Pearl hate
Here's something I been needing to get out of my system for quite a while now
Pearl is one of the characters in SU who gets most hate (besides Lapis Jasper and maybe Bismuth)
People say that she doesn't care about steven
(which is clearly fake since she is the closest to a "stereotypical" mother figure in the show)
She used to overprotect Steven in every sense of the world
She didn't let him do dangerous things
She invalidated his point of view because she wanted to think she knew everything and could protect him from anything
As the series progressed it's clear that she loved Rose to an obsessive point because of the world of possibilities Rose showed her
She never realized that Rose didn't feel the same way (well maybe Rose did feel something or gave her some kind of sign that made her assume that Rose did like her back)
Or maybe they never touched the issue at all (which is weird since the others knew kind of)
And that love was the one who gave her a motive to protect earth
Yeah she resented Greg (because she thought she had something with Rose or had a possibility) and sensed him as competition
Then she resented him more because of the choice Rose made because in her mind everything was good as it was and she didn't know the motive Rose had to take that choise
No, she didn't try to kill Steven since we don't even know what would happen if he poofed or the gem we're retired of his body
Neither Garnet, Amethyst or Pearl knew exactly what Steven was
She didn't know if that would kill Steven or not
But she cared enough to stop herself and respect Rose's desicions
And she did grow attached to Steven even though he was a reminder of everything she lost
She tried to treat Steven as she treated rose
She tried to protect him at all cost as she would do with Rose when they were in danger
Because she loved rose and she didn't really have a lot of respect for herself
Pearls are slaves
Property
But she was free and she had Rose to thank for that
She teached Connie to sword fight the same way she did but she tried to make Connie fight for the same reason she was fighting for in the first place
To protect Rose from everything putting her life and needs away to protect her
Lowering herself
Steven teached her that he didn't want anyone to sacrifice for him
He didn't want Pearl to get hurt for him
He didn't want Connie to sacrifice for him
She started to understand
But she was still empty and she needed something she couldn't feel for herself, love.
That's why she tricked Garnet into fusing she wanted a taste of the love Ruby and Sapphire had
But when the situation reached a critical point she understood that she was never going to fill that hole unless she started caring a little more for herself and giving her life meaning
She did that's why she was able to stand up against peridot's views because now she saw her qualities and knew she wasn't just a pearl
But she was special because of who she is
She forgave Greg even if it was with Stevens intervencion
She even have another chance to meeting people with mistery girl
And maybe this season she will touch a part of herself that makes her uncomfortable
Her past
She doesn't feel the same way she did before and maybe that's why it will be easier to talk about
(excluding PD death which is still a sensible topic...because it conflicted with the way she saw rose)
I think she is deeply flawled but she has overcome most of her worse flaws and she has become a better character and she doesn't deserve the hate she gets from everyone
(I really really needed to get that out
If things continue the way they are I may make one of these for Steven)
