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AlleyOop Since: Oct, 2010
#43026: Sep 11th 2016 at 6:17:25 PM

Maybe Greg could move on, maybe he doesn't really need to. He cherished the time he had with Rose Quartz, but that one romantic relationship was good enough, and he doesn't feel like he needs another to be happy.

Mr.Badguy Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
#43027: Sep 11th 2016 at 6:19:26 PM

I mean, it's just a ship though. If S comes back she's obviously not going to leave Pearl for Greg.

But if she did, then, well, that's a bi lady who likes a dude. That's as valid as Pearl hooking up with her. If, specifically, the problem is that Pearl's getting snubbed I get it, but I disagree with the idea of it having an issue otherwise (mostly because it's pure crack).

Like, you know of a pretty danged similar case for me in another series we both follow and you know of how complicated that is for me.

edited 11th Sep '16 6:20:42 PM by Mr.Badguy

xanderiskander Since: Mar, 2012
#43028: Sep 11th 2016 at 6:21:37 PM

I don't think it's worth worrying about because there's no way the show is going to pair up Greg with S. Not only because Greg wouldn't do that, but because the crew seemed really excited about Pearl's part of the episode so they wouldn't want to just undo all of that.

I would like to think most of the support for the pairing is ironic,as well, but all I've seen of it is a comic joking about it.

randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#43029: Sep 11th 2016 at 6:22:10 PM

[up][up][up]Considering his attitude, he's moved on emotionally...So he could possibly try dating again, he doesn't need to.

edited 11th Sep '16 6:22:44 PM by randomness4

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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
#43030: Sep 11th 2016 at 6:23:44 PM

Yeah, the S Greg pairing is mostly a joke, with Pearl being the butt of it.

That said, I think Greg/Barb would be great!

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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.
#43031: Sep 11th 2016 at 6:25:09 PM

I think that could be really interesting plot, yeah.

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smokeycut Since: Mar, 2013
#43032: Sep 11th 2016 at 6:29:15 PM

I know, it's just a joke that I don't find funny, due to how lesbians get treated so often, and how it's making a joke of it.

Whatever, I've made my stance on it clear. Moving on.

madprophet Since: Feb, 2016 Relationship Status: Staying up all night to get lucky
#43033: Sep 11th 2016 at 6:36:51 PM

I suppose my issue with the whole thing is that it's fairly clear that S is a replacement of Rose. That can't be healthy, even in people who aren't neurotic abused "statues". I put statues in quotations mainly because I ain't ever heard of a job that consisted of standing around and looking pretty, and because Peridot is socially incompetent.

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
#43034: Sep 11th 2016 at 6:37:31 PM

[up][up] Don't worry, at least 90% of that pairing has no bad intent with it. They're not saying, "Wouldn't it be funny if this lesbian girl turned out to be straight?" They're saying "Wouldn't it be funny if Pearl lost another love interest to the same person?"

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AdricDePsycho Rock on, Gold Dust Woman from Never Going Back Again Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
Rock on, Gold Dust Woman
#43035: Sep 11th 2016 at 6:38:51 PM

Why does this remind me of how on Dragon Ball, Gohan marries a girl who looks and (initially at least) acts like his own mother?

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randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#43036: Sep 11th 2016 at 6:40:29 PM

Why does it? Because Toriyama can only draw one female face, remember?

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AdricDePsycho Rock on, Gold Dust Woman from Never Going Back Again Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
Rock on, Gold Dust Woman
#43037: Sep 11th 2016 at 6:41:39 PM

Yeah, but don't they like explicitly point out she looks like Chi-Chi or something? I don't remember too well.

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xanderiskander Since: Mar, 2012
#43038: Sep 11th 2016 at 6:43:01 PM

I suppose my issue with the whole thing is that it's fairly clear that S is a replacement of Rose. That can't be healthy, even in people who aren't neurotic abused "statues". I put statues in quotations mainly because I ain't ever heard of a job that consisted of standing around and looking pretty, and because Peridot is socially incompetent.
There was no indication that Pearl saw anything having to do with Rose's personality in S. The only thing I got out of it is that she was initially attracted to her because they had similar hair. Being attracted to a look is pretty normal.

randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#43039: Sep 11th 2016 at 6:43:07 PM

[up][up]That might be in the Manga, but I haven't read it. I don't remember it being brought up before.

edited 11th Sep '16 6:43:33 PM by randomness4

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AdricDePsycho Rock on, Gold Dust Woman from Never Going Back Again Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
Rock on, Gold Dust Woman
#43040: Sep 11th 2016 at 6:45:12 PM

Honestly, it's kind of insulting to say that Pearl's attraction to the mystery girl is unhealthy. We haven't even seen much of the relationship and then, because of her looking like someone Pearl used to be attracted to, it's somehow a sign that it's unhealthy?

Can Pearl even do anything without being scrutinized for it?

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madprophet Since: Feb, 2016 Relationship Status: Staying up all night to get lucky
#43041: Sep 11th 2016 at 6:45:31 PM

[up][up][up]Yeah, probably. I guess I just know to many obscure facts about serial killers to not find connections wherever I go. I was partially joking there.

[up]True, I guess my head likes to go straight to the end-point while ignoring all the different ways the path really goes.

edited 11th Sep '16 6:47:43 PM by madprophet

AdricDePsycho Rock on, Gold Dust Woman from Never Going Back Again Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
Rock on, Gold Dust Woman
#43042: Sep 11th 2016 at 6:49:36 PM

Seriously, I'm getting to where I'm just incredibly defensive of Pearl because of how much scrutiny people put her under. She's like the Mabel Pines of Steven Universe, either you love her or you hate her and nobody can agree on her. There's still people that won't forgive her for Rose's Scabbard, Sworn to the Sword, or Cry For Help.

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RhymeBeat True colors from Eastern Standard Since: Aug, 2009 Relationship Status: In Lesbians with you
True colors
#43043: Sep 11th 2016 at 6:51:40 PM

Pearl's interactions with S, as brief as they are, don't scream Replacement Goldfish to me. She let S direct the conversation and gave her a bit of info about her species and her history. In doing so that recognizes that she's a new person who doesn't share her history like Rose did.

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madprophet Since: Feb, 2016 Relationship Status: Staying up all night to get lucky
#43044: Sep 11th 2016 at 6:52:01 PM

[up][up]It's nothing to do with her past actions, she's got the very beginning of a particular serial killer. My brain found the line of reasoning and ran with it.

edited 11th Sep '16 6:52:28 PM by madprophet

DeathsApprentice The Ultimate Lifeform from The Ark Since: Aug, 2011 Relationship Status: Is that a kind of food?
The Ultimate Lifeform
#43045: Sep 11th 2016 at 6:52:51 PM

I thought Amethyst was the Mabel of Steven Universe. I see a lot more people hating on her than Pearl. :/

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xanderiskander Since: Mar, 2012
#43046: Sep 11th 2016 at 6:53:31 PM

[up][up] I don't think I want to know

edited 11th Sep '16 6:53:44 PM by xanderiskander

AdricDePsycho Rock on, Gold Dust Woman from Never Going Back Again Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
Rock on, Gold Dust Woman
#43047: Sep 11th 2016 at 6:54:16 PM

Depending on who you ask, it's either Amethyst, Pearl, or for some reason Lapis (I blame that one on how crazy the early Lapis fans were about her) who are the Mabel Pines of Steven Universe.

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madprophet Since: Feb, 2016 Relationship Status: Staying up all night to get lucky
#43048: Sep 11th 2016 at 6:54:33 PM

[up][up]Cmon, where's that insatiable human curiosity of yours?

edited 11th Sep '16 6:54:58 PM by madprophet

AdricDePsycho Rock on, Gold Dust Woman from Never Going Back Again Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
Rock on, Gold Dust Woman
#43049: Sep 11th 2016 at 6:55:08 PM

OK, I'm curious, which serial killer?

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madprophet Since: Feb, 2016 Relationship Status: Staying up all night to get lucky
#43050: Sep 11th 2016 at 6:58:43 PM

Ted Bundy. He already was a sociopath when he was rejected by one of his girlfriends. He would be incredibly amicable at times, even emotionally supportive, working at suicide help-lines and being kind to friends in need. The rejection made him go on a rampage, and guess what is one of the primary theories on why he targeted the people he did? And here's the real brain-tickler: what is the biggest reason of why I am wrong?

edited 11th Sep '16 6:59:29 PM by madprophet


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