What could Maximum Capacity mean?

A character episode. That’s what Maximum Capacity is. And we still find things to speculate about. Someone help us: we think we have a problem.

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What we learned from Maximum Capacity

Maximum Capacity is an episode centering on Amethyst and Greg (and Li’l Butler, of course, but that hardly needs to be mentioned); it’s not the kind of episode where we find clues about the conflict in the past or hints about the coming storm.

There’s one big character-related issue to talk about, however, so we’ll spill some pixels on that.

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Ratings for Maximum Capacity

Another week, another flirtation with the two million mark. This week Steven Universe managed to get 1,969,000 viewers for the premier of Maximum Capacity, putting it back in the second-place slot.

Here’s how Cartoon Network’s premiers looked this week:

  1. Teen Titans Go at 6:00 with 2,332,000
  2. Steven Universe at 6:30 with 1,969,000
  3. Adventure Time at 7:00 with 1,905,000
  4. The Amazing World of Gumball at 5:00 with 1,902,000
  5. Regular Show at 7:15 with 1,855,000
  6. Uncle Grandpa at 5:30 with 1,810,000

Immediate reaction to Maximum Capacity

Ooooooh… Looks like we had the right idea, just the wrong character. 🙂

This is another character episode; we’ll be hard-pressed to dig through it for some serious lore implications, but speculation? We think we’ll be able to manage that.

We also forgot to mention: the sweaters!

Fruity Sweaters! by Artic-Blue

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Greg is a cherry man, but wouldn’t it be great if everyone else got in on the fun of wearing a fruit-themed sweater? Artic-Blue is here to deliver. Make sure to check out the full-size version on DeviantArt!

What to expect from Maximum Capacity

Well if nothing else, you can expect that this will probably be the episode where we see the Crystal Gems wearing sweaters. (Isn’t it neat that the seasons are persistent in Steven Universe? Isn’t it weird that this is a cool, unique thing that you very rarely see in cartoons?)

So who wants to guess where the magical twist to Amethyst and Greg watching an old sitcom is going to come in? Our best guess is that it will have something to do with the emotions Steven feels over their bonding. His powers are deeply tied to his emotions, and his mother had deep affections for Greg before she passed her gem on to Steven and so became a part of him.

Can this be the episode that subtly deals with how children feel after a parent remarries or begins dating again after the loss of their spouse? We’ve seen some weighty issues tackled by the show already, and the last episode Ms. Sugar was so closely involved with as to warrant a credit, Alone Together, certainly sets expectations high in more ways than one.

New episode: Marble Madness will air on March 5, 2015

This is one we’ve been anticipating for a long, long time. It’s finally here. Be sure to watch it at 6:30 PM EST on March 5, 2015. More space stuff can mean only one thing: so much lore.

Marble Madness
Steven and the Gems encounter another droid from space.

Lunar Sea Spire podcast episode 3: Winter Forecast

PodcastTitleIn the third episode of the podcast, GC13, Ken, and Dakota discuss Winter Forecast, but not before discussing the big news of the show’s upcoming crossover with fellow Cartoon network program Uncle Grandpa.

Also discussed are Garnet’s future vision, her status as a fusion, and a continuation of last week’s discussion about the lighthouse gem, the gem on the money, and the gem from Serious Steven.

Also be sure to check out the art Rebecca Sugar did for Estelle’s (Garnet’s voice actress) latest album cover: here is the crest design, and how it looks on a CD case.

Song of the week: Love Like You (The Ocean Returns)

If you say the ending of Winter Forecast wasn’t sweet then you are a liar. It’s looking like this is a good chunk of time for Mirror Gem/Ocean Gem songs, but so be it: Love Like You is this week’s track of the week.

 

https://soundcloud.com/aivisura/steven-universe-love-like-you

Steven Universe air times for February 23 – March 1, 2015

All times are EST.

Monday:
1:30 PM: Steven and the Stevens
1:45 PM: Laser Light Cannon

Tuesday:
1:30 PM: Beach Party
1:45 PM: Cheeseburger Backpack

Wednesday:
1:30 PM: Rose’s Room
1:45 PM: Winter Forecast

Thursday:
1:30 PM: On the Run
1:45 PM: Secret Team
6:30 PM: Maximum Capacity
6:45 PM: Winter Forecast

Friday:
1:30 PM: Horror Club
1:45 PM: Fusion Cuisine

Saturday:
11:30 AM: Maximum Capacity
11:45 AM: An Indirect Kiss
12:00 PM: On the Run
12:15 PM: So Many Birthdays

Sunday:
11:30 AM: Island Adventure
11:45 AM: Fusion Cuisine
12:00 PM: Horror Club
12:15 PM: Watermelon Steven