This is going to sound crazy, but Sonic 2006.

Ronaldo was right!

After all this, nothing beats Agoraphobic Nosebleed's "Merry Chrystmeth"

That's good to know. I realize the show has a very 'anything can happen' attitude, but that twist just felt so contrived and nonsensical that I'm still having a hard time swallowing it. Winging it works in their favor for humor, but it should stay away from plot if that's going to be the result.

I thought the direction in the first half of the episode was pretty weak. Particularly the twist with Tammy and the ensuing shootout. The sound was completely off in the latter, and the former just seemed so random that up until the credits rolled, I thought it was going to be a huge troll dream sequence or simulation…

"I hate that abacus"

The medical world has seen some pretty strange things turn out to be humans. With multiple patients being similar abominations, really the only reasonable conclusion in a world still mostly oblivious to gem magic is some kind of strange epidemic. Aliens would be a somewhat distant second.

That shot of Rose fighting in the war reminded me: Connie has the sword, Steven has the shield. Imagine the warrior they'll make when they fuse.

Extreme tennis.

I went with Jane in the end, since it made the most narrative sense. Clem and Jane had a growing friendship and understanding while Kenny proved to be more and more unstable to the point of dividing and ultimately destroying the group. Not only that, but even Kenny understands why he had to go when you kill him. He…

I'm guessing that with Rose around, they all acted like, felt like and thus wanted to appear like children. With Rose gone, Steven around and the gems assuming more parental roles, an age change in appearance was appropriate.

Absolutely amazing couple of episodes.

I don't know if humans will help out now, but I think it could be a focus for the series in season two (the end of season one will not be the end of the homeworld invasion). I think it would serve the parenthood theme in a way, since the gems are like parents to the world. There's going to come a time where the gems…

This episode makes me wonder if the gems are soon going to have to start reaching out for human help. While, individually, the gems are way more powerful than any human being and their technology can do things we can only dream of, the truth is that the homeworld gem tech is way more powerful than anything they have.…

Welcome… to the Steven Reviewniverse!

I am so glad this show is getting regular coverage now. It definitely deserves it.

I don't have any particular comments this week on the episode that haven't been made, but I just wanted to say that every time I click on one of the Adventure Time reviews, I immediately scroll down to the Steven Universe thread and read the review later.

To me, Lars' unlikeability is what's endearing about his character. There's something very real about it. He's not arbitrarily bad, he's the kind of insecure bad that's both detestable and relatable. He's weak and sensitive and that causes him to push everyone else away. Underneath it all, though, there is a good…

No two people play the same games in the same ways, but what a game developer does is establish the range of ways it can be played. Just because you explored everything doesn’t mean everyone did. By including fast travel, the game accommodates a form of play that distracts from or removes a part of the experience and,…

Well I think that if a game wants to cater to people who will engage fast travel as often as possible, it has to be designed to minimize the required amount of exploration and backtracking. While a player can choose whether or not to fast travel, the game can’t make an expectation on their choice. The game has to…