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darkabomination Since: Mar, 2012
#45551: Dec 14th 2016 at 6:35:03 PM

Garnet's more understanding of humans' emotional needs. Since she views herself through the lens of a relationship, she's more intune with how people tick. After she understood the lengths that Jamie was going with his infatuation, she gave a stern, but not unkind discussion about his feelings and helped him work it out.

So you could say Amethyst understands the physical wants of humans, Garnet gets the emotional desires, and Pearl thinks of the intellectual aspect.

edited 14th Dec '16 6:37:13 PM by darkabomination

Mr.Badguy Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
#45552: Dec 14th 2016 at 7:22:48 PM

I'm usually one for casual human plots but an episode where Pearl nearly murders a baby might be too far for me.

Which is hilarious because I love both of the other episodes where Pearl nearly kills Steven.

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#45553: Dec 14th 2016 at 7:27:43 PM

To be fair to Pearl, she didn't know it would kill Steven, which we're not sure of anyway, and she did stop herself.

Oh really when?
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#45554: Dec 14th 2016 at 7:35:32 PM

I rewatched Warp Tour today, and I kinda noticed something. I know that a lot of people who are less keen on loving Pearl often point that that episode as why, because her attitude about the warps is kinda condescending towards Steven, but at the same time I'm surprised nobody called Garnet out on her behavior. She doesn't even say much, she just rubs Steven's head and kinda gives off this really condescending vibe of babying the poor kid up like he doesn't know any better.

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Austin Since: Jan, 2001
#45555: Dec 15th 2016 at 4:46:41 AM

Speaking of Warp Tour, Steven's characterization in that episode always reminded me of a pre-teen who's starting to realize that adults aren't always right, and becoming more willing to argue with them.

Re: Where Rose was formed... personally, I like the idea that Rose was formed on Homeworld, because that would make Rose and Japser excellent Foils of each other - Rose was the Homeworld quartz that grew to love the beauty of Earth and even defied her Diamond to protect it, while Japser was the Earth-grown quartz that hated everything about Earth and grew fanatical about both Homeworld and her Diamond. Sure, it still works if Rose is from Earth, but I like the symmetry.

Yeah, that's a pretty good idea.

I think the way to look at it best is that Pearl is best at the macrocosmic interactions with humanity - the general skills and institutions one needs to interact with regarding humans as a species. Amethyst is the one who's best at interactions with humanity on a microcosmic scale - actual one-on-one dealings with people. In academic terms, it's like Pearl specialized in sociology and Amethyst specialized in psychology

So you could say Amethyst understands the physical wants of humans, Garnet gets the emotional desires, and Pearl thinks of the intellectual aspect.

Those are very interesting ways to look at how the Gems interact with humans. You guys might be onto something.

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#45556: Dec 15th 2016 at 7:37:56 AM

I think it helps that at the end of Warp Tour — well, okay, before Peridot shows up but after Steven was provably right about seeing something in the Warp Pad space — that Garnet calls herself out to Steven, immediately and in no uncertain terms. She's clearly ashamed that she didn't give Steven so much as the benefit of the doubt, let alone the actual trust she's otherwise tried to offer him.

It is interesting to note that why she acted that way seems to have been exactly the same as Pearl and Amethyst's true motivations for their dismissal of Steven's claim: Not even wanting to even consider the idea of Homeworld's return. Also interesting is that Garnet's rationalization for this is less like Pearl's impenetrable circle of reasoning and more like a more placating version of Amethyst's abdication of responsibility. It seems like a good look into Garnet's foibles.

WillKeaton from Alberta, Canada Since: Jun, 2010
#45557: Dec 15th 2016 at 3:15:54 PM

"Back to the Barn" was on and I saw something that bugged me. Garnet is eating popcorn, but then here she stops herself from eating one kernal, looks at it, and shakes her head. I don't quite get what she's doing, or why.

randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
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#45558: Dec 15th 2016 at 3:32:48 PM

She's obviously reacting to the situation...

She disapproves.

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thatother1dude from Land of the Ill, Annoyin' Since: Jan, 2001
#45559: Dec 15th 2016 at 4:53:06 PM

My best guess is she thought of eating but changed her mind, and vaguely seemed like a reference to Greg's line that "Well, Garnet likes to eat sometimes."

Austin Since: Jan, 2001
#45560: Dec 15th 2016 at 5:50:34 PM

Garnet foresaw a bad future if she ate that popcorn.

randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
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#45561: Dec 15th 2016 at 5:51:50 PM

[up][up]So what? Does that mean she only ate every other piece of popcorn in that container?

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#45563: Dec 17th 2016 at 7:47:02 AM

[up] Plot twist: Ruby is a foot fetishist.

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#45564: Dec 17th 2016 at 8:06:14 AM

Is that why Garnet had to defeat the giant foot?

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sgamer82 Since: Jan, 2001
#45565: Dec 17th 2016 at 8:48:11 AM

[up] If so would that make it pleasure for Ruby or jealousy from Sapphire?

Also, just had a mild mind-blow at discovering Steven and Rose have the same laugh/chuckle. I'm an absolute sucker for that kind of attention to detail.

edited 17th Dec '16 2:54:23 PM by sgamer82

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#45566: Dec 17th 2016 at 2:01:08 PM

wild mass guess Steven was Rose all along!

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#45567: Dec 17th 2016 at 2:01:31 PM

No Fetish Fuel in here plz

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sgamer82 Since: Jan, 2001
#45568: Dec 17th 2016 at 2:54:42 PM

[up] Reworded it just a bit at least to take the trope out.

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#45569: Dec 17th 2016 at 2:56:47 PM

Cheers,

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darkabomination Since: Mar, 2012
#45570: Dec 17th 2016 at 7:49:16 PM

Garnet was secretly displeased they would be fighting a giant hand instead. Or ya know, Sapphire is just that amazing at fusion.

Oh yeah, I noticed that the first time I heard her laugh. Stevonnie does the same thing with Connie's giggle as well.

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#45571: Dec 19th 2016 at 4:51:56 PM

I just heard that four episodes are planned for January, and seventeen episodes for the lead-in to Season 5.

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#45572: Dec 19th 2016 at 4:53:17 PM
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#45574: Dec 19th 2016 at 6:31:49 PM

That article states the exact opposite, though;

"There are [sic] no confirmation yet from Cartoon Network nor from creators of the show whether "Steven Universe" Season 4 will air on January and it is likely that the show will take another hiatus from television airing."

Plus, I'd doubt the credibility of it anyway if it includes a video for a fan theory at the end.

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