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Crossover-Enthusiast from an abaondoned mall (Lucky 7) Relationship Status: Chocolate!
#58901: Sep 2nd 2019 at 8:40:08 PM

[up] Like Stakes?

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#58902: Sep 2nd 2019 at 8:45:19 PM

i appreciated that even though they still went for the "talking always works" angle, it didn't fix everything like it usually does. Spinel's feelings didn't go away, nor should they have - they were justified. Pink hurt her and she didn't deserve it.

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LordVatek Not really a lord of anything Since: Sep, 2014
Not really a lord of anything
#58903: Sep 2nd 2019 at 8:49:49 PM

[up][up]Yeah. I'd have to watch it again to check but I'm curious if you could neatly split the movie into different episodes.

Edited by LordVatek on Sep 2nd 2019 at 11:52:35 AM

This song needs more love.
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#58904: Sep 2nd 2019 at 9:14:38 PM

shouldn't Steven, like, at least text Lars before he pops out of his head? i feel like there's some privacy issues there.

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KarkatTheDalek Not as angry as the name would suggest. from Somwhere in Time/Space Since: Mar, 2012 Relationship Status: You're a beautiful woman, probably
Not as angry as the name would suggest.
#58905: Sep 2nd 2019 at 11:01:08 PM

It does feel a little disjointed for a movie, so I can definitely see the miniseries angle, but I still loved it. Songs were all great, and Spinel is an amazing addition to the cast.

...So...what now?

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Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
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#58906: Sep 2nd 2019 at 11:01:30 PM

Song time isn't reality time but I think we can assume Lars expected him since it was at a gathering.

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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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#58907: Sep 2nd 2019 at 11:14:23 PM

Took a bit to finally get to watch it, but I did and I loved it. Some things came off as a little contrived and coincidental, but the point of the movie was to be a movie, and those things were basically just nitpicking for the sake of expediency. The story still could have happened exactly the same way without those coincidences, it just would have taken longer and wouldn't have fit the plot progression.

As for favorite song, I'm still thinking, but I know the only one I rewound to listen to a second time mid-movie was Bismuth's version of "We Are the Crystal Gems". Damn, can she sing, I really felt that. Steg was great, good call-back to when fusing served a point other than violence, and I loved how inexplicably ripped he was. Spinel was adorable and her backstory, heartbreaking (pun intended).

I'm curious if season 6 is going to be set before or after the movie. The chest being open indicates there's at least one story to tell before the movie, but it would be a shame to waste Steven's older design. Personally, I think it'd be cool if season 6 did both, maybe the first half is set before the movie while the second half is set after, or maybe season 6 jumps around the timeline.

Edited by PushoverMediaCritic on Sep 2nd 2019 at 11:17:13 AM

KarkatTheDalek Not as angry as the name would suggest. from Somwhere in Time/Space Since: Mar, 2012 Relationship Status: You're a beautiful woman, probably
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#58908: Sep 2nd 2019 at 11:19:47 PM

There are certainly stories to tell in dismantling the Empire, I think, but it'd also be nice to move forward, so I'd also like for them to do both somehow, if possible.

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Crossover-Enthusiast from an abaondoned mall (Lucky 7) Relationship Status: Chocolate!
#58909: Sep 2nd 2019 at 11:20:00 PM

[up][up][up][up] We wait in hiatus hell until CN finally decides to announce whatever the hell the crew are working on past the movie.

If you mean story-wise... Personally, I'd be fine with a lot of character-interaction based episodes. They could also explore Greg's side of the family, since they basically did 2 seasons exploring Rose's. Also, more Steven/human fusions. I really want those.

Edited by Crossover-Enthusiast on Sep 2nd 2019 at 2:20:51 PM

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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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#58910: Sep 2nd 2019 at 11:26:37 PM

Personally, I'm more interested in fusions with the B-Team. They could make a whole damn episode out of the drama and trepidation of Garnet helping Peridot and Lapis with both of their first times fusing. If they want to push it, they could even make it into a -vaguely alluded to- virginity metaphor, by really pushing the "first time fusing" angle. Maybe throw in a Bismuth fusion, to set another example for the two, since she's almost certainly fused before.

Mullon Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: And here's to you, Mrs. Robinson
#58911: Sep 3rd 2019 at 4:03:00 AM

I also kinda wish they didn't show Spinel afraid of submissive tot he Diamonds in the end, feels like it undercuts the tension to know they could have just called the Diamonds to put Spinel in her place.

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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
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#58912: Sep 3rd 2019 at 4:43:00 AM

I kinda found it weird how they pronounced "Spinel" in this. For some reason I always said it like "Spine L".

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BigMadDraco Since: Mar, 2010 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
#58913: Sep 3rd 2019 at 7:06:27 AM

@Crossover-Enthusiast: The reason they're being so tight lipped is that they actually working on a sequel series/spin-off Boeven Universe starting Steven's kid Boeven.

More seriously I think it's possible we'll get a retool that will change the name as to remove one of the fundamental limitations of Steven Universe, that it's always from Steven's prospective. While it's been used to good effect, a retool away from that format could allow the crew to more easily tell stories about the past or even just away from Steven without the need to create a framing device for someone to tell it to Steven.

Weirdguy149 Former King from Lumiose City Since: Jul, 2014 Relationship Status: I'd jump in front of a train for ya!
Former King
#58914: Sep 3rd 2019 at 7:34:55 AM

How about a show where Rose is the focus?

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randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#58915: Sep 3rd 2019 at 7:45:31 AM

If it starts from her experience as PD, it could be a show about a terrible person who develops into...a terrible person partially in denial.

Rose is interesting characters.

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#58916: Sep 3rd 2019 at 8:43:42 AM

Steven: “Should we just call in the Diamonds and have them instantly solve the plot?”

Lapis: “nooooooooo”

Seriously though Steven is trying to extricate himself from the Diamonds empty nest syndrome

And by the time things look actually fate of the world serious, it’s also been made evident that tampering with the injector is very bad and Steven started pinning his hopes on convincing Spinel. Which in fairness, is his MO. It has worked a lot in the past

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thatother1dude from Land of the Ill, Annoyin' Since: Jan, 2001
#58917: Sep 3rd 2019 at 9:41:28 AM

I kinda found it weird how they pronounced "Spinel" in this. For some reason I always said it like "Spine L".
It's traditionally pronounced "SPIN-el" or "spin-EL". The movie presumably uses the latter because it sounds more like a feminine name, and less like SPINAL! SPI! NAL!.

I'm curious if season 6 is going to be set before or after the movie.
We might have some flashbacks, but it's be thematically dissonant to move things back, and far from necessary. Most storylines that could be set right after "Change Your Mind" could just as well start after the movie.

The chest being open indicates there's at least one story to tell before the movie
Opening the chest need not even necessitate a flashback. Steven may have well just forced it open, and the plot could be using the contents for something or just figuring out what they are.

Kaiseror Since: Jul, 2016
#58918: Sep 3rd 2019 at 9:44:48 AM

When I first saw Spinel's design and powers I said she might have been somekind of jester for Pink Diamond, I'm surprised that I was actually kind of right.

Also, I remember everyone theorizing that Spinel was going to be one of the few SU villains to not be redeemed, ironically she ended up being one of the most sympathetic villains on this show.

Edited by Kaiseror on Sep 3rd 2019 at 11:48:08 AM

sgamer82 Since: Jan, 2001
#58919: Sep 3rd 2019 at 11:13:26 AM

[up][up]I could see a tiny flashback, where Steven describes opening the chest as a big momentous occasion, them we cut away to him/the Crystal Gems whacking on it to make it open.

thatother1dude from Land of the Ill, Annoyin' Since: Jan, 2001
#58920: Sep 3rd 2019 at 11:53:35 AM

Looking closely at Sadie's new hair, I think she shaved or at least cut down the sides—besides the different color tone and lines, you can also see her ears now.

unknowing from somewhere.. Since: Mar, 2014
#58921: Sep 3rd 2019 at 12:08:19 PM

"She's quite possibly the most human-like of all the gems seen in the show out of the gate, but she ultimately cut all her potential short to let Steven have experience life and left a millenia old mess for others to try and piece together.

"

Kinda, Rose being Pink kinda put other thing in perpective, like Pearl love for her: is really love of her? or her conditioning as Pearl to serve a diamond still works?.

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randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
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#58922: Sep 3rd 2019 at 12:10:30 PM

Why is she so short still?

She's an adult now, she's done all the growing she can possibly do I guess.

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#58923: Sep 3rd 2019 at 12:29:36 PM

She's just short, bro. That's all there is to it.

randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#58924: Sep 3rd 2019 at 12:38:53 PM

I got that...

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thatother1dude from Land of the Ill, Annoyin' Since: Jan, 2001
#58925: Sep 3rd 2019 at 12:39:58 PM

Sadie was probably fully grown four in-series years ago when we first saw her.

Oddly, we've seen younger versions of Buck, Jenny, Ronaldo, and Lars, but never Sadie. I'm honestly having a hard time imagining what she'd look like.

EDIT: According to the poster for the concert the movie took place on May 21st.

Edited by thatother1dude on Sep 3rd 2019 at 3:06:54 AM


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