No! We were so close! The new crop of episodes was almost within our grasp, but the schedule changed and now we have to wait another month to see them.
Well, it’s not a total loss. The three episode titles we got first turned out to not be the first episodes in line. Here are the five episode titles you have to look forward to first when September comes around:
Peridot was kind of a big deal when she first showed up. Do you remember? Among all sorts of speculation over who she was and what she was doing, there was a lot of wondering about her outfit: was it part of her, a projection just like the Crystal Gems’ outfits, or was it something apart from her? We got our answer in Friend Ship as she jettisoned a foot so she could make her escape: unlike any other Gem we’ve seen, Peridot augments her physical form with technology.
It’s time to look closely at what we know about Peridot’s suit.
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?
Friend Ship didn’t beat around the bush at all: we saw the Galaxy Warp, and everything was decidedly un-annihilated. Oh, sure, none of the warp pads worked and the homeworld warp was rubble, but that’s exactly how the Crystal Gems left things at the end of Warp Tour. We didn’t get the destruction that we hoped for after Winter Forecast aired, so now we’re going to hope that the shooting star gets used on something more fun.
Then of course there’s the communication hub warp pad, destroyed in Coach Steven and still very much not repaired in Cry For Help. Are the flask robonoids slacking off, or are they just not up to the task?
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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Ken, GC13, and Hunter see the ropes and discuss Tiger Millionaire (the character as well as the episode, though of course it’s the Good-Looking Gang everyone wants to see).
Everyone came back to an old favorite and felt a bit differently about it, but the group is still able to unearth the truth about Lars (wake up, sheeple!) and tell the tragic story of Dashing Dave and Handsome Hank.
We’re happy to cover with our fortieth podcast the episode that introduced the plotline that came to the forefront in episode forty (which, you might remember, we covered in our first podcast), but let us never forget this one truth: anything goes in wrestling.
We love you Tiger Millionaire.
All times are EDT.
Monday:
3:00 PM: Say Uncle
3:15 PM: Together Breakfast
3:30 PM: Reformed
3:45 PM: Gem Glow
Tuesday:
3:00 PM: Cheeseburger Backpack
3:15 PM: On the Run
3:30 PM: Historical Friction
3:45 PM: Coach Steven
Wednesday:
3:00 PM: Beach Party
3:15 PM: Chille Tid
3:30 PM: Steven and the Stevens
3:45 PM: We Need to Talk
Thursday:
3:00 PM: Monster Buddies
3:15 PM: Keeping it Together
3:30 PM: An Indirect Kiss
3:45 PM: Sworn to the Sword
Friday:
3:00 PM: Friend Ship
3:15 PM: Rising Tides, Crashing Skies
3:30 PM: Mirror Gem
3:45 PM: Lars and the Cool Kids
Sunday:
11:00 AM: Keep Beach City Weird!
11:15 AM: Secret Team
11:30 AM: Fusion Cuisine
11:45 AM: Lion 3: Straight to Video
6:00 PM: Cry For Help
6:15 PM: Full Disclosure
6:30 PM: Reformed
6:45 PM: Keystone Motel
7:00 PM: We Need to Talk
7:15 PM: Historical Friction
7:30 PM: Friend Ship
7:45 PM: Keeping it Together
#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.
There was a lot of information hidden in #StevenBomb3 (as one would expect from a grouping of five episodes!). Plenty of it was speculation fuel, but we also got some more certain stuff to discuss.
The warp pads and the robonoids
Well it looks like the Galaxy Warp didn’t get hit with the shooting star after all (we pity the fool who that baby gets used on). We also learned that the robonoids never repaired the communication hub warp.
Peridot’s hard suit
Ever since her first appearance people have wondered if Peridot’s body was simple projected “clothing” like the outfits the Crystal Gems wear or if it was something more substantial. Friend Ship gave us an answer, and we’ve also seen reactions from Peridot showing her what aspects of her suit she is and isn’t familiar with.
Good news everyone: the hiatus won’t be too long. The Crewniverse has announced that Thursday, August 6 will be the start of new episodes.
Look forward to seeing the following episodes soon:
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