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yoshimickster Since: Nov, 2012
#34401: Jul 11th 2016 at 8:56:43 AM

And even if he didn't, there's STILL room for growth. Lowball bet here...maybe he didn't even KNOW Sour Cream was even born?

thatother1dude from Land of the Ill, Annoyin' Since: Jan, 2001
#34402: Jul 11th 2016 at 11:42:36 AM

[up]I seriously believe that he never returned to Beach City after Greg last saw him, though he could have found out about Sour Cream anyway.

Whether or not Marty shows a better side, I do enjoy that there's genuine uncertainy to it.

edited 11th Jul '16 11:43:59 AM by thatother1dude

ClownToy Since: Aug, 2015
#34403: Jul 11th 2016 at 11:49:16 AM

I really doubt Marty was created to be ever remotelly sympathetic.
Even Greg says Marty is dead for him.

xanderiskander Since: Mar, 2012
#34404: Jul 11th 2016 at 12:05:29 PM

He could just be a jerk to the core. But I also think it's possible the flashback might be biased. Greg said to begin with that it's the version of the story with Marty in it. Plus the way the episode uses the Slasher Smile / More Teeth than the Osmond Family tropes on Marty seems like it could be exaggerating him. At least a bit.

But I'm indifferent either way.

edited 11th Jul '16 12:06:25 PM by xanderiskander

MsAmiClassified Tired of givin' up the ghost from the fucking ocean Since: Jun, 2012 Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
Tired of givin' up the ghost
#34405: Jul 11th 2016 at 12:07:20 PM

In a work where one of the recurring themes is that people, while not perfect (often very visibly so), are rarely if ever so static and one-note as to be easily categorizable into "good" or "bad"?

I'd be a bit suspicious of the prospect of him being only a Hate Sink.

edited 11th Jul '16 12:08:24 PM by MsAmiClassified

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ScottPilgrim2013 Why aren't you laughing? from Arkham Asylum Since: Jun, 2013 Relationship Status: Waiting for Prince Charming
Why aren't you laughing?
#34406: Jul 11th 2016 at 12:10:25 PM

Yeah, I still think Greg had some bias against Marty when he was telling his story to Steven. I'm sure Marty isn't the nicest guy, but I doubt he's as bad as what Greg made him out to be.

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thatother1dude from Land of the Ill, Annoyin' Since: Jan, 2001
#34407: Jul 11th 2016 at 3:35:28 PM

If Marty has anything good to him we haven't see, I don't think it was because Greg was describing him inaccurately, I think it's because we've seen less than five minutes of his life.

edited 11th Jul '16 3:38:46 PM by thatother1dude

unknowing from somewhere.. Since: Mar, 2014
#34408: Jul 11th 2016 at 3:36:20 PM

[up]marty look like vampire in that episode that how fair Greg see himevil grin

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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
#34409: Jul 11th 2016 at 3:40:40 PM

Didn't somebody put up a comic that reflects the ending of that one episode of The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air where Will's dad comes back, only to leave just as soon as he arrived? Except it was Sour Cream, Marty, and Yellowtail as Will, his dad, and Uncle Phil respectively?

If I had to take a guess, I wouldn't be surprised if an episode where Marty comes back (whether it's Dropbeat Dad or not) is reflective of that episode, and goes down similar to that comic.

"The cruelest thing you can do to an artist is tell them their work is flawless when it isn't." -Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw
MsAmiClassified Tired of givin' up the ghost from the fucking ocean Since: Jun, 2012 Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
Tired of givin' up the ghost
#34410: Jul 11th 2016 at 3:57:24 PM

[up]x3

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thatother1dude from Land of the Ill, Annoyin' Since: Jan, 2001
#34411: Jul 11th 2016 at 4:45:38 PM

The episode premiering July 25th is now confirmed as "Restaurant Wars".

Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
Funny but not helpful
#34412: Jul 11th 2016 at 5:40:49 PM

Jasper and Connie

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Ninjaxenomorph The best and the worst. from Texas, Texas, Texas Since: Jun, 2009 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
The best and the worst.
#34413: Jul 11th 2016 at 7:12:43 PM

For some reason I love every fanart with those two interacting.

Me and my friend's collaborative webcomic: Forged Men
KarkatTheDalek Not as angry as the name would suggest. from Somwhere in Time/Space Since: Mar, 2012 Relationship Status: You're a beautiful woman, probably
Not as angry as the name would suggest.
#34414: Jul 11th 2016 at 8:11:02 PM

I'm perfectly willing to believe that Marty's as big a jerk as Greg remembers him.

...Maybe Marty won't even show up, and that episode (which seems likely that it will be about Sour Cream) will be about SC thinking he'll show up, only for him not to. Kind of like Soos' Dad, I guess.

Oh God! Natural light!
MightyMatilda Mr. Clueless from New Jersey, USA Since: Jan, 2015
Mr. Clueless
#34415: Jul 11th 2016 at 8:34:43 PM

[up]In other words, "Perhaps that episode will be a large middle finger to viewers"?

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KarkatTheDalek Not as angry as the name would suggest. from Somwhere in Time/Space Since: Mar, 2012 Relationship Status: You're a beautiful woman, probably
Not as angry as the name would suggest.
#34416: Jul 11th 2016 at 8:44:22 PM

Only if you see it that way. I don't.

Oh God! Natural light!
thatother1dude from Land of the Ill, Annoyin' Since: Jan, 2001
#34417: Jul 11th 2016 at 8:47:13 PM

As I said, Marty's voice actor hinted he did more voice work for the show, so it's pretty likely he'll appear to the audience at least.

edited 11th Jul '16 8:47:44 PM by thatother1dude

randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#34418: Jul 11th 2016 at 8:54:19 PM

I'm not really sure if Sour Cream would really care to see Marty again...he doesn't seem like he would've left a good impression...if he was even around by the time his kid was conscious enough to remember him all the way to his teen years.

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thatother1dude from Land of the Ill, Annoyin' Since: Jan, 2001
#34419: Jul 11th 2016 at 9:09:39 PM

Just throwing it at the wall, but I'm almost wondering if Marty will try to be Sour Cream's manager—whether or not either knows who the other is.

unknowing from somewhere.. Since: Mar, 2014
#34420: Jul 11th 2016 at 9:45:40 PM

Maybe Marty will let a message saying he will come to see his son, the whole episode will be waiting to that....only for that didnt happen.

Also is not the first times a title lie to us, hit the DIAMOND, anyone?

"My Name is Bolt, Bolt Crank and I dont care if you believe or not"
MightyMatilda Mr. Clueless from New Jersey, USA Since: Jan, 2015
Mr. Clueless
#34421: Jul 11th 2016 at 9:48:52 PM

That had baseball in it, didn't it?

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thatother1dude from Land of the Ill, Annoyin' Since: Jan, 2001
#34422: Jul 11th 2016 at 10:01:21 PM

I can't tell if unknowing missed the pun (the field they played on is called a baseball diamond) or got it and thought it was misleading anyway.

edited 11th Jul '16 10:01:54 PM by thatother1dude

randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#34423: Jul 11th 2016 at 10:04:07 PM

Well it was misleading...it just mislead us into a clever pun.

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#34424: Jul 11th 2016 at 10:14:08 PM

I never thought for a second that Hit The Diamond would be anything other than a baseball episode. Steven Universe doesn't mislead with puns in the title, it more straight-up lies about the primary content of certain episodes to our face.

edited 11th Jul '16 10:15:55 PM by PushoverMediaCritic

unknowing from somewhere.. Since: Mar, 2014
#34425: Jul 11th 2016 at 10:14:25 PM

[up][up]Is more about te fact very few people thout it would be about baseball, as [up] said it was misleading title into a pun.

"My Name is Bolt, Bolt Crank and I dont care if you believe or not"

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