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thatother1dude from Land of the Ill, Annoyin' Since: Jan, 2001
#49526: May 21st 2017 at 6:41:40 PM

In case anyone followed a link to the CN website for "Stuck Together" and it turns out blank, that's because they change the URL to add "Wanted Part 1".

I mean, it's not like Blue's feeling are altruistic:
And we already know she's not above blaming the entirely wrong person. She outright said Rose and Pearl escaping was Ruby's fault for fusing with Sapphire, even though the rest of the court shouldn't have been so easily distracted.

randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#49527: May 21st 2017 at 7:11:28 PM

Distracted by something they never seen before...

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thatother1dude from Land of the Ill, Annoyin' Since: Jan, 2001
#49528: May 21st 2017 at 7:33:46 PM

If Rose and Pearl could stop looking for long enough to sneak away, the others don't have any excuse.

randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#49529: May 21st 2017 at 9:35:13 PM

They all stopped looking though...

It was played as an awkward exit instead of them sneaking away while everyone was distracted.

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32_Footsteps Think of the mooks! from Just north of Arkham Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
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#49530: May 22nd 2017 at 9:06:12 AM

Hmm... just due to the way the trailer for "Wanted" is edited, I'm kind of wondering if the way that Blue Diamond's threat was revealed on the trailer with the scenes might be a deliberate Red Herring. That could be me being Wrong Genre Savvy, but I've seen lines like that used to misdirect for purposes of Never Trust a Trailer that I'm inherently suspicious.

I know what I'm personally hoping for - Blue Diamond, of all people, gets shattered by Yellow Diamond to enforce a Heel–Face Door-Slam, but in general, I see lots of good story potential out of this.

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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
#49531: May 22nd 2017 at 12:24:09 PM

I've been wary of the show's trailers ever since that "What We Really Are" trailer. To put it lightly, it wasn't really indicative of the episodes it was a trailer for.

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LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#49532: May 22nd 2017 at 12:37:01 PM

[up][up]How would that ever come about? Seriously, I don't get this thing people have with making Yellow Diamond, and Yellow alone the worst or only "bad" Diamond.

thatother1dude from Land of the Ill, Annoyin' Since: Jan, 2001
#49533: May 22nd 2017 at 12:43:50 PM

I've been wary of the show's trailers ever since that "What We Really Are" trailer. To put it lightly, it wasn't really indicative of the episodes it was a trailer for.
It was only misleading if you expected the quoted line to hint at some out-of-nowhere revelation, instead of just being a way to make something ominous sounding with recycled assets.

32_Footsteps Think of the mooks! from Just north of Arkham Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
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#49534: May 22nd 2017 at 1:23:34 PM

@49528 Well, the reason why Yellow Diamond is more vilified is pretty simple - the "Out of This World" bomb showed a bunch that helped humanize Blue Diamond. YD hasn't gotten any of that yet, so it's much easier to paint her as the villainous of the two.

Though keep in mind, with my above scenario, being a recipient of a Heel–Face Door-Slam does not automatically redeem you, or make you a not-evil person. Yes, YD would, by default, be pulling an Eviler than Thou by doing so, but I could see YD shattering BD for even considering it. In fact, it'd be a good Moral Event Horizon move for someone to administer said door slam to someone who still could have decided on Team Evil.

Also, while I like the overall idea, I'm not personally tied to the "only YD is evil" idea. If they show BD as being just as evil, just played much differently (and some of the groundwork for that was put into place in "That Will Be All," so it's not an unreasonable idea), I'll be just fine with it.

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Ultimatum Disasturbator from the Amiga Forest (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
Disasturbator
#49535: May 22nd 2017 at 1:28:39 PM

> Seriously, I don't get this thing people have with making Yellow Diamond, and Yellow alone the worst or only "bad" Diamond.

Yellow has never been shown grieving in the same way Blue Diamond has,so people have no reason for being sympathetic towards her,she is also the central villain given how all the gems from her court(Jasper,Peridot and the rubies) have been villains,where as the gems from Blue diamond's court like Lapis and Sapphire are not villains (Lapis was at first but that's different,she just wanted to go home dammit)

Obviously Aquamarine is the first villain from Blue Diamond's court,but there have been far more villains coming Yellow's court,so as far as people are concerned Yellow's court are the badguy gems and she's the Big Bad,plus she appeared in the extended intro as looming over her gems so she is the bigbad

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LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#49536: May 22nd 2017 at 1:30:43 PM

Yellow Diamond has clearly been shown grieving though. She's just not an apparently constantly crying wreck.

The implication that you have to be indicates a really shallow understanding of grief.

edited 22nd May '17 1:32:07 PM by LSBK

Ultimatum Disasturbator from the Amiga Forest (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
Disasturbator
#49537: May 22nd 2017 at 1:44:02 PM

Maybe I should have put "far less" in the place of "No reason" bah, the one time I restrain my editing

plus all the reasons I outlined above and

-The cluster she wanted to emerge so it would destroy the earth

-Lack of anything where she's been humanised,Blue has had plenty

edited 22nd May '17 1:47:18 PM by Ultimatum

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thatother1dude from Land of the Ill, Annoyin' Since: Jan, 2001
#49538: May 22nd 2017 at 1:46:03 PM

Yellow Diamond thinks she isn't grieving, but most of her plot-relevant actions are related to her doing so.

LeGarcon Blowout soon fellow Stalker from Skadovsk Since: Aug, 2013 Relationship Status: Gay for Big Boss
Blowout soon fellow Stalker
#49539: May 22nd 2017 at 2:00:54 PM

It's pretty obvious that Yellow is just as much of an emotional wreck as Blue is. She just shows it differently.

Oh really when?
randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#49540: May 22nd 2017 at 2:20:51 PM

It's pretty lame that you "have" to keep saying that...

But whatever gets the point across...

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Ultimatum Disasturbator from the Amiga Forest (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
Disasturbator
#49541: May 22nd 2017 at 2:22:50 PM

What do we have to keep saying?

Your post baffles me

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randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#49542: May 22nd 2017 at 3:01:35 PM

"Yellow Diamond grieves, but different."

All the time. Who even knows why?

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AegisP Kindhearted SSSSSNAKE Man Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
Kindhearted SSSSSNAKE Man
#49543: May 22nd 2017 at 4:13:03 PM

But this is the first time anyone said anything about that!

As long as this flower is in my heart. My Strength will flow without end.
Ultimatum Disasturbator from the Amiga Forest (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
Disasturbator
#49544: May 22nd 2017 at 4:13:50 PM

I'm still not certain what your gripe is,maybe you should writing a paragraph so you can better explain your post [up] [up]

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randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#49545: May 22nd 2017 at 4:31:48 PM

[up][up]Nah, people here have been saying variations of that exact thing for a while...since that song.

It's been infrequent, but still there.

edited 22nd May '17 4:35:19 PM by randomness4

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DeathsApprentice The Ultimate Lifeform from The Ark Since: Aug, 2011 Relationship Status: Is that a kind of food?
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#49546: May 22nd 2017 at 4:44:42 PM

Not super fond of the whole "Yellow Diamond is the only bad diamond" idea, either. Seems rather black and white to me.

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Mr.Badguy Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
#49547: May 22nd 2017 at 4:47:40 PM

We've already seen Blue Diamond order Ruby's execution so that idea should be out the door.

randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#49548: May 22nd 2017 at 4:55:31 PM

That was before we saw her in whole...in person. That changes the perception of a character...which is why the idea even exist.

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DeathsApprentice The Ultimate Lifeform from The Ark Since: Aug, 2011 Relationship Status: Is that a kind of food?
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#49549: May 22nd 2017 at 4:56:52 PM

[up][up] Also true. Plus in "That Will Be All", she switched pretty quickly from weepy, mourning sister to murderous dictator when Holly Blue told her that Sapphire made a delivery that she never asked for. So, I mean... she's still pretty malevolent.

edited 22nd May '17 4:57:02 PM by DeathsApprentice

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xanderiskander Since: Mar, 2012
#49550: May 22nd 2017 at 4:57:35 PM

Seems like they think her being more sentimental means she would be easier for Steven to turn, but TBH it makes me think she'll be just as or maybe even more dangerous as Yellow once her emotions are directed at a target

edited 22nd May '17 4:58:03 PM by xanderiskander


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