There's a fine line between cartoon strong and wow, actual superpower strong and Steven inched past it one bit at a time. Really, very naturally done.

All it takes is one person venturing into the forbidden temple and carrying back the secret knowledge contained within.

Kid's will do that too you. Onion sucked the life right out of her, but Vidalia, being the boss that she is, kept on partying.

Based on his face I'm going to venture a guess and say hard drugs and extensive plastic surgery.

Secret Diamond supporting humans is fun sounding, even if- given how little gems seem to think of humans- it's more likely that since the four diamond motif is splashed across lots of old gem structures which must have seemed pretty mystical to early humans, that the symbol got adopted as a sign of power or something…

The wrinkles do not look great with the show's style. They pulled it off with Nanafua, but Vidalia looked a bit off to me as well Marty is…. interesting looking. Of course Marty seemed like he was in his forties or late thirties in the flashbacks as well, so he probably had more to age.

I'm assuming Marty sold one of Greg's old recorded songs to be used somewhere, maybe just the lyrics and arrangement for a new singer or as sampled part of a remix, since old artists don't have a lot of draw. Must have been a huge payout if Greg got ten million minus Marty's ridiculous managerial cut.

Give Pearl a hug!

Given that Sapphire is described as 'rare' I'm guessing some are more common than others though.

Construction, maybe, Lapis has a lot of raw elemental power that might be useful terraforming planets. I've also seen reporter (because of her ability to play events back like the mirror) or messenger (because she's compactly built and can fly). I tend to lean towards messenger, recording system, since most planets…

Definitely not one of CG Ruby's fellows. They had their gems in different places. This is a whole new character, baby.

You have seen the light. Come into our arms, oh brother (or sister) and be cleansed in the healing waters of Lapis Lazuli

Steven’s art style is adorable. I’m glad he’s discovering himself.

True! But while I loved AtLA and Gravity Falls and the rest, Steven Universe has something different about it. I think Over the Garden Wall probably comes closest to it in terms of visual beauty and musicality, but Steven Universe still consistently turns out such beautiful artwork and voice acting and music and has…

I think it's a Shakespeare reference actually!

The FBI took one look at Garnet and said, "We're just going to do what she tells us to." And can you blame them?

It grows with her compassion.

Are you allowed to call a kids shows poetic? Because Steven Universe definitely fits the bill. It’s just so pretty and sweet.

True. No good way to deal with the eldritch zombie hivemind. Steven Universe always comes out on the kind side of things though. It;s refreshing.

Lapis spent months under the ocean running off of pure spite, and centuries in the mirror. If she can't hold a grudge I'm disappointed in her. (That's a lie, I could never be disappointed in her.)