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randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#46576: Feb 10th 2017 at 9:11:40 PM

It would be your mistake for assuming Veggie-head was suppose to be the name...

It was only said once...

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thatother1dude from Land of the Ill, Annoyin' Since: Jan, 2001
#46577: Feb 10th 2017 at 9:19:14 PM

So I'm gonna guess the next three episodes are boarded by Howard/Liu, Abrams/Mitroff, and Florido/Zuke, in that order.

edited 10th Feb '17 9:19:31 PM by thatother1dude

Crossover-Enthusiast from an abaondoned mall (Lucky 7) Relationship Status: Chocolate!
#46578: Feb 10th 2017 at 9:41:08 PM

[up][up] Well excuse me for thinking it was Veggie Head when we only saw her once before this episode.

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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
#46579: Feb 10th 2017 at 9:42:09 PM

Nobody wants to be Pearl

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randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#46580: Feb 10th 2017 at 9:45:38 PM

Well of course, no one was tall enough...

So they gave her role to the shortest of the "B - Team"...

Irony or something.

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HextarVigar That guy from The Big House Since: Feb, 2015
That guy
#46581: Feb 10th 2017 at 9:47:50 PM

Captain Ginyu Peridot represent!

Your momma's so dumb she thinks oral sex means talking dirty.
darkabomination Since: Mar, 2012
#46582: Feb 11th 2017 at 12:12:04 AM

Hell yeah, Connie ain't putting up with no Gem bs. That's mah girl.

I love it whenever we get to hear Connie's theme, I wish we'd get some variations on that by the composers.

PushoverMediaCritic I'm sorry Tien, but I must go all out. from the Italy of America Since: Jul, 2015 Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
I'm sorry Tien, but I must go all out.
#46583: Feb 11th 2017 at 2:45:37 AM

Some people were expecting to see a Peridot/Lapis fusion in this episode.

randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#46584: Feb 11th 2017 at 2:54:11 AM

That's what fans want...

Fan-service, woot.

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NegaKingKix The Absolute Madman from That one place we don't talk about anymore Since: Jan, 2015 Relationship Status: Buried in snow, waiting for spring
The Absolute Madman
#46585: Feb 11th 2017 at 6:12:46 AM

"We are the Crystal temps!"

"We be we baby!"
Mr.Badguy Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
#46586: Feb 11th 2017 at 7:22:06 AM

Lapis telling Connie that she's "drowned a lot of people" wasn't nearly as funny as it should have been.

Episode really wasn't that good. Peridot and Lapis are two of my favourites and they were just kind of annoying and terrible.

Kayeka (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#46587: Feb 11th 2017 at 7:30:47 AM

It was mostly just Cringe-worthy, and the whole thing could only happen because everyone was acting like idiots. Apart from the occasional good line, mostly just bad.

Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
Funny but not helpful
#46588: Feb 11th 2017 at 7:54:30 AM

Fans are always expecting a new fusion from any given thing

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smokeycut Since: Mar, 2013
#46589: Feb 11th 2017 at 7:54:34 AM

It wasn't my favorite episode, but I think they were perfectly in character. Peridot has always been full of herself, and this isn't the first time she's tried to declare herself the leader of the gems.

And as for Lapis, this is our first time seeing how she acts without Steven around, which provides a lot of insight into her character.

TyeDyeWildebeest Unreasonably Quirky from Big Rock Candy Mountain Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: How does it feel to treat me like you do?
Unreasonably Quirky
#46590: Feb 11th 2017 at 8:52:39 AM

They forgot the Rubies.

TBF, I can't imagine Steven would be all that comfortable sharing a ship with someone who literally tried to disembowel him the last time they saw each other.

They could rescue all the Rubies except Eyeball, but that would just be kind of awkward. I dunno.

In regards to the latest episode, I do agree that Peridot and Lapis were kind of obnoxious, which is a shame since Peridot is normally my favorite character. But I do like that Connie learned a pretty valuable lesson- namely, that being The Heart of the team isn't as easy as it looks.

edited 11th Feb '17 8:54:39 AM by TyeDyeWildebeest

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Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
darkabomination Since: Mar, 2012
#46592: Feb 11th 2017 at 9:28:16 AM

I didn't have a problem with it, since yeah, Gems are still pretty jerkish to humans, and most of Peridot and Lapis' interactions have either been with other Gems or the half-human Steven, who still has Gem abilities.

Gems aren't always cuddly, and I think it's a nice reminder of that. Also they've not had the character development the other Crystal Gems have had in coming to grips with humans.

GarnetRebeller96 Since: Nov, 2015
#46593: Feb 11th 2017 at 9:44:59 AM

You can make the gems not be cuddly towards human and not be annoying about it/.

I felt this episode really exaggerated Lapis and Peridot traits. Especially Peridot. Could we have one scene without her being a forced comic relief that relies on yelling, please?

As for Lapis, I feel the writers have no idea where to take her character, it's pretty disappointing.

smokeycut Since: Mar, 2013
#46594: Feb 11th 2017 at 9:51:30 AM

That's because you get some writers, like Zuke and Flordio, who want Lapis to be Peridot's girlfriend, while you have others, like Sugar, who want to depict her as a very complicated person who has a tendency to manipulate people.

(Before anyone accuses me of making shit up, thats based on exactly how Sugar and Zuke have said they view Lapis)

Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
Funny but not helpful
#46595: Feb 11th 2017 at 9:54:05 AM

I don't see those depictions as mutually exclusive though.

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GarnetRebeller96 Since: Nov, 2015
#46596: Feb 11th 2017 at 9:58:38 AM

Having Lapis be one of those two wouldn't be bad if they naturally develop her into it. It's like Lapis just change as a character without the development part happening and being forced and rush.

smokeycut Since: Mar, 2013
#46597: Feb 11th 2017 at 9:59:35 AM

Maybe not on paper, but take a look at the actual episodes. It's like she's a completely different character depending on who boards the episode.

Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
Funny but not helpful
#46598: Feb 11th 2017 at 10:02:19 AM

She has seemed pretty consistent since Hit the Diamond

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WillKeaton from Alberta, Canada Since: Jun, 2010
#46599: Feb 11th 2017 at 10:34:03 AM

As much character development as Steven's gotten since the show started, and there's been quite a bit, I think it's Connie who has actually grown more as a character.

I'm sure this episode is setting up a future episode where the day has to be saved by the Crystal Temps. And I am looking forward to it.

edited 11th Feb '17 10:40:28 AM by WillKeaton

Mr.Badguy Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
#46600: Feb 11th 2017 at 10:43:32 AM

Yeah she was depressed, morose, bitter, she lashed out at Peridot over her grudge but still stepped up to protect her from the Rubies. She was showing symptoms of her PTSD but still seemed to be trying to manage it.

Here she just seemed like an asshole and not much else, and it's especially weird that she broke down in guilt over how she hurt Greg, but is perfectly okay with being confronted with someone she nearly killed. The only sorta good thing about this ep was Peridot showing off her "old room" to Lapis.

I'm gonna need a link on the manipulating thing because that's not something she's actually done during the entire series.

edited 11th Feb '17 10:45:10 AM by Mr.Badguy


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