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LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#50626: Jun 9th 2017 at 1:56:20 PM

Technically pronunciation here isn't subjective. They are saying the word a certain way, but for whatever reason some of us are hearing it wrong. But, it isn't particularly important.

edited 9th Jun '17 2:04:35 PM by LSBK

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.
#50627: Jun 9th 2017 at 2:02:57 PM

Padparadscha = Pad-pa-rad-ska.

randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#50628: Jun 9th 2017 at 2:06:49 PM

This syllables discussion is...positive.

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xanderiskander Since: Mar, 2012
#50629: Jun 9th 2017 at 2:13:51 PM

Who's on first?

Edit: So The Walker Bros vlogs are finally back. They decided to do the end of season 3 in one big vlog bomb.

edited 9th Jun '17 2:24:15 PM by xanderiskander

thatother1dude from Land of the Ill, Annoyin' Since: Jan, 2001
#50630: Jun 9th 2017 at 2:31:11 PM

If "fire" is two syllables or not isn't even a matter of accent, it's just that some sounds can't be divided into syllables very clearly.

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.
#50631: Jun 9th 2017 at 3:04:27 PM

Really, it's all about how the long I vowel interacts with an R after it.

With Fire: some people hear Fiir, some hear Fiy-er. I'm in the latter category.

KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
#50632: Jun 9th 2017 at 3:36:32 PM

Pronouncing "fire" with or without the break is more a matter of speed than number of syllables. No matter what, it's still two distinct sounds.

Groverman62 Since: Feb, 2016
#50633: Jun 9th 2017 at 4:21:38 PM

So question about Lars: Did recent events help you to like him better, or were you always cool with him?

AdricDePsycho Rock on, Gold Dust Woman from Never Going Back Again Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
Rock on, Gold Dust Woman
#50634: Jun 9th 2017 at 4:23:38 PM

Recent events made me like him better, mostly.

Have you any dreams you'd like to sell?
Karxrida from Eureka, the Forbidden Land Since: May, 2012 Relationship Status: I LOVE THIS DOCTOR!
#50635: Jun 9th 2017 at 4:25:41 PM

I only got into the show recently and haven't seen most of the earlier stuff, so I didn't have a chance to dislike Lars.

LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#50636: Jun 9th 2017 at 4:26:09 PM

He was never one of my favorite characters or anything, but I did find the extreme reactions to him excessive and overblown. At the same time, I like what they did with him, I just hope this isn't forgotten about until remember him is convenient.

edited 9th Jun '17 4:26:47 PM by LSBK

SalFishFin Since: Jan, 2001
#50637: Jun 9th 2017 at 4:35:34 PM

Lars was a dick, but a lot of the time he was a dick in a way that was understandable and even relateable. Not to mention how many headcanons just completely nailed his suffering from social anxiety by, like, his second appearance. Also he got put through something of a Disproportionate Retribution Humiliation Conga.

So I didn't like Lars outright, but I didn't hate him enough to like how he was treated.

edited 9th Jun '17 4:36:39 PM by SalFishFin

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.
#50638: Jun 9th 2017 at 4:59:03 PM

I always liked Lars.

randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#50639: Jun 9th 2017 at 5:03:08 PM

Lars is a character.

Randomness likes all characters unconditionally.

Therefore Lars is positive.

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RandomWriter413 Since: Feb, 2016
#50640: Jun 9th 2017 at 5:31:05 PM

Lars was cool from the start, and now he's even more cool.

inb4 lion meets lars and both have a competition for naps

On the plus side, Steven's not going to outlive anyone with his magical Phoenix down tears of resurrection.

Though all of his human friends would be pink with manes.

thatother1dude from Land of the Ill, Annoyin' Since: Jan, 2001
#50641: Jun 9th 2017 at 6:30:04 PM

Katie Mitroff posted some storyboards from "The Trial" of the Diamonds and the Zircons.

She paraphrases an idea from Sugar that "the gems should get progressively cartoonier the closer you get to Homeworld".

They have a couple of interesting difference from the final episode:

  • Blue Diamond has regular, circular pupils instead of diamond-shaped ones. This may have just been an error or simplification that was rectified later in production.
  • Defense Zircon's hair isn't always rigid, and at one point flops downward and curls, apparently to emphasize her distress.
  • Lars was brought up with his hands cuffed behind his back.

Also, I just noticed two things in the finished episode:

  • Between Yellow Diamond's three appearances in-person, her coattails(?) started out long, were shortened significantly, but then they switched back to the old design.
  • Blue's Emotion Bomb didn't affect Lars at all. Maybe it was the bubble, but it's more likely the power only works on other gems—which includes Steven because his mind is at least linked to the gem, if not (partially) contained therein.

AlleyOop Since: Oct, 2010
#50642: Jun 9th 2017 at 6:33:48 PM

Never hated Lars, just got bored with the repetitiveness of his episodes so the new arc has him finally breaking that status quo so I guess I like him now.

xanderiskander Since: Mar, 2012
#50643: Jun 9th 2017 at 6:44:13 PM

I was kind of indifferent to Lars. Now I like him enough, and I'm curious where they're going with him, but now that Steven's back on earth I'm afraid they're going to kind of put him out of focus for awhile. If they do that it will probably make me like him a little less.

edited 9th Jun '17 6:51:21 PM by xanderiskander

CaptainCapsase from Orbiting Sagittarius A* Since: Jan, 2015
#50644: Jun 9th 2017 at 7:13:31 PM

[up] That rather depends on how soon they find a reason to go back to Homeworld. If the rumors about White Diamond's VA accidentally being leaked due to another VA assuming her debut episode had already aired, that might be fairly soon.

superboy313 Since: May, 2015
#50645: Jun 9th 2017 at 8:28:46 PM

I wonder what would be Aquamarine's opinion on Peridot and Jasper respectively?

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.
#50646: Jun 9th 2017 at 8:56:59 PM

Probably distain for Peridot and immense pity for Jasper. Honestly, I'm more interested in how she'd interact with Lapis.

superboy313 Since: May, 2015
#50647: Jun 9th 2017 at 9:04:53 PM

I dunno. Something tells me Aquamarine would think Jasper is utterly pathetic and only acts arrogant to hide her inferiority complex. Not to mention the fact that she lost to the Crystal Gems FOUR times.

Lapis would hate her. That's for sure.

Lionheart0 Since: Oct, 2009 Relationship Status: I'm just a hunk-a, hunk-a burnin' love
#50648: Jun 9th 2017 at 9:38:41 PM

I never disliked Lars, but I thought more than any other side character he was kind of the shining example of the pacing problems the show can have. Like, if you watch his spotlight episodes in quick succession his development actually comes off really well written. But in actually action, you got sporadic episodes over the course of close to 4 years, so I can understand why people were losing their patience with the character.

Compare that to say someone like Peridot who, once she had her face-turn had a number of back-to-back episodes immediately focusing on character growth.

but I did find the extreme reactions to him excessive and overblown.

The inner-cynic in me wants to say that Lar's multitude of hangups hit a little too close to home ost viewers; i.e. the Cools Kids are who the viewers would like to project themselves as acting while Lars was a lot closer to reality. tongue

edited 9th Jun '17 9:44:36 PM by Lionheart0

randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#50649: Jun 9th 2017 at 9:54:46 PM

It probably wouldn't have been close to 3 years if it tweren't for all these hiatuses.

Because in actuality, we should've been most of the way through season 5 by now.

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thatother1dude from Land of the Ill, Annoyin' Since: Jan, 2001
#50650: Jun 9th 2017 at 10:57:44 PM

the Cools Kids are who the viewers would like to project themselves as acting while Lars was a lot closer to reality.
"People look at the Cool Kids and they see who they want to be. They look at Lars and they see what they are."


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