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GC13, Sophia, and Ken get together to go over their initial thoughts about the first week of the Summer Adventure event:  Steven Floats ,  Drop Beat Dad ,  Mr. Greg ,  Too Short to Ride ,  The New Lars , and  Beach City Drift . If you can’t find an episode in the event you loved, you probably aren’t looking very hard (you probably also didn’t watch  Mr. Greg or  Too Short to Ride...

GC13 and Hunter do another hype piece, talking about what we know about the first two weeks of the Summer Adventure event. If you’re allergic to spoilers, then this episode will probably give you a reaction. A triumphant return to Beach City is a lot to get hyped for. It’s tough to give a good description of what’s in the podcast episode without also spoiling what’s coming...

GC13 discusses the Everything’s Changing  (big spoiler warning) and The Bazzzillionaire previews, plus the commercial airing to promote the Summer Adventure Steven Universe event. A mega-bomb of twenty-one episodes in four weeks isn’t what many of us would have chosen, but at least we have some enticing previews. Greg has money now? Let’s hope he gets to keep some by the end of t...

GC13 and Hunter are alone together to discuss  Alone Together , one of the heavier-hitting episodes of the series. So, this episode was a big one. Not so significant for the story arc (which  Warp Tour was a crucial episode in), but with so much to say not just about the characters but about relationships in the real world. Of course Steven and Connie are just adorable, and the real question is wh...

GC13, Sophia, and Dakota discuss a big episode:  Warp Tour . So Peridot didn’t turn out to be the biggest, baddest Gem we’d ever see—in fact she turned out to be great and lovable! That doesn’t make her reveal any less amazing. Looking back on  Warp Tour with the benefit of knowledge gained in later episodes we know why the homeworld was finally returning to Earth after so long....

GC13 comes out for another solo episode discussing a favorite theory: that Rose used to be or used to work for Pink Diamond, the missing fourth member of the Great Diamond Authority. It’s a well-known theory, though less popular in its strict Rose-as-Pink-Diamond form after  It Could’ve Been Great . GC13 still hasn’t lost faith in the greatness of Rose, however, though Rose&#8217...

GC13 and Hunter discuss the In Too Deep event, plus ask for more Steven Universe comics or a webcomic and a more consistent airing schedule (pretty please?). So, the bad news: we never found out what they really are (still, it made for a great commercial). On the plus side, Lapis is integrating well, and Peridot is still great and lovable. Let’s also never forget: Ruby! Ruby! Ruby. Ruby! Rub...

Sophia and GC13 discuss the last episode of the In Too Deep event:  Hit the Diamond . The fans wanted a baseball game, and we got it! Rev up those Ruby jokes, but while they may not be the brightest Gems out there they can play baseball pretty well. They’re no match for Earl, Amy, Bob, and Sophie though (and Steven!). So, which Ruby was your favorite? Each comes with her own distinctive pers...

GC13 and Hunter discuss what is certain to be the most precious episode of the In Too Deep event:  Barn Mates . Let the wacky roommate comedy commence! In a different episode… So Lapis certainly has good reason to be angry. Poor Peridot is so new at this whole friendship thing (and not making people feel bad), so making friends was already going to be a tough proposition even without someone...

GC13 and Hunter discuss the first episode of Steven Universe where Lapis has actually been happy:  Same Old World . There’s a flashback with lots of interesting goodies (including a Gem who has intrigued the fanbase and we hope to see again), as well as a bright future ahead for Lapis and Peridot (who may either become a farmer or simply work at the Big Donut). It also had some very interest...

GC13 and Sophia discuss the high-hype opening of the In Too Deep event: the two-parter of  Super Watermelon Island and  Gem Drill . Even if you had seen (most of) the Alexandrite vs Malachite fight thanks to Cartoon Network UK’s carelessness with posting episode clips, it was still quite a sight to behold. Besides, we didn’t get to see the fire breath until the episode aired. As for  G...

GC13, Sophia, and Hunter discuss, in a wonderful coincidence, the closest thing Steven Universe has to a Mother’s Day special: Lion 3: Straight to Video . It’s an adorable episode, with lots of wonderful cat humor coming from the interaction of Steven and Lion. Plus Pearl sometimes watches Steven sleep—and by sometimes we mean often. Steven finally learns a bit of what his mother is li...

GC13 and Sophia discuss the first in a string of good old episodes:  Watermelon Steven . (Not everybody likes it just for the assault against Ronaldo.) Steven is crowned king by a Greg who is surprisingly good at chomping through a watermelon rind, and Steven shows off the impressive watermelon seed spitting genes that his father gave him. Do you think it would be fair for him to enter contests? S...

GC13, Sophia, and Hunter start up the hype train for In Too Deep , four weeks of Steven (and not a bomb in sight). Choo choo! Be warned: if you have managed to keep away from the Cartoon Network UK leaks  (no spoilers in the link), this is an episode all about those spoilers, and what they could mean combined with the (spoiler-laden) commercial that Cartoon Network is running to promote this set o...

GC13 and Sophia discuss everyone’s favorite piece of Garnet fan fiction:  Garnet’s Universe . It’s fun, it’s anime, and it’s over 9000. The word “filler” might come up a lot, but it doesn’t have to be a dirty word (and remember, foreshadowing comes in many forms). Plus, it has an epic training song. How do  you remember who’s Hopper and who&#82...

GC13 and Hunter discuss Alexandrite’s debut episode:  Fusion Cuisine . It may not be the best episode ever, but it’s the one that gave us the term “mid-season pre-finale”, which has retroactively been applied to the  Mirror Gem and  Ocean Gem two-parter. Plus, Steven in a little bowtie. What’s not to love? Well, Pearl did develop an incredibly strong aversion to eatin...

GC13 does his best to discuss  Keep Beach City Weird . (Hey, at least it’s a Ronaldo episode, right?) There are some heavy things in this episode: the breaking of Ronaldo especially, but also Pearl’s observations on why humans form conspiracy theories. That doesn’t mean it’s all doom and gloom though: just because Ronaldo functions as a great stand-in for a lore fan doesn&#...

GC13 and Sophia put on their sunscreen and head to a tropical island to discuss  Island Adventure (underneath the molten lava moon, of course). While Steven was being just as funny as always (if not more!), Lars and Sadie really were the stars of this episode. Lars may have been a sourpuss, but being trapped on a potentially dangerous island for days can tend to be quite a stressful experience. Is...

GC13 and Hunter discuss another old favorite episode:  Secret Team (definitely another episode worthy of a gold star). A fun episode showing how Amethyst, Steven, and Garnet used to be earlier in the series (less responsible, less mature, and less warm, respectively),  Secret Team is a great episode to watch if you want to appreciate some character development. Imagine post- Reformed Amethyst bein...

GC13 and Sophia discuss another favorite:  Space Race . Everybody loves Pearl, and this was a really good Pearl episode: there was so much emotion, it showed off Pearl’s qualities and her flaws so well, and she was reminded of how much she appreciates Steven. Just in case  Mirror Gem and  Ocean Gem left any doubt about whether Gems were from space,  Space Race definitely settled the question...

Ken and GC13 discuss  House Guest , the episode that had the unfortunate duty of following  Ocean Gem (let’s face it: not the easiest episode to follow). Coming after a big episode wasn’t  House Guest ‘s only problem though: it seems to have a more basic cartoon plot than most episodes of Steven Universe. Plus, apparently, people don’t respond well to Pearl wiping oil off o...

GC13, Sophia, and Hunter discuss  Ocean Gem , the second half of Steven Universe’s mid-season finale. While we may not know much about Lapis yet, even after another full season, imagine how much worse it would have been to have the series end on  Ocean Gem . Not only would we still be in the dark about a whole lot of questions we now know the answers to (especially about the homeworld), we w...

GC13 discusses the first episode of Steven Universe’s first mid-season pre-finale:  Mirror Gem . Ah, to go back to a time when we as a fandom were so young, so innocent. “We didn’t know what we were getting into.” Or at least GC13 didn’t. But how could we have known so early? (Particularly at a time when the show was still in its monster-of-the-week phase.) There was...

Sophia and GC13 discuss the first episode this site was around to post about (and serious contender for Best Funny Faces):  An Indirect Kiss . Which was your funny face? Steven? ? Steven. ? Steven! ? And those are only the Connie faces. Steven and Pearl were really on their games as well. It’s alright if you can’t choose a favorite: neither can we. Story frames are fun, and so are new...

GC13 and Sophia discuss an old favorite:  Monster Buddies . Centipuppy forever! (Eventually…) As the first episode of the (unofficial) Saliva Saga, this is the first inkling we get of Steven as a healer (though it won’t be until next week that we discuss the episode that really delves into it). It’s also a touching story of Steven making a new best friend, though unfortunately th...