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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
#34926: Jul 19th 2016 at 7:55:04 PM

I think a lot of it depends on what a specific viewer can relate to. I thought this episode was emotional, but I didn't cry because I couldn't relate enough to it personally for it to trigger a strong reaction.

Good point. It's incredibly subjective. Maybe it's because I don't have a lot of experience in relationships that a story of unrequited love doesn't really tug at my heartstrings as much as it did with other people.

Amethyst's songs, on the other hand...

"The cruelest thing you can do to an artist is tell them their work is flawless when it isn't." -Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw
ErikVindstrom ... from Hallownest Since: Jan, 2016
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#34927: Jul 19th 2016 at 7:56:12 PM

Well this thread blew right the way up didn't it

ErikVindstrom ... from Hallownest Since: Jan, 2016
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#34928: Jul 19th 2016 at 8:01:09 PM

...ok, just gonna sink away now before spoilers happen

YamiVizziniX Since: Jan, 2015 Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
#34929: Jul 19th 2016 at 8:03:49 PM

I know I'd be saddened if, say, Peridot got unceremoniously shattered during a Homeworld invasion or whatever. Adorkable redemption story comes to a tragic end.

There is no beginning. There is no end. There is only... Hooty.
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
#34930: Jul 19th 2016 at 8:11:15 PM

[up]Ooh, that would be interesting. A character that just switched sides dies fighting for the good guys, as opposed to someone fighting for millenia. It would really put into perspective the losses a fight for Earth would have, and how well Steven is at convincing someone to die for Earth.

edited 19th Jul '16 8:15:29 PM by BlueBlaze64

"The cruelest thing you can do to an artist is tell them their work is flawless when it isn't." -Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw
xanderiskander Since: Mar, 2012
#34931: Jul 19th 2016 at 8:14:50 PM

Well, on that subject, seeing the war and what happened to the other Crystal gems could be pretty sad too.

Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
Funny but not helpful
#34932: Jul 19th 2016 at 8:23:23 PM

That's a trope

Redemption equals death I think

It's not that interesting

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AlleyOop Since: Oct, 2010
#34933: Jul 19th 2016 at 8:28:25 PM

Huh, so even though NYC is now Empire City, Brooklyn and the Bowery are still the same.

YamiVizziniX Since: Jan, 2015 Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
#34934: Jul 19th 2016 at 8:34:02 PM

Ehh. I think Redemption Equals Death is usually more immediate. Like if Yellow Diamond had managed to destroy Peridot as soon as Peridot had solidified her Heel–Face Turn by fully sticking up for the Earth and keeping the lid on the Crystal Gems.

There is no beginning. There is no end. There is only... Hooty.
randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#34935: Jul 19th 2016 at 8:34:42 PM

[up][up][up]It's not, and it usually happens to bring back the status quo...completely entirely.

edited 19th Jul '16 8:34:56 PM by randomness4

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xanderiskander Since: Mar, 2012
#34936: Jul 19th 2016 at 8:35:06 PM

I mean. There's parts of the song where Steven is singing that sound to me like an adult woman? And I'm not sure Zach could have hit all those high notes.

It feels like there's some sound mixing with some words being Steven and some of it being Rose, but. Like, I want some actual confirmation on it.

It's been uploaded to the CN site so I checked the credits after rewatching. Rose's VA is not credited anywhere.

I didn't really hear it myself either.

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SonOfSharknado Love is Love is Love Since: Oct, 2013 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
Love is Love is Love
#34938: Jul 19th 2016 at 8:52:12 PM

Wha- oh right, his name is Zach, too.

My various fanfics.
randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#34939: Jul 19th 2016 at 8:56:24 PM

Is it Zack, Zack, Zach, or Zach?

There's a unique distinction.

edited 19th Jul '16 8:58:32 PM by randomness4

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randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#34941: Jul 19th 2016 at 9:02:44 PM

(¯ω¯): I knew it. It was so obvious.

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HextarVigar That guy from The Big House Since: Feb, 2015
That guy
#34942: Jul 19th 2016 at 9:10:25 PM

Pearl looks rather nice in a tuxedo. I'd kill to see Amethyst in one, just to see how ridiculous it'd look.

Your momma's so dumb she thinks oral sex means talking dirty.
RhymeBeat True colors from Eastern Standard Since: Aug, 2009 Relationship Status: In Lesbians with you
True colors
#34943: Jul 19th 2016 at 9:11:57 PM

Notably Pearl ties tuxedo's to confidence most likely. She's at her most confident when she's Sardonyx after all.

The Crystal Caverns A bird's gotta sing.
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
#34944: Jul 19th 2016 at 9:22:31 PM

[up] *gasp* I didn't even think about that! She would love the showiness of Empire City, if her part of Sardonyx's personality is anything to go by.

"The cruelest thing you can do to an artist is tell them their work is flawless when it isn't." -Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw
srebak Since: Feb, 2011
#34945: Jul 19th 2016 at 9:24:02 PM

Well, I just saw the latest episode and, from what I can tell; it seems like the issues between Greg and Pearl were never about the latter not liking the former or vice versa, rather they stemmed from Pearl knowing that she was sad about Rose falling in love with Greg, but was not able to just move passed it, even though she really did want to when all was said and done, mostly because she cared enough about Rose to respect her choices and decisions (and, possibly because that, since she was still only a Pearl, she felt that she was in no position to question Rose on that score or any other).

On Greg's side of things; he feels bad because he feels that he indirectly hurt Pearl in a huge way, just by falling in love with Rose.

That's how I saw it anyway.

Ruise Nyanpasu~ from your subconscious Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: It's not my fault I'm not popular!
Nyanpasu~
#34946: Jul 19th 2016 at 9:39:01 PM

I didn't cry during this episode, but if I were already feeling a bit sad I absolutely would have cried. Kind of depends on my emotional state going in, with fiction.

Also I almost cried in the beginning of Secret Life of Pets, just over how pure dogs are.

Loves feel-good animation a whole lot.
Ninjaxenomorph The best and the worst. from Texas, Texas, Texas Since: Jun, 2009 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
The best and the worst.
#34947: Jul 19th 2016 at 9:41:10 PM

In my opinion, I think 'Isn't It Over' is the best song in the show. I may like some of the others more ('Stronger Than You' is so triumphant it's almost impossible not to like it, 'Do It For Her' is a wonderful back-and-forth, 'Giant Woman' and 'Strong in the Real Way have melodies I like) but this one I think has the best singing. Deedee Magno-Hall I cannot commend enough.

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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
#34948: Jul 19th 2016 at 10:00:12 PM

[up] I agree. Deedee seems to have the best singing voice in the show. Estelle's pretty good, but Deedee seems to have more range, at least with the songs she's sung.

Plus, all three of Pearl's songs have had some real emotional weight to them. Not to say that the other characters' songs weren't, but hers have been more consistent. Steven's had some good ones (his song in Full Disclosure, for one), but his voice didn't really carry it as much.

Like I said before, with "It's Over", now all of my top 3 songs from the show are from Pearl. If I had to pick a favorite character, I'd have to pick her, on account of her characteristics, flaws, and development coming across the most out of the entire cast.

"The cruelest thing you can do to an artist is tell them their work is flawless when it isn't." -Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw
Enlong Court Dragon from The Underground Facility Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: is commanded to— WANK!
Court Dragon
#34949: Jul 19th 2016 at 10:46:17 PM

I like that song a lot. I really like the bit right in the middle of the song

War and glory. Reinvention.
Freedom. Fusion. Her attention.
Out in daylight, my potential.
Bold. Precise. Experimental.
What am I now in this world without her?
Petty and dull, with the nerve to doubt her.
What does it matter? It's already done!
Now I've got to be there for her son.

edited 19th Jul '16 10:46:58 PM by Enlong

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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.
#34950: Jul 19th 2016 at 11:12:23 PM

Eh, this wasn't really a crying episode for me ("Rose's Scabbard", on the other hand...)

Still really good, though.

Oh God! Natural light!

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