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Crossover-Enthusiast from an abaondoned mall (Lucky 7) Relationship Status: Chocolate!
#58376: Jun 19th 2019 at 2:00:01 AM

I get why they're called Fish & Chips, I just don't know where it originated.

Edited by Crossover-Enthusiast on Jun 19th 2019 at 5:00:24 AM

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Oruka Since: Dec, 2018
#58377: Jun 19th 2019 at 3:21:33 AM

You know what would be interesting? Fish and Chips and Ice Cream.

Crossover-Enthusiast from an abaondoned mall (Lucky 7) Relationship Status: Chocolate!
#58378: Jun 24th 2019 at 8:04:16 AM

New Dove short!

Just in time for Pride Month, too!

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Crossover-Enthusiast from an abaondoned mall (Lucky 7) Relationship Status: Chocolate!
#58379: Jun 26th 2019 at 9:46:20 AM

Sorry for the double post, but new crew member!

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thatother1dude from Land of the Ill, Annoyin' Since: Jan, 2001
#58380: Jun 26th 2019 at 3:36:48 PM

Specifically, as "Color Stylist".

Edited by thatother1dude on Jun 26th 2019 at 5:37:06 AM

unknowing from somewhere.. Since: Mar, 2014
#58381: Jun 30th 2019 at 2:56:34 PM

"Thinking about it, I feel like Peridot's redemption arc was the only thing of it's kind that was totally satisfying."

Really? I will said pearl devolpment into funcional being was very satisfactory.

"I think part of its reputation for saccharineness is the philosophy that everyone, no matter how bad can get redeemed and the general theme of acceptance, which kinda ignores the OTHER major theme about war. "

Kinda, is a very LGTB show(as general rule, those tend to be listed as lighter in a way), with a protagonist who is uber friendly and dosent really have any dislikable flaw and yet he is engaging, it have a very bright pallet colors and overall amost all situation were resolving by taking and getting alone, even they totally shoudnt.

Edited by unknowing on Jun 30th 2019 at 6:11:38 AM

"My Name is Bolt, Bolt Crank and I dont care if you believe or not"
M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#58382: Jun 30th 2019 at 9:40:32 PM

[up]It's not that Peridot's arc is the only satisfying one in the series.

It's that it's the only redemption arc in the series that is totally satisfying.

And as for how "unrealistic" it is to talk down the foes...well, it's not as if they only talk them down. They do have to fight them a lot to bring them down to a point where they are willing to talk.

Edited by M84 on Jul 1st 2019 at 12:42:58 AM

Disgusted, but not surprised
SilentColossus (Don’t ask)
#58383: Jun 30th 2019 at 10:11:09 PM

Peridot's redemption arc is extensive and faceted. Which is why it works so well. She goes from being less hostile to the Crystal Gems to very slowly coming over to their way of thinking, and she makes a few mistakes along the way. She regresses for a bit. And at the end of Season 2, you're left feeling she isn't totally there yet. She doesn't totally get the Crystal Gems, but she likes them, and she likes Earth, so she'll fight.

Lapis is less a redemption arc and more an arc of someone dealing with crippling PTSD.

I get that the crew appears to have written Season 5 as it was the last season, so the last arc seems a bit rushed. I think the Diamonds deserved an entire season to be "redeemed" (along with potential discussions as it to whether they deserve it), but Season 5 appears to be written with the possibility it was the last. So I get why they wrote it the way they did.

Crossover-Enthusiast from an abaondoned mall (Lucky 7) Relationship Status: Chocolate!
#58384: Jun 30th 2019 at 10:22:00 PM

To be honest, I think the whole... thing with the Diamonds becomes easier to swallow if you think of Change Your Mind as just their Heel–Face Turn, with the redemption arc proper coming in the movie/Season 6, where it'll (hopefully) be given the care and attention that Peridot's arc got.

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AlleyOop Since: Oct, 2010
#58385: Jun 30th 2019 at 10:34:29 PM

Agreed and that's why I have a feeling the movie might go the way of the Kill la Kill OVA where the Diamonds, whose hearts may have changed and have taken some steps toward fixing their problems, will now have to deal with the tangible consequences of their actions in a fuller sense.

SalFishFin Since: Jan, 2001
#58386: Jul 1st 2019 at 3:55:41 AM

Saying that the Diamonds had a "redemption" arc is a reach. They had a "end hostilities and do a favor for out long-lost sister" arc.

thatother1dude from Land of the Ill, Annoyin' Since: Jan, 2001
#58387: Jul 1st 2019 at 6:20:19 PM

In hindsight, it's pretty bizarre that Peridot and Jasper flew the Hand Ship into space/the upper atmosphere after capturing the Crystal Gems. Every time after, they showed Homeworld's ships could warp away from just above ground level.

(That they hadn't warped away while Steven was unconscious only makes sense if you assume Jasper and Peridot spent that time sticking everyone in their cells.)

unknowing from somewhere.. Since: Mar, 2014
#58388: Jul 1st 2019 at 9:16:40 PM

M84: and yet they talk, which is a optimistic thing all around.

And yeah Lapis never have a redemption arc, since start she was her own thing and almost a wild card(fitting considering her need story breaking powers), but you cant redeem what wasnt evil in the first place.

"My Name is Bolt, Bolt Crank and I dont care if you believe or not"
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!
#58389: Jul 3rd 2019 at 7:05:51 AM

@thatother1dude: Yeah, the fact that they don't just immediately jet off to Homeworld is pretty notable. That said, while they don't directly say it, it's not unreasonable to assume that Peridot still needed to run diagnostics (or the like) on The Cluster, and thus had orders to stay in orbit until that was complete. And since she was the pilot (it's not clear if Jasper even knew how to pilot it), she was the one who decided just when they were leaving.

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alanh Since: May, 2010
Ultimatum Disasturbator from the Amiga Forest (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
Disasturbator
#58391: Jul 5th 2019 at 11:06:24 AM

ohhhhhhhhh

have a listen and have a link to my discord server
Crossover-Enthusiast from an abaondoned mall (Lucky 7) Relationship Status: Chocolate!
#58392: Jul 5th 2019 at 11:09:47 AM

EEEEEEEEE!!

Please have the date of the movie, please have the date of the movie

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BlackYakuzu94 CHADhan Player. from Easy Coast/NY Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
CHADhan Player.
#58393: Jul 9th 2019 at 9:27:22 AM

Promo picture of the movie is out. Steven got Bigger

A lazy millennial who's good at what he does.
thatother1dude from Land of the Ill, Annoyin' Since: Jan, 2001
TheWhiteWolf (ON INDEFINITE HIATUS) from the Restaurant at the End of the Universe Since: Feb, 2015 Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
(ON INDEFINITE HIATUS)
#58395: Jul 9th 2019 at 10:07:37 AM

Our little Steven is growing up!!

She/they. Hirrus Clutumnus is my comfort character
DS9guy Since: Jan, 2001
#58396: Jul 9th 2019 at 10:22:56 AM

Jenny?

Edited by DS9guy on Jul 9th 2019 at 12:23:34 PM

WillKeaton from Alberta, Canada Since: Jun, 2010
#58397: Jul 9th 2019 at 10:43:11 AM

How long do you want to guess the time skip is?

123tbones Since: Aug, 2015
#58398: Jul 9th 2019 at 10:45:38 AM

[up][up]I'm getting a lot of things: Jenny, Dee Dee, Mr. Mime, etc.

Edited by 123tbones on Jul 9th 2019 at 10:46:48 AM

Ultimatum Disasturbator from the Amiga Forest (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
Disasturbator
#58399: Jul 9th 2019 at 10:47:08 AM

He has a neck at last!

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WillKeaton from Alberta, Canada Since: Jun, 2010
#58400: Jul 9th 2019 at 10:48:33 AM

What is that thing in the background on the left side of the image? Looks like a tower of some sort. Possibly a replacement for the barn. Also, looks like the temple got rebuilt.


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