LOSING MY MIND?!?! Steven Universe s1 Eps 35&36 Lion 3: Straight to Video & Alone Together Reaction

[@millaeyre5113]

"what's the other half?" Well you see Mosco, when a mommy and a daddy love each other very much-

[@purpleirken1529]

HAHAHAHAH

[@Inkwellington]

I LOST IT

[@melaniecheshire6420]

LOL KKKKKK

[@Otisboy121]

@@millaeyre5113 NO! Not that speech!

[@homabasiri2218]

‘SIKEEEE!!! THERES NO SUCH THING AS A DADDY AND MOMMY GEM 😃 -Amethyst in Classroom Gems

[@Dillsfawn]

10:54 The other half is Greg. It's Rose's alien understanding of passing on genetics. She doesn't have human genes to pass on so she became the genes she couldn't provide through normal means.

[@shardinhand1243]

yup solid explination.

[@johnhannon4074]

I've always thought of it as Greg is the matrix of organic matter that was infused with the energy that is Rose, like using rebar as a reinforcement of cement.

[@shardinhand1243]

@@johnhannon4074 ooooh i like a mechanical description of it especialy considering some topics in spoiler taritory, i wont talk about em here but your descrimption is a compelling theory.

[@davidstenow5055]

@@johnhannon4074I always assumed Rose created a body with copies of female reproductive organs for that part. Not something most gems could do, but Rose did have some birds&bees powers…

[@johnhannon4074]

@davidstenow5055 she could create organs but I suspect any part of her "self" that left her would cease to be, it would poof which would include her egg that would be our boy. So his "birth" would be her making her part of him "permanant" at the expense of her.

[@PoisonPeachPit]

Yeah so it turns out Steven can just make pink shields and bubbles on his own; his TRUE gem power is "being able to fall asleep in 2 seconds". Deepest lore

[@crazytuffandco.]

It was very useful in the insomnia episode.

[@rocthatisrolling]

Yeah, and the time he fights off Freddy Krueger, it was pretty useful in that episode too

[@alieM7457]

@@rocthatisrollingCystal Gem Dream Warriors!!!!

[@Kokally]

Every human becomes half of their biological parents, that's how sexual reproduction works. Rose just took that a bit more... literal...

[@Emilystarchild7]

But the other half of Rose Quartz...

[@dodiswatchbobobo]

No, it’s still metaphorical. She dead

[@crazytuffandco.]

@@Emilystarchild7 When she went full godzilla, i cried.

[@someveryrandomguy]

It's easy for Garnet to fuze because she has a diploma in fuzing. This is why she pins Pearl against the wall: this is a very effective fuzing techique she learned at university

[@HarukoHoshiko]

hang on, you're not supposed to give real spoilers! ~

[@unkind6070]

No spoilers 😭✋🏻

[@corgi-w-852]

@@HarukoHoshiko I think without the addition of your reply- new watchers probably can’t tell it’s a spoiler 😅

[@TheaverageQueerperson-vq4wv]

Oh, yeah, "real" spoiler

[@MinecraftPenguin8]

I believe it is fusion/fusing Fuzing makes me think of the word fuzz

[@Jeremy_theGent]

Tender Trivia Time: Originally, the video scene was going to show Greg filming Rose, but it was decided to reverse it, with the reason that "she was so fascinated by him, and so in love with him." Rebecca Sugar said it was such a beautiful thought, it made her dizzy.

[@crbliese]

The debut of the big bad of the entire series. The one character that can bring out true anger within Steven. The one. The only. Kevin

[@purpleirken1529]

NOOOO, not KEVIN--

[@WatashiMachineFullCycle]

*KEVIN* 😡

[@chilibreath]

All my homies hate Kevin. 😡

[@kalvinelward4938]

@@purpleirken1529 In my best Daniel Barnes voice: Keeeeeeeeeeevin I'll chase you to the ends of the Earrrrrrrth.

[@claritale_]

For a second I thought you were going to say- nvm, spoiler, but we all know who it is lol.

[@Jeremy_theGent]

The one that made a lot of fans cry, followed by the one that probably made a lot of fans question their sexuality.

[@liamgradwell2998]

The subtext is so good. I love it.

[@possumprince]

i was gonna say "but they're two kids" but then again me and many other fans were also kids when that ep aired. but i personally was too busy having a sexuality crisis over rose quartz to have one over stevonnie back then lol

[@tuschman168]

Two of the very best episodes of season 1 imo. Nice that they're back to back in this video.

[@belgainduran5711]

To be fair, I feel like a lot of the SU Fandom was already questioning way before Stevonnie came along. They just didn't do anything to help.

[@charizardag]

17:08 this was actually AJ's first Voice Acting role and she was amazing

[@SilverScribe85]

Who's AJ?

[@lasseehrenreich5502]

@@SilverScribe85 Stevonnie Voice Actor who also was voices Catra

[@brandonseupersad7916]

​@@SilverScribe85 Ally & AJ? Potential Break Up song?

[@charizardag]

@ AJ Michalka, she was part of a sining duo, Ally and AJ, their biggest hit was “chemicals react”

[@miamera1164]

​@@charizardag I thought it was "potential breakup song" 🤔

[@LamirLakantry]

Fusion is a metaphor for relationships. They can be anything from love, to infatuation, to co-dependance, to friendship, etc.

[@g4all205]

Garnet is such a proud mom

[@Jeremy_theGent]

I absolutely love it whenever Garnet smiles, and that huge grin when she sees Stevonnie for the first time just kills me. 😂

[@starling1773]

​@@Jeremy_theGent Especially considering what we know about her, it's such a lovely moment :D (not spoiling tho, obvi)

[@KingsBard]

It's like she has the combined parental pride of two moms

[@MattTOB618]

​@@KingsBard Naw, she just has a diploma in fusing.

[@AnimeMe40]

15:23 Um, because Garnet is awesome! Have you ever seen her fail at anything? The closest we’ve seen is her skipping out at work because she was getting an astronomically high score on a video game.

[@Kreekyblock]

Are you tryna get her to stop suspecting something lol

[@alexjewett7455]

Well, she's not great at holding a conversation.

[@AnimeMe40]

@ She IS the conversation!

[@alexjewett7455]

@@AnimeMe40 true, but I meant with other people.

[@t.b.664]

​. Garnet dropping larger spoilers that the comment section

[@TheRealChristopherB]

Just as a clarification: Fusion is inherently tied to a bond between two (or more) people. It doesn't HAVE to be intimate (however it still can be). Steven and Connie are just friends and through their strong connection and mutual trust, are able to form Stevonnie. Also, a fusion's cohesion and chemistry is directly tied to the health and oneness between the fusing parties. Opal is able to stay together under moments of intense pressure, but struggles to maintain form due to the difference in personality between Pearl and Amethyst. Alexandrite struggles to maintain her form, from trying to balance all three CGs. Sugilite is technically the most *stable*, but strugglse to maintain a healthy cohesive balance because of Garnet and Amethyst's overenthusiasm, which leads to Sugilite's manic fallout. If at least two gems can strike a truly healthy balance, there's honestly no set limit for how long the fusion can last. Stevonnie is technically the most healthy fusion we've seen because Steven and Connie were the closest to being on the same page. The two sides of Stevonnie communicate, they establish if they're comfortable, and then keep riding that experience until it's not comfortable or fun anymore. It's a very healthy expression of the concept of relationships and consent between parties, which is a more nuanced approach than if it were JUST for sexual relationships. Lot of fun potential that can be explored with that territory.

[@wildstarfish3786]

stevonnie is technically the most stable fusion we know about you mean (lion is secretly a fusion of Scallop and Morganite)

[@DanGamingFan2406]

I knew your reaction to Stevonnie and AJ's voice would be pure gold. I can't be the only one who questioned my sexuality after seeing this as a preteen, right?

[@lasseehrenreich5502]

I didn't think about it at all which made sense when I discovered I'm Aromantic Asexuality

[@hannahburke7328]

Me! 😊

[@melaniecheshire6420]

It made me question my gender more than anything lol first nonbinary character and I got so intrigued

[@KingsBard]

Lil bit, but my bi realization was a VERY slow burn

[@frapiichino]

Stevonnie actually made me question my gender 😭 Preteen me was all like "YOU CAN BE BOTH GENDERS???"

[@ghostsurfer23]

The first time we see Rose's eyes. Fun fact: she's voiced by Susan Egan, who also voiced Megara in Disney's Hercules. As for the fusing thing, it's about the relationship between two people. So it CAN mean sex, but it isn't that by default. The way Garnet talks about Stevonnie is actually very reflective of the core themes of the show: nothing is just one thing. Stevonnie isn't a girl or a boy, one person or two people; they're both and neither. Anyway, I can't wait for the reveal that Lion is a corrupted pink variant of Pearl, and that's why stuff can be stored in his mane. The final fight of the series where Steven fuses with Lion to fight Black Diamond and save the Crystal Gems is a standout moment.

[@liamclarke91]

Given future events, it's best to keep the mentality of "fusion is sex/romance" far, far away

[@Otisboy121]

I did not know that! Shaka, His mind blown!

[@eow4317]

Not Black Diamond ✋😭

[@peachykeen53]

We do not speak of Black Diamond

[@hestiadumont725]

​@@peachykeen53 We don't talk about Black Diamond.

[@jonrusek6503]

Fun fact: in a CN anti bullying ad Stevonnie shows their drivers license and it confirms that they are canonicly non binary.

[@AnEnormousNerd]

Wait how did Stevonnie get a driver's license? They're 2 kids in a magical trenchcoat.

[@AdmiralJota]

@@AnEnormousNerd I haven't seen the ad (anyone have a link to it?), but perhaps it was set a few years later, once they're older?

[@jonrusek6503]

@@AnEnormousNerd I remembered the ad wrong, it wasn't a driver's license it was a socal media account.

[@foxtrotstudios2958]

@@AnEnormousNerdi mean, in the fusions 101 short, its explained that gems’ attributes are shared in fusion, including age and height. So Stevonnie is the combined age of both Connie and Steven. (Dont click “read more” unless you want spoilers) This is why Stevonnie has stubble in the lars of the stars arc, because the fusion is cannonically older.

[@AnEnormousNerd]

@@foxtrotstudios2958 Yeah but I don't think "My biological age increases the more 12-year-olds I combine" would be legally binding.

[@masen0593]

Garnet is actually the fallen queen of the gem home planet. That's why Garnet is so powerful. She was overthrown by a rouge group of gems and had to flee to earth. The crystal gems and stevens mother are what's left of the old court. Now they are protecting earth from being overtaken as well.

[@Egg-Thor]

LMAO

[@heytallman]

I know most folks are going to be talking about Stevonnie here but holy SMOKES Lion 3 hits hard. Even moreso after having a kid. This episode destroyed me every time. One of the best back-to-back sets of episodes in the whole show tbh

[@MainlyHuman]

Fusion seems to represent different things as you meet different pairings and always involves a level of intimacy and trust. Physical intimacy is one of those things, but I think it's important to remember that isn't all of it.

[@witzitzilin]

Fusion can be between intimate partners but it doesn't have to be, fusion represents any kind of relationship, that's why Opal is our introduction to the concept Pearl and Amethyst love and care for each other but their relationship it's more sibling-like and when they work together they combine their strenghts

[@witzitzilin]

PS. Most fusion would go she/they, Stevonnie goes by they/them

[@khemmeta]

@@witzitzilin*Stevonnie goes by they/them you mean.

[@witzitzilin]

​@@khemmetaYes, that's what I meant, I've fixed it now, thank you

[@johnhannon4074]

I've always viewed fusion as the closest thing to intercourse in gem society. Their "bodies" don't have the same physical needs and desires, so the emotional intimacy of becoming one being is very personal

[@miamera1164]

​@@johnhannon4074 I don't personally like that interpretation, especially with the existence of some of fusions that we see later. I think it was confirmed by the creator that fusions are the physical representation of any kind of relationship, whether it be romantic, platonic, to fulfill a goal, or even for hate.

[@youngsterjoey88]

i think the being "fused for too long" thing was specific to sugilite because of her unstable personality

[@wolfywonder8480]

Yeah, the longer she was herself, the less she wanted to separate. It wasn’t the length of time, just who she was as a person

[@northernnonesuch5572]

Yes, THIS.

[@KeroHiro-Lil]

"what could possibly top that?" It got me because it does just get better from here

[@ChaiaEran]

I _love_ that scene with the looming figures and the disco ball forming around Stevonnie - it's a _perfect_ visual metaphor for what a panic attack feels like.

[@Gemini-Lion]

13:49 Sometimes it’s a sex thing, other times it isn’t. A better way to explain it is that the fusion is a character that represents the relationship between two characters. This relationship could be friendship, it could be romance, familial, etc.

[@CaelanMC627]

So about the "losing themselves" thing with fusion: It's only really ever been shown to be an issue with unstable fusions, like Sugilite.

[@Cheri_Blast]

10:59 the ‘other half’ is simply his human side, from Greg - he’s a hybrid, after all, but gem reproduction works very differently to human (is all I’ll say about that XD)

[@HarukoHoshiko]

oh good, someone said it for me. ~

[@EnbyArtist777]

Rose didn't mean that only half of her would become half of Steven, she meant 100% of her would become half of Steven, the other half is Greg's human contribution

[@ragnar3434]

[Gif of Greg waggling his eyebrows furiously]

[@peachykeen53]

What a sweet introduction to the character.

[@NU121493255]

20:05 Remember that when Connie was first introduced she mentioned that her parents didn't let her eat doughnuts, so it's nice that Steven asked her is she was ok with it before they started eating.

[@Fefe65800]

Can't wait for the season finale where Kevin reveals himself to be the villain of the story with the mission to harass as many people as possible

[@keylimepie3143]

To be fair, he's the way he is because he's trying to avenge his brother, who's been stricken with an uncurbable sickness due to the consequences of gem biowarfare. It is only until Kevin's third appearance though after he says his iconic line "it's Kevin time" where we learn his true master plan and that he means business.

[@Tempestuous.Shadow]

14:30 to elaborate on their dance styles: They are reflective of their personalities and natures Pearl: Obv Ballet, Pearl is graceful and calculated. Comes naturally for people like her. Amethyst: hip hop/club dancing, Amethyst is laidback and has a carefree nature so it'd be a bit freeform, a more youthful dance form. Garnet: specifically based on a 70s gay black American club dance style called "Waacking." Ballroom style elements are also present. Garnet's style is quite sensual, combined with amethyst's, this explains sugilite's freaky fusion dance and 13:31 Steven: as of now pending, but would be fun and cheerful like he is.

[@Tempestuous.Shadow]

For future reference, Stevonnie is intersex and uses They/Them pronouns 💛🤍💜🖤

[@maanali6654]

Really? I thought they were transgender. But okay.

[@antonberkbigler5759]

The white stripe in the trans flag 🏳️‍⚧️ is for non-binary genders, so considering their status as a fusion on top of their gender identity they are indeed trans in the full sense of the term.

[@WraythSkitzofrenik]

Thank you

[@david2869]

Or maybe androgynous is a better word. Intersex means genitalia that are between fully male and fully female, while androgynous means having both male and female parts. Note that fusions often have more than two arms, rather than a number between both, so androgynous makes more sense. Not transgender, because they is not a transition.

[@TheaverageQueerperson-vq4wv]

Being trans person is being trans, while transition is just a transition

[@KingsBard]

2:26 Actually, mixing hotdogs/sausages with doughnuts/fried-pastries was a Czech* thing before it was American.

[@rocthatisrolling]

Could we call it, a fusionfood?

[@superkid3188]

Technically speaking there is no country called Czechoslovakia, it’s the Czech Republic and Slovakia, but I get your point.

[@indecisivecollector438]

Alone Together is such an important episode to me (and I assume many others). It was the first domino in finding out I was trans, it took years after initially seeing the episode for me to figure it out but Alone Together is for sure a major stepping stone.

[@popteamepicbest539]

Not to be that guy but Stevonnie isn’t trans

[@VivienVarga-ki3sd]

popteamepicbest539 they are nonbinary which is under the trans umbrella

[@TheKeller101]

@@popteamepicbest539 A situation doesn't have to be a 1-1 comparison to help figure things out.

[@kyleexb]

​​@@popteamepicbest539 well to be fair, nonbinary folks do fall under the trans umbrella.

[@LeggoMyGekko]

@@popteamepicbest539and we aren’t all sentient rock people who can fuse their minds and bodies together, but that doesn’t make fusion a bad allegory for relationships

[@SilverScribe85]

Pearl's...shall we say, mild "disdain" about a human fusing with a human has some pretty deep context

[@spyroman9434]

Stevonnie is another one of my favorite fusion gem. I met the voice actress AJ Michalka who voiced her in MCM Comic Con in the NEC, Birmingham City airport many years ago and she was very beautiful, nice and kind woman. ❤💎⭐

[@kaylagaymon4873]

5:37, 6:09, 6:22 Pearl just admitted that she watched Steven in his sleep. The way she looked at him with Lion was priceless 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@drac0range717]

13:54 Yeah, fusion dances often have a vibe, we can't deny it. However, Stevonnie themselves is proof enough that fusion isn't *just* a sex metaphor, it's a relationship metaphor

[@ragnar3434]

Galaxy brain take alert: you could more easily say sex is a metaphor for fusion

[@peachykeen53]

Yep! Fusion is about connection - it’s an inherently intimate experience, but it’s not explicitly sexual or romantic. It can be a familiar or platonic experience as well!

[@CrashCubeZeroOne]

Yeah, I'd rather see Alexandrite and *that* other one as a family/team than an orgy.

[@Sairin13]

You just came across another of the iconic Pearl lines when dhe told him she likes to watch him sleep sometimes, and her voice actress, who is often amazing, just nailed the delivery of the joke

[@CrashCubeZeroOne]

Don't forget the most iconic Pearl line: Round and round let the city turn...

[@jaxcraft2848]

How did I not know Stevonnie was Catra's voice!?

[@lasseehrenreich5502]

aj incredible voice acting talent that makes them sound vastly different or you're just not listening very well

[@liamclarke91]

"You are an Experience" is actually foreshadowing to when Stevonnie and Garnet fuse into Purple Quartz, who is based on Jimi Hendrix

[@Zach-Reacts]

Finally! It's about damn time you met Stevonnie

[@underblader9675]

10:20 Mosco still not beating the "being Pearl" allegations XD

[@WraythSkitzofrenik]

The temple fusion is the Goddess of the Gems. They tried to spread their religion to Earth in a Great Crusade but Rose saw that humans deserved to worship in their own way and abandoned the cause.

[@jimlight5137]

12:51 one could say you are half of your mother and half of your father…

[@PuccaLover15]

The reason why Garnet is good at fusing is because she’s a fusion instructor. Fusion is very important in Gem culture, so when Gems reached a certain age, she taught them how to fuse successfully back when Gems travelled the Galaxy. It took many years for her to reach the level of fusing knowledge she has, but she eventually became a certified teacher. She often told others that a gem fusion was their fury, their patience, a conversation if you will.

[@CrashCubeZeroOne]

Yeah, I felt so sad when I saw her bullied in gem school for not being able to fuse at first.

[@patricksullivan2261]

Remember the fry monster from early in the season? Wait until Steven fuses with him. Hilarity and mass murder will abound.

[@f1nger605]

By the way, the voice actress for Rose is Susan Egan, who voiced Megara in Disney's Hercules.

[@LexolotlTheLegend]

10:53 Steven is half human half gem. Rose would become half of him because the other half is just human flesh.

[@simonelott3403]

My friend got me into SU. He sat next to me during straight to video because it was 6 months after I lost my mom. It’ll be 10 years in January. This show saved my life.

[@rafaelmatos5851]

It's not like two gems will lose themselves in the fusion. That statement was true to Sugilite because she embodies Amethyst and Garnet's own personalities, causing her to get carried away. But normally, if a fusion is stable, there's no harm in it lasting a long time. And you will see exactly that...

[@LCBK]

Oh that treasure chest, full of so many huge plot points, even getting it open will be a huge plot point

[@charizardag]

9:41 Interestingly enough, that's the same voice actress who did Meg on Hercules

[@TheRealChristopherB]

Now we're getting to the REAL good part of Season 1. It's basically full steam ahead from here on out with banger episode after banger episode. Starting with the on-screen debuts of Rose and Stevonnie.

[@HotDogTimeMachine385]

It's so wild that AJ Michalka voiced Stevonnie and Catra, the softest and sharpest character. Stevonnie is such an enbi androgynous bisexual icon!

[@Sammacias5]

[Mod] Hey everyone! Remember to keep the comments free of any spoilers of future episodes for Mosco. Have fun & be creative with fake spoilers! Also, make sure we’re keeping the comments cool & comfortable for everyone here. Enjoy the reaction y’all!!!

[@dr.funnybones]

just wait until you find out that Steven being able to fuse with humans pays off in a big way when he fuses with Onion's father in order to take down Galactic Onion and save the _universe_ (get it? universe? cause he's actually saving greg universe? lol)

[@lasseehrenreich5502]

that is a very big Spoiler

[@KotetsuFour]

I thought Steven and Yellow Tail was the weirdest fusion at first. Never could've guessed that Yellow Steven would end up being my favorite character

[@CalliopePony]

Oh, I've been waiting for this! Two such fantastic episodes back to back! 16:06 Fantastic lightbulb moment and reaction! As a fusion of a boy and a girl, Sevonnie is intersex and nonbinary. They use they/them pronouns. Steven Universe aired before She-Ra, so AJ was Stevonnie's voice first, before she was Catra. And Rose Quartz is voiced by the legendary Susan Egan (Belle from the original Broadway cast of Beauty and the Beast, Megara from Disney's Hercules, Lin from the English dub of Spirited Away).

[@ramirorusso9700]

I know I'm not normal because instead of crying with Ep.35 my brain decided to focus on the fact that new audiences will have no idea what a VHS is

[@rocthatisrolling]

Well, in the episode that introduced the VHS/TV at the big doughnut, Sadie clarifies that it's "a DVD shaped like a box"

[@ramirorusso9700]

@rocthatisrolling Truth be told, I completely forgot about that 🤭

[@BALDAR222]

Garnet is smiling like that because she knows something you don't know.

[@ChristyTina22]

Stevonnie's voice actress does a fantastic job of differentiating Steven and Connie's laughs. I can tell who's laughing very easily.

[@cl0wn_wormz]

Been sitting at my laptop refreshing my screen until the video finally popped up lol!

[@DemPaws]

I WAS RIGHT ALONE TOGETHER IS THE STEVONNIE EPISODE HSJSJSKSKSJSJD IM SO HAPPY

[@AGO339]

the artifact in lions main isnt the one from the sand castle, just to clear that lil thing up. it looks completely different

[@AJUniverse]

21:30 This freakout is interesting, because it's the first look we get at another potential stuggle for fusions: the insecurities of the components mix together and become magnified by each other, sometimes even taking form in the fusion's mind.

[@eyallev]

(12:50) "is the other half lion?" no! the other half is his father! we are all, kinda, half of each of our parents

[@kaylagaymon4873]

Steven and Connie has fused into Stevonnie. Garnet looks so happy at 18:22 🤩🤩🤩🤣🤣🤣

[@Rat2rrj]

# that's why her hair is so big its full of secrets Rose's VA also voiced Meg in Disney's Hercules

[@mb-sb5ever]

When i first watched the stevony episode i didn't see the sign's from Garnet and how it connected to her having a diploma in fusion so coming back to it now i love how supportive she was with stevon on picking it up faster than she did

[@StarkKarstVT]

Mosco forgetting that human children are half and half their parents DNA, but Gems don't have DNA so Rose had to sacrifice her life and form at his birth to bring Steven to life.

[@swordcrab3181]

13:31 there is no heterosexual explanation for this

[@killerklown94]

It's so funny, because I saw Steven Universe 1st. When I first heard Catra in She-Ra, all I could hear was Stevonnie

[@jaxcraft2848]

ROSE LORE AND STEVONNIE! 5:58: HA! 😆 10:44: 🥺 16:06: BINGO!

[@tribal2199]

You are not ready for Stevens other human fusion. Ugh, Steven/Union fusion was just pure nightmare fuel. So glad it was just the 1 episode.

[@starkid910]

10:18 fun fact: when the crew originally wrote the episode, Greg was the one holding the camera and filming Rose, until someone suggested they switch to Rose filming Greg to highlight her fascination and love for humanity (and specifically her love for Greg), and to build up to that amazing moment when the camera turns and she tells Steven what she's choosing to do to bring him into the world.

[@specturv9836]

15:09 mascow is just so good at predicting things, can’t believe she just clocked garnet like that

[@SebastienGendron-uk4po]

Gotta love Kevin immediately panics and backs off when he saw stevonnie turn into two kids and went ''NOPE!!!, I'm not going to jail for this''. Kevin is a creep but he's not that sort of creep

[@Sommion]

18:22 you will know soon why Garnet is so f*cking happy in this part lol

[@AnimeMe40]

I can’t tell you how excited I am to see this Pop up on my feed.

[@belgainduran5711]

Just wait until she finds out that Garnet invented Fusion, and that's why it's so easy for her.

[@jbleichman]

Stevonnie sound familiar? Perhaps they’re a cat person? edit: I see you noticed right away, good ear! Anyway we’ll be meeting more of Steven’s family in the future, in fact in one episode that’s coming very soon, we’ll meet his grandpa and his uncle.

[@AGO339]

so to be clear, fusion isnt a sex thing, its a Relationship thing. but not in the "relationship = partners" but rather relationship in the biggest broadest blanket literal meaning. friends, family, significant others. it could be intimate or friends. whatever your 'relationship' is with the person your fusing with, determines how well you fuse and the appearance of the fusion. the closer your bond the easier and more managable it is. and for the tiniest amount of spoiler droplet: THIS IS YOUR WANING NOT TO READ IF YOU WANT TO AOID EVEN TINY HINTS .... ... it can be toxic relationships too, things that only work out of perceived necessity or other actors

[@verytiredrat1369]

19:23 this wouldn’t be a spoiler so no, just some personalities are toxic with each-other, Steven and Connie are perfectly fine!

[@charizardag]

18:59 I was the same with Catra, "all I hear is Stevonnie!" XD

[@Ignotus519]

The thing about fusions is that they can represent a wide variety of relationships, not just romantic. Just something to keep in mind going forward.

[@14s0cc3r14]

11:00 You need to know about the process? Well you see the birds and the bees . . . 😂

[@Aj.was.here206]

the reason why garnet was an expert at fusion was because Shes one of the highest-ranking gems aka 2nd gen gems where there physical forms are so malleable it's like playing with playdoh and that's why the other gems like to fuse with her since she can make them into the same malleable since there a 5th gen gem species where there forms are more solid and less malleable that's why she has a big grin while looking at steven she thinks steven could be a potential 2nd gen gem!!!

[@arcticbanana66]

1:17 - "A new character", yes. "A new Gem", well, technically you're _half_ right. 2:20 - Yes, while some countries and/or cultures have much worse foods (I've seen a soup made of boiled sheep eyeballs), in general nobody does food-based atrocities quite like us Americans, especially when it comes to combining and/or deep frying them. 10:55 - The other half is Greg. That's how babies are made. But Gems don't reproduce like Humans do, so Rose had to get creative on her end. 11:10 - About eight feet tall, according to Greg. 11:33 - "Steven Universe" has three kinds of episodes: goofy adventure, heartmelting cuteness and/or sentimentality, and cosmic horror. Oftentimes they mix. 15:08 - It's not going to come up for a while yet, but let's just say Garnet has a lot of experience with Fusion. 17:56 - _Nobody_ expected Stevonnie. 20:34 - Get ready for an avalanche of Elisco fanart. 20:51 - That's a real DJ thing. There's a program called Little Sound Dj (and yes, it's spelled with a lower-case j) that lets you use the Game Boy's sound chip to make music. I've never seen a DJ make their _entire_ setup out of handheld consoles, though. 21:00 - Yep, Stevonnie is canonically intersex, and uses they/them pronouns.

[@CrashCubeZeroOne]

Well, she's quarter-right about it being a gem.

[@WepcapStinkhorn]

13:59 Fusion is the most intimate act between gems, that's why the fandom(and sometimes even the show itself) make some "jokes" about it

[@wyren925]

i never put it together that Catra was voiced by the same person as Stevonnie, no wonder catra's voice always felt familiar

[@KumoKumiko]

"Lion 3" Rose's monologue always makes me tear up. I'm totally Sadie, the episode always reminds me to reaffirm to my mom how much I love and appreciate her 💜 "Alone Together" is also so powerful, there's so much it talks about in very subtle ways, from relationship dynamics, to exploring yourself and your gender expression, to even puberty and stuff like getting hit on by creeps before you're emotionally ready to handle it. Insanely deft hands and sharp minds in the writers room on that one

[@Narutonarutonaruto85]

Good luck avoiding spoilers at the convention. I remember my first con after I started watching Steven Universe. It was still early into season 2 but I hadn't finished season 1 yet. One of the cosplayers was holding up a sign. Here's a hint, they were dressed in blue and this was before the engineering project in the barn. I'm not sure how much more into detail I can give without going into actual spoilers.

[@douglasvanasselstine]

Getting risky there 🤫

[@steampunkwilson7435]

Just you wait until you find out what's INSIDE the treasure chest, it's going to blow your mind!

[@purpleirken1529]

Before Catra, it was Stevonnie. She did a good job imitating the way Steven laughs and Connie's speech.

[@W33pingwilla]

One thing i would like to say is that Garnet absolutely loves fusion more than anyone could ever know

[@volvulusx5043]

Omg, amazing pair of episodes. I remember getting in to the show when episode 35 was the latest one. when I got to it, it absolutely tore me up. there was about a month in between 35 and 36 releasing but I had caught up real quick since it only took me about a week to get through the existing episodes, and then eventually 36 dropped which was just CRAZY. still so many fantastic ones to go, it's just the start of it, really!

[@0retro0]

ah yes the episode where steven and connie pull off the most successful "two kids in a trenchcoat" scheme that has ever been performed

[@lilibane81]

15:18 shes onto her XD. no spoilers just... keep this in mind it comes up later :3 foreshadowing if you will

[@SuperMandibleclaw]

Fun Fact rose is voiced by the voice actress who voiced Meg from Hercules

[@federicocastro6154]

Now I can't wait for Rose's scabbard ❤

[@tuschman168]

Lion 3 is the episode that first got me into watching SU. I randomly found a clip of Rose's video on KZbin and I knew this was a show for me. What other cartoon show has a scene like that? Especially back then!