I suspect there might be other reasons to be wary, along the lines of a girl resembling Rose Quartz *just happening* to show up in Beach City before the show. We get an initial rather than a name to go with the digits, which could simply be due to the creators wanting to justify "Mystery Girl," or because her name…

I kinda wonder whether Lion will turn out to ultimately be a message from Rose. It's remarkable that we're over 100 episodes in, and he's still pretty much a mystery. Is he a projection given life? Something like Pearl's holograms, with some life from Rose? Is he a part of Rose that couldn't be part of Steven?

I wonder whether Jasper's shock at the Yellow/Pink thing might have contained an element of it Jasper finally realizing that Steven isn't, in fact, Rose Quartz.

I'm with you on disgust with Cartoon Network for the spoiler. I avoid spoilers as much as I can, and this one stung. I still record live TV, but I'm starting to wonder if I should turn to a streaming option to avoid this kind of thing. I was already bothered by their habit of cutting off the credits song.

This is the first time it's occurred to me that Lion might be a corrupted gem.

We don't know what the army is for. I'm starting to suspect that her ultimate motivation is to present Steven - who she still thinks of as Rose Quartz - with an army, like a pet presenting her owner with prey.

That last line reading inflicted instant misty eyes on me: it was super-effective!

I'm grateful that I had the opportunity to see this at the Castro Theatre during the Frameline Film Festival. When that last crawl up Castro went straight past us, a cheer went up. Also earning a cheer: Tyne Daly's brief appearance.

I take issue with the headline of this article. I didn't seek this article out, but because I browsed to the TV section on my way to the recap of an earlier episode of Orange Is the New Black, this headline immediately spoiled me on the death of one or more black characters at the season's end.

I grew up in the South, and it sounds flawless to me. I swear I'm hearing my grandmother's neighbors when she speaks. (Then again, maybe you've just got a way better ear than I do.)