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[toastywatchesstevenuniverse]

So, sorry I've been gone, Life has just been.....so fucking much honestly.

I posted this update on my other blogs but , I am not dead, and yes I do intend to get back to this blog: dw

I'm still figuring out stuff but im doing better, and i appreciate yall a lot

. Also I have a new tumblr btw bc I'm gonna try to finally open comms so thats uh....another reason ive been so busy: trying to figure out that shit

basically its gonna be my blog for my work and my art career thingy

@danielfosseyart <---- there it is

I also made a blog on that acc for my webcomic thingy too

so uh, thats my life update

among an array of family drama, health problems w my teeth, just. the stress has been a ton to deal with and ive been scrambling and unable to focus more time on blogs like this

its bneen a lot

but i am not done, ill see u guys later be good ppl yall

[toastywatchesstevenuniverse]

Hope you are doing well dude, I imagine life got pretty crazy on you since you've been busy- hope things get calmer and you get a chance to relax! Be sure to be kind to yourself if you feel like you're not doing enough - if you're feeling like you're not productive enough, you probably need to take a break and let off some steam. Have a good one!

-NOTE: (Writing this right before i hit send i alreayd wrote all the stuff below and i just noticed all the grammar mistakes but i think the lack of spelling is more representative of my fuckin mental state so im keeping them and this is definitely not out of laziness or something like that)

You have no idea how much that meant to see in my inbox

Yeah I meant to start posting again but then well, 1. my cat who ive had since 2006 died a day ago, and that killed a lot of my energy

2. again just been struggling with life and motivatioin w/ art so much that its still been a struggle to fuckin' get myself to remember to draw for this blog, but im so stubborn to keep my whole "art with every post" thing actually be part of this that i really do wanna keep my promise on that bc it'd make this blog more special if i got to do a piece everytime i post, even though it means slower updates

It means a lot to be told this though, made me honestly tear up, like, thanks. I actually really needed to hear this. <3

I won't promise I'll update this week: but im gonna post the next episode the second I am ready. I'm gonna finally spin the wheel at this point bc I fully redid th wheel with a fresh set of prompts so that the whole "lack of ideas and cant choose" thing is at least out of my way: I just hope I can manage to get myself to work again

also not helpful for me that i started rewatching amphibia and also ducktales bc i apparently am so fucking adhd that i cant keep focused on a show without randomly starting another show and then never finishing any of them (Its a miracle I've finished any show at all lmao)

anyways i'll be back to updating the second im able to i did not forgor

love yall

[toastywatchesstevenuniverse]

Hey just saying sorry for the large gap between posts life has just been a lot more hectic than usual & I have been juggling shit all over but I have not forgotten this blog I am just a scatterbrained adhd autistic enby & focus is not my strong suit.

I promise I will resume posting starting today (or at least this week!!)

I rlly am determined to have an art with each post so I intend to keep that promise.

So uh the next few posts are fully written out actually I just needa get artworks done too which is a large reason for delays bc well art block is a bitch & I'm only just now starting to break free of it. Love yall see u gays later

[toastywatchesstevenuniverse]

WELCOME TO THE BLOG FRIENDS.

THIS IS THE MASTERPOST, CENTRAL HUB OF THE BLOG.

Greetings, my name is Daniel Fossey.

a.k.a. @geckosoddysee (That is my main blog).

I'm an artist who draws silly things.

Nice to meet you.

Here is a handy image to tell you more about me.

And here is an example of some of my work:

This blog is about me going on a journey through 'Steven Universe'.

This blog will be cataloging my experience watching the entire series, this includes the 2019 Film & the sequel series 'Steven Universe Future'.

Back in the day, I never watched it, I just know the internet was flipping it's fucking lid over this show. & I am gonna finally dive into this shit to find out why. Also I'm gonna make art along the way to help me get better at it & hopefully maybe by the end of this, we'll all have grown. I guess.

SUBMIT DRAWING SUGGESTIONS & PROMPTS FOR THE ART WHEEL SPINNER THINGY RIGHT HERE.

-THE GUIDEBOOK-

Current Progress: Season 1 - Finished Season 2 - In Progress

Season 3 -

Season 4 -

Season 5 -

[toastywatchesstevenuniverse]

Lil' Update

uh no. 1 - New Icon

THis is a placeholder to be clear, i wanna draw my own eventually but for now this is the baseline

AND NUMBER 2 & BIG NEWS HERE

I've created a wheel spinner: this is for helping me decide what to draw for each post as I'm gonna be doing a full artwork for each episode from here on out: but I know I am very indecisive so I'm gonna use this wheel to help

& I've decided: I am gonna just let y'all tell me what kinda prompts you'd wanna throw at me- So uh, to be clear

There is no limit, this is indefinitely open for as long as this blog is active (We're only at season 2 so it's gonna be a long while lmao esp given that for me, I perosnally have to take my time with shows)

So uh, you can submit prompts

PROMPS CAN BE SUBMITTED EITHER THROUGH ASKS OR COMMENTS OR REBLOG TAGS OR ETC, & YOU CAN SUBMIT THEM ON EITHER THE MASTER POST OR HERE, I'll link this post in the masterpost so y'all can have it at your handy anytime

PROMPTS CAN BE LIKE ANYTHING FROM JUST A SPECIFIC CHARACTER TO DRAW OR A SPECIFIC IDEA W/ MULTIPLE CHARACTERS OR LIKE ANYTHING YOU CAN THINK OF AS LONG AS ITS STEVEN UNIVERSE

So go ham, I can never have too many lmao

Also I'm working on my next art now so episode 2 S2 should be up today or tomorrow

Anyways shoutouts to Pearl.

[toastywatchesstevenuniverse]

S2 - E1

Full Disclosure

Today's Artwork: Just a quick sketch of Connie. She cool.

Well one episode into the second season & I'm already hit with a "OH fuck I know exactly how that feels & it fucking sucks. Oh hey look my eyes are leaking water again."

I am so weak already & it's only one episode. Fuck.

Anyways, I love how it quite literally picked up exactly where we left off. Like dudes it was literally just the same shot & everything. Mondo wild of them & I dig the decision. Tubular storytelling.

Greg's reaction to being told what the fuck happened was so good for two reasons:

1. It was fucking hilarious, the way he's animated & the way his voice actor delivers it & everything. Holy shit that was fucking hysterical.

2. As someone who is medicated for anxiety, yeah I feel that Greg. I getchu.

(I immediately like Greg more now so far. This dude has gone from a character I vaguely didn't care for to someone that I think is super flawed obviously but he's trying so fucking hard to do a good job & I honestly feel like I wouldn't be all that different from Greg if I was a parent. I'd be a total fucking wreck too.

But he's not an asshole, & given the circumstances of it all, how the fuck is he supposed to be anything but a total mess. The dude has to deal with so much insane bullshit every day 24/7 because fucking space alien rocks are just fucking everyone's shit up. I know I've directly said that Greg is kind of a shitty father. Ok yeah, he IS by all accounts. Technically he is not a super good father. But with hindsight now that S1 is done, dude I don't even think that's his fault. He was thrown into a fucking whirlpool & despite that he's still doing a damn good job by this point. Yeah the leg thing is still fucking shitty of him but I think he's more than made up for that by now & that's the only genuinely shitty thing he's done so far. I mean even when he would have been totally justified in being an asshole to someone he's still never actually done so.

Cough that one time with Amethyst cough. I mean he would have been justified in being pissed off & he actively chose to not do that. Which is super admirable of him. I love how genuinely understanding he is.

Frankly that man gives more of a fuck about his son than most parents probably do. And given the context of how much shit he puts up with, he's doing a really fucking good job as a dad. I don't think most people would have been able to hold it together even half as well as he has by now.

Also just, damn, man, ok so I have a really bad habit of just bottling up all my emotions so the ending of just having Steven let it all out was like, yeah, that hit close to home.

Really good start to the season.

Rebecca is already hitting me in the chest with a metal bar. Ow.

[toastywatchesstevenuniverse]

S1 E52

Jail Break

.

What.

The.

Fuck.

God dAMNIT REBECCA YOU CAN'T KEEP DOING THIS TO ME !!!!!!!!

REBECCAAAAAA-

I....

I have.....so very, very, very, very many questions rn.

1.

WHAT THE FUCK GARNET WAS A FUCKING FUSION THIS ENTIRE TIME-???!?!?!?@@?@?!?!?!?@*#[×*'OWAN

WHAT

HOW

WHAT THE FUCJ YOU CANT JUST DO THAT TO ME THAT WAS LIKE A FRYING PAN SLAMMING INTO MY NOSE

WHAT THE FUCK

.

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Okay brain being turned into goo aside: Ruby & Sapphire are fucking adorable. Their designs are adorable & they act adorable & then just-

They just let two gay characters be gay on screen & they didn't try to insist that they're "good friends" like

It's just gay shit

This was in 2013

Back in 2013 I was still in my denial phase. See when I was a kid, being gay was just an extremely common insult & any gay representing I saw in media was usually just "gay people are so fucking weird haha" & I was....

I was very insistent that I was straight. Like because I was conditioned to associate being gay as being a loser who gets bullied.

I wish I had watched this show back in the day.

I really did need a wake up call at that age.

But from what I see, this show clearly helped a lot of queer folk during a time where gay people weren't exactly being given the best treatment.

Not that we aren't targeted today but it was definitely way less common to see Lgbtq+ stuff in mainstream media. And I'm so glad that this show helped so many of you.

I think if I had watched this show back then, maybe 13 year old Daniel might have made better choices. But I'm glad I saw it now.

Okay let's just get it out of the way.

So uhm....J-Jasp....J-Ja....Jaaas- Y'know uh that uh....uh the uh...J-....J-Jasper. Uh............

Daniel stop immediatley falling in love with every buff woman they see challenge (Impossible I can't help it woman who are built like tanks make my nonbinary ass go brrrrrrRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR)

Ok don't get my wrong Jaspers an asshole & I'm glad Garnet fucking kicked her shit in but like.....I mean I can't fix her but I still would.

Also THAT FUCKING SONG

Oh my God THAT SONG WAS SO GOOD THAT WAS A FUCKING MASTERCLASS MUSICAL PIECE

PEAK FICTION PEAK FICTION PEAK FICTION PEAK FICTION PEAK FICTION PEAK FICTION PEAK FICTION PEAK FICTION PEAK FICTION PEAK FICTION PEAK FICTION PEAK FICTION PEAK FICTION PEAK FICTION PEAK FICTION PEAK FICTION PEAK FICTION PEAK FICTION PEAK FICTION PEAK FICTION PEAK FICTION PEAK FICTION PEAK FICTION PEAK FICTION PEAK FICTION PEAK FICTION PEAK FICTION PEAK FICTION PEAK FICTION PEAK FICTION

"YOU'RE JUST MAD CUZ YOU'RE SINGLE." YEAAAAHHH GET HER ASS GARNET YOU FUCKING GO QUEEN SLAAAAAAYYYYYYYY

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I am.....I am beyond floored. I am under the floor.

I cannot fucking fathom what insane shit lays ahead of me. But if THIS was only the first part.....oh God. What fucking insanity awaits me in the future. I am headed into a storm & I am not turning back. Together we shall face this storm & prepare ourselves for what we shall witness. Come my friends, let us set forthwith.

My brain is fucking goo & I cannot type coherently rn. Oh my God this was a fucking masterpiece. How is this only season 1? You're telling me it's gonna get MORE INSANE? I AM GOING TO BE LIQUID BY SEASON 4.

Also kinda fucked up that no one said anything about Peridot. Just kinda ignored the fact that she is possibly dead?

Like, is no one else concerned about this? Like, not one of you said anything? Like, you guys were with her you aren't even gonna say anything? Damn.

Fucking cold.

Anyways I'll be making some adjustments to the masterpost & once that refinement is done, I'll be starting season 2

Also from now on, every episode, I will do a drawing to add to the post. This will make posts slower but I think it'll be fun. And it'll help me with my art block struggles

Also it's an excuse to draw Pearl. ♡

See you guys in Season 2!!

- Sincerely, your moderator

Daniel (a.k.a. Toasty)

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Bro if you knew the context behind the screenshot in your profile pic

Can’t wait for you get to that part you’re gonna go insane

This filled me with so much dread omg

i just found this image bc a friend posted it on twitter I don't think I wanna know how much the context is gonna fuck me up

[toastywatchesstevenuniverse]

S1 E51

The Return

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S1 E50

Political Power

Ball.

I love how this episode was set up.

Every properly named side character in beach city has had at least an episode dedicated to fleshing them all out. Or at the least they've appeared enough times that you get a genuine sense of who they are as people.

So that moment where they go on about how the city is strong together or whatnot?

That shit was genuinely fucking earned. They earned that moment. Because I actually KNOW them. Even the most basic ones still had some amount of depth.

I know I've been harsh towards Lars for example? But damnit he's someone I don't forget. I remember his character. He has a personality. He feels like a person. They all do.

Except Onion, Onion feels more like a force of nature who exists only to cause problems. But I mean: hey maybe he's just feeling quirky. Idk man. We all have our quirks.

Ok but Onion was seriously about to genuinely try to beat a man to death with a blunt object.

Also Mayor Goodman-

Yes I know his name is Dewey but 1. He looks like Bob Odenkirk & him looking like Saul is so fucking funny that I refuse to not just call him Saul Goodman. 2. I'm sorry but if I call him Dewey, I'll only be able to think about DuckTales & quite frankly I don't think I'm ready to imagine Dewey Duck having a position of political power.

-Okay back on point: I'm surprised this episode made me.....not hate the guy? They actually gave him depth. Not a lot but still. He's not just some evil asshole: he's a mayor who's clearly really kinda dumb & prideful but he's genuinely trying because he cares. & He's lying because of a legitimate reason. Because yeah: in this city? Where space alien bullshit is just a real thing? The fuck is he supposed to do? He literally can't do shit. Of course he's gonna try to comfort everyone, that's all the guy can do. And he legitimately showed that he DOES give a shit. He's not perfect but he's someone who genuinely wants to do a good job. He's actually....likable. Don't get me wrong: I don't love this character, he is utterly just.....y'know he's serviceable. He works as a character. But the fact that I care about him slightly is insane. In fact I care about all of these people. Because this town feels like a town of real people who care.

I cannot fathom that they made me slightly care about someone who is a politician. Because I fucking hate politicians. I care about this fictional politician more than any real politician. Damn.

Anyways I loved this episodes progression of Steven's character. He's aware of how others see him. And seeing him tell the others that he KNOWS that they see him that way. You can tell he's known this for a long time.

And you can tell the gems probably knew that he knew too. And this is them finally acknowledging that. And it hits.

This episode left me with a sense of dread.

[toastywatchesstevenuniverse]

S1 E49

The Message

Is it me or does Greg look....different?

He legitimately looks more tired than he did in his earlier appearances. Or maybe I'm just seeing that after knowing what he's been through in the last few episodes.

Okay honestly? I know I've been harsh on his character but holy shit this episode just made me feel so fucking bad for Greg. Look he's kind of a shitty dad but he's genuinely gotten better consistently with every appearance & it felt like the gems in this episode were....uncharacteristically mean to Greg. Like they were WAY meaner this episode than they have been prior. Like they were way more noticeably shittier towards the guy than normal. But I can forgive that as it didn't last long & it was quickly resolved & I was too sidelined by that ending to have more time to focus on that. I'm sorry butnthat ending kinda just fucking piledrived me so hard that I cannot talk about the rest of the episode now. This ending is too powerful.

I thought it was gonna be a filler episode but no evidently this episode just fucking told me "shit is about to go down get ready"

But it's fine because it wound up leading to an actual surprising ending. Holy shit.

I am NOT ready for the last 3 episodes....

First off: HI Lapis you're still my second fav. Love her. ❤️

Also

I'm sorry they keep building up Peridot as a big threat but I can't take her seriously after the dendy thing. 😭 This is just Dendy's quirky wine (probably bi or lesbian) aunt.

Still, I have no idea where this is headed but I get the feeling it's gonna get really depressing or confusing.

Or both.

I'm assuming both.

I literally just talked about how I'm NOT ready for whatever trauma Garnet has & this episode just confirmed my suspicions true. I knew it.

I FUCKING KNEW SHED HAVE SOME TRAUMA GOD DAMNIT REBECCA YOU CAN'T KEEP GETTING AWAY WITH THIS.

Thanks Rebecca can't wait for you to cause me more pain & agony. Awesome.

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S1 E48

Story for Steven

He looks like Bowser from the 1993 Super Mario Bros. Movie.

That or he looks like Drew Gooden after going through a villain arc.

Anyways Pearl was being one salty ass lesbian this episode. I love her.

Also idk why they laughed Pearl literally CAN sing, has sung before in this show, & she has a voice that is fucking beyond God tier. My girl can SING & I think that everyone should be supportive of her damnit. Don't mock my precious gay blob of anxiety. She deserves nothing but love & praise. She has talent & her voice is fire. I will be writing a very stern letter to CN Studios about this. I know this episode aired like a decade ago-

(And typing that out made me fully realize 2013 was 10 fucking years ago & now my 22 year old ass feels like an aging fossil & I hate that. I don't like the fact that I am growing old & I cannot stop the inevitable continuing force of time. I wanna go back please I hate being an adult it sucks this sucks I want to get off this ride GET ME OUTTA HERE AAAAAAA-)

-& CN as a company probably won't give a shit about my letter. However my counterargument to that is this:

You're gay & your butt smells.

Anyways Pearl is a talented singer & tbh if Rose rlly chose Greg over Pearl then it's her loss because like-

Bro are you serious you had the most amazing woman right there. She was in love with you.

Don't get me wrong I love a daddy type too. I see the appeal in Greg. I don't think she was crazy for choosing him. But choosing him when you could have chosen PEARL? That I do think is insane.

Like Pearl is Pearl. Greg is not Pearl-Tier partner material in the slightest from what I have seen so far. SMH Rose you really missed the best thing of all time. But this was what led to Steven so probably was a good call. But like if I was in that position I wouldn't hesitate to hold Pearl's hand that's all I'm saying.

Look, I just want to see Pearl happy & flourishing. Please let my girl smile. I just want to see her do well. Let my girl win.

Anyways good episode. Also Greg's song at the beginning was a banger ngl. I do love a good 80s type beat. Tubular.

[toastywatchesstevenuniverse]

S1 E47

Shirt Club

Shorter post this episode, but the next two I have significantly more to say for so I need to conserve the typing energy for that. Sometimes these filler episodes just gotta be kept brief so I can reserve my brain power for the more plot focused episodes.

Y'know honestly as an artist this episode was very relatable as my art being used as a canvas to be seen as a joke because everyone is laughing at how bad it is, very much a very real fear of mine. Thank you for helping me realize this deep rooted fear. Very cool. Needed an existential crisis today. Always a good thing. *cries*

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Also MAYOR SAUL GOODMAN.

[toastywatchesstevenuniverse]

S1 E46

Open Book

This entire opening scene just has the energy that someone on the crew was real fuckin' mad about c*s str*ight people that day.....I mean more mad that the usual level of mad that we all are everyday (Rightfully so). And honeslty same, go tf off queen. Connie is spitting out firey facts so hot it's melting my monitor & causing several forest fires in my local area.

I know it's not like this is the first time they've shown them next to eachother & shit but I never really took the time to realize just how short Steven is compared to Connie.

Okay I'm just gonna say I'm getting that 'this episode is uncomfortable feeling' vibe again. So I'm currently paused on this frame as of typing this. If there is some horrifying twist, I'm just gonna say: I TOTALLY FUCKING CALLED IT.

I'll come back to finishing this post once the episode is finished.

-episode finished I'm back-

I FUCKING KNEW IT GOD DAMNIT YOU CANT KEEP DOING THIS TO ME REBECCA

Okay look I'm gonna be real this episode was.....I don't like it? Like it was uncomfortable but once it got to ending part I just started like....

I don't know. I did not gel with the vibe. I get what they were going for.....well....I THINK I do anyway?

Whatever the case, nah, nah man I think maybe slow the fuck down a little-

Also how the fuck did Connie take so long getting her stupid outfit like the fuck were you doing girl.

Also this episode felt like I was watching the downfall of Star vs The Forces of Evil all over again. Remember that shit? Yeah. Damn this show predicted that before that show even existed.

[toastywatchesstevenuniverse]

S1 E45

Rose's Scabbard

Okay so I've learned a lot today.

Also this episode much like the fireworks one made me..

Very uncomfortable. But even more so than that one did.

This episode was just......really fucking sad man.

First off:

None of the gems seemed to like Greg so far (Except Amethyst) but Pearl especially seemed particularly not very fond of him. I kinda didn't think much about that. I just assumed it was because "Greg is a slob & Pearl doesn't like that he's a slob." And honestly given his current state in the show rn, I ain't exactly too fond of the man either. Though the winter episode definitely made me like him more.

But uh....now I'm starting to think Pearl's distaste for him isn't as simple as that. Because Pearl....

This whole episode Pearl was being like....

Okay look we can't word this in any other way: PEARL WAS BEING A MASSIVE HOMO™ THE ENTIRE TIME LIKE GOD DAMN SHE WAS GAY™ AS FUCK ABOUT ROSE THIS EPISODE LIKE WOAH OKAY NOW I GET WHATS GOING ON HERE. PEARL IS A MASSIVE FUCKING LESBIAN™ FOR ROSE & NOW THAT THIS REVEAL HAS HIT. Well to be honest that actually explains a lot. Like, huh, yeah actually this makes sense & explains a lot about why she's like this.

Guys when I called her a Gay™ Disaster™ all the way back in the start I wasn't expecting to actually be correct. I was like half joking when I said that????

I WAS TRYING TO BE FUNNY I WASNT TRYING TO BE A PROPHET HERE WHAT THE FUCK WHY WAS I ACTUALLY CORRECT¿???????¿¿¿¿¿???

I WAS JUST BEING A GOOF WHY DID I END UP HAVING THE GIFT OF PROPHECY???? FUCK OFF APOLLO.

PEARL & ROSE WERE APPARENTLY 'VERY CLOSE FRIENDS'. ROOMMATES OR WHATNOT. SHE EVEN FUCKING BLUSHED & HAD THE QUEER™ EYELASHES. DAMN PEARL I THINK YOU MIGHT BE SUFFERING FROM A CASE OF BEING A FUCKING SIMP, YOU FUCKING LESBIAN™.

MY GAYDAR™ IS OFF THE CHARTS RIGHT NOW. THIS MF IS GAY™ AS FUCK. 💀 THIS IS BEYOND NORMAL GAY™. THIS IS ADVANCED GAY™.

So idk what happened that led to Rose vetting with Greg but yeah, suddenly I'm realizing Pearl disliking Greg is definitely a case of her being....

Well. And excuse me for the vulgar metaphor here but I can't resist.

Pearl is bitter because Greg was the one who got to put the sword in Rose's Scabbard when she wanted to put her sword in there in the first place.

And honestly if I lost out to someone like Greg who....let's face it is kind of a pretty shit dad so far. Yeah I'd be bitter too. It actually makes the fact she's the one trying the hardest to be Steven's mother make more sense & honeslty it makes her even more sympathetic. He's the closest thing she has left of Rose & the fact she's so caring & all just....if Rose had to sacrifice herself for Steven to exist, the fact Pearl isn't resentful towards Steven at all for that is so nice. Because it'd be so easy for the writers to just have her be like that for cheap drama but no, they don't. Thank you for that writers. That's so wise to avoid that bullshit bc I'd hate this episode if they went that direction....look idk how to word this rn but damn Pearl has some serious emotional issues. And Amethyst had some trauma reveal a few episodes ago too....

So if this pattern continues....

Guys I don't even know if I want to find out what fucked up shit Garnet is going through because I feel like hers is probably gonna be the most fucked up of the lot. Like I don't even think I WANT to find out what shit she's carrying in her head. I mean....like, fuck all of these people need therapy & a hug.

Anyways Pearl was definitely being shitty by the halfway mark (I mean what she said to Steven was legit fucked up I ain't gonna lie, like, damn, you said that to a CHILD, Pearl. Holy shit. I get that you're upset about the wife thing but he's literally a child I think he's probably upset about his mom being gone just as much as you are.) but y'know-

Okay quick side note: Amethyst I get that Pearl was being shitty but you have no right to be talking shit about her like you didn't just do some pretty fucked up shit just a couple episodes ago. Neither of y'all are in ANY position to be acting all high & mighty. Pearl just SAID something but you straight up fucking used your transformation magic to torment a man about his dead wife. You don't have any fucking high ground here girl. Garnet is the only one of you that has any room to be acting above it. She hasn't done anything like that so far so she's the only one that gets to talk shit. Sit tf down ma'am.

ahem, anyways Amethyst was being shitty too just a bit ago. And like I said then: when you're that mentally fucked it leads to that kinda behavior. It's not an excuse but it does mean you know there's a legit reason for why they'd act out like this. And it's not entirely their fault that they have a tendency to be that irrational. But Pearl, like Amethyst, you can tell she felt remorse.

Again, the way they resolve it without a drawn out argument...but instead it's just Pearl openly showing her vulnerability & Steven just showing her a sign of affection. No argument. No yelling. Just a genuine moment of sincere emotion. Steven understood. While what she said was horrible, he gets why she said it. They both miss her. But they have eahcother. I am going to fucking sob typing this oh my god.

Yeah this episode made me cry a lot. Absolutely stellar episode. And the ending was just beautiful.

Further cementing the fact that Pearl is my favorite. I can't wait to see how much the show uses her emotional baggage to rip my heart in half & stomp on it mercilessly.

Second best episode of the entire show so far. Only just slightly behind 'On The Run'. (That one just hit me on a more personal level so it still has my heart by the throat.)

[toastywatchesstevenuniverse]

S1 E44

Marble Madness

Honeslty I don't really have a ton to say about this episode? It kinda left me confused more than anything which I'm pretty sure is the point. It's setting up questions that will be answered later.

So as for Peridot, I really like her. However. I-

Look I'm aware this character is being shown to me as a genuine threat & clearly she is. I'm assuming the writers wanted me to be scared of her. & it's not even that it's badly done. She's well executed. But there's just....one issue.

It's just......it's just that....

She sounds like fucking Dendy.

I'm so sorry but oh my god I realized after this episode that her voice sounds really similar.

Now that I realized this I can't take her seriously anymore.

Like it's not even the same voice actor. They're voiced by two completely different people but they sound so similar & now I'm not gonna be able to take Peridot seriously because now when she talks I'm just imagining it's fucking DENDY.

And there is no way you can make me scared of Dendy because it's fucking DENDY. (I MEAN THIS IN A POSITIVE WAY I LOVE DENDY SHES MY DAUGHTER BUT I CANNOT FEEL SCARED OF MY PRECIOUS AUTISM CREATURE)

And now I have permanently fucking ruined this characters chances of being an actual effective threat to me because I will only be able to think about Dendy when she's speaking. Now I'm just giggling bc it just sounds like Peridot is Dendys depressed gay aunt who smokes weed.

And yes I am choosing to accept this as canon. Peridot is now Dendys depressed lesbian wine aunt. This is not negotiable. Because I said so.

I can tell she's supposed to be scary but oh my God I just can't take her seriously now. My brain just thinks it's Dendy now.

It doesn't help that her aesthetic is very computer centric which just makes her even more like Dendy. I'm sorry but I cannot take this character seriously anymore. She's just Dendys angry lesbian wine aunt to me now. She probably lets Dendy have a puff of weed when she visits. Yes I will be drawing this.

Anyways shoutouts to Dendy.

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S1 E43

Maximum Capacity

Okay so this entire episode just made me feel like....uncomfortable? Like the entire time I just kept feeling so off. Like my brain was going "okay this is way too weird, why do I feel like there's gonna be some horrifying plot twist?"

Then it fucking happened & I felt like a psychic. Like holy shit it wasn't just me, this episode was purposely uncomfortable on purpose & idk how the fuck they did that but WOW the entire episode made me feel so uneasy & it was legit for a reason.

Also ngl Amethyst....kinda just super fucked up to do that- Like I haven't LOVED Greg as a character so far (he's there but I mean him lying about his leg, good intentions or not, was a pretty shitty move & also he's just kinda not that great of a dad but I also understand that's literally the point so I'm not gonna just toss aside his character because I'm assuming he's supposed to get better as the show goes on. For now: I just kinda feel nothing strong towards him character wise), but oh my God this episode just made me feel so bad for the guy. Holy shit like this dude just misses his wife. Fuck. I'm surprised how much he kept his cool here. Like he didn't blow up at Amethyst or anything he was like super quick to forgive her despite the fact that he kinda would have been super justified in being upset for this. But I like that this was how it was done. No scene of them fighting or yelling, Amethyst just chooses to do something to make up for it without Greg having to lecture her. In that regard: it actually made her seem way more sincere. Like she had to make that choice via her own genuine remorse. I'm wording this badly I think but like I think that it made her seem like she really was trying to attone for it & that she really did regret what she did.

And honeslty after On The Run? With the knowledge that, knowing how severely fucked up Amethyst is mental health wise, yeah her lashing out at people like this? And saying/doing extremely shitty things because she's upset & she doesn't have the capacity to hold herself back & only realizes how badly she fucked up until its too late? Yeah as someone who has that kinda mental health shit as I said in my post about that episode?....yeah, that's pretty accurate tbh. In my experience that's something I can confirm does happen. So yeah it actually makes sense why she did something so extreme out of fucking nowhere.

I have said a lot of really regrettable shit to people that I'm friends with (Sometimes idk how I'm still friends with them after bc I still feel bad about it yet they seem to insist I'm forgiven) during times where I was really fucking upset. And it's only until RIGHT after it happens that I fully go "oh shit that was a really bad thing to say & I made the situation significantly worse" Yet just like irl, they forgive. *cries*

Really well done character focused episode. They did fucking stellar character writing here.

OH WHAT YOU THOUGHT I WASNT GONNA GO INSANE GOBLIN MODE ABOUT PEARL????? TOO BAD PEARL TIME

OH MY GOD SHES IN A SWEATER AND SHES DOING HER BEST YES PEARL YOUR VOLUME IS PERFECT YOURE DOING AMAZING AAAAAAAA SHES SO CUTE AND HUGGABLE LOOK AT HER SHES THE CHARACTER OF ALL TIME !!!!!!