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Victin Since: Dec, 2011
#51401: Jul 29th 2017 at 4:02:53 PM

Google Translate Sings: Steven Universe (Theme, Stronger Than You)

azul120 Since: Jan, 2001
HextarVigar That guy from The Big House Since: Feb, 2015
That guy
#51403: Jul 30th 2017 at 5:05:55 PM

"I want to know what she thinks we're going to do with her. Because I want to do something worse."

Coolest line in the series.

Your momma's so dumb she thinks oral sex means talking dirty.
diyedas Since: Feb, 2010
#51404: Jul 30th 2017 at 6:33:00 PM

[up]Was that line even in any of the Wanted episodes?

WillKeaton from Alberta, Canada Since: Jun, 2010
JBC31187 Since: Jan, 2015
#51406: Jul 30th 2017 at 7:31:17 PM

Still love the Diamond theme. It's such a weird mix between tranquil and hostile.

32_Footsteps Think of the mooks! from Just north of Arkham Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
Think of the mooks!
#51407: Jul 31st 2017 at 7:22:08 AM

@51400 I think the actual delivery was even more chilling, because Steven was right there being addressed directly-yet-indirectly by Blue Diamond. The line itself was great, but the fact that they combined an implied Fate Worse than Death with an unstated I'm Standing Right Here was very well done.

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thatother1dude from Land of the Ill, Annoyin' Since: Jan, 2001
#51408: Jul 31st 2017 at 1:21:49 PM

That said, the trailer's use of the line ended up kind of a Red Herring—Blue Diamond ultimately prioritized finding out what happened to Pink Diamond over making Steven suffer or die.


If you were in Lars's position, apparently spending a lot of your time wandering bizarre alien landscapes, what music would you bring?

32_Footsteps Think of the mooks! from Just north of Arkham Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
Think of the mooks!
#51409: Aug 1st 2017 at 8:56:08 AM

@51404 It didn't strike me as much as a Red Herring, but maybe that's because BD really was out for a pound of flesh, so to speak, at the opening of the trial. Blue Zircon did deflect her attention pretty well, but that was a development, not a swerve.

As for music... well, Lars strikes me as a metalhead, and I'm really not up on the genre, so who knows what he would have picked. That said, I'm kinda curious as to whether the Off Colors had their own songs that they've introduced to Lars.

Reminder: Offscreen Villainy does not count towards Complete Monster.
thatother1dude from Land of the Ill, Annoyin' Since: Jan, 2001
#51410: Aug 1st 2017 at 12:06:05 PM

Lars strikes me as a metalhead
That song he was listening to in "Lion 3" definitely wasn't metal, it was more like... techno? Industrial?

Though my question was asking the posters what they would listen to in that kind of situation. The landscapes of Homeworld remind me of Roger Dean paintings, so I'm mostly play a bunch of prog rock.

I'm kinda curious as to whether the Off Colors had their own songs that they've introduced to Lars.
The state of music among the general populace of Homeworld is unclear. Peridot knew of singing, but it was clearly very foreign to her before Steven's taught her some. Yellow Diamond, Blue Pearl, and Yellow Pearl all sang, which makes it seem like some form of cultural prestige. But then Ruby sang in "The Answer" despite being fresh out of her job as a grunt— assuming she literally singing.

32_Footsteps Think of the mooks! from Just north of Arkham Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
Think of the mooks!
#51411: Aug 1st 2017 at 12:18:56 PM

I guess I tried putting myself almost literally in Lars' position, and realized I lacked context for it (for that matter, if you go with him being into industrial... I still lack that context). I'd just bring my normal music, hoping for something to connect me back to home (think of that as the Star-Lord answer).

I sometimes wonder if Peridot was just extremely isolated due to being a technician - I think maybe she just never had exposure to music, while many other gems do.

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thatother1dude from Land of the Ill, Annoyin' Since: Jan, 2001
#51412: Aug 1st 2017 at 12:42:04 PM

Peridot's case speaking more to her as an individual is something I thought of, but forgot to type down. Even in the lower castes of Homeworld, more social gems probably have their own songs.

Sabertooth1000000000 Sabertooth from Land of the Livid Dead Since: Jul, 2010
Sabertooth
#51413: Aug 1st 2017 at 4:22:09 PM

Sugar said the next season would be focused on a murder mystery, right?

I was kinda hoping they would shift the focus away from Pink Diamond already. The show had been running in place with that plot thread for an entire season and just recently did something with it, but by now, I really would just like to see more of Homeworld and Lars. I'm kind of sick of hearing about Pink Diamond.

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randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#51414: Aug 1st 2017 at 6:50:11 PM

There's no reason to shift focus away from that yet...

Like that doesn't make sense...

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thatother1dude from Land of the Ill, Annoyin' Since: Jan, 2001
#51415: Aug 1st 2017 at 7:15:43 PM

Sugar said the next season would be focused on a murder mystery, right?
She said the Pink Diamond plotline is a murder mystery now, not how much it'll be the focus.

azul120 Since: Jan, 2001
#51416: Aug 1st 2017 at 9:26:12 PM

[up][up][up]The Pink Diamond mystery has only gotten started. It doesn't have to be the sole focus, but it would be a major letdown to just completely bail on.

RhymeBeat True colors from Eastern Standard Since: Aug, 2009 Relationship Status: In Lesbians with you
True colors
#51417: Aug 1st 2017 at 11:27:23 PM

Honestly it's the fault of Season 4 for letting it hang on "Rose killed Pink Diamond" for an entire season without even hinting that it was a mystery. It was a great reveal, and I'm interested in where the mystery is going, but if it was going to be a mystery plot making it seem like objective fact for a full season was a bad call.

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#51418: Aug 2nd 2017 at 3:56:06 AM

[up]Well, it sure seems like that right now, but at the time we got some delicious angst out of it.

I agree that it makes said angst a lot more pointless now though.

thatother1dude from Land of the Ill, Annoyin' Since: Jan, 2001
#51419: Aug 2nd 2017 at 7:39:54 AM

It's been pointed out there are plenty of ways to answer this mystery without negating the moral compromise angle.

And Steven's character arc in season four wasn't based entirely on that. There was at least as much focus on (what he perceived as) his own failures. If Steven was still holding Rose in such high regard, he actually might have felt even worse about those.

edited 2nd Aug '17 7:42:06 AM by thatother1dude

Ultimatum Disasturbator from the Amiga Forest (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
Disasturbator
#51420: Aug 2nd 2017 at 1:42:32 PM

I know I'm being optimistic but since it's August I'm hoping for some news around the 16th,what better to make an announcement then on a birthday?

Also,according to the wiki Steven's birth gem is a Peridot,awww

-crosses fingers,toes-

edited 2nd Aug '17 4:23:24 PM by Ultimatum

have a listen and have a link to my discord server
thatother1dude from Land of the Ill, Annoyin' Since: Jan, 2001
#51421: Aug 2nd 2017 at 5:11:57 PM

Finally got around to listening to the first podcast. I was afraid it would kind of the rehash the pre-production stuff in the artbook, but there was a lot I hadn't heard before. The artbook mentioned Rebecca Sugar talked to Genndy Tartakovsky while coming up with her initial pitch, but didn't mention her talk with Mike Mignola ("He was working on Hellboy in Hell—can I say 'hell'? Oh, I just said it... several times.") about mythological motifs. Or deciphering the mysteries of early 2000s One Piece bootleg subs.

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Kindhearted SSSSSNAKE Man
#51422: Aug 2nd 2017 at 5:24:01 PM

I..."Was warned not to gush too much" enjoy that tidbit of info. Yeah.

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thatother1dude from Land of the Ill, Annoyin' Since: Jan, 2001
#51423: Aug 3rd 2017 at 5:11:38 AM

The new podcast is out, and Hilary Florido makes an appearance credited as "storyboard supervisor", rather than as a storyboard artist, which is what she's been in any aired episode. She wasn't in the credits in any of the Wanted episode at all, so apparently she took a break before starting her new position.

Either way, between Florido's promotion and Zuke only having a few boarded episodes left to air, the next few episode should have two new storyboard artists. One of them is probably Amber Cragg (unless she comes later because another storyboard artist needed to be replaced), but the other is unknown.

Ultimatum Disasturbator from the Amiga Forest (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
Disasturbator
#51424: Aug 3rd 2017 at 5:25:56 AM

Link to podcast

"Huge group scene,tons of gems"

-speculation over this intensives-

edited 3rd Aug '17 6:00:48 AM by Ultimatum

have a listen and have a link to my discord server
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.
#51425: Aug 3rd 2017 at 6:32:12 AM

Just based on that one sentence, I assume it's the Off-Colors meeting the Crystal Gems.


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