Look on the bright side: at least it’s not a total re-run blackout.
All times are EDT.
Saturday:
11:00 AM: Full Disclosure
11:15 AM: Cat Fingers
11:30 AM: Jailbreak
11:45 AM: Bubble Buddies
Sunday:
11:00 AM: The Return
11:15 AM: Serious Steven
11:30 AM: Political Power
11:45 AM: Frybo
The Crewniverse has finally spoken out about the hiatus. Nobody knows exactly when the hiatus will end; last summer’s hiatus lasted from early May to late August, but we can always hope that this year’s hiatus will be shorter. With an estimated time of “later this summer” for the return of the show, we can certainly hope that Steven Universe will be back sooner rather than later.
Alright, with the hiatus it’s time to look back on the series and have a bit of discussion about some of the most important episodes. We thought it would only be natural to start with Serious Steven, which was not only Steven’s first outing on a real mission but was also called back to in The Test, when Pearl and Garnet designed their test chambers using traps that they knew Steven had experienced before.
The pyramid temple was quite an enigma itself. Set in the middle of a historic battlefield, it suggests no immediate purpose but proves to be quite a harrowing experience for the unwary. It proved unable to handle it when Garnet broke sequence after Steven figured out its trick, but still left an impression.
Of course, as cool a thing as a temple was, it wasn’t the big thing. It wasn’t the thing.
That’s an honor reserved for the mural at the temple entrance. We can only see three panels of it, but it’s only now that we’ve been shown enough about the series to really make some serious guesses about what we’re seeing. Just look at it:
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So, this is the purpose of Assigned Viewing: what do you think is going on in this mural? What is it commemorating? Do we know enough yet? How long until the next piece of information about this scene drops? Get to discussing in the Comments section!
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GC13, Ken, and Hunter discuss the new episode, Reformed. With Dakota gone, Ken has a chance to take revenge for the Shirt Club podcast. GC13 also can’t say numbers well.
The personality quirks of the Crystal Gems are discussed, as is the temple and the writing process of a Steven Universe episode. (When talking about the writing process, this interview is mentioned.) Gem forms are also mentioned, both their ability to be “overclocked” and their function as a constant reminder of past defeats.
Even though it looks like the summer hiatus has started, we’re going to stay right here with weekly episodes. Make sure to check back on May 11 for a new episode of the podcast!
Aw, with such a loving group hug at the end of Reformed how could we not go with Reunion as the song of the week? It wasn’t just Steven happy to have Amethyst back, it was everyone: Garnet, Pearl, and all of us watching at home.
All times are EDT.
Monday:
1:30 PM: Reformed
1:45 PM: Love Letters
Tuesday:
1:30 PM: Joy Ride
1:45 PM: Secret Team
Wednesday:
1:30 PM: Say Uncle
1:45 PM: Beach Party
Thursday:
1:30 PM: Full Disclosure
1:45 PM: Steven and the Stevens
Friday:
1:30 PM: Jailbreak
1:45 PM: Monster Buddies
Saturday:
11:00 AM: Reformed
11:15 AM: Laser Light Cannon
11:30 AM: Say Uncle
11:45 AM: Cheeseburger Backpack
Sunday:
11:00 AM: Love Letters
11:15 AM: Gem Glow
11:30 AM: Joy Ride
11:45 AM: Together Breakfast
And so, with a hiatus upon us, this is the last speculation post we’ll be writing about a new episode for a while. Yesterday’s lore post showed that we hit a good haul there, so of course there’s stuff left over to speculate over—it’s the Steven Universe way.
Well Reformed definitely answered some questions, and you don’t get any points for guessing what we learned about. Still, in the interests of keeping most spoilers off of the main page, you’re just going to have to read more if you want to be sure that your guess was correct.
Alright, first off the big hype: we got to see new parts of the temple! Sure, they’re non-functional, but it’s still more than we saw during season one. Really, the amount of apparently dead space in the temple is quite perplexing. Hmmmmmmm… Need more evidence, need so much more evidence.
Of course that may be the big hype but it’s not the big lore information we’ve got. We now know far more about a Gem’s reformation process than we ever did before, which is kind of a big deal. Of course it wouldn’t be Steven Universe if this wasn’t delivered in such a way as to bring up even more questions, but we’re making progress!
Unfortunately, the bad news: we still have no more information about upcoming episodes, so we have to assume that the summer hiatus has begun. Last year we didn’t get new episodes for three months, which again leaves us waiting until August for new Steven.
Endure. In enduring grow strong.
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