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slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#44826: Nov 17th 2016 at 6:39:26 PM

The Gems are still technically immigrants so they kinda have has much claim to America as nearly every other American barring the actual natives.

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
RhymeBeat True colors from Eastern Standard Since: Aug, 2009 Relationship Status: In Lesbians with you
True colors
#44827: Nov 17th 2016 at 6:39:52 PM

So according to my research what little I can find Demayo is a Jewish name, via Spain and Portugal.

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InAnOdderWay Since: Nov, 2013
#44828: Nov 17th 2016 at 6:41:28 PM

I think that's what sounded out of place. Openly agknowledging a political situation outside of Beach City seems very... disorienting. Makes me wonder what sorts of wild and wacky political shitshows would happen in a world that, from we can tell, is areligious and has no issues with homophobia or racism. Seems it really soil the fun of it all.

thatother1dude from Land of the Ill, Annoyin' Since: Jan, 2001
#44829: Nov 17th 2016 at 6:44:06 PM

So according to my research what little I can find Demayo is a Jewish name, via Spain and Portugal.
Yet every thing I can find is that it's an Americanized version of the Italian named "De Maio", hence why Andy pronounced it "de may-o", not "de my-o".

edited 17th Nov '16 6:44:59 PM by thatother1dude

RhymeBeat True colors from Eastern Standard Since: Aug, 2009 Relationship Status: In Lesbians with you
dmysta3000 (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#44831: Nov 17th 2016 at 6:49:03 PM

So it looks like tonight's episode updated the ending theme again...

GUNDAMU GUNDAMU
AdricDePsycho Rock on, Gold Dust Woman from Never Going Back Again Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
Rock on, Gold Dust Woman
#44832: Nov 17th 2016 at 6:52:02 PM

Well that's fucking ominous.

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Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
Funny but not helpful
#44833: Nov 17th 2016 at 6:56:25 PM

Didn't Greg say that he inherited the barn?

If that's the case, Andy didn't have the power to evict the Gems anyway.

And while he's entitled to his feelings regarding a cherished family location being changed, he also hasn't visited in years. Didn't even know Greg was in the area.

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slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#44834: Nov 17th 2016 at 6:58:28 PM

Shouldn't he had known the barn belonged to Greg then?

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
superboy313 Since: May, 2015
#44835: Nov 17th 2016 at 7:02:12 PM

Is it me, or did Andy remind anyone of Grunkle Stan?

thatother1dude from Land of the Ill, Annoyin' Since: Jan, 2001
#44836: Nov 17th 2016 at 7:02:19 PM

Well that's fucking ominous.
Also, it makes me remember the part of the credits that says "Animation Director: Nick DeMayo".

Didn't Greg say that he inherited the barn?
No, he just said it belong to his aunt and uncle—i.e. Andy's parents.

smokeycut Since: Mar, 2013
#44837: Nov 17th 2016 at 7:07:45 PM

Going back, we have no clue whether or not racism and homophobia exist in this universe, but as far as we know they still do. At the very least, Andy's comments show that xenophobia is very real in this world.

thatother1dude from Land of the Ill, Annoyin' Since: Jan, 2001
#44838: Nov 17th 2016 at 7:20:49 PM

I feel like pointing out that, like "Bismuth", this episode was probably written so it could be set most anywhere this season. It was probably aired now as a Thanksgiving Episode.

WillKeaton from Alberta, Canada Since: Jun, 2010
#44839: Nov 17th 2016 at 7:26:32 PM

I watched an upload of the episode on youtube that was cut into pieces. Did we get any new eye catches?

thatother1dude from Land of the Ill, Annoyin' Since: Jan, 2001
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.
#44841: Nov 17th 2016 at 7:32:34 PM

I don't know about anywhere - we have no clue what else will happen this season.

Oh God! Natural light!
randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#44842: Nov 17th 2016 at 7:33:04 PM

Wasn't really anything in the episode deserving of one.

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thatother1dude from Land of the Ill, Annoyin' Since: Jan, 2001
#44843: Nov 17th 2016 at 7:49:03 PM

By "season" I really just meant "this general period", though I now realize the pumpkin dog's addition would keep them from airing it before the season three finale.

edited 17th Nov '16 7:49:38 PM by thatother1dude

randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#44844: Nov 17th 2016 at 7:51:30 PM

How would that keep them from putting it after this episode?

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thatother1dude from Land of the Ill, Annoyin' Since: Jan, 2001
#44845: Nov 17th 2016 at 7:58:23 PM

Because the first of the first continuous episodes that ended the third season began with a visit to the barn, where you logically would have seen the pumpkin dog.

NesClassic Meh-meh!? from Flyover Country Since: Dec, 2012 Relationship Status: In another castle
Meh-meh!?
#44846: Nov 17th 2016 at 8:04:52 PM

Spiraling in to give some thoughts on this episode: I'm not sure if I liked it. It had a lot of potential to be good and I like the character of Andy, but some really weird bits held it back.
I guess the first one would be how, if I had to describe it, some bits were "blatant." I'm not sure if I like SU being topical in such an obvious way. Like, there's more subtle ways to tackle a topic of tha sort and they're more than capable of doing it. The result here just sort of feels forced into the episode, and it doesn't strike me as something natural... maybe I'm just being weird though, ah?

Some of the Gem stuff felt weird, like they were just jamming in token references to things they did for the heck of it. It didn't really strike me as natural conversation... though, they're from space, so what do I know. I'm also a little annoyed at how little anyone tried to offer apologies towards Andy for things like dismantling a plane with a lot of sentimental value to him and such, but... again, Gems. They don't really pick up on social cues too well.

I like Andy as a character, I do admit. I didn't like him until near the end of the episode, since I wasn't even sure why they were introducing him, but I like him now since he has potential as an avenue for developing Steven's identity as a human/Gem hybrid. The two seem like they'll round out each other well, and I hope they'll both get some nice heartfelt moments whenever the next time they're together again happens.

[up]For what it's worth, the dog's a minute enough element that I don't think anyone would notice if it didn't show up again. ...if anything, I'd be more concerned with the season changing causing some anachronism.

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randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#44847: Nov 17th 2016 at 8:06:26 PM

[up][up]And a whole bunch of newly grown crops...

edited 17th Nov '16 8:08:38 PM by randomness4

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Ruise Nyanpasu~ from your subconscious Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: It's not my fault I'm not popular!
Nyanpasu~
#44848: Nov 17th 2016 at 8:15:23 PM

hippie alien coven

We...ARE THE HIPPIE ALIEN COVEN!

Loves feel-good animation a whole lot.
AdricDePsycho Rock on, Gold Dust Woman from Never Going Back Again Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
Rock on, Gold Dust Woman
#44849: Nov 17th 2016 at 8:19:07 PM

So I think the next episode, Three Gems and a Baby, is airing on December 1st (may need confirmation for that). Then we get another big hiatus.

With the weird sound going on in the credits, some people on the SU Subreddit have said that they feel the hiatus should've begun with Gem Harvest because then it'd give the whole "calm before the storm" feeling that the credits seemed to be implying.

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thatother1dude from Land of the Ill, Annoyin' Since: Jan, 2001
#44850: Nov 17th 2016 at 8:21:43 PM

Three Gems and a Baby, is airing on December 1st (may need confirmation for that)
The source from a week or two ago was Zap2it, which is official (i.e. they get information directly from the networks, though it is still occasionally subject to change), but TV Guide corroborates the same episode and airdate.

edited 17th Nov '16 8:22:20 PM by thatother1dude


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