Lunar Sea Spire podcast episode 121: #StevenBomb 5 (Early Release)

GC13, Dakota, and Hunter are very happy to present an episode about the fifth StevenBomb, and only a month early! (Thanks Cartoon Network!)

It’s too hard to give a summary of the podcast for those who still haven’t watched the episodes yet, so here’s a spoiler-free recap:

Could we be Ronaldo? Is it possible?

Circles and ovals, squares and hexagons.

What are Gemlins?

Butter was built, then you were built for butter.

Steven Universe air times for January 9-15, 2017

All times are EST.

Monday: Lapis’ Lament Part One
1:00 PM: Mirror Gem
1:15 PM: Ocean Gem
1:30 PM: The Return
1:45 PM: Jailbreak

Tuesday: Lapis’ Lament Part Two
1:00 PM: Chille Tid
1:15 PM: Same Old World
1:30 PM: Barn Mates
1:45 PM: Hit the Diamond

Wednesday: Mr. Universe Part One
1:00 PM: Ocean Gem
1:15 PM: House Guest
1:30 PM: Space Race
1:45 PM: Maximum Capacity

Thursday: Mr. Universe Part Two
1:00 PM: Story for Steven
1:15 PM: We Need to Talk
1:30 PM: Keystone Motel
1:45 PM: Steven’s Birthday

Friday: Onion Family
1:00 PM: Story For Steven
1:15 PM: Onion Friend
1:30 PM: Drop Beat Dad
1:45 PM: Greg the Babysitter

Saturday: Jasper’s Corruption
1:00 PM: The Return
1:15 PM: Jailbreak
1:30 PM: Super Watermelon Island
1:45 PM: Alone at Sea
2:00 PM: Gem Hunt
2:15 PM: Crack the Whip
2:30 PM: Beta
2:45 PM: Earthlings

Surprise! It was intentional after all

Polygon has the full story, but chances are good you already know the gist of it: on the evening of January 2, one calendar month before the next Steven Bomb was scheduled to have finished airing (and one day after Cartoon Network reminded us all that full episodes are available on their app), all five episodes were released on the Cartoon Network app and website for anyone with a cable provider. The next day, cable providers started putting the episodes up for on-demand viewing. Needless to say, this caused a bit of an uproar.

Though they have taken down all but the first episode from their app and website, according to Polygon a Cartoon Network rep has told them the early release was intentional. That’s all we need to hear, so you get no points for guessing what the next episode of our podcast will cover.

Lunar Sea Spire podcast episode 120: Beach City Drift

It’s our first podcast of the new year, and GC13 and Dakota are covering Beach City Drift, known both as a Stevonnie episode and as the second appearance of a very controversial character: Kevin.

Love him or hate him, you have to admit that he knows how to push Stevonnie’s buttons. At least he used to know, before Connie and Steven heeded the wise words of Mr. Universe. Even if his meltdown is a bit exaggerated, it’s still fun to watch.

Plus there’s always Ronaldo: car guy, or just a nineties kid who remembers a particular car? Already dating Jane, or meeting her for the first time at the race? Inquiring minds want to know.

Steven Universe air times for January 2-8, 2017

All times are EST.

Monday: Adventures at Funland
1:00 PM: Bubble Buddies
1:15 PM: Serious Steven
1:30 PM: Arcade Mania
1:45 PM: Watermelon Steven

Tuesday: And the Cool Kids
1:00 PM: Lars and the Cool Kids
1:15 PM: Joy Ride
1:30 PM: The New Lars
1:45 PM: Beach City Drift

Wednesday: Greg’s Greatest Hits
1:00 PM: Laser Light Cannon
1:15 PM: Story For Steven
1:30 PM: The Message
1:45 PM: We Need to Talk

Thursday: Keep Beach City Weird!
1:00 PM: Cat Fingers
1:15 PM: Keep Beach City Weird!
1:30 PM: Horror Club
1:45 PM: Rising Tides, Crashing Skies

Friday: Monster Buddies
1:00 PM: Gem Glow
1:15 PM: Monster Buddies
1:30 PM: Ocean Gem
1:45 PM: Monster Reunion

Saturday: Amethyst is Awesome
1:00 PM: Tiger Millionaire
1:15 PM: An Indirect Kiss
1:30 PM: Secret Team
1:45 PM: On the Run
2:00 PM: Maximum Capacity
2:15 PM: Reformed
2:30 PM: Onion Friend
2:45 PM: Too Far

Lunar Sea Spire podcast episode 119: New bomb hype

GC13 and Hunter engage in some consequence-free hyping, guessing at what some short episode descriptions might hint at for the next Steven Bomb to hit the airwaves.

Now surely with Steven Universe episode descriptions being notoriously difficult to draw predictions from, we’d be cautious, wouldn’t we? Wrong! This is a special occasion, one where we throw caution to the wind and dare to dream big! Even if it’s most likely, for instance, that Yellow Pearl is merely singing backup to Yellow Diamond, imagine a full-on duet between our Pearl and Yellow Diamond. It’s a dream worth dreaming.

(If anyone is curious, here are links to the signing sheet and the press panel transcript.)

Steven Universe air times for December 26, 2016 – January 1, 2017

All times are EST.

Monday:
12:00 PM: Too Short to Ride
12:15 PM: The New Lars
12:30 PM: Beach City Drift
12:45 PM: Restaurant Wars

Tuesday:
12:00 PM: Kiki’s Pizza Delivery Service
12:15 PM: Monster Reunion
12:30 PM: Alone at Sea
12:45 PM: Greg the Babysitter

Wednesday:
12:00 PM: Gem Hunt
12:15 PM: Crack the Whip
12:30 PM: Steven vs Amethyst
12:45 PM: Beta

Thursday:
12:00 PM: Earthlings
12:15 PM: Back to the Moon
12:30 PM: Bubbled
12:45 PM: The Kindergarten Kid

Friday:
12:00 PM: Know Your Fusion
12:15 PM: Buddy’s Book
12:30 PM: Mindful Education
12:45 PM: Future Boy Zoltron

Saturday:
12:30 PM: Last One Out of Beach City
12:45 PM: Onion Gang
1:00 PM and 1:15 PM: Gem Harvest

New episodes to air on January 30, 2017

Cartoon Network must be in the Christmas spirit, because they’ve given us the gift of an announcement of new episodes (aw, that’s just what we asked for!). We’ll get some new stuff starting on January 30.

The Geekiary got a press release with a bit more detail than Cartoon Network’s Tumblr tease: we’ll be getting five episodes in a bomb format, airing at 7:00 PM EST each night from Monday through Thursday (with two on Monday).

Lunar Sea Spire podcast episode 118: Christmas wishes for Steven Universe

In the spirit of the season, GC13 writes out his Christmas wish list for the series. This list has everything: new seasons, lore, character development. And who’s that? Tiger Millionaire? You better believe he’s on the wishlist too!

We must always hopal for more Opal, but there are plenty of characters who have disappeared that it would be great to see back. (Bonus points if the character in question is Mystery Girl, who is also important to Pearl’s character development.)

Of course what the fandom must want most (how could they want anything more?) would be more Camp Pining Hearts. The show has been a fan favorite ever since Log Date 7 15 2 showed it to us. Mayor Dewey probably loves Camp Pining Hearts, so that means you should probably love it too!

Steven Universe air times for December 19-25, 2016

All times are EST.

Monday: Steven’s Lion
12:00 PM: Steven’s Lion
12:15 PM: Lion 2: The Movie
12:30 PM: Lion 3: Straight to Video
12:45 PM: Rose’s Scabbard

Tuesday: Smoky Quartz
12:00 PM: Steven vs Amethyst
12:15 PM: Beta
12:30 PM: Earthlings
12:45 PM: Know Your Fusion

Wednesday:
12:00 PM: When it Rains
12:15 PM: Back to the Barn
12:30 PM: Too Far
12:45 PM: The Answer

Thursday:
12:00 PM: Steven’s Birthday
12:15 PM: It Could’ve Been Great
12:30 PM: Message Received
12:45 PM: Log Date 7 15 2

Friday:
12:00 PM: Super Watermelon Island
12:15 PM: Gem Drill
12:30 PM: Same Old World
12:45 PM: Barn Mates