Beach City Drift: Fusion Aftermath (Steven Universe)

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@stevenjulio8857 10 ай бұрын

It's crazy thinking how much hate this show got from bad faith reviews. It provided so much nuanced character development and was one of the only shows trying to teach kids how to deal with their emotions

@simonsanchezkumrich8489 10 ай бұрын

yeah totally, this show's great and period

@DBArtsCreators 10 ай бұрын

ya. A lot of people don't want kids to be able to deal with their emotions in healthy ways. A lot of people are Kevins, after all.

@deep_and_profound_topics 10 ай бұрын

almost every one of them was among those “anti-sjw” youtubers and it always really came through in their reviews lol

@simonholmes841 10 ай бұрын

Kevin is fascinating since he's not just an antagonist or foil for Stevonnie, he's sort of their alternate fusion. He's like the other stable relationship model Steven and Connie could have. Like, imagine if Steven's Funky Flow had worked as intended, and instead of embarrassing himself riding a bicycle through sand, he had rolled up suave as could be. Imagine if Connie had taken the attention of her magical destiny space friend to become not just confident, but arrogant. Both are emboldened to defy authority, flaunt their power and privilege, and revel in the praise and attention they get. Steven asked Connie to trust him by being herself with him, to dance like nobody's watching. Imagine if he had asked her to trust him to lead her in a dance instead, asked her to submit her body to him unconditionally. That's Kevin. The bold, powerful, exhilarating, arrogant, dismissive, insecure, sexy, cool, manipulative, domineering fusion that Stevonnie could be. And they have to deal with the way he treats them, because that's how Steven and Connie can treat each other in their relationship and inside their fusion. They could so easily violate each other's boundaries in that form, so easily become obsessed with their fusion, so easily let their insecurities lead them to seek each other's lust or admiration rather than trust or forgiveness.

@Funhaus_Fr34k 10 ай бұрын

S tier comment. Never even realized this before. Definitely opened my mind and I have something to keep in mind next time I watch 😁

@cosmicicle 5 ай бұрын

this made me realize something about Kevin's name but I may be stretching it a bit! The beginning of Connie's name is pronounced like the letter K, and -evin is one letter off from the -even in Steven haha

@TheSoulArchitech 3 ай бұрын

I wouldn't really use "submit her body to him" or "lust" here... They're like 12-13 in this episode, and in Alone Together. I get your point, but the phrasing seemed a little... Icky, imo.

@__________________________9190 10 ай бұрын

Another detail is at 9:20 which shows Stevonnie turning the rear view mirror from Kevin to themself, showing how Stevonnie has finally given up focus from Kevin and is focusing on themself from that point on, and *literally* leaving Kevin behind screaming at them

@donovanchapman7589 10 ай бұрын

One of the only people still making Steven universe content, great quality as well

@AmpleSamuel 10 ай бұрын

❤️

@priusdrivetrainowner Ай бұрын

I think one of the most crucial things that wasn't pointed out was this whole episode is one big reference to a street racing anime named Initial D. From the "car wash" mimicking the Fujiwara Tofu Shop, to the cars being painted similarly towards their Initial D based ones (Kevins car = Keisuke Takahashis Mazda RX-7, Stevonnies Supremo = Takumi Fujiwaras Toyota Sprinter Trueno GT-Apex), to the choice of music, the camera angles, everything. But they did an incredible job not making it too different from the normal Steven Universe storyline. Amazing episode and excellent insight by you, diving into the deep depths of this episodes meaning.

@brianlucero7656 5 ай бұрын

indifference is worse than hate. Kevin is a jerk bc he wants people to react to his jerkiness, and Stevonnie not being bothered by him its ultimately gives them the win. They showed him that not matter how bad he is, it wont affect them anymore. He needs that attention, Stevonnie doesnt.

@mudking2294 10 ай бұрын

i love your steven universe vids so muuuchh i always thought stevonnie was really interesting characterwise especially in beach city drift

@martynaredka883 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for these Steven Universe videos, they really bring me back to simpler times :)

@tipsyGn0stalg1c 10 ай бұрын

honestly was always one of my favorite episodes, glad you talked about it

@garrettoneill3711 10 ай бұрын

No comments about how this episode was a big reference to Initial D? I loved to see it

@rbxgemini 8 ай бұрын

Stevonnie is a great character and I wish they appeared more than they did

@Ember_Fox 10 ай бұрын

I wasn't expecting Hylics music, that's pretty cool

@destinygunn8935 10 ай бұрын

Beautiful review ❤

@AmpleSamuel 10 ай бұрын

thank you !

@destinygunn8935 10 ай бұрын

Yw!@@AmpleSamuel

@fangsabre 5 ай бұрын

Ahh yes, that time Steven became a Speedy Speed Boi (Insert eurobeat here) But honestly i love that this whole epsiode is just an extended Initial D reference. Both cars are clearly based off of the Trueno 86' and RX 7 respectively. The setting. The whole race. Ronaldo as the itsuki stand in. The only thing its missing is some extra tire squeels and some eurobeat

@rexevans5477 10 ай бұрын

have a nice day

@Allystargirl 25 күн бұрын

I thought the dondai supremo was real 😭

@alexmcdonald4707 10 ай бұрын

Great analysis!!

@AmpleSamuel 10 ай бұрын

thanks !

@cheesesticks0 10 ай бұрын

Kevin is the worst

@wilhelmhedin8845 10 ай бұрын

Nice.

@ri-ch-es 10 ай бұрын

10:09 inate drive ajajaja

@CanonKathryn 10 ай бұрын

I love this episode, but the show in general is amazing at showing how healing isn't a linear act. The next time we see Kevin, Steven and Connie are still hurt by him and don't like what he did to them and Stevonnie. It's not as active as here, but that pain is still bothering them.