Steven universe amethyst gem form8/27/2023 But Amethyst is already in an emotional place, and so what Garnet thinks is logic only manages to read as aggression – wholly in tone without any of the meaning of it coming through. For someone who can back away from their emotions and prioritize what needs to be done in a tense situation (and… also fumbles it pretty spectacularly in telling Amethyst to examine herself by continuing to let the conversation come back to Pearl). All this combined with and complicated by her respect for and even slight fear of Garnet’s strength, starting a right vicious cycle of wanting to be respected by someone she admires while also feeling like that person is constantly looking down on her.Īnd on Garnet’s side, while her points are valid they’re phrased… well, they’re phrased for Pearl. But Amethyst is still carrying around an enormous burden of self-loathing, so to her Garnet’s silences are confirmation of all her worst fears about herself. Likewise, Garnet’s stoicism makes her a kind of mirror that the people around her feed from: Pearl wants to see it as a reassuring strength (hence all the clinging, I’d warrant), Steven wants to see it as wisdom and a sort of reassurance of his own positive view of the world. But this is at heart a character study episode, and that’s where I’m looking to dwell today. Setting the action in Amethyst’s room gave the background artists an opportunity to go into amazing overdrive, both with a wealth of tiny onscreen details and a wonderful visual metaphor for burrowing into Amethyst’s psyche as the episode goes on. I refuse to give up hope – and I’m not convinced that the slinker isn’t Peridot, either). This week feels like the ending of a trilogy of sorts, following up on fellow Amethyst exploration episodes “On the Run” and “Maximum Capacity” and ending our unofficial power-up sequence for our main Gems (which I can only hope means new ones will be joining the team. Amethyst gets “poofed” (that’s getting her physical form disintegrated in Steven-speak) and rushes through multiple quick-fix regenerations in an attempt to impress Garnet, doing harm to herself and letting the monster get away in the process. The Recap: A corrupted Gem is loose in Amethyst’s room.
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