In the twenty-fourth and penultimate episode of the third season of Steven Universe<\/i>, RUBIES. Intrigued? Then it’s time for Mark to watch Steven Universe<\/i>.<\/p>\n
Much of this episode is silly, but where it’s not? Well, shit<\/i>. I was thrilled by the return of the Rubies because I like them a lot<\/i>. And now they have names!!! The sincerity of these characters is probably what makes me enjoy them as much as I do, and I kinda want nothing bad to happen to them ever<\/i>?<\/p>\n
Of course, their goals are in contradiction to the Crystal Gems, but I appreciated that as absurd as Amethyst’s plan was, it was harmless. They just had to maintain the con as long as possible! Coming off the last arc, I loved that Amethyst was the one front-and-center in this story, since it’s her unique powers of transformation that allowed them to trick the Rubies.<\/p>\n
However, I want to spend most of this review discussing the implications of everything the Rubies say to the Crystal Gems about Jasper, war, and Pink Diamond. There’s a lot of information revealed here, much of it a deeper look at Homeworld society and politics. It was clear that these gems worshipped<\/i> Jasper; everyone back home must know that Jasper is one of the most perfect gems in all of existence, right? Not just that, though; one of the Rubies refers to Jasper’s astounding military history, which must contribute to the mythology around Jasper. In short, the Rubies’s behavior shows us a powerful story of idolatry, of gems putting another gem up on a pedestal. They ache to do anything<\/i> to win Jasper’s affection or attention; one of them begins to cry when Jasper is nice to a different Ruby that isn’t them. And that’s scary<\/i>! To see how easily they fall in line for someone they’ve ever met… it’s disturbing.<\/p>\n
Amethyst exploits that in the hopes of getting them to just go home, and it’s a torturous journey to that point. Not only does the whole thing provide a physical strain on her, but there’s emotional devastation as well. SURPRISE, IT’S STEVEN UNIVERSE<\/i>, EVERYTHING HURTS. After learning of Jasper’s military prowess, we’re finally told the story of Pink Diamond. (Or a summary of it, I should say.) It felt unbelievable: everything we had been told about Rose Quartz had portrayed her as a hero. As someone who valued all life. Who sought out non-violent solutions. Who bubbled another Gem for wanting to shatter the gem of their enemies. <\/i>And instead, we learn that the very same person who was put on a pedestal is a hypocrite.<\/p>\n
APPARENTLY, SHE SHATTERED PINK DIAMOND. At this point, we don’t know the details; we don’t even know if it’s true<\/i>. I understood Steven’s immediate reaction, but now I’m worried. What if that is<\/i> what she did? What if she’s not who we thought she was?<\/p>\n
I’d like to ruminate on it more but STEVEN JUST GOT SUCKED INTO SPACE AND THERE’S NO OXYGEN THERE AND HOW DARE THIS SHOW CLIFFHANGER ME RIGHT HERE.<\/p>\n
The video for “Back to the Moon” can be downloaded here for $0.99<\/a>.<\/p>\n Mark Links Stuff<\/b><\/p>\n – I am now on Patreon<\/a>! There are various levels of support, from $1 up to whatever you want! You’ll get to read a private blog, extra reviews, and other such rewards. I POST A LOT OF CUTE PHOTOS, OKAY. Think of it like a private Tumblr blog that only SPECIAL PEOPLE get to read.<\/b> In the twenty-fourth and penultimate episode of the third season of Steven Universe, RUBIES. Intrigued? Then it’s time for Mark to watch Steven Universe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[665],"tags":[666],"class_list":["post-6134","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-steven-universe","tag-mark-watches-steven-universe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/markwatches.net\/reviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6134","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/markwatches.net\/reviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/markwatches.net\/reviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/markwatches.net\/reviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/markwatches.net\/reviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6134"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/markwatches.net\/reviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6134\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/markwatches.net\/reviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6134"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/markwatches.net\/reviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6134"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/markwatches.net\/reviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6134"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n– I have updated my list of conventions and events for the remainder of the year and much of next year.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0Check the full list of events on my Tour Dates \/ Appearances page.<\/a>
\n– My Master Schedule<\/a> is updated for the near and distant future for most projects, so please check it often.\u00c2\u00a0My next Double Features for Mark Watches have been announced here.<\/a>
\n<\/b>-\u00c2\u00a0Mark Does Stuff is on Facebook!<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0I’ve got a community page up that I’m running. Guaranteed shenanigans!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"