Sarcastic Summary Steven Universe Future Episodes 17-20
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- Опубліковано 2 кві 2020
- Okay here's the real Sarcastic Summary for Steven universe Future.
Decided to split my review from this video becuase I felt that I wanted to approach it a bit differently than I've done in the past and wanted to try just making a straight review of Future overall.
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Garnet bursting into tears behind her shades was pretty great, tbh.
the meme potential is... bountiful
Ikr
Most stoic crying I've ever seen
Tears are kid drawn fire. Look at Garnet's.
@@rafabuda0 hello JonTron
*[And you know what's worst? These clods might never show what was inside the lion's chest!]*
That's not important tho.
What if it’s a bunch of shattered Peridot’s!
They only did that to piss ppl off you know.
The crewnivers don't really like the theory video UA-camrs all that much.
Mostly because they ask important questions the crew didn't think about
So they put random things in to make sure they are on a wild goose chase.
@@kharijordan6426 The chest was just a part of the scenario.
The real what was inside the lion's chest was the friends we made along the way
Bruh, I can't believe they timeskipped his mental breakdown.
Why couldn't we, at the very least, have half of the final episode show Steven signing up for therapy, starting a new healthy lifestyle, etc, etc?
Why bring up the topic of dealing with trauma without actually showing how to deal with trauma? I...what?
Because the episodes are only 11 minutes long? Though, the exercising callback is also a hit towards typical healthy metal issues counseling suggestions, so that's something at least.
I was waiting for them to address his problems and show him open up but instead they wasted most of the run time on filler with only a few good episodes e.g. volleyball and skipped all the nuanced, complicated stuff.
Because it was a limited epilogue series.
@@TelikiMouse All the more reason why they shouldn't have wasted time. Honestly I'm a bit sick of people defending choices made in the show with 'they had limited time'. Every show does and the creators of SU made some baffling choices on what to prioritise.
@@WolframiteWraith I dont think they wasted time. Could have it been better yes. However I just take the series for what it was and I enjoyed it to its fullest.
Wow, they really just glossed over the fact that YOU CAN RESTORE CLUSTER GEMS. Sarcastic incorrectly said it was just Gems Yellow shattered, but she was picking them off of fused Cluster gems. They really use that big revelation and barely pay it any mind just to show how nice Yellow is now. Crewniverse clearly regretted making White ambiguously redeemed in the movie and now they wanted to backpedal so we can't say they didn't deserve the redemption. Oh, she lets others control her. But...whhhhy? What does that actually do? Why would they just head over and be like "Hey, White, I wanna walk around in your body even though Yellow could make be big and powerful anyway in my own." Blue is the only one that makes sense, but because it's a no-brainer. She isn't sad and crying, so she doesn't make gems sad. And that's just what everyone assumed would be the case.
I know. Shattering was death but now yeah...healing powers is something not just Steven can do.
All diamonds can just plop shards back together.
Steven didn't need to do the tub thing with Jasper juy give her to yellow.
Sucks how simple it looked too.
I thought putting these things together was complicated but no.
The crewniverse should've barned the diamonds and just accepted their redemption wasn't handled the best, and not drag on and on with their appearances out of transparent desperation to retcon their mistakes.
@Tamara Orozco aperently yellow at some point is going to fix it.
@Tamara Orozco yeah it would have....but...they haven't lived up to there own expectations sens season 3 or 4.
Yeah, Yellow and Blue at least are trying, White is just making herself feel better.
People that like Yellow and Blue are now safe, I think so, the ones who like White, we'll I don't really know if they exist.
According to Rebecca Sugar of why she didn't bother to show Steven self-reflection because she wanted him to have privacy. She wanted us to know that he was getting help but she wanted him not to be pressured of being the show's protagonist anymore. That has to be one of the dumbest reasons for not showing Steven in therapy. She kept on showing Steven mentally breaking down in most of the episodes and yet she doesn't bother to show him getting help and taking steps? What kind of writing is that!?.
“He needs privacy” Steven is a fictional character, Rebecca. She tries so hard in interviews to make the show out as the deepest piece of writing ever created when all it does is make her sound like a pretentious college student
😒I expected nothing....and I'm still disappointed because I got something..... that is complete bull shit.
@@pearldab7781 well to be fair, she kinda is. Not saying i don't like her work, just saying if i had the chance to sit down and talk with her, i'd probably skip out since she just isn't the kind of person i'd have a good conversation with myself.
NOT THE GOOD KIND
JLacay just like everything else she didn’t know how to write that in a smart way.
While the Diamonds are no longer threats, I still feel like we never got any real redemption from them..I think it’s obvious Peridot had the best redemption in the entire show since we saw her development over multiple seasons..I think that’s the issue with redeeming almost all of the villains, cus you won’t have enough time to do a multi season arc..the best they can do is make them sympathetic like they did with Spinel (she was done well) but it doesn’t feel earned by the diamonds since they were ruthless space tyrants that shattered gems..idk for some reason when they were talking about how they’ve changed (especially white & yellow) it felt hollow like it wasn’t really earned..I liked the show & ending regardless so🤷🏽♀️
Why does it feel like they took the Sarah Z approach and only half listened to the Lily Orchard video?
@@christopherbennett5858 Sarah Z didn't half listen. Sarah Z said nothing correct about Lily Orchard. Go watch alevicalledbird talk about that video
Anonymous
What’s the name of the video by ALeviCalledBird?
Im going to voice my opinion: Rose only turned out to pink so we can feel sorry for them
@@arielruh7773 but show also tells that they fucked Pink up too, like come on. If Rebecca wanted to redeem or make the Diamonds sympathetic even a little bit, that's like one of the worst ways to go.
I just wanted to see Steven go on an actual rampage and destroy little homeworld
I wanted to see more Jasper vs Steven
This is why fanfictions exist
My "favorite" part about steven universe Future is the fact that it proves without a shadow of a doubt all the townie episodes were useless wastes of resources and time after all. We get like half the show separated from the cool gem lore because "Steven needs to be able to connect with other people", only for this show to say none of that mattered. Not only is he still a mess, none of those fucking townies were there to do jack shit other than just peace out on their own lives. Thanks townies. thanks so goddamn much...
THANK. YOU. Crewniverse all like "tHeRe aRe nO fiLleR ePiSoDes."
@@OinglorBoinglor when half of the goddam show is filler!
😌 this truth is bliss.
😕For me
😒 Everyone else who is blind to this shows fuckery....they are gonna feel the burn.
I give the show that, at least it did develop its minor characters somewhat. Many shows won't be bothered to do that. And the majority of the townies are still likeable (Sadie, Jamie, The Cool Kids, Peedee, Vidalia, Kiki, Nanefua and Lars after his character development).
@@reasyrandom The only one who is TECHNICALLY worth it besides Lars and Sadie, (which Future made their will they won't they relationship ALSO a waste of time), is Ronaldo, and that's only because the annoying twat is part of Steven's trauma. Thanks so goddamn much indeed, townies...that truly is the cursed word of Steven Universe. Townies.
So let me get something straight here. Steven is 16 years old with no education whatsoever, no work experience, no actual medical records of getting tested or being given shots (He might not even have a birth certificate or a SSN), and is now driving around the world with a learners permit (if he even has that after all the crap he hasn't received ) to........find himself? Dear god someone please call Cobra Bubbles and get this kid some therapy
@@nuclearwire9543 Not sure what or who mlp is but I would if I found an issue with something
CMKDestroyer Don’t worry that @NuclearWire person is a troll. They been typing that same map comment everywhere.
first off MLP is my little pony second. Pretty sure Greg has taught him some stuff since he is as intelligent as he is. and don't worry he's getting therapy
But he Steven says he is getting therapy now. I guess the problem is they're not actually showing him and he's basically on his own now. But I personally don't think the writers needed to actually show that happening.
@@jaydenc367 That's very fair to say and yes we have seen some homeschooling for Steven and yes he has also been doing therapy. My point, however, is the legal aspect of his life. Going out to live on your own at 16 with no form of school granted education or hospital records will not get you very far through life if it gets you anywhere at all
“Blue started vaping”
I knew that joke was coming. It was too easy
Also thank you for bringing up how heavy handed the whole crying scene was with the diamonds and the others. (Also on the final episode too, mostly just due to the dialogue)
I feel what they were doing with Blue Diamond was intentional because there is actually a breed of marijuana called blue diamond
Duuuuude. Thats not vape.
@@TeamHatchet64 Does it matter? She still should be shattered.
@@thedancingmoonfoxy7272 It was a forced reference to The Rolling Stones song Shattered
My reaction was: “This feels like torture and why is blue diamond a drug lord?!”
you guys are a holes not because you dont like su that dosent mean you have to hate on ti
notdlyer is link no I hate future, Steven universe in its self is fine but future feels like a pointless epilogue series and the writing is just that it felt like they gave up, that’s what hurt as a fan to see in future it felt like Steven being punished even though this was the epilogue, it felt like Steven was regressing as a character and everyone else felt if they had lost their character and regained it through out this season giving me and I would think others whiplash. I hate future for turning Greg into unresponsive father, I hate it for torturing Steven and making him feel like a monster, I hate future for a episode that was basically a psI video, I hate Future for making everyone except so much with so much hope only to full them from their fit into a trap, I hate that after the whole diamond arc that it could return to form but instead it just shattered expectation in the worst possible way and that optimists keep wearing their rose tinted glasses.
I don’t hate Steven universe it was a show worth watching and I was in the community during season one and I still believe it deserves a place in animation history but not the rank of avatar more like this decades invader ZIM kooky weird with a likable cast and worth remembering.
@@irmuusanaa4227 Thought it was to tie up the obvious plot holes??????????
Thomas Esters Like what?
@@irmuusanaa4227 Just look it up. I'm *not* explaining all the plot-holes to you.
Steven: "I'm gonna talk with my therapist on the road!"
Sure, great idea. Great idea to have the unstable war veteran child discuss and leaf through all his problems and issues with a therapist through his phone or laptop--WHILE HE'S ON THE ROAD. Actual war veteran adults need calm environments, but Steven? Nah he just needs to get in his car and drive across the country. Proving that Steven really is his father's son :D
Nevermind they make a big deal out of Steven's trauma being worsened by losing all his supportive relationships.
Umm, Steven?
YOU ARE CUTTING OFF ALL YOUR SUPPORTIVE RELATIONSHIPS WHEN YOU ARE STILL STRUGGLING WITH YOUR TRAUMA!!!
And people think this is an "positice depiction of dealing with trauma". It isn't!
Just no
@@PlanetZoidstar thats how it works
When Steven talked about video chatting with his Therapist, I got mad; because it implies that it was possible for him to get therapy prior to his meltdown
Am i the only one who literally cannot hear what Blue is singing about
cold palace walls and endless empty halls haunted by echoes of laughter you gave a pull and suddenly behold you’ve thrown the gates open after you and swept in with the throng comes this wonderful song my little reason why i’ll never make you cry oh i have got the sweetest things to tell you every day my little reason why you make me want to try loving you
It's pretty clear imo
every single time it plays i get distracted by what stevens doing so I have no idea what blue sings about
@@Dr.AngelaZiegler Same lol😂😂! I was too worried about mah Boi! 😅 He needs a hug....
Just you homie
I don’t care what anyone says, I really want/need some of Blue’s drug clouds. I need a huge pick-me up.
This finale really pissed me off, I literally felt a slap on the face where everyone “hugged” it out, instead of getting actual help.
Thanks for the great video.
Isn’t hugging help though? XD. Sometimes when you go through trauma someone simply hugging you can be a real eye opener. Steven also did get help, he got a therapist. What more help can he get at this point?
He is getting help though. Hes going to therapy
I disagree. Every recovery, especially in real life, starts with a moment like this, when everything breaks down, theres nothing of you left and the only thing is someone hugging you and telling you youre a good person. Because at that moment, you cant think positively about yourself, someone else has to do it for you. Maybe to someone whos never hit rock bottom before that wouldnt make sense, but to someone whos seen a lot of it, it makes all the sense in the world.
I see why it looks like a cheesy hollywood spectacle to some, but as a cartoony metaphor for that moment it works quite well. It was never gonna show Steven going through all his experiences with a therapist because it would detract from the broad scope of the metaphor by narrowing it down to the non-relatable specifics of his trauma. i.e Noone can relate to being trapped in a bubble in space with a murderous ex soldier who hates you because of your mom.
Billy Poore Exactly. This is the point what a lot of people still don’t get. Everyone wanted this action packed thriller ending when Steven universe has never given that, and it isn’t what SU is about at all.
Paige Arnold use your brain man. He got actually help after the hug. The hug just helped him realise he needed help. Please, use an ounce of logical reasoning
I feel like Future started out pretty strong. The episode with Jasper and volley ball was amazing
If the ending resonated with someone or resonated with you. Great. Really I'm glad it did. I like the overall message that the season was trying to convey and that it took the chance to take a psychological look at Stevens mental health.
But the ending did not work for me. Kinda the same reason as this summary. It was just so cheesy , the message contradicted itself and had so much crying in the wrong places.
But again, if someone got something good out of it, thats great. There was definitely put a lot of heart into it, even if I didn't like it.
Lærke What I hated the most about the ending was that it wasn’t long enough. At least make the last episode longer. Also there were some missing characters and characters who didn’t even say a single line in Steven Universe Future like Jaime, Sadie’s mom, the Mayor and etc. What could’ve been more emotional for me was that all the townies were given presents from Steven and when Steven was going to leave they were going to actually say something to Steven. Like some advice.
@@danyalfarooq9332 It is implied that he gave gifts to the townies when he said his goodbyes to them off screen before the start of the episode and going around to the gems, since Onion is wearing the cheeseburger backpack as Steven is driving away.
@@danyalfarooq9332 sorry bud time constraints kills screen time.
It had all the correct parts but didnt use them
pretty much plus everyone but Connie/Jasper(and it's more so we never see her outright doing anything dumb in her case)becomes an IDIOT because plot
I thought the crying section was based on crying breakfast friends, that little show they'd made in the show. Definitely explains why it's so damn funny despite being serious
Kindness Temmie Yeah, I figured immediately that’s what the reference was. In that context, it makes sense.
Y’know, as a fan of the show, I’ll admit that I was a bit disappointed. Honestly, Jasper should’ve stayed dead and we should’ve gotten some sort of actual fight at the end. I know they didn’t want to hurt the big Godzilla boyo, but I kept thinking something big and bad was gonna happen and... it didn’t. They just hugged it out. Also I HATE WHITE DIAMOND. When everyone started crying and blaming themselves, I was already a bit annoyed. But then White Diamond started making it all about her and I actually started getting a bit pissed.
Not to mention... the last episode was ripped straight from MLP.
Hey, I saw some similarities between MLP's finale and this one too. Only in MLP we see the end result after the mane 6 separate.
DrawciaGleam02 so your saying that the only thing separating the two is a time skip?
I love white diamond's design but her personality is eh..
Lucky Slob yeah honestly what’s the point of turning him into a kaiju if he’s not gonna smash things I mean seriously he just stands in the water the hole time
White Diamond is a representation of a classic narcissist. So making the situation all about herself is very inline with her character
Honestly, the only moment I didn't really care about was when almost everyone cried about how they didn't help Steven. Like, I get they made mistakes, but essentially having several people list why they failed to help their friend just felt tedious and heavy handed. The whole speech with Connie (while I enjoyed Connie being badass again) is not exempt from this either. I loved Steven Universe, but subtlety was definitely not one of its strongsuits.
Yeah I didn't like that part either tbh
@@DreadPirateElla I think that's the only part that does not work. The rest is kinda good. "The future" is great tho.
It was about as subtle as a neat eatervatca vegetarian buffet.
@@tayojones9460 I don't get it, and yet It stll funny.
It’s a kids show, it’s not supposed to be subtle.
I felt the same way. My friends scowled at me when I laughed at all the wrong moments.
At least you have friends who watch the show with you.
@@reasyrandom
😢Oh
I feel you. Also, I'm your 100th like.
Same (not the friends part because they're gamers) I was laughing at all the wrong parts I mean I was trying to cry and feel bad but I couldn't it just felt stupid and funny.
Even in the last episode of the series these people still don't communicate. Just bottle emotions and explode in tears. Crying means literally nothing in this show. No one learned anything. Hooray
Sebastian Walker I felt an actual slap on the face as I watched them “hug” it out instead of getting actual help.
Sad.and funny...all at the same time.
lol
Meh.It's fiction and it's over.
@@OneDude7745 Ngl, that's a pretty weak excuse. Especially since these writers want to be praised for their progressive characters abd themes.
why does white diamond sound like rarity from my little pony when shes crying?
LOL! White and Rarity are both divas as well so it actually fits!
@@DrawciaGleam02 true
BRUH I can’t un-hear it now
@@Blue_910
Rarity also has a DIAMOND cutie mark.
But if she was in Change Your Mind she surely would have given White a verbal throwdown.
DrawciaGleam02 😂😂 I love it
To be fair to White, her ability to allow other gems to speak through her would've actually been really helpful when Steven became pink godzilla. It's too bad the show decided to instead have her just fall over the moment she tried.
I spent that entire scene cringing so I can't get mad at you (When they blamed themselves)
I think the crying scene WAS played for laughs, cos i was laughing at it aswell.
Yeah
@InterDimensional_14 same
They just needed to make the lines shorter. Nobody talks long or straight when they’re crying.
Yeah it was totally for laughs
Truth it was funny because of how ironic White Diamonds cry was. it was crocodile tears I think. She makes it all about herself.
The thumbnail is cursed
Also to be fair the finale was EXTREMELY rushed
The real thumbnail was the friends we made along the way
The team behind Steven Universe only had 20 episodes to wrap up the whole show, but they tried their best :0
Cartoon Network only give them 11 minutes to rap up the whole show. It makes me mad when people say the finale is rushed when it isn’t even the crewniverse fault for only 12 minutes. CN should’ve gave them 45 minutes like Change your Mind or 22 minutes for a good flushed out ending imo. So blame CN.
Ferrallezz ikr These Su Fans Are so delusional Like wtf, it’s not the crewniverse Fault. I bet if one of these Fans had the chance to make a Steven universe episode that shit would suck. The Crewniverse Tried there best.
It was a mini series.....all well...treat it as if there was 5 seasons of unresolved/ unsatisfying plot threads.
I don’t think the scene with everyone crying was supposed to be the darkest scene in the show. The end of Everything’s Fine took that spot. I thought the Diamonds overdoing the crying was intentional, so Connie could just tell everyone to shut up. Also, keep in mind that the entire story is done from Steven’s perspective until he turns into the monster. WD even says “Thats not Steven anymore!”, so that’s the reason for the tone shift. Also, I appreciate that the hug itself wasn’t the reason for his healing, it was the tears. Pretty creative way to play off the whole hug scene. Still respect your opinion though.
It's not Steven anymore...but he can still cry..... because it's still Steven inside.....sigh.
Also was that one episode with Connie lapis and paridot from Stevens perspective?
Was the show ever supposed to be from his perspective?
And what is his perspective as a big old moster?
Would have loved to see what white diamond seen.
K'hari Jordan the show is from his perspective because in the episode where Lars and Sadie leave the characters aknoledge that so yes the crew ni verse have intentionally made this show from Steven point of view
@@carlacarrero4975 like how they acknowledge that Steven needs a therapist and that the diamonds suck.....
It's more like they are putting a spot light on there mistakes. Not that they ment the show to be Steven perspective only.
Buuuuut then again his name is the show sooooo I don't mind being wrong on this one.
K'hari Jordan I’m not saying that they did the therapist stuff in that episode but I am saying that they did show that the show is from Stevens point of view when Steven said quote on quote how can this happened I was never their to see it when his friends said something about how they change or something
I liked SU and SUF, but I will never be over how they shelved the best characters (B Team for life) and also Jasper never even got a proper character arc so RIP to that.
I was starting to think Jasper was a level headed person.
She never thought about how pink facked her shattering aperently.....and..... well now ccwest can say they fun fucked her up because that is just asinine story telling on Jasper's part.
Spinel was another great character they introduced just to shelve.
I’m a big fan of SU and I also laughed when the gems were crying. I legit thought that they were playing it off as a joke because of how over the top it is
Sugar did say she finds crying to be funny. So she did a good job actually making it funny.
Aight but am I crazy when I think that the only diamond that's doing anything productive is Yellow? like she's literally helping people not be sewn together anymore. Like White's new power is just dumb, and Blue's power could easily become a really dangerous drug for gems. Also I liked how Connie called out on the BS of how even when Steven is in trouble everyone just pity parties, it has pissed me of how throughout the episodes Steven has been looking for help and all everyone does is cries about their problems. The only good episode of Steven getting help was from Connie's mum and she didn't really do anything, other than point it out.
I don't know why people seem to think the crying scene in "I am my monster" was supposed to be "the darkest moment in the series". It was *clearly* a jab at parents that make their children's problem all about *them* and only makes things worse instead of focusing on helping. It IS supposed to be ridiculous, stupid, and comically dramatic because parents who do that ARE ridiculous, stupid, and comically dramatic.
@@johart6181 The metaphor was about Spinel and White Diamond in particular, yes. The others were just "damn i should be better than this" while Spinel and White were more like "BOO HOO THIS IS ALL MY FAULT, LOOK AT ME I FEEL SO BAD, PLEASE FEEL SAD FOR *ME* "
And the scene still served an important purpose. If that scene *wasn't* completely ridiculous, it wouldn't make sense for Connie to step up and say "Yeah you messed up, now shut up and help HIM". It simply would not work if Spinel and White reacted the same way the others did. it would just make Connie look like a jerk who dismissed their feelings. It would not have the same impact.
We were *supposed* to be annoyed at them for being so overly dramatic in such a tense moment, because that's exactly what it looks like when a kid is having a panic attack while their parents are making the problem about themselves.
@@johart6181 "Cheesy pep talk" and "Cool monster stuff". Yeah i get your reasoning now. You just wanted the exact opposite of what Steven Universe is about.
@@johart6181 Wanting a kaiju movie is high standards now lol
@@johart6181except it wasn't resolved in I AM MY MONSTER how many times do I have to tell people that? steven's issues weren't resolved utomatically it's just now he is SLOWLY on the road to recovery the thing is they didn't have to much time left to really show all of that since the show had to end so it was left more so open ended which can work and I didn't think was bad as it showed "yeah he isn't fully recovered yet but he is on his way and it'll take time" also while the diamonds and spinel weren't needed they were there since without them and the scene being ridiculous which may have been intentional when I originally didn't think so and had that as actual criticism it wouldn't drive home the message as MalDambao is saying
@@maldambao6126 For one thing, having Monster Steven restrained to the ocean and not rampaging around town doesn't really bother me. In regards to the crying scene, I believe that having a comically executed metaphor (the "parents making the problem about themselves" metaphor) right beside a seriously executed metaphor (monster Steven as a "mental breakdown") throws off the tone of the entire scene. As a whole, this was a rather serious episode, so putting in a supposedly comedic moment interrupts the flow. That's why it seems all the more ridiculous for the crying scene to be there.
"I'm still wondering what the hell is up with connie's head" I'm weak 😆😆😆😆 (9:15 if you didnt know where to find it)
She looks like Charlie Brown
@@johnkaltine9788 she looks like that dude from Phineas and Ferb. Is this his cousin?!
Enzo Amore I was thinking the same thing 😂
God YEAH the whole everyone crying thing made me cringe so much, it felt like something i wrote up back when i was a repressed middleschooler with my RP buddies on google+, back when i thought crying was the height of edgy sadness. god, just thinking of that scene takes me back,. its awful.
on the other hand, the hug didn't really solve all of his trauma, it just solved the monster situation. From the looks of it, Steven is still healing.
@@nuclearwire9543 yeah ok u got me there
Ok, kudos to you for being a Google+ veteran as well
yeah he is still healing yet people act like he already has clearly he hasn't fully
It made me lmao
@@jaydenc367 bro the show is trash
When Steven talked about video chatting with his Therapist, I got mad; because it implies that it was possible for him to get therapy prior to his meltdown
Kelvin Shubert I mean, it’s possible for anyone at any point to get therapy, but a lot of people don’t go for it because they don’t want to be seen as weak, or don’t realize or want to admit they need help. That was the entire point of Steven’s arc in future.
The thing about therapy is that the steps it takes to realize that you need therapy is a very hard hurdle to jump over alot of people don't wanna admit that they need therapy it normally takes a bad breakdown to realize that step and that's what Steven needed
@@rubenn.5389 I understood the theme of Steven's arc, but it still bothers me that everyone else around him didn't try to get him therapy until the finale. Even Greg and Connie after seeing him practically have mental break and in tears in the hospital didn't think he needed to get Therapy right then and there.
@@ConnorM0618 You're right, it is hard, I'm honestly more mad at everyone else rather than Steven
Anxious Ball of Black But Steven broke down though, After he reformed he cried his heart and wasn’t that the big step?
Very meh finale like a lot people I think it should’ve ended at the movie.
The movie is basically the ending. Future is more like an epilogue.
@@lucasmartinez5703 how is it more like an epilogue?
The movie had more of a finale feel to it imo.
That feeling when freaking Lion guard made more round and mature therapy plot then show that try it's hardest to be real
@@nuclearwire9543 Yes, I'm a adult pegasister too, but while I liked Steven Universe a lot, I felt that Steven Universe Future lost sight of the main audiance, with should be kids. MLP was and still is good show for kids, that adults may enjoy not the other way around. If it was put on adlut swim or netflix, fine, maybe I woudn't be so harsh, but it was kept on CN, like a animation for kids, so why did they have a murder in one episode? Is that really what growing up is acording to crewniverse? Why would they let person with mental issues hit the road before he complets therapy? Or the fact we have filler episodes in mini series? Characters are taken out of the show just to avoid questions like - "Why is -blank- didn't notice something wrong" or "Why Peridot never told others about Steven's bad dreams?"
@@akanesaotome5924 arguably getting his own space and driving could be peaceful for him
0:17 me when I realise that you’re not reading again.
Yeah, I don't think everyone was crying because the final episodes where emotional, it was cuz the show was over and therefore no more B team :(
At least that's what i was upset about
The real B team was the friends we made along the way
Well I cried because it was sad and because the show was over
I definitely was way more upset about it being over then the actual plot
Ok, i really loved homeworld bound, even with its flaws. Everythings fine was good, i hated i am my monster and the future was only ok. Like, i kinda hoped the corrupted steven theory wouldnt be true because it was so obvious and didnt really add much to the whole "steven being torn by his two halves" theme. The appearances of cookie cat and one eye imagery didnt really amount to anything. I kinda wished we could have seen pink steven again, like steven would unfuse after being unable to hold himself together, then he would have to actually confront his diamond/human halves. Maybe even come out of it with heterochromatic eyes to show this balance? Idk but the monster really didnt add much at all.
I agree
I feel like instead of having a reboot one day they just redo the whole show and fix all of its problems.
@@kawaiielephant7772 wouldnt that be a reboot? Lol but yeah totally
@@kristenyarbrough4287 idk i feel like reboots are supposed to ad something, not redo the entire story.
Exactly!
Sidenote, that is some damn good backwards driving, went full speed on a beach and did a backwards u turn
The new function of the diamonds was kinda weird. I mean yellows new function is nice. Blue is basically still forcing feelings on people. Whites power is portrayed useless during the introduction. The way she used her power on the corrupted Steven was shown better. I mean having the ability to get what's going on in someones mind sounds more useful than letting others control you.
You think blue is putting her clouds in a bottle and selling it to the gem masses? I would.
@@kharijordan6426 never thought of that...good idea. Maybe with some drug dealer jokes sprinkled in
No really that's a good idea
@@nuclearwire9543 what?!? When the hell did someone mention MLP?
@@nuclearwire9543 ok, I've seen you more than once in this comment section with the same reply.
Can I ask you something? Why do you always bring up MLP to respond at comments like this? You don't even know if they like the show, and if they do maybe they know it's flaws. You can't go and assume things on people because they're making critics about a show you like.
@@zost_ I never saw MLP but I often read that people bringt up the fact that MLP during their finale told the lesson that not everyone is redeemable and turned three villains into stone (kinda f*cked up that one of them was a literal child). I am pretty sure he is one of those Steven universe fans who got butthurt that people pointed out that even MLP handled it better.
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I agree this wasn’t as great as it really could have been
But I’m 99% that scene was played for comedy there no way that was for drama
@@nuclearwire9543 why you keep calling everyone a brony?
See but you can't let Steven "take his time" with expressing what's wrong with him when his subpar written issues result in the endangerment of others. Letting Steven take his time took over the tv broadcast, broke Bismuth's anvil, destroyed a city block, and KILLED someone. I think the crewniverse had an idea as to where they wanted the series to go and the kind of reactions they wanted to evoke, but had no proper idea as writers on how to get there. I'm gonna say it straight: Steven's trauma and issues felt incredibly fabricated to initiate negative character interactions and spark a falling arc for Steven that didn't feel genuine. The longer you think about anything in the show the less it all makes sense. His fear that his friends and Connie are leaving? Stupid: He had a lion that can warp him anywhere on earth and can climb out of Lars's head whenever he wants. Mounting fear over all the trials he faced? Possible, but he literally handled everything in stride in SU and they're only now making things an issue because A: Steven's character is regularly morphed to fit the situation, not an actually well built character B: They wanted to ham fist a mental health message along with their ham fisted sexuality and gender messages, and C: Without forging fake tension, SUF wouldn't even be able to exist. Clearly the longer you analyze the series the more things make less and less sense, but they don't care because SU and SUF are marketed towards children who do not think in the abstract. They don't analyze, they simple gush over "representation" and "OMG THEY KISSED WHAT A MOMENT!" while crying in their Cheeseburger Backpacks.
@@nuclearwire9543 hmm? How am I a brony? How is that all you pulled from my comment?
@@nuclearwire9543 oh nvm I see calling people Brony is your thing, my bad. Carrry on.
Bakari Curry THIS!!! Literally all of this!! Nobody ever effing analyzes this show deep enough to see how little it makes sense
Hit the nail right on the head. None of the trauma stuff makes sense as the previous season Steven was actually endangered but never went into his pink form even though this new form is supposed to be a gem fight or flight response how come it never came up before. Also in the previous series none of the events he went through were shown to really impact him. Like the trail, he was stranded on an alien planet trying to kill him and he watched his friend die and resurrect, but when he gets back home he’s not negatively effected by anything that happened he was only concerned about Connie not talking to him. Where’s the trauma? Also why would Steven not talk about his problems with the Gems, Steven is hyper emotional and never hid his feelings and emotion from his family and friends before so why would he now only to progress this mental illness plot. The crew seems to sacrifice character and logic to progress the plot that they think is cool. Like you said the show gets worse the more you think about it
@@shawnboahene5231 and the fans that want to stan the show so hard don't want to think about the inner complexities at all. They just think "aww REPRESENTATION AHHH!!" and label it a perfect show.
I'd love the hug if the Diamonds weren't in it. Because two episodes ago we saw how just being around White could induce a panic attack! Because they're all a primary source of his trauma, so physical contact from them is a terrible idea! If they had contributed to Steven's healing by learning to stand away from him, and acknowledging his TRUE family, it would have been a great end to their arc. Instead, even though they're sincerely worried about him, it feels like they're just trying to fill the Pink-shaped holes in their lives.
My BIGGEST problem with SUF
If you're gonna try to tell a serious story about mental illness, this was not the show to tell it with.
The show that constantly has non real world problems be solved with kindness and happiness and friendship, to the point that an intergalactic fascist regime was taken down essentially by hugging it out and talking about your feelings.
And the fact that many characters were presumed dead had comeback, now the emotional and physical stakes of the show are undermined.
This show tries to be a deconstruction of steven universe, but in actuality shows alot of hypocrisy in the shows writing and really shows how SU really has some problems that I feel the fanbase wouldn't have recognized as horrible if the show didnt straight up go "This used to be good but now this is bad, and we're gonna keep telling you it's bad.
And I'm not even shocked because the show always decides to retroactively harm itself like what it did with Rose/Pink Diamond. She was shown as this wonderful and great character but then the show goes out of it's way to completely destroy her character and make her a VILLIAN!
People were saying that because of the movie it's hard to rewatch steven universe because of spinel, rewatching SU after future is gonna be almost impossible for alot of people. Everytime you see steven being happy or solving the issues with kindness and going through shit unscathed, you'll be reminded that "This isnt a happy moment this is just adding to his eventual mental breakdown. All these characters are awful because they're encouraging him to do this and are gonna just abandon him later."
Way to ruin your own show Crewniverse
I'd say the story was told well. what "dead" characters came back? what hypocrisy is there? the show isn't like "This used to be good but now this is bad" do you mean rose? there just saying she wasn't perfect she wasn't evil im sick and tired of people thinking she is NOT the crewniverse. also no steven being happy or solving issues isn't him being traumatized as it only hits him later. the characters didn't abandon him either
No one cried during the diamond scene. Everyone cried at the end of Everything's Fine and the end of The Future.
Not me
The biggest problem with THE FINALE was that.... There was NO CONFLICT since all the plot was about Steven we needed something more exiting to call climax so he turns into godzilla.... Wouldn't make more sence that when he says IM A MONSTER he turns into a nockoff Pink Diamond cause y know all the season he kept saying he doesnt wanna be Her and he doesn't who he is and basically she's the cause of everything.... But they didn't adress her or the problem at all they just HUG.... Why didn't Steven play a part in this like Why didnt we have as spectacule everyone fighting the monster out side but in the inside Steven hearing them and talking to himself and pink that at least would have been interesting
The ending really confirms that this was a slice-of-life show pretending to be an action show to its own detriment. A lot of the complaints are about how the two sides don’t work together.
@@nuclearwire9543 ... really? An ad hominem from someone who calls themself "Falloutfan44" after the release of 76? See, I can do it to, you're not special. Difference is mine is accurate, whereas for yours I've never seen mlp, nor have any desire too.
what did you expect pink to appear? don't see how that would be possible. and eh being a uncontrollable monster that actually is corrupted and can't think straight compared to pink diamond who could? you think which would cause more cnflcit. I will say it felt rushed but it wasn't...bad
@@jaydenc367 because the whole season Steven kept brigin up Pink Diamond
Maybe through his gem like with Pearl
I'm saying that they should have been two conflicts
And just the monster to resemble a little of pink
Since all the series keep putting her as the main problem
@@damianmequetrefe4924 well no they put it more as white diamond as the source of the main problems. honestly im glad they didn't show her that would feel more fan servicey and maybe more like a actual rise of skywalker episode
And thus the series ends. Not with a bang but with one hell of a whimper.
And also Cookie Cat.
Remember when Spinel cried at the end of the movie and it was genuinely heartbreaking? Why couldn’t they do that again during the monster Steven episode?
Because the cheesiness was dialed up in the episode for laughs while in the movie it was definitely meant to be more serious. Though maybe that could have been conveyed better.
Lucas Martinez But doesn’t that create a bit of a tone problem?
That's why it said it could have been conveyed better. Although I don't think the tone is off since the Diamonds and Spinel were being over the top and were too deep into their own feelings instead of just focusing on how Steven's feeling. It's why Connie said what she said in that moment. So the fact that it comes off as funny to some viewers was likely intentional in order to show how ridiculous they were all being.
Lucas Martinez It is pretty funny when you remember that White and Spinel were Steven’s greatest enemies, and here they are acting like pathetic, melodramatic little babies.
Sure that's why it was funny. They barely know how to handle their own feelings even as villains before.
I personally kinda enjoyed the ended, but I also felt that is was kinda pathetic, especially I Am My Monster.
The scene when they were crying was in needed.
Connie’s speech made me wanna throw up.
And the idea that a frickin group HUG tamed the beast was the worst! It’s a hug!
Sureeeee the show might seem serious, but it allllllll boils down to hugs!!!
Finally! Someone finally gets how bad the finale is. I was actually excited to see how this would all conclude with the final 4 episodes but it ended up becoming the biggest waste of time in the entire season. It could have been done so much better but oh boy, with all of the time that was wasted I literally got furious by the time the crying scene happened.
I believe a lyric from a song sung by Sarah Stiles says it best: "there's a fine fine line, between love and waste of time..."
I swear things were better off when it seemed as if the movie was gonna be the actual conclusion. Because sure the story of this season and some of the conclusions were good but we were left with several other leaving questions left by this season with no possible chance of a answer with even alot of the loose ends this series said to tie up not even being concluded. Plus even the story had such a awful conclusion that it makes me wish we never even got this series since atleast I would leave the series behind with a nice close towards the series despite the loose ends.
So to sum it up, these last 4 episodes made me wish that this season was never made
Ok is it just me , or is this show basically Steven going insane from denial and ptsd ?
Ye
Yup
It is.
Totally
that's exactly what it is but I wouldn't say that's a bad thing or the finale was bad hoenstly
He was wondering what was wrong with Connie's head while i'm over here wondering why Pearl looked so weird during this entire episode.
Anyone else mad that the diamonds got to be part of the group hug at the end? Like the fact that it put the literal space Nazis that caused basically every problem in his entire life, many of which were the source of the trauma he was processing, in the same league as Stevens friends and family was incredibly cheap and unearned. Nothing about their presence should comfort him, I half expected home to throw them off as soon as they got close
Ironically the only emotional feeling I got from this show's finale was when Blue Order covered it! Look at his face!
The animation in the last episode was so weird too. The characters looked like they were drawn using the mspaint circle tool
I was incredibly disappointed by the lack of Jasper in the final episodes. Surely she could have related to him due to knowing what corruption is like right?
I knew I wasn’t the only one laughing in the finale XD
I Swear I see you multiple times now...
Completed it like a completionest and know what...I don't regret it.
It was ether get unhealthily upsest with this show or another one down the line and I don't live forever.
Steven universe is the first and last show I will ever be this invested in.
From now on...if something sucks...I'm just going to stop watching it instead getting into a shit to e of arguments online about it.
I say this because I believe there won't be a show like this little cracked gem ever ever ever again.
Honestly dude, wonderful metaphor, a cracked gem, thank u
Amen. This show is special, it has it's flaws, but it also has strengths, which shouldn't be ignored just for the sake of critique.
If a friend tells you a show has improved, will you start watching it again though?
@@DrawciaGleam02
I'll ask what has improved about it.
Then I will or will not check it out again based on what he or she says.
@@DrawciaGleam02
But seriously... Steven universe is going to age like radioactive milk in a desert getting hit with the hottest heat wave that has ever existed.
5:47 actually its been going on for the entire show. Someone (forgot the name) made a video of every time steven says "it's all my fault" in the show... it's 20 MINUTES LONG.
Also, his shield ability: protect others, disregarding the damage you will accumulate over time? Eh, eh?
The scene that you were laughing at was supposed to be funny though xD I laughed and then still cried when Steven left beach city
me, hovering over the video expectantly to avoid another bamboozle: hmmmm the archive seems legit this time
I have cPTSD, and Future managed to have both a paper thin, and heavy handed depiction of trauma.
Steven Universe, the character, is the biggest Mary Sue I've ever come across, while simultaneously being selfish, and clingy. His proposal was downright creepy but went unexplored. Everyone crying and fawning over Steven at the end just killed everything for me.
I wish I hadn't bothered with the show. Adventure Time is the best.
Sorry but why that thumbnail....
Influencie viewers That are rule34 artists
The real thumbnail was the friends we made along the way
Because Sugar is a creep who couldn't just keep it in her pants and also couldn't help drawing pink shlongs whenever she can to a program aimed for *CHILDREN*
@@FG-tu4fq no steven just has a long neck that's the joke it's not that you're just dirty minded if you think it's that I think the design is really cool
There was so much build up to Steven being corrupted, but then it was settled by a damn hug. I wanted at most a huge battle between the gems and wormy boi. I would’ve been fine with the hug after it was settled by the gems winning the fight. Like... what if the diamonds fused??? I hate this ending, like you I laughed the entire time
would the diamodns even know how to fuse? either way it's unlikely they could beat steven I feel
@@jaydenc367 Its almost as if the powerscaling in this show is garbage, and in no way should the diamonds be weaker than Steven especially when fused. Everything regarding fighting with this show is utter shit, from the choreography to the powerscaling (excluding, of course, the earlier seasons).
Literally a song would be a better solution. The Diamonds grab him and everyone sings Shine on You Crazy Diamond by Pink Floyd to him and it gets him back to normal.
I love this show. So much. I’ve been watching it since I was 8 years old and I’ve never wanted anything bad to happen to it.
I’ve seen every episode, heard every song, watched every character grow, and I enjoyed every second of it.
But that ending was awful, and it immensely frustrated me that literally no one but me acknowledged this.
I cried at the end, but for a completely different reason.
"We'll take your word for it." This line made me SO ANGRY. It's only made worse by the fact that she's acting as a therapist/cuonselor for humans literally the next scene.
This video and commentary section gave me peace. First time I see other people who didn't like the finale either. I originally didn't want to watch SUF because of the Season 5 finale, but the beginning of this new season was strong; and yet it still managed to disappoint me in the end. The only reason I don't fully hate it is because I expected it to end this way and even thought it was less of a disaster than I originally thought it would be.
well she clearly knows he isn't fine but gives him some personal space first
@@jaydenc367 And it was clearly the wrong move considering what happened in that same episode.
@@CaptJosmy later they do confront him about it and even if they said anything different I don't think it would have changed anything
@@jaydenc367 Yeah, they do, but when he's literally at his breaking point. When you can see someone is having such an obvious emotional breakdown (and know he's been acting this way for a WHILE now, so he's had more than enough "space" before you decided to act), you don't just silently wait for them to be at their limits to think "okay, maybe NOW I'll help" because there is a very high chance you might arrive too late by then (he literally turns into a monster). And yes, I do think them confronting him about it sooner would have changed something, because one of this show's biggest flaws is that it's a story about how communication is very important where people never actually communicate about their feelings unless they have no other choice. If they all tried to talk to each other about their problems without having to wait so long more often, they would be much more helpful to each other.
As a SU fan, I like these videos because it gives me another perspective on one of my favorite shows. I like to hear opposite opinions about things that I like because it let's me see things I wouldn't have thanks to my bias. Thanks Sarcastic Chorus for making these videos. But I will pray for you once you start Korra
Can’t wait for you to cover LoK. ALTA was one of my all time favorite shows and I’m rewatching it right now, but I could never get into LoK.
Same here!
Well, try again! It's fun in its own way, and worth a whole watch
@@Sovann_the_Mighty Not really no. LoK is the Sequel Trilogy of Star Wars analogue to Avatar.
@@Chrysostomus_17 yeah well i grew up with all six films instead of just the first three and i can look at those films without nostalgia filter for one of the trilogies and like all of them.
Korra is still worth a watch, just as the 1-2-3 trilogy of star wars is worth a watch.
You have to see the show for what it is: the legend of KORRA. If you go in expecting more Aang/Katara/Sokka etc. then yeah, you're gonna end up waiting a long fckin time. Instead, move past that and watch HER adventure
@@Sovann_the_Mighty Well, her adventure is pretty badly written, rewrites and retcons the lore and rules of the Avatar universe and her character is awful. She really is just like Ma-Rey Sue of Star Wars. Except at least Rey was a proper Mary Sue while Korra is a weird pseudo-Mary Sue where she has two dozen huge flaws which are obvious to the audience but the narrative constantly hand-waves them away and covers for her.
The final conflict being solved by a group hug proved to me that Steven Universe Future was a parody of Steven Universe.
I've been asking so many people to do this. Make a video where after they hug, he instead roars again, everyone falls, and play this clip from the Ed Edd n Eddy episode Little Ed Blue where Eddy says, "way to go Mr. Sensitive. A hug. Oh, that's rich."
You: makes fun of the finale and laughs at it
The fandom: *so you have chosen death*
me:Yes. Your deaths.
@@kharijordan6426 no u * uno reverse card because i'm original *
@@hollowed1110 lol
@@kharijordan6426 yep i'm "orginal" by the way the ending i will only say it could've been better but i still appreciated it
@@hollowed1110 oh. What do you appreciate about it?
So far ppl been bashing. If there is something anything good I would love to know about it.
This is y I LOVE LOVE LOVE this man's sarcastic reviews... 🔥💯
After Change your mind: You can get more dumb than defeating the big bad guy by "no U" them to submision.
After I am my monster: never mind
I was kinda disappointed they didn’t have a more conclusive ending with jasper and lapis’s relationship.I know they had alone at sea,but I felt like they left to many loose ends.
So...like...great that Steven is doing better and going on his little life's journey to find himself, but...what about all those plant hims running amok? What about all the other plot holes they left us? They made it a point to have an episode showing that there are still gems out there in the Universe destroying planets(the two Lapis), so who's going to stop that? Actually, I don't really care, because the show doesn't care anymore; Steven's got his happy ending, so everything's good!
I'm really glad this series is finally over, it felt like every season was digging deeper and deeper into mediocrity.
@King's Rampage Well the thing about the Legend of Korra, it was an unnecessary continuation, that I don't think anyone ever asked for. The original ended perfectly fine, wrapped up everything in a proper manner, except that mention of Zuko's mom, which was handled in a comic, but other than that I don't think there were any kind of plot holes or contrivances.
I don't know if Legend of Korra fans, or Avatar:Last Airbender fans in general, wanted lore on the creation of bending or the first Avatar, since bending has always been explained fairly well and never needed a deeper dive into. I get it, some things don't need explanation other than what they've got already, but Avatar already established most of their lore, world, and rules so early on and stayed consistent throughout.
My problem with Steven Universe, they make out everything to have some meaning or another down the line, but in the end doesn't mean anything or ever talked about again. I call them plot holes, but maybe I'm just being nitpicky; but have these established characters, rules, and lore and most times never goes anywhere till at the last moment always bothered me. Why have an episode about Eyeball and Blue-Tear-British gem(I forgot her name) thing, causing trouble and claiming to get their revenge on Steven, making them seem like they'll be a reoccurring villain, only to scrap them the rest of the season? Why have an episode acknowledging there are still Gems out there destroying planets, but it's never mentioned to again or even how it'll be dealt with(creating a task force of sorts)? And yeah, Lapis stopped them, but she only did it because Steven was there; would she have even gone to that planet in the first place without Steven?
The show has all this so called lore and worldbuilding, but rarely feels like it does anything with it, or it doesn't impact the world itself; other than things like corrupted Gems(which they've been fighting since day one anways), the Crystal War, and the Diamonds for the most part. Everything else, doesn't matter in the least; the Cluster was an important plot point, mainly for the redemption arc for Peridot though, but Beach City episodes, getting to know the residents, only Lars and Sady were the only prominent characters that mattered story-wise.
I wasn't expecting this to be such a rant, haha, but there's just too many distracting inconsistencies, to me at least.
XDarkEcho then why even watch it? Like I don’t understand why people still watch the show just to hate on i
@@vegetaoujisama1067 Because we're already invested in it, we hated where it headed or how it became; but there's a since of duty to finish it and see if everything wraped up coherently in the end. The reason why people harp on the show isn't because they hate(at least no everyone, there are trolls out there), but because they DO(or at lead did at a time) like it. They criticize because at how much they're passionate about the show, and could she potential in it.
But you probably still ask, "Why still watch it then, when it's going downhill?" and I'll say to you, "Because I still have a slimmer of hope that it could be good again." It's like, watching your grandparent, whom you remember loving and having fun with as a child, eventually becoming ill and lose sight of who you are or who they were, and their suffering becomes more apparent as you grow old and more aware. You don't want to be around them anymore, because their suffering causes you suffering as well, but you reminisce about the times you were younger and played with them, to keep you wanting to visit them in nursing home. Till the inevitable moment they die, once the fun, wise, and kind elder you grew up with and loved; now a lifeless husk that was barely getting through life in their final years.
That's why I watched it!!
season 4 wasn't bad but season 6 was definitely better then season 5 overall
XDarkEcho you are right on both fronts. Full of plot holes, but the show gave up on caring or the potential to be great years ago
I like that we see how the diamonds are trying to make up for their horribleness by helping people but we should have seen that earluer, not at the finale.
You know what, i've already enjoyed the ending ironically, this gives me a chance to experiences it through your eyes.
They wasted the opportunity to make this the best cartoon ending ever. Everything was going well in Season 1-3, and then ⬇️.
For some reason, I want to blame Neon Genesis Evangelion for these story priorities.
But hell, I had fun
When it came to watching SUF, I felt as though the organization and how the story should've progressed would start with a summary of the time skip but add what occured in the doctor visit. Have Connie's mom examine him after experiencing the weird metamorphis and Steven explain all that occured since.
She explained all the things he's gone through as a child that was repressed in helping the gems and saving beach city. The physical, mental, and emotional trauma that nobody ( not even someone as young as Steven) should've gone through. His body had gotten accustomed to it being the norm.
Now that the external threat is no longer, those repressed stress and trauma are now starting to bleed out. Making the outburst he showed to Connie and Greg be the first to witnesses the aftereffects.
A focus on the internal (psychological) and external (social) aspects would've been a better fit for this if done properly.
The scene where everyone cried was so fucking ridiculous
Future really said "all your questions answered" and gave us this shit. Jasper, honey, you deserved better I'm so sorry Rebecca did you like that. And I'm still so unsatisfied with Lapis's "redemption" after several years.
Man I was so angry when all of Steven’s trauma was just handled with a hug. People dealing with trauma and depression need more than a hug especially when they have self-worth issues like Steven because just telling them they’re worth more than they think isn’t enough. Not showing Steven getting help through therapy and medication is just so stupid.
0:26 bro same. I've heard almost every fan who watched the finale and cried, to me I wasn't crying at all it just felt unearned and kind of rushed. In my mind I was like this doesn't feel touching enough to get me emotional.
Finally! Been waiting for your reaction...
I agree with your views. I liked the show well enough in general, but Future didn't get its "realistic/darker" tone to stick with me.
Steven having trauma and trouble relating to others sounds reasonable. What I find hard to believe is that none of the gems, Steven's friends, dad, girlfriend, ANY of the close, supportive, loving relationships Steven has forged during his formative years could tell that he needed help, and even when they kind of did, it was glossed over somehow. At the same time, Steven is intent on isolating himself no matter what.
I'm not saying this sort of plot can't or shouldn't happen, but its execution feels forced, darkness for its own sake. I had trouble getting invested in Steven's plight, even though I wanted to. It felt...kind of hollow.
Still, all gems have their flaws, right? I have lots of good times to remember this show by. But perhaps it should have ended earlier.
Blue starts vaping
That explains the bags under her eyes
There's actually a breed of marijuana called blue diamond so I think the crew knew what they were doing there
I have an idea of why Ruby and Sapphire have separate lives in Future - first, they were fused for a long time because Rose Quartz said to, then because baby Steven was afraid of them when they unfused, so they were afraid to unfuse, but then they found out Rose Quartz was pink diamond, so they probably decided, because they are married, they don't have to be together every moment to still love each other and be connected. So I think it's nice they decided to have different lives sometimes.
Also about fusion in general, I think gems do lose themselves when fused for a long, long time. In the episode with Sugalite, Pearl says they are at risk of losing themselves if they don't unfuse. When Steven's gem gets taken out, he looks desperate to get his gem power back. Since he is a fusion between Greg and Rose, Rose is effectively gone. Jasper was desperate to fuse back with Lapis, so much that she was willing to corrupt herself, and Lapis said she missed being fused with Jasper, and was afraid to lose herself to fusion again.
(BTW, even though Jasper didn't understand fusion and fused for the wrong reason, Lapis was still the one who forced Jasper to stay fused when Jasper didn't want to, so I'm still team Jasper for that reason)
I never read the hug as all his mental anguish and trauma being resolved. He's hidden all these feelings and doesn't want to talk about it with everyone because he's worried he'll hold them back from the things they want to do, or he's worried they'll have a lesser opinion of him and leave him because of how ugly these thoughts are. The hug was letting Steven know that all that doesn't matter and no one is going anywhere no matter what he's going through. Then from there he feels comfortable confiding in everyone the kinds of things he's been going through. the trauma isn't gone he can just deal with it better.
Jasper should have stayed shattered. It would have had a much bigger impact to the story and Steven's mental state (proving that he in fact can't fix everything). But also, it makes no sense why they revived her, considering she has no further development post-un-shattering. All she does is basically bow to steven, but it would have been a much bigger blow for him to realise some things are unfixable and that he just permanently killed someone, than being compared to his mother which everyone has already been doing since basically the beginning of the show.
I thought it was a good ending.
I didn't cry, because why should I? There's nothing like Steven Universe out there, but the show doesn't magically disappear once it ends, I can still rewatch it if I want to. Besides, the Crewniverse confirmed that they're interested in revisiting this universe sometime.
The one thing about Future that bothered me was, even with all of these new characters, all of the callbacks and new potential plot-threads, it's still all about Steven. That said, I liked the way they handled Steven's arc, because it felt like a natural conclusion of his character arc from the previous series.
To go ride off and explore earth...... really...ok if it works for you.
@King's Rampage
Oh . Ok that sounds about right.
Dose he still needs theripy if that's the hole thing?
He doesn't know what to do with with himself still don't and now is exploring earth to keep busy or to find himself....I guess theripy is so that he doesn't feel bad about it.. like how he did.
there were moments in the finale that I totally related to, with the group all rushing to hug Steven when he was a monster.. I related it to a point where I had been raging, feeling like I was a monster and then my family coming in, hugging me, and saying how it wasn't the case. Sometimes a hug and some words are what you really need to leave that mind set and finally let out those tears of anguish and relief.
Though yeah, seeing all the gems freaking blaming themselves (especially White)..... I was cringing and legit had to skip over it because White reminded me of a family member that would guilt-trip me by saying 'this is all my fault' and it would seriously make me think that I put too much onto them.
Admittedly, I had a similar reaction to yours when I saw the finale. I mean, I'm not a fan, I just casually watch the show cause I bonded with my little brother over it. But I couldn't help but feel like the episode was hyped up only to hand out disappointment. The Being Human song was great though.
Garnet: Tells Yellow to make her the as big as Steven
Yellow: Makes her half his size
AppleJuice Productions *yellow
Oh heck, I forgot colors again
5:05
Was Connie talking about Steven or the show
Both.
That picture of Korra made me burst out laughing
I was waiting for someone to do this
Honestly, I'm gonna have to agree with you, I don't really have much opinion on episodes 17,and 18, but 19, and 20 are the ones that just dumbfound me. The way Steven gets corrupted is the most rushed and stupid thing. Instead of something could've really been impactful and shocking and just all around awesome. Instead the episode just plays Stevens mental breakdown as a joke, and like you said with the scene where the gems are blaming themselves for what happened, yeah, I was rolling my eyes for so long that they probably did a 3960° (and the 3960° isn't a typo) and corrupted Steven getting uncorrupted by a goddamn hug just better shows one of my problems with the series as a whole. How the villain plotlines are completely forgotten about like with Cactus Steven, Bluebird, ECT. The intro made it seem like they would have some kind of key element to Future but they get one episode and are completely forgotten about for the rest of the series, and as for episode 20? Yeah, the reason the gems were pretending to not cry about Steven leaving was really stupid, made even stupiderer with the extremely corny diologue, and Steven leaving beach city just confused me. WHERE IS HE GONNA LIVE!? HOW IS HE GONNA GET A JOB THAT CAN PAY THE BARE MINIMUM FOR HIS RENT!? ITS ALREADY HARD ENOUGH TO GET A MINIMUM WAGE JOB WITHOUT GOING TO COLLEGE, STEVEN HAS NEVER EVEN BEEN TO SCHOOL IN HIS LIFE PERIOD!! Yeah, I also don't have really strong opinions on these episodes either (at least I don't think so) but I just felt like saying MY cooypaste shit that everyone is saying about this finale.
*Edit* :I realised I didn't elaborate on how I thought the show was rushed so basically my opinion is that the show didn't have enough episodes to show it's full colors. I'm pretty sure even if you took out the filler episodes then I still don't think 20 episodes is enough. They horseshoed in all the important plotlines in only one episode and it was just infuriating. It's ashame because I did still have some faith in the show before... "The Finale"
I think that the crying scene was intentionally played up, because I like su and I laughed and cringed too. Also I liked the gems initial goodbye more than the b team's, however in character they were.
totally never cried. sir.
I've been waiting for this video for days that have felt like weeks. Finally, my shoulders can stop feeling so tense.
Same