History YMMV / StevenUniverseFuture

* EvilIsSexy:
** Plenty of people commented that they found [[spoiler:the fully-formed [[SuperPoweredEvilSide Pink Steven]]]] to be somewhat attractive, given the increased height and muscle.
** [[spoiler: Monster Steven]] even gets this to an extent, with people finding his more sharply defined musculature and beastly physique oddly pleasing. Somewhat downplayed, however, due to the [[DespairEventHorizon nature of his being.]]

* WhatTheHellCastingAgency: While it's more odd than really an issue, some people think it's weird that Creator/KimberlyBrooks ended up voicing more than half of the Quartz characters, including the ones that aren't Jaspers. While it's forgivable for Carnelian[[note]]who was [[FranchiseOriginalSin always voiced by her]] anyway[[/note]] and the background Quartzes[[note]]Three of which are already Jaspers, and hiring new voice actors for minor parts doesn't really make sense[[/note]], characters with major speaking roles, such as Cherry Quartz or the Rose Quartzes are notable; it is particularly notable with the Rose Quartzes, as many fans had assumed [[Creator/CristinaValenzuela the voice in the Zooman earrings]] were recordings of a Rose Quartz and were thus surprised when that voice didn't come out of their mouths.

* RootingForTheEmpire: [[spoiler: A good chunk of fans wished that Steven [[KickTheSonOfABitch actually went through with shattering White Diamond while he was possessing her]] due to feeling that she was way too EasilyForgiven despite destroying countless planets and being a tyranical leader who [[DisproportionateRetribution sentenced gems to death for minor infractions]].]]

** Outside of Larsadie shippers who are bitter about their ship being sunk, Shep has been well-received by many fans for being the first fully human non-binary character in the show, having a relatively unique design, [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic providing the melody for "Looking Forward Now"]] and being a [[NiceGuy generally nice and helpful person]].

** Outside of Larsadie shippers who are bitter about their ShipSinking, Shep has been well-received by many fans for being the first fully human non-binary character in the show, having a relatively unique design, [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic providing the melody for "Looking Forward Now"]] and being a [[NiceGuy generally nice and helpful person]].

* MisaimedFandom: Some fans think that Steven should've stayed in his Pink form seen in "Fragments" [[spoiler: because of his muscular physique and his willingness to engage in violence and use his full power against Jasper. This despite missing the point of the entire sequence: to show that Jasper was using Steven [[EvilMentor for her own gain]] and allowing him to [[TheCorrupter indulge in his worst aspects]], effectively culminating in Steven [[LaserGuidedKarma shattering her]] after pushing him to use more and more of his power.]]
** There are fans of the series that feel that [[spoiler:Jasper should have stayed shattered to show that Steven's actions have consequences.]] This is despite the fact that the whole show was showing that Steven's mental health was declining and he was suffering from massive guilt already, and [[spoiler:permanently killing a gem]] would have been overkill for a character that the audience is supposed to sympathize with.
** As expected from the show's detractors, there's also the scene where Steven considers [[spoiler: shattering White Diamond and then decides to not act on it. For starters, Steven only considers it because of [[RevengeBeforeReason the trauma of White ripping out his gem]], not because of all of Homeworld's suffering under her tyranny. It also ties back to how Lapis used force to get the other two Lapises to stop, showing her lack of restraint in contrast to Steven showing just enough restraint [[NiceJobBreakingItHero to avoid a diplomatic incident]] or the other two Diamonds deciding to restart the Great Diamond Authority over White's death.]]

* MisaimedFandom: There are fans of the series that feel that [[spoiler:Jasper should have stayed shattered to show that Steven's actions have consequences.]] This is despite the fact that the whole show was showing that Steven's mental health was declining and he was suffering from massive guilt already, and [[spoiler:permanently killing a gem]] would have been overkill for a character that the audience is supposed to sympathize with.

* CrackPairing: After the series ended, the amount of fanworks [[RuleThirtyFour (primarily of the NSFW kind)]] that pairs Steven with [[ScrewYourself his Gem/Pink self]] practically ''exploded'' in popularity online.

* AuthorsSavingThrow:
** After many complained about the rather excessive amount of ADayInTheLimelight episodes for the relatively mundane human characters in the original series, this series spices them up considerably by adding a good variety of Gem characters interacting with the humans as well as getting just as much focus. Even some of the ones who haven't been getting enough attention yet, like Peridot and Bismuth, have now gotten episodes focused on them.
** The original series got a lot of flack for the resolution of the Gem War being far too neat and tidy, with the entire Empire seeming to change from millennia of conquest after just a few speeches. After the movie already poked some holes in the idea, this series goes even further in showing there are quite a few Gems who still aren't happy with Steven and the new rules.
** Instead of the Diamonds pulling an easy HeelFaceTurn and calling it a day, "Homeworld Bound" shows all three actually hard at work undoing the countless ages of harm they caused. The reveal in said episode that shattered gems can be revived thanks to Yellow Diamond's new powers and with her planning to fix the gems in the Cluster also puts relief over the fact that the finale of the original series was criticized because of the Diamonds being redeemed despite their genocidal history too much to forgive.
** For those who think White Diamond was too EasilyForgiven at the end of "Change Your Mind", "Homeworld Bound" shows that [[spoiler:Steven still hasn't forgiven her completely and holds a lot of suppressed resentment towards her, which surfaces when White allows Steven to control her body as a form of therapy and leads to Steven attacking her]].
** The season as a whole addresses the frequent complaint to the original series of Steven not having healthy boundaries when it comes to his friends, and that their CharacterDevelopment were entirely dependent [[FourLinesAllWaiting on Steven being present]]. The final season reveals that Steven has both a complex and obsession with being his friends' LivingEmotionalCrutch, and when he realizes that he is no longer needed in this capacity, he undergoes an emotional breakdown and an identity crisis.
%%** After five seasons and a movie spent having nearly every major issue be the result of Rose/Pink Diamond's actions, this is quickly abandoned after "Volleyball" to instead focus on how Steven's breakdowns cause actions, creating responsibility for his actions. Steven even lampshades how tired he is of hearing of his mother's actions.

** Pink being the one to break first Pearl brought out multiple interpretations the moment it was revealed:

** The part where Steven was controlling White Diamonds body. [[spoiler:Was it White Diamond begging Steven not to hurt her, or was it Human Steven begging Pink Steven not to hurt White Diamond? If it was the latter, it would make a good call back to "Change Your Mind" where Human Steven begs Pink Steven not to hurt the others.]]

* BrokenBase: The show, concerning its overarching plot of Steven and his trauma. On the one hand, ''Future'' slowly going through Steven's issues and showing the end results of his suppressed self-loathing and hero complex were seen as welcome additions, and helped flesh Steven out further as a character and human being. On the other, a significant number of fans believed that devoting a season to these issues came too little, too late, and should have been better incorporated into the main series not helping things is that some episodes didn't contribute to the overarching plot, leaving many fan feel like there could have been much more to the final season.

** "I Am My Monster" shows nearly ''everyone'', except Connie (who never directly harmed or mistreated Steven to begin with), [[spoiler:acknowledging how they either directly or indirectly hurt Steven and helped contribute to his mental breakdown. From Greg acknowledging his unintentional ParentalNeglect, the Crystal Gems recognizing their inability to realize how much pain Steven was in and acknowledging that constantly using him as a dumping ground for their own issues was a major contributing factor to his bad mental state, to the Diamonds and Spinel pointing out how much they knowingly hurt Steven. White Diamond especially takes the blame for every bad thing that happened in the series, pointing out how [[GreaterScopeVillain her abuse of Yellow, Blue and Pink led to every member of Gem society suffering, Yellow and Blue abusing Pink themselves, Pink abusing Spinel, etc]]. Connie, meanwhile, bluntly agrees with everyone on how they've hurt Steven and then gets them to understand that wallowing in self-pity over it isn't going to help him.]]

** One of ''the'' most persistent theories in the fandom since the opening of Future was released is that Steven and the Worm Creature from the opening [[FallenHero are one and the same]], originally stemming from a joke comparison between Steven and the worm's noses and how its horns and tusks match the bumps in Steven's hair; fans eventually spiraled into a web of conspiracy, finding events from ''Steven Universe'' that could be used as in-hindsight foreshadowing for such a thing, from the old sleeping bag Steven had to leaves in his hair from "An Indirect Kiss". Even among people that refute the "Corrupted Steven" theory, the connection between Steven and the creature is hard to deny, with another, less popular theory being that it's his repressed emotions and trauma [[EnemyWithout given physical form]]. [[spoiler:The corruption theory would end up being true with the final few episodes of the series, with Steven undergoing the corruption process in "Everything's Fine" and fully transforming into the monster in "I Am My Monster",]] although it's not a worm creature but more of a {{kaiju}} instead.

** After Creator/RebeccaSugar herself confirmed that [[SequelInAnotherMedium sequel comics]] won't be happening any time soon, some speculated that the main story of Steven Universe might be over for good, but there are still plenty of other stories in that world that could be made written down and published someway. Some think of video games, given [[spoiler:[[SequelHook Squaridot showing up]] in TheStinger]] of ''VideoGame/UnleashTheLight'' indicates that the Light story isn't over. Others hope for spin-off shows based around the adventures of Lars and the Off Colors or maybe a political drama featuring Zircon.

* MisaimedFandom: There are fans of the series that feel that [[spoiler:Jasper should have stayed shattered to show that Steven's actions have consequences.]] This is despite the fact that the whole show was showing that Steven's mental health was declining and was suffering from massive guilt already, and [[spoiler:killing a gem]] would have been overkill for a character that the audience is supposed to sympathize with.

** Orange Spodumene/Bixbite is relatively popular, due to their visual similarities and potential butch-femme-dynamic. They haven't really interacted with each other; in fact, Spodumene is rarely seen interacting with ''anyone''.

** Nephrite's absence in the series is extremely noticeable, due to her importance back in the original series' run and presence in ''Future'''s opening. It's to the point that fans point out that her crew gets more screen time as background characters than she does in the entire series. Some people would've loved to see her BackForTheFinale, as she [[spoiler:knows what it feels like to be turned into a monster, and thus would've been especially helpful]].

** The concept of Bluebird was quite popular within the fanbase, as two pre-established antagonists fuse to team up against the Crystal Gems. However, much like Malachite before her, the show doesn't really do anything with Bluebird as a ''character'', merely inserting her into the story to give Aquamarine and Eyeball a proper send-off, with Greg getting a TraumaticHaircut being the only plot-relevant thing happening in her sole episode, despite Aquamarine [[AbortedArc threatening their return]].

** Many had expected Jasper to have a big role in the series due to her prominent presence in the opening and series premiere, and Rebecca Sugar's multiple statements that she loves Jasper too much to permanently put her by the wayside. In actuality, Jasper only appears ''four times'' in the entire show; once in the aforementioned premiere, and the other three near the tail end of the series, two of which were minor apperances. Her character was not explored or developed further besides a few similar moments with Steven and implications in the final episode that she's trying to get better.
** Spinel is DemotedToComicRelief by the time of her appearance in the series, and despite suffering from major trauma and severe depression like Steven, she contributes very little in actually helping Steven, even going as far to say her vengeful feelings went away completely after the movie, when the movie itself implies Spinel definitely has some more steps to take.

** Many felt that Steven fusing with both Pearl and Garnet at the same time would've been a better ending for "A Very Special Episode" than the [[GainaxEnding actual ending]]. Mostly since it feels like the most logical conclusion, as they need to save the gems who are falling off the cliff. Delivering the message that it's okay to ask for help when you're having problems, which could've been put to good use after Steven experiences SanitySlippage.

** Steven [[spoiler:shattering Jasper]] is a pretty shocking moment itself, but after her [[spoiler:reformation]], the whole idea is dropped entirely, while there are some nods to the severity and how it impacted certain characters, the twist is almost immediately forgotten about.

* MisaimedFandom: There are fans of the series that feel that [[spoiler:Jasper should have stayed shattered to show that Steven's actions have consequences.]] This is despite the fact that the whole show was showing that Steven's mental health was declining and was suffering from massive guilt already, [[spoiler:killing a gem]] would have been a bit too much.