Alright, first off the big hype: we got to see new parts of the temple! Sure, they’re non-functional, but it’s still more than we saw during season one. Really, the amount of apparently dead space in the temple is quite perplexing. Hmmmmmmm… Need more evidence, need so much more evidence.
Of course that may be the big hype but it’s not the big lore information we’ve got. We now know far more about a Gem’s reformation process than we ever did before, which is kind of a big deal. Of course it wouldn’t be Steven Universe if this wasn’t delivered in such a way as to bring up even more questions, but we’re making progress!
Unfortunately, the bad news: we still have no more information about upcoming episodes, so we have to assume that the summer hiatus has begun. Last year we didn’t get new episodes for three months, which again leaves us waiting until August for new Steven.
Endure. In enduring grow strong.
Well, just to get things out of the way: if anything bad happens to Pearl in this episode, we can be certain that it will be brief, perhaps even taken care of by the end of the episode. The commercials have only shown Amethyst, however, and… Well, there’s a chance that the title might be referring to her.
There is no new episode scheduled for next week, so be prepared for this to be the last episode we get before the summer hiatus. We went through this last year, we can survive it again.
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Ken, GC13, and Dakota talk about the second Lamar Abrams / Hellen Jo episode to air in a row: Love Letters, and Ken delivers a full-throated defense of the previous episode: Shirt Club.
We get the introduction of Sadie’s mother, some actual characterization for Jamie, and even some more adorable interaction between Steven and Connie. We also get food for thought: is Kansas really a film hub, or did Jamie not feel like he had what it took to try his hand at acting in Hollywood?
The next episode of Steven Universe might very well be a big one: Reformed is coming. Be sure to listen in next week for our thoughts on it!
We can’t get the idea out of our head: a montage of Jamie’s failed auditions, him dressed up in full Shakespearean garb and deep in the drama zone. With, of course, everyone’s favorite jaunty piano rag providing the background music: Death Rag (now the song of the week as well!).
All times are EDT.
Monday:
1:30 PM: Love Letters
1:45 PM: Shirt Club
5:30 PM: Political Power
5:45 PM: Love Letters
Tuesday:
1:30 PM: The Message
1:45 PM: Fusion Cuisine
5:30 PM: The Return
5:45 PM: Jailbreak
Wednesday:
1:30 PM: Political Power
1:45 PM: Garnet’s Universe
5:30 PM: Full Disclosure
5:45 PM: Lion 3: Straight to Video
Thursday:
1:30 PM: The Return
1:45 PM: Jailbreak
5:30 PM: Reformed
5:45 PM: Love Letters
Friday:
1:30 PM: Full Disclosure
1:45 PM: Lion 3: Straight to Video
5:30 PM: Joy Ride
5:45 PM: Secret Team
Saturday:
11:30 AM: Reformed
11:45 AM: Jailbreak
12:00 PM: Alone Together
12:15 PM: Shirt Club
Sunday:
11:30 AM: Island Adventure
11:45 AM: Story for Steven
12:00 PM: Lion 3: Straight to Video
12:15 PM: Love Letters
With all episodes from Love Letters onward being produced in season two and meant to air as part of it, it looks like it’s a great time to take stock of what the rest of the season has to offer. Of the fifty-one episodes the that are meant as part of it, we’ve only seen three. One seventeeth of the way through, how are things shaping up?
Ah, character episodes. You’d think they would be our bane, since we’re definitely in love with the lore of the show. The characters give meaning to the lore though, so we’re quite happy to see Jamie return (especially if we have an episode like Reformed coming up with a premise that implies some good chances for lore).
Well, Hulu has some good news for us: all season-one episodes of Steven Universe (in addition to other Cartoon Network and Adult Swim shows) will be available to stream on Hulu Plus. This all starts on May 1, so if you’ve been looking to get some mileage out of your subscription to Hulu Plus then this should help you out (and give you a great reason to go back through the early episodes again).
It’s always good to see another place for Steven fans to check out old episodes. Happy watching!
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