I guess Pearl's arc from then to now is really about the cool lesbian friend who turns into a frazzled aunt/surrogate mother.

Well, that's always been part of their goal. I think there's a Matt Burnett tweet somewhere where he says that it's more satisfying when the audience says "I knew it!" rather than "I could never have predicted that"

He also appears to at least rent a pretty kickass stage. Cartoons, man.

Well, we got LSP hooking up with a girl penguin!

Agreeing to form Sugilite could count as reckless endangerment. Aside from that, I'm stumped.

That would be great. I love Connie's mom. She's honestly the prettiest character in the show for me.

Rose's hair really freaks me out, especially when it's all glossy. It feels like a weird shaggy toothpaste monster that's going to eat me while I'm asleep.

Maybe by the time it happens she'll be able to truthfully say she saved everyone's lives?

One of the funny things about Greg and the Crystal Gems being so incredibly accepting of Steven is that the role of the authority figure who Steven constantly disappoints got shifted onto Mr. Smiley.

The way I see it going down is essentially Connie getting dragged on a mission against Malachite/Homeworld/something else, getting hurt and then the next episode playing out a little bit along the lines of "Full Disclosure".

I feel like the show's definitely turned a corner and has started to be a lot less guarded about backstory than it used to be. I miss some of the feeling of discovery, but the show's inundated us with so much new development recently that it's hard to get too upset about things.

I think we're going to deal with Connie's parents eventually. It's too fertile an opportunity for drama to not happen.

Yeah, sounded pretty baroque pop to me. I was confused.

A YMO reference!

"Story for Steven" covered the romantic comedy love-at-first-sight part of Greg and Rose's relationship, but this episode covered a far more relatable relationship milestone: the part where you both look at each other and realize you have no clue who your partner is and what you're going to do with yourselves. In the…

There's always falling in love with a fictional character, of course.

I am all in support of Lapis-therapy.

I see your point. To be honest, the literalness is most of a problem in episodes like these, where Garnet, in the middle of being freaked out, has to spend several lines explaining exactly what the franken-fusions are. I guess it's not too bad to put an exclamation point on something that's that thematically-important.

I think he's just remembering what Peridot tried to do to him the last time she thought he was alone.

I dunno, I feel like the show is a little too literal already. They've already made the theme apparent.