That makes me really miss the old CN show "Toon Heads", especially the episode they did on the war cartoons.

In a shocking twist, Rose Quartz didn't shatter Pink Diamond, she killed her with Dip.

"Message Received" seems like it could be a decent capstone to season 2. The climax of Peridemption and the sheer presence of a reveal like Yellow Diamond do lend it an air of finality.

While I'm sure you're right, it would be perfectly in character for Peridot to get poofed and reform in a new outfit by taking an exceptionally hard pratfall.

I remember explaining to one of my friends whom hadn't thought about Dr. Seuss since he was in grade school how the "Butter Battle Book" was an allegory for the Cold War. You could practically hear the heavenly host of trumpets as all the pieces came together in his head. It was spectacular.

"Pebble Season!"
"Clod Season!"

Now there's some classic race/class commentary for kids!

One of the things I love about Steven Universe is that, after an especially heavy episode, they take the time to let the characters process the consequences of it. "Full Disclosure" followed "Jail Break", "Same Old World" followed "Gem Drill", and to a lesser extent, "House Guest" followed "Ocean Gem". It's one…

I am legally obligated to love anything even remotely similar to Duck Amuck.

He should be working on hosting a local access children's program there. "Ms. Peridot's Playhouse" with wacky neighbors Amethyst and Lapis would clean house. Bring Pearl in for the Beakman's World equivalent.

The one episode where he did talk painted him as enough of a self-aggrandizing narcissist that I was fine with him being a modern day Sisyphus.

To be fair, Peridot's been hit pretty hard in the past and hasn't poofed. It's not even the first time she's had a Kindergarten drill dropped on her from a high cliff.

She definitely needs stars on her knees.

Those receding cuts out to the vastness of space were very unnerving.

That's why she's my favorite. She has a perspective the others don't, and she was given a lot more characterization just through little side glances. Seeing her also gives me a lot more insight into Jasper's character, considering how much Eyeball idolized her.

It's also 2 for 2 on turning his innocuous musings into horrible nightmare fuel. I wouldn't want to spend any more time in there than absolutely necessary either.

True, though Steven rightfully points out that "poofing" him will dispel his bubble, leaving Eyeball adrift in space with no plan to get back to Homeworld and no protection from the rigors of space. Whether she wanted to kill or capture Rose, her need for closure overrode reason.

Walking around on tiny planetoids gave me a Mario Galaxy flashback.

It seems like Eyeball fought through most of the rebellion, so he could easily have come to associate Rose's sword with her as an identifying symbol in subsequent battles. A blade that can cut through any Gem's physical form is going to catch notice, even if it isn't used to kill a Diamond.

I'm still thinking PD's death took place early on, mostly because having Blue Diamond on Earth while Pink Diamond still lived seems unlikely. If I recall my Gem history correctly, "The Answer" took place 5750 years ago, which would put it near the closer to the beginning of the 1000 year rebellion.