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Blueeyedrat Since: Oct, 2010
#51626: Sep 19th 2017 at 6:46:49 PM

Aivi & Surasshu - Old Sentries (Lion's Desert)

edited 19th Sep '17 6:49:29 PM by Blueeyedrat

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#51627: Sep 19th 2017 at 7:09:34 PM

[up][up][up] Is that Sarcasm Mode?

[up] I really need to learn how to decipher anagrams...

Good song nonetheless.

edited 19th Sep '17 7:09:43 PM by Crossover-Enthusiast

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thatother1dude from Land of the Ill, Annoyin' Since: Jan, 2001
#51628: Sep 19th 2017 at 7:28:13 PM

Is that Sarcasm Mode?
The "hooray" part may or may not be sarcastic. "They did something cool with a character I didn't like" seems sincere, but could be parsed as "They finally did something that interests me with this character." or "This is a cool thing which I wish was happening with some other character."

I really need to learn how to decipher anagrams...
Online tools are readily available, but with something that long you'll have many words to sort through. Your best bet is to recognize the song and look for key words.

RhymeBeat True colors from Eastern Standard Since: Aug, 2009 Relationship Status: In Lesbians with you
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#51629: Sep 19th 2017 at 7:34:20 PM

So anyone still care about TCC? Still working on it, though my backlog has run out.

The Crystal Caverns A bird's gotta sing.
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#51630: Sep 19th 2017 at 7:42:57 PM

[up] What's that?

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randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
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#51631: Sep 19th 2017 at 7:43:46 PM

[up][up][up]I wouldn't think too hard about a statement like that...

It's definitely meant to be take at face surface level.

edited 19th Sep '17 7:43:57 PM by randomness4

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RhymeBeat True colors from Eastern Standard Since: Aug, 2009 Relationship Status: In Lesbians with you
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#51632: Sep 19th 2017 at 7:44:53 PM

My webcomic where the SU cast is in in the roles and scenario of Undertale characters. Currently at Waterfall.

The Crystal Caverns A bird's gotta sing.
alanh Since: May, 2010
#51633: Sep 19th 2017 at 8:06:30 PM

[up]Is that https://thecrystalcaverns.tumblr.com ? The link in your signature is broken.

edited 19th Sep '17 8:06:43 PM by alanh

RhymeBeat True colors from Eastern Standard Since: Aug, 2009 Relationship Status: In Lesbians with you
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#51635: Sep 19th 2017 at 10:07:49 PM

They took a character I didn't like and did an interesting thing with him. I'm sincere. They gave him a character arc and made me root for him. That's good. It's good television. Good thing to have when catching up with the show.

deuteragonist Since: Dec, 2013
#51636: Sep 19th 2017 at 10:18:08 PM

[up]I actually thought it was an even more satisfying development than Peridot's character arc. I mean, Peridot's cool and all; but I want a Lars of the Stars spin-off so badly.

The only time I've ever seen character development this good was in Avatar or Buffy/Angel (which I'm still not done with yet).

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#51637: Sep 19th 2017 at 11:00:46 PM

[up][up] Oh. Sorry, it's hard to tell tone on the internet.

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#51638: Sep 19th 2017 at 11:26:45 PM

Probably more satisfying, because I've always kinda found the human side characters pretty boring. With the gems, well, they're kind of the show's attraction to begin with.

randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
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#51639: Sep 19th 2017 at 11:29:49 PM

[up][up]Really? The statement in reference seems pretty straight...

Humans can get more interesting, only one thing needs to happen...get captured by the HW gems...

Just like what happened to Larson the donut boy...

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Austin Since: Jan, 2001
#51640: Sep 20th 2017 at 6:14:17 AM

So is it safe to say that CN has plugged their leaks?

Ultimatum Disasturbator from the Amiga Forest (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
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#51641: Sep 20th 2017 at 7:59:11 AM

It would appear so

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deuteragonist Since: Dec, 2013
#51642: Sep 20th 2017 at 8:46:38 AM

[up][up][up] How about just interacting with Gems in general? The biggest problem with the human side characters is that they only interact with Steven (except Ronaldo who's just terrible). I get that it's supposed to show that Steven has two lives (and two parts of himself), but Greg and Connie are great characters partly because they each have their own unique relationships with the Gems.

[up] I always thought the leaks were intentional, anyway?

edited 20th Sep '17 8:46:53 AM by deuteragonist

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#51643: Sep 20th 2017 at 8:53:35 AM

In some cases they intentionally uploaded stuff early,but in other cases it was completely out of their control( like the time France aired an episode early)

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Crossover-Enthusiast from an abaondoned mall (Lucky 7) Relationship Status: Chocolate!
#51644: Sep 20th 2017 at 8:54:29 AM

Not all of them. Stuff like Hit The Diamond airing in France or Out of This World being released early were intentional, but things like those "two minute previews" and the screencaps were always leaks not released by Cartoon Network.

Edit: [nja]

edited 20th Sep '17 8:55:34 AM by Crossover-Enthusiast

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thatother1dude from Land of the Ill, Annoyin' Since: Jan, 2001
#51645: Sep 20th 2017 at 12:24:40 PM

The biggest problem with the human side characters is that they only interact with Steven (except Ronaldo who's just terrible)
Even Ronaldo's interactions with the other Crystal Gems were minimal—they haven't even bothered to remember his name. Basically, they beat him up once, had a brief argument that Garnet resolved by lying to him, and stood around awkwardly when he was essentially Steven's house guest.

Before the abductions, it's a short list of the times gems besides Steven and humans besides Greg or Connie acknowledged each other:

  • Most of "Beach Party", which feels weird in hindsight, as it seems like the gem and human plots have gotten even more divorced from each other since.
  • The gems talked with Mr and Dr Maheswaran about parenting in "Fusion Cuisine".
  • The Cool Kids giving Amethyst and Steven a ride in "On the Run".
  • Garnet's talk with Jamie at the end of "Love Letters"
  • The Cool Kids sticking up for Steven and then partying with the Crystal Gems via montage in "Joy Ride".
  • Amethyst and Vidalia reuniting in "Onion Friend".
  • The portrayed meeting of Captain Dewey with that unknown Crystal Gems fusion, plus Mayor Dewey thanking Pearl for her play re-write, in "Historical Friction".
  • Amethyst and Peridot talked to Smiley a few time in "Too Short to Ride".
  • Amethyst trying to get free donuts from Sadie by disguising herself as Lars in "Crack the Whip".
  • Buddy's various encounters with the gems in "Buddy's Book".
  • Pearl finally talking to Mystery Girl in "Last One Out of Beach City".
  • Garnet smiling for her picture in "Onion Gang".
  • The few scenes in "Gem Harvest" where Andy and the gems interacted directly instead of using Steven or Greg as a medium. Most notably the "We're very sorry for your marriage." bit.
  • Some of the Amethyst guards trying to console the Zoomans in "The Zoo"
  • Lapis and Peridot running the car wash in "The New Crystal Gems".

And this doesn't technically count as "acknowledging each other" (since it was inherently one-way), but I just remembered Sadie saw Rose's video to Steven with him.

thatother1dude from Land of the Ill, Annoyin' Since: Jan, 2001
#51646: Sep 20th 2017 at 1:47:13 PM

So another guide/side book, Fusion for Beginners and Experts, has been announced for December. It's being made by Rebecca Sugar and Angie Wang (one of the show's FX artists), so I can't quite tell if this is supposed to be more text/screenshot based like Guide to the Crystal Gems or more like a graphic novel.

edited 20th Sep '17 1:47:47 PM by thatother1dude

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#51647: Sep 20th 2017 at 1:59:00 PM

[up][up] Don't forget about when the Gems tried to stop Onion from covering the town in Dave Guys in "Onion Trade".

edited 20th Sep '17 1:59:19 PM by Crossover-Enthusiast

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thatother1dude from Land of the Ill, Annoyin' Since: Jan, 2001
#51648: Sep 20th 2017 at 2:18:09 PM

I deliberately left "Onion Trade" out because they didn't acknowledge each other. The gems even completely ignore Onion once the wand was broken, despite him almost killing several people; for all they cared, he could be some dog chewing on the wand.

Granted, looking again, I forgot that Garnet did tell Onion to give it back, which Onion responded to by shooting them with Dave G.U.Y.S.

superboy313 Since: May, 2015
#51649: Sep 20th 2017 at 8:00:47 PM

Do you think Gems would be subject to Fantastic Racism from other sci-fi empires? If so, which races can you see disparaging them? And how would Gems react to it?

PushoverMediaCritic I'm sorry Tien, but I must go all out. from the Italy of America Since: Jul, 2015 Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
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#51650: Sep 20th 2017 at 9:34:00 PM

If anything, I think it'd be the other way around. No way the Gem Empire interacts with any other alien species without constantly insulting them and acting like they're inherently superior.


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