Season 2, Episode 05: Gem Watch
The adventure of cleaning up audio and improving show notes from previous panels continues in today’s episode of Justin on Panels. We are still working through MarsCon 2018, with the panel “Gem Watch”.
Discussion of the recent episodes of Steven Universe. What are your theories about events on Homeworld? What will this bring to Beach City?
With: Kathryn Sullivan, mod.; Justin Grays
Content Warning - mentions of:
Death
PTSD
Stress
Toxic Masculinity
Toxic Relationships
Trauma
Spoiler Warning: Steven Universe
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I am still of the stance that Steven Universe is the most important cartoon of the 21st century. Also, as it comes up, in the first 5 minutes - I am a fan of Teen Titans Go!. I think that it’s a fun series, and it doesn’t have to be as bold and serious as Teen Titans.
Cookie Cat was an ice cream sandwich product that first appeared in "Gem Glow" (S1E01). They were Steven's favorite ice cream sandwich.
As I do whenever talking about cartoons, ExoSquad will come up at some point. It ran from September 1993 to November 1994.
I am still very behind on Adventure Time.
Lars had quite the character arch, going from a mean person with low self-esteem to a respected space captain. What if Lars entered Lion’s mane, would he enter the Pink Dimension, since the Pink Dimension is also in his head? Curious.
When this panel was held (03Mar2018), the most recently released episodes were “Lars of the Stars” (S5E11) and “Jungle Moon” (S5E12). Because of the events in “Jungle Moon”, we are only able to speculate on the Pink Diamond connection.
It was not an uncommon belief at the time that White Diamond could have been a fusion of Yellow, Blue, and Pink, as she wouldn’t first appear for a couple more weeks at this point.
The episode with the boat trip is “Alone at Sea” (S3E15) - this is where toxic relationships are discussed with Lapis Lazuli and Jasper as the characters who were in said relationship.
Ronaldo doesn’t seem to have a mother; by the end of the series, it’s implied that his dad is a single father.
“The Working Dead” is my favorite Sadie Killer and the Suspects song.
The town that is no longer on fire is Ocean Town, Delmarva. And what was the Noodle Incident?
We did, in fact, see Mystery Girl one more time. I still have questions about her.
Presumably Ruby Squad was rescued from space by Navy after she fell to Earth and stole back the Roaming Eye. We do see Eyeball on Homeworld later.
In “Bubbled” (S3E25), Steven releases his bubble to escape from Eyeball, venting his air. So, what is he breathing?
For those who didn’t get the “made from plastic - it’s fantastic” joke, I was referencing “Barbie Girl” by Aqua. The song that Garnet sang to Stevonnie that was stuck in my head was “Here Comes a Thought”.
I believe that the version of “Love Like You” that I was referring to at the time was this particular version by Phizzy.
Cover Art by Michelle Chmura | Theme Music by Caleb Kelson | Edited by Rachel Hanson
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