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9	[[quoteright:311:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/loreweaver.png]]
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11	->''"Okay, let’s get this show on the road."''
12	-->--'''Loreweaver,''' first post of his [[Recap/StevenUniverseS1E1GemGlow first episode]] of ''Steven Universe''.
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14	Loreweaver Universe (aka William French) is a blind (unspoiled) liveblogger on Tumblr who grew popular through his humorous liveblogs of episodes of the cartoon ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse''. He's known for a sarcastic style of humor mixed with intelligent analyses and [[CutenessProximity breaking down into incoherency]] in proximity to his favorite characters.
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16	Before he began liveblogging, Loreweaver had Website/YouTube and Twitch channels (the Website/YouTube one is [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFzDOgXkBNATAdAFIK_B1tQ here]] and Twitch [[https://www.twitch.tv/loreweaver15 here]]) where he played many video games, including ''VideoGame/{{Minecraft}}'' ([[OldShame which he's not proud of]]). He streams games as a part of his Patreon reward tiers.
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18	On April 2020, Lore completed liveblogging Steven Universe. He has also watched and finished the show ''WesternAnimation/OverTheGardenWall'', has started (but put a hold on) ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'', and is currently watching ''WesternAnimation/SheRaPrincessOfPower'', ''Anime/APlaceFurtherThanTheUniverse'', and ''Anime/ParanoiaAgent''.
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20	His blog is [[http://loreweaver-universe.tumblr.com/ here]]. His Patreon can be found [[https://www.patreon.com/loreweaver?ty=h here]]. Also, in September 2016, he [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_VaWh2BOE31gZtPX8p8k-Q/videos restarted a Website/YouTube channel, this time under his own name]].
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23	!Tropes associated with Loreweaver Universe:
24	* AlasPoorVillain: Despite being ''far'' from her biggest fan, Lore expresses this for [[spoiler: Jasper]] after seeing how badly broken she is by the end of "Earthlings", even hoping Steven will be able to help her get better and keep her safe.
25	* AnimalMotifs: Frogs. Loreweaver loves them. He even has [[http://loreweaver-universe.tumblr.com/tagged/frogbloggin a "frogbloggin" tag]]!
26	%%* TheAntiNihilist: Lore's outlook on life. He describes it in more detail [[http://loreweaver-universe.tumblr.com/post/131187348364/oh-thank-freakin-christ-okay-heres-the-context here]].
27	%%* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: In "Alone at Sea", Lore describes Lapis's trauma thusly:
28	%%--> "Five millennia trapped in a tape recorder. A return Home, followed by Homeworld returning her a) to her status as a tool and b) ''back to the place she tried to escape.'' A months-long torturous wrestling match with a Homeworld soldier deep in the darkest pits of their souls. Weeks spent around Peridot while she fangirls about Camp Pining Hearts. It’s been ''awful''."
29	* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Lore begins Serious Steven annoyed that the episode has a brief, no-context-given sequence of the Gems at Funland before cutting to two weeks later. He's even more annoyed when the episode cuts back to that sequence with more context, leaving Steven in a cliffhanger.
30	* BerserkButton:
31	** He ''really'' does not like the horrible society of the Gems' Homeworld.
32	** He HATES cringe comedy, which is why the episodes "Fusion Cuisine" and "The New Lars" are ranked as his least favorite episodes -- he goes into more depth [[http://loreweaver-universe.tumblr.com/post/130781484389/instead-of-blogging-about-this-awful-scene-im here]].
33	%%* BluntYes:
34	%%--> '''Pearl:''' "Ugh! Is water just hydrogen and oxygen ''mashed together?"''\
35	'''Loreweaver:''' Uh... ''yes'', Pearl
36	* BookEnds: The first post Lore made when he started watching Steven Universe was simply "Okay, let's get this show on the road." At the end of the final episode, he simply says "Now, let's get this show on the road."
37	%%* BreadEggsBreadedEggs:
38	%%-->'''Loreweaver:''' and then awful cringey wacky sitcom shenanigans happened for fifteen episodes and lore wept tears of salt and sadness and salty sadness
39	%%* BreadEggsMilkSquick:
40	%%--> '''Loreweaver:''' "Steven, that’s ''not a good reason to fight''. You need to find your ''own'' reasons–for your dad, for Connie, for all the people of Beach City, because somebody really needs to kick Jasper in the face. "
41	* BrickJoke: In episode 77, Lore mentioned in a few posts a ladybug that was apparently trying to murder him as he blogged. [[http://loreweaver-universe.tumblr.com/post/149591536414/oh-god-its-back-will-i-never-escape-this In episode 78:]]
42	* CallBack: In The Return, Lore points out that Lapis is a hydrokinetic next to an ocean, and doesn't have to take shit from anybody. In Barn Mates, when Lapis uses her powers:
43	--> '''Loreweaver:''' ''"LAPIS LAZULI DON'T TAKE NO SHIT FROM NO ONE"''
44	* {{Catchphrase}}:
45	** He used to say "let's get this show on the road" a lot as he was on the title screen of an episode. Nowadays he usually makes comments about the storyboarders (or, in Lamar Abrams' case, prays not to be disappointed).
46	** ''CONNIE EPISODE'' whenever his favorite character shows up.
47	%%* TheComicallySerious: Lore discusses how Pearl fits this role.
48	%%--> '''Loreweaver:''' comedy 101: take the most aggressively dignified person in the room and undignify them
49	%%* CutenessProximity:
50	%%** Garnet's Universe is almost too much for Loreweaver.
51	%%---> '''Loreweaver:''' ''"I don't know how much more of this I can handle before exploding"''
52	%%---> '''Loreweaver:''' "I CAN'T TAKE MUCH MORE OF THIS :D"
53	%%---> '''Loreweaver:''' "MY FAVORITE VOICE ACTOR ON THE SHOW IS PLAYING AN ADORABLE VERSION OF MY FAVORITE ANIMAL"
54	%%---> '''Loreweaver:''' ''"SOMEBODY SAVE ME"''
55	%%** Lore's entire reaction to the Ruby Squad and also to [[SickeninglySweethearts Ruby and Sapphire's antics]] in "Hit The Diamond" may just be his blog's most triumphant example of this trope.
56	%%** On the other hand, [[http://loreweaver-universe.tumblr.com/tagged/otgw-episode-6/chrono the first half of the OTGW episode "Lullaby in Frogland"]] nearly does him in...
57	%%* DeadpanSnarker: Often.
58	%%* DontTouchItYouIdiot: In Serious Steven.
59	%%--> '''Loreweaver:''' '''don’t touch it Steven I swear to ''god'' '''
60	* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: He didn't have his formatted quite figured out in "Gem Glow" - some of his posts were just a line of dialogue in a large heading with his comments underneath. Nowadays, nearly all of his posts involve screenshots.
61	* EvilLaugh: Right [[http://loreweaver-universe.tumblr.com/post/130583609354/heh-heh-heh-heh-heh-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha here]], in response to a reaction to [[http://loreweaver-universe.tumblr.com/post/130512666539/i-theorized-over-the-last-couple-days-about-the this]] detailed analysis of a scene from Mirror Gem.
62	* FlatWhat: Shows up a few times, such as when Steven turns his finger into a cat or when Ringo appears in Garnet's Universe.
63	* {{Flynning}}: Lore discusses this in Steven the Sword Fighter, how it differs from ''real'' swordfighting, and how it's still just as difficult to do and dangerous to fail as the real thing if you don't use a fake sword.
64	* GenreSavvy: Lore's very experienced with common tropes and is sometimes able to predict plot twists and character arcs (see IKnewIt). One of the reasons he likes Connie so much is that she defies all the typical Love Interest tropes and is an effective protagonist in her own right.
65	%%* IceCreamKoan: Greg's pork chop phrase sounds like one at first, but ends up being deeper than expected.
66	%%--> '''Greg Universe:''' "If every pork chop were perfect, we wouldn't have hot dogs!"\
67	%%'''Loreweaver:''' "I- But- ''why is this profound''"
68	%%* ItMakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext: From Together Breakfast.
69	%%--> '''Loreweaver:''' "Our heroine, laughing maniacally in a male stripper outfit while tormenting a small child"
70	%%* ItMakesSenseInContext: Lore discusses this in Cat Fingers.
71	%%--> '''Loreweaver:''' ''"Context is everything"''
72	%%* KensingtonGore:
73	%%** In Frybo:
74	%%---> '''Loreweaver:''' "how to get away with gory maiming in a kid’s show, lesson one: it’s ''always'' ketchup"
75	%%** Comes up again in Watermelon Steven during the fight with the Stevenmeleons.
76	%%* LargeHam: Exhibit A, his "starting lineup" in his Hit the Diamond liveblog.
77	%%-->''THE MUSTERER OF MOTHERS, THE SANDAL SCALAWAG, THE SWEETEST SWEET-POTATO YOU’VE EVER MET, STEEEEEVEN UUUUUUUNIVERSE!''
78	%%* LamePunReaction: In response to the {{Pun}} listed below, Lore's followers chimed in.
79	%%--> '''weaseldale:''' "ugh"
80	%%--> '''spookyscaryskeletitties:''' "I sat here for five minutes looking at this post disappointed."
81	%%--> '''[=thischick25=]:''' "WAS THAT A ''PUN''?!?"
82	%%--> '''Loreweaver:''' ''"I am not a good person"''
83	%%--> '''[=thinwhitedomme=]:''' "And the ones she defeeted."
84	%%--> '''[=thischick25=]:''' "I AM GOING TO DESTROY YOU ''BOTH''"
85	* LaughingMad: After TheReveal that [[spoiler: Rose Quartz was actually Pink Diamond]], Lore dug up all of his old [[spoiler: Rose]]-theories and added laughter that became increasingly more deranged the longer he went on.
86	%%* LaughThemselvesSick: Accompanied by some variation of the caption:
87	%%--> Loreweaver can’t come to the blog right now, he’s in hysterics.
88	%%* LittleNo:
89	%%** When discovering Amethyst's Purple Puma secret identity, Lore has this to say:
90	%%---> '''Loreweaver:''' "Oh sweet merciful mother of batman. no..."
91	%%** And when watching the extended intro:
92	%%---> '''squaremomgsquad:''' "You can stop making us cry now"
93	%%---> '''Loreweaver:''' "no"
94	* LogicalWeakness: In the first episode, Lore points out that the Centipeetle ''would'' be fried by the damaged Cookie Cat fridge, as the Gems are inorganic and silicon is likely what their bodies are made out of. Silicon is an excellent conductor of electricity.
95	** He then subverts it by pointing out that Gem bodies would still need to be unnaturally conductive to sustain a shock for anywhere near that long.
96	* MoodWhiplash: From the sombre liveblog following [[spoiler: Jasper's corruption, poofing, and bubbling]] in "Earthlings" to DELIGHTED SCREAMING at [[spoiler: the return of the Ruby Squad]] at the end of the episode.
97	%%* {{Metaphorgotten}}: Done deliberately.
98	%%--> '''Loreweaver:''' "Man I eat breakfast for ''breakfast''"
99	* NoJustNoReaction: He actually nopes out of "The New Lars" mid-liveblog in sheer horror, for reasons mentioned below, and posts a video of a corgi and [[RunningGag some frogs]] for a while instead:
100	--> '''Loreweaver:''' "INSTEAD OF CONTINUING WITH THE EPISODE, LET’S WATCH SOMETHING FUN!"
101	%%* NonIndicativeName:
102	%%--> '''Loreweaver:''' "Okay what part of "sphincter slug" gives you "crystal ''shrimp''"
103	* NoodleIncident: "The pineapple thing," which apparently resulted in Pearl having to revise the programming of her training holograms.
104	** Lore once offhandedly mentioned an incident in which his mother accidentally poisoned him. He appears unwilling to elaborate further.
105	%%* {{Pun}}: He is ''fully aware'' of what he has done, tagging the post "#tw: puns." When the Gem shards in Secret Team get free, Lore responds with:
106	%%--> '''Loreweaver:''' "So apparently Rose kept trophies from the enemies she disarmed"
107	* RapidFireNo: Almost 90% of Lore's commentary on [[FreakyFridayFlip "The New Lars"]] is composed of these. Lore's well-known hatred of CringeComedy and his concerns about the nature of [[GrandTheftMe Steven's astral projection powers overriding the minds of his targets in "Super Watermelon Island"]] makes this reaction ''totally justified''.
108	%%* RapidFireYes: When Connie and Steven dance in Alone Together
109	* RunningGag:
110	%%** Science Mom (Pearl) is [X]. Go, Science Mom!
111	** His "new favorite screenshots" usually tending to be of something bad happening to Pearl.
112	%%** [[http://loreweaver-universe.tumblr.com/tagged/good-jorb Good jorb.]]
113	%%** [[http://loreweaver-universe.tumblr.com/tagged/shouty-goat/chrono Shouty Goat]], known in canon as Steven Jr. and portrayed in the liveblog as a perpetually angry goat who pops up to loudly comment on things.
114	%%** Steven being referred to as "Smol Wreck-It Ralph Cosplayer."
115	** He refers to Jamie the mailman as "The illegal mailman" and variants thereof, because he handles other people's mail, throws it in the ocean, and otherwise doesn't behave like a mailman should.
116	** Whenever the show uses more risqué humour, Lore reminds the characters they're in a ''children's show.''
117	*** Whenever the kids are somehow in the vicinity of anything with the potential for off-color humor: "That's for when you're older! ''So much older."''
118	** Peridot is portrayed as [[http://loreweaver-universe.tumblr.com/tagged/peridot-the-sysadmin/chrono an extremely irritable and long-suffering sysadmin]] much of the time.
119	** Along similar lines, Jasper often gets rewritten as a judgey fashionista who goes after the other characters up for their poor style choices, or her dialogue is shifted to a much more PG-13 version of AndShowItToYou than the show is allowed to portray. Sometimes both at once.
120	---> '''Jasper:''' '' "First, though, I SWEAR I can smell somebody wearing homemade jorts with a turtleneck, and if it’s not one of you two, who the hell is it? I need to go beat the life out of them." ''
121	%%** Loreweaver: '' "I always pause before the best moments" '' (accompanied by a hilarious image from the episode)
122	** Lore often greets the arrival of Jasper with a variation on "HI, ASSHOLE, WHAT'S UP?"
123	%%** CONNIE EPISODE CONNIE EPISODE
124	** In Over the Garden Wall, he's constantly making fun of Wirt for wearing mismatched shoes.
125	* SarcasmFailure: Occasionally, a scene is just too emotional (Space Race, So Many Birthdays) or awful (Love Letters, Fusion Cuisine) for Lore to properly roast.
126	* SelfDeprecation: Repeatedly mentions that Tumblr is for losers during Keep Beach City Weird.
127	* ShoutOut:
128	** When Pearl, Amethyst, and Steven reach the top of the mountain with the Beetle of Heaven, Lore wonders if they're there to fight [[VideoGame/Borderlands2 BNK-3R]].
129	** Lore points out that Steven's choice of hourglass in Steven and the Stevens echoes the choice of Grails in Film/IndianaJonesAndTheLastCrusade.
130	** When a finishing blow is landed, Lore will sometimes comment, '''"[[Franchise/MortalKombat F A T A L I T Y]]"'''
131	** During the RapidFireFisticuffs from Ocean Gem and Garnet's Universe, Lore references ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure''.
132	** In Island Adventure, Lore compares Steven to [[Manga/DragonBall Yajirobe.]]
133	*** The next episode, Keep Beach City Weird, also delivers a shout-out during the Stevenball game.
134	** In Watermelon Steven:
135	---> '''Loreweaver:''' "[[Film/SoylentGreen WATERMELON GREEN IS MADE OF STEVEN]]"
136	** He notes that the floating islands from Rose's Scabbard look distinctly [[TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering Zendikar-esque]].
137	%%* SincerityMode: From So Many Birthdays:
138	%%--> '''Loreweaver:''' "This isn’t a joke, either, I know Im sarcastic a lot, this frame is just ''breaking my heart"''
139	%%* SophisticatedAsHell: Frequently, with [[http://loreweaver-universe.tumblr.com/post/176609879654/you-see-i-want-to-complain-but-direct this post]] an especially good example.
140	* StunnedSilence: Why he doesn't make a single post throughout Pearl's song "It's Over, Isn't It"--Deedee Magno's singing voice left him with nothing to say.
141	* TemptingFate: [[http://loreweaver-universe.tumblr.com/post/132310329144/oh-right-gem-tech-doesnt-run-on-things-that "Gem tech]] ''doesn't'' run on things that explode." "whOOPS [[http://loreweaver-universe.tumblr.com/post/132310454134/whoops-spoke-a-little-too-soon SPOKE A LITTLE TOO SOON"]]
142	* TurtleIsland: One of Lore's theories about the missing Gem creature in Island Adventure was that it ''was'' the island.
143	%%* VerbalBackspace:
144	%%--> '''Loreweaver:''' '''"UNCLE GRANDPA WE ''DO NOT LET TWELVE-YEAR-OLDS PLAY WITH CANNONS''"'''\
145	%%'''Squaremomgsquad:''' "What about Laser Light Cannon?"\
146	%%'''Loreweaver:''' '''"WE DO NOT LET TWELVE-YEAR-OLDS PLAY WITH CANNONS ''UNLESS WE ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO''"'''
147	* VitriolicBestBuds: [[https://loreweaver-universe.tumblr.com/tagged/gambol-and-carlson/chrono Gambol and Carlson]] the security guards. Gambol can't stand how Carlson goes on and on about D&D, but occasionally recycles some of his ramblings for his poems. Likewise, Carlson uses some of Gambol's poem ideas for his campaign.
148	%%* YouKeepUsingThatWord: From Secret Team.
149	%%--> '''Loreweaver:''' "Steven I think you may have had a ''serious'' misunderstanding about the nature of a secret"
150	%%* YourApprovalFillsMeWithShame: [[http://loreweaver-universe.tumblr.com/post/149592815379/nice-shorts-your-approval-fills-me-with Word-for-word right here.]]

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