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Rinsankajugin Since: Feb, 2012
#39401: Aug 10th 2016 at 5:28:34 PM

Well that was a great season finale, but I hope the Ruby Squad somehow make it out of space safely. Also, the use of the ending theme during the episode was so nice and warm.

Though, I have to say, when the credits played... are we getting the beginning of a new song?

thatother1dude from Land of the Ill, Annoyin' Since: Jan, 2001
#39402: Aug 10th 2016 at 5:34:06 PM

If the run time is short that means you need to have a much tighter story which necessitates needing less characters which means plots and characters are stowed away until they need to make their next appearance.
The Ruby Squad and Jasper were written out because they didn't want their storylines to continue until a season later, not just to keep the cast smaller.

randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#39403: Aug 10th 2016 at 5:37:16 PM

Yay, Stephen essentially killed all the Rubles temporarily...hopefully that ending discussion doesn't cop-out like Avatar did.

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LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#39404: Aug 10th 2016 at 5:42:49 PM

I don't really know how they can copout here...they're acknowledging that Rose did it, that she had no other choice, and that it was for the best. To go back on it later would just be really weird.

EpicBleye drunk bunny from her bed being very eepy Since: Sep, 2014 Relationship Status: In Lesbians with you
drunk bunny
#39405: Aug 10th 2016 at 5:43:27 PM

[up][up]What do you mean by that?

"There's not a girl alive who wouldn't be happy being called cute." ~Tamamo-no-Mae
Austin Since: Jan, 2001
#39406: Aug 10th 2016 at 5:43:48 PM

What a month it's been, huh guys? How are you all feelin' after that much Steven? Will your soul ever walk again?

smokeycut Since: Mar, 2013
#39407: Aug 10th 2016 at 5:45:24 PM

I'm just gonna sit here and wait for Jasper to get hugs.

LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#39408: Aug 10th 2016 at 5:46:28 PM

[up][up][up]Presumably Aang not killing the Fire Lord in the end.

Rinsankajugin Since: Feb, 2012
#39409: Aug 10th 2016 at 5:46:37 PM

We still got the first two episodes of Season 4 to deal with, so it's still not technically over.

I'll say, Summer of Steven has been super fun and super emotionally exhausting.

randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#39410: Aug 10th 2016 at 5:47:45 PM

[up]x5 Building up that "Steven" has to kill a Gem if there is no other solution...but still somehow gives him a way out in the end.

edited 10th Aug '16 5:48:12 PM by randomness4

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TyeDyeWildebeest Unreasonably Quirky from Big Rock Candy Mountain Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: How does it feel to treat me like you do?
Unreasonably Quirky
#39411: Aug 10th 2016 at 5:48:24 PM

What bothers me is that "Bismuth" established that Rose was morally opposed to shattering her enemies, which is what ruined the relationship between her and Bismuth. Why would they introduce us to such a major part of Rose's character if they were just going to renege on it a few episodes later?

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A_dude Nominal guy Since: Aug, 2015 Relationship Status: Waiting for you *wink*
Nominal guy
#39412: Aug 10th 2016 at 5:48:32 PM

[up][up][up] And then we go back to weekly episodes for a while. So yeah, I've been having lots of fun in between bawling into my blanket.

[up] Guest Star syndrome.

Is it weird if I want to ship Jasper/Eyeball after this?

edited 10th Aug '16 5:50:26 PM by A_dude

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LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#39413: Aug 10th 2016 at 5:49:53 PM

[up][up]Because things can change when your actually faced with a tough decision? But more than that, Bismuth wanted to start shattering their enemies as a matter of course, something Rose couldn't, and likely never did get behind.

edited 10th Aug '16 5:50:33 PM by LSBK

thatother1dude from Land of the Ill, Annoyin' Since: Jan, 2001
#39414: Aug 10th 2016 at 5:50:34 PM

What bothers me is that "Bismuth" established that Rose was morally opposed to shattering her enemies, which is what ruined the relationship between her and Bismuth.
I'll say it before and I'll say it again: Rose shattering one gem is not the same as what Bismuth wanted, which was to shatter most of their enemies.

EDIT:[nja]

edited 10th Aug '16 5:50:48 PM by thatother1dude

Austin Since: Jan, 2001
#39415: Aug 10th 2016 at 5:51:33 PM

We still got the first two episodes of Season 4 to deal with, so it's still not technically over.

Oh yeah? Last I heard Bubbled was the last episode with a known airdate, so I assumed Summer of Steven was over, and that we'd be going back to weekly episodes next week, with nothing new airing on Thursday and Friday.

edited 10th Aug '16 5:52:39 PM by Austin

randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#39416: Aug 10th 2016 at 5:52:20 PM

[up]x5 The extreme argument is that Rosey shattering one Diamondo when she had no other choice is somehow the same as wanting to use a weapon designed for shattering and only shattering.

People need to stop asking this question.

edited 10th Aug '16 5:53:05 PM by randomness4

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smokeycut Since: Mar, 2013
#39417: Aug 10th 2016 at 5:53:20 PM

Nope. Kindergarten Kid tomorrow, Know Your Fusion Friday. Weekly episodes begin next week.

thatother1dude from Land of the Ill, Annoyin' Since: Jan, 2001
#39418: Aug 10th 2016 at 5:54:42 PM

Last I heard Bubbled was the last episode with a known airdate, so I assumed Summer of Steven was over, and that we'd be going back to weekly episodes next week, with nothing new airing on Thursday and Friday.
I'm not sure when you heard that, because the schedule for every episode in the last two weeks of Summer of Steven was revealed simultaneously.

edited 10th Aug '16 5:55:22 PM by thatother1dude

Xopher001 Since: Jul, 2012
#39419: Aug 10th 2016 at 5:55:25 PM

Something that really bugs me is that whenever a character is exposed to the vacuum of space, they hold their breath by sucking in. That would kill them via multiple hemorrhages. You're supposed to breathe OUT

Austin Since: Jan, 2001
#39420: Aug 10th 2016 at 5:55:26 PM

Why would they introduce us to such a major part of Rose's character if they were just going to renege on it a few episodes later?

With all that in mind, I'm hoping that things aren't as simple as Garnet describes it. I want it to be that when we know the full story, it remains an open question if shattering Pink was truly the only option Rose had, or if that's just what Garnet tells herself so she can live with it. It seems like kind of a waste to introduce this huge, morally ambiguous point to Rose's character, only to have another character brush it aside by saying that it was the only thing that could be done.

randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#39421: Aug 10th 2016 at 5:57:04 PM

[up][up]Space isn't quite the double duty vacuum in fiction remember? It's basically like being underwater.

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TyeDyeWildebeest Unreasonably Quirky from Big Rock Candy Mountain Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: How does it feel to treat me like you do?
Unreasonably Quirky
#39422: Aug 10th 2016 at 5:59:46 PM

@39414: Yeah, I get that. Logically, it does make sense. I'm just saying... from a storytelling perspective, maybe it could have been handled better? Like, I think "Bismuth" and "Back to the Moon" should have been aired further apart. You know, spend a few episodes fleshing out Rose's philosophies on war, before hitting us with the shocking reveal in the moon episode. You feeling me?

edited 10th Aug '16 6:00:30 PM by TyeDyeWildebeest

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thatother1dude from Land of the Ill, Annoyin' Since: Jan, 2001
#39423: Aug 10th 2016 at 6:00:07 PM

I just want to know why Pink Diamond being the Earth colony's ruler specifically made shattering her the only option.

Austin Since: Jan, 2001
#39424: Aug 10th 2016 at 6:00:23 PM

I'm not sure when you heard that, because the schedule for every episode in the last two weeks of Summer of Steven was revealed simultaneously.

Found it. 7th post here is why I thought we weren't getting any more episodes this week.

Austin Since: Jan, 2001
#39425: Aug 10th 2016 at 6:01:45 PM

You know, spend a few episodes fleshing out Rose's philosophies on war, before hitting us with the shocking reveal in the moon episode. You feeling me?

Yeah, I get where you're coming from. It does feel a little weird, in retrospect.


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