Not-So-Giant Women: A Podcast About Steven Universe

Join Daria and Ivy as they watch and talk about Friend Ship and cover such topics as the Steven's-perspective-only rule, the original purpose for many of the lethal features we saw on the spaceship, where Pearls might be in the Gem social structure, the eventual resolution between Pearl and Garnet, Amethyst's maturity, what Peridot meant when she said the Earth has an expiration date, Steven's inc...

Join Ivy and Daria as they watch and talk about Historical Friction and cover such topics as the ongoing storyline's application in this episode, Jamie's thespian ventures, Mayor Dewey's crush on Pearl and what his actual first name is, who Dewey's running against all the time anyway, Mayor Dewey's initial refusal to accept edits, the history of Dewey's family being mayor,...

Join Ivy and Daria as they watch and talk about Onion Friend and cover such topics as Onion's birth video, Onion's snake, Onion's speech idiosyncrasies and whether Sour Cream can understand them, the confirmation of Onion's family relationships (and discussion of other familial relationships in Beach City), Vidalia's shotgun, Vidalia's permissive parenting, Onion's pota...

Join Ivy and Daria as they watch and talk about Keystone Motel and cover such topics as being the bystander in a couple's argument, learning more about Ruby and Sapphire, the couple's heat and cold powers, Sapphire's future vision and floating powers, Ruby's gauntlet, the Keystone State jokes, Greg's knowledge of Ruby and Sapphire, how Fusion components can talk to each other b...

Join Ivy and Daria as they watch and talk about Cry for Help and cover such topics as Daria's opinion of Sardonyx, how fusion works between a Fusion and a single Gem, Amethyst and Steven's role in the episode, the issue with Sugilite, Sardonyx's awareness of the fourth wall, the Crying Breakfast Friends parallels, the danger of Peridot, Pearl's rationalisation of her awful betrayal...

Join Ivy and Daria as they watch and talk about Chille Tid and cover such topics as Lapis's mental state, how Malachite is different from every other Fusion, comparing the threat posed by Peridot versus Jasper, the way this dream-related episode compares to other dream-centric episodes on TV, Steven's new dream power, Pearl's projected dreams and weird ignorance about sleep despite wat...

Join Ivy and Daria as they watch and talk about We Need to Talk and cover such topics as what Rose meant when she said she's not a real person, a first examination of Rose's flaws, Garnet's bro moments with Greg, Pearl's jealousy, Rose's method of loving others, the mic drop, whether Amethyst or Garnet has ever fused with Rose, what we think of Rainbow Quartz and what she might...

Join Ivy and Daria as they watch and talk about Keeping It Together and cover such topics as the horrific Fusion experiments, Garnet's reactions, Peridot's status as a villain, whether this is the most Garnet has ever spoken in an episode, Steven's concern and curiosity about Ruby and Sapphire, the terrible experience the forced Fusions must be having, Ruby and Sapphire's traumatic...

Join Ivy and Daria as they watch and talk about Rising Tides, Crashing Skies and cover such topics as the entertaining titles Ronaldo gave his interviewees, Onion's statement to the documentary audience, Ronaldo's intentional annoyingness and how audiences receive Ronaldo, why corrupted Gems are drawn to the main characters, why Beach City might have been founded in a place with such high...

Join Ivy and Daria as they watch and talk about Sworn to the Sword and cover such topics as Connie buying into Pearl's programming, Pearl's self-sacrificial nature, Connie getting bandaged up instead of having Steven heal her, Connie's existing athletic skills before starting sword-fighting lessons, Connie's upbringing having raised her to value obeying authority and following rules, Steven and Co...

Join Daria and Ivy as they watch and talk about the Season 2 shorts and cover such topics as Gem 'biology', Steven not knowing what an essay is, the idea of 'baby' Gems, headcanons on what extra body parts Stevonnie might have hidden (two hearts??), hot dog length standards, speculation on the Slinker, Steven being routinely asked to help in battles these days, what Amethyst would feed cats, cat h...

Join Daria and Ivy as they watch and talk about Reformed and cover such topics as Amethyst's long-known insecurities manifesting in her physical form, how Amethyst receives and acts on Garnet's words, how interesting it was to see a conflict between Garnet and Amethyst instead of Amethyst and Pearl, Garnet's self-reflection on her role in affecting Amethyst's insecurity, how the episode might've b...

Join Daria and Ivy as they watch and talk about Love Letters and cover such topics as Love at First Sight narratives, the importance of respecting the love interest's agency, clarification of Garnet's relationship, Jamie accepting Garnet's answer, Garnet's ability to repel water off her body, the mystery of the Water Bear Gem, whether Rose and Greg are presented by the story to represent love at f...

Join Ivy and Dari as they watch and talk about Say Uncle and cover such topics as whether Daria plans to seek out and watch Uncle Grandpa, the lol-random humor, the best joke in the episode, the one-Steve limit, the Crystal Gems' desire to murder Uncle Grandpa, our opinion of crossovers in general, the fan reception of the episode, background for why the crossover was made, Pearl's freakouts, and...

Join Ivy and Daria as they watch and talk about Joy Ride and cover such topics as Peridot's probable proximity, what the Gems might do with the escape pod, the Cool Kids' desire to hang out with Steven, each Cool Kid's relationship with their family, Sour Cream's DJ aspirations and the future of the Onion family, the heavy thoughts Steven shares with the Cool Kids, the concept of Steven being his...

Join Ivy and Daria as they watch and talk about Full Disclosure and cover such topics as the intimidating future events bearing down on the Crystal Gems, the ambiance of a wrecked town after the battle, Steven's hero's burden vibe and why he does NOT have to be 90s Batman, Ronaldo's brooding encouragement, the effect of Gem catastrophes on the Beach City residents, Connie's determination to provid...

Join Ivy and Daria as they watch and talk about Jailbreak and cover such topics as how they got all of that into 11 minutes, the glory of 'Stronger Than You', Ruby and Sapphire's character design and same-sex love relationship and how that makes Garnet who she is, how Garnet compares to other Fusions, hints from earlier in the show that Garnet might be a Fusion, Fusion traits as compared to human...

Join Ivy and Daria as they watch and talk about The Return and cover such topics as the Yellow Diamond name drop, the descriptions Jasper used for the Crystal Gems, Jasper as an unambiguous villain, Steven being mistaken for Rose, Steven's competence with summoning his bubble and shield, Lion's convenient appearance, the hand ship's cool design, Daria's theory on Peridot's age, Opal's cameo, the b...

Join Ivy and Daria as they watch and talk about Political Power and cover such topics as the growing dread in Beach City, Mayor Dewey's crush on Pearl, the Ocean Town joke, Mayor Dewey's governing style, the significance of the Light Cannons under the house, the Gems keeping things from Steven, the Onion Chaos factor, birthstones, and a bunch of discussion of spoiler dangers.   Probing Questi...

Join Ivy and Daria as they watch and talk about The Message and cover such topics as what Homeworld really wants in terms of populating the universe with their kind, the march forward of the plot, Greg's self-worth issues, Pearl being dismissive to Greg and Garnet thanking him, Greg's audio terminology, whether Gems can recognize each other through some sixth sense, Greg's musician influences, Ame...

Join Ivy and Daria as they watch and talk about Story for Steven and cover such topics Greg's rockstar life, Rose's interaction style, the younger Gems' old outfits, Beach City back in the day, Owlmethyst, Marty and his weird teeth, Gems' understanding of human concepts, Rose's possible human-dating habits, who added 'please' to the 'keep off' sign, Greg liking huge women, the origin of Steven's s...

Join Ivy and Daria as they watch and talk about Shirt Club and cover such topics as Greg becoming a meme, the Gems putting together furniture, Steven's cool pencil case, Buck's relationship with his dad (and as contrasted with Steven's with his dad), conflict resolution with the Gems, and the mystery of who Mayor Dewey is running against.   Probing Question: If Steven went to school, would he...

Join Ivy and Daria as they watch and talk about Open Book and cover such topics as the obsession with shoehorning relationships into YA novels, Connie and Steven's different ways of reading the same story, Steven's familiarity (or lack thereof) with story tropes, our personal experiences liking and disliking media, Connie being able to murder her own clone, self-contained episodes, and Steven and...

Join Ivy and Daria as they watch and talk about Rose's Scabbard and cover such topics as the nature of Pearl's feelings for Rose, how much of Rose is still present in Steven, the problem of sainted characters, Pearl's mental health issues and many layers, Lion's connection to Rose, the mysterious need for material Gem weapons, same-sex relationships on cartoons, euphemisms for genitals, and who th...

Join Ivy and Daria as they watch and talk about Marble Madness and cover such topics as plot movement, Peridot's attitude toward humans, Gem history on Earth and how much is known about the Crystal Gems, the Red Eye's purpose, the Gems' approach of 'attack first, ask questions never', Connie's different character designs and clothing, books with an ORDER, storyboarders' different styles, digressio...