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Friend of the show needs help, please consider helping if you can~

- Joseph

Hey guys! Really sorry to ask this but my parents found out I was transgender and immediately cut me off of their insurance plans and took away the car I was paying them for.

I need some money to buy a used car and start paying auto insurance (I still have to make rent and other expenses) if you could donate or at least share this post I would greatly appreciate it!

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Since the Prove Me Wrong livestream went so well, we will be streaming the next episode of our improv and self-exploration podcast SnubDub tonight! At 5pm EST, Hayley (That’s me!) will travel to the pony world, and realize she doesn’t have a cutie mark. Does that mean I’m not special…?

Here’s the link so you can watch and chat!

ft. guest star Uncle Yo (from the Nostalgia Critic review of Superbabies) also featuring @snapscube, @popelickva, @pryinbrian, @shelbeanie, and @queen-mickey-the-sass-master

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What do YOU want in the next Gemcast?

We’ve admittedly hit a bit of a wall. We’re at a time where there’s crucial analysis-changing information in episodes coming up, so we feel a little stuck in what to talk about. So we’ll be answering YOUR questions in a complete mailbag episode! Ask us literally anything, and it may come up in the show.

- Ami

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For all our friends and listeners (and other great people here on tumblr):

Whatever your relationships status we here at the Crystal Gemcast would like to confirm that we think you’re brill. Have a great day today, like we hope most days will be.

- Joseph

(PS: Sorry it’s not SU related, but I worked hard on this picture~)

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Retweeted for Lars.

Because, Lars.

- Joseph

PS: Lars

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Is it bad that there's so many great characters in Steven Universe with deep backstories and interesting motives and epic actions...

... and my favourite character is Padparadascha

- J

PS: not sorry

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A message for you.

Happy whatever-you-celebrate-day. May you feel peace and love whatever it throws your way. Thank you for all the support you give to us, whether it be likes, shares or listens.

And not only for today, but every day. We got your back!

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I relate so much

- J

honestly this is such an excellent frame. the positioning, the lighting, the thoroughly disheveled feeling. simply sublime. what a mood

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They... should be dead, right? Mandrakes kill people when they're dug up.

- J

”What… is that?”

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One of my favourite tropes.

- J

Adds tags and signature, presses post button.

Good

I LOVE YOU?????

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Really good analysis as usual. :)

The sad thing is that when a person's been in bad situations, whether or not they have any responsibility for them, it's really tempting to be selfish. It's part of the message of 'The Wall', that cutting oneself off from others to avoid pain often leads to selfish and self-destructive behaviour.

I hope Lapis learns from this, because she's hurting the people who care about her and I feel like she's doing it unconsciously.

- J

Raising the barn initial thoughts

I understand Lapis not wanting to get involved. Its hard not to understand. Last time she ended up getting trapped in a mirror for thousands of years. Also it was kinda nice to see that I was right about Lapis being genuine towards Peridot. She really does care and their friendship is very real. Enough that she wants Peridot to come with her and enough that she feels conflicted about leaving when Peridot decides to stay. 

But the episode also shows one of Lapis biggest flaws - she is selfish. 

Her not wanting to get involved in the war and looking after herself is understandable. Hell, you can even say its healthy for her to distance herself from the situation. Especially since she is still scarred from the previous conflict. Looking after her own well-being is never a bad thing.  

But the fact that Lapis immediately decides to leave and decides that Peridot is leaving too without asking her? Or the implication that Peridot doesn’t feel comfortable enough to tell Lapis what she is feeling/thinking and lets Lapis make all the decisions? Or the fact that Lapis basically steals the barn? 

None of those are ok. 

I did like how Peri was written though. Less like the ridiculous comic relief and more like the Peri we met in the beginning with a lot of emotional growth. 

Its interesting that this episode came right after the one where Connie and Steven essentially has a breakup (for lack of a better word). Not saying it might mean anything beyond subtly telling us that no one will be left unaffected from this whole mess. 

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I know this isn't Steven Universe related, but I hate the way that tumblr notification messages say 'you'll never know love until you do x'.

Don't try to emotionally manipulate me, tumblr.

- Joseph

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Also, Connie seemed be upset that Steven was oblivious to how she felt, that he seemed to think that as long as everything worked out situationally then there would be no lasting issues. That has nothing at all to do with Bismuth and I agree totally with the OP.

This is probably a bit of a tangent as it doesnt pertain to the topic, but the Dewey Wins clip also seemed to show the other big thing that the SU fan base seems to do and that's polarise over characters. People were arguing over whether Steven was right or Connie was right and it seemed to me that the entire point was that they both were right to feel how they're feeling. Especially since Steven never really had anyone to teach him that his actions can cause emotional damage to others.

But we can't have nuance in a show about nuance, right?

- J

Stumbled over some art that had Connie aligned with Bismuth due to the preview of Dewey Wins. And I just….you couldn’t have missed the point of what was happening in the preview more if you tried..

Connie was hurt that Steven was excluding her. Removing her from everything and reducing her to that girl he met all the way back in Bubble Buddies.

Connie was not saying “we need to fight, we need to be ruthless” - she was saying “you didn’t let me help, why didn’t you let me help?”

And that is a HUGE difference.

Its about the fact that Steven feels he needs to carry his mother’s burdens. Even going so far as accepting punishment for her actions. Its about the fact that Steven doesn’t realize that he doesn’t need to. Its about the fact that Steven is making other peoples decision for them, which is what Connie is reacting to.

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Retweeting as its true, and something I'm learning more and more as time goes by. Fear of failure is real. I worried so much about whether Gemcast would work. But listen to Kermit, and go for it.

- Joseph

The Creative Act of Listening to a Talking Frog

Kermit the Frog gives a talk on creativity and creative risk-taking

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Sorry everyone, phone broke. I'm back now, so the retweeting of cool SU things will return!

- J

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This is still accurate.

- J

Despite all the theories, speculation and disagreement caused by the latest Steven Universe special there is at least one thing we all can agree on, that binds us all together and makes life as a human being worth living in this age of doom, gloom and possible extinction.

Padparadscha is great.

- J

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Well, until Steven works out a way to cure corrupted gems there's nothing that can really be done for the person you're discussing. And I don't think he'd be able to unless he finds out how it originally works or gets a big power-up

- J

Boy, look at this image of (what is probably) Pink Diamond. Look at how utterly cruel and malevolent she looks. I’m willing to bet dollars to donuts that this is a flashback showing her as the Crystal Gems saw her.

But if only there was somebody who could show a different side to Pink Diamond. Somebody who loved Pink Diamond. Somebody still on Earth. Somebody who may be residing in the temple as we speak.

If only…