#su mr.greg

[sagebaileyspeaks]

My feelings for Pearl are complicated

I did not go into Steven Universe loving this character. In fact of the core Gems, Pearl started out as my least favorite because she seemed like a neurotic know it all who was dismissive to Steven at best and rude to him at worst. 

Steven: I know I saw something outside of the stream

Pearl: And I know you didn’t.

Steven: Why is it so hard to just listen to Steven? You don’t care what I have to say.

Pearl: Steven you just don’t know what you’re talking about.

She was a huge dick to Greg

To Amethyst

To Garnet

She almost killed Steven twice

And it’s not that I ever hated her character - I just hated the conversations around her character that said because Pearl was suffering from depression or PTSD that she wasn’t responsible for being a dick. 

There were softer sides to Pearl, like what we see in “Coach Steven,” “Maximum Capacity” and “Steven the Sword Fighter” but for much of Pearl’s arc I thought she was petty. And this wasn’t helped by the fact that unlike most people, I didn’t find her obsession with Rose/jealously of Greg romantic because at the time it seemed like Pearl felt she was entitled to a relationship with Rose just because she fought by her side. 

Then this happened:

And this happened:

And I began to reconceptualize how I approached Pearl as a character. I’ll go into this more on Sunday when I celebrate the Diamonds, but long story short: all of Pearl’s trauma can be attributed to Pink Diamond. Suddenly her over-zealous loyalty makes sense, her heartbreak, her insistence that nobody knew Rose like she did, her resentment towards Greg and dismissiveness toward Steven. Her clinging to Garnet as a leader. 

She was all but promised a relationship by her OWNER, used, discarded, forced to LIE for CENTURIES. It doesn’t excuse Pearl’s earlier behavior but it certainly explains it. And while it’s easy to be annoyed as Pearl tries to find her own way, the context makes her a better character and I’m able to sympathize with her so much better now. 

GO PEARL! 

[picturejasper20]

I always enjoyed how Pearl´s and greg´s relationship developed in the story.At the beginning of the series Pearl hold a grugde against Greg. She thought that he had ¨stolen¨ Rose from her, she didn´t exactly hate him but she was uncomforable around him. 

Other hand Greg thought that Pearl hated him because Rose had ¨choosen¨ him over Pearl

  ¨But I knew how you felt about Rose, and I stayed anyway.¨

In very subtle ways the show develops their relationship, such as when Pearl repairs Greg´s van and he gives her a hug as a thanks

However there was this tension between them, Greg wanted to make up with Pearl.. he just didn´t know how. Steven took note of this and asked his dad to let Pearl go with them on a vacation. 

In the song ¨Is over, isn´t?¨ Pearl admits she wants to leave her past behind her and talk to Greg, the main problem is that she can´t help but think about how much she misses Rose.

After having a small talk, they both realise how similar they are, they both love Rose and gave up everything they had to be with her. In the end they both bond over how they miss Rose so much, helping each other with coping with her not being around anymore.

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[panchibust]

Who am I now in this world without him?

Petty and dull with the nerve to doubt him

What does it matter? It's already done

Now I've got to be there for his son It's over, isn't it? Isn't it?

Isn't it over?

It's over isn't it? Isn't it?

Isn't it over?...

he loved me and he's gone

It's over, isn't it?

Why can't I move on?

It's over, isn't it?

Why can't I move on?🎤🎶😢

Belle after rumple's death:

[toxicbooties]

I love that in the episode "mr.greg" during the singing Greg is coloured yellow and pearl in coloured blue, obviously representing yellow and blue diamond, but not only that, yellow is in the new and wanting to move on like Greg, and blue is stuck in the past mourning and missing the person they loved most like pearl

[jujugay0406]

Hi everybody! Y'all probably wondering why I just post the French version of "It's over isn't it" and it's for a good reason.This version is actually a cover.Yes,Cartoon Network didn't even dubbed it for us,French people,which is a little bit unfair since it's dubbed in a shit tone of languages.And that's why the Crystal Voices are for,they decided to dubbed every song of the episode.But for that it's gonna need money,so here's their website: https://mobile.ulule.com/crystal-voices/?lang=fr And if you can't give money,spread the word by rebloging this.Thank you to everybody who gives life to this project,really thank you!

[princessmetry]

[littlekikis-blog]

I re-watched the Mr.Greg episode and I couldn’t help myself. 

[pandaren]

That one post going around talking about there being few to no butch lesbian characters is really bothering me. I wish OP would clarify why they believe the listed characters cannot be interpreted as butch, or even just as lesbians. Do they object to the list because some of the shows the characters originate are "cringe" to a lot of people? It's a little confusing.

For starters, Rainbow Dash and Applejack were married in the FiM finale. I definitely interpret them both as butch myself, but regardless of your opinion on that, it's pretty safe to say that they can be considered lesbians in my opinion. I also believe Catra and Adora became a couple at the end of the newer She-Ra. Again, whether or not she is butch in your eyes, it seems reasonable to assume Catra is also a lesbian.

The thing I want to criticize the list for is citing Jasper from Steven Universe as one of the characters. I actually really love her but keep in mind that her main character traits involve being aggressive, hot headed, and violent; she is a villain for the bulk of the series after all! Of course you're allowed to interpret her as butch too, but keeping in mind who she is as a character, I don't think it's a good look to cite her for an example. Rather, I would cite Bismuth and Pearl as being candidates for SU's butch line up.

Bismuth is similarly built to Jasper, but in personality the total opposite, a gentle and compassionate soul with a sense of humor. To me, she embodies the spirit of how most butches are much better than Jasper ever could! But Pearl is probably the best choice to cite in this case, because you can point to specifics in the show to build a case for her being considered butch; both in Mr.Greg and for Ruby & Sapphire's wedding, she's all dressed up in a tuxedo for the events. She's also known for being the chivalrous type, especially wrt Rose; to the point where she literally considers herself a knight. And also, she has three separate love interests that are all women (or women coded, for lack of a better term for Leia Pearl™️). I definitely think Pearl would relate to the butch label in this case.

I can also understand the frustration that all of the characters cited are from cartoons aimed at all ages and not from regular kinds of TV shows. A lot of folks say things like, "go watch something that isn't a kids' show for once!" and can feel left out when those shows are the only ones that seem to have characters that are lesbian or even sapphic in general. That isn't to say having lesbian or any LGBT characters in kids' media is ever a bad thing, quite the opposite is true, but in no way should they only appear in kids' media. Adults deserve to feel seen too!

I've looked at the comments on the post, and a lot of people seem to be genuinely baffled as to why somebody may see a My Little Pony or any cartoon character really as a lesbian, or as butch specifically. For me, I cannot see why this is an odd concept. Especially since the MLP show writers are well aware that it has an audience that isn't solely little kids anymore and want to try & keep the attention of older fans as well as the young ones. It all just feels...I dunno, tbh! It just feels off to me.

[beanjuice-duh]

What's your favorite ending to an episode of su ever?

Mr. Greg. That episode is actually my favorite, “It’s over isn’t it” is my favorite song still and I have plans to get that tattooed on my body.

[su-nlt]

Things Confirmed In the SU SDCC 2019 Panel

The cast enjoyed the memes from Change Your Mind

Shelby’s favorite part of CYM was when the Arm Ships came in

Estelle favorite part was Sunstone

Deedees favorite part was watching Steven become himself

The cast loves WD design

Bismuth is everyones friends

Lapis doesnt hold anything against Bismuth

Lapis has gotten better with her anger since joining the CGs

Fusions are likes gems kids

Fusions only have the part of their counterparts memories that they would share with eachother (Pearls fusions didnt know the truth about PD)

White creates pearls, but out Pearl didnt belong to her

Rebecca sings love like you while playing the guitar

Rebecca started playing guitar two years ago

The most reward thing about making the musical/movie was to work with so many talented people

It has been challenging for the crew not to give out spoilers

The trailer for the movie dropped (will be going over it seperatly)

Mr.Greg and ‘Just One Day Lets Only Think About Love’ were practice for the movie

Estelle sings several songs in the movie, including ‘True Kind of Love’, which was preformed live

True Kind of Love is now available, and the full moive album will drop Sep. 3rd

There will be more gem/human relationships

Pearl is exploring her own idependence

Amethyst was given a shelter upbringing by Rose in regards to her past, due to Rose wanting her to grow up apart from Homeworld

Stevonnie can fuse with gems, but likely wont, due to them being fine on her own

Rebeccas favorite ship is RubyxSapphire

Shelby’s fav fusion is Obsidian, and Deedee’s is Rainbow 2.0

The movie has new fusions

If the cast could be gems, Estelle would be a Peridot, Deedee a Diamond,  Michaela a Pearl, and Shelby a White Diamond

Rebecca had to fight not only to air, but to make the Ruby/Sapphire wedding

Change Your Mind was a personal song written by Rebecca in 2015 during the fight, and was added to the show last minute

Theres a flag for earth and homeworld at the temple

Human! Pearl would by just like Deedee, Amethyst would be from the 80s, Garnet would be  Grace Jones, and Peridot would live in a flying silver bullet in the Costa Rican jungle

Rebeccas advice to young creators is to just create whatvever pops into your head

She also says to get more sleep and to stop romanticizing suffering for your art

The hardest part of being a showrunner for Rebecca is to look after so many departments

Rebecca’s older brother Steven was a big inspiration for the show, and Steven Universe was a working title that stuck

A short clip from the Making Of the Steven Universe Movie aired, and the full hour-long documentary will be released on DVD and Blu-ray after the movie

And event know as Every Steven Every Weekend will start and run until the movies release 

[sagebaileyspeaks]

Favorite Episodes of Steven Universe (in alphabetical order)

Alone Together (Season One, Episode 36)

Alone Together is such a visual episode. There isn’t much talking while the Gems try to teach Steven to fusion dance, Steven and Connie only exchange a few words before dancing, there’s no words in the song they dance to and Stevonnie doesn’t actually say too much. It truly feels like an experience where the audience is feeling the creation of this new person right along with the characters. 

Bismuth (Season Three, Episodes 20-21)

This episode was a can of worms. A new Gem who was apart of the original team, clearly coded as Black with more Black Panther/Malcolm X type views. Now knowing how this thing plays out, I know why the episode ended as it did. Even being so empathetic and compassionate, Steven can be very binary in his thinking about good and evil and you needed someone to challenge his perspective. “Shattering is wrong,” he says, “Mom wouldn’t do that,” he says...only to find out that Mom did do that. 

I really think that this episode more than any other altered Steven’s (and the Gems) perception of his mother. Bismuth is walking proof of her hypocrisy, her lies and her manipulation which is why Pink bubbled her in Lion’s mane and told the Gems she lost track of her. 

Putting the heavy stuff aside, I really love Bismuth’s design and how she interacts with the Gems. You can clearly feel the love (and later betrayal) in those relationships. 

Escapism (Season Five, Episode 28)

A lot of people hated this episode because it felt like a loss of momentum but to me, this signaled the calm before the storm. So much happens in “Change Your Mind” - action and dialogue wise - and in this episode, you just get to feel Steven’s desperation. They really need help, he is very overwhelmed and all odds seem against him. Hearing Stevonnie quietly sing “Escapism” in the background of Steven’s travels just cements these feelings of loneliness and isolation...and also the trio of Lion, Greg and Bismuth..it’s just interesting. 

Hit the Diamond (Season Three, Episode 5) 

Honestly. Every time you think Steven Universe has gotten as gay as it can get, you have episodes like this that not only has a lesbian couple playing baseball but has another character openly comment that they’re flirting. It’s never been done before and I’m not sure that another show will ever do it. 

It Could’ve Been Great (Season Two, Episode 23)

Life and death and love and birth and peace and love on the planet Earth. This is another episode that starts off super cute with a good lesson about taking a break and not working yourself too hard...and then it just spirals deeper and deeper into darkness. Peridot clearly isn't completely on the side of the Gems, she clearly still finds her prior means of life exciting and acceptable. In hindsight, Peridot is actually spot on about Rose Quartz, in that she did doom the planet and while I didn't want to see Peridot get her ass kicked by the Gems that scene, where you get close-ups of all the Gems faces INCLUDING Steven's - is just great. 

Jailbreak (Season One, Episode 52)

This was the game-changer. We found out there was a Diamond authority. We met Jasper. We got a fusion. We found out there had already been a fusion.  We got a kickass song, that to this DAY is basically the anthem of the show. And we got Ruby and Sapphire who in their five minutes of screen time gave us a glimpse into an epic love story. This episode has it all!

Marble Madness (Season One, Episode 44)

Steven and Connie reading! The goop hug! Peridot! There is so much going on in this episode but at the heart of it really is Garnet allowing Steven to be heard. Given that this is the second episode with robonoids, I have to assume that the reason Garnet goes with Steven’s idea is that she tells him in “Warp Tour”: I should’ve listened to you, you’re a Crystal Gem too. So this time she does listen and Steven was right but also very wrong. The Gems do learn that Peridot has a mission on Earth, but Steven asking Peridot questions has a few consequences down the road. 

Mindful Education (Season Four, Episode 4) 

I actually like the beginning of this episode more than I like its end. There’s a call back to “The Message” 

Garnet: Hold the phone. Now give the phone to me. 

And honestly, I just think it’s a great lesson for kids. I suffer from severe anxiety and after this episode aired I constantly replayed “Here Comes a Thought” because it helps me find my footing. It also helps my son when he feels frustrated at school or in situations he has no control over. So more for the song than for its content, I love this episode. 

Mr. Greg (Season Three, Episode 8)

The Crewniverse was able to fit SEVEN songs into an eleven-minute episode without it feeling crowded and that is an accomplishment in and of itself. I love that even though it’s a musical there actually is a point: Greg and Pearl (mostly Pearl) really needed to move past their relationship regarding Rose. We see what resentment did to Amethyst (Maximum Capacity is a trip) and it just wasn’t healthy to let those feelings continue to fester. Also “It’s Over, Isn’t It?” is absolutely stunning. It is Pearl’s defining song and tells us everything we need to know about her character. 

Serious Steven (Season One, Episode 8)

This is early Steven Universe and it’s just adorable. Steven is apart of the team but still not quite part of the team and is trying very hard to be useful, he’s still a kid and this is arguably WAAAYY to intense for him, but Garnet is there and it’s just sweet. 

Sworn to the Sword (Season Two, Episode 5)

Steven and Connie are so incredibly cute together. I love their jam song, I love that Connie's the one to learn to fight (I can't imagine Steven swinging that sword around,) "Do It For Her" sounds so sweet and motivational but it's also kind of dark? This is also the first time Steven and Connie really fight together and solidify themselves as a duo and I just love it. Quick note on the rewatch though: it seems like Pearl was trying to make Connie into a Pearl. Am I wrong?

The Test (Season One, Episode 38)

Everything about this episode: the setup, the pacing, the ending - is great. I love the levels the Gems create for Steven and I love that both parties never knew that they needed validation from the other. Steven reassures the Gems that they're doing great jobs as guardians, while Steven comes to understand that the Gems just want him to believe in himself and do right by him.

That Will Be All (Season Four, Episode 15) 

Honestly, it's the song. I do like the Famethyst and Garnet punching Holly Blue. But the clear highlight of this episode is having TWO Diamonds and hearing Patti Lupone singing "What's The Use of Feeling (Blue)?"

We Need to Talk (Season Two, Episode 8)

The intro to this episode with Steven and Connie is just adorable and Rainbow Quartz is awesome! But what I really like is that last part of the episode where Greg tries to fuse with Rose and they both realize that she doesn't completely respect him. She thinks he's fun and cute but doesn't necessarily see him as a complete person. I'm someone who really doesn't like Rose Quartz, but I have to admit that I actually do believe she was in love with Greg. I do believe that this is where she started to make an effort to be a better person and not just a Diamond playing with humans.

When it Rains (Season Two, Episode 18)

What I love about this episode was the pay off of Steven and Peridot's relationship, while her arc wasn't complete until "Message Received," "When It Rains" is when she first shows care for Steven. It makes sense as he was the first person she interacted with on Earth, he doesn't immediately attack her like the other Gems do. In fact every interaction after "Jailbreak" they've been like a set of kids. She asks him politely if the other Gems are with him, he tells her to have a great weekend, she does kidnap him but doesn't try to hurt him and he gives her back her foot. Seeing Peridot so afraid of something she's never experienced and then telling Steven not to go outside because she's worried about him is so sweet and marks a change in her character.

[picturejasper20]

Mr.Greg has to be one of my top favourite episodes of Steven universe.

It works so well because the story is simple yet good. The songs are great and the animation is beautiful as well.

¨Is over isn´t it¨ is as amazing score,  Deedee Magno-Hall performance is amazing. The song has to be one of the most iconic moments in the serie.

It does an excellent job at capturing Pearl´s grief, how she can stop mourning over Rose, all the memories she still holds dear from the Gem Rebellion. She wonder who she´s supposed to be now that Rose is gone after doing everything for her.

And ´Both of You¨ is such a beautiful score.  Zach Callison is so sweet in that scene. I really like how Steven wants them to talk, they are both their family and he knows they want to make up. 

The last scene is memorable, with Pearl and Greg laughing as they talk about they trip and Steven finaly relieved that had talk to each other

[hatteri]

Bless the tuxedo.... Blesssss!

[panchibust]

Imagine this : when Rumple and wish hook😊...

Alice comes out of her house and sings: Why don’t you talk to each other?

Why don’t you talk to each other?

Just give it a try.

Why don't you talk about what happened?I know you're trying to avoid it but I don't know why.

You might not believe it.

You might not believe it but you got a lot in common, you really do.

You both love me and I love both of you.🎶🎤❤😢 And then :

❤:

[notactuallyarenegadepearl]

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