Also episode thoughts/responses:
Nightmare Hospital - Connie destroying two monsters with one move probably helped her mom be a bit more open-minded about it all (seeing is believing), but who knows, perhaps there will still be conditions and whatnot: saying and doing are different things. Plus, I bet they won't be telling her about Stevonnie anytime soon: I doubt that would go down as smoothly.
Sadie's Song - Pretty average episode, but I liked that Jamie cameoed and Mr. Smiley's encouragement of Sadie was good too, plus it was nice to get confirmation that Sadie's mom's the mail-lady.
Catch and Release - Everyone predicted Peridot would join the Gems, but it's interesting that it's as a prisoner/squatter in their bathroom of all places. The reveal that her arms and legs were mechanical add-ons was cool: a surprising but "oh, of course they were!" moment, since it makes perfect sense that they were just another example of gem tech moving forward, rather then Gems themselves having more hi-tech bodies somehow. (Although it begs the question of what her gem weapon actually is, if not her fingers - it'll probably be modest and relatively weak, like Ruby's small gauntlet, since Peridot seems to be the same class of Gem as her and Sapphire, only she used technology to make her stronger, rather than fusion.) It also means she can be a non-dangerous prisoner with whom Steven can interact - plus, her being his height now also feeds into that, although personally, I still like her with her cool enhancements, rather than as a tiny monkey Gem, but she's fun either way. It'll be interesting to see what happens next; I'm hoping she'll be a way for Steven to learn more of the unsavory backstory the Gems have been hiding from him / don't know themselves, but I dunno, I feel like she's less likely to ultimately turn good than Lapis: if she gets a chance to go home and forget Earth, she will. But maybe that'll change thanks to Steven's kindness, who knows.
Sadie's Song - Pretty average episode, but I liked that Jamie cameoed and Mr. Smiley's encouragement of Sadie was good too, plus it was nice to get confirmation that Sadie's mom's the mail-lady.
Catch and Release - Everyone predicted Peridot would join the Gems, but it's interesting that it's as a prisoner/squatter in their bathroom of all places. The reveal that her arms and legs were mechanical add-ons was cool: a surprising but "oh, of course they were!" moment, since it makes perfect sense that they were just another example of gem tech moving forward, rather then Gems themselves having more hi-tech bodies somehow. (Although it begs the question of what her gem weapon actually is, if not her fingers - it'll probably be modest and relatively weak, like Ruby's small gauntlet, since Peridot seems to be the same class of Gem as her and Sapphire, only she used technology to make her stronger, rather than fusion.) It also means she can be a non-dangerous prisoner with whom Steven can interact - plus, her being his height now also feeds into that, although personally, I still like her with her cool enhancements, rather than as a tiny monkey Gem, but she's fun either way. It'll be interesting to see what happens next; I'm hoping she'll be a way for Steven to learn more of the unsavory backstory the Gems have been hiding from him / don't know themselves, but I dunno, I feel like she's less likely to ultimately turn good than Lapis: if she gets a chance to go home and forget Earth, she will. But maybe that'll change thanks to Steven's kindness, who knows.
