YMMV / Steven Universe S1E35 "Lion 3: Straight to Video"

• Harsher in Hindsight: The episode's heartwarming resolution becomes harsher to watch, as the series goes on, Steven's relationship with his mother would end up being very complicated, to the point he would hide her portrait in Lion's mane.
• Heartwarming in Hindsight: Rose's words. Due to his mother's mistakes, Steven would end up facing a lot of doubts about his existence and role, yet they were always true, even in the series finale. A fan even put the words in a scene from "Change Your Mind".
  • Also from her VHS, Rose Quartz's last wish before she dies was that Steven would live his own life as a human being. Her wish finally came true in the last episode of the franchise, "The Future", as Steven decided to leave Beach City, the Crystal Gems, and his family behind in order to explore the rest of the world and to find his own purpose in life.

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