 Relationships 3.1 Steven 3.2 Pearl 4 Abilities 4.1 Skillset 4.2 Unique Abilities 5 Jan 26, 2017 - Explore Shatterstar's board "Sugilite (Steven Universe)" on Pinterest. See more ideas about steven universe, steven, universe.
Steven Universe Soundtrack ♫ - Synchronize/Sugilite - YouTube
AU where sugilite fights malachite instead of alexandrite~audio: america — logic (edited and looped by me)~ib: singlepalerose on Instagram (in terms of audio... Here's Garnet and Amethyst fusing into Sugilite. Thank you for your comments As promised here is Sugilite , I hope you liked it and that it helped the music : Sugilite the soundtrack - Steven Universe Gemso... Garnet and Amethyst's fusion dance music and Sugilite's theme from "Coach Steven."Composed by Aivi Tran and Steven "Surasshu" Velema. Picture drawn by Paul V... Hey! Wanna see something cool? We’re continuing our ongoing gem series, and today we’re talking about the fusion created by Amethyst and Garnet. We’ll be cov... Zmiana granat i ametyst In this video we can see how to draw Sugilite of the show Steven Universe. Hope you like!!! Sugilite é a fusão da Crystal Gem Ametista e da fusão Garnet, ela teve sua primeira aparição no episódio "Coach Steven".
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