Hit the Diamond is definitely one of the best "fun" episodes of the show. One of the funnier ones too.
Theorycrafting was definitely a fun part of the experience. I think if the show was written for a slightly older demographic they would've gone more in depth in certain areas, but I feel keeping the focus on Steven's coming of age story and the interpersonal drama between characters was smart since it's what they knew how to write best.
The thing with a lot of TV shows is that you have a head writer that focuses on the overall story, then individual writers are really in charge of scripts for individual episodes (even if they work it out with others). With Steven Universe I think Rebecca Sugar even made a point that they don't focus on writing, instead working out stories with storyboards. They seem fairly weak when it comes to writing and oddly didn't try doing like what the woman from Hazbin House did which was get someone on board who can make up for their weaknesses (in Hazbin's case this was getting someone able to do jokes).
There are head writers, the boarders mostly focus on what's being said and done in a particular episode. Hard stuff like Rose being Pink, Lars dying etc. is laid out before boarding even started on the first episode. Conversely, things like Amethyst being from Earth or Aquamarine and Topaz specifically coming for Steven's friends in S4 due to him giving a list of people all the way back in S1 was not there in the pitch bible and just happened to slot neatly in regardless.
I dunno, Avatar was aimed at a slightly younger audience and went in depth in plenty of stuff. And if that was what they were (debatably) good at, why include the stuff they weren’t got at? It’s a problem I’ve seen with many a webcomic.
You know, I never really bought into Ian being the prime reason SU was good, especially after seeing OK KO.
I feel Ian helped keep things more consistent and focused overall. Sugar was better at writing, he was better at managing if that makes sense. The two of them balanced out each others flaws.
Once again, after seeing OK KO in action, I absolutely concur on this.
I don't think it's fair to compare ATLA to SU in terms of pacing and writing because they did things very different.
No experience or project is worth its time if you don't do something different and learn from it. And again, it's not fair to compare two very different things like this. Animation is a whole team of people, companies, freelancers and investors. Webcomics is usually a one-man job or like 4 people. Both have deadlines and annoying fanbases though.
Maybe not the "prime reason" but definitely a key member. He saw how good SU could be but he didn't have Becky or anyone else to help him see how good OK KO could be. In a way Ian JQ and Becky are just like Bryke: They had diamonds in the rough but needed help digging them out and polishing them up.
While the first person perspective did indeed hinder it in some ways, I feel like it served the show's purpose of being primarily about Steven and how he helps others first and foremost. I also feel it helped flesh out Steven more as a character as opposed to Aang whom I've always liked but felt was a bit bland compared to characters like Zuko, Azula or Katara. Granted this is a trade-off that leads to shit like you mentioned, but thems the breaks.
Very true, I should have worded it better. It’s only superficially similar in certain plot structure and themes if that makes sense, and not always in a bad way.
I felt by the later seasons, it only caused more harm than good as so many other personal storylines were cucked in addition to Steven fatigue. Plus it’s not like they were unable to strike a balance.
Exactly, for a setting as interesting as SU's they should have done more to expand upon its world and make it seem more lively. The show may be called "Steve Universe", but that shouldn't stop it from showing us stuff outside of Steven's perspective.
I think a lot of this could've been alleviated with more flashback episodes if they were adamant about sticking to the first person perspective, I always enjoyed those.
It's a pretty idealistic show which can rub some people the wrong way. I get it. I don't agree with that sort of take, but I get it at least.
When brain damaged SJW lesbians troon out, why do they become nerdy, fat men? Isn't that the group they hate the most?
It's more wholesome and woke if they're trans nerdy fat men. /sneed
