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

Join Ivy and Daria as they watch and talk about Maximum Capacity and cover such topics as the episode's drastic tonal shift, Greg's reactions to Amethyst's over-the-line behavior, Amethyst's self-worth issues and where her actions came from in her personality, how Rose figured into the feeling of loss for both of them, how Amethyst feels about Greg (and common fan misconceptions), where the line i...

Join Ivy and Daria as they watch and talk about Winter Forecast and cover such topics as karmic rewards for good behavior, a more reasonable side to the Maheswarans, Greg's love of cherries, Steven's experience of future visions and whether it's different from Garnet's, the ethics of Steven telling other people about Garnet's power, Connie and Steven's adorable relationship, Greg's outfits, the ch...

Join Ivy and Daria as they watch and talk about "Horror Club" and cover such topics as Lars and Ronaldo's childhood friendship and the origin of their current personalities, the fact that Ronaldo SOMEHOW didn't mention his blog for an entire episode, Ronaldo's filing cabinet, thoughts on the Lighthouse Gem and how it works if Gems are embedded in an object, horror movie fan authenticity, Lars's gl...

Join Ivy and Daria as they watch and talk about On the Run and cover such topics Amethyst's deep resentment toward Pearl, what all the other holes in the Kindergarten mean, Peridot's connection to the Kindergarten, what it means that Amethyst was there alone for so long, the 'we kept Amethyst' joke and what the others might have thought about keeping her initially, Amethyst episodes and their rang...

Join Ivy and Daria as they watch and talk about Future Vision and cover such topics as the mechanics of Garnet's future vision ability, the cute animated deaths for Steven, the evidence for Garnet's power that we already had before this episode, the ways future vision can break a story or enhance it, Garnet's experience of letting Steven in a little and having it result in disaster, examples of Ga...

Join Ivy and Daria as they watch and talk about The Test and cover such topics as video game glitches of our youths, Steven's tendency to parentify himself, Pearl's tendency to put her foot in her mouth, the Temple being able to accommodate a testing space and the way the Gems activated the door for it, the games named and the similarities to real-life games, the way continuity has persisted, opin...

Join Daria and Ivy as they watch and talk about Warp Tour and cover such topics as Peridot's design and status as a modern Gem, Daria's theory about whether Gems need to keep their Gems exposed, the 'no one believes the protagonist' trope, what Peridot might be on Earth to do, Steven's allergies, the nature of Warp Space, death-related language in cartoons, theories about Garnet's third eye, and w...

Join Ivy and Daria as they watch and talk about Alone Together and cover such topics as Stevonnie's design, the Gems' reactions, gender and pronoun stuff, the trans allegory, humans' reaction to Stevonnie, whether Fusions' components can absorb skills from each other that they can take with them, comparisons of fusion to sex, Fusion names, theories on what fusion is actually like, the importance o...

Join Ivy and Daria as they watch and talk about Lion 3: Straight to Video and cover such topics as the mechanics of Rose's pregnancy and Steven's existence, the contradiction in Greg's hairline, whether Steven is the only hybrid and what being a hybrid means, the multitude of abandoned projects and scattered messes and messages Rose left behind, Pearl's creepy sleep-watching habits, how much Lion...

Join Ivy and Daria as they watch and talk about Watermelon Steven and cover such topics as the Universe men's watermelon tricks, Rose's past use of the plant ability, Beach City's money, the Gems' new abilities, the surprising difficulty of fighting the watermelons, American television and its take on soft blasphemy and violence, judging Steven for eating Baby Melon, and Greg and Steven's wholesom...

Join Daria and Ivy as they watch and talk about Garnet's Universe and cover such topics as Steven's desire to be important to Garnet, Hoppy and Hopper, reuse of voice actors for the imaginary characters, Zach's 'narrator' voice, the cuteness of the video game-influenced story Steven tells, theories on why Ronaldo was reinvented as a bad guy in Steven's story, Garnet's established pattern of never...

Join Daria and Ivy as they watch and talk about Fusion Cuisine and cover such topics as Alexandrite's design, the rules and attributes of fusion, Alexandrite's offscreen fusion dance, Alexandrite's eating habits, the new information that Pearl hates eating, opinions of Connie's parents, the infamous 'I panicked' moment from Garnet, cultural weirdness surrounding "foreign" names, Connie's flip phon...

Join Ivy and Daria as they watch and talk about Keep Beach City Weird and cover such topics as Sneeple theories, Ronaldo's anime eyes, the adorable Steven Tag forms, discussions of the Fryman family dynamics, Ronaldo's conspiracy theories always casting himself in a critical role, why the Gems knew to come rescue Steven after he'd been kidnapped, Sneeple arms, the fact that actual aliens are Ronal...

Join Daria and Ivy as they watch and talk about Island Adventure and cover such topics as Sadie and Lars' abusive relationship dynamic, more about how warp pads work, whether anyone missed Sadie, Lars, or Steven while they were gone, the 'Sadie hid the Warp Pad' reveal, Sadie's badassery, theories about the invisible Gem monster, Amethyst's fly impression and Garnet's approval, the difference betw...

Join Daria and Ivy as they watch and talk about Secret Team and cover such topics as Pearl's physical acting, Gem shards becoming limbs, Daria's opinion of Steven's noir schtick, Garnet's eating habits, the physics of the Temple, Amethyst's wonderful world of STUFF in her room, Big Mouth Billy Bass, what Pearl might have been REALLY up to with those shards, the team's perspective on Garnet, PIZZA...

Join Daria and Ivy as they watch and talk about Space Race and cover such topics as Greg taking over Pearl's role of being cautious and level-headed, Pearl's first break with reality and longing for space, thoughts about the Galaxy Warp, Greg's parental rights, Steven's legal identity, stuff about the barn, Crying Breakfast Friends (and the show's shows within a show), a digression about sapient f...

Join Ivy and Daria as they watch and talk about House Guest and cover such topics as theories about the Warp Whistle, what the heck the Geode is, the Gems' opinion of Greg, the mystery of how inconsistent Steven's powers are, why Greg doesn't live with the Gems, Chekhov's duct tape, the comparison of Pearl fixing Greg's van vs Greg fixing the Gems' Geode, our desire for Pearl to have a mechanic's...

Join Daria and Ivy as they watch and talk about Ocean Gem and cover such topics as the reveal and theorized fate of corrupted Gems, why the Crystal Gems are on Earth, what Lapis might reveal to Homeworld, what a cracked Gem can do to a Gem, whether Gems speak English, why Lapis made water clones, Steven's negotiating skills, Greg's participation in the mission, Garnet's opinion of Greg's musical t...

Join Daria and Ivy as they watch and talk about Mirror Gem and cover such topics as Lapis' color scheme, Steven's fart sounds, Pearl's attitude toward teaching, Steven's lack of schooling, Lapis's water powers, what it means that Lapis's Gem is cracked, how the Gems reacted to the mirror being 'like a person', and why Lapis might be angry with our Gems.   Tune in to learn Daria's anecdote abo...

Join Daria and Ivy as they watch and talk about An Indirect Kiss and cover such topics as healing power theories, Connie's place in the series, Amethyst's relationship with her body and how terrifying it is to watch that break down, representation for eyeglass wearers in television, squishy drawings by Raven and Paul, Pearl's "thing" for Rose, and a digression about bad eyesight.  Probing Que...

Join Ivy and Daria as they watch and talk about "Monster Buddies" and cover such topics as theories on what made the Centipeetle reform so small, discussions of different bubble types and colors, Steven's mission to heal monsters, the purpose of the Shooting Star, bubbling ability, Amethyst's crane pose, evil seagulls, the unfortunate person who became a skeleton left in the ice caves, bubbling be...

Join Daria and Ivy as they watch and talk about Steven and the Stevens and cover such topics as Daria's thoughts on Doctor Who time travel versus Steven Universe time travel, comparisons to the pilot episode, Steven dying onscreen 60 times, whether Ivy should make meanie zucchini with linguine, the annoyingness of spoilers, Ivy's cosplay to cover songs, comparisons to Indiana Jones, discussions of...

Join Daria and Ivy as they watch and talk about Joking Victim and cover such topics as Daria's experience with spicy food, Sadie and Lars's relationship and history, Steven's helpfulness, whether the show made fun of Sinbad, Sadie's need to 'fix' Lars, Amethyst's role as an instigator and as the youngest Gem on the team, the experience of being introduced to an adult workplace for the first time,...

Join Daria and Ivy as they watch and talk about Coach Steven and cover such topics as Amethyst and Garnet's relationship (and how that influences their Fusion), how Sugilite is different from Opal, how a Fusion might exist in some capacity even when she is not fused, Amethyst's attitude toward fusing with Garnet versus fusing with Pearl, Daria's theories on the consequences of staying fused too lo...

Join Daria and Ivy as they watch and talk about Rose's Room and cover such topics as Steven's non-linear maturity, the issues associated with leaving Steven alone without guardians, why Greg was the best rendering that Rose's Room came up with and whether Greg's been inside, Onion's level of creepiness in real life versus the room, whether Gems feel pain, and Garnet wearing Greg's pants. The probi...