Steven Universe

Did Earl leave her for Governer Tewey?

Plot twist: Earl left her for Breg and died after giving birth to Fteven.

edited 26th Sep '16 1:13:01 PM by DeathsApprentice

would mystery girl's team be the Crystal Jams?

Okay, I was ambivalent towards this idea, but the Crystal Jams sold me on it. Hard.

We are the Crystal Jams, we'll always save the day...

I could see the Krystal Jams as an indie band.

The Krystal Jams, Pearl's new favorite band.

S: "We used to have a bassist named Bishop, but we had a falling out. She wanted to take the Krystal Jams in a radical new direction."

edited 26th Sep '16 2:08:57 PM by Ninjaxenomorph

we find out that they have a pink tiger as their band mascot

The funny thing is, several hours after making that suggestion, I remembered an issue of the comics was about Steven seeing a fashion model in a magazine that looked just like Garnet, and ended with him finding another that looked like Amethyst.

edited 26th Sep '16 3:13:30 PM by thatother1dude

The◊Crystal◊Jams.

Ugh, can someone please PM this article. I need a good gag.

Three things:

1. Forward that post to me as well, please. I got here after the mods removed the post, and I want to see just what exactly sparked that whole mess of a debate.

2. When people mention S's doppleganger team, all I can think of is that scene in Shaun of the Dead where Shaun meet's Yvonne's team of survivors, and they're all dopplegangers of his team. If that happens in SU (which it won't), I'd want a scene like that.

3. I caved in and bought one of those mini figures, and I got Battle Ready Steven◊! I really like the design. It's like a medium between replica figurines (like the amiibos), and the FunCo Pop overly stylized figures. The paint and molding's good too, especially for the size. Plus, his little serious face is adorable!

Steven doesn't exert authority, he appeals to their better natures. He's the Gems' Morality Pet.

"The Message" kicks off the rest of the plot. Surprised i never saw this episode or heard it referred to, it's very important.

Or the Voice of Reason, as he’s referred to in a recent episode.

i didnt actually read either of the articles because i knew id irritate myself without actually learning anything but hey have a lappy and a veggie

That Onion/Steven analysis was really good.

Good analysis

Left to their own devices, the Gems are very violent and trigger-happy by default. Hit first, ask questions never.

Aye. Pearl is neater and Amethyst messier about it, but their first instinct when confronted with a thing they don't understand is still "smash," making Steven more of a Morality Pet than they realize.

If anything, it's Steven who embodies the expected female solution to their problem, and it's the Gems who go for the action first approach. Which is shown to be often incorrect. They're typically the ones with the authority.

A lot of critiques that claim Steven being the main character undermines female empowerment are kind of missing the point. I mean, it's not like he hogs the focus, they get a very healthy amount of sympathy and focus in the show. Plus, Greg also shows that the males are usually the least physically capable of the cast, yet this doesn't devalue their contributions. Now that's a message I can appreciate, both sexes having something to offer together.

Plus, Steven's a white male kid who wants to be as awesome and badass as the other Crystal Gems.

Not to mention that Sadie is consistently shown as more badass than Lars when the situation calls for it.

Bringing it back to Jasper and Bismuth, and how they're portrayed: I never saw them as being exceptionally violent or aggressive, because nearly all the Gems we see are violent and aggressive. Peridot's first instinct on meeting a brand new life form is to crush it. Lapis is pissed off and afraid, and she tries to drown two children who can't possibly harm her. Rose punches out a ferris wheel. The current Crystal Gems are more considerate, but they still smash human property at will (did you really have to break into Kofi's car, Garnet? You couldn't just use your super speed to get Greg?).

Jasper is THE Quartz Super-Soldier. She's violent, but it's surgical violence akin to Peridot. Her first reaction to the Crystal Gems is basically "I don't want to fight you" (and then she orders Peridot to use the laser cannon, but still). She tries to end both fights with Garnet as quickly and efficiently as possible.

Bismuth is a Crystal Gem who's still in the Rebellion mindset. The other Crystal Gems have had six thousand years to get used to peace. For Bismuth, the war really was yesterday, and almost everyone she knew and loved is dead. We get to see her good side and her bad side, and we also get to see that the other Crystal Gems were a lot like Bismuth during their sparring session on the beach.