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Sophia, GC13, and Ken discuss the episode currently holding the show record for most characters killed off on-screen:  Steven and the Stevens . Ken may not be able to get past (an alternate version of) Steven killing off so many alternate versions of himself, but if Steven and the Pompadours wasn’t going to happen, then there probably wasn’t much use in keeping the Time Thingie around...

GC13, Sophia, and Hunter discuss that wacky episode:  Joking Victim . It has fire breathing and a giant bowl of ice cream (but somewhere in Delmarva there’s a bigger bowl), so you know it’s going to be good. After the obligatory beating up on Lars comes a discussion of Steven Universe’s hottest tune: Do or Donut! Mr. Smiley needs to put out his next album soon, because as far as...

GC13, Sophia, and Dakota (who is finally back in the real way) get back to the retro episode discussions and discuss our second fusion sighting:  Coach Steven . It was a long wait over the summer for  Coach Steven , but everyone agrees we got a great episode out of the deal with Nicki Minaj doing a great vocal performance for another impressive fusion. Plus: spontaneous singing. Of course if Sadie...

GC13 and Sophia recap #StevenBomb4. It was definitely one heck of a way to end a three-month-long hiatus, and dropped some pretty big plot bombs on us. Two Diamonds, a drawing of a third, two Pearls, many Gem silhouettes, some new Gem installations… It was very good as a late present to the fandom. It’s a lot to take in, but it sure was one heck of a ride. Where do we go from here? Ont...

GC13 and Sophia discuss the final episode of #StevenBomb4:  Log Date 7 15 2 . We needed an episode like this after all of the lore, good and character-focused. Sure there’s a bit of what looks like foreshadowing, but we’re here for the fun! It’s tough to pick an MVP between Opal, Camp Pining Hearts, or the great and lovable Peridot. The green Canadian flag was also interesting to...

Sophia, GC13, and Ken discuss the fourth episode of #StevenBomb4:  Message Received . Definitely quite a big one (in more ways than one!). Whether you think Peridot’s journey through this episode was strangely charted or not, you have to agree it took us to a very good place (both lore-wise and comically). We talk to such interesting people when Peridot is around. So we’ve finally seen...

GC13 and Ken discuss the third episode of  It Could’ve Been Great and we both agree with Peridot: it really could have been great! We’re too awestruck by Ronaldo getting two huge points correct to mention it in the podcast: the Great Diamond Authority being named just that, and the plan to (mostly) hollow out the Earth. But really, why should we be surprised that another of the prophet...

Ken, GC13, and Hunter discuss the second episode of #StevenBomb4:  Steven’s Birthday . Join us in hopaling for more Opaling. Yes, it’s true, Amethyst and Pearl have the moves, and Pearl seems to be dancing in a more Amethyst-compatible style now. Then Garnet puts on a slow dance just for Steven and Connie? She can’t get enough of that fusion. So baby Steven is cute, and there&#82...

Sophia, GC13, and Ken start off #StevenBomb4 with a discussion of  The Answer . Well the episode certainly more than lived up to its name: not only did it bring us multiple answers (including the one it specifically references: love, but we already knew that), but it brought us plenty of questions as well. This episode has everything: war, romance, and cotton candy. And fate. And answers. Pink Dia...

GC13, Sophia, and Hunter discuss the pilot episode of Steven Universe. A real blast from the past with some very different character designs, but all of the magic we’ve come to love the show for. With the hiatus finally ending it’s time to look back to where it all began. We don’t understand time travel (or hydrodynamic spatulas), but we can see what changed and what stayed the s...

Host GC13, and contestants  Ken, Sophia, and Hunter have the podcast’s first trivia night. It was a… Rough night. Thank you to everyone who submitted a question for trivia night, and thank you to everyone for being good sport! Those of you who played along: how did you do?

Sophia and GC13 do a second hype/speculation episode in a row, this time talking about #StevenBomb4 which will be starting on January 4 (not much longer to go…). We’re ready for backstory, we’re ready for feels, and you know we’re ready for the hiatus to be over. There’s a good chance that we’ll get the first of our three long stories as the very first episode,...

GC13 and Sophia discuss the full list of season-two episodes Cartoon Network posted online a while back. This is full-on speculation mode; we have so much to look forward to in 2016 when Steven Universe begins premiering new episodes again. Perhaps the episode titles most prone to hype are the ones that sound like they pertain to Amethyst:  The Kindergarten Kid , Crack the Whip , and Steven vs Ame...

Ken, GC13, and Sophia are joined by online columnist Eric Thurm (who you most likely know from his AV Club reviews of Steven Universe episodes ). Of course everyone has to talk about their favorite songs. Yes, it’s always a tough question (so many to choose from!), but you get your answers. Eric’s article in Pitchfork is brought up, and it covers Ms. Sugar’s use of music in her c...

GC13, Sophia, and Hunter discuss the various online shorts for Steven Universe: the extended theme, the three Classroom Gems shorts (What Are Gems, How Are Gems Made, and Fusion), the Hot Dog Duffel Bag unboxing video, and Lion! Which short was your favorite? How informative do you find the Classroom Gems to be? Can you answer any of the questions we can’t? If you want to support James Roach...

GC13, Sophia, and Hunter come back strong with an episode about the eight issues of the Steven Universe comic series, plus the Greg Universe special. While the comic series is definitely different than the show, the comics are fun to read. Plus, they are canon until the show contradicts them, which has so far only happened with regard to the existence of Halloween—and even that was only contradict...

Ken tries to save the day while GC13, Sophia, and Hunter talk about just about anything but  Rose’s Room . There’s not even much to summarize about this episode. It just… Is. Talk to us on our Tumblr account .

Ken, GC13, and Sophia discuss  Beach Party (twice). We hope you’re ready, because it’s Kofi time! It’s actually not just Kofi time, it’s finally Nanafua time too. As you may have heard, Nanafua was based off of Mr. Jones-Quartey’s grandmother, Theodosia Okoh , famous for designing the flag of Ghana. Steven’s wardrobe expanded in this episode, adding in the tank...

GC13, Ken, and Hunter discuss Lion 2: The Movie , and give a special shout-out to the track Aivi and Surasshu made for the Google 2015 Halloween doodle game . So, what is the deal with Lion? Nobody knows. It’s the big mystery of the show, and unlike a lot of stuff doesn’t seem to have any clues that can help us solve it. Not only is it too soon to talk about Ocean Town, but it looks li...

GC13, Ken, and Sophia deal with the hiatus blues by talking about the sixteenth episode of the series:  Steven the Sword Fighter . It was the episode that introduced the concept of Gems regenerating to us, and since we’ve seen  Reformed (forty-one episodes later) we definitely know that we got the wrong idea about how long reformation should normally take a Gem. Talking about it more, there&...

Ken, GC13, and Hunter see Steven Universe into the year-end break with a discussion of the latest episode:  Too Far . It’s quite interesting to learn more about the homeworld, but it’s also great to learn that once again the fans were right: Amethyst’s body was meant to look a lot like Jasper’s, but she looks the way she does because she’s an overcooked runt. Play you...

Sophia, Ken, GC13, and Hunter continue to conduct the Peridemption train and discuss  Back to the Barn and the huge lore drop about Pearls (next stop, Pink Diamond Station!). This was one of those big episodes. Of course everyone is excited about the confirmation of the Servant Pearl Theory, but we’re building robots now. Even if the episode was a bit predictable, Peridot learned an importan...

Ken, GC13, Sophia, and Dakota, back from his break for an episode, get very excited to talk about  When it Rains . The Peridemption train is rolling! At this point everyone will have their heart broken should something happen to keep Peridot from permanently joining the team, since that scene of her stepping into the rain seemed pretty conclusive. She’ll be a great asset for lore-loving fans...

GC13, Ken, Sophia, and Hunter do a little bit of late-night recording to discuss the very exciting new episode of Steven Universe:  Catch and Release . Who could fail to be thrilled by the prospect of Peridot becoming Green Mom? Nobody, not even a heartless podcaster who doesn’t love Centipeetle. There’s just so much to wonder about: the form the Cluster will take, the fate of Peridot&...

Sophia, Ken, and GC13 (and Hunter!) discuss the new episode and pop music factory:  Sadie’s Song . How many times have  you listened to Haven’t You Noticed (I’m a Star)? This makes two episodes in a row where a character’s mother has featured prominently, so maybe we’ve finally fixed Beach City’s dearth of mothers. We also finally got a Sadie episode without Lar...