Peridot, while in full-on Saturday morning cartoon villain mode at the beginning of Friend Ship, said that the Earth had an expiration date and she didn’t want to be around to find out when. Think for yourself what the odds of that being an innocuous reference to the Sun’s destiny to turn into a red giant and engulf the Earth.

Yeah, not too likely, eh? Well, then what could she be talking about?

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We learned some interesting facts from Historical Friction. First of all, Beach City was settled almost two hundred years in the past (by someone six generations back from Mayor Dewey, so the time scale checks out). That would just be an interesting piece of trivia if it wasn’t also apparently the first human settlement in the Americas (or at least anywhere near the Crystal Temple), and its founder didn’t know that he was going to reach land. This is quite a bit different from our history, where knowledge of the New World became widespread knowledge about five hundred years before our time.

So where does that leave us? Wondering why everything is so different.

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#StevenBomb3 has put us into a decidedly speculative mood. While we did get some hard information, most of the information is a lot more fun to speculate about. With that in mind, here’s the list of what we’ll be speculating about after this #StevenBomb:

What are Rubies and Sapphires like on the Homeworld?
The role of Pearls (and Peridots) is something we can make a reasonable guess at, but Rubies and Sapphires are still mysteries. There are some interesting implications about them in Keystone Motel though.

What does Historical Friction say about how different Steven’s world is?
Historical Friction certainly makes it sound like William Dewey was being braver than he knew by founding Beach City (and only two hundred years in the past). Were the dangers so great that he and his crew were the first humans to settle the region since the Crystal Gem rebellion?

Why does Earth have an expiration date?
This line apparently got lost by the Crystal Gems in the heat of battle, but we fans heard it and we’re certainly wondering what it means. It’s almost certain that this is something that will be explained as episodes go on, meaning future speculation posts will wonder “does this relate to the expiration date?”, but it’s time to see what the most likely option (among things we already know about) is.