Lunar Sea Spire podcast episode 292: It’s My Party

  • April 21, 2020

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GC13 and David discuss It’s My Party from Summer Camp Island.

This is it. This is the episode that really starts Susie’s shift from pure antagonist to a character you’re rooting for. (Even if she really was charming the entire time.)

Susie may be able to walk around understanding two contradictory sets of facts, but Pepper’s savage speech was apparently a fact too far. Thankfully she didn’t think to turn the cake into a monster, or merge with it in a Steven Universe: Future-like rampage.

This episode of the podcast is also available on YouTube.

Steven Universe and Canon: Does Canon Matter?

  • April 18, 2020

Steven Universe has a wealth of comics to read and three video games to play, but what of them is canon? Well, there is an official answer from Ian Jones-Quartey, but why be so concerned about canon in the first place? Steven Universe is about characters, right? Why be concerned about whether a story featuring them “really” happened? A good comic is a good comic.

Even if most of the comics get excluded from even “level two” canon status by Mr. Jones-Quartey, the strength of their story means the Steven Universe comics are well worth reading.

Unlocked episodes as of April 15, 2020

  • April 15, 2020

Here are the episodes of Steven Universe currently available on the Cartoon Network website and app without logging in with a cable provider:

  • Earthlings
  • Back to the Moon
  • Bubbled
  • Together Forever
  • Growing Pains

Lunar Sea Spire podcast episode 291: Popularity Conquest

  • April 14, 2020

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GC13 and David discuss Popularity Conquest from Mao Mao: Heroes of Pure Heart.

Ah, back to Mao Mao, and right back to another episode about Mao Mao’s insecurities. Miserable as he is on the inside, he at least looks happy when he’s living in the Now Now. (It’s kind of distressing how eager the sweety pies are to turn to petty crime though.)

Feed us little lies, as sweet as cakes and pies.

This episode of the podcast is also available on YouTube.

Our She-Ra Seasons 2 and 3 Breakdown

  • April 12, 2020

So many things happened in the second arc of She-Ra: Princesses of Power. And the Lunar Sea Spire crew was enamored with all of it. Relationships were forged and destroyed, motivations deepened, and a lot of laughs came with it, too. GC13 is finished with Catra, but Sophia is still holding out hope for redemption.

Unlocked episodes as of April 8, 2020

  • April 9, 2020

Here are the episodes of Steven Universe that you can currently watch on the Cartoon Network website and app without logging in with a cable provider:

  • Back to the Barn
  • Too Far
  • The Answer
  • In Dreams
  • Bismuth Casual

Lunar Sea Spire podcast episode 290: Cartoon Network’s future

  • April 7, 2020

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GC13 and David consider Cartoon Network’s future now that Steven Universe is gone.

It’s up to four shows to carry the network: Craig of the Creek, Infinity Train, Mao Mao: Heroes of Pure Heart, and Summer Camp Island. Three are definitely getting new episodes, and Infinity Train should as well.

Of course there’s also Cartoon Network’s streaming future to consider. How will HBO Max affect it? There’s no way to know for now.

This episode of the podcast is also available on YouTube.

Cartoon Network March 2020 Ratings Report

  • April 4, 2020

The second half of Steven Universe: Future dominated the March 2020 ratings, getting an average of 614,000 viewers. The sing-a-long version of Steven Universe: The Movie garnered 438,000 viewers, and Teen Titans Go! averaged 433,000 viewers.

Apple and Onion averaged 374,000 viewers, Ben 10 averaged 324,000, and Thundercats Roar! averaged 319,000.

DC Super Hero Girls, Power Players, Unikitty!, Bakugan: Battle Planet, and Transformers: Cyberverse all averaged below 300,000 viewers.

Unlocked episodes as of April 1, 2020

  • April 1, 2020

Here are the episodes of Steven Universe and Steven Universe: Future available to watch on the Cartoon Network website and app without logging in with a cable provider:

  • Full Disclosure
  • Open Book
  • Joy Ride
  • In Dreams
  • Bismuth Casual

Lunar Sea Spire podcast episode 289: The Steven Universe: Future Finale

  • March 31, 2020

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GC13, Ken, Isabelle, Sophia, and David discuss the final four episodes of Steven Universe: Future: Homeworld Bound, Everything’s Fine, I Am My Monster, and The Future.

You saw the episodes. What should we say here? How about a request? What ways do you think that Jasper will carry on her campaign of petty evil through Beach City?

This was the grand sendoff to the series, and it ended the only way it could. The way we always knew it would. It was tearfully beautiful.

This episode of the podcast is also available on YouTube.