Honestly… I’ve almost completely lost interest in Steven universe. The main storyline is wack tbh. Every major plot point is forgotten or comes to a boring conclusion. The villains aren’t threatening, the leads under-developed. There’s too much time between episodes which then spend too much time on unimportant plot points. [A long rant now that my frustration with su has been revived]
I made a post a long time ago saying that I was holding onto what steven universe could be rather then what it is, but it’s so predictable now. Every “development” is meaningless as it ends up at the start: peaceful, boring beach city.
The big black geode thing that got cracked? Forgotten. The cluster? Bubbled. The diamonds? Indistinguishable from any other homeworld gem in terms of impact.
Does it even matter whether or not Rose shattered pink diamond? No, because no one’s opinion of her will change. They’ve all accepted that Rose had to do what she did for the greater good, and if she didn’t shatter pink, all the better. They’ll go on worshipping her.
It’s great that every character (for the most part) has shown good and bad traits but they all come around to share the same beliefs. Why does every character get “redeemed”? Why can’t the be a character whose core values remain unchanged because having a different view isn’t inherently bad?
It’s a small detail, but wtf happened to Lars? Where did this “I’m a charismatic and efficient captain” thing come from? He was a selfish, insecure ladder climber with a hidden cooking skill, who died and woke up a different character.
Like the majority of the main characters have become caricatures of themselves or have become unrecognisable overnight.
Its not a bad thing that side characters get development, but they get so much screen time and have no lasting impact on the story.
I just feel like the show is going round in circles and throwing the occasional curve ball at us for no reason. I don’t see any really significant progression happening in the story or its characters. There’s going to be a confrontation between the diamonds and the crystal gems, they’ll sing some songs, the diamonds/homeworld will see the error of their ways thanks to Steven’s empathy, and everything will go back to normal.
Of course all of this would be fine if Steven Universe never set itself up to be a complex show. If it were just a simple show with simple topics, it’d be fine, but they set the bar too high.
The only thing that interests me now is the rare world building, and the times the writers remember garnet and amethyst are characters.
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