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GC13, Isabelle, and David discuss the promo for the upcoming Steven Bomb , entitled Heart of the Crystal Gems. The future may not be nothing but Ruby, but you can be sure there will be a lot of Ruby in the upcoming episodes. The closest thing we’ve seen to this episode was the Sardonyx arc, but surely there will be some serious twists this time around. Perhaps Ruby and Peridot can commiserat...

GC13 and David discuss Mass Burnett and Ben Levin’s new show, Craig of the Creek (he’s gonna save the da-a-a-ay!). There were high hopes for Craig of the Creek and it’s definitely delivered (they can’t help it if they make a scene), though we can of course hope for a dream-fueled crossover rather than just hearing Craig sing the Little Butler theme to himself. If you haven&...

GC13 discusses the stories of two great tweeners: Pink Diamond and Tiger Millionaire. Cookie Cat may be the more popular story to compare with Pink Diamond’s (he left his family behind!), but Tiger Millionaire provides a more satisfying comparison: he also left his family, but was also born to privilege and wrongly reviled. We haven’t seen the ending to the tale of Pink Diamond though....

GC13 and David discuss Ms. Sugar’s fifth Adventure Time episode:  Susan Strong . This was another Adventure Time episode where a humble seed planted early in the series would eventually grow into a mighty story arc. This same penchant for building a world before setting into the story arcs would be carried into Steven Universe. We apologize for the lack of any Susan Strong in the Real Way jo...

GC13 discusses why, even as the theory was shunned by the majority of vocal users, he was convinced that Rose was Pink Diamond well before  A Single Pale Rose aired. There were hints scattered through the series, even in  Sworn to the Sword which was the first indication that there was Pink Diamond (though people had been calling for it even before then). There were also some really intense bits t...

GC13 and Isabelle discuss the spoilers from the original version of the promo video for episode one of the Drawn Podcast. In case you are unfamiliar with the spoilers, we discuss their existence (without saying what they are!) in Advanced Spoilers and You , and you can find a clip of just the important spoilers on Reddit here . So this is your last call. If you want to remain unspoiled, then stay...

GC13, Sophia, David, and Isabelle discuss the latest episodes:  Can’t Go Back and  A Single Pale Rose . What time is it? It’s spoiler time! If you haven’t seen the episodes, then what are you still doing here?!? There are going to be tons of spoilers in this podcast, for crying out loud! (Especially about  A Single Pale Rose which definitely stole the spotlight.) Watch out for sp...

GC13 and Isabelle discuss the final episode before the coming storm:  Letters to Lars . What will be so dangerous that the town will need to seek refuge? Where will they shelter? Why is it that Amethyst can shapeshift away the human clothing she’s wearing as part of the improv troupe? Pearl is still adorbable, Dewey is still the greatest. Oh yes, and Chunk Truck still isn’t Concrete He...

GC13 and David discuss the ultimate future vision episode:  Pool Hopping . While the last piece of Garnet’s future vision puzzle was finally explained to us in  Pool Hopping , there’s a lot more to get excited over—cats, for instance! Hopefully we see a lot more of Cat Steven in the future, even if just in the background. It does leave the question of where everything is going though....

GC13 and Isabelle discuss  The Big Show . Let’s get one thing out of the way: we need a Sadie Killer and the Suspects album. Obviously the songs that have appeared on the show should be in the second volume of the soundtrack, but we should get more songs to go with them. Greg’s musical connections have finally paid off: Sunshine Justice may not be a pony, but she apparently has a nice...

GC13 and Isabelle discuss the first episode of Steven Torpedo 2,  Your Mother and Mine . This episode is all about story time with Garnet, but how accurate is that story? Garnet wasn’t there, and is probably relying on Rose for some pretty crucial information. Plus, is Pink Diamond gone or not? The saga of Lars and his daring crew continues. Thank goodness they cleared up the whole complimen...

GC13 and David discuss the finale for the first season of Mr. Jones-Quartey’s OK K.O.!:  You’re In Control . Even if the power levels on display in the episode make absolutely no sense at all, it’s certainly a big deal of an episode. Not only is there a big change in management at Boxmore, the fight scenes are just great. Then, of course, there’s the question of what everyt...

GC13 and David discuss the second Steven Torpedo (a batch of episodes released to the app first). Our predictions weren’t bad, all things considered. (Maybe we cheated by knowing what thumbnails the episodes had.) Don’t worry though, we still got things wrong, and had at least one joke turn out to be true. It was a fun batch of townie episodes, and a flashback of dubious accuracy. And...

GC13, Isabelle, and David discuss the promo for the episodes that have just come out , and make predictions based off of the promo. It’s a very juicy promo, so there’s plenty to be excited about, even if the episode descriptions don’t leave much room for heavy plot to happen. Where there’s a beach, there’s a story (or something like that). How did we do? If you want t...

GC13 and Sophia discuss Ms. Sugar’s fourth episode of Adventure Time:  The Real You . It’s sweet and may or may not feature the first kiss Princess Bubblegum gives to Finn (not even the crew of Adventure Time knows). If you manage to sit through the commentary track’s opening (including a three minute and thirty second ukulele solo by Pendleton Ward) there are also tidbits of inf...

GC13 and David discuss the questions they want answers to after being promised some answers by the tweet accompanying the  twelve-second promo for new episodes scheduled to arrive on April 9. We still know so little about the Diamonds, especially White Diamond though Pink is still quite new to us as well. Homeworld is also still quite mysterious, both in how it works and why it does what it does....

GC13 and David discuss the (current) peak of Aquamarine’s glory:  I Am My Mom . It’s the second of three episodes Aquamarine has been in so far, and she doesn’t let us down. Even Topaz is a sweetheart, protecting Connie from Amethyst’s questionable attempt to rip her out and then attacking weakly enough for Connie to block despite being able to break Steven’s bubble w...

GC13, Isabelle, Sophia, and David discuss the full-screen debut of Aquamarine and Topaz:  Are You My Dad? . Peridot mentioned that her height was indicative of her rarity and importance, but we’re still no closer to understanding what height actually means for a Gem. (Aquamarine sure doesn’t have much of it.) Are there more Gems like Steven? The show hasn’t been afraid to let its...

GC13 and David discuss the ube debut:  The Good Lars . This was Lars’s last chance to be a good Lars, before he became Captain Lars (or, if you prefer, Lars the Baker—kicker of butts and taker of names). He opened up about his feelings, and Steven and Sadie tried their best to make him happy, but he didn’t make it to the potluck. Still, you have to hope that he continues baking when he...

GC13 and David discuss the episode  Doug Out , where the bomb portion of its Steven Bomb actually began. It was our first in-depth look at Mr. Maheswaran, and he turned out to have the same lovably goofy side he had briefly showed in other episodes—he didn’t even need the clown nose. Despite flashlights apparently not working correctly in Funland, and some confusion with the fence, everyone...

GC13 and David go back to the retrospective episode discussions to talk about the beginning of another bomb:  Lion 4: Alternate Ending . Anagrams are fun, and Steven may not have been on the right path; did Rose eat Steven’s fry bits? Plus, like some sort of Sphinx, Lion is mysterious—terribly mysterious. We’re still unsure of exactly where he came from, or why he didn’t warp dir...

GC13 and Sophia discuss the pilot for Matt Burnett and Ben Levin’s new series: Craig of the Creek. It’s a setup that will be familiar to fans of Ed, Edd, and Eddy: a neighborhood of kids out playing. Except this time with an imagined fantasy settling and a lot of self-narration. The show will be airing this year, so make sure to check it out and see what these Steven Universe alumni ha...

GC13 and David discuss Steven Universe’s second graphic novel: Anti-Gravity. In this second graphic novel apparently the comic team felt like introducing some interesting tidbits about Gems. Of course they also heavily featured Ronaldo, which may make some people happy and others less so. There are other Gem satellites out there, somewhere. Could the show take us to one some day, or will the...

GC13 and David discuss Ms. Sugar’s third episode of Adventure Time,  The Chamber of Frozen Blades (and also completely fail to recall the title of Revolutionary Girl Utena). Ms. Sugar really brought the anime side of ninjas to this episode, and to great effect. Alas, Finn and Jake are fickle creatures and never use their ice ninja powers again, but at least there are plenty of reasons to cho...

GC13, Isabelle, and Sophia discuss the lore bomb also known as the Stranded event, containing  Lars of the Stars and  Jungle Moon . Seeing Lars and his off-color crew was quite fun, even if the episode raises certain questions about how far Lars really has come (and how good he is at estimating relative ship speeds). It was  Jungle Moon that stole the show though, with a big reveal and our first r...