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smokeycut Since: Mar, 2013
#35401: Jul 22nd 2016 at 9:07:41 AM

Lapis is gen 1 though. She was around during the war, and knew what homeworld used to be like.

kyun Since: Dec, 2010
#35402: Jul 22nd 2016 at 9:10:58 AM

Now 3 new pages.

You know what I'm gonna ignore the past pages because I DO NOT have time to catch up.

I don't enjoy Lars episodes. He's just not at all an appealing character to me. This one in particular went in a direction I NEVER predicted (in a bad way), and is quite possibly the most nightmarish of the Lars episodes yet. If I had to take something away from the ep, it's that Lars' life is more harrowing than I thought. He's failing school, he's living with his parents who clearly regret what he's become and he has trouble making friends. Thank god it ended on a light note.

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
#35403: Jul 22nd 2016 at 9:11:00 AM

Oh, yeah. I forgot about that. I crossed it out. That just makes me wonder why the Rubies weren't looking for Lapis, either.

"The cruelest thing you can do to an artist is tell them their work is flawless when it isn't." -Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw
SilentColossus (Don’t ask)
#35404: Jul 22nd 2016 at 9:11:25 AM

I took Jasper calling Pearl "defective" because she rebelled, and asserted herself as her own Gem. Pearls aren't supposed to do that, so she is labelled as defective. Much like how in the Antebellum South, there was a belief that if black slaves ran away, that they had a mental illness. Because nobody in their right mind would run away from a loving master.

edited 22nd Jul '16 9:37:51 AM by SilentColossus

TheHandle United Earth from Stockholm Since: Jan, 2012 Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
United Earth
#35405: Jul 22nd 2016 at 9:11:28 AM

So was Jasper. I respected your tactics! But this is sick!

Wicked sick, in fact. An unstoppable, dominating, beyond-godlike ownage. With, hopefully, zero kills.

edited 22nd Jul '16 9:12:21 AM by TheHandle

Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
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
#35406: Jul 22nd 2016 at 9:19:44 AM

[up] Does that video have any actual proof of their theory, or are they just grasping at straws while ignoring other details, like so many other "theory videos"?

"The cruelest thing you can do to an artist is tell them their work is flawless when it isn't." -Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw
Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
Funny but not helpful
#35407: Jul 22nd 2016 at 9:21:57 AM

There's a delightful ambiguity with the word defective.

Could mean someone with a defect, not right in some way.

Could mean someone who defects, rebels.

Or it could be both things. Defective because they defect. Their defect is their defection.

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TheHandle United Earth from Stockholm Since: Jan, 2012 Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
United Earth
#35408: Jul 22nd 2016 at 9:25:57 AM

[up][up]Dunno, ain't watched it, but like the question. The idea is plausible, as Rose's ominous position relative to Steven in the extended opening suggests. I'm sure her plan is benevolent, but she's shown issues letting other people's feelings get in the way of doing what she wanted before...

Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
WillKeaton from Alberta, Canada Since: Jun, 2010
#35409: Jul 22nd 2016 at 9:26:54 AM

Was anyone else expecting Sadie to ask Steven to prove that he was actually Steven by saying something only Steven would say?

SilentColossus (Don’t ask)
#35410: Jul 22nd 2016 at 9:28:14 AM

He already did by apologizing. Laramie doesn't do that.

I like how the denizens of Beach City just learned to accept these kind of things.

edited 22nd Jul '16 9:28:31 AM by SilentColossus

DrDougsh Since: Jan, 2001
#35411: Jul 22nd 2016 at 9:28:28 AM

What would only Steven ever say?

TheHandle United Earth from Stockholm Since: Jan, 2012 Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
United Earth
#35412: Jul 22nd 2016 at 9:28:34 AM

[up][up][up]No. It was enough that he say things Laramie would never, ever say. [lol]

[up]I don't think Steven has any catchphrases or obvious verbal tics.

edited 22nd Jul '16 9:29:58 AM by TheHandle

Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
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
#35413: Jul 22nd 2016 at 9:31:23 AM

I think she just wanted to experience what it was like to be human, and becoming Steven was the only way. Nothing more, nothing less.

All this speculation seems like finding hidden motives where none exist.

"The cruelest thing you can do to an artist is tell them their work is flawless when it isn't." -Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw
TheHandle United Earth from Stockholm Since: Jan, 2012 Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
United Earth
#35414: Jul 22nd 2016 at 9:32:25 AM

It's been established that Rose has hidden agendas.

Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
SilentColossus (Don’t ask)
#35415: Jul 22nd 2016 at 9:33:35 AM

Watched video. It is less him trying to convince us of the theory and more him analyzing the existing theory. It doesn't quite hold up and gets a 2/5.

smokeycut Since: Mar, 2013
#35416: Jul 22nd 2016 at 9:34:50 AM

Yeah, but she already gave her motive for having Steven. The videotape of her and Greg on the beach.

Rose kept secrets. That doesn't mean she's secretly a horrifying monster who wanted Steven to be a weapon.

DrDougsh Since: Jan, 2001
#35417: Jul 22nd 2016 at 9:38:09 AM

The idea that Rose had some kind of agenda in creating Steven to me undercuts the essential optimism/idealism of Steven's existence.

TheHandle United Earth from Stockholm Since: Jan, 2012 Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
United Earth
#35418: Jul 22nd 2016 at 9:41:39 AM

Not necessarily. Who says the agenda is malevolent or even abusive?

Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
Heatth (X-Troper) Relationship Status: In Spades with myself
#35419: Jul 22nd 2016 at 10:00:16 AM

[up][up]It depends. As Handle said[up], an agenda can be a benevolent one. And even if it isn't, Steven being so great regardless is fairly idealistic and optimistic on itself. It is all a matter of how it is developed.

hcobb Since: Jan, 2001
#35420: Jul 22nd 2016 at 10:29:07 AM

wild mass guess Pearls are uncomfortable with eating because their purpose is to hold and return stuff unchanged, not crush and digest it.

Rinsankajugin Since: Feb, 2012
#35421: Jul 22nd 2016 at 10:35:29 AM

Do ya think Rose is still alive, but in a constant waking coma, only being able to look through Steven's eyes?

WillKeaton from Alberta, Canada Since: Jun, 2010
#35422: Jul 22nd 2016 at 10:58:13 AM

Did anyone else notice that Sadie owns a copy of Caligula? You know, the famous por- oh, wait, it says "Caligula The Documentary." So it's probably about the Roman Emperor, so it's safe for kids. Unless it's a documentary ABOUT the movie.

edited 22nd Jul '16 11:10:44 AM by WillKeaton

TheHandle United Earth from Stockholm Since: Jan, 2012 Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
United Earth
#35423: Jul 22nd 2016 at 11:01:56 AM

Caligula was actually a well-acted, well-written movie. Then the producer filled it with porn in post-prod. The result is a very boring porno where the excellent actors look like they Took the Bad Film Seriously.

Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
Austin Since: Jan, 2001
#35424: Jul 22nd 2016 at 11:17:29 AM

Did anyone else notice that Sadie owns a copy of Caligula? You know, the famous por- oh, wait, it says "Caligula The Documentary." So it's probably about the Roman Emperor, so it's safe for kids. Unless it's a documentary ABOUT the movie.

Or maybe in the Steven Universe's alternate history, Caligula was a cool dude who all children should aspire to be like.

Do ya think Rose is still alive, but in a constant waking coma, only being able to look through Steven's eyes?

I assume that Rose has no conciousness. Although Rose existing as Steven is a little tricky to define.

Rinsankajugin Since: Feb, 2012
#35425: Jul 22nd 2016 at 11:25:39 AM

I dunno if it was just me, but did anyone else feel some of the expressions in Too Short to Ride felt a tad Osomatsu-ish.


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