“If anything bad happens to my kid, you better pray your space goddess’ magic can bring people back from the dead because I will destroy you.” – Vidalia. I can’t put my finger on why, but I have a sneaking suspicion that Vidalia can see the… nah, who am I kidding? That’s just crazy talk.
Airdate: July 29th, 2016
Written By: Lamar Abrams and Katie Mitroff
Plot: A normal day at the car wash turns into a story. You see, Steven wants to know why his father took a job at such an establishment at the first place. Through song, he lays down the simple matter of things – his music career was at a dead-end, and he needed money to eat. His struggles were put in perspective after Vidalia asks Greg to take care of her son (courtesy of Greg’s former manager), and they spend a day out. Rose gets wind of this, and her sage perspective conflicts with some more… unorthodox views on how infants should act around Ferris wheels.
Review:
As of the publication of this review, Steven Universe has released 154 episodes, totaling about 1,760 minutes of content. There’s also the hour-and-a-half movie recently released, and 17 shorts (both from the show proper and the Dove Project PSAs) to add onto the canon. It would take about 32, maybe 33, hours to watch the whole series back to back, and then you have to factor in an expanded universe (video games, comic books, et cetera). Remember, sleep is good for you, and if you’re not getting any, talk to a doctor.
Basically, there’s no lack of Steven Universe for both fans and critics of the show to dissect and tear apart. Opinions on episodes can be varied, particularly in Seasons 4 and 5 (hence why I consider the show’s “imperial phase” to have concluded by that point – they’ve done brilliant work, but the unanimous acclaim has faded to somewhat more controversial material). That said, I can ascertain some trends in the Steven Universe fandom.
Here are two – episodes revolving around the relationship between Greg and Rose Quartz are generally beloved, relying greatly on emotion-driven plots and intense character development for the show’s late, highly enigmatic character. Townie episodes, meanwhile, tend to get a somewhat cooler reception amongst fans, with arguments that they tend to detract from the overall mytharc or possible character development.
Now, here’s an insane idea… what if we were to combine the two? And what if it was to be the last “Greg/Rose” episode.
This could be quite an interesting watch. Continue reading
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