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A Final Word

to the people who decided to come with me on this journey this is for you

i started this liveblog in a very different place from where i am now, but i would not be where i am in life without this silly little tumblr blog heck, im 21 now! that’s how long its been since i started this liveblog before i started this liveblog, i had begun to question my gender identity(around february of 2019 but i wasnt sure just yet) and this blog became a safe place for me to explore my identity as a woman and it solidified it for me and that led to this whole domino effect for the past three years of my life from this blog, i made so many new online friends, one of whom introduced me to my girlfriend and we’ve been dating for over a year(yay) i became confident enough in my identity to pursue transitioning, realized i was gay as hell, and i have a romantic partner whom i adore all because of this silly little blog and i am endlessly thankful for it but the truth is that i became burnt out on liveblogging quite a while ago right around the season one finale, i believe i had scrambled to get the whole season done before the new year and, honestly, it burnt me out and the liveblogging slowly petered out until there were month long hiatuses and more than a few broken promises and as all that was going on, i was missing out on this wonderful community of people who were in love with this show the movie premiered during the course of this liveblog, the future series came and ended the series as a whole, and i was still playing catchup ultimately, i felt like i had missed out and with the whole burnout from liveblogging too hard and stacking more projects onto my already heavy plate like trying to review the comics and liveblogging other cartoons, it was no wonder that i started to drop off the face of tumblr and life stuff was happening as well i had my family to help take care of, i started seeking ways to start medically transitioning, i was battling a lot of my own mental health issues, and i was helping my friend ultimately prepare for his big leave for college not to mention i started to try dating and all that jazz and even earned myself a fair bit of heartbreak(and a lot of complicated stuff because of it, but that stuff is slowly untangling into some positive stuff that im very excited for, so no worries there) but the biggest reason why i stopped liveblogging was because i felt like i had missed out and i think did i could have bingewatched the series back in march of 2019, i could have been there with the community and been a part of the SU movie hype when the trailer and i think the poster dropped, i could have been there for the Future series, i could have watched the Roundtable spew off a whole slew of interesting theories for me to voraciously consume hell, i could have concievably been a part of the film’s premiere cause i think there was a screening in LA? i live in cali and i could have gone, its like 4 hours away! i could have been a part of a fandom that honsetly seemed really cool and i felt like i had missed out on it im not sure what the state of the fandom on this blue app currently is like(or what the fandom is like in general) but if Gravity Falls’ fandom is still going strong to this day, almost 10 years later, im sure this dedicated community is as well and there’s the matter of my friend i started this journey with him and sadly, im afraid ill be continuing this journey without him make no mistake, we didnt have a “falling out” or that there was any kind of dumb drama between us simply, life happened and he’s off studying in college in a different place, far away from me, working a job, dating cute dudes, and doing his best to live his life im super happy for him and he’s very happy for me as well but i started this journey with him seems only right that i at least finish it now, even if its without him so what’s going to happen now? basically, im going to be watching the rest of the SU series on my own time and putting out a comprehensive single review and my thoughts on seasons 3, 4, and 5(so three big reviews, and i mean big), as well as inlcuding some of my genuine reactions to a few parts that i feel deserve it, and adding in some of my theories and how they’ve changed from the info ive gleamed in that season no liveblogs for those seasons and before i do that, ill be touching up on the rest of the half-way finished season 2 episdoes as well and putting them out on here too will i liveblog the movie and the su future series? Maybe, is the answer i can give ill have to see how im feeling by then but i believe that might be doable; a few posts for the movie and like 20 liveblogs for the future series is doable again, im trying to curb any burnout i might have from this im taking things easy and on my own time, this is supposed to be fun! so it might be a while before you see anything from me again, but ill try to be active on the discord in the meantime. youll have to take into account that ive got a job now, im currently working on writing my first graphic novel(yay!!), ive got my girlfriend to take care of(also i found out im a lesbian and polyamorous, for anyone who was curious so yay), and ive got some life stuff to take care, as well as me talking to a lot of online friends i dont plan on making a set schedule or giving myself a deadline here this is for fun and cause i wanna finally finish SU it has been an amazing and fun journey but i hope you can understand why im doing this the way i am now im sorry i cant do it like ive done it before but if i do it like that, ill be here for another 9 years. i feel like i missed out on the fandom and all the amazing things yall got to experience, but i dont think its a total loss, because without this blog, i literally would not be where i am today without it im happy with the way things have turned out in my life because of this blog and its thanks to all you wonderful people and for that, i am so thankful to all of you who stuck around i started this series watching a couple cartoon episodes on my old laptop that could barely run, sitting on a rinky-dink couch in my living room next to my friend, laughing, making jokes, and putting all my thoughts into an open google doc one tab over all so i could liveblog this amazing series and now? well, that friend left a long while ago and im writing all of this from a new laptop and a new couch for those of you who are worried about human bob, dont be he’s doing peachy keen if you ask him; and he is he decided to get off the internet for now, for his mental health he comes back to his tumblr account now and then but for the most part, he’s pretty much just living his life, off the net as for me? im still chronically online and i dont mind it one bit ive made so many friends on here because of this blog, this website, and ive since made many more on other platforms, like twitter who knows, maybe ill post my twitter here at some point, most likely when ive finally published my book and wanna see if yall would be interested in buying and reading it, or maybe you just wanna follow me and see the continuing journey of the ol Migster to be even more honest, ive felt guilty about this blog for a long time i felt like i had abandoned and let all of you fine people down, i felt guilty about the one or two pledges i got on my patreon(which i will be disabling soon enough), and i felt guilty about the discord going silent not anymore this will still take a little time but i want to finish this series and see if i cant get in on the community, in whatever shape its taken im excited for what’s to come and im excited to finally open those two last gifts Human Bob left for me, wrapped up in my closet, two books i believe it was originally three gifts, but the third one was a really expensive jacket and he really wanted it so i just let him have it apparently it was a pink letterman? if so, must look nice if its from the show, but not really my style, so im not heartbroken. and if the ol’ Sugar Monster were to ever make another SU or SU-related series? eh, who knows, maybe ill come back to this blog, cause its meant so much to me, so much so im even looking for ways to permanently save this whole blog onto a flashdrive(if there’s a way, ill find it, by jove) for those of you who have stuck around on this odd little Odyssey of mine, thank you so so much this blog has literally changed my life in some amazing and unexpected ways and i will forever be thankful to all you wonderful people i think ill start watching the third season tomorrow and i cant wait yours truly, Migo

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Cry For Help

Its been years since Migo Liveblogs last posted...or maybe its been only 6 months.

Time gets weird when you dont leave your home.

But whatever hellish future year it is, one thing is certain.

The Bitch is Back

Howdy all you wonderful Queers.

Its pride month and im gonna protest my own damn hiatus with more liveblogs.

Also, i kinda just missed all of you and i kinda wanna finish SU finally.

But enough talk, let’s watch this shit.

Ah, SU welcomes me back with….crying breakfast friends….how wonderful.

But yeah, this episode’s main plot is kicked off when Steve-O’s(oh how ive missed my star boy) tv goes all Wailing Stone and the gems finds out that Peridot has apparently tried to send out a “Cry For Help” to Planet Bitch and apparently Yellow Diamond. Our heroes are gonna have none of that and portal over to the now fixed communications tower on Lion’s back.

its got a refurbished quality to it now. very trendy. Ames suggests turning into Sugilite again and….

….yeahhhh...they’re not gonna form sugilite again...and not just because we cant afford Nicki Minaj again, i mean that is true, but its also mostly cause sugilite is kind of a terrible person.

Anyways, lets make a fusion who hopefully...wont possibly murder her friends

Dont cry, Pearl. Its no big deal, im just asking you to fuse with me. Dont forget to make it very gay.

Im actually interested in what kind of giant woman these two are gonna make

Side note; these two’s dance was….very very gay. And im here for it.

….you were NOT what i was expecting out of a Garnet-Pearl Fusion(honestly i thought we’d just get a librarian with a hammer) but i am also NOT complaining, at all i like the Las Vegas Magician/Talk Show Host much more than the Dank LA Nightclub Chick Who Just Did Cocaine In The Bathroom.

Also...them hips *ahem*

anyways, I love Sardonyx. I mean in terms of everything about her character, she’s perfect. Like she even has a tooth gap, which is adorable. Even the...mechanical middle section(not sure how to describe that but its cool) of her is actually pretty interesting. She also kinda acts like a Mom-like figure or maybe a slightly overbearing auntie to Steven and thats both cute and in-line with how Pearl and Garnet function in Steven’s life. She’s...a bit full of herself but i assume thats because of pearl. Also the noblewoman’s haughty laugh that she has makes me laugh as well...its more of a chortle but you get what i mean.

And also, i apparently was right about the hammer.

Clever.

Of course i dont mean to really harsh on Sugilite so much, considering how that must make Amethyst feel(it makes her feel inadequate) but they destroy the tower and the way she does is... oh whats the word? its Specific, Intelligent, Accurate, Faultless, Elegant, Controlled, Surgical even, perhaps its Graceful, and its certainly Powerful. But all in all, id say it was...*Smashing*

ahahahahaahaha, oh i love puns. Now, one thing about the ep that i kinda hate is that crying breakfast friends is actually used as a foreshadowing tool but goddamn it i cant fault it for that cause it kinda works really well; i was tipped off to the end of this episode when CBF shows up again the second time and i gots...suspicious. Also: “Aw, *Pear.* I’d forgive her. Wouldn’t you?” *Garnet Scowls*

I mean...come on.

But, in my opinion, the highlight of this episode actually does come from Amethyst and her song during the second smashing of the tower after “Peridot” fixes it again. Its very...well, the word i would use is really fucking sad but actually the song itself is just so interesting. In a literal sense its talking about sugilite and sardonyx and the feelings Ames has about garnet specifically choosing to fuse with pearl over her. In a subtexual sense, its a lot more than that. It feels like a song an ex would sing about her feelings over a failed relationship and how it stings to see that person you loved be happier with someone “better than you”. There also seems to be a message of Codependency in there as well, which is actually something i dont see many shows tackle in general, even if its in passing. “I had to use you to make me feel strong but i don't care about that now.” That strikes a chord, people. Not to mention the whole “Is there something I cant do?” bridge section of the song. Speaks volumes about feeling inadequate in regards to your past mistakes. I also noticed an interesting bit of parallelism in ames’ line about building a tower of her mistakes and how its come crashing down; this...kinda parallels Pearl’s actions and their subsequent consequences seen later on in the episode. Its very...clever actually.

And this episode has something really good; character conflict that *does not* get resolved at the end of the episode. Ive barely seen something like that hold over for several episodes

(NOTE: this short analysis written from future migo who has watched more episodes since initially writing this liveblog)

But back to the episode

We learn that after *Stev* and *Am* go back to do a stakeout of the once again broken tower, reasoning that since peridot has fixed it twice already she’ll come back a third time(very smart thinking actually), to catch her in the act. Instead we learned who really fixed the tower the second time; twas a *lying pearl of a clam!*

Despicable. She’s history’s greatest monster.

In all seriousness, this...is so interesting. I love seeing heroes make poor judgement calls born out of a selfish desire. Makes em more relatable.

I also want to dissect why Pearl would intentionally betray Garnet’s trust. And i think it has to do with Rose. Pearl very obviously has a lot of...trauma regarding Rose. afterall, it was a complicated relationship where neither side likely was able to truly be themselves around. They loved each other desperately, of course, but imagine seeing someone you love seemingly choose someone else over you and willingly die just to give birth to their kid. Granted, i myself have trouble imaging that scenario due to the fact that im Poly as fuck and all parties involved in my relationships are treated with the utmost respect and trust, but not everyone else is receptive to that sort of thing. Pearl obviously loved Rose to the point she’d die for her and the two were together for literally thousands of years but then Rose “chose” someone else over her and now Pearl has no one. She’s been abandoned in a sense. This is further supported by the fact that Pearl stretches and says its been a while since her last fusion. At surface level, that seems like a lie. i have no doubt that she’s fused quite a few times with Ames since Rose passed, we see them fuse together twice in the series so far. So i think she means a fusion she actually wants to be in. a fusion that makes her feel good. Something that reminds her of Rose and herself. And she likely feels that sort of thing whenever she and garnet fuse. Might be the mix of power and being able to...well, be more herself? Sardonyx is an interesting fusion in many regards and reasons. Chief among them being she’s not what i would expect of Garnet and Pearl. She applauds herself for being graceful and surgical in her actions, among a host of other adjectives, but most importantly she seems to be very carefree. Carefree in the same way a game show host appears to be carefree, as its a performance, but i think that’s the important thing here; its a performance. Pearl is able to have fun and let loose when she’s with Garnet and considering who pearl, she likely is unable to really feel like that most of the time, if at all. id even be willing to bet the last time she really felt something fun and was able to really let loose was when she was with Rose. There might be something to dig at there. I certainly think there is.

So, i think the reason why pearl did what she did was a “Cry For Help”. She’s desperate for any real companionship and intimacy. The only people she can find that with are Garnet and Ames and she def has a ton of problems with amethyst. Garnet is her other option and she seems to genuinely want the companionship that garnet provides. I mean, who wouldn’t, just look at that hunk of non-binary alien woman fused out of two smaller lesbians.

But...that’s no fucking reason to betray your close friend’s trust in you. Seeing Garnet angry *like that* is certainly something. I will say these three need to develop actual communication skills and healthier relationships with each other...like now. All three of them arent doing so good. Pearl obviously fucked up the biggest but ames still tried to defend her and garnet damn near demanded, nay, outright *ordered* she and ames fuse into sugilite just to “get this over with” and destroy the tower once and for all.

And seeing how pearl was just...paralyzed with what looked to be a mix of fear, anxiety, guilt, and likely genuine concern for her well-being, it left a knot in my stomach too.

This episode is capped off by Garnet giving Pearl the cold shoulder and the two remaining silent towards each other, even if Pearl is shown wanting to say something, anything to try and mend what’s been broken; probs not a good idea at this time considering that Garnet seems to have a problem with violence in general, even if she does have a genuine right to be fucking *pissed* off right now.

Yeah, “I thought violence would be the answer” from Too Many Birthdays is funny but also kinda something she seems to jump to far too often in the show. Like, it can be a bit of a problem.

Also Ames and Steven just saying “man i wished things worked out like they do in cartoons” is just so fucking funny to me. This show, dudes, is something else.

Now, first, in terms of miscellaneous things, i shall now refer to Peridot as a Weird Cactus from on now(among her many other nicknames) and i love sardonyx immensely(she’s voiced by Alexia Khadime, *another* theater actress who is probs best known for her particular performance of Elphaba in Wicked as a West End replacement, a musical that Deedee Magno Hall is known for, having played Nessarose. Obviously the more iconic Elphaba is Idina Menzel but i remember Alexia being quite good in her performances but i digress, i just wanted to share an interesting connection between two SU voice actors). And the instrumental at the end of the episode reminds me of the one at the end of jailbreak but its all distorted, likely symbolizing the distorted nature of Pearl and Garnet’s relationship with each other. But considering that CBF has foreshadowing for the latter parts of this episode, i have no doubt in my mind that the later part where Sad Spoon forgives Crying Pear is foreshadowing Garnet forgiving Pearl eventually; the only way they could have made that more obvious is if they made Sad Spoon “Sad Spork.”

Get it?

Cause a Spork is a fusion

And Garnet is a fu-

Anyways, i think this episode is amazing in all...the right ways? I fail to think of any cartoon that’s done something like this before this show aired. Something about an ongoing character conflict in a kinda-serialized children’s cartoon is very interesting. If its been done before, i certainly dont seem to know it.

Eh, who knows, maybe its something that MLP: Friendship is Magic did, i havent watched the series myself.

I give Cry For Help an 9.2/10 for its overall good quality, introduction of a new fusion, and using that same fusion to showcase unhealthy relationship dynamics and a 10/10 for “ohhhhh...they’re doing *that* now? Oh fuck.” thank you all for the ones who are still here, i thank you for your kind patience and i hope this month ill be able to finish the rest of SU Season 2 *wink wonk* see y’all real soon

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Chille Tid

Hey Howdy Hey, its-a me, A-Migo!

here to spread some liveblogging cheer

anyways happy 2021, this liveblog was written back in like fucking september i think, let’s fucking do this

So, on this episode of SU, its just another day, another way the gems have tried to kill steven; by keeping his head below water

The first highlight of this episode was Ames calling Pearl “Pierogi”

Delightful

Just the first two minutes of this episode are so delightful; from steven almost drowing and exposing the virtues of wearing a life jacket to ames correcting pearl on lightyears measuring light and not years….which also technically isnt true either cause lightyears measures the distance light travels and not light itself but its not *inaccurate* either

Im glad we’re finally getting a “Search For Lapis...and i guess Jasper” episode this season, cause i was wondering when they were gonna show up again so the gems get back home from a long day and night of searching, steven’s tired and i think the stress is really starting to get to the Gems

These are the faces of some tired gems

and so steven suggests a sleepover for the group(sans Garnet cause she’s gonna keep searching cause she’s awesome) and Malachite being described as a vengeful fusion boiling in the ocean with hatred is such a fun descriptor

But lets be real here; Garnet acting like a mom is legitimately so amazing

“There’s snacks in the fridge” is what you always want to hear your mom say

So the gems are having a slumber party after searching for Malachite cause...well you gotta take a break every once in a while, and then we get to one of the more interesting parts of the episode; steven’s dreams

the first dream is basically like a black-and-white 50s SitCom and i love it so much...but this can easily be analyzed.

In this sitcom dream, steven is, confoundingly, normal. Its like his literal dream would be to live in pleasantville. None of the gems are, well, gems, steven goes to school, pearl is like a whole-ass normal mother to him, and steve-o is even getting ready to go to his first school dance with connie. And then the realization hit me; this is literally steven’s dream. And not like a sleeping dream, i mean the life goal type of dream. This is what steven wants. He wants to be normal, he wants to be human, he wants to have a normal childhood.

(side note: ames being a cool 90s skater kid big sister with a fanny pack in a 50s sitcom shounting “bungacowa” is anachronistic and funny as fuck and garnet basically being the Fonz from Happy Days is adorable)

Look at her little smile

But getting back to the dream analysis, i think it makes sense, right?

Going back to the whole chosen one talk, Steven is essentially living out the fate of literally all chosen ones; a fate that doesnt usually end happily.

The gem adventures are cool and all but when thats your whole life when you’re just a kid, then there’s going to be some problems. The ending of the last episode should be evidence enough for that; steven wants a normal life and the most normal thing he can think of in his dreams is a conglomeration of every sitcom he’s probably watched on cable television his whole life, which is made sadder by the fact that he was probably raised by the television for a couple solid years because he didnt go to school and the gems weren’t exactly the best guardians to begin with.

Also Garnet says Chille Tid as her catchphase and i have no idea what the fuck that means

I think it’s danish for “chill time”? But i only could guess that based off of my knowledge of norwegian bokmål...dont ask why i know some bokmål, just know thats the best i can do(its totes doesnt have to do with my studies into norse mythology and norwegian languages)

But now in his dream, he has a doting mother figure in pearl, which isnt too inaccurate to how steven sees her, ames is the older sister, and i think garnet might be the cool aunt? That’s the vibe i get, anyways

And then this happens

This is fucked

This is also fucked but just in a different way cause im pretty sure pearl was watching him sleep again

Anyways, it seems steven has dream telepathy, which im pretty sure we’ve seen before, its just a lot more pronounced now. And this allows him to speak to Lapis in his second dream

She seems...more than a little concerned that he’s there

So Steve-o wakes up again, sees pearl is doing that hologram thing and apparently she’s having a Titanic-inspired dream with Rose cause she’s that gay, shit-talks Greg cause she’s petty and really needs to get some therapy, her dream quickly dissolves into a pizza-greg-rose nightmare, good times are had all around, hopefully pearl doesnt have any...slalacious dreams about rose when stevens around cause everyone can see that shit, and steven reveales his sleep telepathy and his possible conenction with lapis lazuli.

And then steven falls into...Malachite’s realm

And it’s fucking sick

If you hadnt guessed, malachite is one of my favorite substances on earth cause its fucking sick

Oh look, its my one of fave characters

Hey jasper, how you been? You look particularly wet this evening.

Steven wakes up again cause Malachite has probably taken over at this point and explains his dreams to Garnet(“i think i might have some issues i might need to work out” was particularly funny to me) and is worried about Lapis cause who wouldnt be after witnessing that shit.

And then garnet goes to sleep

So after all this, what do we have to say?

Chille Tid was pretty fucking good, overall

The writing in this episode was of particular note cause this episode was very, how do i say this; it was unique

Ive never really seen another cartoon do something this...experimental

Its honestly refreshing

Sure weve seen the occasional dreamscape episode, those are a dime a dozen, but one done like this?

Well, its almost hard to put into words

Not only was this ep funny, cause it was fucking hilarious, it was also revealing, forwards the plot, properly namedrops malachite, and further establishes another of steven’s burgeoning powers as well as show a possible future problem for the Gems as steven’s own desires dont seem to line up with the reality of his situation; he wants to be human, he wants to be normal, and i dont think he wants to this so-called “chosen one”, which i doubt he is cause im not thinking that there is any like destiny for him except for the one he choses or otherwise it might not jive with the tone of the show

I shall give Chille Tid an 8.9/10 as it could have been a solid 9 but it refused to explain the title of the episode and for that, i can never forgive it

But it was a good ep ill see yall real soon

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Howdy everybody

2020 is almost over and I gotta say, I’m a lil bit miffed I haven’t finished SU by now

But as we all know, 2020 has been a bit fucked

And this last month has been especially hard for me and my family concerning my grandmother

She ain’t dead but we do need to take care of her

Sad to say y’all won’t be getting any liveblogs for at least a month, especially when I also have some business prospects I want to get started after New Years and, well, family comes first for me

That should be obvious

But like always, I’ll find some time to relax, get comfortable, and release one of the season 2 liveblogs I have in my google doc

Liveblogs that require editing and reformatting into a tumblr post

No one ever said this was easy

In fact I started doing cause I thought it’s be fun

Still is, but it requires a lot more to do than it did before

But I’m fine with that

The livebinge idea did work, the problem after was just finding the time to liveblog those episodes I’ve done

different cow, same bullshit...somehow

So I’ll take that into account for the season three livebinge and learn, adapt, overcome

And as for an update on myself, I am still going strong on HRT and now I have some non-sad bitch pills too and those have been working!

I hope all of you are safe and healthy during these fucked up times and I want to wish y’all a happy new year cause I’m so excited to see what the series finale to 2020 will be

(My bet’s on those killer wasps coming in swinging)

See y’all soon!

#su #steven universe

We Need To Talk

Howdy to all my loyal minions of evil, it is i, your dark overlord MIGO!

Anyways, how are y’all doing?

Good? Good.

Let’s do this.

First off, this is one of the greatest jokes i have ever seen in a cartoon

Now that that’s out of the way, let me say that this ep was amazing

Steven and Connie fusing in front of Greg?!

This man’s face says it all

And then….then!

We get a flashback episode

WITH ROSE AND GREG SINGING A DUET

AND IT FUCKING RULES

...though i think the subtext to Rose’s lyrics are very interesting though and im pretty sure the way she sings about greg being human makes him...uncomfortable? Idk it was hard to gauge his emotions but we’ll get into that in a bit

And of course Pearl is being all angsty and bitter and def jealous(though youd think she’d be used to this by now)

Without a word, she and Rose fuse in front of Greg as a silent fuck-you to the man as he’s trying to put on a music video

like, who does that?

“Look, Human, I can do something with Rose that you will never be able to experience”

Like, that’s fucking cold and she ends it with a goddamn mic drop

Also, the Rose and Pearl fusion Rainbow Quartz is fucking amazing and i feel like she would be voiced by Florence Welch

Pearl follows up on that whole performance after Rose leaves by talking down to Greg, telling him that he’s nothing more than a phase, a passing fancy for Rose to play with.

And you know what? At this point in the episode, i thought, “wait a minute...she’s right”

We just *know* that rose has likely had a relationship with countless humans across the millennia she’s been here on Earth.

Why would they be anything more to her than just a novelty. Humans grow old and die and at the end of each of these relationships, rose will have Pearl by her side until the sun goes out(at least that’s probs what Pearl thinks).

But at this point in the episode, and at this point in the series, we know that Rose stayed with Greg. in fact she did something i think was almost unthinkable to Pearl; she had a kid with Greg, and basically dies(though im willing to bet there’s some reincarnation type stuff floating around)

Greg did something that no other person Rose has ever been with did before; he asked her to see him as a person

Leading up to that, we see Greg decide that he’s going to fuse with Rose, after Pearl cant answer the question of whether a human has ever fused with a gem. Garnet believes that he can do it(good on her) and tells him that if he wants to fuse, he has to do it his way(also she tilts down her glasses to wink at him and i think this is where greg learns that she has three eyes, which is really funny to me)

So when Rose comes back, we see that he’s set up a whole ass dance floor and he’s got the music going, he’s even wearing something with sleeves.

See this man? See this man right here?

This man F*CKS

Now, i think we all know what happens; greg isnt able to fuse with rose, even though this is probably the most romantic thing anyone has ever done for her and she is absolutely lifted off her feet(she’s even got stars in her eyes)

And then Rose starts laughing in Greg’s face when he says that they didnt fuse and calls humans “funny”...

Side note: the way Rose says “oh yeahhh…” here confirms that these two are F*CKING

This 7-foot tall alien woman right here?

She F*CKS

But of course comes one of the hardest questions greg has probably ever asked; does Rose respect him as a person and as a partner.

Rose, of course, just fucking laughs

Greg, understandably, gets frustrated, and asks Rose to talk to him like a real person

And rose….says that she’s not a real person.

This blindsided me. She goes dead silent with a look of horror on her face and says that she’s not a real person.

And i feel like this moment says much more than what i suspect it does in the context of the episode.

But we’ll get into that in a second

Rose is genuinely confused, asking “isnt this how it works?”

I think she has, up to this point, had never considered any human on the same level as a gem.

Not intentionally of course, and not out of any malicious intent, but just from her viewpoint.

She obviously loves humans but i think more in a “wow i sure love nature and plants and they must be protected out of ethical principles” and not a “we’re people too” kind of way.

They’ve been nothing more than toys to her, i think. Toys she sought to protect against the forces of Planet Bitch but they were still, idk, just toys to her. Until Greg.

Greg’s got them Alien-F*cker genes in him and he’s committed to pursuing a relationship with Rose and i dont think any human has done something like that before

Makes sense i think. Before the modern era, im sure humans would have seen Rose as a goddess and that relationship worked for Rose. Who the hell would seek a relationship with a goddess? At that point, im pretty sure theyd just consider themselves Lucky AF.

“Oh my god, that literal goddess just banged me. this will be the highlight of my entire life.”

Greg is different tho.

And i assume most people in the modern era would feel differently too

People change but rose didnt change her preconceptions of them.

Both Greg and Rose admit that their relationship needs to change and change for the better.

And for now, they’ll just talk; as equals

And apparently, once the walls have come down, Rose is a gigantic fucking dork...literally.

Before, she’s just played the same role but now she doesnt know what to do, she’s confused and anxious.

And they’ve both found something in common; they’re both anxious and confused.

Which is pretty much how relationships like this should start right?

Im definitely guilty of Gay Panic, being all flustered and shit.

Love usually starts out this way.

And of course Garnet, Amethyst, and especially Pearl have been watching this whole time and Pearl is also confused, but for different reasons.

She thought that Greg would have given up on being with Rose after the fusion dance didnt work and she’d have rose back all to herself but Garnet chimes in; she states that it did work.

And she’s right, just not in the typical sense.

Greg and Rose are now closer than ever, excited about the future, committed to figuring out how this whole thing is gonna work.

They’ve connected.

And i suspect that Garnet knew that this was the outcome that was going to happen.

Future vision and all.

So, Rose has never, in any of her relationships before Greg, taken anything seriously, laughing off all the time she and Greg have spent together as nothing.

But when they talk honestly with each other, Rose replies that she doesnt know if she’s ever been *in* love.

And there’s that line, that she’s *not* a real person.

There’s obviously so much more to Rose and that line, and the little ways she conducts herself, speak volumes, like there’s this huge wealth of information that we aren’t privy to just yet.

As we know from Pearl, Rose prided herself on her secrecy and i think that there’s so much more to that. She very pointedly says that it’s good that Greg doesnt know her.

And all of this makes me think that Rose is not who she says she is, or, at the very least, she’s not who she presents herself as.

Im sure ill revisit this in future episodes but for now, im very interested in these very choice pieces of dialogue.

And then there’s the ending, which has me concerned for Steven’s future.

Greg tells Connie if she ever needs another human being to talk to about this stuff, he’s there for her. They high five, saying “Human Beings!”

And Steven clutches his gem, whispering the same thing.

And that just fucking hurts, yo.

At the end of the day, Steven is a human being

Sure he’s got a gem and all but that just makes him a human with some added pizzazz.

And he continually get treated like he is nothing but a Gem

Now, functionally, id argue that he is a Gem but the core of his being isnt his gem, it’s, well, him.

And i think that this show will highlight that in some interesting ways.

And that makes me scared.

Becca Suges dont play around

While Greg was definitely not the first human Rose loved, he is most certainly the first she was ever *in* love with.

Now, hat did i think of this episode overall?

It was amazing

It was one of the best episodes ive seen in this show so far

The premise of this episode is deceptively simple; “Greg tells Steven and Connie about how he learned about Fusion.”

But what they did with this simple premise is masterful.

And the breadcrumbs of Rose’s dialogue and behavior have interesting implications, as does Steven’s comment about being human. Not to mention a new fusion, a new song, more Rose content, and spot-on humor.

I give We Need To Talk a 10/10

I’ll see y’all real soon. addendum: i am currently sick(not covid, just a head cold) and i will likely be out for the count for tomorrow but you’ll be seeing liveblogs, dont you worry

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Glad to see you're doing okay! Thanksgiving is always rough but if you make it your own thing, it can be incredibly fun! That said, my immediate family can't celebrate it together because we got a bunch of stuff going on. Nothing bad, just incredibly busy. Have fun!

Well said, friendo

Everyone stay safe

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Howdy everyone!

I want to wish all y'all a nice(and safe) holiday season this year!

I myself am cooking all of Thanksgiving dinner and I'm having a lovely time

I just want to inform y'all that I have one episode left of season 2 to watch and then we'll be getting liveblogs once more!

Should be seeing those around this coming weekend

Stay safe, darlings

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not trying to be rude but no one "inherits a 'bit' of ocd" it's a mental illness and very serious, no one can be a bit obsessive compulsive... u either have it or you dont and not liking a certain number isn't an indicator itself sincerely, someone with ocd

My mom was formally diagnosed with OCD when she was 40

I suppose my wording was a bit off, I just meant that I share a few traits with her that relate to her own experiences with OCD

I myself do have a plethora of other mental illnesses

Just a whole cocktail of em

I have ADHD and anxiety, im seriously depressed and I have intrusive thoughts which I can assure you are not pleasant

Not to mention gender dysphoria

I of course would never want to downplay the seriousness of mental illnesses, especially since I was born on World Mental Health Day(oct.10th), an international day for global mental health education, awareness, and advocacy against social stigma

It's almost as if whatever god made me decided to sprinkle on a lil mental illness for flavor but accidentally dumped a whole mess on me and couldn't get it all off in time

That or it's all a cruel joke

So, I hope you have a lovely day and happy belated World Mental Health Day

Now I am gonna go enjoy National Coming Out Day(oct.11th) by celebrating the fact that I am a pansexual transgender woman since I came out of the closet two years ago and my cis egg was broken over a year ago

(Also, My whole thing with numbers are themself not indicative of OCD either but they can cause problems for myself in every day life)

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Happy birthday! Congrats on the round number age!

Actually 20 is a multiple of 4 so I hate it immensely cause 4's and multiples of 4's are bad

I know it doesn't make any sense but I inherited a little bit of OCD from my mom and it manifests itself in the form of numbers

My saving grace is that 20 means 2 decades so that's pretty good

Either way, thnk you for the birthday wish

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Dearest Migo, happiest of birthdays to you. May you find joy this year, as in every year hence. Well wishes, Anon. PS: My birthday is six days after yours.

Dear Anon,

It brings me join to continue our correspondence, especially on the weekend of my glorious birth

Thnk you for the kind birthday wishes and I hope you have a lovely birthday as well

Love, Migo

P.s. happy birthday to you

Joyeux anniversaire birthday girl.

Oui, oui, c'est un bel anniversaire pour mon petit vieux

Hon hon hon wee wee baguette ratatouille

(...I apologize for being francophobic but I had to say something vaguely accurate to french and something that was wildly offensive. I am american after all)

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Happy Birthday! Libra gang rise up!

Ah fuck I'm a libra aren't I?

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Brooooo congratulations you share a birthday with Naruto

I....am *very* aware that I share a birthday with Naruto

Very aware

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Happy birthday queen 👑🎉🎊🎉🎊

I am truly a queen, aren't i?

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Happy birthday! Hope you have a great day!

Thank you kindly

I had a lovely day yesterday

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Howdy folks!

Today is October 10th, past 1:23 P.M., and that means I am now 20 years old.

That's right, today is my birthday

2 whole decades

The fact that I've made it this far in spite of some serious spells of depression in my teenage years is really something to me

I just want to say I'm happy for all of you still being here and I am about 2/3rds of the way through season 2 of SU right now and when I am done with the season I'll start posting my one post reviews

But until then I'm gonna enjoy my birthday weekend and relax a lil bit and I'll get back to y'all real soon

Love y'all

(If y'all want to send me a few asks I wouldnt mind and I'll answer them tonite)

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Dearest Migo, I hope this second letter finds you well. How are your flowers? Did you get any flowers? Do you water them like I suggested? If not, that's fine. You do you, babe. I am overjoyed to hear you are becoming the person you deserve to be. Take all the time you need. Find your peace. Love, platonically, me. PS: Alstroemeria are in season now, and quite aesthetically pleasing.

Dear anon, thank you for writing another letter

Our correspondence has been a fun thing to keep up

Sadly I have not received any flowers

While the thought of getting flowers is *very* appealing, I do not take on flowers due to my rampant pollen allergy

Bummer, I know

But it is for the best

I would prefer not to die

Or get red eyes and a runny nose

Thank you for the well wishes on my progress into womanhood

It's been challenging but ultimately rewarding transitioning

I hope we continue our swapping of letters in a modern age, even if it's done through two screens

Love, your dearest Migo

P.S. I do hope to begin my own herb garden next spring though I won't do cilantro due to me inheriting the "it tastes horribly like soap" gene from my *father*

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