Looking back at The New Lars

  • November 10, 2016

thenewlarsUpon an initial viewing, The New Lars was some pretty intriguing stuff: Steven accidentally uses an upgraded version of his powers from Chille Tid and Kiki’s Pizza Delivery Service to assume direct control of Lars, then gives us a great look at Lars’s relationship with others. We even saw his parents for the first time (sorry Mr. Smiley).

Considering it after the revelation of Back to the Moon though… Well, we’ll get there eventually, won’t we?

This episode is probably most notable, actually, for its company with Island Adventure as an episode that makes some people wonder if Lars can ever catch a break with fans. It’s definitely a weighty subject, but to weigh in very briefly we think that The New Lars ends quite sympathetically for Lars.

As for the question of Koala or Sloth, that might be a question for the podcast.

New episode: Three Gems and a Baby to air on December 1, 2016

  • November 8, 2016

Thursday, December 1 will be a big day for Cartoon Network with premiers for all of its shows. Steven Universe’s contribution will be Three Gems and a Baby at 7:30 PM EST (not 8:30 as was initially reported), so stay on your toes and don’t miss it!

Three Gems and a Baby
Greg tells the story of his and the Gems’ first winter with Steven.

Lunar Sea Spire podcast episode 112: Too Short to Ride

  • November 7, 2016

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PodcastTitleGC13 discusses a favorite episode of the Steven Nuke: Too Short to Ride. Alas, there was no Alexandrite to be found (see podcast episode 60, 14:48 into it).

Still, with Peridot around there’s not much disappointment to be found (certainly there are no union benefits to be found for poor Mr. Smiley). She has some really cute moments earlier in the episode, then an emotional roller coaster as intense as the physical one she was too short to ride.

There were some interesting lore tidbits though: Peridot’s claiming of rarity and importance, despite not being all that tall. Even bigger though, word of a resource shortage on the Homeworld, then not long after evidence that there actually is no resource shortage—and that, again, the Diamonds are not the designers of the Gems.

The plot thickens.

Steven Universe air times for November 7-13, 2016

  • November 6, 2016

All times are EST.

Monday:
6:00 AM: Maximum Capacity
6:15 AM: Marble Madness
6:30 AM: Rose’s Scabbard
6:45 AM: The Message
7:30 PM: Gem Hunt
7:45 PM: Crack the Whip

Tuesday:
6:00 AM: Political Power
6:15 AM: The Return
6:30 AM: Jailbreak
6:45 AM: Full Disclosure
7:30 PM: Steven vs Amethyst
7:45 PM: Beta
8:00 PM: Earthlings
8:15 PM: Back to the Moon

Wednesday: Steven’s Lion
6:00 AM: Open Book
6:15 AM: Joy Ride
6:30 AM: Say Uncle
6:45 AM: Story For Steven
2:30 PM: Steven’s Lion
2:45 PM: Lion 2: The Movie
3:00 PM: Lion 3: Straight to Video
3:15 PM: Rose’s Scabbard
7:30 PM: Bubbled
7:45 PM: The Kindergarten Kid

Thursday:
6:00 AM: Shirt Club
6:15 AM: Love Letters
6:30 AM: Reformed
6:45 AM: Sworn to the Sword

Friday:
6:00 AM: Rising Tides, Crashing Skies
6:15 AM: Keeping it Together
6:30 AM: We Need to Talk
6:45 AM: Chille Tid

Saturday: Jasper’s Corruption
6:00 AM: Cry For Help
6:15 AM: Keystone Motel
12:30 PM: The Return
12:45 PM: Jailbreak
1:00 PM: Super Watermelon Island
1:15 PM: Alone at Sea
1:30 PM: Gem Hunt
1:45 PM: Crack the Whip
2:00 PM: Beta
2:15 PM: Earthlings
8:00 PM: Last One Out of Beach City
8:15 PM: Onion Gang
8:30 PM: The Return
8:45 PM: Jailbreak

Looking back at Too Short to Ride

  • November 3, 2016

tooshorttorideJust look at Peridot: this episode understands us. We forgive it for not being a Stevonnie episode, because at the very least it featured a roller coaster! (Still, not even a single Alexandrite joke? Step it up Crewniverse!)

This episode, despite being a fun romp (or two thirds of a fun romp) through Funland, actually dropped a big doozie of a lore bomb towards the end: according to Peridot, Homeworld is facing a resource shortage. Now not long after we got a great reason to think that wasn’t true, but it would be even more interesting if the cake resource shortage was a lie.

We also got a real-world Peridot Twitter account out of this episode! (It’s a good’un.)

Other than that, final thoughts? Good old Onion, says we.

New episode: Gem Harvest to air on November 17, 2016

  • November 1, 2016

Well, hype was right about this month: apparently Steven Universe will be back with Gem Harvest on Thursday, November 17 at 7:30 PM EST. It’s time to mark your calendar for the end of this smaller than average hiatus!

Lunar Sea Spire podcast episode 111: Mr. Greg

  • October 31, 2016

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PodcastTitleGC13, Sophia, and Hunter discuss the most musical episode of a very musical series: Mr. Greg.

It’s everything we could have wanted: joy, sorrow, love—there’s even a sleazy Marty thrown in at the beginning! When can we go on our trip to Empire City? (Well, we probably couldn’t afford the singalong with the hotel staff—those cost somethin’.)

Though we do know that Greg still has quite a large fortune after this short vacation, it still hurts a bit to see how much money they threw away.

Greg and Pearl dancing their relationship into a better place though? Just say yes. (In the happy way Greg said it, not the sinister way Jasper said it.)

Steven Universe air times for October 31 – November 6, 2016

  • October 30, 2016

All times are EDT (except for Sunday, which will be EST).

Monday:
6:00 AM: Lion 2: The Movie
6:15 AM: Beach Party
6:30 AM: Rose’s Room
6:45 AM: Coach Steven

Tuesday:
6:00 AM: Joking Victim
6:15 AM: Steven and the Stevens
6:30 AM: Monster Buddies
6:45 AM: An Indirect Kiss
7:30 PM: Mr. Greg
7:45 PM: Too Short to Ride

Wednesday:
6:00 AM: Mirror Gem
6:15 AM: Ocean Gem
6:30 AM: House Guest
6:45 AM: Space Race
7:30 PM: The New Lars
7:45 PM: Beach City Drift
8:00 PM: Restaurant Wars
8:15 PM: Kiki’s Pizza Delivery Service

Thursday: Fusions
6:00 AM: Secret Team
6:15 AM: Island Adventure
6:30 AM: Keep Beach City Weird
6:45 AM: Fusion Cuisine
2:30 PM: Giant Woman
2:45 PM: Coach Steven
3:00 PM: Fusion Cuisine
3:15 PM: Alone Together
3:30 PM: Jailbreak
3:45 PM: We Need to Talk
4:00 PM: Cry For Help
4:15 PM: The Answer

Friday:
6:00 AM: Garnet’s Universe
6:15 AM: Watermelon Steven
6:30 AM: Lion 3: Straight to Video
6:45 AM: Warp Tour
7:30 PM: Alone at Sea
7:45 PM: Greg the Babysitter

Saturday: Steven’s the Best
6:00 AM: Alone Together
6:15 AM: The Test
12:30 PM: Gem Glow
12:45 PM: Together Breakfast
1:00 PM: Serious Steven
1:15 PM: Ocean Gem
1:30 PM: Nightmare Hospital
1:45 PM: Watermelon Steven
2:00 PM: Super Watermelon Island
2:15 PM: Gem Drill
8:00 PM: The Answer
8:15 PM: Steven’s Birthday
8:30 PM: It Could’ve Been Great
8:45 PM: Message Received

Sunday:
6:00 AM: Future Vision
6:15 AM: On the Run
6:30 AM: Horror Club
6:45 AM: Winter Forecast

Looking back at Mr. Greg

  • October 27, 2016

mrgregWherein Steven demonstrates that he’s willing and able to manipulate people for their own good. Also wherein we shake our legs for Mr. Greg!

Not that it’s bad that Steven finally helped Pearl and Greg get over their historical animosity (even if it was, admittedly, a speedy transition), but Steven is very much his mother’s son. He doesn’t look as good in a tux as Pearl does, but I suppose nobody does.

It’s a musical episode in a very musical series, so it’s no wonder that so many people love Mr. Greg! Even the Pepe’s Burgers jingle that Like A Comet was turned into is great, with Marty being as glorious as he knows how to be (not that Marty could possibly top the Stray Pearl Strut from It’s Over, Isn’t It, but he gets points for thinking he could).

Thankfully, no matter how big Le Bill was (and there have been various calculations made by many people), we know that Greg ends the episode with a very large percentage of his newfound fortune intact. Far too often cartoons will give a character a lot of money only to rip it right out of their hands, and while Steven Universe breaks a lot of tropes this kind of devotion to status quo is so strong it still feels refreshing to see it averted.

Knowing that Greg somehow managed to make it through the whole Steven Nuke a rich man (though not as rich as he started) makes this small victory all the sweeter, but It’s Over, Isn’t It was probably enough to put Mr. Greg over the top no matter what.

Lunar Sea Spire podcast episode 110: Drop Beat Dad

  • October 24, 2016

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PodcastTitleGC13, Sophia, and Hunter real talk about the second episode of the Steven Nuke: Drop Beat Dad. It’s about a DJ’s dead beat dad—who knew?

Are you ready to Guac? Have you ever had a dream? Seen a glorious future for yourself that you yearn to achieve? Steven has: he wants to be a roadie. This is the episode where he gets to live that dream!

With eighty percent of Germans making their living DJing, there’s certain to be plenty of demand for this skill once the whole Homeworld situation gets sorted out; with the avocado power condensed into each can (three avocados!), he’ll have the strength to live that dream every day of his life.

This podcast is sponsored by Guacola.