It absolutely did. I'm so glad someone recognized him right away! I'm from the D (well, the metro-D area) so I loved that it was set here.

If you are happy living in the animation age-ghetto, that's no skin off my nose. You are as entitled to your asinine opinions as I am to my own.

Peedee is going through his own minor arc — we almost always see him smiling and happily energetic about stuff now. Like blue fireworks!

*patpat* I'm sorry sweetie. I don't feed trolls.

I am one of those SU fans who tends to get more mileage out of these quietly powerful moments of emotional conflict within the characters….and this episode strengthened some opinions I have had regarding Pearl and her feelings about Rose. There have been so many subtle clues that she had a strong connection to and…

Thank you, I do believe I shall.

I am a questionably human person watching a beautiful and emotional television show. :)

I noticed that strange self-hating you mention, too — this episode to me felt like Pearl's struggle between the part of her that resents Steven for being the physical catalyst for Rose's disappearance in her life and the part of her that loves and wants to protect him because Rose is a literal part of him. It was a…

*waves* Hi regular commenters, I'm new here….been lurking and reading, just joined up tonight so I could pretend I'm one of you. :)