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The Cluster is indeed made up of countless victims of the same trauma - bodily violation. That's why it's fucking stupid when the show later reuses it as nothing but a funny giant floating arm gag. They could've really shone here if they implied the Cluster healed itself because it's millions of traumatized strangers managing to bond together and choosing not to lash out (i.e destroy Earth) at the horrible past they all share, but the way it was portrayed as aggressively wanting to 'become whole' and then soothed by Steven's friendship speech makes it look like a problem of 'weh i have no friends i'm so lonely'. It just doesn't work imo in the same way a young child might warm a war vet's heart for being sad at his missing arm and leg but that's not gonna put a dent in his PTSD or teach him anything he doesn't already know about coping without limbs.
I honestly would’ve loved seeing an dialogue free episode focused on the cluster. Wouldve been extremely impactful.
 
I honestly would’ve loved seeing an dialogue free episode focused on the cluster. Wouldve been extremely impactful.
Dialogue free? On a Cartoon Network show in the year of our lord twenty nineteen plus one? It's a cool thought but I'm sure the execs would have a conniption fit if Rebecca pitched that. At the very least Yellow Diamond is reversing that shit, although personally if I got split up and made into a hivemind and became a giant arm I don't know if I'd want to go back to normal. You haven't lived until you've flipped someone the bird with a 100ft+ middle finger.
 
Dialogue free? On a Cartoon Network show in the year of our lord twenty nineteen plus one? It's a cool thought but I'm sure the execs would have a conniption fit if Rebecca pitched that. At the very least Yellow Diamond is reversing that shit, although personally if I got split up and made into a hivemind and became a giant arm I don't know if I'd want to go back to normal. You haven't lived until you've flipped someone the bird with a 100ft+ middle finger.
It’s not that crazy of an idea actually; in addition to Genndy’s works, I remember there being an AT episode that was almost dialogue free so it’s not like CN would against the idea. The real problem would be Rebecca and her obsession with keeping everything in Steven’s POV and her “privacy” thing.

And you know, now that you bring it up, I have so much feelings about that line from Yellow Diamond.
 
It’s not that crazy of an idea actually; in addition to Genndy’s works, I remember there being an AT episode that was almost dialogue free so it’s not like CN would against the idea. The real problem would be Rebecca and her obsession with keeping everything in Steven’s POV and her “privacy” thing.

And you know, now that you bring it up, I have so much feelings about that line from Yellow Diamond.
I understand why Rebecca is like that even if I'm 50/50 on how I feel about it myself. Like with most things in the show it's divisive so as a massive SUfag I try not to sperg out whenever the discussion comes up and things go back and forth. I'm really pleased they actually addressed the experiments being fixed though, I thought for sure that it'd be left ambiguous.
 
I understand why Rebecca is like that even if I'm 50/50 on how I feel about it myself. Like with most things in the show it's divisive so as a massive SUfag I try not to sperg out whenever the discussion comes up and things go back and forth. I'm really pleased they actually addressed the experiments being fixed though, I thought for sure that it'd be left ambiguous.
Without going at it too much, I just feel there was room for more improvement instead of just limiting it to Steven’s POV. Granted, they did a lot of work even within that self imposed limitation, but I still feel so much was left on the table. Doesn’t help the situation is vaguely reminiscent of Chris Carter and Dogget, to me at least.

With YD, I just don’t like how it was left to one line, rather than actual show the process of fixing something that heinous. It feels like they were just trying to reassure us that the diamonds are good now and everything can be fixed. But I recognize that comes across nitpicking and it’s better than just leaving it open ended.
 
Dialogue free? On a Cartoon Network show in the year of our lord twenty nineteen plus one? It's a cool thought but I'm sure the execs would have a conniption fit if Rebecca pitched that. At the very least Yellow Diamond is reversing that shit, although personally if I got split up and made into a hivemind and became a giant arm I don't know if I'd want to go back to normal. You haven't lived until you've flipped someone the bird with a 100ft+ middle finger.
Yeeeah you’re right. Its optimistic as fuck. And its a real shame, CN was the network to be willing to do unconventional shows, now its just stunning and brave.
 
Without going at it too much, I just feel there was room for more improvement instead of just limiting it to Steven’s POV. Granted, they did a lot of work even within that self imposed limitation, but I still feel so much was left on the table. Doesn’t help the situation is vaguely reminiscent of Chris Carter and Dogget, to me at least.

With YD, I just don’t like how it was left to one line, rather than actual show the process of fixing something that heinous. It feels like they were just trying to reassure us that the diamonds are good now and everything can be fixed. But I recognize that comes across nitpicking and it’s better than just leaving it open ended.
Pacing was always SU's biggest fault to me, but that's what happens when you try to make such an ambitious story (ironically given the premise just being about a boy growing up) with just 11 minutes per episode. They did always say 15 would be better but CN gonna CN.
 
Pacing was always SU's biggest fault to me, but that's what happens when you try to make such an ambitious story (ironically given the premise just being about a boy growing up) with just 11 minutes per episode. They did always say 15 would be better but CN gonna CN.
Regardless of CN's Meddling, they still should have adjusted their story around their shortened time. CN hindering the seasons episode count sucks, but it's still on the crewniverse to turn lemons into lemonade.
 
Regardless of CN's Meddling, they still should have adjusted their story around their shortened time. CN hindering the seasons episode count sucks, but it's still on the crewniverse to turn lemons into lemonade.
That's sort of impossible when it happens mid-season. They wouldn't have known until at least like episode 15 of 25 which is why Sugar had to beg for an additional four episodes to make Change Your Mind. Even then I've heard rumors it was supposed to span an entire season but y'know I guess pandering to conservative countries instead of supporting their (at the time) most highly rated show matters more to CN. So yeah I wouldn't ever say the problems of SU are 100% CN's fault because I'm not that naive, but even someone like Gennedy would struggle to satisfyingly wrap up a show with those amount of constraints put on him.

Which reminds me I still have to watch Primal...
 
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That's sort of impossible when it happens mid-season. They wouldn't have known until at least like episode 15 of 25 which is why Sugar had to beg for an additional four episodes to make Change Your Mind. Even then I've heard rumors it was supposed to span an entire season but y'know I guess pandering to conservative countries instead of supporting their (at the time) most highly rated show matters more to CN. So yeah I wouldn't ever say the problems of SU are 100% CN's fault because I'm not that naive, but even someone like Gennedy would struggle to satisfyingly wrap up a show with those amount of constraints put on him.

Which reminds me I still have to watch Primal...
Going to have call bullshit on “CN was too busy pandering to conservative countries”. First off, people keep spreading this without a single source to back this up and just comes off as a convenient excuse to blame the pacing on someone else. Even the “highest rated show” is debatable.

Secondly, this directly contradicts Sugar’s own words; the plan was always to have five seasons and end it with a movie. CN was the one who was pushing for more episodes and eventually compromised on 26 episodes. Six of these went to season 5 while the 20 became Future. For such an“ambitious”, it really does waste it’s time on unimportant and unambitious stuff.

When you have a channel backing you and asking for more episodes, while your episode count is over 130 episodes, the “how can anyone work under these constraints” goes out the window. Animators like Genndy would kill for opportunities like hers.
 
Going to have call bullshit on “CN was too busy pandering to conservative countries”. First off, people keep spreading this without a single source to back this up and just comes off as a convenient excuse to blame the pacing on someone else. Even the “highest rated show” is debatable.

Secondly, this directly contradicts Sugar’s own words; the plan was always to have five seasons and end it with a movie. CN was the one who was pushing for more episodes and eventually compromised on 26 episodes. Six of these went to season 5 while the 20 became Future. For such an“ambitious”, it really does waste it’s time on unimportant and unambitious stuff.

When you have a channel backing you and asking for more episodes, while your episode count is over 130 episodes, the “how can anyone work under these constraints” goes out the window. Animators like Genndy would kill for opportunities like hers.
She's directly said foreign countries would send her notes telling her not to do shit like the wedding. This is pretty common knowledge and there's nothing conspiracy theory-esque about it. (10:40)
 
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She's directly said foreign countries would send her notes telling her not to do shit like the wedding. This is pretty common knowledge and there's nothing conspiracy theory-esque about it. (10:40)
And yet all the foreign countries did was simply skip over the episode. So it’s not like it was something that was a big deal breaker for them.
Even so, that doesn’t really prove that CN America was caving in to foreign markets nor does it explain the poor pacing. Added with Sugar’s supposed plans and the placement of the wedding, it’s a weird situation all around.
 
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>Era 1 began 20,000 years ago, meaning that Era 1 did not begin with the start of the Gem race but instead most likely when they began colonization
>The Diamonds were born together, they are the same age. White didn’t remove Blue, Yellow, and Pink from herself to create them, she believed that because she was white all Gems were extensions of herself. Because of this she policed their behavior, seeing any deviance or unplanned actions as some hidden perversity within. The irony is twofold. Because she is supposed to reflect all color she thought she was everything, but by never allowing herself a deeper passion for anything she basically became nothing at all and is blatantly described to have had no real personality being judgmental and frustrated. She also never created another purely White Gem, meaning no Gem is actually an extension of herself. By contrast the Rose Quartzes, which were created entirely by Pink, are literally just created in her own image which is why she could shapeshift into one so comfortably
>Homeworld isn’t wrecked just because of the Kindergartens destabilizing it, it was hit with a giant asteroid that went straight through it. This may have been where the Diamonds originally came from
>Gems have a religion. Peridot was meant to have a “Linus moment” where she’s tell it to Steven like other Gems telling him stories, but the idea was shelved for irrelevance to the Cluster and her redemption plots

>Pink is the only Gem who was immune to White’s control. White relied on Yellow and Blue to control her with pain and shame instead, but wasn’t aware they only obeyed because they were afraid of her. Pink had to make herself emotionally vulnerable to use her manipulation powers on them, and they had to be vulnerable to her for its full effect. As the Diamond relationships grew more toxic none of them were open and honest for fear of being hurt, so she lost all power over them and most of her power over other Gems in general as she kept her guard up even around her Pearls. Pink finally allowed herself to be vulnerable to the Crystal Gems, but because she truly trusted them and not just to use her powers on them. But Bismuth’s betrayal hurt her so she remained on guard after that and wasn’t trusting again until Greg
>Steven is so effective at redemption because Pink harbored a lot of guilt for her actions, carried into unrelated scenarios, even before Earth, which is part of how Blue controlled her. But Steven can use her powers with innocence and sincerity, because he never has to question if he’s taking away someone’s will or forcing them to do something. He also gave everyone the benefit of the doubt, keeping himself open and vulnerable at all times. Steven is able to use his power on White because of this raw honesty, and part of his power is the other Gem feeling how he sees them as people instead of purpose-built robots which gives them the realization it’s okay to see themselves that way too. White, basically the most enslaved to Gem society of all, is the weakest to it

>Rhodonite’s master and Emerald we’re important villains. They are also mostly cut content from the theoretical season 6 and maybe 7 which would have ended in CYM instead of 5, basically taking Jasper’s place as the main show villains for a season before Yellow and Blue arrive.
>The fallout from Pink’s reveal would have been explored with everyone. But each character would have realized either that Pink was the one who was subordinate to their teaching and inspiration rather than being secretly controlled by her, or how everything that happened resulted in Steven being there for them
>In particular Garnet would have questioned every single thing that happened, including her very creation, before realizing she really was the leader of the Crystal Gems and always had been. This kind of survived into the show, but only really remains as the source of Sapphire’s freakout and not Ruby or Garnet’s for time reasons
>Amethyst learned to shapeshift from Pink and thought it was because she was ashamed of her deformities as her creator. In reality Pink felt Amethyst was a young version of herself, and tried to help Amethyst because nobody had been there for her. Pink never vocalized it, but she loved Amethyst for who she really was and sadly never gave Amethyst the chance to do the same for her. But her bond with Steven is exactly that, the realization they had in the arena fight of who the other one really was inside
>Pearl finally sees herself as a true equal, because the last power Pink had as her owner is gone. She feels more comfortable with humans and being Steven’s mother figure rather than just as a teacher and protector.

>Steven is notably the one left struggling with Pink’s identity, as now instead of just being unsure how much of him is Steven and how much is Rose he’s unaware of how much of Rose was Pink, and what it makes his connection to every other Gem or other humans. This was dealt with somewhat in Future with the Rose Quartzes, but had a bigger part to play when dealing with White because his honesty Pink powers were hampered by not really knowing who he is to be honest about. By tearing him apart she showed him that Rose was truly one of Pink’s forms and not just a shapeshifted disguise and that his Gem half was really Steven, allowing him to finally make a connection to White like she’s handed him the emotional equivalent of Death Star plans

>There’s more but I’m tired of trying to read these blurry blurbs.

>Also, I guess the Pebbles can Fuse to get around in Era 3.
 
Steven Universe Artbook Leaks



>Era 1 began 20,000 years ago, meaning that Era 1 did not begin with the start of the Gem race but instead most likely when they began colonization
>The Diamonds were born together, they are the same age. White didn’t remove Blue, Yellow, and Pink from herself to create them, she believed that because she was white all Gems were extensions of herself. Because of this she policed their behavior, seeing any deviance or unplanned actions as some hidden perversity within. The irony is twofold. Because she is supposed to reflect all color she thought she was everything, but by never allowing herself a deeper passion for anything she basically became nothing at all and is blatantly described to have had no real personality being judgmental and frustrated. She also never created another purely White Gem, meaning no Gem is actually an extension of herself. By contrast the Rose Quartzes, which were created entirely by Pink, are literally just created in her own image which is why she could shapeshift into one so comfortably
>Homeworld isn’t wrecked just because of the Kindergartens destabilizing it, it was hit with a giant asteroid that went straight through it. This may have been where the Diamonds originally came from
>Gems have a religion. Peridot was meant to have a “Linus moment” where she’s tell it to Steven like other Gems telling him stories, but the idea was shelved for irrelevance to the Cluster and her redemption plots

>Pink is the only Gem who was immune to White’s control. White relied on Yellow and Blue to control her with pain and shame instead, but wasn’t aware they only obeyed because they were afraid of her. Pink had to make herself emotionally vulnerable to use her manipulation powers on them, and they had to be vulnerable to her for its full effect. As the Diamond relationships grew more toxic none of them were open and honest for fear of being hurt, so she lost all power over them and most of her power over other Gems in general as she kept her guard up even around her Pearls. Pink finally allowed herself to be vulnerable to the Crystal Gems, but because she truly trusted them and not just to use her powers on them. But Bismuth’s betrayal hurt her so she remained on guard after that and wasn’t trusting again until Greg
>Steven is so effective at redemption because Pink harbored a lot of guilt for her actions, carried into unrelated scenarios, even before Earth, which is part of how Blue controlled her. But Steven can use her powers with innocence and sincerity, because he never has to question if he’s taking away someone’s will or forcing them to do something. He also gave everyone the benefit of the doubt, keeping himself open and vulnerable at all times. Steven is able to use his power on White because of this raw honesty, and part of his power is the other Gem feeling how he sees them as people instead of purpose-built robots which gives them the realization it’s okay to see themselves that way too. White, basically the most enslaved to Gem society of all, is the weakest to it

>Rhodonite’s master and Emerald we’re important villains. They are also mostly cut content from the theoretical season 6 and maybe 7 which would have ended in CYM instead of 5, basically taking Jasper’s place as the main show villains for a season before Yellow and Blue arrive.
>The fallout from Pink’s reveal would have been explored with everyone. But each character would have realized either that Pink was the one who was subordinate to their teaching and inspiration rather than being secretly controlled by her, or how everything that happened resulted in Steven being there for them
>In particular Garnet would have questioned every single thing that happened, including her very creation, before realizing she really was the leader of the Crystal Gems and always had been. This kind of survived into the show, but only really remains as the source of Sapphire’s freakout and not Ruby or Garnet’s for time reasons
>Amethyst learned to shapeshift from Pink and thought it was because she was ashamed of her deformities as her creator. In reality Pink felt Amethyst was a young version of herself, and tried to help Amethyst because nobody had been there for her. Pink never vocalized it, but she loved Amethyst for who she really was and sadly never gave Amethyst the chance to do the same for her. But her bond with Steven is exactly that, the realization they had in the arena fight of who the other one really was inside
>Pearl finally sees herself as a true equal, because the last power Pink had as her owner is gone. She feels more comfortable with humans and being Steven’s mother figure rather than just as a teacher and protector.

>Steven is notably the one left struggling with Pink’s identity, as now instead of just being unsure how much of him is Steven and how much is Rose he’s unaware of how much of Rose was Pink, and what it makes his connection to every other Gem or other humans. This was dealt with somewhat in Future with the Rose Quartzes, but had a bigger part to play when dealing with White because his honesty Pink powers were hampered by not really knowing who he is to be honest about. By tearing him apart she showed him that Rose was truly one of Pink’s forms and not just a shapeshifted disguise and that his Gem half was really Steven, allowing him to finally make a connection to White like she’s handed him the emotional equivalent of Death Star plans

>There’s more but I’m tired of trying to read these blurry blurbs.

>Also, I guess the Pebbles can Fuse to get around in Era 3.
I mean, a lot of this seems like retcons from backlash
"Yeah, we were going to develop this, we just didn't have the time, but the episode about the pizza girl feeling overworked was 100% necessary!"
 
Steven Universe Artbook Leaks



>Era 1 began 20,000 years ago, meaning that Era 1 did not begin with the start of the Gem race but instead most likely when they began colonization
>The Diamonds were born together, they are the same age. White didn’t remove Blue, Yellow, and Pink from herself to create them, she believed that because she was white all Gems were extensions of herself. Because of this she policed their behavior, seeing any deviance or unplanned actions as some hidden perversity within. The irony is twofold. Because she is supposed to reflect all color she thought she was everything, but by never allowing herself a deeper passion for anything she basically became nothing at all and is blatantly described to have had no real personality being judgmental and frustrated. She also never created another purely White Gem, meaning no Gem is actually an extension of herself. By contrast the Rose Quartzes, which were created entirely by Pink, are literally just created in her own image which is why she could shapeshift into one so comfortably
>Homeworld isn’t wrecked just because of the Kindergartens destabilizing it, it was hit with a giant asteroid that went straight through it. This may have been where the Diamonds originally came from
>Gems have a religion. Peridot was meant to have a “Linus moment” where she’s tell it to Steven like other Gems telling him stories, but the idea was shelved for irrelevance to the Cluster and her redemption plots

>Pink is the only Gem who was immune to White’s control. White relied on Yellow and Blue to control her with pain and shame instead, but wasn’t aware they only obeyed because they were afraid of her. Pink had to make herself emotionally vulnerable to use her manipulation powers on them, and they had to be vulnerable to her for its full effect. As the Diamond relationships grew more toxic none of them were open and honest for fear of being hurt, so she lost all power over them and most of her power over other Gems in general as she kept her guard up even around her Pearls. Pink finally allowed herself to be vulnerable to the Crystal Gems, but because she truly trusted them and not just to use her powers on them. But Bismuth’s betrayal hurt her so she remained on guard after that and wasn’t trusting again until Greg
>Steven is so effective at redemption because Pink harbored a lot of guilt for her actions, carried into unrelated scenarios, even before Earth, which is part of how Blue controlled her. But Steven can use her powers with innocence and sincerity, because he never has to question if he’s taking away someone’s will or forcing them to do something. He also gave everyone the benefit of the doubt, keeping himself open and vulnerable at all times. Steven is able to use his power on White because of this raw honesty, and part of his power is the other Gem feeling how he sees them as people instead of purpose-built robots which gives them the realization it’s okay to see themselves that way too. White, basically the most enslaved to Gem society of all, is the weakest to it

>Rhodonite’s master and Emerald we’re important villains. They are also mostly cut content from the theoretical season 6 and maybe 7 which would have ended in CYM instead of 5, basically taking Jasper’s place as the main show villains for a season before Yellow and Blue arrive.
>The fallout from Pink’s reveal would have been explored with everyone. But each character would have realized either that Pink was the one who was subordinate to their teaching and inspiration rather than being secretly controlled by her, or how everything that happened resulted in Steven being there for them
>In particular Garnet would have questioned every single thing that happened, including her very creation, before realizing she really was the leader of the Crystal Gems and always had been. This kind of survived into the show, but only really remains as the source of Sapphire’s freakout and not Ruby or Garnet’s for time reasons
>Amethyst learned to shapeshift from Pink and thought it was because she was ashamed of her deformities as her creator. In reality Pink felt Amethyst was a young version of herself, and tried to help Amethyst because nobody had been there for her. Pink never vocalized it, but she loved Amethyst for who she really was and sadly never gave Amethyst the chance to do the same for her. But her bond with Steven is exactly that, the realization they had in the arena fight of who the other one really was inside
>Pearl finally sees herself as a true equal, because the last power Pink had as her owner is gone. She feels more comfortable with humans and being Steven’s mother figure rather than just as a teacher and protector.

>Steven is notably the one left struggling with Pink’s identity, as now instead of just being unsure how much of him is Steven and how much is Rose he’s unaware of how much of Rose was Pink, and what it makes his connection to every other Gem or other humans. This was dealt with somewhat in Future with the Rose Quartzes, but had a bigger part to play when dealing with White because his honesty Pink powers were hampered by not really knowing who he is to be honest about. By tearing him apart she showed him that Rose was truly one of Pink’s forms and not just a shapeshifted disguise and that his Gem half was really Steven, allowing him to finally make a connection to White like she’s handed him the emotional equivalent of Death Star plans

>There’s more but I’m tired of trying to read these blurry blurbs.

>Also, I guess the Pebbles can Fuse to get around in Era 3.
Alex Hirsch kept an even and complete narrative throughout GF. There’s extra material published but unless you’re a huge fan of the series it’s not really essential to understanding the series. I have a feeling if there’s any post finale material published for SU there’s going to be a shit ton of gap filling.
Ayyy lmao
 
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>Era 1 began 20,000 years ago, meaning that Era 1 did not begin with the start of the Gem race but instead most likely when they began colonization
>The Diamonds were born together, they are the same age. White didn’t remove Blue, Yellow, and Pink from herself to create them, she believed that because she was white all Gems were extensions of herself. Because of this she policed their behavior, seeing any deviance or unplanned actions as some hidden perversity within. The irony is twofold. Because she is supposed to reflect all color she thought she was everything, but by never allowing herself a deeper passion for anything she basically became nothing at all and is blatantly described to have had no real personality being judgmental and frustrated. She also never created another purely White Gem, meaning no Gem is actually an extension of herself. By contrast the Rose Quartzes, which were created entirely by Pink, are literally just created in her own image which is why she could shapeshift into one so comfortably
>Homeworld isn’t wrecked just because of the Kindergartens destabilizing it, it was hit with a giant asteroid that went straight through it. This may have been where the Diamonds originally came from
>Gems have a religion. Peridot was meant to have a “Linus moment” where she’s tell it to Steven like other Gems telling him stories, but the idea was shelved for irrelevance to the Cluster and her redemption plots

>Pink is the only Gem who was immune to White’s control. White relied on Yellow and Blue to control her with pain and shame instead, but wasn’t aware they only obeyed because they were afraid of her. Pink had to make herself emotionally vulnerable to use her manipulation powers on them, and they had to be vulnerable to her for its full effect. As the Diamond relationships grew more toxic none of them were open and honest for fear of being hurt, so she lost all power over them and most of her power over other Gems in general as she kept her guard up even around her Pearls. Pink finally allowed herself to be vulnerable to the Crystal Gems, but because she truly trusted them and not just to use her powers on them. But Bismuth’s betrayal hurt her so she remained on guard after that and wasn’t trusting again until Greg
>Steven is so effective at redemption because Pink harbored a lot of guilt for her actions, carried into unrelated scenarios, even before Earth, which is part of how Blue controlled her. But Steven can use her powers with innocence and sincerity, because he never has to question if he’s taking away someone’s will or forcing them to do something. He also gave everyone the benefit of the doubt, keeping himself open and vulnerable at all times. Steven is able to use his power on White because of this raw honesty, and part of his power is the other Gem feeling how he sees them as people instead of purpose-built robots which gives them the realization it’s okay to see themselves that way too. White, basically the most enslaved to Gem society of all, is the weakest to it

>Rhodonite’s master and Emerald we’re important villains. They are also mostly cut content from the theoretical season 6 and maybe 7 which would have ended in CYM instead of 5, basically taking Jasper’s place as the main show villains for a season before Yellow and Blue arrive.
>The fallout from Pink’s reveal would have been explored with everyone. But each character would have realized either that Pink was the one who was subordinate to their teaching and inspiration rather than being secretly controlled by her, or how everything that happened resulted in Steven being there for them
>In particular Garnet would have questioned every single thing that happened, including her very creation, before realizing she really was the leader of the Crystal Gems and always had been. This kind of survived into the show, but only really remains as the source of Sapphire’s freakout and not Ruby or Garnet’s for time reasons
>Amethyst learned to shapeshift from Pink and thought it was because she was ashamed of her deformities as her creator. In reality Pink felt Amethyst was a young version of herself, and tried to help Amethyst because nobody had been there for her. Pink never vocalized it, but she loved Amethyst for who she really was and sadly never gave Amethyst the chance to do the same for her. But her bond with Steven is exactly that, the realization they had in the arena fight of who the other one really was inside
>Pearl finally sees herself as a true equal, because the last power Pink had as her owner is gone. She feels more comfortable with humans and being Steven’s mother figure rather than just as a teacher and protector.

>Steven is notably the one left struggling with Pink’s identity, as now instead of just being unsure how much of him is Steven and how much is Rose he’s unaware of how much of Rose was Pink, and what it makes his connection to every other Gem or other humans. This was dealt with somewhat in Future with the Rose Quartzes, but had a bigger part to play when dealing with White because his honesty Pink powers were hampered by not really knowing who he is to be honest about. By tearing him apart she showed him that Rose was truly one of Pink’s forms and not just a shapeshifted disguise and that his Gem half was really Steven, allowing him to finally make a connection to White like she’s handed him the emotional equivalent of Death Star plans

>There’s more but I’m tired of trying to read these blurry blurbs.

>Also, I guess the Pebbles can Fuse to get around in Era 3.
This is the most unsatisfying and retarded shit I have ever read, and directly conflicts with the canons she established in her own fucking show. Jesus Christ Rebecca, you're tied with Chris Chibnall on "should never be allowed to run a show again".
 
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>Era 1 began 20,000 years ago, meaning that Era 1 did not begin with the start of the Gem race but instead most likely when they began colonization
>The Diamonds were born together, they are the same age. White didn’t remove Blue, Yellow, and Pink from herself to create them, she believed that because she was white all Gems were extensions of herself. Because of this she policed their behavior, seeing any deviance or unplanned actions as some hidden perversity within. The irony is twofold. Because she is supposed to reflect all color she thought she was everything, but by never allowing herself a deeper passion for anything she basically became nothing at all and is blatantly described to have had no real personality being judgmental and frustrated. She also never created another purely White Gem, meaning no Gem is actually an extension of herself. By contrast the Rose Quartzes, which were created entirely by Pink, are literally just created in her own image which is why she could shapeshift into one so comfortably
>Homeworld isn’t wrecked just because of the Kindergartens destabilizing it, it was hit with a giant asteroid that went straight through it. This may have been where the Diamonds originally came from
>Gems have a religion. Peridot was meant to have a “Linus moment” where she’s tell it to Steven like other Gems telling him stories, but the idea was shelved for irrelevance to the Cluster and her redemption plots

>Pink is the only Gem who was immune to White’s control. White relied on Yellow and Blue to control her with pain and shame instead, but wasn’t aware they only obeyed because they were afraid of her. Pink had to make herself emotionally vulnerable to use her manipulation powers on them, and they had to be vulnerable to her for its full effect. As the Diamond relationships grew more toxic none of them were open and honest for fear of being hurt, so she lost all power over them and most of her power over other Gems in general as she kept her guard up even around her Pearls. Pink finally allowed herself to be vulnerable to the Crystal Gems, but because she truly trusted them and not just to use her powers on them. But Bismuth’s betrayal hurt her so she remained on guard after that and wasn’t trusting again until Greg
>Steven is so effective at redemption because Pink harbored a lot of guilt for her actions, carried into unrelated scenarios, even before Earth, which is part of how Blue controlled her. But Steven can use her powers with innocence and sincerity, because he never has to question if he’s taking away someone’s will or forcing them to do something. He also gave everyone the benefit of the doubt, keeping himself open and vulnerable at all times. Steven is able to use his power on White because of this raw honesty, and part of his power is the other Gem feeling how he sees them as people instead of purpose-built robots which gives them the realization it’s okay to see themselves that way too. White, basically the most enslaved to Gem society of all, is the weakest to it

>Rhodonite’s master and Emerald we’re important villains. They are also mostly cut content from the theoretical season 6 and maybe 7 which would have ended in CYM instead of 5, basically taking Jasper’s place as the main show villains for a season before Yellow and Blue arrive.
>The fallout from Pink’s reveal would have been explored with everyone. But each character would have realized either that Pink was the one who was subordinate to their teaching and inspiration rather than being secretly controlled by her, or how everything that happened resulted in Steven being there for them
>In particular Garnet would have questioned every single thing that happened, including her very creation, before realizing she really was the leader of the Crystal Gems and always had been. This kind of survived into the show, but only really remains as the source of Sapphire’s freakout and not Ruby or Garnet’s for time reasons
>Amethyst learned to shapeshift from Pink and thought it was because she was ashamed of her deformities as her creator. In reality Pink felt Amethyst was a young version of herself, and tried to help Amethyst because nobody had been there for her. Pink never vocalized it, but she loved Amethyst for who she really was and sadly never gave Amethyst the chance to do the same for her. But her bond with Steven is exactly that, the realization they had in the arena fight of who the other one really was inside
>Pearl finally sees herself as a true equal, because the last power Pink had as her owner is gone. She feels more comfortable with humans and being Steven’s mother figure rather than just as a teacher and protector.

>Steven is notably the one left struggling with Pink’s identity, as now instead of just being unsure how much of him is Steven and how much is Rose he’s unaware of how much of Rose was Pink, and what it makes his connection to every other Gem or other humans. This was dealt with somewhat in Future with the Rose Quartzes, but had a bigger part to play when dealing with White because his honesty Pink powers were hampered by not really knowing who he is to be honest about. By tearing him apart she showed him that Rose was truly one of Pink’s forms and not just a shapeshifted disguise and that his Gem half was really Steven, allowing him to finally make a connection to White like she’s handed him the emotional equivalent of Death Star plans

>There’s more but I’m tired of trying to read these blurry blurbs.

>Also, I guess the Pebbles can Fuse to get around in Era 3.
Steven Universe is the only show I know that explains its own plot and background poorly through forums and retcons, way after the show has finished because none of the folks working on this mess of show understood you need to explain your story within the show with each episode, not after.
Don't waste it on fillers that do nothing but waste people time, but that would mean they wouldn't have their precious townie episode.
 
Pink is the only Gem who was immune to White’s control.
Because of course she is...
>In particular Garnet would have questioned every single thing that happened, including her very creation, before realizing she really was the leader of the Crystal Gems and always had been. This kind of survived into the show, but only really remains as the source of Sapphire’s freakout and not Ruby or Garnet’s for time reasons
And they think that a stupid "not" marriage would solve all that insted of going after the source of the lies.
 
Steven Universe is the blueprint of an original and kinda cool idea dragged through the dirt and wokeshit due to the autism of it's creator. The baseline of "the reason we need tard-wranglers" if I've ever seen one.

"Space lesbian magitek golems defending and educating the half-blood descendant of a legendary freedom fighter" sounds just out there enough that you could confuse it with one of those cocaine-fueled animes of the 80-90's era if you were to present it to a normie, and there's a lot of material that could work if done by someone else, you'd barely have to remove anything except the woke and dumb shit.

But you follow shit like i.e. Lapis' sacrificing herself to take out Garnet with... a lot of dumb, useless filler that it's a wonder that at the ass-end of the season they suddenly remember and feel sad. Wtf?!

Not even getting to the "talking the diamonds to death", that was just fucking retarded.

Imagine Palpatine feeling sorry cause Luke reminded him. how much of a selfish jackass he was and wagged his finger at him.
 
But you follow shit like i.e. Lapis' sacrificing herself to take out Garnet with... a lot of dumb, useless filler that it's a wonder that at the ass-end of the season they suddenly remember and feel sad. Wtf?!
Honestly I think the filler episodes is what really killed a lot of the show for me. Imagine if shit like Dragonball Z did that. We go from actual cool shit like fighting a genocidal alien overlord to suddenly watching Goku take his family to the beach, then the next episode is him going camping with Krillin, then we get to watch Goku tag along on a date with Bulma and Vegita, then we get to watch even more meaningless stupid bullshit before we ever get back to anything remotely interesting.
Yeah, I know DBZ had "filler" to pad out the episodes while the manga was written, but at least they tried to focus on the interesting shit in the story with the filler instead of wandering off on autistic tangents nobody cares about.
 
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