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xanderiskander Since: Mar, 2012
#42276: Sep 5th 2016 at 9:22:12 AM

He meant the Cluster remaining whole and somehow getting out of the Earth's core so it can form a body without destroying Earth, hence the "giant hand" comment
No, that was a separate comment. In the first one he was wondering if "we'd get any peeps" from the cluster. As in new characters.

edited 5th Sep '16 9:36:25 AM by xanderiskander

smokeycut Since: Mar, 2013
#42277: Sep 5th 2016 at 9:26:04 AM

I think he was referring to "will we hear from/deal with the cluster again".

xanderiskander Since: Mar, 2012
#42278: Sep 5th 2016 at 9:46:36 AM

If so I misunderstood that part then.

But either way I'm not seeing how using the cluster to solve everything wouldn't be a Deus ex Machina.

Although if it's big enough to pop the earth when it forms, I don't think it forming outside of the center, would be any less destructive.

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#42279: Sep 5th 2016 at 10:09:03 AM

Well, if the preview's anything to go by, then this is going to be a sort of follow-up to "Maximum Capacity".

I'm calling it right now, Amethyst tries to kiss Greg.

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smokeycut Since: Mar, 2013
#42280: Sep 5th 2016 at 10:13:10 AM

I'm betting it'll deal with Pearl not relating to everyone else's interests.

randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
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#42281: Sep 5th 2016 at 10:16:06 AM

That seems more likely...seeing how Pearl would be out of her comfort zone in context.

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DeathsApprentice The Ultimate Lifeform from The Ark Since: Aug, 2011 Relationship Status: Is that a kind of food?
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#42282: Sep 5th 2016 at 10:23:55 AM

[up]x3: Didn't Crewniverse confirm that Amethyst never had romantic feelings for Greg?

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LeGarcon Blowout soon fellow Stalker from Skadovsk Since: Aug, 2013 Relationship Status: Gay for Big Boss
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#42283: Sep 5th 2016 at 10:24:45 AM

I'm not sure they explicitly said that but they've said tons of times that Amethyst looks up to Greg as more a role model than anything else. It's why her hair is so long.

Oh really when?
randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
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#42284: Sep 5th 2016 at 10:35:16 AM

It's why she re-grew it...

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WillKeaton from Alberta, Canada Since: Jun, 2010
#42285: Sep 5th 2016 at 10:41:22 AM

I was watching the first episode, because Cartoon Network is apparently celebrating Labour Day by showing really old episodes of Steven Universe. Towards the end of the episode where Steven is fighting centipeedle, he starts talking about cookie cat while trying to activate his shield. At one point he shouts "Cookie cat! He left his family behind!" Um, what? Does cookie cat have a long involved backstory that I'm not aware of?

FawfulCrump Since: Dec, 2010
#42286: Sep 5th 2016 at 10:42:33 AM

[up]He was saying the lyrics to the Cookie Cat theme song, which he rapped toward the beginning of the episode.

randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
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#42287: Sep 5th 2016 at 10:43:17 AM

[up][up]That's apart of the song...he sung it fully twice.

edited 5th Sep '16 10:43:43 AM by randomness4

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dmysta3000 (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#42288: Sep 5th 2016 at 10:52:50 AM

Rewatching some of the early season 1 episodes makes me appreciate that Steven actually does go through a considerable amount of Character Development. Cause he was seriously kinda grating back then.

edited 5th Sep '16 10:53:24 AM by dmysta3000

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randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
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#42289: Sep 5th 2016 at 10:56:31 AM

He is now The Load that never was....

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LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#42290: Sep 5th 2016 at 11:02:18 AM

As Pearl said he was "only occasionally obnoxious". Him being a bit grating was probably intentional, as watching Steven grow is the entire point of the show.

edited 5th Sep '16 11:44:40 AM by LSBK

AlleyOop Since: Oct, 2010
#42291: Sep 5th 2016 at 11:07:00 AM

Yep, Intended Audience Reaction at here. It's presented as such in-universe which makes it more tolerable.

BlueBlaze64 The Watcher on the Tower from Empire City Since: Sep, 2012 Relationship Status: I'm just a poor boy, nobody loves me
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#42292: Sep 5th 2016 at 11:29:39 AM

Yeah, during the first season I thought the show would be like a Monster of the Week superhero show from the perspective of the kid sidekick. And I remember thinking that the premise could work if it had a character focus. I'm glad the show went in the direction it did.

I just wish they found a good balance between plot and character development.

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Ultimatum Disasturbator from the Amiga Forest (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
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#42293: Sep 5th 2016 at 12:00:53 PM

> Does cookie cat have a long involved backstory that I'm not aware of?

Yes,cookie cat comes from the cookie world but the evil space rock race crumbled their world leaving him the last cookie cat in existence

(if their universe has a race of space rocks then they can have a race of confectionery foods too!)

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thatother1dude from Land of the Ill, Annoyin' Since: Jan, 2001
#42294: Sep 5th 2016 at 12:53:43 PM

I'm not seeing how using the cluster to solve everything wouldn't be a Deus ex Machina.
You seem to be either assuming a situation where the Cluster saves everyone out of nowhere or using it to mean "any unsatisfying conclusion where the protagonists are saved by outside help". Since we already know what the Cluster is, it resolving conflict is not inherently a Deus ex Machina.

[up]Cookie Cat the character does not appear to be made of ice cream or cookies, he's just the mascot for a brand of them.

edited 5th Sep '16 12:55:01 PM by thatother1dude

LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#42295: Sep 5th 2016 at 12:56:05 PM

I do think just leaving the Cluster hanging would be weird but I can't really see how they could do anything else with it that would make sense.

Ultimatum Disasturbator from the Amiga Forest (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
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#42296: Sep 5th 2016 at 12:57:07 PM

I was making a joke about how even non characters have a major backstory,in this case a food product

edited 5th Sep '16 12:59:38 PM by Ultimatum

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CaptainCapsase from Orbiting Sagittarius A* Since: Jan, 2015
#42297: Sep 5th 2016 at 1:08:44 PM

If it just suddenly showed up and beat up a homeworld expeditionary force, that would be dumb. Not a Deus Ex Machina, but not particularly good writing. This is something that would presumably be set up at least a few episodes in advance.

randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
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#42298: Sep 5th 2016 at 1:12:22 PM

They could just break it apart and glue the Gem shards back together...get a little healing spit action and viola...a whole bunch of healed CGs.

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Ultimatum Disasturbator from the Amiga Forest (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
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#42299: Sep 5th 2016 at 1:14:30 PM

The Cluster is inside Earth's crust,and the only way for it to emerge would involve earth being destroyed..so the chances of deus ex machina are slim

Unless it's part of the seasonal final and they have a reset button at the end

edited 5th Sep '16 1:16:54 PM by Ultimatum

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randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
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#42300: Sep 5th 2016 at 1:16:11 PM

They could remove it when they just decide to give up and the Earth isn't worth it.

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