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HextarVigar That guy from The Big House Since: Feb, 2015
That guy
#46626: Feb 11th 2017 at 6:00:49 PM

Don't mess with Peridot.

She'll throw a car at you.

Your momma's so dumb she thinks oral sex means talking dirty.
darkabomination Since: Mar, 2012
#46627: Feb 11th 2017 at 8:31:37 PM

For my taste, that's just fine. Given what we've just seen and the ominous-sounding next episode.

JBC31187 Since: Jan, 2015
#46628: Feb 11th 2017 at 8:59:55 PM

I'm guessing next episode is going to be either a) Steven uses the room to play out several different scenarios based on his conflicted feeling, such as Rose is a pure hero and Pink Diamond is a monstrous tyrant, or Rose is utterly ruthless and Pink is naive about the suffering she causes. Or b) Rose's consciousness is given form and Rose and Steven have an actual conversation. Or c) it's not Rose, but only Steven's mental image of her.

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#46629: Feb 11th 2017 at 9:27:42 PM

[up] The first idea sounds interesting.

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#46630: Feb 11th 2017 at 10:46:40 PM

I keep alternating between wanting Pink Diamond's death to be an epic fight between Rose and co. and Pink or wanting it to be more of an assassination or murder where Pink's guard put up more of a fight.

So, since Connie, Peridot, and Lapis (and Pumpkin I guess) have been established as Team B, I'm now doubting Jasper will be redeemed. And personally, I like it that way. Now, I don't think she'll stay corrupted or in a bubble, but the closest she get to Steven and the Gems is "not actively hostile." She'll end the series going back to Homeworld, healed but still emotionally broken, not sure what to do with herself without the Diamonds (who will be out of the picture) and their castes. But alive and free, and there is hope in that. Wherever Homeworld goes without the Diamonds, and it might very well go to shit for a while, Jasper will be at the center of it.

thatother1dude from Land of the Ill, Annoyin' Since: Jan, 2001
#46631: Feb 11th 2017 at 11:01:29 PM

On how Lapis and Peridot acted in "The New Crystal Gems", the only thing that seemed strange was how they acted with each other. The last couple times we'd seen them together they were really in-sync. Here they're still clearly friends, but their relationship suddenly seems much more vitriolic and prone to argument.

I feel like calling this implausible or out-of-character is pigeonholing their relationship to always be the same, but it's still an obvious difference coincident with different writers. I guess this sort of thing is inevitable when a bunch of the supporting cast, or the relationship between two of them, seem pretty heavily tied to specific storyboarders.

I'm guessing next episode is going to be either a) Steven uses the room to play out several different scenarios based on his conflicted feeling, such as Rose is a pure hero and Pink Diamond is a monstrous tyrant, or Rose is utterly ruthless and Pink is naive about the suffering she causes. Or b) Rose's consciousness is given form and Rose and Steven have an actual conversation. Or c) it's not Rose, but only Steven's mental image of her.
I think it's going to be actual events, not Steven's guesses made form, but not have Rose in any interactable manner. As some have already theorized, I expect a Pensieve Flashback of Past-Life Memories.

RhymeBeat True colors from Eastern Standard Since: Aug, 2009 Relationship Status: In Lesbians with you
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#46632: Feb 11th 2017 at 11:07:47 PM

Yeah I feel Steven just guessing what happened would deprive us of a vital lore episode.

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HextarVigar That guy from The Big House Since: Feb, 2015
That guy
#46633: Feb 11th 2017 at 11:19:12 PM

Imagine how much damage Peridot could do in a fight.

A gem monster threatens her, she gestures at a stop sign, pulls the sign out of the ground and punches a hole though it.

Your momma's so dumb she thinks oral sex means talking dirty.
randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
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#46634: Feb 11th 2017 at 11:51:23 PM

[up][up][up]Characters being mostly used by specific writers just seems like a bad idea...

That kind of thing requires a split in the work load, so the differences in characterization aren't as apparent...

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sgamer82 Since: Jan, 2001
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#46636: Feb 12th 2017 at 9:30:27 AM

Peridot's only problem is when the gem monster catches her projectile and throws back at her

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Mullon Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: And here's to you, Mrs. Robinson
#46637: Feb 12th 2017 at 6:21:41 PM

Is Lapis getting uglier?

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kyun Since: Dec, 2010
#46638: Feb 12th 2017 at 7:50:12 PM

..... I think I just missed another new episode.

FawfulCrump Since: Dec, 2010
#46639: Feb 12th 2017 at 7:54:13 PM

[up][up]Eh, it was a Raven and Paul-boarded episode. They always make the characters look a little funky.

I still liked Peek A Bangs Lapis, though.waii

Ruise Nyanpasu~ from your subconscious Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: It's not my fault I'm not popular!
Nyanpasu~
#46640: Feb 13th 2017 at 1:58:18 AM

I gotta wonder if they could track Steven and Greg with the earrings.

And yeah, depending on who boards the episode, the characters in this show are nooooot always...on-model. :/

Loves feel-good animation a whole lot.
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#46641: Feb 13th 2017 at 2:09:55 AM

When Peridot and Lapis are written and directed well, Lapis' Deadpan Snarker tendencies are hilarious and grounding, and Peridot is over-the-top and loud, but in a way that betrays her Inferiority Superiority Complex and the things she says are charmingly irreverent. When they're not written and directed well, Lapis comes off as mean-spirited and rude, while Peridot is the most annoying and abrasive thing to ever walk the Earth. This episode leaned a little more towards the latter than the former.

darkabomination Since: Mar, 2012
#46642: Feb 13th 2017 at 2:49:57 AM

My favorite line was still "the only one taking this seriously is Pumpkin".

AdricDePsycho Rock on, Gold Dust Woman from Never Going Back Again Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
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#46643: Feb 13th 2017 at 6:56:26 AM

I kinda liked this episode, but yeah, it's not one of the better ones. I do wish they'd get a bit better at writing Peridot and Lapis's interactions some, since this is probably one of the weakest episodes with either of them in it. I had to admit, though (and I'm surprised nobody brought this up here, unless I missed it), Lapis doing little impressions of Amethyst and Garnet as kind of funny.

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Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
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#46644: Feb 13th 2017 at 7:05:28 AM

I assume that Peridot wanted Lapis to be Amethyst because she fancies them both

But Lapis is notable for having a sense of humor. Just a very different one than Amethyst I think. Also fart jokes

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PhiSat Planeswalker from Everywhere and Nowhere Since: Jan, 2011
Planeswalker
#46645: Feb 13th 2017 at 10:37:00 AM

I wondered if Peridot wanted Lapis to be Amethyst because she still doesn't really get along with Pearl. Lapis also gets really offended when Peridot tries to "demote" her to Pearl, so it's probably also a status thing.

Oissu!
sgamer82 Since: Jan, 2001
#46646: Feb 13th 2017 at 10:39:52 AM

Actually, I could see Peridot assigning Lapis to be Amethyst based on having a sense of humor without comprehending that they have different kinds of senses of humor.

Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
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#46647: Feb 13th 2017 at 10:40:48 AM

I think it's less about status anymore and more she sees Pearl as uptight and over sensitive which is not how Peridot wants to be seen

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PhiSat Planeswalker from Everywhere and Nowhere Since: Jan, 2011
Planeswalker
#46648: Feb 13th 2017 at 10:41:51 AM

I meant from Lapis's perspective.

Oissu!
Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
Funny but not helpful
#46649: Feb 13th 2017 at 10:45:19 AM

Oh, misread

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Ultimatum Disasturbator from the Amiga Forest (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
Disasturbator
#46650: Feb 13th 2017 at 2:22:00 PM

Anyone feel this episode is the calm before the storm? Like this episode was light hearted to soften the blow of the coming drama bomb,

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