Last time on Steven Universe, Sapphire got a letter from Ruby. Could this be a love letter, in an ironic reference to that episode where Garnet doesn't want to receive love letters?
No, it's a sad letter. A bad letter. I wonder what she scratched out? Did she start to sign her name as Garnet? No, looks more like a heart. Aww, why did she scratch it out? Ruby must be really hurt!
Huh, they drew Sapphire's single eye as if it were a right eye. I guess that makes sense, as her gem is also on her right side. But when they're fused, Sapphire's eye color is on Garnet's left side... so maybe this little detail doesn't actually mean anything?
Ah yes. Avoiding the drama by going off to play video games. That's my favorite coping strategy too!
Hey guys, you're blocking the TV... I mean I'm sure this is important and all, but... you're making Amethyst cry here.
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"But she's so wonderful... and spontaneous! I've no idea what she could... Why would she be a cowboy!?" |
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"She's got to come back! If she doesn't, then... then there would be no more Garnet! And... what on Earth would we do without Garnet!?" |
Yeah I'm with you Amethyst. Let's dry our eyes and move on.
Oh and now that I can see better, let's inspect the titles of the GameCube games on that shelf, shall we?
Looks like Lue's Estate, Smash Pals Scuffle, ... something I can't quite make out... and Forever Darkness? That's a bit mature for Steven, isn't it?
Also looks like the GameCube in this universe is made by Sumy. That company makes everything!
Ok ok, I know we're supposed to be serious, but can I just point out how cute Amethyst as Ruby looks? Yeah that's mostly just because Ruby herself is cute, but I dunno... mini Amethyst is always...
Adorable! So huh, looks like the only rule of shapeshifting is that the gem has to stay its original size.
Yikes, and reverting to normal size can be destructive! I wonder if we'll ever see Amethyst use this offensively in the future.
And so we begin our underwater adventure! It's sort of a shame the episode didn't continue in this direction, but I guess they would've never found Ruby that way.
Gotta admit, that sign really does look good. RIP Elephant.
Sad but cute. Does anyone else think her hair below the headband kinda looks like dog ears?
Steven, don't litter! Are you going to pick those all up after you find Ruby? Also I don't think we've seen these boardies before. I-is that Sosuke and his mom from Ponyo?
Good job sweeping the... back alley, Dewey. Who'd you tick off at corporate to get stuck with this detail?
Even with 3 seconds of screen time, Onion manages to creep out the audience.
I always love how much detail this show puts into the backgrounds. We've seen this shot a thousand times, but I love it all the same. Is that fish-covered doorway just the kitchen door, or is it an entrance into where the Pizza family lives?
Kiki's face says all you need to know about the combination of topping on that pizza.
One staple of east-coast seaside restaurants is big sepia-toned pictures of old locations that have since been torn down, usually by hurricanes. And hey, that woman in the picture on the right... is that Jenny and Kiki's mother?
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"I-I thought I'd... I'd really finally got it. That mom really didn't have everything figured out even though everyone put her way up on this pedestal. But now I guess she's royalty too?" |
Wait, hold on a sec, what's that picture on the left? I can't think of what IMDFFNO stands for, and I'm not quite sure who the two people in it are. The one on the left looks like the woman from the picture above, and the one on the right... might be a younger Nanefua? I really don't know. What do you think?
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"This is everyone else's problem. This has nothing to do with me." |
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"Let me handle it, Steven! No more adults should be putting anything else on you!" |
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"There's someone else who needs help even more! And it's you!" |
Aww, sad Amecopter. She didn't want to have to ditch Steven, she just couldn't think of a way to get him to stop worrying about her.
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"LET ME HELP YOU WITH YOUR FEELINGS!" |
Whoa, Steven is quite the action hero. These are stunts you'd see in a major motion picture, but for Steven, it's just Tuesday.
This face... kinda makes you wonder how we got from crying Sapphire to this in only 8 minutes, doesn't it?
And then he tops it immediately.
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"I'm not responsible for what Rose did! None of us are!" |
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"But I am responsible for me, and right now, I am not gonna dump another thousand-year-old complex on you or anybody else!" |
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"I am the ding dong sunshine future! Your friend forever! And I'm not gonna fall apart on you." |
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"I think you're officially the most mature Crystal Gem." "Ohh noo! Gross, that's what this is, isn't it?" "Yeah, pretty much." "No! NOOOOOOOO!" |
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"Target spotted!" "Let's go in for a landing." |