Steven Universe

Peridot is so entertaining.

I hope they capture her and then Steven pesters her with his boundless upbeatness. She's the funniest when she's annoyed.

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Although I guess it would make more sense to poof her and then bubble her gem. Which would put an end to the fun.
 
peridot is frickin hilarious. the best bit was her walking on her fingers towards the beginning lol

despite the great bits of humour sprinkled throughout (e.g. pearl cutting everyone's lines short and peridot's antics) i gotta say this episode was pretty heavy, the conversation between garnet and pearl was almost tear-jerking :s

imo it was a fantastic conclusion to the arc with sardonyx being reformed at the end, but it was a bit of a missed opportunity not to have her be all 'escape-artist magician ta-daaaaaaaa' after she busted from the trap

anyway it wasn't a huge week in regards to moving towards the inevitable confrontation with malachite but it was lovely to see the gems face and overcome a much more personal enemy this steven bomb.

can't wait for the next one (if they're doing that)
 
GBAToad said:
imo it was a fantastic conclusion to the arc with sardonyx being reformed at the end, but it was a bit of a missed opportunity not to have her be all 'escape-artist magician ta-daaaaaaaa' after she busted from the trap
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To be honest, I was glad that she was silent and didn't crack a joke. It shows that Pearl is taking this seriously and is making an honest attempt to treat Garnet (and herself) with more respect.
 
Yeah, it was good that Sardonyx was very sober: I loved the look on her face. Plus, all the other fusions have been voiceless in their repeat appearances (not including Garnet or Malachite), so it fits the pattern.
 
So, are we back in the hiatus zone again now?

Have Steven Bombs replaced weekly episodes as the dominant form of update?
 
I think weekly episodes are starting again in August? That may be wrong, though.
 
A lot of people seem to not like Pearl, but she's my favourite.

Looking at Steven Bomb 3 makes me realise how little we know about everything. We don't know about Garnet and Pearl's backstories, or the war, or how the Crystal Gems were formed, or how Steven was born, or anything about Homeworld, really. There's so much left to explain!
 
Yeah, imo Pearl's the most sympathetic of the three because she's been through a lot and has a hella lotta emotional scars (which are becoming clearer as time goes on), leading her to make mistakes n' stuff, but she still tries hard and manages to be a good person for the most part. Garnet's my fave because she's both stoic and hilarious, as well as pretty wise about stuff and very sweet in her interactions with Steven ("tiny hands, my one weakness"). Amethyst is a bit of a jerk more often than not so it's harder to like her as much, but she's a good person too, has her own demons to face, and is still pretty fun overall - plus her maturation as the series goes on is really satisfying to watch.
 
I really don't see any Pearl haters. I mean, sure, during Week of Sardonyx she got some shade, but that's because she fucked up, and deserved some criticisms for what she did, but she's considered one of the best characters on the show. No one messes with Bird Mom.

It is interesting to see the three gems' character developments as the show goes on, because we see Pearl as being the one that is always organized and knows exactly what she's talking about to seeing where she feels like she's broken and incomplete and doesn't know what to do, and then we see Amythest who is just all loose and carefree and a bratty sister sort of character to where we really get to see how much she doesn't like herself and how she's acting less goofy all the time and becoming someone that is becoming more level-headed, and of course Garnet who is quiet and seems to be the leader and alway acts as the mediator to where she literally falls apart about what happened and how she might be a perfect relationship but there are still flaws and there are times where she can't always be keeping her emotions to herself.

I feel like Pearl doubts herself a lot, and I'm sure when we get the backstory about what being a Pearl means we'll understand even more about Pearl and probably the struggle it is to be her own gem.