I can agree with a lot of the criticisms but I think people are being a little hard on this one. I thought the marshmallow scene was a great development in Steven's ongoing quest to get Peridot to pick up on some degree of empathy for anything but him and the other Crystal Gems. And there's a lot of interesting…

In "Same Old World" they give the impression that he's emptied the barn out and is leaving it to Peridot on purpose. He probably hasn't seen the aquarium and other art installations, though.

Monster Buddies isn't exactly one of my favorite episodes either, but it's a huge turning point in season 1, because so many of the episodes before it are about Steven causing a problem by doing something irresponsible with Gem stuff. Instead, by connecting with the Centipeedle, Steven proves that he's becoming more…

I don't know if I'd describe Pizza Steve as "self-deprecating" so much as, after after the first handful of episodes he's written in a way that clearly establishes him as being really insecure. Honestly, most of the episodes that really focus on him are a bit gentler than you might expect, except "Numbskull," which…

Well, I'm absolutely a sucker for that kind of thing. But yes.

I think it's because the show has established a pattern of Lapis and Steven taking each other a little too literally, as with the "Ready, Freddy?" calling back to the exchange right before she leaves at the end of Ocean Gem.

I actually love how BMO and Neptr started hanging out in season 6 despite the "no, I am not like you" from BMO Noire, but in this episode, since Football isn't BMO she has no mercy whatsoever.

I'll definitely agree that these haven't been the most amazing standalone episodes (although I don't have a handy list of my own top 50 or anything, and I could see Cherry Cream Soda maybe being on it), but the bar for that is really high. This season has a ton of promise after the big changes from seasons 5 and 6,…

My favorite is in "The Pit" when Little Buddy introduces himself to Jake, explains that his species spends 12 years sleeping before they live and he just woke up, then walks into Kee-Oth's booby trap and dies.

I'm honestly really confused at how people see how Bonnie acts in Sky Witch as ambiguous. Like, *DAMN*

Yeah, it's pretty obvious that the events of this episode could have happened any time after "Love Letters," (and presumably, at least until some time in the future from the show's current position) but I think emotionally it hits the right time for Pearl. We've seen how uptight she is at the best of times, and how…