I think he's gonna spend the next episode in isolation accidentally communing with his gem and winding up talking to Rose in some manner. I know that's out there, but I feel like it's a logical point that the recent focus on Rose's backstory and Steven being confronted with her mistakes could lead to given the set up…

I thought this was a pretty weak episode by SU standards. Nothing much happens, the disguise deception is kind of boring, the comedy is kind of awkward, and the exposition is super heavy-handed and obvious about giving the audience the precise information we would naturally be wondering about after the previous…

I don't think so. Jasper wouldn't have that fierce loyalty towards Pink Diamond and resentment towards Rose for whatever she did if Jasper hadn't actually *known* PD. If nothing else, this at least has to be true for dramatic purposes.

There's a diamond-shaped/cut bubbled gem in the Temple. That doesn't necessarily make it a Diamond.

I have a feeling that White Diamond is the final boss and was responsible for the very worst atrocities. Maybe YD created the cluster; she seems very pragmatic and wanted to get value out of the failed colony. But I'm betting that WD triggered the corrupting light song.

No, sorry; definitely misreading. Jasper doesn't acknowledge Steven as a distinct entity from Rose, so it doesn't make sense that she's saying he ruined her. Rather, I'm sure it's just what it sounds like: as part of the rebellion (maybe its start), Rose "did something" to Pink Diamond, making it confirmation that…

I was shocked when Bismuth told Steven that Rose was a normal Quartz soldier made on Earth, but I'm not buying it for several reasons. First of all, we don't know how Bismuth has this knowledge or how credible it is. But also it just doesn't fit because Rose is extraordinary, not a normal soldier. Look at the kinds…

Yeah, there's this sort of congested quality to Steven's voice that makes the first half or so of season one hard to rewatch. That explains it! I can't believe Zach and Tom don't record together; what a bummer!

Yep. I completely agree. This episode made me super uncomfortable, and I am really shocked and kind of unhappy that the show would let Steven do something so terrible (and then act like it's not even a big deal!).

I don't blame you for switching off. This episode made me really uncomfortable because it is the most clearly wrong thing we have ever seen Steven do. He may not have woken up in Lars's body intentionally, but impersonating him and trying to make huge, life-altering decisions for him certainly was entirely…

Yes, it's "Mishima / Opening," which I recognized from The Truman Show.

Turns out it's originally from a film called Mishima: A Life In Four Chapters. Search for the opening track, simply titled "Mishima / Opening." Unfortunately, I can't speak to the thematic intersection of this movie and Mr. Robot; I've never seen it.

I recognized the music during Elliot's vomit scene from The Truman Show—a movie that is also about escaping a giant delusion.

Grace is Pearl's defining physical trait. I'm not sure it's possible for her to take a misstep.

Yeah, I was surprised that, when we saw the instructions, they didn't tell him to take the mask off. It's pretty obvious that revealing his identity once he had people's attention and camera phones were rolling was a bad move, but I do think he was in a kind of shocked daze.

This powerful scene from Entrada in which Olivia desperately tries to convince Broyles to help her really woke me up to Torv's abilities as an actor: https://www.youtube.com/wat…

Yeah, I had the same thought. Considering what Starks are left, can't Sansa just give him the name? It would probably go over fine since people think Ned was his father (providing a patriarchal lineage).

Explains how Varys traveled from Meereen to Dorne to Dany's ship leaving Meereen in a few days' time.

Adventure Time, too.

I recommend fingering the handle instead!