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randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#38876: Aug 8th 2016 at 9:01:41 PM

Sometimes...we'd be better off without characters in general.

edited 8th Aug '16 9:02:08 PM by randomness4

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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.
#38877: Aug 8th 2016 at 9:03:44 PM

But she's corrupted. Which we had an episode specifically dealing with, and showing how it can't be healed. And Centipeetle looks like a best-case scenario.

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hcobb Since: Jan, 2001
#38878: Aug 8th 2016 at 9:03:47 PM

How could fiction writers abuse adjectives without characters to pin them on?

RhymeBeat True colors from Eastern Standard Since: Aug, 2009 Relationship Status: In Lesbians with you
FawfulCrump Since: Dec, 2010
#38880: Aug 8th 2016 at 9:05:00 PM

By "main" Gem, I meant she's a Gem the crew sees fit to put on the Comic Con promo art pieces.

My point being that it doesn't make sense to say "she's already gotten plenty of screen-time" to explain why she's essentially been Put on a Bus when characters like Lapis and Peridot, 1) have gotten more screen-time already and, 2) will presumably continue to receive screen-time.

edited 8th Aug '16 9:05:36 PM by FawfulCrump

randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#38881: Aug 8th 2016 at 9:05:46 PM

Sure...no characters at all. Just something...like a rock survival travelling with the ever changing terrain.

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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
#38882: Aug 8th 2016 at 9:05:46 PM

It seems like Japser's not really going to be brought up again until the whole "Gem corruption" plotline starts up again, which could be sooner or later. They essentially have her on standby for whenever the creators want to bring her back into the story, the very definition of being Put on a Bus.

Also, this episode debunked the theory that the rest of Jasper's gem was in her head. The gem really was just her nose. By the way, isn't it common for shows with heroes and villains, especially animated ones, to have promo art of the whole cast, good and bad, in a themed group shot? Because if so, I wouldn't consider that evidence that Jasper's coming back as a good guy. But with Jasper out of the picture (for now), and with the Rubies seemingly on their way out, I wonder what conflict is going to come up in season 4.

And that art of Amy and Peri holding hands on the bus is adorable.

edited 8th Aug '16 9:09:54 PM by BlueBlaze64

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LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#38883: Aug 8th 2016 at 9:06:37 PM

Is that really being a "main gem" or more like being the only gems to actually appear in the story at that point? Like, outside of flashbacks and what not.

And saying "But Lapis and Peridot got more screen-time" doesn't work because, again, Lapis' and Peridot's situations are very different from Jasper. There not all equivalent no matter how much you want them to be.

edited 8th Aug '16 9:08:03 PM by LSBK

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hiya, the name's scout.
#38884: Aug 8th 2016 at 9:06:41 PM

quick art

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randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#38885: Aug 8th 2016 at 9:07:34 PM

[up][up]She might as well be the series mascot if they keep putting her on promotional stuff.

edited 8th Aug '16 9:08:18 PM by randomness4

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Cailleach Studious Girl from Purgatory Since: Sep, 2015 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
AlleyOop Since: Oct, 2010
#38887: Aug 8th 2016 at 9:08:35 PM

The thing is prior to Smokey Quartz all of the couplings were either canon relationships or explicit metaphors for romantic/sexual relationships of different kindsnote , had some Does This Remind You of Anything?note , or were at least characters who were frequently shipped togethernote . What Word of God said could be taken as plausible deniability or indicating that the gems were just all polyamorous.

Smokey Quartz is the first fusion that's unambiguously, undeniably 100% nonromantic from a Watsonian standpoint. And I think that's great. Showing is more important than telling.

DaftPunch hiya, the name's scout. from lesbian Since: Dec, 2013 Relationship Status: Hugging my pillow
hiya, the name's scout.
#38888: Aug 8th 2016 at 9:09:04 PM

Thanks :) it took about 20-25 minutes in all. Pencil sketch, outlining, coloring, and shading.

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FawfulCrump Since: Dec, 2010
#38889: Aug 8th 2016 at 9:09:29 PM

*Sigh*

I think I might need to take a bow from this topic of discussion if you guys are going to focus on my questionable wording over my actual point.

randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#38890: Aug 8th 2016 at 9:11:59 PM

She hasn't gotten as much focus as Randomness had said...not as much as the Peridot gem or even as much as Lazuli. She doesn't get entire episode focus, but she still came up quite a lot...and she can take a break now, back in the Freezerator.

edited 8th Aug '16 9:12:53 PM by randomness4

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LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#38891: Aug 8th 2016 at 9:15:23 PM

I wonder how they divided up Pink Diamond's forces once whatever happened to her happened. Even three way split or something else?

randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#38892: Aug 8th 2016 at 9:16:52 PM

YD probably took them all for herself...yellow is the leadership color after all.

edited 8th Aug '16 9:19:04 PM by randomness4

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kkhohoho (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#38893: Aug 8th 2016 at 9:22:32 PM

Normally, I'd agree with most of you here; that Jasper's been Put on a Bus for a while and won't be back until the time is right. However, if Jasper's VA is recording a lot more often like Smokey said, then Jasper's gonna' be back sooner rather than later because, logic be damned, what the staff says goes.tongue

Cailleach Studious Girl from Purgatory Since: Sep, 2015 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
Studious Girl
#38894: Aug 8th 2016 at 9:23:19 PM

Or maybe Jasper's VA is voicing someone else?

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
#38896: Aug 8th 2016 at 9:37:02 PM

This episode (and several others) reminded me of something: Is there a trope for when characters that could be useful don't appear in an episode for no reason other than "because the episode's not about them"?

The first episode I remember that happening is "Island Adventure", where Steven was stuck there for what looked like weeks and the Gems didn't seem to notice/care.

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xanderiskander Since: Mar, 2012
SpookyMask Since: Jan, 2011
#38898: Aug 8th 2016 at 9:42:21 PM

So what the heck is up with the weird way Steven Universe seasons work?

Like did CN promise too many seasons for their own tastes and they are cutting them down by splitting one season into multiple shorter ones?

xanderiskander Since: Mar, 2012
#38899: Aug 8th 2016 at 9:43:19 PM

The first season is just twice as long, because reasons thatotherdude can explain better than me.

kkhohoho (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#38900: Aug 8th 2016 at 9:43:42 PM

[up]x6 Probably not. If they actually bothered to have their VA's voice different notable roles, then they'd be having them voice the fusions like Smokey Quartz and or guest characters like Bismuth rather than getting new actors to voice them for just an episode or two. So given the odds, chances are 9/10 that she's still voicing Jasper.

edited 8th Aug '16 9:44:13 PM by kkhohoho


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