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LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#41451: Aug 26th 2016 at 8:18:25 AM

Yeah, I could see that happening in the real world. Especially at the kind of private school she definitely goes to.

Ultimatum Disasturbator from the Amiga Forest (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
Disasturbator
#41452: Aug 26th 2016 at 8:20:28 AM

Zero tolerance means they both get the same punishment unfortunately

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CaptainCapsase from Orbiting Sagittarius A* Since: Jan, 2015
#41453: Aug 26th 2016 at 8:20:45 AM

[up][up], [up] Well, it's also worth noting that, IRL, the Double Standard is still very much a thing in many schools; a boy hitting a girl is frequently punished more harshly than the converse.

edited 26th Aug '16 8:22:01 AM by CaptainCapsase

PhiSat Planeswalker from Everywhere and Nowhere Since: Jan, 2011
Planeswalker
#41454: Aug 26th 2016 at 8:32:34 AM

Man, I'm not liking these new credits. The atmospheric music just sounds... Ominous.

Oissu!
DaftPunch hiya, the name's scout. from lesbian Since: Dec, 2013 Relationship Status: Hugging my pillow
hiya, the name's scout.
#41455: Aug 26th 2016 at 8:47:07 AM

I watched the latest episodes with the butterflies or whatever

I can honestly say that's the most emotional I have ever gotten over q show

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Mr.Badguy Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
#41456: Aug 26th 2016 at 8:58:38 AM

Wow, I guess I'm in the minority here because this episode was kinda bleh. I thought the song was so boring I ended up skipping through it.

It's definitely not bad, Steven Universe is very rarely bad, but it wasn't that good, especially if this is all we'll see of Steven's guilt over his actions. Stevonnie flutter jumping was rad, though.

The moral, that Steven can both acknowledge his pain and that he had no choice, was great. I like it a lot.

randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#41457: Aug 26th 2016 at 9:15:36 AM

Is it surprising? Bleh-ness is a transparent feeling.

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LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#41458: Aug 26th 2016 at 9:26:15 AM

I actually didn't pay much attention to the song. Though it might come off as hearsay, I don't care much for them in general. Like, none of them are bad, but I don't watch the show in anticipation of them like everyone else seems to.

PhiSat Planeswalker from Everywhere and Nowhere Since: Jan, 2011
Planeswalker
#41459: Aug 26th 2016 at 9:31:14 AM

I found the song kind of meh as well. I liked Both of You a lot better.

Oissu!
thatother1dude from Land of the Ill, Annoyin' Since: Jan, 2001
#41460: Aug 26th 2016 at 9:33:29 AM

I kind of assume Jeff lied about how he got injured to save them both the trouble.

PhiSat Planeswalker from Everywhere and Nowhere Since: Jan, 2011
Planeswalker
#41461: Aug 26th 2016 at 9:35:53 AM

Or because of the humiliation. Or because he didn't think anyone would believe him.

Oissu!
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
#41462: Aug 26th 2016 at 9:42:49 AM

I think the reason I found the song just okay was Estelle's singing voice. it just doesn't grab me as much as Deedee's voice. Stevonnie's singing was a bit better, but still not as great. I was going to say the chorus felt a bit repetitive, but the same could be said about "It's Over".

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thatother1dude from Land of the Ill, Annoyin' Since: Jan, 2001
#41463: Aug 26th 2016 at 9:44:33 AM

I'm sure I'd really like this episode even if I didn't care about the song.

edited 26th Aug '16 9:44:41 AM by thatother1dude

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.
#41464: Aug 26th 2016 at 9:46:09 AM

Wasn't really feeling the song the first time through, but now that I've been listening to it some more, it's really grown on me.

I'll admit, I liked this episode mostly for the last couple minutes, because...wow...

It's definitely not bad, Steven Universe is very rarely bad, but it wasn't that good, especially if this is all we'll see of Steven's guilt over his actions.

I doubt this is the last we'll see of that. This is probably going to serve as a prelude to this season's story arcs.

edited 26th Aug '16 9:47:37 AM by KarkatTheDalek

Oh God! Natural light!
randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#41465: Aug 26th 2016 at 9:53:03 AM

This is just the beginning of internal struggle.

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xanderiskander Since: Mar, 2012
#41466: Aug 26th 2016 at 9:53:33 AM

Well, it's also worth noting that, IRL, the Double Standard is still very much a thing in many schools; a boy hitting a girl is frequently punished more harshly than the converse.
From what I know for a lot of schools this isn't true anymore, because many of them have "no touch policies". Doesn't matter who you are now. If students hug or shake hands or something they get a minor punishment. You fight, and both get suspended (or worse depending on how bad it was). They don't even consider self defense.

I went to a private high school, so they started this experiment earlier with us, before doing it in the public schools later. Tis how I know.

BTW the no touch policies sometimes applies to the teachers too. A teacher I had was fired because he hugged a student who was upset to comfort them.

edited 26th Aug '16 10:04:27 AM by xanderiskander

randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#41467: Aug 26th 2016 at 9:58:24 AM

Not allowed to handshake...that sounds extreme.

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thatother1dude from Land of the Ill, Annoyin' Since: Jan, 2001
#41468: Aug 26th 2016 at 10:03:17 AM

There's no safe assumptions about how any real life school would react to this kind of thing (especially in practice, not just theory), much less a fictional one.

I do hope Connie's apparent inability to be at ease gets addressed again. Training making you prone to violence is a flaw, not an unavoidable side-effect of doing it well.

edited 26th Aug '16 10:04:00 AM by thatother1dude

randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#41469: Aug 26th 2016 at 10:11:18 AM

She needs more training.

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Ultimatum Disasturbator from the Amiga Forest (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
Disasturbator
#41470: Aug 26th 2016 at 10:12:48 AM

shaking hands could spread germs!

according to paranoia schools,also it could be because of gang signs..according to their warped logic anyway

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WillKeaton from Alberta, Canada Since: Jun, 2010
#41471: Aug 26th 2016 at 10:43:43 AM

What exactly were the butterflies supposed to represent?

randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#41472: Aug 26th 2016 at 10:45:50 AM

Nothing, just an easy tool for the characters to react towards. The way the characters reacted was the important part.

edited 26th Aug '16 10:46:40 AM by randomness4

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AegisP Kindhearted SSSSSNAKE Man Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
Kindhearted SSSSSNAKE Man
#41473: Aug 26th 2016 at 10:47:04 AM

Its weird how nobody likes the singing voice of the professional singer better than the other non-professional. Dont get me wrong, I super agree with you, Deedee Magno Hall just sinks Estelle in the beautiful voice department, but its still weird.

As long as this flower is in my heart. My Strength will flow without end.
thatother1dude from Land of the Ill, Annoyin' Since: Jan, 2001
#41474: Aug 26th 2016 at 10:49:31 AM

Its weird how nobody likes the singing voice of the professional singer better than the other non-professional.
Magno-Hall sang on Broadway.

KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
#41475: Aug 26th 2016 at 10:50:50 AM

I liked the song because, especially in subject matter, it's a very classic kind of soul-jazz number. I'll admit it goes on for a bit too long, with Steven's issues seeming almost afterthought-ish in comparison though.


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