Ah, a second #StevenBomb to tide us over during the summer. Isn’t it great how things turn out sometimes. We were excited when the new #StevenBomb was announced, but now we know the episode titles and summaries for all of the episodes. Read on if you’re interested in knowing what’s coming up:
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Ken, GC13, Dakota, and Hunter discuss the fourth episode of Steven Universe: Together Breakfast. While GC13 holds the episode in a special place in his heart since it was his first episode, Ken predictably disagrees. 🙂
The episode was our first (and only for a while) look into the temple, and gave us a big mystery right away with the scroll (a mystery we still have yet to solve). No matter what anyone says, however, Pearl was not a jerk. No way is that true.
Discussion about writer techniques naturally comes up: what is intended foreshadowing, and what is a question that the writer asks with intention to answer later? Perhaps the more important question is whether any of it matters.
The most important question, however: just what was that scroll?
All times are EDT.
Monday:
7:30 AM: Shirt Club
7:45 AM: Steven’s Lion
8:00 AM: Winter Forecast
8:15 AM: So Many Birthdays
3:00 PM: Rose’s Scabbard
3:15 PM: Monster Buddies
3:30 PM: The Test
3:45 PM: Onion Trade
Tuesday:
7:30 AM: Love Letters
7:45 AM: Arcade Mania
8:00 AM: Horror Club
8:15 AM: Beach Party
3:00 PM: Full Disclosure
3:15 PM: Lion 2: The Movie
3:30 PM: Future Vision
3:45 PM: An Indirect Kiss
Wednesday:
7:30 AM: The Message
7:45 AM: Steven and the Stevens
8:00 AM: On the Run
8:15 AM: Steven the Sword Fighter
3:00 PM: Alone Together
3:15 PM: Space Race
3:30 PM: Warp Tour
3:45 PM: Secret Team
Thursday:
7:30 AM: Rose’s Scabbard
7:45 AM: Monster Buddies
8:00 AM: The Test
8:15 AM: Onion Trade
3:00 PM: Coach Steven
3:15 PM: Rose’s Room
3:30 PM: Political Power
3:45 PM: Mirror Gem
Friday:
7:30 AM: Full Disclosure
7:45 AM: Lion 2: The Movie
8:00 AM: Future Vision
8:15 AM: An Indirect Kiss
3:00 PM: House Guest
3:15 PM: Garnet’s Universe
3:30 PM: Island Adventure
3:45 PM: Joking Victim
Sunday:
11:00 AM: Fusion Cuisine
11:15 AM: Tiger Millionaire
11:30 AM: Maximum Capacity
11:45 AM: The Return
This one was a very interesting episode to watch for the first time, back when you couldn’t be sure whether Steven was really changing or if he was dreaming. Of course, even on repeated viewings all you really need is to be pointed in the direction of the Baby War and it’s on.
So Many Birthdays was pretty good for lore, packing some solid firsts for the show:
Of course the arrival of Pearl the Sad Crying Clown was great as well.
Steven’s ability to shift his age is still kind of an unknown element, however. Like so many things it was introduced once and never used again, so unlike Gem fusion we can’t really say we know much about it.
He likely learned to control it at least enough to not have it happen accidentally, since he had to work with the Crystal Gems to get his legs back to normal (plus we’ve never seen his age shift, so he must have it under control), but that’s about all we know. Why does his shapeshifting power respond to his mental state as such a powerful age changer? Did Amethyst go through similar problems learning to control her Gem powers, or is shapeshifting like summoning her weapon (i.e. something she’s never had to work at)?
And then, of course, there’s our favorite outlandish theory: that the person at the back of the boat in the old-timey painting is an older Steven who traveled back in time at a later point in the series. With hair like that? Come on. We can’t be the only ones who see that.
It’s possible, right?
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GC13, Ken, and Hunter discuss Cheeseburger Backpack, the first and last appearance of the site and podcast’s namesake: the Lunar Sea Spire. Also, right at the start of the episode, some of the big news (#StevenBomb 2.0 and Mr. Jones-Quartey’s departure) is brought up.
The appearance of Garnet and Pearl in the background of a page of Batgirl also brings up the topic of the Crystal Gems vs various DC heroes (the consensus is that Superman and the Flash are too OP for the Crystal Gems to deal with, but that it doesn’t matter since versus crossovers inevitably end with both sides being shown in a positive light).
Of course Cheeseburger Backpack is the subject of the podcast so its zany animation, from a time when the show was younger comes up. You could say it was a… Pearlfect way to start the series.
All times are EDT.
Monday:
7:30 AM: Reformed
7:45 AM: Gem Glow
8:00 AM: Story For Steven
8:15 AM: Cheeseburger Backpack
3:00 PM: Marble Madness
3:15 PM: Serious Steven
3:30 PM: Maximum Capacity
3:45 PM: Lars and the Cool Kids
Tuesday:
7:30 AM: Say Uncle
7:45 AM: Laser Light Cannon
8:00 AM: Joy Ride
8:15 AM: Together Breakfast
3:00 PM: Open Book
3:15 PM: Giant Woman
3:30 PM: The Return
3:45 PM: Tiger Millionaire
Wednesday:
7:30 AM: Political Power
7:45 AM: Cat Fingers
8:00 AM: Jailbreak
8:15 AM: Bubble Buddies
3:00 PM: Shirt Club
3:15 PM: Steven’s Lion
3:30 PM: Winter Forecast
3:45 PM: So Many Birthdays
Thursday:
7:30 AM: Marble Madness
7:45 AM: Serious Steven
8:00 AM: Maximum Capacity
8:15 AM: Lars and the Cool Kids
3:00 PM: Love Letters
3:15 PM: Arcade Mania
3:30 PM: Horror Club
3:45 PM: Beach Party
Friday:
7:30 AM: Open Book
7:45 AM: Giant Woman
8:00 AM: The Return
8:15 AM: Tiger Millionaire
3:00 PM: The Message
3:15 PM: Steven and the Stevens
3:30 PM: On the Run
3:45 PM: Steven the Sword Fighter
Sunday:
11:00 AM: The Test
11:15 AM: Future Vision
11:30 AM: On the Run
11:45 AM: Horror Club
6:00 PM: Shirt Club
6:15 PM: Open Book
6:30 PM: Story For Steven
6:45 PM: The Message
7:00 PM: Joy Ride
7:15 PM: Love Letters
7:30 PM: Say Uncle
7:45 PM: Reformed
Bad news you guys: Ian Jones-Quartey, the show’s supervising director and co-executive producer, is leaving the show. He broke the news in this tweet.
It’s never a good sign when someone so instrumental to the show leaves (too much rocking the boat, changing a good thing), but he indicated that there are plenty of episodes he’s worked on that we haven’t seen yet, so it will be a while before we see how the team managed the transition.
As for what’s next for Mr. Jones-Quartey? Well, he isn’t saying what he’s moving on to, but the easy money says that he’ll be working on his new cartoon, Lakewood Plaza Turbo. So when that comes out we’ll be able to see how our little family of cartoons has grown.
Yeah, how’s this for good news? A break in the hiatus to air five new Steven Universe episodes in one week.
Judging from the characters in the pictures, it’s a fair bet that Monday will give us Sworn to the Sword, where Pearl teaches Connie how to sword fight, and Tuesday will give us Rising Tides/Crashing Skies, an episode where Ronaldo investigates the Crystal Gems.
Who’s hyped?
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GC13 and Hunter discuss the second episode of the series: Laser Light Cannon and discover an interesting fact: the second and second-to-last episodes of the season both involve Steven riding onto the beach to save the Crystal Gems. Is this a coincidence, or are the sneople at it again?
Has the question of why the homeworld sent a Red Eye, a seemingly antiquated piece of technology finally been answered? It might actually be an updated version of an old design, one far bigger. Of course we still have no ideas on how it might have been meant to report back to the homeworld, however. Give us time, and maybe we’ll come up with something.
The fantastic music of the series also comes up, as do the wonderful fan comics of the Crystal Gems raising baby Steven. We love you guys.
So how much do you like Greg? He may not be a perfect porkchop, but as a hot dog he sure seems to be doing a great job.
All times are EDT.
Tuesday:
3:00 PM: Watermelon Steven and Garnet’s Universe
3:30 PM: Warp Tour and The Test
Wednesday:
3:00 PM: Future Vision and On the Run
3:30 PM: Maximum Capacity and Horror Club
Thursday:
3:00 PM: Shirt Club and Marble Madness
3:30 PM: Story for Steven and The Message
Saturday:
11:00 AM: Rose’s Scabbard
11:15 AM: Steven the Sword Fighter
11:30 AM: Marble Madness
11:45 AM: So Many Birthdays
Sunday:
11:00 AM: Winter Forecast
11:15 AM: Lars and the Cool Kids
11:30 AM: Maximum Capacity
11:45 AM: Coach Steven
6:00 PM: Warp Tour
6:15 PM: Marble Madness
6:30 PM: The Message
6:45 PM: Political Power
7:00 PM: The Return
7:15 PM: Jailbreak
7:30 PM: Full Disclosure
7:45 PM: Joy Ride
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