I'm DISTURBED!! Steven Universe s1 Eps 5&6 Frybo & Cat Fingers Reaction

[@tomsparrow1823]

"Suddenly I don't want the ability to shapeshift this is terrifying" is such a perfect summary for that episode

[@tyeburch-bowser7311]

Shapeshifting is fun, as long as you can control it. The moment it turns involuntary, it can easily turn into the stuff of nightmares.

[@TheRhuen]

@@tyeburch-bowser7311 yeah when there is a multimind or mental instability element involved it can go body horror real quick.

[@winstonpham4809]

Yeah that gave me a slight bit of nightmares as a kid

[@jadestormcloud]

Just remember that even though he's 13, he's a 13 year old who was mostly raised and home schooled by immortal not entirely corporeal aliens. And one of them is Amethyst.

[@Jeremy_theGent]

Estelle, the voice of Garnet, said in an interview from 2014 she thought Cat Fingers was the least child-friendly episode in the series at the time, but also her favorite of Season 1A.

[@Dead-fire]

I don’t blame her for saying that because this episode was surprisingly dark, And the acting was just so intense like WTH 😭😭😭😭

[@hannahburke7328]

She Was Right.

[@LucasF25]

I could get behind that but .... FRYBO THOUGH...

[@dariushamilton7387]

@@LucasF25 Yeah this show is pretty dark early on.

[@LucasF25]

@@dariushamilton7387 this show is Dark all around tbh. Only difference is that Early on it's mostly the Body horror stuff and later on moreso the effects of PTSD, guilt, trauma and dread

[@troytab6089]

I saw a notification saying "HELP! IT GOT WEIRD!" And my first thought was "OH IS CATFINGERS THIS EARLY ON? OR IS IT FRYBO?" And *BOTH* of my guesses were right.

[@Gungun.....]

lmao

[@Krixwell]

The fact that the Crewniverse went "okay now let's show the capability this show has for horror" for two different episodes this early in season 1 would be wild enough without them being back to back. This was also when the episodes were released two at a time, so they were aired together as one 30-minute block.

[@AnaBacanazp]

@@Krixwelllmao half an hour of nightmare fuel for kids 😭😭😭😂 Legit, some scary body horror shit here, and we do see other takes in horror later, specially the more existential type. Fun

[@Merandil94]

That they put them back to back was such a damn powermove too.

[@cravdraa]

So, general advice. The more innocent an episode sounds, the more terrifying it ends up being. The more horrifying a title, the more silly it usually ends up.

[@AnaBacanazp]

Remember all the theories over ‘last one out of beach city’ dkdnsksks

[@kayden2119]

@@AnaBacanazp I had to leave the fandom because of how horrible people got when their theories did not come true. Such a negative environment when it was airing. Thankfully nowadays its a much nicer place to be.

[@AnaBacanazp]

@@kayden2119 tbf i wasnt that much in the fandom then either, i saw stuff mostly passively on tumblr if it came across my dashboard, or looked up specific stuff. The fandom really sucked at the time, to put it lightly

[@freakda96]

People was so anxious over Gem Harvest

[@WhyneedanAlias]

Except 'Growing Pains' from SUF

[@wyren925]

steven is sheltered, innocent and very much babied by the gems, so he acts more like 10-11, but that's one of my fave things about the show seeing him mature throughout the series

[@FatherofSerpents]

Steven's actual age, don't read if you don't want to know, is 11 at this point in the series. Though he's almost 12. The series covers a bit over two years.

[@wyren925]

@@FatherofSerpents SPOILERS AHEAD: I can believe that but its not mentioned in the show, i believed 12 at this point because we only really hear his age mentioned when he turns 13 and we don't see or have mention of his 12th birthday that i can remember anyway, him being 11 seems reasonable as well EDIT/CORRECTION: Ive been made aware that he turns 14 not 13 on his birthday, also i looked up the wiki to correct myself further, he is actually 13 at the start of the show, so ive taken out my miss-correction from the original comment

[@crpineo]

@@wyren925 also, I'm fairly certain that he doesn't attend school like other kids do.

[@michaelcheng9987]

@@wyren925 SPOILERS: But he actually turns _14_ in "Steven's Birthday"(technically "The Answer" but they take place the same day).

[@wyren925]

@@michaelcheng9987 oh ye your right, Thx for the correction , guess i completely miss-remembered,

[@Jeremy_theGent]

The moral of this story: don't ever try to shape shift into a cat until you're ready.

[@wolfy_moonchild]

the body horror in steven universe go crazy like these eps always icked me out

[@maurtendo]

A week to put her laundry away? I can't believe it... How does she manage to do it so fast?

[@crpineo]

And that's why you don't shapeshift additional minds onto your body: you are not guaranteed to maintain control.

[@tommcewan7936]

Ah yes, the cosmic horror double-feature episode! Can't believe someone thought it was a good idea to broadcast these two back-to-back.

[@Sammy_The_Umbreon]

Honestly best decision ever. Because these always end up in a single part reaction. It's just one video full of _suffering_ and then back to the regularly scheduled programm

[@aliyahpulido953]

4:17 Pee Dee Fryman, whose name is ofren misspelled in the subtitles as "Petey," is named after the SpeeDee line cooking method patented by McDonald's. Ronaldo, his older brother, is named after Ronald McDonald. All 3 Fryman guys have hair meant to look like different cuts of fries; Ronaldo's looks like curly fries, Pee Dee's looks like steak fries/home fries, and their dad's looks like French fries.

[@saoirsecameron]

The real reason Pearl was so freaked out by Steven’s cat fingers is because the temple is actually powered by a giant mouse wheel with a giant mouse in it and if Steven’s cat fingers got the scent of it they would kill the mouse and the temple would start to go in to meltdown.

[@makaladobyns1638]

i remember watching the episode and was like "kitties! :D OH NO NEVERMIND"

[@alexkoder1982]

I just had a vision. I see that Mosco is going to start reacting to Steven Universe.

[@aliyahpulido953]

That joke was very... Off-color 😉 😏

[@aliyahpulido953]

@@veiledowl1357 Ok, that one was a legit spoiler. Mild hinting is fine, but straight-up name reveals are pushing the envelope too much 😬

[@veiledowl1357]

@@aliyahpulido953 relax fun police. If you didn't draw attention to it no one would care. Enjoy your self-righteousness. No one cares.

[@procrastinator99]

LISAN AL-GAIB!!!

[@EspanolBot]

Ah, the thing with this show is that while TECHNICALLY it takes a while for the actual plot to start, all the preceding episodes that seem to just be about random stuff largely become relevant later either due to the main story arc, character development or worldbuilding. Like stuff seems random or weird for the sake of being weird, and most of the time it makes more sense like twenty plus episodes later.

[@annde99]

Ah yes, the wonderful show about colourful rocks … dont mind the body horror, it wont happen again. Probably. 😀

[@DragonXlord-]

oh no

[@michaelcheng9987]

0:57 "And it's a very pleasant little ride..." Mosco, you're on the _horror movie_ episodes.(and there's more to come)

[@lorettabes4553]

I love how Beach City residents are aware of weird stuff happening - they just live with it or tolerate it most of the time

[@Gungun.....]

wait now i can never think of cat fingers as just the name of an episode the "frybo" episode was actually banned in my country so i'm watching it for the first time and honestly steven zoning out is really relatable also the episodes will get a bit more plot heavy after a few more episodes from where you're at rn especially when we meet Bob the pro baseball player cheerful as ever

[@aviansoul__art8286]

Bob has some amazing episodes, I was shocked when he hit that baseball to the moon

[@ArkadiBolschek]

Good ol' Bob ^^ Always a blast.

[@Gungun.....]

@@aviansoul__art8286 and when bob hit it to that distant shore

[@Sammy_The_Umbreon]

I love season 1A, because you get introduced into this adorable, yet somewhat strange magical world with these endearing and lovely characters, and then suddenly it takes a dive into stuff right out of my nightmares.

[@Techydad]

Enjoy Season 1. It's (mostly) light hearted adventures that lay the groundwork for the future. After that, it starts getting more serious (while not losing its charm) and even layers on some major trauma!

[@liamgradwell2998]

Hey look everyone, I can turn my finger into a cat. That’s a totally cool ability and will not go wrong in any way. It’s not like I’ll turn into The Cat Blob or something like that. That would be super messed up. 😂

[@SuperFranky77118]

And thus… the first of stevens trauma has begun

[@cheezbiscuit4140]

It coulda been worse. Amethyst coulda gone with suggesting Steven turn his fingers into mantis shrimp

[@Fefe65800]

Damn, some of the early episodes are really Fu***d up for no reason, these are 2 of the 3 most terrifying episodes in the whole series

[@arcticbanana66]

Yeah, the first half of Season 1 is light on plot, but it's heavy on the character introductions and worldbuilding, and there are a bunch of things later on where you'll realize it was set up way back here and it just seemed like background or a one-off at the time. Frybo is an example of what I'd mentioned in a previous video: a lot of these early episodes could have ended with somebody saying "Thank you, Steven, for saving me from the danger you put me in."

[@cheezbiscuit4140]

Next gem ability episode we see garnet making copies of herself and the whole town is putting up with an army of Stevens being steven.

[@AnaBacanazp]

Second one sounds like the suf ep in which nothing bad happens and everything is fine

[@kaylagaymon4873]

Steven turning into a cat monster still creeps me out. All of the cats took over his body 😸😸😸😨😨😨😱😱😱

[@Gungun.....]

the truth is steven universe will quickly transition into a horror show this was nothing idk if this is a fandom thing or a reddit thing but pearl i called "the birb mom" and garnet "the square mom"

[@Riverr5]

*It got weird?* Oh you’ve seen nothing yet and it’s going to be so fun!

[@Sans0328]

9:13 Oh perhaps it's because Steven never went to school and the only social interactikn with a kid his age is with PD (until ep 7 when he meets another). On a specific episode with Sadie you'll love the confidence that Steven has in himself ;]

[@GodOfWheatRiceBall]

There's also Cat Steven, who is totally not going to appear in later episodes. (trust me)

[@marsmeetsearthproductions6279]

The cat fingers made me think of Akira at the end.

[@-nav-398]

With the benefit of hindsight, Frybo becomes a much more horrific episode when you consider the shards that were used. Edit: And yes, Cat Fingers was the episode that showed that SU could go hard into disturbing material.

[@canwereach100millionsuscri9]

I actually never made the connection with the random season 1 shards here and in secret club with the... other shards... im not sure how to feel about this

[@nickcys5395]

In hindsight, Cat Fingers is also extra disturbing when you realize Steven wasn't just shapeshifting but creating life.

[@paperfox19]

i initially stopped watching the show after these two episodes, it was something that came way later that brought me back to rewatch and get through the whole series

[@jasmine9581]

8:35 lol I guess because he's realized there's a span of time where they _will_ follow orders 9:11 usually... 9:50 world building/character intro~ And ig capabilities of shards 15:37 she says. In that voice

[@huhusmremre]

Ah yes, the double whammy of episodes that first let you know that this show WILL get creepy and disturbing at times. Boy does this show love its body horror...

[@silverdemonwolf426]

I was just coming to comment that these episodes are the warning that the show will ABSOLUTELY descend into nightmare fuel with no warning, and if you can't handle that, back out now.

[@DiamondzFinder_]

Season 1 hits different sometimes. honestly, those two episodes being one after another is such a powerful decision...

[@lorettabes4553]

Haha yes

[@Dead-fire]

16:11 God this scene was so intense and the acting made it more scary

[@Gremlin_Boi_]

Frybo, to me, remains the most unsettling episode SU has.

[@Kanamo4781]

The use of Ketchup as SFW blood makes this so much more terryfying, that and the veins..

[@Gremlin_Boi_]

@@Kanamo4781 it was the veins for me, i got a fear of needles and when i see veins i think needles.

[@iamthedoctor8094]

shapeshifting depending on how it works would be extremely terrifying or very cool and useful

[@rafaelamartinez1735]

fun fact pearl is actually the oldest of them! the next is garnet and then amethyst

[@ThePonderer]

Love when this show dips into Horror

[@MsASMARVEL]

She'll love it when Steven shapeshifts his legs to become a cat-taur. Clawssic episode.

[@SteveMND]

Saw the full version over on Patreon, but wanted to swing by here to comment and upvote for the algorithm! Also: body horror! You know! For KIDS!

[@ArkadiBolschek]

All hail the mighty Algorithm!

[@eow4317]

“I’m also a Catra fan” We did it!!!

[@animeguy4863]

2:57 remember that episode of Jimmy Neutron. That was pretty cool.

[@ZheToralf]

2:00 When my brother and I where renovating his and his wife's bedroom, we had to empty out the closets. If I recall correctly, we calculated that she could wear a different outfit every day for over half a year without ever repeating any clothes.

[@aliyahpulido953]

9:53 You COULD say "Frybo" doesn't move the plot forward and it's one of the most-skipped and most-hated episodes... But the part about Gem shards is important.

[@spyroman9434]

Cat Fingers episode got some of it's horror inspiration and dark elements from Princess Mononoke and Akira.

[@liamclarke91]

Was it ever confirmed that the cat blob transformation was a g-rated version of the blob transformation from Akira? Or is that just my trauma-based fixation talking?

[@michaelparham1328]

9:14 Steven was home schooled...sort of. Beach City in general is weird. Ask Bloodstone.

[@Badgermoles4444]

Not Mosco starting this episode going "they'll pull the rug out from under us eventually" and, while not on what she meant for sure, this episode certainly ramped things up. 😂

[@homersmith8017]

11:13 Purple Mordecai 🎉 15:42 If you want to see a more terrifying reason not to have shape shifting, look up some clips from Supernatural.

[@Jeremy_theGent]

Pearl has a secret rap career.

[@thespectrumclub]

Ah, yes. I remember this episode. It traumatized me permanently.🙌🏽

[@bronyxillcon7632]

11:15 amethyst acting as Mordecai from regular show is really hilarious.

[@chilibreath]

Don't worry Mosco; you haven't seen the worst of it yet. Wait for the... Cheeseburger backpack kaiju!

[@LowbrowDeluxe]

I can't wait for her to figure out Pearl's actual position.

[@Giran_0]

Sylvester: so Tweety what's your favorite Steven Universe episode Tweety: puddy tat fingers Sylvester:...😑

[@draftsmanCompulsive]

Oh, I didn't remember that the 2 horror episodes where back to back..... Definitely an experience....

[@necroticskeleton3474]

Mosco: cat fingers ≈ catra = sapphic thoughts = brain shutdown In the first few seconds too 😂😂

[@hinton5672]

i never realized how much season 1 foreshadows su:f and all the stuff that happens at the end

[@pbnjams]

I feel like the early parts of the show were just the writers and creators preparing for it to be cut at any moment.

[@toyloliSpare]

Oh Stephens age was explained a couple of ways in the series. The first is that his age got retconned between the original draft which these eps were part of. And that he's technically a thousands of years old space rock. Who could eventually live for hundreds of thousands of years.

[@TheRhuen]

A painting made from crushed gem shards bonding with organic matter, and now gem shards that bond to clothes and bring them to life...the seeds of nightmares spread wide.

[@romi_1305]

the fact that cat fingers terrified me as a child, and even now I feel disturbed.. Ugh.

[@zephon6745]

I can't believe that this isn't the weirdest episode.

[@Scream_Lord]

The secret to safe shapeshifting is to avoid making sentient constructs from your body

[@zoeschmitt1624]

Frybo planting the seed that gems can be placed in objects and maintain consciousness >:3c

[@brianxolot9987]

The shard thing comes back up in later episodes and it really has evolved from episode 5

[@derquatuki5079]

10:10 cool mug there

[@WepcapStinkhorn]

If she finds these "monsters" scary, imagine when she sees the REALLY scary episodes

[@carpaltunneler286]

Steven acts young because he's actually reversed his age dozens of times, forgetting his past each time but subconsciously trying not to age to retain his mind for longer. His mother, Rose, actually formed him from gem shards centuries ago as a sort of organic memory saver. All his past lives are locked away in there somewhere

[@bobsurname6344]

Cat Fingers is the episode that sold me on the show especially because of the sequence at the car wash at the end.

[@ryuzakidestiny]

Steven is part gem, he is not scholarised and he hasn't got many friends with the same age so is normal that he act not his age.

[@rafaelmatos5851]

Even if Steven is not scholarised, his intelligence is actually quite above average. That trait of him is not as evident at the beginning of the series due to the fact he is quite immature.

[@nickcys5395]

​@@rafaelmatos5851 He's also a musical prodigy who plays 5 different instruments at various points in the series.

[@edroia4123]

Why are some of the scariest and creepy parts of the show back to back

[@ropecrewman36]

And suddenly this cute little show is showing us that it has a bit of a dark edge...and this is just the warm-up!

[@KeeKage37]

These are easily two of the scariest episodes of early Steven Universe. Not including the actual Aging episode.

[@WolfieOo]

In all honesty, when you are left on your own, no proper friends to connect with, and treated like a baby practically by the grownups around you, it makes sense to be more child-like.

[@distantmind956]

Nearly the first entire season is just worldbuilding and establishing the characters and the rules and logic of gem-related things. I think it's around episode 25 or something that the show is starting to drop some real bomb revelations. Season 1 may be a drag to sit through as a whole, but it also has some of the most memorable episodes. Possibly because they contrast so well up against the goofy and laudback townsfolk episodes, so the 'filler-y worldbuilding episodes still play an important role in the core experience.

[@GojiraCartoonSciFiHorrorFan2K]

Wow, I forgot how creepy these two episodes were…..

[@lorettabes4553]

I think Steven also acts young because he's mostly around the gems all the time

[@rynosaurus99]

"I'm disturbed!!" You're in for some crazy stuff down the line.

[@midoriya-shonen]

I have a friend who was so horrified by the cat fingers that they dropped the series. Can't blame them, honestly 🤣

[@justinehercthehuman]

Only realized in 2024 that Estelle (Garnet's Voice Actor) is the one singing in the We Bare Bears theme song 🥲

[@strategist9]

These episodes were the ones that kind of hooked me back in the day, as I was really invested in seeing just how creepy the show could get to contrast the cute, fluffy vibes it normally has. Cat Fingers was all over the early marketing, trying to play things off as being super goofy...and instead we got body horror! Looking forward to seeing your reactions to future episodes!

[@NEONBLACK787]

to add onto your description of what family members each gem is i think garnet is basicly the dad shes proud of him very quiet but still cares for him

[@oforth]

i’ve heard Garnet referred to as Best mom (of the ones Steven has) and Pearl as Most mom… but this also speaks well to the dynamic

[@metehantans7852]

Now that I look back maybe this series made me love body horror

[@mobilegamer6739]

Gem shape shifting is like talent everybody can do it, but there's are other that are better at it

[@LowbrowDeluxe]

The first season is largely world building.

[@Sans0328]

12:45 YAY U GOT IT!!! ❤ Sort of but yeah almost there :]

[@sanmeiwolf]

"A Catra fan." You've come so far. ^_^

[@hummus_exual]

The next two episodes are among my favourites, can't wait

[@thebeastoftheunknown8457]

5:39 omg your face 🤣

[@CaptainCretaceous91]

I think Mayor Dewey is named after Dewey Beach, DE.

[@CaptainSpycrab]

I always forget that Cat Fingers and Frybo are right next to each other in the episode order.

[@hh-bluedynamite]

I either forgot or had no idea that these two episodes were paired. Fitting as they are two of the creepiest episodes of this show. Steven's dad is the goat though. Also, you sounded like Pearl went you shouted 'Steven!'

[@ghassenmraihi-kf8pf]

Bro the catfingers traumatized me a bit when i was kid