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randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#35476: Jul 22nd 2016 at 5:05:00 PM

Remember...it's Stephen acting like he knows better. Silly Stephen.

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Cailleach Studious Girl from Purgatory Since: Sep, 2015 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
Studious Girl
#35477: Jul 22nd 2016 at 5:05:10 PM

[up]x5 From a viewer standpoint, Kevin is a more realistic villain than any of the gem villains. By "realistic" I mean you're much more likely to have encountered someone like Kevin in real life. So from a Doylist point of view, that might be why they made Steven's reaction more intense and realistic. So people could take a direct aesop from it, as opposed to others (the Cluster, for example) which were meant to be taken as metaphors, if there was even a moral there at all. True to life situations need true to life reactions

edited 22nd Jul '16 5:05:58 PM by Cailleach

MightyMatilda Mr. Clueless from New Jersey, USA Since: Jan, 2015
Mr. Clueless
#35478: Jul 22nd 2016 at 5:07:18 PM

I still think it's slightly unrealistic for someone to directly say that they act like a jerk strictly for the lulz.

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randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#35479: Jul 22nd 2016 at 5:08:10 PM

That's totally real, people do it all the time.

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AegisP Kindhearted SSSSSNAKE Man Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
Kindhearted SSSSSNAKE Man
#35480: Jul 22nd 2016 at 5:08:55 PM

I know its gossip and I hate that, but Rebecca Sugar came out as bisexual on SDCC.

As long as this flower is in my heart. My Strength will flow without end.
AlleyOop Since: Oct, 2010
#35481: Jul 22nd 2016 at 5:09:15 PM

Just curious, is there a reason you keep spelling it as Stephen instead of Steven? Autocorrect?

randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#35482: Jul 22nd 2016 at 5:09:48 PM

There's no reason...just for the randomness.

edited 22nd Jul '16 5:10:16 PM by randomness4

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slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#35483: Jul 22nd 2016 at 5:10:09 PM

Ah, well good for her then.

Heh, people can be hilariously douche in real life after all.

edited 22nd Jul '16 5:10:31 PM by slimcoder

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
Enlong Court Dragon from The Underground Facility Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: is commanded to— WANK!
Court Dragon
#35484: Jul 22nd 2016 at 5:11:08 PM

I would to say it's only gossip. It did also come in the context of how important stuff like representation is with shows like this.

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Cailleach Studious Girl from Purgatory Since: Sep, 2015 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
Studious Girl
#35485: Jul 22nd 2016 at 5:11:57 PM

How many jerks are going to drive up to Greg's car wash? Is Yellow Diamond going to show up in a minivan next?

slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#35486: Jul 22nd 2016 at 5:12:54 PM

Considering how small Beach City is, Greg's carwash is most likely the only car wash in the town.

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randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#35487: Jul 22nd 2016 at 5:13:22 PM

YD might just stop by to air up her nearly flat tires...actually be there for a reason.

edited 22nd Jul '16 5:13:51 PM by randomness4

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Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
Funny but not helpful
#35488: Jul 22nd 2016 at 5:14:14 PM

Ronaldo showing up to competitions woefully unprepared will never not be great.

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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
#35489: Jul 22nd 2016 at 5:20:08 PM

Is it just me, or has every antagonist (major and minor) been completely two-dimensional? Kevin's a douchebag just 'cause, Jasper valued strength/power over everything else, Yellow Diamond's motivation for destroying Earth is "because it's personal", and Peridot before her Heel–Face Turn was just a results-driven technician. Even Lars doesn't really have a justification for why he's a jerk.

It's probably just a case of lack of screen time (except for Kevin), but it's just a trend that I remembered with this episode.

I wish the show had had a villainous character that had more screen time so that they can be more fully developed before they're defeated or turned to the good side.

Also, I assumed Sugar's motivation for the show's representation was close to home, but not that close. Good for her! grin

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MightyMatilda Mr. Clueless from New Jersey, USA Since: Jan, 2015
Mr. Clueless
#35490: Jul 22nd 2016 at 5:21:29 PM

@Random: That's totally real, people do it all the time.

I wish I've met more people who were that incredibly honest with themselves, and with others.

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randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#35491: Jul 22nd 2016 at 5:23:17 PM

[up][up]They're always going to start out that way...also Larson isn't an antagonist.

It will take some time and moore flashbacks to flesh-out these flat images.

edited 22nd Jul '16 5:23:41 PM by randomness4

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Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
Funny but not helpful
#35492: Jul 22nd 2016 at 5:31:44 PM

Lars probably has some manner of anxiety or depression issue going on based on what he said on mask island

Edit: Another tuxedo Pearl

edited 22nd Jul '16 5:45:08 PM by Bocaj

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FawfulCrump Since: Dec, 2010
#35493: Jul 22nd 2016 at 5:48:28 PM

An episode where I actually liked Ronaldo for once. Huh.

It's like I said, Ronaldo is best experienced in short bursts rather than entire episodes.

Nice episode. The brief flashback of Greg having a Spaghetti Kiss with the car and promptly being arrested for it was my favorite part.

randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#35494: Jul 22nd 2016 at 5:50:07 PM

This wouldn't qualify as a short burst compared to most of his appearances...

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thatother1dude from Land of the Ill, Annoyin' Since: Jan, 2001
#35495: Jul 22nd 2016 at 5:51:32 PM

I wouldn't say it's only gossip.
Even putting aside LGBT representations in her work, I kind of figured Rebecca Sugar might be gay or bisexual since about two years ago.

I didn't bring it up before now because, in my book, it would have been gossip because it was speculating about her personal life instead of responding to her own comments about it.

Even Lars doesn't really have a justification for why he's a jerk.
It's been repeatedly shown that Lars is a jerk because he wants to be popular, but thinks being uncaring and verbally dominate, rather than pleasant and emotionally honest, is "cool". He's clearly wrong, but he's too stubborn to realize that.

I wish I've met more people who were that incredibly honest with themselves, and with others.
"I'm a jerk because I find your anger amusing" still isn't so honest, because Kevin's still portraying himself as cool and socially dominate.

Real honesty would have been saying "I'm a narcissistic chode who seeks the hatred of others because I don't think I could attract their attention in a positive way." (Obviously that wouldn't all be in the actual show.)

randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#35496: Jul 22nd 2016 at 5:54:18 PM

Yeah mang, nobody ever admits narcissism. It's always someone else who has to say it.

Also what does that link with Sadie in it actually vibe to you.

edited 22nd Jul '16 5:54:59 PM by randomness4

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FawfulCrump Since: Dec, 2010
#35497: Jul 22nd 2016 at 5:55:02 PM

[up][up][up]Well, I guess, but compared to the episodes entirely focused on himnote , I'd call his appearances in this episode "short bursts".

edited 22nd Jul '16 5:55:10 PM by FawfulCrump

slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#35498: Jul 22nd 2016 at 5:59:07 PM

Hey the episode where he made that movie was pretty funny.

Especially the part where he's dragging Peedee from the restaurant.

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
thatother1dude from Land of the Ill, Annoyin' Since: Jan, 2001
#35499: Jul 22nd 2016 at 6:00:00 PM

what does that link with Sadie in it actually vibe to you.
It's basically Sugar making a joke about giving so much attention to Sadie's butt.

randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#35500: Jul 22nd 2016 at 6:02:05 PM

They're the most fun thing about drawing the back of a body...I get it.

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