The rebellion: as of the start of season two

  • April 19, 2015

Ah, it’s finally here: the last bit of speculation fueled by #StevenBomb. This is probably the hardest piece to write, which is saying something considering that we also wrote two pieces of speculation about the homeworld despite getting no closer to the homeworld than a ship that never made it far out of Earth’s orbit.

But the rebellion is never spoken of much, and while the Crystal Gems are tight-lipped about the homeworld as well some facts force their way through. That doesn’t mean there’s nothing to go on about the rebellion, just that the information about it isn’t as rich.

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What we learned from Shirt Club

  • April 18, 2015

It’s another one of those “character episodes” we’ve been having so many of lately, since #StevenBomb forced an adjustment to the schedule that clustered a bunch of character episodes together. We’re crafty though, and we’ve sniffed out at least something lore-related to consider in Shirt Club.

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Preview for Love Letters

  • April 17, 2015

Steven and Connie being insufferably cute, and the triumphant return of Jamie (and season two!). What’s not to love? Definitely make sure you tune in on April 23rd.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ac7zmLbJpfw

Ratings for Shirt Club

  • April 17, 2015

Another rough week. Shirt Club only pulled in 1,423,000 viewers this week.

Here’s how the Cartoon Network premiers did:

  1. Teen Titans Go at 6:00 with 1,804,000
  2. Adventure Time at 7:30 with 1,571,000
  3. Steven Universe at 5:30 with 1,423,000
  4. Clarence at 5:00 with 1,397,000

Immediate reaction to Shirt Club

  • April 16, 2015

Well, there’s not much lore here (a smidgen, but… Well, that means not much), since it’s a very character-centric episode again. We don’t think there will be much lore or speculation to be had, but if we focused on the characters instead we’d be really happy with what we learned about Buck. Heck, even Mayor Dewey had some good moments. If this had aired before Political Power, the sudden focus on him might not have seemed so abrupt.

What to expect from Shirt Club

  • April 15, 2015

This is another episode where anything can happen. We know it will have Steven hanging out with Buck Dewey, but really: you just can’t predict the twist on an episode that’s had such a mundane-sounding summary released. There will definitely be a twist, but it’s just too tough to guess what it will be.

Since this is the last season-one episode to air, we can rule out a new power and Peridot. Since the preview involves Greg giving guitar lessons, we can hope he shows up. Other than that, it’s Steven Universe—who knows what’s gonna happen?

New episode: Love Letters will air on April 23, 2015

  • April 14, 2015

Ah, now this is the life: we’re into pure season two now, and while there’s a hiatus looming it’s still some weeks off yet. Next week we’ll see another new episode, Love Letters, airing on April 23 at 5:30 PM EDT.

Love Letters
Steven and Connie help Jamie the mailman.

Aivi and Surasshu post: Reunion and Collusion

  • April 13, 2015

We have two more tracks from Aivi and Surasshu available for us to listen to: Reunion (0:45) and Collusion (0:38), both from Jailbreak. Funky fresh!

 

https://soundcloud.com/aivisura/steven-universe-reunion

https://soundcloud.com/aivisura/steven-universe-collusion

Aivi and Surasshu post: Malachite

  • April 13, 2015

Aivi and Surasshu have given us another fusion theme (with quite a bit of the menacing parts of Sugilite’s theme). Enjoy Malachite (0:53), from the end of Jailbreak. You’re stuck on this miserable planet with the best.

 

https://soundcloud.com/aivisura/steven-universe-malachite

Lunar Sea Spire podcast episode 15: Story for Steven

  • April 13, 2015

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PodcastTitleGC13, Ken, and Dakota discuss another of our season-one refugees: Story for Steven.

Oddly enough for an episode without any fusing, fusion Gems are discussed quite a bit. Sour Cream (and the now likely identity of his father) is also discussed, as is his (probably half-) brother, the dark lord Onion. Gem outfits and episode synopses also get a fair amount of talk time.

Next week we’ll be discussing the last episode originally produced with season one, Shirt Club. Don’t miss it!