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LeGarcon Blowout soon fellow Stalker from Skadovsk Since: Aug, 2013 Relationship Status: Gay for Big Boss
Blowout soon fellow Stalker
#34176: Jul 5th 2016 at 7:26:03 PM

oh

Oh really when?
randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#34177: Jul 5th 2016 at 7:30:38 PM

That's sad, but I don't think it'd work like that.

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thatother1dude from Land of the Ill, Annoyin' Since: Jan, 2001
#34178: Jul 5th 2016 at 7:30:42 PM

[up][up]Either instantly or just eventually.

[up]It's anyone's guess how biological function like senescence are affected when a human with part of a fusion.

edited 5th Jul '16 7:31:57 PM by thatother1dude

thatother1dude from Land of the Ill, Annoyin' Since: Jan, 2001
#34179: Jul 5th 2016 at 7:45:45 PM

Checking the schedule again, it seems we're not getting two episodes most nights. First day is "Steven Floats/Drop Beat Dad", second is "Steven Floats/Mr. Greg". The double starter may be for a number of reasons: getting an even number of days from an odd number of episodes, trying to start strong, or wanting to start with a world premier because the exec know how many people saw "Steven Floats" from the French broadcast.

AdricDePsycho Rock on, Gold Dust Woman from Never Going Back Again Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
Rock on, Gold Dust Woman
#34180: Jul 5th 2016 at 7:47:20 PM

Ah, makes sense.

Might be more than two weeks then.

Have you any dreams you'd like to sell?
Ruise Nyanpasu~ from your subconscious Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: It's not my fault I'm not popular!
Nyanpasu~
#34181: Jul 5th 2016 at 7:47:28 PM

Except they don't have to let Connie go, Garnet's logic is flawed.

Loves feel-good animation a whole lot.
RhymeBeat True colors from Eastern Standard Since: Aug, 2009 Relationship Status: In Lesbians with you
True colors
#34182: Jul 5th 2016 at 8:00:26 PM

Well the thing is, even a very stable fusion like Garnet defuses occasionally. Taking enough damage will split a fusion apart, and so will severe disagreements between the two components.

The Crystal Caverns A bird's gotta sing.
thatother1dude from Land of the Ill, Annoyin' Since: Jan, 2001
#34183: Jul 5th 2016 at 8:03:25 PM

@Adric: Does this prove the airing order posted in the spoiler thread was at least slightly inaccurate?

Once again, someone jumped the gun with making recap pages, as they made pages with "Mr. Greg" an episode later, justifying it with a Toonzone post (which has since been amended for the update). Once again, this requires a fresh new round of cuts. CHOP CHOP CHOP!

Well the thing is, even a very stable fusion like Garnet defuses occasionally.
It's the same as a gem's lifespan: it'll end eventually, but there's no definite limit to how long.

No such thing as living forever, because there's no such thing as forever.

edited 5th Jul '16 8:06:44 PM by thatother1dude

Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
Funny but not helpful
#34184: Jul 5th 2016 at 8:07:13 PM

Speaking of Connie

Teal

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BlueBlaze64 The Watcher on the Tower from Empire City Since: Sep, 2012 Relationship Status: I'm just a poor boy, nobody loves me
The Watcher on the Tower
#34185: Jul 5th 2016 at 8:08:44 PM

I wonder if the show would do a flash forward episode just to have a glimpse into what Steven's life would be like in the future.

Like Steven keeps skipping forward in time and sees every one of his human friends aging. It would be like an inverse of Too Many Birthdays. And maybe Connie in one of the skips just asks Steven about wanting to stay fused to "save" her.

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thatother1dude from Land of the Ill, Annoyin' Since: Jan, 2001
#34186: Jul 5th 2016 at 8:09:37 PM

[up][up]The whole article is worth linking. I don't think anyone has yet.

I wonder if the show would do a flash forward episode just to have a glimpse into what Steven's life would be like in the future.
It would have to be a hypothetical, because then otherwise that means anyone featured has their future set in stone to a good degree.

edited 5th Jul '16 8:10:23 PM by thatother1dude

BlueBlaze64 The Watcher on the Tower from Empire City Since: Sep, 2012 Relationship Status: I'm just a poor boy, nobody loves me
The Watcher on the Tower
#34187: Jul 5th 2016 at 8:42:34 PM

[up]Still, I think it would be a cool concept.

Maybe Steven gets another glimpse of future vision, like in Winter Forecast, but doesn't snap out of one timeline for years and years. Steven doesn't realize he's seeing into the future, until time keeps on skipping whenever he makes an important choice. And it's only when something traumatic happens or he learns something that he snaps back to the present.

"The cruelest thing you can do to an artist is tell them their work is flawless when it isn't." -Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw
randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#34188: Jul 5th 2016 at 9:06:52 PM

But Future vision ends if you already know the right choice to make to not die a bunch of times...also it starts from that moment you decided to see the possibilities.

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MightyMatilda Mr. Clueless from New Jersey, USA Since: Jan, 2015
Mr. Clueless
#34189: Jul 5th 2016 at 9:27:43 PM

I hate how a quiz would make fun of me for not knowing things I have no way of knowing.

De Romanīs, lingua Latina gloriosa non fuī.
BlueBlaze64 The Watcher on the Tower from Empire City Since: Sep, 2012 Relationship Status: I'm just a poor boy, nobody loves me
The Watcher on the Tower
#34190: Jul 5th 2016 at 9:41:11 PM

Also, I just realized Star Trek: TNG did an episode where Picard passes out and wakes up in the life of a scientist, gets married, watches his kids grow up, and dies, only to wake up back on the Enterprise with only forty minutes having passed.

I don't know if my idea would be an interesting variation on that kind of story or stealing their idea.

"The cruelest thing you can do to an artist is tell them their work is flawless when it isn't." -Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw
hcobb Since: Jan, 2001
#34191: Jul 5th 2016 at 10:20:54 PM

One tenth of the living cells in Greg's (or your) body are human. (Numerically, not by mass.)

What's the ratio for Steven?

HextarVigar That guy from The Big House Since: Feb, 2015
That guy
#34192: Jul 5th 2016 at 10:34:02 PM

Over eight thousand.

Your momma's so dumb she thinks oral sex means talking dirty.
Rinsankajugin Since: Feb, 2012
randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#34194: Jul 5th 2016 at 11:09:22 PM

That's not the incorrect reference...

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GarnetRebeller96 Since: Nov, 2015
#34195: Jul 5th 2016 at 11:32:17 PM

As far as people issues with the Summer of Steven schedules goes...

Guys lets be real. The Show has been on hiatus so often that simply having 10 Minute episode per week isn't going to feel satisfying anymore.

Sorry if I sound self-entitled, but I feel we earned this. It's better that than having another month supply of episodes and then going on another bloody hiatus.

edited 5th Jul '16 11:33:48 PM by GarnetRebeller96

randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#34196: Jul 5th 2016 at 11:58:14 PM

It's not two weeks of full-stop Steven Universe like originally thought...so that's actually a lot better now.

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darkabomination Since: Mar, 2012
#34197: Jul 6th 2016 at 12:51:48 AM

There's just a bit of noise before DDMH starts singing, so with some noise canceling with audacity, it might be possible to get a relatively clean rip of vocals for Pearl cover purposes.

I like the idea of the flash forward thing.

Actually, that tempts me into a fanfic.

Steven asks Garnet for a deliberate look into her Future Vision, followed by the obligatory warning that whatever he sees cannot be unseen and she can't be there to pull him back until he's done.

He first goes into happy situations, beating Jasper, making friends with Homeworld, peacefully talking with the Diamonds.

Then forgets to think about Beach City, goes back, and with the personal connection to his planet, he starts to worry about what could happen, influencing him to see some of the worst if still technically possible outcomes. The Big Donut gets demolished, a laser evaporates a large part of the coastline and ocean, a nearby forest is set on fire, Gems get produced only to be stopped part through with all of the surrounding tri state reduced to lifeless rock, the rest of Beach City, local authorities, and Connie join in to help, and engage in a second war for Earth that pushes and pulls back with both sides taking losses. And in her twenties, Connie is critically injured.

They fuse to save her life, the Cluster is unbubbled to help, and at the cost of its lives, Homeworld's fleet is severely damaged to the point that they have to pull out or be ruined completely.

With much of North America scarred by the war, YD pulls out with remnants of her forces to limp back to Homeworld to fight another day, while the Crystal Gems and Stevonnie wander the Earth, fixing the damages.

Decades later, being human, Connie can't cope with immortality and they reluctantly unfuse with her still injured at the time of fusion. He heals her long enough to have one last week together as they spend time on the beach, seeing a new generation of survivors rebuilding and now aware of the Gems with hope for the future as Steven picks up Connie's sword, willing to physically fight for the sake of those that love each other.

Gah, I have so much cringe right now.

Austin Since: Jan, 2001
#34198: Jul 6th 2016 at 6:49:25 AM

By this point, I think I'd be more comfortable with a traditional one episode a week than marathons. But it's possible that I only feel that way because my interest in Steven Universe has kind of waned.

The hiatuses were probably part of it, but I think I got kind of burned out on all the stuff revolving around the farm. Maybe the next batch of episodes will introduce some new plot threads or character arcs to help revitilize my interest.

Didn't some Netflix Original shows just premiere entire seasons on their website at a time? It seems similar to that. Not necessarily a bad thing, but not as much anticipation gets built up between episodes.

Yeah, I think the one downside to the Netflix model is that the fans don't get to have as much fun discussing what just happened and speculating on what's going to happen next. Probably a bit harder to build a solid fandom that way. Of course, how much importance you place on all that is up to you.

I can see how a release schedule like this can be problematic. I only read it once in a comment section, but apparently when Jailbreak aired, Full Disclosure aired right after it. And if that's true, then it completely ruins the joke that, despite Full Disclosure being the next season's premiere, it takes place right after the first season's finale. It would have been funnier if the two episodes were months apart, only to realize that literally no time has passed in Universe in-universe despite all of the waiting.

On a similar note, I like that Stevenbomb 3 had a character conflict that wasn't resolved at the end of the episode, but I've always thought that it would've been a little more effective had the episodes not aired one day after another. I'm not saying they ruined it, just that it would've stood out a little more.

edited 6th Jul '16 6:58:12 AM by Austin

hcobb Since: Jan, 2001
#34199: Jul 6th 2016 at 6:52:53 AM

Rose's healing power can't grant immortality or she'd have done so sometime in the past 5k years.

xanderiskander Since: Mar, 2012
#34200: Jul 6th 2016 at 11:55:23 AM

We don't know if she was ever close enough to any human before Greg to try doing that. And she probably wouldn't want to do it to someone randomly because of Alien Non-Interference Clause.

But anyway, if she could do that, it would probably be like the elixir of life in Harry Potter, and make them dependent on her tears to stay alive. Probably not something she wants to do. Because if she does that to one person and they tell someone else, what's going to stop other humans from demanding the same thing?

edited 6th Jul '16 11:58:26 AM by xanderiskander


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