Steven Universe Review: S5E6 - Gemcation

[@Sangled]

i still have a place in my heart for steven universe, but i love critical opinions on the show, especially on the episodes that deserve it. these recent episodes have a lot of problems and i’m glad you addressed them properly. another fantastic review, as usual :>

[@jamieuniverse9318]

I don't know if he addressed it properly, he bashes on them a lot, instead of just critiquing he just makes videos of himself getting mad at all of these Steven universe episodes. I mean if the Crewniverse watches this video and makes an actual leanment towards making legitimate improvements then this video would've had some use. But it really sounds like he's just bashing on their work. I would agree the episodes weren't the best, but nonetheless I enjoyed them, and a portion of what he critiqued I disagree with. Which honestly shows how biased his critiques are. It sounds like you outright hated the episodes, as if their is one type of "good writing". If 'Good writing' is based off what makes you satisfied, then its different for each person. And Honestly I just want the reviews where he focuses on the more interesting parts of episodes, instead of crying like a child over every little thing he didn't like. Elk if your reading this, please just become the happier version of yourself, or else I'm just going to stop watching your videos, no sense in getting frustrated and writing long comments like these.

[@Sangled]

i disagree. elk is allowed to get frustrated if an episodes performs poorly in his eyes. and it's not as if he's ranting and raving, he's explaining thoroughly why certain elements fall flat. i love his good reviews as well, but critically analyzing what something did wrong can be just as entertaining as pointing out how well something did. and if steven universe releases a bunch of episodes that could've been better, it only makes sense that he's honest about how he feels. this video (and the rest of elk's content, in my opinion) isn't 'bashing', because while he makes sarcastic comments, the whole video has a solid argument grounded by knowledge of the show and good narrative. if you enjoyed the episodes, it shouldn't matter what he says anyway! his reviews are clearly what he believes, and in no way is he saying that you should like/dislike it on the same level as him. if you disagree with him, it's more productive to point out key details and problems in his argument rather than saying he's 'biased' because you enjoyed it and he didn't. calling him a picky, crying child just makes your accusation weaker.

[@greendecepticon6148]

Sangled agreed people act like you ever not allowed to have different opinions.

[@jamieuniverse9318]

I got a bit heated in my last comment. But I should clear some things up - Bashing means 'Attacking in someway' in this case, which means sarcasm, voicing strongly how he was frustrated, etc. - I was sort of working off a place I didn't establish. Its great to have different opinions, I wasn't getting mad for that, actually it felt sort of the other way around. 2 things I was getting mad for, 1. He's talking as if his way is the right way, when I mentioned his bias of "good writing" he mentions things that were "bad writing" Its more common for people to think that their way is right, then it is to force others to think the same way. Its obvious he was voicing his truthful opinion, but considering the wording and tone there was a clear indication that he thought his way was right. If you want me to quote stuff I will. Bias Definition - prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair: (To define something as good or bad is 'in favor' or biased) 2. He was bashing, I don't know how you can't hear it, if you really want me to I'll go through the video and make quotes of him 'bashing' I will Also the reason I mentioned the thing about the crewniverse making legitimate improvements, is because. (Not to say he can't voice his own opinion) If he's making critiques, what purpose does it have besides satisfying his hatred for the episode? If he genuinely thinks the crewniverse would watch this episode and make improvements, then I'd respect his decision a lot more. So really what I meant to do, was give advice to him. Because to me it feels like he's getting mad and making a video about it, because he's mad and this is what he does. Or making a review video about something entertaining (him getting mad) to keep the channel afloat (Which btw I doubt is the likely option). And he looks unhappy, or just has lots of hatred. If addressing something properly means voicing your personal opinion, then your right. But I think if you were president and giving a speech, you wouldn't just voice your own opinion, you would take into consideration everyone else's. His tone and words indicated clearly to me that he thought his opinion was right. And you know what your right, I shouldn't really care, that's where I'm pathetic, but I'm subbed cause I like his videos, and I don't really like these. And as a byproduct it doesn't really seem like he's fulfilling any needs beside getting his anger out, which doesn't seem to really make him happy. To me it sounds like his pickiness makes him unhappy, and cause him to make videos like these. Its true he adds solid critique, but what's the crossing line between critique and bashing? If he wanted to address it properly according to my definition of 'address properly' he could've just mentioned the critiques in a less violent way, and I do tend to see him use either strong signs of excitement or frustration in his review videos, maybe out of habit, or purposefully. Possibly using it for entertainment. The way he rants/critiques in this video makes people get sort of worked up about stuff, the same way you go to a protest and you get frustrated and excited about whatever. In itself protesting/ranting, is fine, it can be useful. But the way you feel is not healthy, your mind says "No keep this energy going." but you can also feel the rage, the hurt. If he wants to make videos about that, well whatever, he can do whatever he wants. But I rather be happy, and I'm pretty sure he would to. But in conclusion this video aims to be more harmful than good, in reality I don't know how Uncivilized Elk feels, it sounds like he's unhappy but he could be totally chill, idk.. its not cool to bash, bashing which at least I saw clearly in this video, (and I would be very surprised if you didn't pick up all the comments, sarcasm, etc.) is crossing the line from review/critique open-minded related content, to Rant/Bash related content. I liked the Steven bomb somewhat, and yea I do get mad when people bash on stuff I liked, or sort of liked, which was childish on my part. But I was mad for a reason, there's problems with this, if you want an analogy. Think back to the protest. Protests can be helpful, by making a change in our government, they can also be violent, and hurt people.

[@nightowl8477]

Whoa hey I love your animations!

[@emilepienaar5755]

Pretty sure the Pearl scene was a hint that she's under some kinda compulsion to not speak about certain things in the past. Was super confused by it at first. You can see she's physically trying to pry her hand away as if possessed. It would make sense for the diamonds to have some kind of measure to control their Pearls and to make sure that they can't divulge important information even by accident. Pretty important plot point to bury under such an annoying arc.

[@crinkycrooolaloola1188]

I thought she was going to throw up... I almost threw up watching this episode.

[@multifandomqueentm8066]

Crinky Crooolaloola what would she throw up? She doesnt eat

[@realsadegg7246]

Old comment but holy shit you were right

[@DrTimes99]

Steven "center of the" Universe

[@OurWoRLd319]

Seriously, the qualitative whiplash is really starting to get old. I honestly feel like the gem lore has become a device for the show to maintain an audience at this point, rather than being an integral component of the story. Would anyone stick around for shlock like this if they knew that that was all the show had to offer? Just something to think about. Your mileage may vary.

[@minsklit5811]

OurWoRLd319 I agree completely. It's the feelings of the first episodes that attracted me to the show, the sense of wonder that traspired, the heartfelt moments

[@greendecepticon6148]

People get all mad when we say the show has filler and they basically act the lore isn't important.

[@infiniteenigma1]

I would but in the same way I would stick around for We Bear Bears. Perfectly fine show but not important to watch. Which is sad cause the lore in this show puts it at least on par with gravity falls i f handled correctly IMO.

[@stephenskinner7207]

No, I'm totally with you. It's HIGH TIME Steven should have demanded to sit down with the Gems and have them tell them EVERYTHING about Homeworld, his mother, Pink Diamond, the War, the shattering--he deserves to know! He's old enough. Even if he hadn't been asking, Garnet should have told him this stuff by now, there's really no excuse for not doing so. It's just cruel.

[@raptirboy180]

Right the quality of the show has gone down. With as much time the show has between bombs shouldn’t the show be at least.... better. Idk I’m used to them being really slow on the story but this just felt weird. And the art while it was better than it has been in a while is still not up to par on the older seasons. You could say I’m holding them to very high standards, but these people have proved they can make a show that is loved by al no matter their beliefs or political agenda. I’ve heard the most anti liberal, anti sjw. People say they love this show. But the creators were starting to become lazy and it started showing up in the show.

[@wolpertingera5829]

1:48 I can NOT believe they let him say that. This is the worst thing I could imagine someone saying about the mess he is responsible for. Lars got KILLED. He saw another kid/teenager freaking die in front of him and he is not upset about it? No emotional impact? Nothing? I don't care if Lars is "alive" again, thanks to Steven, that boy can never go back to his old life. He is stuck in space now as a pink zombie who doesn't seem to need food and who can be abused as a portal without being actually asked.

[@bekahshmoo]

Well he did first see Pearl “die” before without warning and a lot of other gems “die” after that. I totally understand that it’s strange he’s not super fazed by it, but maybe that’s the reason

[@jamestolbert1856]

I wish we got to see more of Lars development as a character from an edgy teenager to a cunning space captain and kind man. We could’ve seen that dynamic between him and Steven grow

[@AkayAkamay]

Yeah....this whole set of episodes felt like a very bad decision. When I started watching Steven Universe, I could not tolerate how annoying I though Steven was, but I went through it. The show got better, "Hey, maybe Steven is not so bad after all" And then they went back to Steven from earlier in the series. I'm having a hard time enjoying these new episodes.

[@Hakajin]

It's especially frustrating because there's an easy way to do this right. When people go through trauma, or just hard times, we tend to think things like relationship squabbles and unrequited love would seem less important by comparison... But actually, their importance becomes magnified, because you cling to the good things in your life at those times, the people most important to you. I know when I was at rock bottom, I did focus on that kind of thing. It would've been easy to write Steven experiencing something like that. But then he just completely brushes off what happened on home world! I mean, I guess you could say it's shock, but how long has he been back on Earth now? Seems kinda too late to take it in that direction now.

[@CalebRichardsChannel]

Steven Universe is very inconsistent. Sometimes it's fantastic, and sometimes... it's stupid and lazy.

[@anothernerdontheinternet]

sillyhobbit yup.

[@TD_NULL]

I was really hoping for the new Lars episodes or these episodes to actually be related to Lars as he is gone missing and I bet people are legitimately worried about him. But no we get this bullshit. Why the fuck are things like this ignored in Steven Universe where dangers or things that the characters should obviously be worried about be put aside for these type of plots it doesn’t make sense and the writers should be ashamed of themselves.

[@TD_NULL]

Adventurous Adventurer Augustus I don’t understand how the fans at this point are not seeing these obvious flaws. I still love this show but the narrative here is just getting worse with each steven bomb not to mention we have hiatuses between these episodes. This is exactly why SvTFOE to me is the top cartoon right now because shit is actually happening in that show.

[@pow8408]

Maturity + childishness = Steven Universe and his strange/inconsistent reactions.

[@Hakajin]

Yeeaaah, SvtFoE! That's the one good thing that's come out of SU sucking recently-- that cartoon is finally the best one currently airing. I'd been rooting for it for a long time, so it's great to see it finally get its due. Let's just hope it can keep up the momentum (knock on wood).

[@MinyMiny]

The idea of "space lag" just makes the way Connie treated Steven even worse, honestly lol. Steven has always been my least favorite character, but I don't think he deserved that after everything that happened. He's not completely in the right but idk man I just can't find much sense in Connie's reason for being mad. And thank you for mentioning the absurdity of Connie taking lion because why? Why did lion even get mad at Steven?? Since when did lion decide to take a side in the argument lol??? Like, I get that they're kids and are obviously going to make some dumb decisions, but maaaan doesn't mean I'm not going to criticize it. You're 100% right though. We easily could've gone without this argument plotline to focus on Lars, because that's a pretty big deal. The boy raised someone from the DEAD, how can no one be talking about it? "At least what's left of this batch of episodes get better" Really? I personally thought Kevin Party (although Kevin himself was the best party of the episode for me) to be a little aggravating as well, so I can't wait to hear your analysis on it.

[@uncivilizedelk]

Eh, doubt it'll be much of an analysis - the rest of the reviews will prob be a lot shorter. And Kevin was by far the best part of Kevin Party, yes.

[@Chilla001]

Yeah the fact that connie took lion pissed me off. You would expect that Steven explained lion is the only portal to Lars then she proceeds to literally take lion as if her situation is any better.

[@moonydoll7109]

I totally agree. It's so inconsistent narrative wise, seeing how Steven wholeheartedly blamed himself for the kidnappings in the previous episode, yet now he gives no shits about someone still being affected and in danger because of the kidnappings he blames himself for?? Where's the logic? Isn't Steven supposed to care for others to the extreme? How could he possibly prioritize himself right now? I feel like this whole thing could have been better if Steven had went over to Connie's to get Lion back, and then the two would be forced to work things about due to proximity if nothing else. Then Steven would look like less of a narcissistic ass who only cares about his own trivial issues; Lars, Lars' parents, and Sadie's legitimate turmoil be damned.

[@Jester2415]

The show lacks a main villain. On earth, causing trouble, increasing the tension and stakes. Yellow diamond is too far off and not actively doing anything. Waiting for a dud cluster to never go off. Removing Jasper from the show was a huge mistake.

[@tamerafarly7666]

I miss Jasper. Aquamarine and Topaz were cool. Wish they had stayed on Earth longer and that Jasper was uncorrupted.

[@HerohammerStudios]

I honestly don't think it needs a main villain, just better writing

[@ShabyUwU]

I thought Malachite was gonna be a big baddie on S3 but instead we got townie filler and once we got Jasper back, they fooking take her out 3 episodes later...

[@CombatSportsNerd]

Jester2415 That was actually a smart move. If they kept using her too much she would have gotten redundant. At least this way she has the potential to come back with more purpose

[@CombatSportsNerd]

Adventurous Adventurer Augustus At no point did I say it was impossible. However I much rather her not be a punching bag meant to develop other characters when she gets back. Instead be a character that can shed some much needed light on home world and the Gem war

[@CombatSportsNerd]

It's moments like this I hate having a pacifistic main character. Plus the mere fact that a relatively minor dispute between two freaking kids is more important to the writers than Galactic tyrants or pink Lars is just infuriating

[@anothernerdontheinternet]

The Otaku Dragon Slayer tbh the show woukd be 100 times better if it was not always focusing on Steven, like, 5 seasons in and we barely kniw anything cause we are stuck with him.

[@CombatSportsNerd]

Bonnibel Butterfly Cipher Sounds like an extreme exaggeration. It would be better but fixing something that minor doesn't make a show that good

[@vasheeri]

honestly at this point screw Steven, he puts a lot of pacifist characters to shame because, while he does have motives for being one, it feels like he is a pacifist just for the sake of being a pacifist in every.single.situation. He is such a turn off from the show at this point with how much of a whiny little b^tch he is and how the characters of the show treat him. Seriously how many situations has he solved just by crying and giving a whiny speech? too many. This show's biggest flaw IS its main character, and how much crap DOESN'T get solved/explained because of him.

[@CombatSportsNerd]

vasheeri I wouldn't say he does it in every single situation(looks at his fight with Amythest)but yes he does do it too often

[@youwhat.]

vasheeri the biggest problem with Steven is how little he cares about his Gem culture/history and the threats that might blow up his planet. His priorities are so wack that he is utterly unrelatable. With Aang, I can sympathize with trying to work things out and not wanting to commit murder. With Steven, I can't sympathize with caring so little about the death of my friend(s) and/or planet that I can't get off my ass, understand the situation (root of conflict, how the war panned out, possible consequences of my decisions, etc.) and at least have a plan as to what to do when threats come instead of just hoping I can become friends with my enemies. WTF

[@justj8k637]

>Watching steven universe before man this is fun >Watching steven universe now this show is depressingly bad How the heck did it take this drastic of a turn?

[@DBArtsCreators]

A few theories: * Problems with the network * Problems between staff members * Problems with staff members staying focused and on-task * Budget issues * A lack of an end goal and overall story structure * Problems with consistency * Too long running

[@SgtTwilight]

I always had two theories. * The writers thinking they could do no wrong * The over reliance on story arcs. Some of the writers for this show are incredibly smug, thinking they do no wrong and throw wrenches in the shows progression to satisfy their own needs. There was _one writer_ who forced Peridot and Lapis to be a thing, it was awful then and it's awful now. Not only that but it ruined Peridots entire character, making her go from a spunky, likable engineer to _the most annoying thing ever_ Secondly, think about all those episodes you mentioned @Gaylord. They were all _one shots_ . One off adventures. God forbid we have a plot that's self-contained to a single episode nowadays, everything has to be drawn out over the course of six god damn episodes. I miss when we had episodes where the Gems would just go to cool locations and fight monsters. Sure, I don't want every episode to be like that anymore, but a return to form every now and again would be nice.

[@stephenskinner7207]

They pandered to the SJWs.

[@Chilla001]

I didn't expect this show to go down hill this fast. It's actually really depressing.

[@stephenskinner7207]

That's the power of Trump for you.

[@Rodoadrenalina]

This show is just getting into his ass, drama just for the sake of drama is the biggest problem.

[@sharkanenoa5928]

These episodes weren't worth the 6 month wait..

[@CombatSportsNerd]

Arkan NOA TELL ME ABOUT IT

[@sharkanenoa5928]

Yeah and it makes it worse if you watch the wanted arc and these episodes back to back

[@neeneko]

They were not supposed to be aired this late. There are still more upcoming episodes that were supposed to air BEFORE the new game came out, so this was probably intended to be part of a larger block.

[@TD_NULL]

I was really hoping for the new Lars episodes or these episodes to actually be related to Lars as he is gone missing and I bet people are legitimately worried about him. But no we get this bullshit. Why the fuck are things like this ignored in Steven Universe where dangers or things that the characters should obviously be worried about be put aside for these type of plots it doesn’t make sense and the writers should be ashamed of themselves.

[@TD_NULL]

Adventurous Adventurer Augustus please don’t give them any ideas

[@Druid-T]

5:42 I would like to draw attention to Avatar The Last Airbender for comparison to help this point. As you probably know Aang is the main character, as he appears in all but one episode. But he's not the only character the show focuses on, there are episodes focusing on Katara, Toph, Saka, Appa, there's an episode he doesn't even appear in, yet he's still the main character. So no you don't need the main character in every single frame to have a good show

[@SonicmaniaVideos]

You could say that about literally any show...

[@Druid-T]

SonicmaniaVideos and how many shows did it better than the last airbender? How many shows have their main character not appear in an episode in anyway?

[@SonicmaniaVideos]

Doing it better is irrelevant. Doing it at all is the idea... AT does it, Star vs. does it, comedic shows like Gumball and Spongebob do it...of course we have to focus on shows that aren't conceptually based on an ensemble cast. These shows do it well enough...

[@philly_sports1558]

People gave Adventure Time crap for their streak of poor episodes in Season 6. But the show improved after that, got back to being great, and it's ready for a great conclusion. This streak of bad Steven Universe episodes is ten times worse than Adventure Time's streak.

[@Hakajin]

I thought season 6 got into some fascinating territory, with the whole thing about the comet and Finn's backstory. There were some crazy complex metaphors there, and... Well, as a literature person, I just ate it up. Even if I weren't, I kinda liked how mysterious it all was; I think I would've liked that as a kid, too. But if you're talking about filler, that's another matter. I watched most of Adventure Time all at once, so the seasons kinda blend together for me and I can't remember what filler went where.

[@philly_sports1558]

I like Adventure Time Season 6, but it's probably my least favorite season of the series. The episodes went a lot more philosophical and confusing to the point where it started to overshadow the fun of the show. It was getting too deep for it's own good. The following seasons (7-9) are much better because they achieved a great balance between the heavy, thought-provoking themes, the fun adventures, and the great character development.

[@Hakajin]

I dunno, I really enjoyed the philosophical stuff, just because what it was doing was so different and had so many implications and interesting things to say. It kind of exemplifies one of my favorite things about animation, which is how it uses the abstract to express complex ideas and themes. Granted, I think I had a better grasp on it than most because a) I majored in English, b) I have some familiarity with Buddhism, and c) I'd seen a similar metaphor in a manga called Children of the Sea. Although, it's funny, the thing with Finn's dream sequence, where the comet falls into the crevasse? I never would've noticed the symbolism there, except I was watching a Nostalgia Critic vlog on that episode, and he said, "I thought it looked like a sperm." To which his friend said, "You just have a dirty mind," but no, that was totally intentional. Eheh, I get excited about stuff like that.

[@philly_sports1558]

There's a cartoon reviewer named PIEGUYRULZ who bitches and complains about Adventure Time's deep topics and just wants it to be a silly show. However, he does nothing but praise Steven Universe and the topics they cover when SU has TONS more problems than Adventure Time ever had. I like a lot of his videos, but the guy's hypocrisy really pisses me off.

[@virolad4522]

philly_ sports I hate that guy. He never said one flaw about Steven universe. NOT ONE. But he tries to find anything bad about adventure time. Most of his videos were being one sided because he compared the characteristics of Steven universe as good things and the characteristics of AT as bad things. He even commented on a video from uncivilized elk about "5 worst AT season 7 episodes" where he commented something about the show being bad.

[@chyledebuser]

Dammit, a Greg Episode got ruined.

[@thiagoalbornoz5062]

Adrian Alimpoos How the hell do you ruin a Greg episode? I always loved every single second of the character, but this episode, oh boy

[@infiniteenigma1]

I thought this was more of a steven ep than a Greg one. But hey a the very least they didn't ruin Greg.

[@iug5672]

What's most frustrating about SU's useless plot points is that,when they go to a Major Storyline episode or bomb it always feels rushed as fuck and,after that, they go to the same uselessness all over again; "oh hey Ronaldo lost his cellphone and Steven gotta find it hohoho! Oh it was in his pocket the whole time Haha! Fuck the fact that Steven just saw Connie die in his face*cough cough* is that Onion eating onion pie? oh no" ...bloody hell.

[@FlumpyTripod]

This Steven Bomb was completely unenjoyable for me. My patience for Steven Universe is really wearing thin these days. There's just too much boring generic filler, inconsistent writing, and such a wavering quality to each episode that I'm just getting tired of it.

[@makito106]

I think this might be the worst Steven Bomb

[@marcosneto8477]

Makito Bredy It was one of my favorites :v

[@REALwoombath]

Bomb, more like a dud.

[@anothernerdontheinternet]

Makito Bredy nah, that is still Steven Bomb 2.

[@Samrules888]

almost 8 months for that? and _not_ lars of the stars

[@t84t748748t6]

uhm what happend ? drama not a fan of that mayor dewey is no longer mayor and sadey is no loner donut shop worker not that importent only lapis leaving was a big thing but i like lapis and peridot episodes

[@samlikesplants4363]

It’s just a little said because especially with the last like 4 story arcs the main crystal gems have been super stagnant with character, like none of them have had story arcs in a long time.

[@anothernerdontheinternet]

Samuel Polk tbh that is one of my naun oroblems with thus show niw, i still like it, but it us not as good as in season 1-3.

[@samlikesplants4363]

In season one and two we at least knew that the gems did something, helping corrupted gems. But we haven’t seen a “mission” in so long that it seems like the gems just sit there and do nothing the whole time.

[@maylunaberry5315]

Adventurous Adventurer Augustus That makes me depressed because those 2 are my favorite characters.

[@SDM-Zone]

I actually got a pretty good laugh pausing the last Ronaldo text. For me the build up was pretty funny that Ronaldo just broke in and stole back the box set haha. Everything else you are saying is true tho. I think having a codependent main character who is meant to be the "leader" is a bit weird. It turns his emotional maturity into immaturity and his deep connections with others as a big flashing vulnerability. All I can hope is this is the part of a shounen where the main character is a whiny piss baby peeing his pants only to them become this badass force of nature to be reckoned with.

[@stephenskinner7207]

I think you're right; I thought those texts were funny too. You know it's not a good episode when Ronaldo is the best part of it.

[@tollutollu]

steven is the least interesting character in the entire show - it seems like half the time he's a "perfect smol bean" mary sue and half of the time he's an unlikeable idiot. even if ronaldo was the main character, it would benefit the writing

[@tollutollu]

i didnt always feel this way tho , but its been getting stronger the more and more eps come out

[@tollutollu]

he has the emotional awareness of a 7 year old despite being twice that old

[@bmombaerts]

It feels like these episodes their plot was sorta just to force some weeks of Lars being in space so that he can have a slew of adventures under his belt when we see him again (like we saw in that con teaser some time ago) Essentially, all of this was just to give Lars time to become epic off screen

[@TheDestny117]

That´s a good point. Though in any case, i do hope we get to see him being a badass on-screen.

[@yasminraveh599]

H enryuuki yes,but it could have been done in a different way. The way it currently is makes it seem like Steven doesn't care about his friend or his family. I think it would be better to use these episodes to show Steven and Lar's family dealing with the situation, maybe trying but failing to contact him somehow or preparing mentally to meet him after facing the harsh reality of people who miss Lars and blame Steven for the situation.

[@TheDestny117]

Yasmin Raveh Definately agree. Just for te record, i wasnt excusing these episodes cause I think they were bad in general. The plot you suggest would have been much better than what we got

[@crinkycrooolaloola1188]

Yeah that does make sense as to why they were avoiding making any mention or attempt to contact lars at all, that thought is probably correct, though I wish they could have done it in a more intelligent or tasteful way.

[@KatRocksLOL]

ugh as much as i want lars to become a badass, cant we see him become a nice person first? i've been waiting for lars to have positive character develop ever since his character was introduced, and yet it still hasnt happened. i think he's strayed from being a jerk, but he now has issues with just being himself (which was shown when he threw away the dessert he made and didnt attend the party with sadie and steven) and idk i just want his character development to be on screen more than anything

[@zodayn]

I don't get how Garnet was so oblivious about this. She is supposed to be the physical embodiment of a balanced relationship. Mindfull Education had a large emphasis on it even. But here it's like she doesn't even know what a relationship is.

[@Coseepo]

I've been kind of interpreting it as Steven displacing all the space stuff onto the Connie thing, and now he's solved that he has to deal w the lars stuff... But I don't think it was intended that way it's just for my own enjoyment lol

[@Greeneyes666666]

Same. I always need to find the show excuses when it's not as good as I want it to be (if that makes sense, sorry for bad english)

[@neeneko]

I think that was actually the intent. The whole arc was Steven trying to erase that anything happened, his development is realizing that, as an undersocalized 14 year old, his coping skills are no where near enough for this, and he is kinda BSODing.

[@Hakajin]

Oh, yeah, I'm exactly the same!

[@andremtz9320]

It will be better if they showed us that (if it's really that) instead of making our own aexcuses for the bad writing

[@john11719]

SU is trying to be like AT with its levity episodes mixed with its serious ones... but AT has a very different plot, most of the time there isn't a giant threat. With SU, ever since the introduction of Peridot and Homeworld wanting revenge, you really can't leave all that hanging to do other things, it makes no in universe sense! AT can do these things since things like the Linch come and are dealt with in sequence basically, or they think they defeated him. That and the Mini Series dealing with other threats and such. So the fun episodes don't feel like it is pushing aside issues to deal with. SU has this giant unsolved arc looming over everything so spending time on Steven and Connie fighting for no reason and OOC, the gems being secretive, and NOT talking to Lars' parents is just so fundamentally wrong in storytelling that it is infuriating

[@PBDNR]

i dont think the problem is the different plot, its just bad writing and focusing on uninteresting characters.

[@whohangedmyname]

john11719 the mayor diference I think is that Adventure Time has continuity but is episodic, you can see the episodes out of order regardless of the timeline, so AT can have some episodes not focusing on the plot while Steven Universe is not, it was in season 1, but starting season 2 it had a plot to be followed, and it doesn't do that, and Steven having to be the protagonist of every episode only makes the non-plot episodes more jarring, some of adevnture time's episodes don't even have finn in the episode.

[@MyToonsAnimates]

And that's why AT is better.

[@tristanneal9552]

Not only was Steven dismissing Garnet's story a slap in the face to the audience, it is a betrayal of Steven's character in my opinion. Once upon a time Steven might have brushed past gem lore, but lately a huge focus has been placed on Steven wanting to know more about Homeworld, the rebellion, and the secrets being kept from him. Whole arcs have been focused about his anger that things are being kept from him (the fight with Pearl) and about the secrets his Mom kept (Bismuth, Lion, etc.). Hell, the whole abduction arc started because Steven wanted to know more about Blue Diamond/her palanquin but Pearl was unwilling to give answers!

[@orbboom6119]

This should it been the episode about discussing everything that happened on homeworld and how the gems feel about it and how they give Steven all the advice that is needed but noup! none of that! Thanks, Connie....

[@cupidz3640]

i HATED this steven bomb. so awful.

[@youwhat.]

Agreed. All the characters were OoC and the priorities are way out of order. Poor writing.

[@iAmKaprekar]

I personally didn't have any problems with it, I quite enjoyed it

[@lucasmartinez5703]

I thought it was good too. I hated that we got these episodes after several months though. That's never gonna not bother me.

[@Chilla001]

I thought I was weird for hating this bomb but thank god I'm not alone

[@thebatterislovethebatteris9830]

Other than Rocknaldo and Onion Gang, the episodes of this Bomb were the only episodes I truly despised of this show (Raising the Barn and Back to the Kindergarten were the only good ones in my opinion). They had horrible morals where Steven was the one in the wrong (Aquamarine was OP asf, what did Connie think she could do with Steven that Alexandrite couldn't?), and that Pink Diamond troll made me absolutely frustrated with the Crewniverse.

[@ripwitch9833]

Emotional Distress in Steven Logic: Seeing a friend die right in your hands < You're friend being mad at you

[@Storytelle7580]

Remember guys, if we show tears that equals real emotion right?? RIGHT??? Tears equals development?!?! Remember...we don't need logic or reason, or development and advancement if we have...TEARS!!! And sad music. Don't forgot the 'sad music'.

[@Storytelle7580]

Man coming back to this after the season 5 finale I feel 100% more justified in saying what I did. Terrible development, terrible execution

[@NoirRaven]

On another subject entirely, teletoon's been rerunning the Barn Mates arc and, given what I know now, I wonder if the lines-- _"...My Camp Pining Hearts DVD?"_ _"Which season?"_ _"...Five?"_ _"Trash."_ _"I know."_ --are freaking foreshadowing because, damn, season five has been a mighty disappointment and the crew works really far in advance of the episodes airing.

[@thiagoalbornoz5062]

NoirRaven Lol, they know that they have no idea of what they're doing right now.

[@caffeinatedpoison7117]

Rebecca sugar said it herself. She's going to write herself into a corner

[@NoirRaven]

Caffeinated Poison Which isn't making me feel better about how this show is going to end.

[@ye3s146]

Actually I feel like Steven focusing on his relationship with Connie might have intentionally been a distraction from the actual hard hitting shit Steven just went through. A lot of people actually choose to focus on small, seemingly less important problems when faced with big, emotionally tiring issues as a coping mechanism. Although, if this was meant to be the case the crewniverse certainly should have done a better job at showing this

[@isamekailmahmud9302]

I wonder how much Steven actually cared about lars

[@randomness264]

What bugged me about this episode is that none of the gems actually asked Steven "what's wrong?". I mean he probably would have just told them right away wouldn't he??

[@JEEVES635]

His dad asked what's wrong in the first minute of the episode. He didn't say.

[@QuimeraFantasma]

i feel like this arc was a filler between 'zombie Lars' and 'Lars from the stars'

[@maylunaberry5315]

What is this show building up to? Just to uncover more mysteries? Is there going to be another rebellion? What steps are they taking to end the ultimate conflict? All of it feels reactive instead of proactive.

[@binkabon]

Spot on review. Honestly at this point they should just let the fans write the rest of the story. Fans would probably do a better job at it too. I am so disappointed by how low this show has fallen when it has such a huge potential to be great.

[@shanshan8687]

Also, I don’t understand why Steven and Connie haven’t gotten to the point where they are atleast toying with the idea that they’re “boyfriend”/“girlfriend” I understand they’re young but by the time I was 14 me and my peers were ‘dating’ as much as 2 kids could date

[@4facedshepherd59]

The best thing that came out of this bomb was Connie's new haircut.

[@victinitron2000]

Shepherd The Scrub More like the only good thing at all.

[@FantasticalFlorance]

No way her new hair sucks

[@4facedshepherd59]

How could u

[@raptirboy180]

The fact they used Lars disappearance as a joke and the fact they used the gem lore as a troll moment was a slap in the face honestly I felt like it disrespectful of the audience. The only thing that was any significance was pearl being unable to speak was interesting and is prolly a hint of something bigger. I’m prolly missing the big pitcture but I’m still frustrated about the show

[@DirtyLaundry776]

Honestly the Connie arch wasn't that good but people really like it because of the lack of episodes. The fan base was so deprived of episodes that no matter what the crewniverse released it would have been eaten up.

[@rayanhey2411]

Coming up next ........ A other Gem with depression! !!!!!!

[@stephenskinner7207]

You know, those were actually the GOOD episodes of this batch.

[@crinkycrooolaloola1188]

I was cringing so hard on this episode, it was like the episode was a parody of Steven Universe making fun of it for focusing intensely on such petty subjective things while completely ignoring the objective threat of alien overlords threatening to kill his friend! what the fuck is happening? And it's not even just that episode! It's that whole six episodes of the Steven bomb! HOW?!! Steven your friend Lars is being hunted by aliens! "But ma girlfriend won't text me back!".... wot?.... WHAT!!!

[@paoloi7507]

One of my problems with the Steven Universe series is that Jasper spent the remainder of the series in a Gem bubble and she started to go out of focus due to her long absence and the characters mentioning her less as the series progressed.

[@bakoniz0r695]

This arc was absolutely terrible. To me, these 6 episodes are the lowest point in the whole show, far worse than any S1a episode ever was. I am legitimately surprised and kind of saddened that the Crewniverse is even capable of writing content that is this bad. The only upside is that since (not too far from) nothing important happened in these episodes, if the coming episodes happen to be better, these can safely be ignored and at least conceptually considered non-canon. We could safely advise future watchers of this series to just skip these episodes altogether and pretend they don't exist. Hopefully, anyway.

[@ilikeyoutube7224]

This kinda of writing would be forgivable in the first season but since they’ve had their time to establish the show and add layers or lore and fascinating subplots, this is inexcusable. If they plan their seasons in advance then why is the writing still so terribly sloppy? It seems they just make it up as they go. Which is a major disservice to the show.

[@itsholiana3957]

its more like the crewniverse are trolling us lmao it was fun to see how frustrated we were with every episode 😂

[@wook5676]

Lol probably

[@funhow123]

Steven in this episode is that kid that didn’t get that new game so he gets into depression and when someone brings something up it’s always somehow bringed back to the new game

[@overgrowthj4612]

I still don't really get how Steven and Connie didn't just talk it out? Isn't that like Stevens biggest trait? That and his understanding of emotions? Don't get me wrong, I like the show, I'm just confused

[@randomatorPHD]

6:11 is that cliff unfinished? Look at the edge, the line art is there but there's no color.

[@CalebRichardsChannel]

That's a stamp of all SU background art. Keep an eye out next time you watch a SU episode... it's everywhere.

[@howlt005]

It's the art style of Louie Zong, a background artist who works for the crewniverse.

[@alexislopez5339]

Shhh, shhh, shhh... It's part of the style. As well as the inconsistency in character models. It's a stylistic choice, you see.

[@cadaverkeys]

Bleep Blap If you're trying to be sarcastic that's fine but no the displacement of colours from lines is legitimately part of the Steven Universe background style and has been since episode one, the colour blocking technique is very very popular among TV animation and is also famously used through out shows like fosters home for imaginary friends! I'll agree that the character models have become increasingly fucked due to artists not keeping on model but the backgrounds really haven't gotten lazier.

[@emopeterparker7]

randomatorPHD it's probably some vines.

[@Renan.m]

I think that Connie was justified in being hurt but the way that she acted about it was forced and out of character

[@wufo1238]

The best moment was when it ended

[@tibot4228]

I need the sarcaustic tone (not a typo) of the Connie taking Lion part as a ringtone. Wonderfully scorching. And definitely, the Connie vs Steven part was shoved in to keep Lion away from Steven and delay his reunion with Lars enough to prepare "Lars of the Stars".

[@veronicapiccinini7956]

But if you notice it, this time her “covering her mouth” tic seems involuntary. As if something or someone prevents her to talk. Even the piano in the background sounds more chaotic.

[@jeffreyquinde6707]

Sigh, ever since Season 3, this show has gone downhill. Whenever it seems that this longass boring show was actually going somewhere, they go back to bullshit. Not even the story-driven episodes are that good. The characters are selfish and way too emotional and the plot is way too tedious

[@infiniteenigma1]

This is m least favorite ep for exactly the reasons you brought up. As soon as they trolled us with the pink diamond backstory in my mind I was like "and just like that I don't care anymore about this arc." At least Dewey Wins addresses the seriousness of what just happened (albeit poorly) but this ep just straights up says "my superficial issues with my best friend are more important than the earth-shattering events from the past that caused all this in the first place." Just baffling.

[@YeagerBomb-ww3bn]

Thank you! They seemed to totally got off track. Maybe I'm being soft on these episodes, but priorities! He forgot that his mother might be innocent, that the diamonds are now after them, and Lars is still in danger.

[@shuki3488]

you know, in a way no one really cared about lars in the first place and apparently neither do the writers. even lars of the stars is not really an episode about lars experiences, it is about stevonnie being stranded on a planet.

[@enderwiggins8248]

That is so stupid very accurately describes this Steven bomb, which is SUPER disappointing bcz Off-colors was so good!

[@NovaOrNeo]

I used to love this show, now the bad pacing is making want to slap someone

[@randybrown5667]

I am so glad I'm not the only one who agrees that majority of these episodes if not all of them entirely we're not worth the 6 MONTH wait!!! Like dude don't nobody care about some damn Connie, who I find to be a useless if not annoying character, I'm sorry to those that I may have offended but that's just how I feel!

[@SonicmaniaVideos]

Don't act like nobody cares... People do care, that's why they dislike it...

[@vivianarojas40]

Maybe I'm looking too deep into this, but I saw Steven's freak-out over Connie's absence as a result of his "space lag". Like you said, he'd just gone toe-to-toe with intergalactic space fascists, saw his friend die, revived him, and then had to leave him behind. A lot of terrible things happened very quickly, most of which he had little control over. The Crystal Gems, Greg, and Connie have been Steven's support system, and his first instinct was to cling to them after such a traumatic experience. Then Connie left, and suddenly a piece of his support system is gone. What if the others leave too? What if they're angry with him? What if the diamonds come to earth, or capture/kill Lars, and he has no one to rely on? What if? What if? What if? Or maybe you're right and it's lazy writing.

[@kennethsatria6607]

What is even up with Steven bombs... Are you alright over there crewniverse?

[@arose92795]

Did connie even know about Lars? I mean, it seemed like Steven just got back and didn't tell anyone anything about what happened... She may not have known about Lars, how Steven got back, or that he needed lion to be able to check on Lars. With all that aside, it was still wrong of her to take lion. Lion is Steven's, not connies, and for her to take him like that when she likely walked or was driven to Stevens house is ridiculous.

[@MadeinAbyssEnjoyer]

Tbh If didn't watch these episodes I'd feel better about Steven universe

[@ToaThuka186]

The only disagreement I have with your review is that, Connie didn't "take" Lion. Repeatedly throughout the show he's shown a certain level of autonomy, of independence, coming and going as he (or the writers) pleased. He could've returned to Steven anytime he wanted, yet chose not to. But this "choice" still yet circles back to what you said about the "Lars-zombie" plotline being shafted. If Lion possessed the intelligence he seems to have, why didn't he ever return to Steven? He must realize the significance of another pink zombie running around, since Steven popped out of his head with no warning. But instead he chose to remain behind with Connie for seemingly no reason. One could argue that Lion is still just an animal and can't connect the dots on these things, but the show has shown otherwise. He knew to take Steven to Rose's armory when he needed training, and he knew exactly where to find Rose's scabbard. Ultimately, it just seems that the writers needed an excuse to keep Lion away, so that Steven wouldn't prematurely return to Lars and interrupt one of the heroic feats he appeared to perform in the "Lars in the Stars" preview. I imagine the writers wanted to surprise viewers by having Lars as a pirate captain after the last time we saw him, but needed a way to have enough time pass so that it would be believable. Hence, this convoluted mess of Lion staying with Connie, something that bothered me a whole lot during this bomb.

[@JEEVES635]

meh. i agree that the whole StevenxConnie situation was forced, but I think the writers just wanted more of a reason to put Lion to the side than just not being there, so that they could get in some slice-of-life episodes (with plot points foreshadowed) before they return to Lars and the overall plot.

[@stephenskinner7207]

The way this show teased us with lore while giving us nothing but a B plot with Steven and Connie was downright annoying. As if they haven't been doing for the entirety of Season 4, but now it just feels like they're shoving it in our face. I would have given a slight pass to Pearl not being able to speak about Homeworld, as a lot of people have been pointing out that there seem to be increasing hints that she ACTUALLY can't speak when her hand covers her mouth, as part of her residual built in loyalty towards Homeworld. That's a great idea, and even more so when you realize how much it's been slowly foreshadowed over the series! But no, like you said, it got tossed aside to make way for more of Steven's emotional immaturity. And all the other characters were wasted in this episode as well. I think you're right, the "Steven only" perspective really IS hurting the show, especially with how clueless he's been acting of late.

[@Gojiro7]

I think you've forgotten what its like to be a teenager, obviously stuff that Steven went through is beyond what anyone ever would, but at the end, those are the years where our emotions are at the most against us and things that seem like obvious logic fail to hit and we make dumb superficial decisions and stick to them out of misplaced feelings of "its who we are", so Steven being an emotional trainwreck over a girl he likes not talking to him, its a lot more relatable then you might realize, hell I remember watching Elreka 7 as a teenager not because I actually liked it (I infact hate it) but because I related with the main characters stupid attempts to win over a girl, its a rough time to be alive that nobody ever looks back on with anything but cringe.

[@Komega01]

Theres been rumors that lars may end up getting written off the show

[@Permafry42108]

I definetely saw it as steven projecting the same way he did onto dewy or onto the band or onto all the other things he used as a way of escapism. He can't comprehend what he went through so he uses smaller things as a scapegoat. Its also because steven cares more about the people in his life than the situations, which is part of his core flaw of having a terrible time actually dealing with the processing of all of these events. I think that you're projecting way too much maturity onto him. Its not that he's handled all of those situations, its that he's coping with them with coping mechanisms that are silly because if they weren't silly they would add to his depression further.

[@Rilesjean]

Steven is also a 14 year old raised by aliens so that's another thing to take into account

[@vianjelos]

Riley Jean But he isnt 14 mentally..if he was, he would habe grown to reflect that..he has become more mature over the series, but he still doesnt.identify as older so he will still do things and process things the way a younger child would instead of a teen.

[@Danielzodiark]

I refused to call this a Stevenbomb. I just don't see the point given the quality of the "arc" we were presented.

[@FantasticalFlorance]

Nilead Yebprani Stevenbombed

[@tibot4228]

I'm not saying this to be polemical, but if I take in account everything Garnet did, her future vision is something that we can only accept is there when the writers want it to be, in the manner they want it to be (different, conflicting ones), period. Her using it - or her not using it when she should have - throughout the show is simply impossible to defend, there isn't the slightest hint of consistency.

[@thewetstickybandits1990]

The plot of the show is a character who doesn't care about the mysteries and questions and answers and lore.

[@Birdyboys]

I remember seeing someone call this trash episode “the poor man’s Cloudy”

[@sprint7412]

I really didn't like these new episodes. I might have thought they were mediocre if it wasn't for the six months waiting for them. Now I just hate all of them and wish they were not made. Of course that's not the SU crew's fault since CN plans when new episodes are released. But even if the wait wasn't so long the episodes are still not great. This drama between Steven and Connie seems so forced. The gem lore is what makes the show so great and I think the show is at the point where it needs to focus more on the adventures of exploring gem locations, the gem lore, and the mystery of Pink Diamond's death. Having a few slice of life episodes sprinkled in wouldn't be bad but they should be in between the adventure/lore driven episodes.

[@infiniteenigma1]

I actually like the Greg moments in this ep. If there is one character they absolutely never screwed up its Greg. It was great seeing him try so hard to help his son through his emotional "crisis". You can tell all he wants is to be there for Steven whether its going to Korea and getting abducted, helping him get control of his shape shifting powers, to even something as mundane as getting a phone signal, Greg treats it with absolute importance because that's how much he loves his son.

[@greendecepticon6148]

infiniteenigma1 agreed

[@BriaSanders]

Steven Universe is my favorite show, maybe ever because it helped me get through my depression and anxiety and still does sometimes when I have flare ups, however, I must say this bomb was the most disappointing by far. We wait more than half a year for what? NOTHING, that's what. You were completely right when you said we wouldn't have missed out on anything had we not seen these episodes because we totally wouldn't have. Six episodes after a complete and turn-of-events homeworld arc is too long to learn no new information about anything at all, which is exactly what happened in these episodes. Like, if you're going to release a bunch of episodes like these, just call them regular episodes and not a bomb. Steven bombs in the past have served a main purpose of providing us with a lot of information/plot development in the span of 4-5 episodes but this bomb did none of that. I get that Steven is trying to recuperate by being at home and trying to get through his situation with Connie, but we should learn something new or at least go check on Lars for pete's sake! Lapis leaving was the only remotely interesting thing that happened the whole time.

[@brianbrush5107]

heres what the show needs to do to improve a.STOP with the steven being the narrator thing get it hes the title charachter bet heres the thing in other shows they like to give secondary characters time to shine and to prevent the main charachters arc from becoming annoying however steven universe always has to tie things in with steven preventing many good character arcs from being explored and letter b. filler arcs now many have already called out this however i find this especially frustrating because she also claims that theres no such thing filler arcs which rebecca i love you but thats just plain arrogence this bomb dewey wins really showed this now before you start saying that dewey isnt mayor anymore which on paper SOUNDS like change but like other "develepments" in these types of episodes the only thing this will effect are other filler arcs tell me how many times have these charachters or things that happen in episodes like this actually effect the stuff with homeworld plus the shows on hiatus constantly so theirs no point to having episodes that are there to give us a breath

[@brianbrush5107]

this episode is an example of both of these because i dont know about you but i have the suspicion that the stevonnie drama wont have much to do with the overall plot(not nececarily bad thing because the stevonnie drama is terribly written so im fine wit

[@brianbrush5107]

h it

[@CalebCraft10]

Ok, I finally have to admit that Steven Universe isn't really that good. I have a lot of nostalgic connection to it, and I still find it much more enjoyable than Adventure Time, but the writing, dialouge, pacing, and maybe line delivery are all really awkward. I never expected it to happen, but the Crewniverse's storytelling skills have dropped below expectations, rather than rising above as they have since maybe the Zoo arc. I suppose that gives me hope that I'll eventually be able to make a quality animated show with enough effort later on in life, but it's so dissapointing to see the GEM of my childhood reduced to... Meh. EDIT: Also, now that I think about it, a lot of the issues with this show could be solved if it didn't limit itself to the point of view of Steven. We would be able to have episodes with Lars in space or some of the Homeworld gems, or one off moments with some of the Crystal Gems without the need for Steven to be crammed into plots and given arcs that don't really go anywhere.

[@CalebCraft10]

Gaylord T. Cartman Bojack is definitely a complete joy... Well, more of a depression, but... Yknow. I still have my fair share of issues with it, but I have my fair share of issues with every show I like.

[@gracekelley2907]

I know its an aesthetic choice to have everything revolve around Steven's POV, but its been an issue for a while, and it would be nice to have more episodes where we don't need Steven to get important information or learn about characters that aren't from earth.

[@KillJoyFull]

well... with lion and connie, she didnt hear whole story yet from what I remember. And it's been shown that lion just does his own thing But yeah you have a lot of valid point with Steven takes issue with, or does not take issue with

[@jeresjolly7224]

The not-so-great episodes wouldn't feel so not-so-great as they do if it wasn't for the hiatuses....

[@guinealover6674]

They wasted all their good writing on the previous Steven Bomb.

[@guinealover6674]

Adventurous Adventurer Augustus Indeed.

[@l-mackee9395]

yeah this episode was absolutely shit, the show is honestly loosing me at this point.

[@Hanako-Kun-t9b]

this arch should have had an a and b plot. The a plot would have been the more important arch about sadie and lar's parents dealing with the fact that their son and sadie's friend is in space and could be in serious danger. Lar's parents could blame steven for not bringing their son back/letting him die on another planet/letting him get captured by aliens. All of which are valid reasons for them to be pissed at steven (same applies to sadie ). On top of all of that steven has to deal with the trauma that he went though on homeworld and the b plot which is him dealing with Connie's saltness. I wish I could have seen a bomb of episodes from lar's point of view on homeworld ;(

[@psv2]

Uncivilized Elk: Thank you!!!!!

[@brianbrush5107]

theres one thing i dislike about the lars of the stars clip and thats steven and connies presence in it i think it would have been more interesting if we saw lars journey from teenager with some friends journey to become a badass space pirate i also find this frustrating because its yet ANOTHER example of them forcing steven into the focus

[@anythinggoesguy]

Many of your reviews of Adventure Time and Steven Universe have been so positive to the point that I am taken aback that you can give a critical review.

[@rowanwax]

Disturbingly, Connie’s new looks too much like Pearl... I love Pearl , but her whole story is so sad, I hope it isn’t a foreshadowing...

[@SuperPcPenguin]

Ye, i think that if they hat kept the connie steven plot line to an episode, maybe 2 episodes tops then it would have been a better mini arc but i found it a bit frustrating that they drew it out so much

[@GIRGHGH]

Why did THIS group of episodes get to be in a BOMB?! The Steven Bombs aren't just supposed to be big in terms of quantity, but it's supposed to be high in quality too!

[@sprint7412]

I don't think these episodes are an official bomb. Fan base is just calling it that because six episodes were dropped on the app all at once. I think for these episodes to become an official SU bomb CN would have to call it that.

[@GIRGHGH]

Quickly released episodes is dubbed the "bomb" format whether it's titled a bomb or not. You can call it whatever you want but a real bomb will always explode.

[@wafflefrogs]

Actually i interpret Pearl’s hand over mouth thing totally differently. She’s physically trying to pull her own hand off her mouth here, she’s not on the verge of tears. The shaking was from her hand being un-removable from her mouth despite her pulling on it. Pearl puts her hand over her mouth every time Pink Diamond is discussed, without fail, and I’m confident it’s not just a quirk. It’s programming. I think she saw what actually happened to PD and someone - probably white diamond - reprogrammed her so that she physically couldn’t talk about it.

[@4facedshepherd59]

At least Garnet had some comical lines. Gonna become a raisin now brb.

[@simonomoro8688]

Times like this I start to side with e;r 's review of the show, In that, it acts like it has a plot but everything mostly returns to the status quo of "Steven's home, all is well". Lol Lars is basically dead and we're focused on mayor dewey and Kevin ://

[@hundragant]

My only hope was that these episodes were laying down a foundation for better future episodes. I think them showing Pearl struggling to open up had more meaning behind it. Her hand seemed to involuntarily fly to her mouth. There are theory vids about it and I think they're on to something. Kind of a sad way to end such a long hiatus though. If SU was my boyfriend, I'd be questioning our relationship and feeling like he wasn't giving me enough attention. Why are you being so distant SU!!! It's like you don't even care. XC

[@leGUIGUI]

Just one thing: Connie didn't take Lion. Lion does what he want. Let's not put it on Connie.

[@eatatjoe]

Oh my God. *I don't care* about the lore of this show anymore because it keeps dangling bits over our heads like that'll keep us glued to our laptops/cell phones in anticipation, but then an episode like this and the Steven Acts Like A Pissant arc happens and--it's just not worth it and the show acts like its entire existence doesn't hinge on that lore alone. Hell, the way the Trial wrote BD and YD made me turn off the show for good. It's also annoying when *RONALDO, FUCKING RONALDO* cares more about the gem history than the main character does.

[@kalcicat5743]

Rewatching this three years later, I finally realize that Pearl couldn't speak because of the whole pink diamond ordeal.