Steven Universe: Future's Finale is Atrocious

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Technically this is a part two, but at the same time kinda not. Either way, Steven Universe: Future is a fustercluck and it's ending was even worse than I could've possibly imagined. Here's exactly why it's awful.
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[@Cartoonshi]

Please follow my Twitter because uhhh (do it) - twitter.com/cartonofshi Also got a Discord now - discord.gg/Q2AMHsB Patreon too - www.patreon.com/cartoonshi Oh and to elaborate, I forgot to say that it obviously isn’t the hug that solves the corruption, it’s Steven’s tears in the water with the other Diamonds, but the hug still solves the conflict which is still awful. Also, Stevens transformations can’t be solved by his tears, so his Kaiju form is indeed corruption. And by “the hug solves all of his problems” I meant that they were able to pierce through and get to him THROUGH AN AMALGAMATION OF HIS TRAUMA with a simple group hug. It obviously doesn’t solve everything, I just worded myself wrong there. Whoops. Edit: Just noticed that CN finally claimed the video so now there’s like ten million midroll ads ffs

[@jeremiahvaleska8464]

Cartoonshi シ just discovered you recently, and I’ve gotta say, I love your channel. Your sense of humor kills me (in a good way).

[@Neocrossfire]

Why not love threats? like "stfu and love yourself, you're shits amazing!"

[@-Genki]

Pretty please and we have a deal

[@cannabishornliu6119]

LOL! XD :-)

[@mr_majikku7050]

Pretty please and we have a deal

[@lovecoremarbs]

Steven has a major problem with yelling at abuse victims, Pink Pearl about her physical abuse and Greg about his parental abuse

[@BBWahoo]

god right, what a jerk, maybe there's more with pink diamond

[@sephiriza]

@Crescent Colors damn, same! I'm honestly surprised Pearl didn't react to his outburst. The whole episode judges Rose but I bet she, at least, tried to apologize for her accident (and it wasn't intentional) and even refused to use her destructive powers afterward. Steven screamed directly at Pearl and P.Pearl and never apologized.

[@candyqueencandyqueen2689]

@@sephiriza I'm pretty sure Rose never apologized to Pink Pearl. Judging by how she was being raised I don't think she ever showed remorse in that setting.

[@sephiriza]

@@candyqueencandyqueen2689 she was a product of her environment but she was also already too different from other diamonds in how she viewed gems of lower status (as in she didn't care about it). Rose never used these powers again and I can only think of one reason why - she felt awful using that power at that moment.

[@GeneralKenobi75]

@@sephiriza I agree. The fact that Rose/Pink spent centuries living with that guilt makes me feel more sorry for her. On top of all the other issues she had to live with after the war. Makes me now think that her dying to form Steven was a form of suicide on her part.

[@Neevkl_7]

So, did Greg give him any money when he left? Steven has no education, no degree, no resume, nothing. He’s gonna be homeless and slowly starve lol

[@ollie2111]

Omg true he's never learned anything, we never saw him study like not even homeschool.

[@JustChill0927]

@@ollie2111 Yeah. How's he gonna survive?

[@JustChill0927]

@@ollie2111 Rebecca said he would visit beach city often but I'm not even sure where he would live

[@ollie2111]

@@JustChill0927 ughhhHhHh that's so stupid. I mean I guess thats more of a nitpick for me, I think if they delivered the ending better I wouldn't be bothered by him moving away, but based on how the episode went it just feels all wrong and it makes me want to blame it on him leaning when really I'm sure if they wrote it well it could have felt like a satisfying ending.

[@JustChill0927]

@@ollie2111 i personally don't like how the final episode takes place MONTHS after i am my monster. I liked the finale but i have to admit it had many many flaws

[@bloomishere3095]

Imagine if the hug didn’t work and then he just slaughtered everyone. Ngl I would laugh at that

[@pandorabrown1093]

That honestly would have been better than what actually happened.

[@uncle7081]

“Wow guys I think we really got through to hi-“ *rips off head

[@ApricityGlow]

@@uncle7081 "If I could, begin to be..."

[@vovabars1234]

I would love that lmao

[@mariav72atverizonnet]

STEVEN used ROCK SMASH!

[@whizz_0711]

The fact that pink pearl’s nickname is “volleyball” a literal item, who’s sole purpose is to be beat around, doesn’t sit right with me

[@bulbasaur4369]

I never realized that until now but bro that's really messed up

[@donnovandalusong266]

Thats......so wrong.

[@IAMSUNLOL]

That's so messed up, that just feels like they're almost making fun of her trauma.

[@SpectroliteDS2400]

my fucking god why did they think this was a good idea?

[@xylmo1040]

Damn.. I hadn’t thought of that until now. That’s.. wow.

[@bernderbernder3087]

I love how the physical abuse of pink pearl was just completely glossed over

[@Cartoonshi]

The whole topic of Pink Pearl not being brought up again was an awful move ngl

[@maxoldridge8822]

@@Cartoonshi the diamonds literally abuse everyone: themselves, their subjects and random other life. The have commited hundreds of war crimes: genocide, bio weapons made of friends/subjects, murder, eugenics. Then after all this in a WEEK a fucking WEEK, they are basically forgiven and go to smoke space cannabis of some shit. Rebecca SHAT all over this show!

[@RedMoonSolitary]

All the actual victims of abuse in the show are glossed over, and the abusers are made to look like victims. It's actually pretty disturbing if you think about it.

[@LunaMinuna]

Oh what’s dis your were abused. Nah let’s make you a fusion that’s solves all our problems and it gives more porn art

[@grandinquisitor8335]

@@maxoldridge8822 One of the people claimed that the gems never seen intelligent life but never gave the reason why the gems even had war machines to begin with, was the story Retconed and changed

[@depressoespresso6522]

Sugar: Guys we can't solve this one singing a stupid song, remember. Writer: How about a hug? *Claps*

[@RedYoshi-ct1wx]

Rebecca: WHAT?! Guys, That's stupid. Cartoon Network Executives: Either a Hug or Get Out, Sugar. Rebecca: You know what, Screw it at this point. Let's just do a hug. I can't wait to be done with this Trainwreck, Anyway.

[@tyrkun1624]

@@RedYoshi-ct1wx As if it wasn't her idea.

[@blandon93]

@@RedYoshi-ct1wx do you really think in small mind of yours that Rebecca goes to CN headquarters to present every episode summary and guys in suits discuss and approve/deny/correct every single scene in every thingle episode of every single show of the channel? Watch those Roundtable suck-ups more. CN is innocent, they only make changes if the show has low ratings or inappropriate content. The schedule is set when epsiodes are done. No episodes = hiatuses.

[@Lolo_Antonio-FryEmUpFan]

@@blandon93 actually cn wanted Spinel dead so yeah

[@Tacom4ster]

I an Anarchist would prefer getting guillotines for fascists scum dictators. This is typical weak Liberal cucking anarchism. Just wait for my epic deconstruction of the show, that I hope rivals Hbomberguy essays.

[@Glisten456]

Diamonds: We're bad. Steven: Don't be bad. Diamonds: We're good.

[@manolgeorgiev9664]

We were bad but now we're good.

[@Cutliwiwi]

we could make a religion out of this

[@carlsacel7222]

talk no jutsu in a nutshell

[@mdrstudios7067]

Kevin: I'm a smug jerk. Steven: You're beyond redemption!

[@ReiChiquita567]

@@Cutliwiwi dont

[@ValenArtsAnimation]

Kung Fu Panda 2 is a far better potrayal of PTSD than Steven Universe Future

[@unknownwill4th549]

Kung fu panda as a trilogy in general is better

[@aphrodite4419]

I know....I cried in Kung Fu ‘god save Po he is too adorable’ panda, but Future sorta irritated me after a while

[@lancetheking7524]

@@unknownwill4th549 the 1st one, the 2nd, or the 3rd individually is better

[@crossovermultiverse3882]

This comment really needs more likes.

[@Isaacarthy]

Plus it was a genuinely good movie

[@johannesseyfried7933]

Bismuth: "Oh now he suddenly WANTS to shatter Gems?! Honestly, can this Kid make up his Mind already?!"

[@carlacarrero4975]

Johannes Seyfried he didn’t want to shatter gems he was just caught up in his angry fight thirst to the point that he lost sight of what was important but I do agree that having that moment didn’t help the shows case

[@justnewt]

Carla Carrero ah yes, this is called a “joke” it’s a play on a situation that isn’t meant to be taken seriously

[@Naiobia]

Imagine if she deadass said something like this-

[@carlacarrero4975]

Newt0n oh it was a joke sorry about that it’s just I’ve seen people actually complain about that

[@thegtc8928]

@@carlacarrero4975 r/woooosh

[@iridescentbun]

Rebecca sugar said that she didn't show Steven getting therapy because it was an invasion of privacy?!?! It's so stupid and clear that she didn't want to write it

[@zhanehoyle8269]

What?! What?!! EXCUZE MOI?!!! DID SHE HIT A BLUNT BEFORE THE INTERVIEW, HOW HIGH IS SHE WHEN SHE SAID THIS?????

[@adampkalb]

Privacy, on Rebecca's part, is just an admission of laziness to show that she doesn't care how to properly solve teen mental health problems in children's media. April 19, 2020, 12:48pm

[@decuno1663]

@@adampkalb In all my fucking years of being on the internet, I've never seen someone type the date they posted a comment LMFAO what's up with that my dude?

[@Silexium]

@@decuno1663 Personally, I've seen this a couple of times before. No idea why people do it, though.

[@nyabis8044]

Faucet Face Does. Does she know he’s a fictional character that she created?

[@finnsymphony]

Friendly reminder that this show went from Cheeseburger backpack and cookie cat to *steven kills someone*

[@hzfg]

Classic teenagers

[@DanzigFan-vq3zf]

Teenagers am I right? *Laugh track plays*

[@looopsthejanitor5788]

Being a teenager is a mental illness according to Steven universe future

[@Morbiscrazygirl4447u]

@@DanzigFan-vq3zf *HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAJAJAHHAJAJAHAJAJAHAHAHAHAAJAHAHAAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHA*

[@joaquinm9148]

Ahhh… Those were the days.

[@jamisonisme5457]

I liked the idea of Steven needing help for once instead of being to be everyone’s child therapist But the way they execute it fails

[@MrPatpac24]

agreed,they're were many better ways they can do it.

[@bloomgan5519]

Fr.They has the right idea but wrong team 😭

[@salt7625]

Honestly, if this is where they wanted to go it should have been addressed or atleast built up better in the original series...you don't go from "forgiving genocidal maniacs because they're so sad" to "well now I'm a genocidal maniac because I'm sooo sad, please love me" without just looking like a massive a hole

[@Jdudec367]

It really didn't fail in execution.

[@dyl-dyl]

@@Jdudec367yes it did

[@LuLu43215]

Mr. Rogers didn’t die, God just needed a neighbor.

[@JoKeR-hh8rg]

Isabella Luciano preach

[@bloodmuzzle]

Damn dude

[@MakinPeaceWithPieces]

This one comment made me cry when the ending to Steven Universe didn't. That's a big oof.

[@mywayfernandez8704]

He only rests for the meantime.

[@beefnoodles3941]

Aaaaaaah 😢😭

[@abbeycase143]

if you can corrupt yourself from being depressed, why the hell did Blue Diamond and Lapis NEVER CORRUPT?

[@Anonymous-js5zn]

If there's one thing shattered on this show that can never be fixed, it's the logic

[@buybugfables]

I mean, garnet said he feels like a monster so he’ll be one, but then isn’t that just shape shifting?

[@emr578]

Lapis= blamed everything on everyone else (in some ways rightfully in others not so). Yeah she thought she was bad but she justified her actions like her abusing jasper. People hurt me so I should hurt them. Later she realized how horrible she was for doing that and with the help of Steven and peridot changed. Blue=just fucking depressed couldn't admit to her own faults and didn't feel like a monster but wanted everyone else to be miserable. Steven=He trys to be Jesus so doing something that not even Pink diamond did and goes against everything that he has fought for made him feel like a literal monster because its going against his true being of being a good guy. He is but he shouldn't try to be perfect because he can't and everyone has the ability to be awful.

[@zremioz]

@@Moo.1336 Wellt he fusion stuff like before it was so hard to form Alexandrite because all the gems need to have trust in each other. ik there's other stuff to do with fusion but I cant be bothered.

[@jujueyeballs]

steven wasn’t corrupted. his form reacts to his mental and emotional state. on so many birthdays (if that’s the correct name of the episode) he turns old cuz he feels old. he turned into a monster cuz he viewed himself as such. just trying to establish that he wasn’t actually corrupted cuz everyone thought he was.

[@AngryCerealMilk]

I hate that the whole 'Diamonds are actual Nazis' thing gets essentially ignored because now they are "poor wittle sad babies that just need a hug uwu", which is so disgusting and disrespectful

[@greendecepticon6148]

Yeah there's a lot of debate on weather the diamonds are fascist or just think their way is right.

[@johannesseyfried7933]

@@greendecepticon6148 I am sure back in the Day the Nazis thought "their way was right". Nobody thinks of themselves as "the Villain" or "the Monster", unless they are absolutely insane-and sometimes not even then.

[@corvidprince1748]

@CD 2021 Did the diamonds have the same 'coding' that the other gems had though? Yellow and Blue were (most likely) made by White, so It would make sense in their case, but where the hell did White come from? She's the one doing the programming, so I just can't get behind her having a total personality and morality 180 in a span of 5 seconds because Steven said so.

[@zodiacspirit3765]

Ahah.. my brother doesn't understand why I don't like Steven Universe, so I told him that Rebecca Sugar redeemed the diamonds- aka, the space Nazis He acted all offended and straight up told me "the diamonds aren't nazis! How are they nazis?" I find this halarious because he's obsessed with history, and loves researching stuff on world war 2..

[@-hello6177]

Good and Evil are subjective even more so when you're comparing a live being to a live rock Gems in the fascist society are more mentally well, look at the main cast for ripe examples, peridot vs pearl -> type of gems A > type of gems B, you can be assigned a job you can do well you're fit to work, or pull something out of your ass and fail, so fascism is working for them, not for us, but it does for them. Morality when it comes to hurting animals is just an extension of how humans feel empathy towards other humans, though to insects and some animals people don't even do that, and not everyone agrees on not hurting animals, and if not taught that, even less people, colonization is not bad, they need it to survive too. Killing random gems is a waste of workforce and effort though, it's just like that because _allegory good_ it is the only evil thing, but only if you use the general human standard that hurting someone for no reason is bad ("...though to insects and some animals..." doesn't count to planets being colonized including earth)

[@confetti_777]

okay honestly i didn't even know that Steven was supposed to have PTSD and depression, i thought he was just going insane. really goes to show how badly they portrayed PTSD and depression.

[@lokazoum4816]

They literally made an entire episode dedicated to Steven going to the doctor, learning that he hasn't recovered mentally from all of the trauma he faced.

[@suchafknladyyy]

@@lokazoum4816 wasn't he diagnosed in that episode with PTSD 😭💀🤦🏾‍♀️

[@takashi.mp4]

@@suchafknladyyy doesn’t matter they still portrayed it poorly

[@shlankbank]

I had a fiancé who had a similar situation. She had a lot of trauma built up from her childhood and it all sort of came back and drove her crazy. It's a fucked up situation surrounding yourself around that

[@b.bird.]

@@suchafknladyyy He wasn't diagnosed, Priyanka just mentioned he went through a lot. Going through a lot and later feeling bad because of it doesn't necessarily mean someone has PTSD and Steven certainly doesn't have it (if anything I'd argue he has BPD). Plus she couldn't diagnose Steven, she's a pediatrician not a psychiatrist

[@keroyuu3960]

The characters: "Steven you need help" Steven: "LOL no" Also Steven: " WHY WON'T ANYONE LISTEN TO ME?" . . Lmao I never noticed this blew up

[@GeneralKenobi75]

That about sums it up. I just wanted to slap Steven throughout Future.

[@kittenmitten2948]

GeneralKenobi75 Finally someone I agree with

[@Mr_ice51]

I agree

[@GeneralKenobi75]

@@kittenmitten2948 Thanks. They really made Steven unlikable in Future, and yet we're supposed to sympathize with him

[@kittenmitten2948]

GeneralKenobi75 how am I supposed to sympathize with someone who yelled at a victim of abuse, which was a trigger for her. Treat Spinel and the diamonds like shit just because they wanted to help him. Nearly killed his dad and WD in the show and ACTUALLY FUCKING KILLED SOMEONE. I wanted to strangle that twat while watching the show. I don't consider anything past Volleyball canon

[@reflection6401]

Did everyone forget that Steven has the power to go into peoples mind and was only used ONCE: EDIT: wow didn’t expect this to blow up, thanks guys

[@therealslimshawty1854]

Christ almighty you're right! Now that I think about it, imagine how many doors this could have opened!

[@emeraldsky2823]

People also forgot that Steven had a power in to many birthdays that changed his physical form based on his emotions, and was used once. (Until arguably the finale) People forgot Pearl could Manipulate sand and it was used once. I’m starting to see a pattern here...

[@mdrstudios7067]

And Lapis had cryrokinesis.

[@louminouz]

Im still very confused why no one is questioning the really random OP fucking powers Steven has just cuz ‘hEs a diAmOnd’

[@emperorbennett2047]

@@emeraldsky2823 she controlled clouds at one point too I think. Unless that was just her imagining it for the emotional scene

[@alexvaughan1013]

The Diamonds: *commit galactic genocide and war for 10,000s of years* Steven: We're family uwu Greg: *raises Steven in a van instead of a middle-class house* Steven: I KILL YOU!!

[@kooyah6420]

Steven should've opted to live with the diamonds, that's where he seems to belong now honestly.

[@arielruh7773]

Steven calm the fuck down man

[@n0dash18]

To be fair, Steven had a bit of a lingering distaste for the Diamonds, and the car crash was accidental.

[@milesyoungblood7173]

Steven actually lived in a beach house which is arguably better than a van

[@chromactz]

He tried to shatter White Diamond-

[@starburst98]

Is funny how peridot is like "I'm here for you whenever you want to talk or just hang out" and then the show just forgets about it and when steven wants to talk to someone he bugs everyone except peridot until he goes full pink insane mode.

[@blackcheri]

Pink Diamond, to me, was one of the MOST INTERESTING characters to ever be on the show (other than Peridot). They portrayed her development backward but it's the most realistic development compared to EVERY OTHER damn character in this fucking show. She started off as a brat, neglectful, whiny, powerless, "defective", and childish Diamond. And yet, as the original show went on, we got to see the points of when Pink Diamond soon came to realize that, ever since she's been given the earth and moon to colonize and create more gems, she's simply hurting the organic lifeforms rather than making gems pop out of thin air (what she originally thought). Since then, she's been trying to better herself as a person/diamond without ANYONE telling her to! Yes, there were a few sacrifices to be made (leaving Spinel, hurting her original pearl, being a rebel with her pearl, and ending her life as Pink Diamond to live as Rose Quartz), but honestly, that's what makes her more real. Showing that, yes, even though she's bettering herself, it doesn't mean she'll become a saint and only do good. By the time the war was over, Pink has only learned to love and play with the organic life on earth and didn't really care about them personally. And I think people don't give Greg more credit since if it weren't for him, Pink would continue with that mindset and treat the humans like "toys". At the end of her life, Pink became a better person. Is she a saint? Far from it, but that's what makes her such a compelling character. And what angers me is that the show uses her, and ONLY her, as the root of all problems when: - Yellow Diamond tried to destroy the earth - Blue Diamond locked Steven and Connie in a cell with them having DAYS of not eating - White Diamond LITERALLY PULLING STEVEN'S GEM OUT AND LEAVING HIM TO DIE - Lapis almost drowning both Connie and Steven + taking earth's ocean - Jasper literally wanting to murder Steven for the whole time she's on screen - Pearl letting Steven die in "Rose's Scabbard" - Steven being a piece of SHIT and playing the victim when he's JUST AS GUILTY But Pink's the bad guy?! This shit makes me so fucking angry cause it's such a bullshit writing choice. I genuinely thought that Future would touch more on Steven's and Pink's relationship because it appears that he genuinely hates her and despises anyone who mentions her. I didn't want an ending where Steven wanted to forget Pink and pretend she never existed, no, I wanted an ending where Steven accepts that Pink wasn't the best, but she TRIED. She saved the earth, went against dictators, cried and healed those who got hurt, tried to understand humans, and what did she get in the end? Shit. Nothing but shit. This fucking show angers me so much and I will forever hate it. They ruin good characters and I hate it

[@curlyartist896]

Well said. I agree that Rose wasn't the best but the fact that they used her as the scapegoat of all evil was just a dirty move.

[@yuukotombo6578]

I feel you on this. I didn't realize it at first because the show works really hard to make you hate pink diamond, but her character arc is revealed in reverse. If you put Pink's character arc in chronological order she is a great character who learned all about how bad she was, and made great sacrifices to change for the better. Yes it involved severing ties with her family, taking a new name and new look, but honestly considering no one else was allowing her to change these all make sense. The info-bomb that rose is pink creates an endless downward spiral of how horrible "my mom" is with Steven but the reality is "my mom" grew up and moved out and her abusive family lashed out at her for it. Literally none of the corrupted gems, the cluster, the war or anything was her fault. Those were her consequences for deciding to not be the next tyrant diamond.

[@stick3rbatz]

I've been thinking about this for a long time. Didn't Pink try to be a better person near the end of her life? Why do we have to end on such a sour note for her??

[@curlyartist896]

@@stick3rbatz EXACTLY

[@_Kookiest_Klown_]

Couldn't have said it any other way. 👏 👏 👏 👏

[@dirt4333]

_me in 2014:_ man, I love this show so much I hope it never ends _me in 2020:_ I hate this show so much

[@mahliwowe]

Were you lucky enough to realize you hated it before Future or were you like me and realized you had wasted too much time invested in a shit show? Bc I relate to this so hard XD

[@mahliwowe]

@燈籠草 It feels amazing that there are so many other people that feel this way 😂

[@Naiobia]

MOOD

[@Gooberwares]

@燈籠草 same here it’s star vs all over again

[@elisd7099]

I’m so upset seeing you guys see the truth....🥺🥺the truth....that Steven Universe will never recover from all this heartbreaking criticism...!!!😢😢😢😭 I-it’s breaking my poor little heart..!!!!❤️😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@angie7965]

I'd also like to add, Steven's PTSD and depression is apparently an excuse for him to be violent and physically and emotionally abusive. (When he lashes out at the people who try to help him, screamed at Volleyball, harmed Jaspar, the cactus, almost hurt Connie and her mom, etc.). He doesn't face any consequences for his actions. As somebody who has PTSD, anxiety, and depression for several years, I can say that having a mental illness is no damn excuse for hurting other people--no matter how "sad" they are. It was not only out of character for Steven to have been like that, it's awful, tasteless and dangerous.

[@jeanetteaydinian7613]

I agree. Steven's anger could have been a good representation of mental illness. What isn't is Steven not being held accountable for the harm he caused to others and his reckless behavior

[@avabeyva]

Agreed. In real life, even if someone has a mental illness, they would realistically face heavy consequences for assaulting and murdering someone. But at the end, everyone still see's him as a Jesus equivalent for a character. I was hoping the gems would tell Steven in a firm manner that what he's done is horrible, but because he has depression and ptsd, it's apparently an A-ok excuse for his outbursts.

[@rhondahoward8025]

Seriously, what is with this show and having NO consequences for TERRIBLE behavior? I kid you not. Ed, Edd 'n Eddy has more consequences for Eddy's scams than Steven freaking MURDERING a gem, trying to MURDER White Diamond, SCREAMING at Connie and Volleyball, and crashing Greg's van, nearly KILLING or SERIOUSLY INJURING him as well!

[@mujiescomedy279]

rhonda howard yes, screaming. Just as bad as murder.

[@avabeyva]

@@mujiescomedy279 I think they are trying to say they are overall bad, not equally, but to their own huge extents. Steven screaming at an abuse victim telling her story and Connie who was just trying to help is horrible alone, but murder and attempted/near murder is way worse.

[@GippyHappy]

Advice to writers: Don't treat mental illnesses as a problem you have to "solve" or "fix". Imagine it like a physical disability. You can't just have the kid in the wheelchair miraculously walk and call that a valuable lesson for the audience. It's not something you cure. It's something you cope with. It shouldn't just disappear by the end of the story, rather you can show how your characters learn to deal with it in a healthy way and accept it as a part of their reality. Especially by finding a good support system. Also implying you *need* other people’s love to get better will only amplify feelings of hopelessness in the audience members that lack supportive friends and family. (I speak from experience) P.S. Imagine if they fully utilized both Spinel and Jasper to help Steven go on his emotional journey. Jasper as the emotionally constipated one that could work through her issues along side him (and occasional lead him in the wrong direction because of her stubbornness) and Spinel as the good influence who helps Steven by showing him how to love himself the same way he taught her. (Since Steven is good at helping others and not himself I think that would be great coming from Spinel specifically.) They could also switch with Spinel giving bad advice over certain things and Jasper giving good advice on things. Like Spinel might have suggested immediately proposing to Connie to keep her from leaving because she is paranoid when it comes to being abandoned, but Jasper would teach him about confidence, inner strength and the importance of independence. Then those 2 characters could have a point and actually complete their character arcs. And let's be honest we didn't need to see bluebird or those two lapises AND NO STUPID GODZILLA MONSTER.

[@tsukikoamagiri]

Great comment right here

[@sonoio869]

Or maybe don't write mental health storylines in the first place if you are not a therapist

[@WarriousTheGlorious]

Can we fire Sugar and retcon her piss poor stuff and just have you write this? I'd rather see this season than what we got. This is genuinely an excellent way to utilize two very broken characters and help them grow and become better, as well as show how one actually tackles mental health issues, such as abandonment issues and anger problems.

[@user-yc3tf4wz2x]

Really insightful

[@crossovermultiverse3882]

Cactus episode was real shit i was cringing at steven, the gems didnt point out that he was being rude. The 2 lapises are confusing, the one who changed was never seen again, and it will be nice if they are given differnt names added to lapis, instead of just lapis. The godzilla ep makes no sense in general, trauma cannot be solved by hugging, and show the therapy sessions pls. But executives say limited ep... soooo skipped. But amazing comment, hope yall have a wonderful day. :)

[@MelioraBliss]

The treatment of Spinel’s character physically repulsed me. I fell in love with her in the movie and it felt like they just threw away all of the mature parts of her character and reverted her back to “old Spinel” but not even a very likable(?) version of her.

[@crayola6922]

hm, yeah. they threw away all of spinels character development completely out the window for the sake of more steven angst, big yikes 💀💀💀

[@ValenArtsAnimation]

@@crayola6922 i agree they did her dirty!

[@maknichia4853]

Such a waste of what was a brilliant character. RIP Spinel 2019-2020

[@Cheetahgirl_Studios]

What would’ve been better is if she’s trying to be happy so that she doesn’t upset the Diamonds, but when she sees that Steven’s going through something she tries to understand what exactly is going on. Or even make her act more mature, like more like a teenager and not a hyperactive child.

[@Justcallmeaqua420]

They should have made the Steven Universe Movie the actual ending of the show, and that's it

[@GNackers53]

I'm just disappointed that the Diamonds never got any flak for the atrocities they've committed across the universe. I thought there would be some kind of arc about an alien rebellion made up of refugees from the planets the Diamonds conquered, coming to Earth and either creating a new life for themselves, or plotting on way to seek vengeance against the ones who have wronged them. But what we got way nothing short of a disappointing mess of a finale.

[@endzi1248]

You should of written this show

[@mohamedlamin2968]

True

[@hueyfreeman6262]

You should have been apart of crew cause it looked like they didnt know what they were doing anymore you could have helped them out

[@irongirltoni]

Thats why Homeward Bpund kinda passed me off. Like we stan the Diamonds now? I thought we'd get a full redemption, but it happened off screen, which was a bad decision

[@leeccedxntesiiast6]

Right? Call me crazy but I was imagining that the series would end with a new antagonist diamond named black diamond (the creator of all gems/White diamond) she figures out that homeworld is out of line And not colonizing planets anymore and she ends up destroying all the gems to restart her creation and make them less flawfull. and no matter how much Steven and the Crystal gems try to redeem her she can not be redeemed like every other antagonist was, which makes Steven go crazy and get corrupted because hes so frustrated that he can’t redeem her and fix everything. The Stevenzilla looked powerful af so I’d imagine they end up fighting or something lol

[@pablosolis1589]

Does anyone else hates the fact they made the other characters dumber just so Steven could be right ?

[@robinflight4217]

Don't you know that Steven is god of the show, he can get away with anything without serious consequences. Even almost shattering someone and actually shattering someone

[@goatmilk1]

@@robinflight4217 tbh White Diamond deserved to almost get shattered-

[@robinflight4217]

@@goatmilk1 Yeah

[@DanzigFan-vq3zf]

Steven. The karma Houdini

[@pastelsploosh8914]

and yet still manages to be stupid himself at the same time like holy-

[@TruRequiem]

The entire plot of Steven Universe: Future Son of a childish pink Nazi Commander has a literal mental breakdown for 20 consecutive episodes and becomes bootleg strawberry Godzilla. The solution: A fucking hug and kiss.

[@bulbasaur4369]

Sounds about right

[@insanityleech]

@@bulbasaur4369 sniper from tf2 said

[@mpguy24]

"Bootleg Strawberry Godzilla" a line I thought I would never hear, lol

[@ketaminepoptarts]

ah yes, because trauma can be solved with a hug! thats totally not unrealistic and stupid!

[@inkchariot6147]

How can anyone call this shit good?

[@baitposter]

SU was better when Rose Quartz wasn't Pink Diamond. It's been surely dead to me after everyone forgave three space Hitlers. New gem fusions are always cool to see, though.

[@rsg5314]

The problem wasn’t pink D being rose, the problem was that they tried to make us though that she was the true villian, because “the other diamonds are good”

[@baitposter]

@@rsg5314 I just as much also mean that the show went downhill in the episodes following Jungle Planet, not just that the alternative plot threads would be better (e.g. pink being hidden, corrupted lion, or assassinated by a diamond)

[@rsg5314]

燈籠草 yes, but that was the point of rose as a character, someone that learns how to be human... and that is amazing a gem with mistakes a gem aware of everything (the earth) she sacrificed her self to gives Steven the opportunity of being a human, but then they tried to make us hate her, it was really painful to watch how Steven put down rose picture , the show never tried to fix the thing with her only blame her

[@rsg5314]

JustAnotherGaian since the entire cluster problem was fixed with“just a bubble “ I notice the fact that Steven universe was going down

[@rsg5314]

JustAnotherGaian I had to admit, a single pale rose was a very good episode, the soundtrack, the design everything

[@GingerbreadGerard]

I wanted to see Steven do absolutely nothing, not leave his bed, not take care of himself to the point where the gems absolutely have to drag him to therapy.

[@DanzigFan-vq3zf]

That would’ve been funny

[@GingerbreadGerard]

@@DanzigFan-vq3zf would've been real

[@nocharliedont6895]

Funny. Very funny.

[@robotoorigato7288]

That idea gave me the image of one of the gems(probably Garnet or Bismuth) carefully carrying Steven to therapy. That would've been so god damn soft but instead we got angst and a time skip.

[@lucasparadox6823]

Would've loved to see that, just steven saying no for the Millionth time ":Garnet: Ok, Enough of this... *Lift* Come on, lets go"

[@ejbvides4625]

Rebecca sugar: teenagers get depressed all the time. Ben 10: lost is grandpa and learn how to be a leader Generator rex: had to get over his past of his family death so he could move on. Danny phantom: had to deal with the guilt of his future self killing of this friends and humanity. Aang: had to bring balance to the world and also try to find a way to not to kill the man that ruled it. Also leaving with the guilt with not being there to protect it. But yea a hug could solve it

[@pariahdark1892]

Random point: All of them can beat Steven 1v1.

[@wesley4313]

standards for newer shows have become so low that being a "teen" is now an excuse for being a fucking wimp

[@salazasauceproductions5100]

plus Peter (even tho he aint a cartoon char) going through a responsibility to save New York and dealing with the guilt of the death of his uncle

[@Austin-jd4os]

Star: I need to save the dimensions from a lunatic who want to kill all monsters. Jotaro: I going to kill a British vampire lol.

[@riverajustinmarks.]

@@Austin-jd4os Star just committed mass genocide on all living things that lived because of magic in the background.

[@taluca8474]

I bet someone out there made a fanfic that’s better than Future

[@sadsadtearsofaclown859]

Highly likely:

[@SpectroliteDS2400]

why bet on a guarantee?

[@bakedpotato5037]

I surprisingly didn’t find one yet

[@iwouldneverbepurple]

@@SpectroliteDS2400 He knows he will win.

[@controlbrains]

I’ve read fnaf fanfics with better writing than future

[@samanthacarpenter3336]

I get panic attacks, and the worst thing you could do to me when having an attack is...... hug me.

[@yourlocalasshole352]

Same it feels like I’m being restrained or something

[@mr.mortem3134]

During the finale when Garnet hugged Steven, I literally thought, "wait, isn't touching someone who is having a panic attack or mental breakdown without permission is the worst thing you could do?"

[@lxi..]

Plus, there's also some scenes in the episode where they genuinely try and do prone restraint on corrupted steven... which can cause SOOO much more harm than good and make things 10 times worse in real life

[@mr.mortem3134]

@@lxi.. it just goes to show how badly the crewniverse botched this story about mental illness. Like, talk about a broken Aesop...

[@irongirltoni]

For me sometimes I want hugs (my love language is physical contact) but other times I just want some time to be alone, forget I'm a person, and use grounding techniques.

[@iloveorangejuice-3-42]

I have a feeling the Diamonds got annoyed by Spinels depression so they locked her in Blues room for a while

[@greendecepticon6148]

I wouldn't be surprised lol

[@arielruh7773]

And these are our "redeemed" diamonds

[@awkwardorangedrawz5914]

That's hilarious. 😂

[@VicViper2005]

That actually makes a lot of sense I’m not surprised they might’ve actually did that

[@Monochrome2004]

"that's it, ive had enough of your DEPRESSION. into the happiness tower until you learn how to be better" honestly if someone had told me this while i was in my quarantine-induced mild depression i probably legitimately wouldve burst out laughing

[@user-hq2mh4ec6r]

Steven gets depressed for two years or so: acquires 3 new powers and turns into a giant Godzilla Blue Diamond gets depressed for 6 thousand years because her sister died: I CaN MakE OtHeR PeoPLe sAd

[@BillyWiccanHex]

That’s what I was saying lmao

[@redram6080]

Rebecca's explanation to why Steven is so uber powerful in comparison to everyone else is essentially this: Everyone in Homeworld is level 1 in terms of power because the diamonds were very restrictive and wouldn't allow change. Meanwhile Steven is grinding and becoming more and more powerful so even though his base power is much less than the other diamonds, because he kept grinding, he became much more powerful than the other diamonds. Its still really dumb though. Realistically even though they were dictators they should have still been smart enough to experiment with their powers in order to find new ways to oppress their subjects.

[@shadowbyname2802]

God I hate what they did with that whole Godzilla thing. I hope Toho sues the shit out of Rebecca for her pathetic little knock off. You do NOT disrespect the King!

[@munkee_man]

@@redram6080 Well I mean as dictators that ruled through countless planets, they really don't seem to have the time to train and test for new abilities. Also Steven never knew what his limits were, so he could've stopped and think he was at his limits but he kept pushing. The Diamonds are seen as all powerful and thats how they see themselves so it would make sense that they would think they reached their limits already and that they are already powerful enough. Now if they were power hungry dictators then they would've probably exceeded their own expectations but they weren't piwer hungry, they just wanted to make an empire and rule without any doubts from anyone.

[@user-hq2mh4ec6r]

@@redram6080 I mean Steven didn't exactly grind to have super speed, it just sort of happened This is obviously an excuse Rebecca made up when she noticed "oh no is Steven too overpowered?"

[@mianna6746]

This is an unpopular opinion that might get me attacked but Steven was such an annoying character after the first 2 seasons, he went from a wholesome boy to a guy who just screams at everyone and argues that everyone should just stop fighting despite it being a literal war

[@ÕkamiMeansWolf]

No that's a very popular opinion

[@AyoSquareRoot]

I had that opinion around the time peridot went to live with the gems, I even dropped the show once I noticed where it was heading to. I spent a while feeling estranged basically seeing everyone praising the direction. It just interesting how the older the fans get the more their opinion change

[@as-h989]

and he still my fav character!

[@koutoo]

nah imo they ruined him after future

[@shitanotosaurus]

@@as-h989 dang, the characters are REALLY bad huh?

[@erinmeadows7880]

One thing that annoyed the hell out of me was how Steven was constantly victimized. He went through a lot of shit, sure, but everyone needed to solve his problems at the end. He did a lot of scummy shit during this whole series and refused to accept other people changing and needed them to make resolve surrounding him. At the end when Connie says "We needed Steven this whole time, now he needs us" or something like that- He refused to ask for help, he bottled everything up, he acted recklessly, he hid things- You can't tell your audience that that's okay and people can just read your mind and solves your problems for you.

[@rhondahoward8025]

Biggest thing about helping someone with a mental illness: You can only help them as much as they allow _themselves_ to be helped and you are NOT their therapist.

[@lorenalejandro1465]

100% THIS! This show attempted to portray a person suffering from mental illness struggling to ask for help, but instead showed Steven pushing people away, acting unfairly rude, and disrespecting and exploding on anyone who tries to help him. It upsets me how people are looking at this show as great representation for mental illness when other shows do a much better job

[@rhondahoward8025]

@@lorenalejandro1465 Arthur Fleck got the funding cut on _his_ therapy. What's Steven's excuse for not asking for help?

[@nouzen6847]

I would say he was literally portrayed as Rose Quartz. She hid things,acted recklessly and basically botteled up her feelings so this show kinda portrayed Steven as his mother wich is something he really didnt want but like eh? I didnt like that the finale is a tear jerker and i fully 100% agree with this review

[@Jdudec367]

well yeah but everyone else didn't exactly solve all of steven's problems, also he did not do scummy shit. nobody "solved his own problems". They are not telling their audience that that's okay and people can just read your mind and solves your problems for you but that they should at least try to pay attention.

[@b-1battledroid674]

Everyone: *hugging Steven* Steven: *slowly becoming human again* Yellow diamond: ok guys Its time *Everyone starts beating the hell out of Steven*

[@Rediscool9]

Wow, that’s screwed up.

[@projektyeetus6002]

Sounds like a better ending tbh

[@Monochrome2004]

i would pay someone to animate this

[@Insanely_Mads]

Lmao that's actually funny

[@SpectroliteDS2400]

LOL

[@rigor-vigouranimations8056]

As a person diagnosed by a therapist with PTSD, I would say that Steven Universe Future didn't accurately portray said PTSD.

[@betternow1906]

As another person with PTSD- I really cant watch how PP broke down in the reef. Its honestly the only realish portrayal of how it feels to have a flash back and break down. But the fact that they glossed over it and made her happy and healed 20mins later is messed up. Wish it was as easy as talking to someone and holding their hand.

[@CYBER_N0T]

@Miles Edgington Thank God you didn’t actually show it to him

[@twinzzlers]

Care to talk about it a little more? I'm interested.

[@CYBER_N0T]

@@LoveThomas07 Trauma can cause PTSD. And it’s not like Steven isn’t spring signs of PTSD

[@Cartoonshi]

@@LoveThomas07 "I shall now call people who have PTSD stupid for not appreciating a flawed portrayal of their mental health condition because my brain is very large."

[@mrx4022]

Things I hated about Steven Universe Future as a whole: - Lapis Lazuli: the show never brings up how she's been so awful so Peridot, and there's never any repercussions for her taking away the Barn and everything Peridot cared about. - The Diamonds: Again, there's no repercussions for what they've done. They've destroyed millions of life forms, forced countless of gems into fusing. Abused one of their own, even if it was unintended, abuse is abuse, no matter what light you put it under. Yet, the show never gives them any consequences. - White Diamond: I was so excited to see her in Change Your Mind. I was looking forward to seeing this Diamond of all Diamonds being the villain that Steven simply couldn't redeem. She took out his gemstone, nearly killing him, mind controlled the Crystal Gems and other Diamonds. Then Steven just says, "No U" , and then suddenly she's off colour and immediately does a 180 in her character.

[@gukeoke6312]

Steven beating White by roasting her was one of the worst stunts they pulled in SU

[@akaony]

You're right about White and it pisses me off so much. She could've been a magnificent, self actualized and brutal villainess. She was reduced to your conservative auntie at Thanksgiving, the one you gotta love cause "she means well".

[@costinamezinca5508]

It would have been better if after Steven tries to redeem her, White Diamond just laughs in his face, telling him " you know, I appreciate you for trying, but..... You can't redeem someone that doesn't want to be redeemed, boy" And Steven has to accept the fact that some people can't be redeemed.

[@User.name2]

​@@costinamezinca5508 YES

[@phoebevaughan5095]

Pink Diamond/Rose Quartz: a redeemed character who learned to be a better person is used as a scapegoat for being evil and the root of all problems with Steven not even forgiving her/possibly disowning her by hiding her picture away 😢

[@chanulweerasekara3368]

To me future Steven is like a completely different person to the Steven in the original story. I hated what they did to him.

[@mormor8871]

I use to relate to original steven (and movie steven kinda) a lot (just added anxiety and low self esteem) but this steven just makes me sad like how do you ruin your main character so bad

[@susiepilled]

Yes. Alas, *I enjoy the story & character anyways.*

[@thiccnicc3657]

"Look how they massacred my boy."

[@yallthoughtyallwouldseevid1574]

Exactly he’s horrible his personality is just not there anymore Steven used to be kind in the original But now he just has No personality I wonder if that’s how They view teenagers

[@Isokatmydydecsf]

@@cefacicoaie I love how suf Steven is your profile picture- No offense, sorry if it did, just found that kind of funny with what your comment was saying-

[@graphitetailgrace3870]

I just hate how easily it was resolved. Corrupted Steven running around could have been really interesting, and sent the message that patching someone up emotionally takes time. And the words amounted to "It's okay Steven, we went through bad stuff, but you helped us, so we know you can feel better, too." Which is sweet on its own, but doesn't really address the things Steven was going through that ultimately made him snap.

[@Qpweric]

But keep in mind in the epsidoe future they address that its been months since that incident and is said he is going to therapy yo resolve that

[@manicstatic370]

Ok I’ve heard this comment like a hundred times, and I was curious, what would the “correct” way be to resolve his corruption.

[@rosilinathedragon4382]

ET1K may I point out that it was just A SINGLE OFFHAND FUCKING LINE ABOUT THERAPY AND THATS IT

[@drudle]

@@rosilinathedragon4382 So, .. what is your solution? Show him going to therapy sessions for a few episodes?

[@firemiracle]

Graphite Tail Grace i agree, like i did enjoyed the finale but im also disappointed in the I Am My Monster episode. Like yea i liked that the corrupted steven theory became true, and seeing everyone feel guilty for making steven go thru horrible things, but i also didn't liked how it got resolved so fast in a 11 minute ep. like why couldn't they do the monster ep into a 30 minute ep instead?? Steven didn't even walked around beach city and little homeschool to cause destruction, all the fighting was taking place in front of the temple. It would've been better that all the gems from little homeschool would work together to stop steven, seeing their abilities in action, nephrite could've had a huge role for that ep because of her bond with steven when he tried to help her when she was corrupted and yet she didn't got to appear in that ep! They missed a perfect chance to show nephrite! And finally, we could've seen so many new gem fusions who would try to stop steven. The crystal gems in my opinion really didn't seem to care a lot for steven during the last eps, like in the ep "everything's fine", they clearly see that steven is not ok, he tells them that he is ok and then they are like "ok if you say so"...... like no! Even in the episode bluebird, steven is so worried and concerned that eyeball and aquamarine fused in order to destroy him and the gems are like ".... eh. We know its them. Its no big deal." They didnt took his feelings seriously in that episode and because of them, eyeball and aquamarine were so close in killing greg!!!! They were so out of character in that ep, they were suppose to care about how worried steven is cuz they know that eyeball tried to kill him, and aquamarine is a psychotic brat... yet they say its not a big deal!!! And speaking of aquamarine and eyeball, they are still out there probably planning another revenge attack against steven! Mean lapis is still out there, emerald is still out there in space trying to destroy lars, we didn't got to see if pink pearl's eye was fully healed cuz she was hiding her eye in the ep Everything's Fine, we don't know where cactus steven went after it left, we still got no answer in what was inside the chest that's inside lion, and we didn't got to see brand new fusions like bismuth with any of the crystal gems. Other than that, i did liked the finale but i do agree that it has its flaws and unresolved things.

[@badreality2]

Star Vs. the Forces of Evil: worst ending Steven Universe: bad ending Adventure Time: very good ending Regular Show: perfect ending

[@Anonymous-js5zn]

No. Ed Edd n Eddy had a perfect finale because it aired after a marathon of its show, instead of after a TTG marathon.

[@陳逸文-r8e]

True. I love AT's ending cause I personally think it was a lot more satisfying and epic.

[@mdrstudios7067]

Only for Classic CN.

[@mdrstudios7067]

@Miss Terious Because it was basically Pops watching everything in Heaven.

[@dayzsaclark7543]

Jolly good show. ;3;

[@hebonky]

The show went from "cute concept can't wait to see what's next!" to "uh oh now we're serious." to "ok the show's on fire but maybe it'll be fixed in the epilogue" to "crewnivurse that was gasoline not water."

[@Ramsey276one]

Painfully accurate

[@exotic1405]

S1: good show S2: peridot S3: peridot S4: peridot S5: peridot

[@YataTheFifteenth]

​@@exotic1405Peridot carried the entire thing

[@Jdudec367]

@@exotic1405 Nah most seasons were good

[@KrisRN23935]

That was gasoline not water killed me 😂

[@jackallaster7710]

Steven: calls out his father for running away from his family. Steven 1 episode later: runs away from his family, returns, runs away again, returns, cries a bit and then runs away again.

[@Himmyjewett]

That just S1

[@bryannasebring708]

hes a child...

[@kris_underrune]

@@bryannasebring708 16

[@shitanotosaurus]

@@bryannasebring708 he's a teenager that at this point in his life shouldn't be acting like a baby, don't make excuses for him

[@bryannasebring708]

@@shitanotosaurus He's a fictional character LMAOOOO

[@Supernova-gq8uf]

I loved Spinel in the movie. But she was so. God. Damn. ANNOYING in Steven Universe Future.

[@rhondahoward8025]

She was basically acting like factory reset Spinel all over again. If it weren't for her getting slightly anxious when White told her to wait outside for a bit ("Don't take too long!"), which _was_ a nice subtle touch, you'd never even know that she had trauma from the movie.

[@陳逸文-r8e]

Perhaps she was just used as a plot device to make Steven suffer enough to turn into a monster. I guess the crewniverse never really care enough to develop her character more. What a waste of an interesting villain character.

[@elliegoo2946]

She literally reverted back to her original persona, despite everything that literally happened in the movie. Not even an OUNCE of movie spinel can be seen and it's so frustrating. Ik she finally (and maybe not even) found her happiness again but she'd at least show something else other than being an annoying ass clown to the man who saved her

[@陳逸文-r8e]

@@elliegoo2946 Perhaps the crewniverse didnt have the best writter. And it's not the first or the only time they've done a terrible job with the writing of a character or the plot.

[@AndITookThatPersonally]

DAMN TRUE.

[@kate-gq4ne]

It hurts so much that Steven universe could’ve been something so much better if the writers and storyboard artists weren’t just winging it.

[@insertacreativename674]

It hurts that EVERY character could have been better, like the 2 lapiz, what happened to the other lapiz that didn't go to Little Home school?? Or the 3 rose quartz? What happened to the one that was exactly like Steven's mom? White Diamond would have been an amazing antagonist staying like her old form! And the show actually seems to teach that consequences doesn't exist, all the evil and cruel actions the characters made were basically discarded.

[@tiorinaya2104]

Like SVTFOE

[@NoName-st2jl]

@@tiorinaya2104 Well maybe the problem isn't them. Maybe the problem is you

[@user-dq7rs2ly1r]

I Mean The Movie Was SUPPOSED to be the finale but people just wanted Mooooore....

[@NoName-st2jl]

@@user-dq7rs2ly1r what no the future is already planned even before the original ended

[@betternow1906]

Remember that one time Pink Pearls PTSD was completely glossed over and almost romanticized for a gimmick? The scene itself of Pink pearl curling up in a ball shaking is the only accurate part of having a PTSD related flash back/antiexy attack. Its not somthing you "get over" by holding a friends hand.

[@crfstewarje]

@Better Now, Steven didn't "Get over" his PTSD with a hug. Literally the only thing the hug did was remind him that others are there for him. That's it.

[@SteveCrafts2k]

@@crfstewarje Then why not show us the process of healing?

[@jaylinroyal2173]

@@crfstewarje okay that doesnt matter one because the conflict was solved and also you need to show him getting better and not just to expect the fans to just figure it out thats rebbecca job at writing if she cant even show the therapy scene or steven getting better thats bad writing she isnt a good writer

[@Jdudec367]

jaylin roya just because the conflict was solved doesn't mean he was better. It did show he was on the road to recovery but some more shown would have been nice. However I don't think I would call rebecca sugar a bad writer.

[@jaylinroyal2173]

@@Jdudec367 yes it would because steven problem is the conflict which isnt handeled well i never said steven problem was fixed he acts like it is in the finale we need to see the character gets better and heal this is a major problem because this is the big conflict he need to overcome you cant do it off screen and expect people to be like no he not done healing he still working through we need to see it hints are not good enough and also at the climax we need to see his evolution as to how he got better you cannot to a time skip that is bad writing because you skipped the enitire conflict of the show stevens problems the hug solved the conflict steven is all happy but the problems we see are minor problems and doesnt show he is still struggling they just hint at it that like if zukos confrontation with his father was skipped and when katara asked him how he confronted his father he just looked at two bird and one bird yelled at the other and the other bird ran away its a bad plot choice because it waste dthe audience time and we dont see him face his problems to skip over a characters main problem is bad writing regardless if their not fully healed yet

[@SueMeriah]

THERE IS STILL A CLUSTER??!!?!?!?!? HOW CAN THERE STILL BE A CLUSTER AFTER TWO YEARS OF HEALING GEM FRAGMENTS OH MY GOD WHY IS THE CLUSTER STILL SUFFERING

[@Robtop-ml4sv]

Wasn’t the cluster bubbled also, what if the cluster wanted to stay like that. Who am I kidding REEEEBBBBEEECCCAAA!!!!!

[@irongirltoni]

HOLY SHIT YOU'RE RIGHT

[@Ramsey276one]

@@Robtop-ml4sv Actually The Cluster becoming a PICASSO GEM PERSON could be interesting... We are Gemosaic We hope you have been fine, Steven. We wondered... would Earth like to have ANOTHER MOON? Steve: Let me ask Peridot first... XD

[@Monochrome2004]

@@Ramsey276one someone draw this. also the idea of a fusion actually not considering themself to be a single person is really interesting

[@andrewaftontheandroidhedge2780]

@@Monochrome2004 ya shatter jems are jsut random bits and bobs of body parts so ya they would make a picasso thing

[@brodaciousbro1149]

Y’all remember that one girl who drew Steven mom skinny and the whole SU fandom got pissed and threatened her and told her to kill herself and it took the CREATOR of SU to tell em to stop it.

[@sophiebubbles07]

Oh god

[@insertunoroginalnamehere6189]

Wait i don't watch SU but i thought his mom is like... Not there

[@user-zg2sr4wb6b]

Bruh I just saw a Q&A with the voice actors and Rose’s voice actor was talking about how people started attacking online after the reveal that Rose was pink diamond. She was even insulted for posting a pic on Mother’s Day and people were like “You’re a bad mother” as if she is the fucking character 🤣🤣 People be on some stupid shit!

[@tedtheodore5715]

Steven universe fandom, ladies and gentlemen

[@viraltang]

I still get death threats for criticizing the show.

[@someloseronline0449]

Funny how the people who hate these videos that criticize what they love for obvious flaws are the first to comment meaning they either intentionally find stuff to get pissed off about or are just plain stupid

[@mahliwowe]

I used to like the show until the series finale of Future and then I realized it was actual dogshit and a waste of time. After watching for years and sitting through endless hiatuses it felt like the crew just said "Hey fans! Fuck you!" So I hate it now lmao. If it got renewed I'd sign a petition to get it canceled.

[@tutteredboast1268]

Or both

[@chickenlord9873]

Like #200

[@ThreatLevelGod]

My Little Pony Friendship is Magic's final conflict ended with them realizing not everyone can be redeemed and they were forced to turn several enemies into stone for eternity. Steven Universe ends with a hug.

[@applejuicenpeach]

Not a bad lesson but its completely ruined by the fact that one of them was A LITERAL CHILD. The adults could have been unsaveable, but I honestly doubt Cozy wasn't saveable, she was like, 13 tops.

[@wildwoodz8932]

@Pabliski Malinowski THAT STILL MAKES NO SENSE A GIANT MONSTER IS DEFEATED BY A HUG THEN LEAVES. The writers are just lazy even an idiot like you can agree

[@sylvette.astoria]

@@applejuicenpeach I don't know... Even if she's a child what's she's done is really atrocious, she cannot be let off just cause of her age, maybe to a different degree or sth but she is still accountable for her actions - now, if it's the stoning punishment form itself for cozy,tirek and chrysallis.... I'll just say this: no matter if it's redemption or being turned to stone it's just gonna be controversial either way and people's morals and perspectives will differ from one another, selecting one over another has it's own set of issues. For what we have now it's pretty justifiable and makes sense in context, just maybe not morally right since it depends on the person perceiving it too

[@applejuicenpeach]

@@sylvette.astoria TL;DR: Cozy, a child, wasn't redeemed but Starlight and other ponies, adults who did just as bad things, were redeemed. I have to wonder what made them different. Yes, what she did was horrible, and inexcusable, but at the end of the day, she's a child. Children are much more susceptible to treatments and recovery than adults are, just by the way the human brain develops [they aren't humans but we can assume based on how they built societies like ours, albeit for ponies, their brains work similarly to us]. But even if you don't believe that she can be redeemed there is a character that adds a huge problem to villains and redemption as a whole. Starlight Glimmer. First, a leader of a cult that removed cutie marks, shown to be a staple in their society that gives them huge senses of identity throughout the whole show and in episode s6 ep1 and ep2 (edit: its season 5, excuse my mistake) themselves. In the real world this is basically the equivalent of making a cult that prey's on people who, for whatever reason, are unable to socialize and then join a cult that removes any part of your self and identity. This could be considered bad enough to not get redeemed already, but then after her cult is disestablished she decided to run off and hide for assumably a couple months until she finds out how to go back in time and ruin the rainboom, which set off the friendship of the six as we know it. Even after Twi showed her what happened [bad things, der] she refused to believe and almost destroyed the only thing keeping the spell from taking effect. And all of this over one friend moving away as a foal. Did she even ever try to write to him? Seems like she didn't, we never got any evidence she did. But starlight was redeemed. What made this pony special? Nothing. Starlight isn't any different. And this is just startlight. There are many others who did really bad things too who were also redeemed. Point is, Cozy wasn't even given a chance. As a child. Adult characters who did just as bad things as her were redeemed, but she wasn't. Do I think she should have been redeemed? That depends on how they would have done it. As shown before they have botched redemptions really badly. Honestly, I think the only ones they did well were before Starlight, say Nightmaremoon/luna, who was consumed by jealousy and then turned back by magical harmony stones (seriously mlp sounds really silly without any context haha) or discord who was a chaos god who just wanted to have fun but learned that friendships are better over not having them but having free rained chaos, or Sunset, who was the only villain to see social consequences. But even these weren't perfect since they tried to/did still do bad things as well.

[@sylvette.astoria]

@@applejuicenpeach oh I do believe that redemption should be possible for nearly every character including cozy considering her supposed age, though as you said it will depend on how it will be executed, but my point is regardless of her being a child or not, she needs to still be accountable and can't just be singled out to be deemed "worthy" of being granted a chance of being redeemed just cause she's a child; if that's the case ALL villains should have been given the chance to be redeemed without discrimination equally because it really wouldn't be fair otherwise. Reading further however I believe the emphasized points are not exactly the same between those who are against and those who are OK or agree with the finale. I think, and this is just me saying... the main issue I see is that is actually really problematic really does lie in the form of punishment; aka the fact that they're never given the chance to try to redeem themselves since out of all things they're turned into stone and discord is also all for it too (discord is a whole entire thing in this finale). I actually do agree to an extent about that with you, but again, I won't just single out cozy specifically to be given the chance just for being a child or her age since to me it should have been a chance available for the trio of villains together considering they more or less function and work as a team and treat each other as equals regardless of age with all three giving distinctive contribution as well. So to summarize... I dont care about the fact that cozy is a filly. She does not deserve special treatment or an exemption for what she has done same as the other villains in this show, and her age shouldn't be made as the primary excuse for things when it comes to accountability - all the three villains as a whole must share the same kind of fate that is equal in measure for that is the fairest outcome after what they have done together. Now... The fact that they got turned into stone however... It is a very, very sad and cruel fate as none were given time to redeem themselves unlike some other ex villains such as starlight, and it's really just a horrifying prospect to be the final fate for all three with special mention to cozy as a child being stuck in that predicament. To me finding a better solution that is not permanently stoning them or outright redeeming them in the final picture would have worked, but from a narrative standpoint... It lacks finality if the villain trio got to be written in that way, and redeeming them outright is unrealistic (and frankly, cliche and boring to many if it's overdone too many a time from a narrative standpoint) after the acts of crime committed + not all can be redeemed so I get why the finale as a whole will have it's issues regardless of the chosen options

[@smileypurplewolf4867]

I don't care, i literally don't care *Spinel and jasper characters are ruined and that piss me off more than every sin in this goddamn show.*

[@陳逸文-r8e]

Same

[@winneythephoo]

I was more pissed off at jasper's character then anything else. So much wasted potential. I even watched future just for her.

[@doodlefana]

winney the poo Omg same. The fact that we barely got any redemption for her was bullcrap. We waited so long for her to become a neutral or a crystal gem like Peridot and Lapis. Yet, nothing. She didn’t even develop in Future. After being shattered, she went right back to square one. Being loyal and trying her best to only serve. She never got the chance to heal from being in a toxic fusion, or being corrupted and shattered. Not even a chance to explore who she truly wanted to be. Wtf Rebecca.

[@abbyc8990]

Exactly, I genuinely wanted to see spinel have a deep talk with Steven about how he was feeling because she can relate to him but Rebecca said fuck that and completely shat on her character

[@axeplayz1327]

Jasper became my favorite character almost instantly and they just left her to rot with the plot holes

[@viktor4311]

This show was my thing back in the day, before season 4. I fell out of love with it when I realized how it portrayed PTSD sufferers as being insufferable assholes who never have to apologize. I have PTSD, and while I know everyone displays it differently, Lapis and Steven were just wildly incorrect and insulting depictions of survivors. Mental illness can explain behaviors, but never excuses them. I hated how Lapis was excused for legitimate abuse towards Jasper (because they were both in the wrong) and I’m especially glad I dropped this show at the season 5 finale because I would’ve felt awful about myself watching Steven act like a complete toxic tool to everyone around him and have it be explained as just what people with my disease are like.

[@QWERTZ-WASD]

P00000

[@demidyeah9128]

i agree with everything but the jasper part. she kinda deserved it i feel like i might be wrong its like a villain that you just beat up you dont call that abuse lapis was basically her prison which she didnt have to do tho lapis is still stupid.

[@peacelovetakosofficial6362]

@@demidyeah9128 she did not. this isn't even up for debate she was a villain, yes. But she offered to fuse with lapis she didn't demand or force her. She literally could've said no and she n steven could've finished jasper off and poofed her and bubbled her. What she did was worse than what jasper did to her. And with fusion being an allegory for a relationship/trust or whatever she basically violated jasper and forced her to stay fused that sounds way more abusive than being just a prisoner in a cell. at least she wasn't being r"ped or subjected to that sort of torture. And what she said to jasper on the boat after jasper *begged* to fuse again lapis admitted to taking her anger out on her and abusing her that "it was bad" the things she did to jasper. You can't hide all of that and say lapis was the "victim" there.

[@Jdudec367]

@@peacelovetakosofficial6362 No Lapis wasn't a villian or at least the villian there. She did demand and force it, she even held Lapis down when she tried getting away. Saying no wouldn't work as Jasper could just hurt her and her and Steven wouldn't have just finished Jasper off and poofed and bubbled her as Jasper could have easily hurt Jasper first in that moment and Steven was already hurt and couldn't fight Jasper obviously. Not at all, Jasper kidnapped her and was bringing her back to homeworld against her will, Jasper was the literal villain here do not say the kidnapped victim was being worse. She did not violate Jasper she just trapped them both in a cell together so the others could escape, that doesn't sound worse or more abusive then kidnapping someone and bringing them to where you want them to be. Jasper wasn't r*ped and what Lapis went through was still pretty bad. But it was also done to save Steven and the others so it was not all bad. But she WAS the victim.

[@cwc5085]

Steven: "Why didn't you stop me?" Garnet: "There was no future where you didn't propose to Connie." Me: "... what about the future where he WAITS. TILL. SHE'S. OUT. OF. COLLEGE?!"

[@Cartoonshi]

I don’t think the show understands the concept of infinite futures.

[@waifu_png_pl6854]

or she could have done some random things in steven like in pool hopping to create one of these weird unlikely futures she cant see. but no, lets only use it when we want or just forget some confimed stuff because plot

[@originaluseername]

"me:"

[@mackielunkey2205]

Cartoonshi シ Like shouldn’t there be a timeline where Steven and Connie go separate ways forever? Edit: Speaking of which, I’m wanting to make a fanfiction based on that.

[@陳逸文-r8e]

I guess the crewniverse just wanted to make Steven suffer enough to turn into a monster. Honestly, the proposal made Steven look like a dumbass who didnt even understand how laws, human marriage and relationship work

[@thebackroundguy1668]

*Steven universe fans getting kicked out of the jewelry store*

[@goatmilk1]

It was a one time thing 🤦‍♂️

[@Jess-iq1bw]

This comment and the reply made my day X'D

[@Ramsey276one]

If I see a headline like this I WOULD BELIEVE IT XD

[@steveleuchtman2545]

I would be confused

[@marcoanimacoes5690]

SU fans: Your honor, that rock was clearly bissexual

[@amyliaclenny1866]

Depression is much more likely to make someone hide under the covers & oversleep than attack someone else or use deadly force defending themselves from an attacker.

[@DeathKitta]

He was in a depressed fase when he was depressengly eating ice cream xD

[@MASTEROFEVIL]

Sometimes depressed people will randomly lash out in anger. But yeah this interpretation of mental illness was very inaccurate

[@appalachiabrauchfrau]

ech, major depressive disorder is overrepresented in murderers but correlation causation etc.

[@irenareena]

I dont think it was depression that was making steven like that, it was PTSD

[@nevergonnagiveyouup1180]

@@irenareena it’s still a harmful representation of ptsd

[@trevevern6788]

Why does Steven have so many powers? Diamonds, the most powerful gems, only have a few powers. Steven is only HALF gem. He shouldn't be a FUCKING GOD. I believe that Steven needs a nerf because NO character needs to have this many abilities. I have no clue why I'm getting so worked up about it, I haven't seen the show in a long time, but hearing what was once a balanced, alright character got turned into an jackass that's more broken than Meta Knight back in Super Smash Bros Brawl has made me just wonder "WTF happened to you?".

[@charlotte3794]

Sugar definitely got carried away- it’s kinda like how if u imagine urself as a superhero u always give urself the most power i feel like she did that with steven as he’s the main character

[@trevevern6788]

@@charlotte3794 agreed.

[@marcopanzironi6612]

Sugar wasn’t as involved as she was with the main series and the film

[@trevevern6788]

@@marcopanzironi6612 oh, ok.

[@dljb7463]

I want to say that inperonally give it has to do with 2 things A. Steven is part carbon based lifeform which may increase his powers (since gems are made of light and dust) B. Steven is young and emotional and emotion powers up pink Now hear me out White diamond is the most powerful of the diamond when she is not emotiing, when she is being robotic, pink on the other hand is the most powerful when she is not restraining herself, this would explain why steven is so powerful because he is not holding himself back, he is just acting not thinking. Additionally it is very likeley the cluster is retaining itself since its ment to be able to destroy the earth with its mere existence but it has been shown that this hand form is powerful but not all destroying.

[@RinocerontusReal]

I just hate it how Connie literally said that she wasn't ready to be in a relationship with Steven but she just likes him a few episodes later

[@mahliwowe]

Right? It felt like a "well if I don't you'll go crazy and try to kill everyone."

[@KyleKyle__]

I feel like Connie and Steven had always had feelings for each other but that doesn't mean that they should be in a relationship together. I don't think that its out of the ordianry for that to happen but Idk anything about love I'm 13

[@subspacestudios]

@@KyleKyle__ I mean to be honest, and in my opinion, if you and someone else have feelings for one another, and there are no solid reasons that you two shouldn't date, then just go for it, worst thing that can realistically happen is that it won't work out, and I say this as someone who has been in a relationship for two years and the relationship has had plenty of ups and downs, so i think I can at least say that much.

[@sketchyjulia]

She meant she didn’t wanna marry him and just be Stevonnie all the time

[@Naiobia]

She said she didn't wanna _MARY_ him-

[@prismglider5922]

22:06 Bojack Horseman. Not a kids show, but definitely tackles mental health with respect and dignity, and doesn't allow mental illness to be an excuse for being a terrible person. It's something everyone should watch, it has some of the best writing the world of animation has ever seen.

[@projektyeetus6002]

The reason Bojack works and SUF doesn’t is because in Bojack, THEY ACTUALLY HAVE *FUCKING CONSEQUENCES*

[@sendhelp4376]

It baffle me when people think that SU is a good representation of mental illness meanwhile BH barely has any recognition

[@memorableman3709]

@@projektyeetus6002 Diamonds: *commit genocide and opress planets every tuesday* Steven: Theyre good :D Bojack: *genuinely apologizes to his best friend for making a decision that basically ruined his career and his life* Herb: Okay, good. *Now get the fuck out of my house, I hate you.*

[@sophiawilliams4810]

@@memorableman3709 honestly, I don’t think Herb hated him in the end. He was genuinely disappointed, and as punishment, decided to not give him closure by refusing to accept his apology.

[@xolco7081]

I heard it was also a musical or smthng, wich is sad because I can't stand musicals :( Just something to keep in mind...

[@GabbyDaGoof]

I just love when you even dare to say anything about Steven, most of the Fandom goes: "Hey! It's not fair to hate Steven! He has PTSD and he's a teenager! It's all because of the Gems and Greg!! How dAre you!!!"

[@GabbyDaGoof]

@Mario Carrillo not only that. It's also pretty stupid. They should do some research about mental illness if they wanna be smarty pants

[@mdrstudios7067]

@燈籠草 But in the episode after that Yellow Diamond can do that too.

[@mdrstudios7067]

@燈籠草 With Yellow Diamond being God.

[@poccripeardew4750]

You know this makes me think these people looked on tumblr or some shit for their mental health research. Because this isn't how people with PTSD act, this isn't how people with depression act. And you see these fakers go the extreme to mimic their show. Like you see some comments on "Steven is so relatable I have PTSD and I feel this way too" and I'm like. Do you really now? Same way 13 Reasons Why pushed a wave of people wanting depression and suicidal. I'm not saying it is a direct comparison, but the way impressionable children take the mental health aspect away from the show is the same amount of damaging to the people with legitimate issues that the show "covers." Like dear, killing people isn't okay. Wanting to kill isn't okay. We already have enough people saying that they want to for attention on the internet we do not need to encourage this action with shows and such.

[@mdrstudios7067]

@@poccripeardew4750 The TV adaptation of Grant Morrison's Happy! handled PTSD more better than SU.

[@humbleabode9708]

Is it just me or does it seem that this fan base can’t take criticism 😳

[@Mrjguy15]

This is the same fandom that almost got a girl to commit suicide and yes they really cant take criticism of this show whatsoever

[@buybugfables]

The problem with liking this show is that the people who see the shows flaws are always grouped up with idiots

[@TheFruitiestCake]

tHEY CAN'T, THEY CAN'T, OH _GOD_ THEY CAN'T. As a member of the "the early seasons were good enough to make the show enjoyable" club, I've seen firsthand some of the crybaby fits people have over criticism.

[@colingznetwork781]

Humble Abode I learned how, but yes, the rest need to

[@Takodachiii]

@Miss Terious Jesus Christ, I understand not liking an art piece, I am a very much guilty of that but bloody hell, driving a poor girl to near suicide is horrible, Ive been there and to be the one that drives someone to that point... how much did they do to her.....

[@Peridot5xg]

*[I feel like certain characters... such as Peridot... could've done more, during the finale]*

[@JoseHernandez-xv2bt]

Peridot i feel bad for you

[@Bopperann]

I'm happy they didn't get to her, they would have tried to add her to Steven's victims of lobotomy.

[@kaydwessie296]

The main series was already trying to lobotomize Best Girl, so maybe we're lucky.

[@LadyTigeress]

Yes you could of but hey at least you did something

[@needmeachillplaylistforstu3495]

i feel like peridot could've done more in general

[@christianmeyer7428]

I still hate how they handled Homeworld in this series. The only glimpses we ever got to see of it were during the second to last episode and it wasn't even for anything useful. The fact that the show has never had some type of creation story for the germs is also mind-boggling to me, you would think in a show centered around lore and world-building that some type of creationist story (whether mythological or not) would be mentioned at some point. When you think about it there's still so much about the gems that we don't know (who made the diamonds, why was the caste system the way it was, why was Pink Diamond so much smaller and weaker than the others (if she was made at a later time then what prompted them to make her in the first place), what was everyday society like in Homeworld, etc.) Steven Universe: Future would have been the perfect opportunity to explore stuff like this since it's supposed to be an epilogue but it's just...never mentioned. And I really don't understand why. One of the big reasons why people like this show so much is because of the lore and the world-building, and yet none of that is expanded or explored in SUF. 95% of the scenes in SUF either take place in the temple, Little Homeworld or the beach. I would have even liked an episode of the Diamonds just telling Steven more memories about Pink that they had, teaching him more things about Gem history and culture, etc. Personally, I would have found that to be more interesting than 10 more minutes of Steven crying and getting mad at people.

[@greendecepticon6148]

Well people do argue it wasn't about lore and worldbilding at all but about the characters.

[@DashawnLoves]

@@greendecepticon6148 but they screwed that up too even worse than the world building

[@poterlim5991]

Yeah IT COULD'VE BEEN GREAT (haha) but that didnt matter to them even tho they basically baited everyone w the whole epic gem war and mysterious race of ancient aliens. All that mattered to crewniverse was dont be an asshole to LGBT people, the whole show exists ONLY for that sole purpose.

[@sophiakit637]

tbh I would love to see an original miniseries centering on life on Homeworld in all of the eras. We'd get to see the ranks of different gems, how people on Homeworld react to certain things, just a lot of things that would make you go "Ohhh, so that's why (blank) happened!".

[@sophiakit637]

@@poterlim5991 It really sucks. Steven Universe has such an original and interesting idea. Yeah, living rocks but how Homeworld works always was interesting for me. I love the show because the idea is so great of how the gems work and everything. But there isn't enough focus on the gems themselves and there isn't enough focus on Homeworld and how things are going over there. It really could've been a great show with the idea that the show had but it ended up not meeting expectations. Still a good show, would watch, but it could've been SO much better.

[@duggerson8982]

I liked the finale. Not because it was good, but because it was over.

[@ljtheone]

good one

[@mrnnc6805]

Lmao

[@Sparkletta]

Oof. Burn.

[@mxochii5159]

In that case we can apply a: Cry because it happened Smile because its over

[@jamiethomas3768]

You and me both bro😎!

[@StickgeneralArmy]

As a teenager with PTSD, this final season is fucking atrocious. Hugs don’t solve all problems because nothing can *fully* solve them. They stay around, and the best you can do is weaken them with therapy, interaction with others, and self care. The show is obsessed with putting admittedly good concepts into a timeframe far too small for them to actually do anything recognizable as good. Also I’d like to point out that the show has removed every form of death. •Human biological death (Lars got resurrected) •Corruption (Got healed by a bath) •Poofing (got healed immediately) •Shattering (Got undone because of course) •Rejuvenation (Undone in the movie even if it wasn’t that bad) •Getting thrown into space (Eyeball just randomly came back cause sure) •White diamond purification beam (Was presented as a form of death initially but got removed) That’s 7 forms of death. All of them got undone. Whyyyyyyyyyyyyy??????????????

[@Lolo_Antonio-FryEmUpFan]

Ok teenager with ptsd

[@Bumper778]

VaporYt :3 If you have nothing logical to say then don’t say it at all.

[@kloverleavezisdeadlol]

To be fair, poofing is the gem equivalent of going into a coma/passing out, not dying.

[@StickgeneralArmy]

VaporYt :3 was just pointing out general age because a lot of people with PTSD are a decent bit older and I wanted to clarify that it’s less “I survived a war” trauma and more “I survived an attempted murder” trauma

[@StickgeneralArmy]

SpoopyMemeyBook and yeah but I put it in there because it was a fakeout in the episode when it happened

[@melteddarkchocolate000]

I don’t understand how Steven can be more stronger and powerful than the diamonds when he is PINK diamond. The little undeveloped diamond. She’s not as big as her sisters nor powerful. If they can place pink diamond in her cell whenever she act up how can they not do the same for Steven universe monster form. It’s just so stupid to me.

[@Jdudec367]

well being corrupted is different there was a video by toon ruins explaining why they couldn't beat him actually

[@iffeetaffee5458]

@@Jdudec367 yes, but when steven's in his normal form, he shouldn't have the most powerful skills out of all four of the diamonds. Not to mention his powers are weird. How can he interfere with TVs when Homeworld never used that kind of technology?

[@Jdudec367]

@@iffeetaffee5458 not sure if I would say he has the most powerful skillset in his normal form. as for his weird powers some gems have weird powers I think it's less it being specifically about tvs and radio wave related stuff as his mom was able to interfere with a radio

[@SaturnSpinosaurus]

They could do that but it would defeat the whole point

[@rookeyji5177]

@@Jdudec367 But inputing a dream unto a tv?Lol im not very good at science but thats streching it a bit.

[@dragonmaster7109]

SU Season 1-5: Lesbian space rocks SUF: All gems becoming simps for the edgy 16 year old Gary Stu

[@kooyah6420]

Let's be honest, SU could've just been about lesbian space rocks and no one would miss Steven whatsoever.

[@johannesseyfried7933]

@@kooyah6420 Would you watch a Show called "Lesbian Spacerocks?" 😂😆

[@anyways1715]

@@johannesseyfried7933 who wouldn't honestly

[@Isokatmydydecsf]

@@kooyah6420 I would miss Steven, but I agree I wouldn't mind a show like that

[@yuukotombo6578]

Maybe that's why Greg calls him Stu-Ball.... -_- fml

[@Th0mat0]

The best part of the Cartoon Network original Steven Universe Future is when Stephen Galaxy (the main character) said “every Steven has its Universe”, before he Stevend all over the diamonds and sang a song while crying afterwards. Steven/10

[@TomochiTheGreat]

God I loved when Stephen said "It's stevin' time" before hurling himself into danger and fucking dying.

[@Ambatakum9284]

Tbh my second favorite line from Stephen galaxy was ‘We have to cook’ after he was diagnosed with stage 4 steven

[@Crusader316]

​@@Ambatakum9284 i remember that part, then be thought to himself that he better call steven and had his problems stevenized

[@jesuslizarraga3590]

SUF Logic Jasper calls Steven pitiful: he rages out and gets violent Lapis is being ganged up on by two gems and is about to get shattered: he's perfectly calm

[@joshuaanderson1712]

'Fuck everyone else's problems, I just dropped my coffee, who's going to get me another?' It only matters if it affects him, then every reaction is justified.

[@Shastasnow]

I guess Jesper was correct. Some people are pitiful but I would not say that to a crazy person.

[@oakleyhasafoot7878]

Steven: *is half human* Also Steven: *has five different powers!* The diamonds: *are 100% gem and are DIAMONDS!* Also the diamond: *have only one or two powers*

[@Abyssal86]

Wait, let's count! 1: Summon shields, with size manipulation 2: Bubble, with teleport home 3: Force fields, with size and shape manipulation 4: Healing fluids, with Resurrection* and self healing 5: Super strength and endurance 6: Flight 7: Shockwaves 8: Slow down time 9: Shape shifting, with age control 10: Gem fusion 11: Human fusion 12: Plant growth, animation, and manipulation* 13: Pink minion tree land travel storage place 14: Electrical Interference with signal manipulation 15: Dream travel 16: Full on possession 17: Diamond access to gem technology, with immunity to it's most harmful effects. I feel like I might have missed some... *When he animates dead animals, dead humans, or plants said minion gets their own powers

[@oakleyhasafoot7878]

Abyssal86 wow..... that’s stupid as fuck! The diamonds, the all powerful 100% gem diamonds have like one or two powers and Steven gets over 17?! The show makes no sense

[@nobodyimportant6871]

OakleyHasAFoot 787 Exactly, I agree with you. Also doesn’t he have Pink Diamond’s gem? Wasn’t she the weakest diamond or something? Why is Steven strong then? It makes no sense.

[@DeathKitta]

I missed the part where diamonds were just sitting and listing their abilities. Oh wait they didn't do that.

[@Abyssal86]

@@DeathKitta It's show don't tell, if we don't even see them draw weapons then who's to say they even have them. Also wasn't one of the last episodes literally the Diamonds sitting around talking about their powers?

[@jolimau1685]

I hated how they ended it with Pink diamond staying an unforgivable monster, when steven was immediately forgiven for all the shit he did.

[@memecliparchives2254]

Because Pink started a Galactic war, ghosted someone for a thousand years, basically LIE TO EVERY CRYSTAL GEM EVEN TO PEARL while Steven basically damage partially a town. Yeah, Steven deserves hatred for partially destroying a town yet nobody died.

[@jolimau1685]

@@memecliparchives2254 Steven KILLED someone. He conveniently was able to bring her back but he still straight up murdered jasper. And yet you get mad at Pink for defending the planet? And for...lying? What else would she do.

[@albertjacobosantana6985]

@@memecliparchives2254 but the diamonds are redeemed? How come the one person who tried to better herself is the most hated in the show wtf

[@mac4040]

Honestly, I like pink. She was a brat, yeah but then she tried to better herself and fucking did. Everyone hates her because the first time we see her is at her end when she has developed into a decent person and then over the next few seasons we see her past and all the bad stuff she tried to fix or run away from. We got her character arc backwards.

[@Nekojawz]

Andree Tungcab Now tell me why you love the diamonds.

[@dualitarian]

That hug will forever make me think of a person being immobilized while having a breakdown, which is traumatizing. I hate how this show shows you the potential it has then has you watch while Rebecca pisses on it, spits on it, rips it to pieces, offs her cigarette on it then gives it to you with the expectation you'll thank her.

[@v0m1tg0r3gutzz]

I never thought of the moment like that until I read this. That's so awful...

[@Jdudec367]

They had to hold him still and get through to him though, it was not really traumatizing. Rebecca does not piss on it though, she does not spit on it, she does not rip it to pieces, she does not do any of that either.

[@crfstewarje]

Spinel in the movie: "You can't solve everything by singing some STUPID song!" And yet that's exactly what she tries to do to help Steven in "Homeworld Bound". Garbage writing.

[@Lolo_Antonio-FryEmUpFan]

She was high

[@DoubleBoost23]

So were the writers.

[@Anonymous-js5zn]

@@DoubleBoost23 I wonder if they actually were because the thing about Blue Diamond and her happy clouds is there's an actual breed of marijuana called blue diamond

[@JustChill0927]

@@Anonymous-js5zn Lol They probably did that on purpose

[@Anonymous-js5zn]

@@JustChill0927 It was on the Wiki page that her happy clouds could possibly be a marijuana reference, but it was deleted

[@yakarotsennin3115]

The real disappointment with Steven Universe is the lack of solid lore that explains anything. We have almost 0 info on the Diamonds, what their motivation behind conquest was, why Pink Diamond was smaller and where they came from. We also don’t get any insight into how they were before Pink Diamond left.

[@memecliparchives2254]

The Diamonds origins are just the premise fo them being conquerors, the reason they conquer planets is the same why Kryptonians conquer planets, to make more of their kind. Plus we see in Stevonnie's weird dream how Yellow Diamond was to Pink, how Blue Diamond was to Sapphire, by that logic shes also like that to Pink. And What White did to Blue and Yellow? No need an origin story for that.

[@rude893]

@@memecliparchives2254 "no need" Lol we know nothing about the gems as a species 😶💀

[@chuchulovely3276]

I had a theory that Pink could be a defective gem which is why she’s so small, her gem is upside down and that she isn’t a primary color and that’s why she shows a lot more interest in defective gems. Yeah, I’m extremely disappointed we didn’t see why. I am extremely disappointed we never actually saw Steven’s “birth”. I’m horribly disappointed that the war was hardly shown or explained and so much more. These people can’t write for crap.

[@yakarotsennin3115]

Chuchu Lovely Would have loved to see more of the empire and the planets destroyed by the Diamond’s conquest

[@chuchulovely3276]

Yakarot Sennin same, I also would’ve loved to see what that little glowing sphere was in the moon base and how the diamonds were made

[@oldoutlet6946]

Steven Universe Future Basic Summary ( *spoilers* ): Ep.1- Steven (despite being a pacifist) starts a fight out of rage against Jasper to prove he can beat her up. Ep.2- Steven doesn't like that the homeworld gems are doing something they're good at so he gives them jobs that puts people in potential danger without thinking about their best interests. Ep.3- Steven invites a bunch of gems that look like his dead mom (and have only now just appeared for some reason) over to his home despite him and his family being extremely uncomfortable about the situation. Ep.4- Steven tries to help the original pearl of his mother adjust to Earth but ends up yelling at her after she told him Pink Diamond abused her. Thus causing his friends to almost technically die. Ep.5- A painfully obvious reveal of two enemy gems fused together is built up for 3/4ths of the episode just so Greg can get a haircut. Ep.6- Steven is upset because he can't be Marry Poppins and Sonic Says at the same time. Ep.7- The gems are sick of Steven acting responsible so they harass him by playing [insert callback to first season here] and chase him around the house despite the clear signs that he's not enjoying himself at all. Ep.8- Lapis fights two other Lapis gems because they rudely rejected Steven's invitation to alien daycare and they remind her of the disgustingly awful person she used to be (also they're destroying a planet I guess). Ep.9- Steven almost accidentally crushes twenty innocent people because his ship with Lars and Sadie flew south off-screen. Ep.10- Steven gives a cactus sentience and openly mocks his motherly/sister figures in front of it causing the cactus to grow into a metaphorical message of facing his insecurities towards how big of a jerk he's been lately. Ep.11- Steven and Peridot try to recreate their favourite show by having Steven's dreams affect the "t.v signal" but it turns into a metaphorical message of facing his insecurities towards how messed up he's been lately. Ep.12- Steven gets jealous that Connie has other friends outside his life while Bismuth gets rock hard for Pearl on wheels. Ep.13- After getting vague advice from Ruby and Sapphire, Steven asks his friend to marry him despite being 16 years old with no dating experience. When it fails, Garnet says it was inevitable and Steven blames her for his insecurities. Ep.14- Steven's body goes wack due to all the stress he's going through after Connie reasonably said no to his proposal so he finally sees some professional medical help for the first time in his life. Ep.15- Greg takes Steven on a road trip to help his son discover who he truly is in life but it results in Steven disowning his father because he thinks his dad had a better childhood than he did based on a few items and photos in an old family house. Ep.16- Steven runs away to have the longest training session in his life (3 days) with Jasper and demonstrates how overpowered his diamond abilities are by reviving her broken gem corpse in a panic after murdering her 5 minutes ago out of spite and lust for power. Ep.17- Spinel jumps around and screams SU: The Movie references while Steven proceeds to yell at Yellow Diamond after asking her for help, rejects Blue's offer to get high with her, and attempts to shatter White because he didn't learn anything after brutally murdering Jasper not even an hour ago. Ep.18- Steven goes back to Earth and tries to help his friends with whatever while looking like a buff starburst but his "good vibes" are too much for everyone to handle. He finally admits his crimes to his family and turns into a literal giant metaphor towards how much of an awful monster he's been lately. Ep.19- The Diamonds blame themselves for Steven becoming a kaiju (even though it's not and Steven is the one to blame for acting like a jerk and attempting murder... *twice* ) and everyone agrees with them. They all hug it out, Connie kisses Steven's monster schnoz, and everything goes back to normal. Ep.20- Steven decides to leave Beach City and says goodbye to most of the main characters as if it was a metaphor for the show ending or something while we wait for the inevitable end scene where the mom gems hug and cry with Steven for one last farewell. *Thank clod it's finally over.*

[@Mr_Nobody2512]

This.......is fucking broken writing. I want it to be better if they didn't blame themselves and tried to stop a giant steven. Hell.....it would be better if jasper didn't come back and he was more messed up.

[@Jdudec367]

didn't steven fight jasper so he coould actually get her to listen to him for once? he thought the only reason they even were doing there old jobs was well....it was all they knew so he tried pushing them outside there comfort zone even though it was proven there best at what they already do I would say the reason the other rose quartz appeaing now is since well...now they have more time to do other stuff besides take down the diamonds and that includes hanging out with the people from the human zoo eh....more so at both her and pearl not just her pearl kinda provoked him there and he did warn her while he was trying to think. painfully obvious reveal?yes as the characters themselves knew it was obvious it wasn't realy built up as anything surprising eh...episode 6 was filler but it wasn't terrible eh in episode 7 it was more then him being responsible but him being straight up more distant I can see why they wanted to just hang out with him more as it seemed like they really haven't for a while now more so terraforming the planet it seemed...episode 8 was fine would have been nice to see other characters get more focus besides steven but it wasn't a bad episode more so just getting his own personal rants and thoughts out (almost like he could use a therapist..) episode 11? eh it was fine to I really liked how it focused on steven and peridot feels like we don't get much of them specifically steven just hasn't made normal human friends in a while so it's kinda awkward for him now I believe it was ruby who mainly supported him marrying connie.but him proposing was one of the stupidest things i've seen him do before yeah it was pretty nice seeing him get professional medical help for the first time what?!? when did steven disown his dad? he never did that. and greg falsely equated his life to steven's which was wrong on his part um...steven could already revive people plus it seemed like he needed some of that diamond stuff to revive jasper. and he got carried away he didn't kill her out of spite or lust for power it was accidental episode 17 was fine but I will say Steven's violent tendencies from before haven't completely left yet. 18 was fine to as for "I am my monster" I mean really...it was more then the diamonds fault but they are kind of to blame partly here... also steven never "tried" to kill anyone episode 20 wasn't bad and was a fine final episode it was serviceable nothing to big overall not a bad season

[@oldoutlet6946]

@@Jdudec367 I'm fine with people interpreting stories through different meanings and perspectives, but to say Steven didn't outright try to shatter White or Jasper is just false. He was mad with power when he shattered Jasper and he nearly deliberately headbutted a pillar when controlling White. Personally I think this is the worst light we've ever seen Steven in but to each their own. As for the rest, that's a bit too many "ehs" for me to consider this a good wrap up for one of the most influential cartoons of this generation. I agree that it's not bad. It's just mediocre.

[@Jdudec367]

@@oldoutlet6946 I mean like with Jasper he was mad but it was more so him just going overboard with his powers he didn't try to shatter Jasper. white? he wanted her to hurt but I wouldn't say kill her. I fine the ending really wasn't perfect but it was fine IMO and so was the season it was fine. Steven mentally isn't at his best but I think that's the point that's not exactly a bad idea and I think the season was still good

[@maddiemcnugget1076]

10/10 especially episode 5 and episode 6

[@LXW-Arts]

SU went down hard 1. They trashed unique gem stories 2. They rushed over amethyst orgin story 3. They made Ronaldo out to be a bad guy 4. They kind of wasted Lars character 5. Way too many unresolved gem stories 6. Cluster wasted plot 7. The fusion dances went from elegant to just bumping into each other 8. They downplayed therapy and ignored physical and mental abuse 9. They rused ships then canceled them 10. Lars and Saddie was badly wasted 11. Lapis had very terrible character arc and she was the first newest gem. 12. Peridot got redemped before Lapis, even a homework Lapis got redemped before her. 13. Diamonds got redemped way too fast 14. Rose Quartz soldiers wasted story 15. Human zoo needed more backstory 16. The government is apparently okay with giant alien ships coming to earth and wrecking stuff and stealing people. 17. The mural in the pyramid cave needed more backstory 18. The Lapis mirror, how did Rose or pearl originally used it 19. How did Lion die and if Pink Diamond's healing only extends the life of the almost dead, then shouldn't lion be dead. Doesn't that mean Larson will out live his whole family and friends. 20. Emerald wasted as Hell, room for more with her. 21. Diamond mech and obsidian wasted 22. The treasure chest, no clue what was in that. 22. What were ruby and sapphire doing for so many years before meeting Rose, just in a cave. 23. I wanted to see more with the kindergarten. 24: The corrupted gems needed more screen time 25. The cluster is just a arm. I thought the diamonds would help trying to make the shards whole again. Or make the cluster into one huge gem. And that gem would become a living planet like a second moon or something to earth. 26. Hiatus, good lord. Is it so hard to show SU reruns. 27. Gems have no sexuality but they have gender, so they don't really represent the lgbt community. 28. The straight human couples seem to be doomed to fail. 29. The only lgbt relationship was Saddie and shep. Maybe Steven and Connie since Steven isn't fully human and his sexual organs are probably different than the ideal person. 30. The show probably would of went further if it was on adult swim from the start 31. Amethyst had way more potential than what they showed us, but they kind of put all their time in Garnet and Pearl. 32. Maybe Rebecca should of just wrote a SU manga 🤔 33. Seems like they were trying too hard in the last seasons. 34. Greg Universe needed more of a orgin story 35. The dome thing, we didn't really get a more in depth view of it. 36. The many earth gem temples just randomly showed up in the story without an explanation. 37. Why did they get nicki minaj to do a gem voice noting she would ask for lots of money. Sugulite was a great fusion but wasted badly. 38. Bismuth is right she should make weapons to shatter the diamonds they design gems especially for slavery for eons. 39. The diamonds being shatter, and being remade into something new would be a better ending.

[@darkman452]

don't forget jasper's character being shafted the inconsistency with the powerset of the gems i.e pearls spear blasts, rocket gloves, shapeshifting, FUTURE SIGHT, and others under utilization of peridot's mechanic abilities no new designs for the crystal gems under ultilization of the war room

[@jamesaaron8578]

Can I join

[@beneil2]

OK do you mean in 27. Gems are gender less but somehow have sexuality?

[@LXW-Arts]

@@beneil2 yes. I got confused

[@LXW-Arts]

I forgot Pearl She was pretty much a slave falling in love with her master. And she was kind of a bad mom to steven when he mention rose. She nearly no she let Steven fall to his doom. She held a huge sercet from the gems and from steven who had pink diamonds gem. So technically she shouldn't be able to kept that sercet from Steven at least. Lapis and Pearl just were very terrible gems that were try hards. Garnet and Amethyst were the only ones that attempted to really understand Steven and the people he care for at the start. Oh and back to Pearl she trained Connie to be a Pearl, and had her have a complete change in character. Connie could of die on the moon, homeworld and by the wild gems. Why would her parents allow her to do any of that. Steven Universe kind of falls apart story wise if you think about it too much.

[@AmayaHinageshi]

What bothers me most is that the show is just so, so inconsistent. I'm starting to think that they're incapable of depicting something as a "turning point" rather then a "conclusion." It's like with Pearl, she has to "get over Rose" every other season, and I'm like... "The way you addressed it last time made it seem as though it was over, but now you're bringing it up again, so it obviously wasn't over?" It makes the writing seem inconsistent, but part of me wonders if they do understand that mental illness or trauma is an ongoing thing that isn't solved all at once, and they just really _really_ suck at portraying that? I mean maybe the fact that the series is episodic got them so used to resolving their story-lines by the time the credits rolled that they don't know how to clearly convey that a situation isn't meant to be resolved entirely and they do intend to come back to it. If that's the case then... wow... that's a storytelling disaster. If you give us the impression a problem is solved and then come back to it later it makes it seem like you're just invalidating what happened prior rather than continuing something that wasn't really finished. I think what bothers me most is that they have everything they need to create an amazing story but they just _don't._ It's like collecting all of these amazing and quality ingredients, hiring an exceptionally talented private chef to tell you how to mix them together, and then proceeding to throw them all into an open blender that coats your entire kitchen in a thick layer of wasted potential. You can't help but look at them mess and see all the things that could have come together and mourn the reality that they didn't. We could have seen Steven run down this gradual slope of self-doubt, seeing flaws in the way things work now and wondering if he went about things the right way. You start off SU:F with Steven doing fine, but maybe he overhears a conversation about how things were better before he changed everything, and he kind of shrugs it off. Then he starts to notice things; Spinel having a hard time living with the diamonds, gems feeling lost without the instruction of the diamonds, overhearing comments about how disorganized little home-school is. He starts to wonder if maybe he did the right thing, so he brings it up, and everyone just keeps telling him that it's totally fine because that's what they _think_ he needs to hear. Steven starts feeling that maybe he's paranoid, so he doesn't talk about it anymore but it starts eating at him. The gems have started to see him as this mature leader though, so they keep asking him for advice as he becomes less and less sure of what he's saying. Ultimately you get this breakdown where he comes completely unglued, maybe not corrupted but just inconsolable, and you get this reunion with Spinel and Connie where they're like "Hey, okay maybe things aren't perfect because these are all big changes, but they _will_ be and you did the right thing." They all come clean like "You've been acting so mature lately, and we didn't realize that you might be struggling too. We should have just been honest about the changes being a bit difficult." and Steven realizes that he did have all these people he could talk to, and he feels a bit silly for holding it in. They all realize that Steven probably needs some time away from Beach City, so the gems promise to take care of things, and maybe Peridot, Lapis, Connie, and Spinel all join Steven on an extended vacation. They're all super happy because they know he'll come back and maybe Pearl gets a little teary but everyone else excitedly waves him off knowing he'll be in touch. I would have loved to see something like that, because it doesn't negate any of the characters prior arcs, it would just be showing that when growing up, sometimes you can lose sight of the things that were super obvious to you as a child. It would be less of a commentary on mental health and more like a commentary on the way relationships and people can grow and change over time. That's the way I would have done things; no powers going out of control, no sensationalized over the top drama, just Steven reaching a turning point in his life and getting a little lost. Just some additional comments: I think White Diamond and Blue Diamond's new powers kind of make sense? White may have always had that power (since she seems to have some sort of innate psychological link with all other gems) but had never messed with it. Why she'd suddenly use it so others could puppet her, I really have no clue, because it's not like she's gaining much from it. I'd rather see her try to fuse with her subjects so that she'd be able to psychologically connect with them rather than simply taking control of them or vise-versa. I think with Blue it's more of a problem with the method rather than the idea. Her emotions have always seemed to influence others, so why not invite a bunch of subjects to a get together and have a good laugh with each other? They could make it so that when she laughed everyone else nearby experienced that same happiness, and maybe Spinel could do a performance. Yellow Diamond's power is what bothers me. I think they kind of had something but only bumped shoulders with the idea and failed in implementing it. What I would like to see is a Yellow Diamond fully committed to restoring the gems she shattered, but being forced to grapple with the reality that it's not something she can do with just a wave of her hand. What if a shattered gem could only be restored when every fragment was in place? If you were missing even a tiny chip then it wouldn't work. You'd see yellow diamond carefully collecting and reconstructing gems, acknowledging that it will likely take centuries or even millennia to even gather all the shards scattered among the crevices and dark corners of homeworld and even longer to properly piece them together (assuming such a thing is possible), but remaining committed to such a task as time isn't particularly an issue. I think that would convey the same sort of sentiment without turning the idea of being "shattered" into something so trivial. That's what really ruins it.

[@lyndonbainesjohnson9178]

Amaya Hinageshi yeah every time they do something good they won’t come up with new stuff. They will just beat a dead horse

[@peepeepoopoomyguy7457]

@@lyndonbainesjohnson9178 da fak?;!¿¡

[@thehumanflintfun9666]

My curse is the classic "I can only have _one_ #1 Interest at a time, and I don't notice its flaws until someone else makes me", so, as someone who is trying to write his own AU, I say this comment section is amazing for finding things Steven Universe could have done better. I don't intend to copy your idea, but it's honestly amazing.

[@gabis.06]

when a random person on youtube writes a better show finale than the show's own writers

[@peepeepoopoomyguy7457]

@@gabis.06 you forget that sweetie(:"WhAt ThE fUcK?this is a PERFECT MASTERPIECE!!!!¡¡¡¡¡"

[@perfectlybalanced8995]

Nobody: Steven: My PoWeRs MuSt Be InTeRFeRiNg WiTh ThE tV sIgNal

[@colingznetwork781]

Perfectly Balanced I had the biggest laughing fit a person could have reading this

[@thegreatmajora5089]

@Miss Terious plot said so

[@cloudieskye5130]

@Miss Terious he has the power to fuck with tv signals now

[@cloudieskye5130]

@mel Oi clean out that dirty mind of yours 😂

[@thelolfaceguy]

@@cloudieskye5130 well back then he did when amethyst shapeshifted into rose in front of greg he stopped the tv

[@crazycatzg3481]

Daron Nefcy: “Teenagers are stupid, they break up all the time” Rebecca Sugar: “Teenagers are always depressed”

[@lexabram]

the dynamic duo of not understanding minor's relationships

[@JustChill0927]

@Squidward Alex is awesome

[@mackielunkey2205]

@Squidward Aw man, leave it to Alex to understand that people are smart and healthy.

[@Jdudec367]

was...lar's and sadie depressed all the time?

[@dragonempress8367]

Me: these writers are horrible.

[@gorillaguy5664]

As a past Steven Universe fan who's fought tooth and nail to say that the more emotional/cheesy route gave the show character and charm and that Steven's naivety is what gave him character, it is honestly horrifying to admit that the show is horrible now. To realise that at the end of the day, at some point the arguements made against the series were right, atleast later on. I mean, the show ended with a literal hug. That's kinda of symbolic of how the show went from "use the merciful route despite the odds and kindness if you have the choice" to "oh why arent you having pain in le feels yet? See! Is le emotionall. Every1 iz criing"

[@frenchsoldier8485]

I won't lie, I've read fanfiction better than this. The show I mean, not this video

[@raheemsmith2996]

@Julie Walker I would read the re write like a Bible.

[@klamacz47]

Actually every fanfic about corrupted steven was better than what we got

[@Jdudec367]

@Elisa Castro eh....people assume that.just like how they assume they took pink diamond being rose from a fanfic when that was proven otherwise.

[@Mrnoobestreturns]

Read fanfiction check out endertale that comic or fan comic Tells WAY BETTER METAL ILL problems or just better art style than Steven will ever do hell and was able to make kid characters unlikeable Unlike Steven

[@cantuna961]

I really hated how we literally only got one homeworld episode in this whole show I feel that was a part of the show a lot of fans were interested in only for us to get more depressed steven content

[@Jdudec367]

pretty sure we got multiple

[@cantuna961]

@@Jdudec367 I was talking about future but even then in the original series didn't really explore it much besides the ending parts of season 5

[@Jdudec367]

@@cantuna961 oh ok well true then agan I suppose homeworld wasn't the main focus there was a good amount of homeworld episodes in season 5 to and it felt like it was worth the wait

[@lerelpannell4182]

Yeah you would have think Steven would go back to homeworld just to say bye to the Diamonds and Spinel

[@tottalynotkinggeorgeiii8479]

Well the reason is because of Stevens trauma, he doesn't want to go back to the place where he nearly died.

[@onettaviator5396]

"Steven is such a good mental health representation!" *....Steven killed somebody??*

[@Lolo_Antonio-FryEmUpFan]

He can have problems too

[@emeraldsky2823]

VaporYt :3 *_Murder doesn’t justify those problems tho_*

[@vladimirlestrad3120]

Steven: (accidentally kills Jasper) Me: oh no! They killed off an actually decent character. Maybe the stakes will be raised or build up to something- (Insert Spongebob Time card: 15 seconds later) Jasper is alive Me: Excuse me, WHAAAT?

[@onettaviator5396]

@@emeraldsky2823 *it really doesn't*

[@andresvalera1430]

According to some random in reddit, in an episode Steven killed a fish which is against his belief of veganism, therefore that's foreshadowing to how he kills gems because mental illness is pushing him to do things he doesn't believe. lolwut, how does going from killing a fish to killing basically a human being make sense? , and I hate how this show (and media in general) seem to be pushing this message that mental illness make you a monster but you also aren't responsible for anything you do

[@monxuxu3200]

Writers: "What if steven turned into a literal monster after saying, ' I'm a monster.'" Rebecca: "gold."

[@notrealnamenotatall2476]

Steven Universe is a show about mental illness written by people who don't understand mental illness or how to write consistently.

[@drudle]

It was written by Rebecca Sugar who, at the time, was going to therapy for her mental illness. Steven's journey was in part inspired by her own journey. So I meaaaan

[@carlacarrero4975]

Andrew O'Donnell wow that’s even worse with context and sad at the same time also sugar should’ve known better

[@drudle]

@@carlacarrero4975 Not worse. She wrote it from her perspective and her journey. And that journey might be different than say, yours. Or others. There would have been no way to write it as a catchall "everyone with mental health issues feels this way and deals with it like this".

[@melteddarkchocolate000]

Andrew O'Donnell well it shouldn’t end that way with a hug because from knowing about the diamonds they could’ve easily tackle Steven as they are bigger and more developed than pink diamond. If they can place pink diamond in her cell for whenever she act up they can do the same with Steven monster form.

[@drudle]

@@melteddarkchocolate000... But they weren't interested in capturing and imprisoning Steven. So they wouldn't. They wanted to help him.

[@IAmKentori]

It’s crazy White diamond was theorized to be the final boss the ultimate villain. Instead they turned the show into a power of friendship equal all problems gone.

[@reidalyn2328]

Ikr? I expected at least one epic battle bc white diamond has been ignoring everyone for the sake of being perfect for thousands of years, and she's the most powerful entity in the show, so she won't go out without a fight. But no, steven has to be this magical pacifist that can make anyone listen to him instantly and white diamond is just another mom now

[@jamesaaron8578]

16:48

[@phoebevaughan5095]

White Diamond: I'm an evil overlord who has killed millions of planets, living beings, and gems Steven: Be nice White Diamond: Sorry, my bad I'm good now please come inside my room and possess my body! 😶

[@dimazfantasy5252]

Talk no jutsu/fallout dialogue in nutshell

[@_a.lel_]

white diamond: i am the most powerful Entity in the universe, i killed thousand of lives, and dont regret it. steven: hey, stop being so rude! that wasn't very nice! white diamond: im sorry, ill live up to my mistakes and be a better person

[@irain4927]

As a fan of Steven Universe,the ending was disappointing. So much left unanswered and that last episode was so off. As someone who liked the Corrupted Steven theory,seeing Corrupted Steven do nothing was super disappointing.

[@mdrstudios7067]

And have him still showing remorse for his actions despite the Gems preventing him from going on a rampage really adds more salt to the infection.

[@yallthoughtyallwouldseevid1574]

Exactly I’m a fan too but this is just terrible It’s like creating a disc with a toaster and then you randomly decide to use a fork to take it out It’s ridiculous

[@airianna7626]

IKR

[@KaiKrimson56]

When I saw the commercials for the Final Episodes, I thought to myself, "Wait, that's it? We're just going straight to the finale in a season of mostly filler with no real build-up to anything other than Steven having random outbursts of Pink Bitch Energy almost killing his friends for really dumb reasons?"

[@natgom7800]

5:43 - The Writing and Dialogue 18:19 - Themes 25:01 - The Characters 33:38 - Structure and Loose Ends 40:18 - Conclusion

[@faeagenda7995]

I love Steven Universe but I also hate it and I adore when people make well thought out criticism it's. The good food.

[@grylltheonion]

Finally some good fucking food.

[@Naiobia]

Im glad im not the only one whos crazed like this

[@melteddarkchocolate000]

Fae Agenda I like Steven Universe and i agreed

[@panicasap5120]

Lol this is exactly how I feel about the show, thanks for putting it into words

[@beans6629]

Yeah, I think we should have gotten an episode where Steven I don't know, Actually talks about his problems with a therapist and try to solve them instead of him becoming a big monster and trying to kill everything. Sure we technically got that if you count growing pains but he didn't really talk about his problems he just barely mentioned them.

[@ant_racer]

Steven Universe Season 1: "Cheesburger Backpack!" Steven Universe Future: *murders someone*

[@KaiKrimson56]

@Anna Youngren Steven Universe Season 1: Gets beat by a butterfly Steven Universe Future: Can solo all Diamonds+Alexandrite as a Kaiju.

[@Jdudec367]

@@KaiKrimson56 eh.....wouldn't say he can solo the diamonds but they wouldn't want to hurt him

[@user-ou9ls6cz7p]

Season 1 steven: Cookie cat! Steven in future: I shattered jasper, tried to do the same with white and nearly killed my father.

[@KaiKrimson56]

@@user-ou9ls6cz7p He also nearly killed his friends just 'cause he couldn't handle Sadie dating someone besides Lars.

[@davinrossi1358]

ah yes it goes full circle

[@abrielleelysee7991]

Bojack Horseman actually showed the audience Bojack going from his lowest low, to him going to therapy.

[@smithwill9006]

I mean there's nothing wrong with that because that's the tone of the show but Steven universe is different and Steven universe future tone changed too much during the finale the diamond and spinel were crying and were we supposed to laugh at that? And overall the show is rushed there's so many character that deserves more screen time and development but nope they just ended it with a hug

[@carrastealth]

@@smithwill9006 Steven acknowledged in the very next short that he has a therapist.

[@abrielleelysee7991]

@Squidward I Agree with everything you just said.

[@ollie2111]

Everyone is saying how good Bojack Horseman is, damn I need to watch it. ❤

[@ollie2111]

@Squidward exactly. It was such a short line that I didn't even hear that Steven was going to a therapist. They really should have showed it, it would've made the resolution stronger. Whereas they show him falling apart for 20 episodes and then "k he's going to therapy now" in an easily missbale line at the end.

[@robinbaduce9903]

I love how people predicted that Steven was the pink Godzilla before future EVEN CAME OUT

[@zoeb3573]

Ah yes, I remember the good old days when everyone theorized he would be the pink Godzilla and there would be an arc about him being corrupted as soon as we got a glance at the thing, only further reinforced by the first episode with the new pink outburtsts. I followed the rest of the show fully ready for the theory to be true (the show had proven before to be predictable in a bad way), and it still was a major letdown.

[@chimp4225]

Check it out: Connie is mad at Steven: 6 episodes Diamond Days: 4 episodes That’s crazy cool, huh? I definitely wanted to see a Mayor Dewey episode

[@shadowdahfuckinhedgehawg4946]

This made me spit out my nutella sticks oh my god what have they done to this show

[@yallthoughtyallwouldseevid1574]

Exactly and I’m disappointed that almost everyone’s lines are “Steven!”

[@AstralTaurus]

I like how steven being god is "justified" by him being Pink Diamond, but that makes no sense because we basically find out Pink was just a court jester :p

[@stevepensando2593]

Wait so that makes Spinel the court jester of the court jester? That doesn't make any sense

[@AstralTaurus]

@@stevepensando2593 Spinel was more of a "toy" to Pink than a court jester. She was given to Pink to keep her preoccupied and entertained, and so Pink left when she outgrew her (yeah it's pretty fucked up). Rebecca sugar even has a song about a toy she left in a garden as a kid and it mirrors that relationship.

[@Monochrome2004]

yeah i hated how he was suddenly this unstoppable monster. like sure he's stronger than other gems but the diamonds shouldve been able to mollywhop him into the depths of space if they wanted to. same with change your mind. like why was pink steven able to just whip white diamond like that.

[@sobbleedits4363]

@@Monochrome2004 the point of it was to not hurt him

[@gamestar6479]

@@sobbleedits4363 true but I think his point was that Steven shouldn't be so overpowered that the diamonds are basically powerless against him because that makes no sense

[@thelegendofenternity1709]

If yellow diamond can unshatter gems Steven just wasted all of the diamond essences for nothing when he was trying to heal jasper.

[@psychopomp4135]

TheLegendOfEnternity The fact that you can heal shattered gems at all is beyond stupid. Takes away any tension.

[@toastlord7814]

This technically means all gems are immortal except for yellow

[@marcodestefano7119]

Technically steven conpletely healed the gem, yellow's cured gems still have the "scars" and are deformed until she changes their physical form

[@Jadez1207]

@@marcodestefano7119 Thanks to her ability to alter the physical forms she has literal shining diamond levels of healing, she shares Josukes stand ability and can heal better than Steven

[@spooderlover3512]

@@Jadez1207 she has a better version of crazy diamond since she can seemingly bring back the dead

[@camerahead3118]

You are, without insult, the Gordon Ramsay of tv and movies. These insults are top-notch. "I've heard better lines in fanfiction". I think your writing on these insults are genuinely better than the writing on Steven Universe.

[@user-yc3tf4wz2x]

Fr

[@Sanguimaru]

The ten minute format of the show has really been a detriment to writing/pacing. It was more fine when the show was more episodic, or during slice of life episodes, but once continuity started to matter more, it did much more harm than good. Too much was being crammed into too little time, making it difficult to handle well (which it sometimes very much hadn't been).

[@PIB2000]

The episodes should have been 22 minutes. Sure, it wouldn't have fixed some of the other problems but they just stuff too much into 10 minutes and the plot needs room to breathe. Sure, you CAN have good pacing in 10 minute episodes, but the writers have shown that they aren't always capable of doing so, and episodes end up being either pointless filler or just way too much to take in.

[@hiimjustusingthisaccountfo9629]

I was about to say 'The average Spongebob episode is 11 minutes long, and that did better' but then I realised that Spongebob technically has no continuity.

[@mackielunkey2205]

While I think the show is great, I do think having a longer format would help the show breathe too. I've actually noticed that lots of cartoons now have 10-11 minute formats. It makes me worry about the attention span kids are having nowadays.

[@nettle3323]

It did it's best for a ten minute mark

[@Sanguimaru]

@@mackielunkey2205Don't get me wrong, there's nothing wrong with most cartoons having that format where an episode is half of a half hour block. Many cartoons have aired in half hours, using two 11 minute episodes to great success. But if your cartoon is telling a long, continuing story, you either need longer episodes, or a longer running series so that you can take the time to deliver all of your story and character concepts well. Steven Universe as a franchise suffers at some of its most pivotal moments because there's not enough time being allocated to explore those moments (or the consequences that come after them) enough for them to be delivered effectively. Once the ever-expanding plot started to matter more, they should have changed up how they paced everything out.

[@alejandrolizama9564]

As a persona who suffered from severe depresion and anxiety. I think the decission of Steven go ALONE in a discovery trip FAR FROM HIS SUPPORT CIRCLE was the absolutele worst way to solve the things. Also Pink Diamond didnt shatter anyone, Steven did. And there where no consecuentes for it.

[@sephiriza]

Yeah, the boy has literally nothing, I don't get how him leaving is a good solution.

[@JustChill0927]

@@sephiriza Me neither

[@MrJay-wv8rf]

Basically leaving and what if he is gonna keep on killing not just gems but humans too he like a Hitler Jr. following his mother league but with killing