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What we learned from Island Adventure

The scenery in Island Adventure was fantastic, as was the interaction between the characters. What did we learn about Gems, though?

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Ratings for Island Adventure

Ouch, it looks like Dish Network cutting Cartoon Network wasn’t good for ratings at all: according to TV Media Insights, Island Adventure only got 1,528,000 viewers on Thursday. None of the other premiers got within shouting distance of two million viewers either, so it looks like it was pain all around.

Immediate reaction to Island Adventure

Island Adventure is another Sadie and Lars episode that seems to have picked up right where Joking Victim left off. The feels are strong with this one, but the magical elements are a bit stronger thanks to the setting.

This was another lore-light episode, but we did get a new location to add to the list …

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What to expect from Island Adventure

We (most of us, anyway) will get to see Island Adventure on Thursday. This is going to be another Sadie and Lars episode, and will feature another song from Steven (though unfortunately it lacks the phrase “on a tropical island” despite being ripe for the reference to Ms. Sugar’s work on Adventure Time).

The bulk of …

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New episode: Keep Beach City Weird! will air on October 30, 2014

Steven Universe will have a new episode airing next Thursday at 6:45 EST.

Keep Beach City Weird!
Steven gets caught up in Ronaldo’s paranormal theories about the strange occurrences in Beach City.

Dish Network loses Cartoon Network

As a result of a contract dispute with Turner Broadcasting, Cartoon Network and six other channels are no longer available to customers of Dish Network.

Though hopefully this will be resolved quickly, it could possibly be months before Dish customers are able to watch Cartoon Network – and new episodes of Steven Universe – again.

It’s …

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Song of the week: Monster Spelunkin’

The Secret Team is on a mission again! What mission, you ask? We can’t tell you!

Alright… Maybe we can tell you a little: it’s about having fun! And Steven had so much fun with his centipeetle buddy in Monster Buddy, we’re making Monster Spelunkin’ the song of the week.

 

Aivi and Surasshu post: Three tracks from Secret Team

Aivi and Surasshu have given us three tracks from Secret Team. They are:

Secret Team! (1:08) We Were the Best (0:35) Steven’s Confession (0:48)

Steven Universe air times for October 20 – 26, 2014

All times are EST.

Monday:
6:45 PM: Space Race

Tuesday:
2:00 PM: An Indirect Kiss
2:15 PM: So Many Birthdays
2:30 PM: Tiger Millionaire
2:45 PM: Beach Party
3:00 PM: Lars and the Cool Kids
3:15 PM: Secret Team
6:45 PM: Mirror Gem

Wednesday:
6:45 PM: …

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What could Secret Team mean?

As befitting a character-centric episode, Secret Team gave us some stuff to chew on regarding the history the Crystal Gems have together. It makes us wonder: Just what is the deal with Amethest and Pearl? And where did Garnet come from?

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