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part 1: www.deviantart.com/hezuneutral…
Deviantart wouldn't let me upload the full, so here's part 2

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That’s right, I heard the story over and over again
Gee, it’s swell to finally see the Steven Movie
That’s right, I heard the story, don’t really like how it ends
Gee it’s swell that the crewniverse continues to demonize Pink Diamond’s character meanwhile redeem her abusive fusion-phobic racist genocidal maniacal totalitarian family
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Liked the movie a lot. Music was amazing as usual. Nice to see a surprise Steg fusion. It was interesting to see all the gems relive their pasts but with a twist. Spinel was cool, super powerful villain, really liked her.
But the entire thing just felt like a Steven Bomb side-story combined into one. Not really much of a movie.
I was so unbearably disappointed that the rejuvenator didn't come full circle. We know for a fact that rejuvenator could bring back Pink Diamond. I don't understand why the Crewniverse continues to deny her existence. "SHE'S GONE!" Yes, but you already had an episode where Steven sees his mother in the room. You've established different versions of a gem can exist in one in the Single Pale Rose episode. Now you've brought into play a weapon that can revert a gem to that first form. Aka, Pink Diamond was trapped within Steven this entire movie.
Pink Diamond is overly villainized when she has done so much for everyone that people just like to forget. The consequences had she not done any of her shady actions could have been worse. She tried Steven's way. To talk things out. But no one ever listened to her.
It was great that Pink Diamond shattered Rose Quartz's image, but now this is getting ridiculous. This could have been the perfect opportunity to fix Pink's reputation in the eyes of the fanbase. Pink could have returned to deal with Spinel herself. Then she is confronted with her child, dying in her arms.
And she makes the quick and easy decision to save him by allowing the gem to revert back to his fusion. Therefore, Rose is not brought back in the cliche "Hero never dies" way. She is brought back temporarily. She comes back, only to leave once more. And that would be perfect. But the crewniverse didn't do it so I'm forever salty and disappointed.
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Also worth noting, the chest in Lion's mane was open. Jasper and Pink Pearl are no where to be found. I think I heard rumors we may be getting another season, so it's kinda awkward to have a massive timeskip movie only to jump backwards from all the progress.
(Unless...we are gonna continue on from the timeskip?)
Whatever the case. I still love Steven Universe. But ever since last season's finale, the plot has become kinda messy. Jasper, Pink Pearl, and Lapis were severely neglected characters. And I honestly have low hopes for any other villain this series would have to offer. White Diamond was the cherry on the cake. She can take away your free will and control you like a puppet. Not to mention, if you are a gem, she can basically read your mind. There's really no topping that.
(Also, side note. I love the Diamonds. I love their characters. Problem is they went from being galactic tyrants to Steven's other moms which...is cute, but with everything they did, I don't think they deserved to be saved. ESPECIALLY NOT WHITE. Yellow and Blue I can understand but White? HOOooooooo boy. I think I'm mostly upset because I like the villains and I'm getting tired of Steven redeeming them all in a single episode just by talking to them skdjfhgdjkfhjgkj)
I'm staying on the ride though. May as well see it through to the end, even if I gotta fix this one too.
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Here's my tumblr explanation for those who are confused / disagree with the comic:
The crewniverse portrays Pink in a way that the FANDOM demonizes her character. (Love the Crewniverse and I know Pink’s character is complex but people are hating her more and more with each new episode which is what is upsetting.) Spinel showed up to Earth, wiped Steven’s friend’s memories and poisoned everything. Steven is upset, and Spinel feels absolutely no remorse. She’s just her innocent goofy self that could not care less about Steven trying to fix her mess. She also ends up making it worse by “innocently” destroying a whole section of New Homeworld with the pizza cutter. I have no doubt she did the same with Pink Diamond. Pink didn’t have it in her heart to say anything bad to Spinel’s face so she left her there. Total dick move, which is why Pink should have had more justification. (And I believe she did, after seeing how destructive and insensitive Spinel can be)
Also, Pink Diamond is not gone. Yeah, I heard what PInk Steven said. It’s not true.
A. “A Single Pale Rose.” Multiple Pearls exist within Pearl’s gem depending on the form and timeframe. Even the lowest buried subconscious Pearl is able to see and hear things that happen on the outside of the gem. She can even interact with the outer layer by stealing the phone to lure Steven to see the truth.
B. “Mirror Gem.” Again, a gem stuck in an object can still hear and see things happening outside, That’s how Lapis was able to speak to Steven. She could even still manipulate water. “Desert Glass” can even still interact with a sandy environment despite being attached to a pillow.
C. “3 Gems and a Baby”. All the gems had theories. Steven is just a shapeshift of Rose. Steven is actually a fusion. And Rose is simply trapped in her baby. All three are TRUE. Rose shapeshifted so Steven could exist. Steven is confirmed a fusion of his human side and his gem. Now with the introduction to the rejuvenator, Rose couldn’t reform because she was literally trapped in Steven.
D. “Change your Mind.” Pink and Rose’s forms and memories still exist within the gem as seen in this episode. Pink Steven is SURFACE. He is in control. From the Single Pale Rose Episode:
“There’s more of you in here?”
“Oh no, not HERE. I made sure of that. I’m very good at compartmentalizing everything, that’s why I get to be SURFACE! And THEY have to be put away.”
Rose is not gone. She is put away. She is the subconscious of the gem.
E. The Rejuvenator. The rejuvenator reverts a gem back to its FIRST FORM. Which is Pink Diamond. Not Pink Steven.
Steven claimed the rejuvenator merely set him back to the beginning of the show where he couldn’t use his powers. If that were the case, why did he look like he was dying like he was in Change your Mind? This is because the gem now (Or at least SHOULD HAVE) belonged to his MOTHER, and not HIM. His part of the gem was shoved away, inaccessible. He will die without it.
(The Show’s interpretation of this is messy. Steven was still able to fuse and use some aspects of his gem, which goes against all logic set up beforehand.)
Don’t misunderstand. Steven is NOT his mother. Pink Steven is NOT Pink Diamond. They SHARE this gem. Pink Diamond/Rose Quartz is not gone, especially now with the introduction to the rejuvenator.
Now, Pink Diamond is not GONE, but she should NOT RETURN TO THE SHOW PERMANENTLY. I respect the crewniverse for this decision. No cliche “The hero returns from the dead” stuff. However. Reiterating that Pink is permanently gone despite giving us hint after hint that she ISN’T is what frustrates me.
“The Storm in the Room” brought up many questions and theories. Rose was the most normal acting of all characters formed in the room. Even fake Connie, who was a replica that existed in the same room as the real Connie (So the Room could get the reference) acted strange enough for Steven to notice. The room wants to please Steven, it wants to do what he thinks and says. But when Steven accuses Rose of making him just to run from her problems, she goes AGAINST this belief, saying “Steven, you know that isn’t true,” Which made people question if Rose had a connection with this room, being able to subconsciously interact with Steven much like Pearl did in the “Single Pale Rose” episode.
Also, Spinel was ditched by Pink. Some people think Pink ordered her to stay so she couldn’t move. Whether this is true or not is unclear, but had this not been an order, SPinel would have either A. Still waited around in the Garden for Pink. Or B. Ran off to go find her which probably wouldn’t have ended well if she found out her best friend was playing “pretend” without her. She could have ruined the entire rebellion operation by revealing Rose’s true identity simply by being NEAR her.
To restate from my comic, this is not an excuse for Spinel to go destroy a planet and all Pink’s new friends, some of which have suffered from her misdeeds prior. Pink is a victim of the diamonds. Spinel is a victim of Pink. Now all of Earth is a victim of Spinel. Spinel is still a villain, and her motivation is not a free pass to claim what she did on Pink’s name. She scapegoated Steven and all of Earth because Pink was gone and she had no one else to take her anger on. Pink had a good reason to keep her locked away, but lying to Spinel was not the best option, but it was all she ever knew. SO Spinel is a victim AND a villain. Yes, that’s possible guys.
But I digress.
Anyway. A controversial statement that I’m standing by:
Pink / Rose isn’t truly gone, Spinel was the main villain, and the movie was kinda boring/anticlimactic. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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part 1: www.deviantart.com/hezuneutral…
Deviantart wouldn't let me upload the full, so here's part 2

~~~~

That’s right, I heard the story over and over again
Gee, it’s swell to finally see the Steven Movie
That’s right, I heard the story, don’t really like how it ends
Gee it’s swell that the crewniverse continues to demonize Pink Diamond’s character meanwhile redeem her abusive fusion-phobic racist genocidal maniacal totalitarian family
~~~~
Liked the movie a lot. Music was amazing as usual. Nice to see a surprise Steg fusion. It was interesting to see all the gems relive their pasts but with a twist. Spinel was cool, super powerful villain, really liked her.
But the entire thing just felt like a Steven Bomb side-story combined into one. Not really much of a movie.
I was so unbearably disappointed that the rejuvenator didn't come full circle. We know for a fact that rejuvenator could bring back Pink Diamond. I don't understand why the Crewniverse continues to deny her existence. "SHE'S GONE!" Yes, but you already had an episode where Steven sees his mother in the room. You've established different versions of a gem can exist in one in the Single Pale Rose episode. Now you've brought into play a weapon that can revert a gem to that first form. Aka, Pink Diamond was trapped within Steven this entire movie.
Pink Diamond is overly villainized when she has done so much for everyone that people just like to forget. The consequences had she not done any of her shady actions could have been worse. She tried Steven's way. To talk things out. But no one ever listened to her.
It was great that Pink Diamond shattered Rose Quartz's image, but now this is getting ridiculous. This could have been the perfect opportunity to fix Pink's reputation in the eyes of the fanbase. Pink could have returned to deal with Spinel herself. Then she is confronted with her child, dying in her arms.
And she makes the quick and easy decision to save him by allowing the gem to revert back to his fusion. Therefore, Rose is not brought back in the cliche "Hero never dies" way. She is brought back temporarily. She comes back, only to leave once more. And that would be perfect. But the crewniverse didn't do it so I'm forever salty and disappointed.
~~~
Also worth noting, the chest in Lion's mane was open. Jasper and Pink Pearl are no where to be found. I think I heard rumors we may be getting another season, so it's kinda awkward to have a massive timeskip movie only to jump backwards from all the progress.
(Unless...we are gonna continue on from the timeskip?)
Whatever the case. I still love Steven Universe. But ever since last season's finale, the plot has become kinda messy. Jasper, Pink Pearl, and Lapis were severely neglected characters. And I honestly have low hopes for any other villain this series would have to offer. White Diamond was the cherry on the cake. She can take away your free will and control you like a puppet. Not to mention, if you are a gem, she can basically read your mind. There's really no topping that.
(Also, side note. I love the Diamonds. I love their characters. Problem is they went from being galactic tyrants to Steven's other moms which...is cute, but with everything they did, I don't think they deserved to be saved. ESPECIALLY NOT WHITE. Yellow and Blue I can understand but White? HOOooooooo boy. I think I'm mostly upset because I like the villains and I'm getting tired of Steven redeeming them all in a single episode just by talking to them skdjfhgdjkfhjgkj)
I'm staying on the ride though. May as well see it through to the end, even if I gotta fix this one too.
~~~~
Here's my tumblr explanation for those who are confused / disagree with the comic:
The crewniverse portrays Pink in a way that the FANDOM demonizes her character. (Love the Crewniverse and I know Pink’s character is complex but people are hating her more and more with each new episode which is what is upsetting.) Spinel showed up to Earth, wiped Steven’s friend’s memories and poisoned everything. Steven is upset, and Spinel feels absolutely no remorse. She’s just her innocent goofy self that could not care less about Steven trying to fix her mess. She also ends up making it worse by “innocently” destroying a whole section of New Homeworld with the pizza cutter. I have no doubt she did the same with Pink Diamond. Pink didn’t have it in her heart to say anything bad to Spinel’s face so she left her there. Total dick move, which is why Pink should have had more justification. (And I believe she did, after seeing how destructive and insensitive Spinel can be)
Also, Pink Diamond is not gone. Yeah, I heard what PInk Steven said. It’s not true.
A. “A Single Pale Rose.” Multiple Pearls exist within Pearl’s gem depending on the form and timeframe. Even the lowest buried subconscious Pearl is able to see and hear things that happen on the outside of the gem. She can even interact with the outer layer by stealing the phone to lure Steven to see the truth.
B. “Mirror Gem.” Again, a gem stuck in an object can still hear and see things happening outside, That’s how Lapis was able to speak to Steven. She could even still manipulate water. “Desert Glass” can even still interact with a sandy environment despite being attached to a pillow.
C. “3 Gems and a Baby”. All the gems had theories. Steven is just a shapeshift of Rose. Steven is actually a fusion. And Rose is simply trapped in her baby. All three are TRUE. Rose shapeshifted so Steven could exist. Steven is confirmed a fusion of his human side and his gem. Now with the introduction to the rejuvenator, Rose couldn’t reform because she was literally trapped in Steven.
D. “Change your Mind.” Pink and Rose’s forms and memories still exist within the gem as seen in this episode. Pink Steven is SURFACE. He is in control. From the Single Pale Rose Episode:
“There’s more of you in here?”
“Oh no, not HERE. I made sure of that. I’m very good at compartmentalizing everything, that’s why I get to be SURFACE! And THEY have to be put away.”
Rose is not gone. She is put away. She is the subconscious of the gem.
E. The Rejuvenator. The rejuvenator reverts a gem back to its FIRST FORM. Which is Pink Diamond. Not Pink Steven.
Steven claimed the rejuvenator merely set him back to the beginning of the show where he couldn’t use his powers. If that were the case, why did he look like he was dying like he was in Change your Mind? This is because the gem now (Or at least SHOULD HAVE) belonged to his MOTHER, and not HIM. His part of the gem was shoved away, inaccessible. He will die without it.
(The Show’s interpretation of this is messy. Steven was still able to fuse and use some aspects of his gem, which goes against all logic set up beforehand.)
Don’t misunderstand. Steven is NOT his mother. Pink Steven is NOT Pink Diamond. They SHARE this gem. Pink Diamond/Rose Quartz is not gone, especially now with the introduction to the rejuvenator.
Now, Pink Diamond is not GONE, but she should NOT RETURN TO THE SHOW PERMANENTLY. I respect the crewniverse for this decision. No cliche “The hero returns from the dead” stuff. However. Reiterating that Pink is permanently gone despite giving us hint after hint that she ISN’T is what frustrates me.
“The Storm in the Room” brought up many questions and theories. Rose was the most normal acting of all characters formed in the room. Even fake Connie, who was a replica that existed in the same room as the real Connie (So the Room could get the reference) acted strange enough for Steven to notice. The room wants to please Steven, it wants to do what he thinks and says. But when Steven accuses Rose of making him just to run from her problems, she goes AGAINST this belief, saying “Steven, you know that isn’t true,” Which made people question if Rose had a connection with this room, being able to subconsciously interact with Steven much like Pearl did in the “Single Pale Rose” episode.
Also, Spinel was ditched by Pink. Some people think Pink ordered her to stay so she couldn’t move. Whether this is true or not is unclear, but had this not been an order, SPinel would have either A. Still waited around in the Garden for Pink. Or B. Ran off to go find her which probably wouldn’t have ended well if she found out her best friend was playing “pretend” without her. She could have ruined the entire rebellion operation by revealing Rose’s true identity simply by being NEAR her.
To restate from my comic, this is not an excuse for Spinel to go destroy a planet and all Pink’s new friends, some of which have suffered from her misdeeds prior. Pink is a victim of the diamonds. Spinel is a victim of Pink. Now all of Earth is a victim of Spinel. Spinel is still a villain, and her motivation is not a free pass to claim what she did on Pink’s name. She scapegoated Steven and all of Earth because Pink was gone and she had no one else to take her anger on. Pink had a good reason to keep her locked away, but lying to Spinel was not the best option, but it was all she ever knew. SO Spinel is a victim AND a villain. Yes, that’s possible guys.
But I digress.
Anyway. A controversial statement that I’m standing by:
Pink / Rose isn’t truly gone, Spinel was the main villain, and the movie was kinda boring/anticlimactic. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯