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The Difference in having non-cult Mandos around is Significant.

Like they’re still kind of their own kind of special brand of stupid (aka the Warrior race Klingon thing where they can’t help but fight each other) but its the kind I’m familiar with and have more tolerance for.

This was a really good episode too, and finally honoring more kinds of Mandalorian.

Some day they will mention Satine, and appreciate that there are some Mandos who choose to not wear armor and are just ordinary civilians.

[star--anon]

Neck nuzzles

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SUF 16 “Fragments” instant reaction

And now we've got Fragments. Time to get on a train, I've read?

Clock starts on "We", first watch has no pauses or rewinding.

0:10 - He's just so... numb. 0:21 - Pearl, this is not helping in the slightest. What are you even trying to do? 0:34 - He's he own person. Hasn't that been established by now. 0:54 - I mean... yes. Yes, he absolutely is. 1:02 - And none of you are making this any better. 1:14 - And we've got the time warp powers back. 1:28 - That was cool to look at, the bird flying in slo-mo. 1:42 - Jasper? Jasper's who you go to? 1:55 - Jasper's like "Being alone is my job. You're messing it up." 2:16 - I knew that "holding you back" line was coming before she even starting talking. 2:36 - What in the hell do you actually DO all day? 2:49 - Jasper, single handedly deforesting the Mid-Atlantic. 3:20 - Steven, I odn't know what perspective you want, but you're not gonna get it from Jasper. 3:42 - Looks like you got a rematch anyway. 4:07 - "YES! COME ON AND KICK MY ASS!" 4:20 - "No." 4:22 - Oh shit. That wasn't the answer I expected. 4:33 - Well then we're at an impasse! 4:42 - What the fuck? Don't punt the child! 5:06 - This is getting it out of his system, but then what's left? 5:25 - Priyanka is losing her mind right now and she doesn't even know why. 5:51 - Very Flinstones there. 6:04 - I don't feel good about this Karate Kid training montage. 6:27 - Didn't you say smiling wasn't allowed? Is smirking different? 6:45 - What's the end goal for either of you? 6:52 - Oh shit Steven done growed up some more. 7:00 - THREE DAYS? 7:23 - Haven't you already been fighting this whole time? 7:40 - You're gonna need to come into this with something she didn't teach you. 7:55 - You know you can't hold back. She won't let you. 8:20 - That is a pretty badass helmet Jasper's got. 8:35 - Everyone at home has gotta be freaking out. 8:53 - So what's the impetus for him ending the fight? 9:06 - Oh shit. Steven, don't do it. 9:18 - What the fuck Steven. 9:28 - So everyone who thoguht that was Jasper's gem was right. 9:39 - OH FUCK STEVEN YOU DONE FUCKED UP. 9:55 - I don't know this will work. I don't think it will. 10:06 - It won't be the Jasper we know... 10:20 - I'm actually a little disappointed in this. 10:35 - Oh fuck. This is not what he needed.

"I bow to your strength, my diamond" is gonna haunt me all weekend. Now I gotta rewatch that promo.

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SUF 12 “Bismuth Casual” instant reaction

Clock starts on the title card. No pauses or rewinds on first watch.

0:00 - Bismuth Casual, let's have some fun 0:09 - THANK YOU CONNIE'S BACK 0:18 - Sour Cream on the radio! 0:41 - Pearl loves... a commercial. 0:52 - How far she's come since "Mr. Greg". 1:11 - She's like "Can't they just morph them onto their feet?" 1:26 - Dry sarcasm, my favorite. No, I'm not being sarcastic. 1:40 - Pearl with human friends. I... genuinely did not expect this. 1:58 - Wow, actual new characters. 2:18 - Let's dance, baby! 2:26 - New human friends, too? 2:44 - these two sound like we bare bears 2:54 - ah steven don't do this. i feel like we've literally all done this. 3:18 - go. have fun. this is not a competition. 3:34 - we're gonna have a freak out in a matter of seconds. 3:51 - hey, now you need their help rather than vice versa. 4:16 - oh, pearl telling bismuth how to be a player 4:30 - toilet paper... you know better what that's for, pearl. 4:49 - that said, pearl who doesn't know what's going on is a delight. 5:05 - that's SC's jam track from "Alone Together". 5:19 - steven, it's been fucking forever since you hung out with connie, stop this garbage. 5:40 - i thought bismuth was going to say "i never knew how" 6:03 - "Pearl dragged me along" 6:09 - OHHHHHHH BISMUTH'S GOT A CRUUUUUUSH 6:32 - because you never let her in. 6:39 - bismuths like "fuck my problem. YOU GOTTA GET YOUR SHIT TOGETHER" 6:55 - also of course you're weird, you're sitting over here, not skating. 7:14 - boink. outstanding. 7:37 - steven failing to get to the important point as always. 7:55 - fuck i just said it wasn't a comeptition 8:00 - oh shit, stevonnie's good at everything. everyone's doomed now. 8:25 - stevonnie's got experience at learning how to legs. 8:38 - this song is also dope as hell 8:58 - ow that's gotta hurt 9:04 - the problem is that this isn't helping steven's underlying problem. 9:38 - winner's skate. 9:50 - play that original fusion track, please 10:04 - HAHAHAHA THE FUCKING COMMERICAL SONG should've seen that coming 10:21 - it's adorable 10:40 - yay they're so cute together Episode instant sum-up: Steven's problem is he doesn't know how to be just him by himself, and so even though I love Stevonnie with all my heart and soul, the fact that they beasted a dance competition isn't going to make Steven feel better once he's back home alone.

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SUF 20: “The Future”, the final instant reaction

So what comes next to bring the series to a heartbreaking ending?

As there’s no intro sequence for episodes after the first one, the clock starts as close to the title card as I can make it.

0:01 - Lamar and Miki bring in the final step

0:13 - A call back to one of the most absurd sequences of the whole show

0:22 - He’s hitting the road, but to where?

0:28 - OK, Charm City.

0:41 - So you’re hitting the road, but to DO what?

0:53 - OK, so it’s been a few months.

1:01 - Three cookie cats somehow.

1:09 - Will even Pearl eat them?

1:17 - WOW SHE DID

1:21 - PEARL’S SECRET RAP CAREER IS REAL!

1:30 - this is happening

1:40 - OH YOU LITTLE SHIT, STEVEN

1:55 - how dare you use ice cream to tell your family you’re leaving

2:06 - they are going to worry about you, no matter what you say

2:18 - he does have a therapist, that’s great news

2:32 - no, they know you’re going to. Without question.

2:48 - the B team is not taking it as well

3:00 - peridot is so saaaaad

3:12 - they can still talk

3:25 - ok, that’s a great line. “Be the Steven you want to see in the world.”

3:40 - she’s gonna make the best meep morps of all time

3:52 - aw, bismuth gets the flag that’s been in lion forever

4:19 - aww, a big cry session

4:28 - i was wondering if that was gonna happen

4:33 - oh fuck we gotta get past this complex

4:47 - that was… too easy

5:00 - fuck amethyst, you don’t even wanna know what you’re eating

5:25 - they know he’s leaving. They support it. But they also know it’s not really permanent.

5:41 - no matter what he may tell them.

5:52 - wait… has he told greg? That might be the hardest.

6:02 - AWW THE WEDDING BOOK.

6:11 - one day. Down the road.

6:22 - something like that

6:35 - we’re all gonna miss him

6:58 - best dad, after all thsi time

7:08 - oh yeah somehow he still doesn’t have an actual house

7:26 - did you think so long ago that you’d be living there?

7:50 - they’re gonn ahold it together until he’s just off frame

8:10 - time to hit the road

8:20 - you don’t have to change your mind.

8:29 - but i guess you will

8:35 - fucking called it

8:45 - just like in “the return”

9:02 - pearl, you can play whatever you want

9:15 - aww, that’s not right

9:38 - now hit the road already. For real!

9:58 - time for him to think about being human

10:14 - aww onion has the cheeseburger backpack

10:32 - and that’s how it ends

10:50 - we’ll miss you steven universe

10:58 - oh and they’re showing the early promo

11:10 - now i’m crying

12:04 - happily ever after never ends…

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SUF 19: “I Am My Monster” instant reaction

As there’s no intro sequence for episodes after the first one, the clock starts as close to the title card as I can make it.

0:00 - and it’s showtime again

0:12 - we got a monster

0:15 - oh THAT’S A BIG FUCKIN’ MONSTER

0:25 - you’re a little late

0:38 - that’s bigger than a diamond

0:45 - they don’t realize it’s steven

1:06 - it’s gonna be a bunch of work

1:14 - so we gotta get him to remember he’s good at heart

1:33 - alexandrite on the job

1:40 - not for very long, i guess

1:51 - lapis, do your thing in the ocean

2:04 - greg, please help

2:13 - and the diamonds and spinel are back, that will help him see his humanity

2:30 - ‘cause it’s happening more often than not

2:47 - each of the three of them will try and they will all fail because it’s not physical, emotional, or whatever the fuck it was white is responsible for

3:13 - patti, please

3:24 - this could go EXTREMELY badly

3:30 - remember that time you let him in and he TRIED TO FUCKIN’ KILL YOU

3:42 - yes it is. You just odn’t know what needs to be done

4:03 - garnet lasts a half-second longer but still falls

4:15 - now what will he do?

4:28 - FUCK NO NOT HE CLUSTER

4:33 - WAIT I TAKE IT BACK FUCK YES THE CLUSTER?

4:50 - this is buying you time, please figure out what to do

5:08 - GREG ANYTIME YOU WANNA SAY REASSURING STUFF WOULD BE GREAT

5:23 - honestly, all of you are bad at this

5:38 - there’s plenty of blame to go around

5:53 - yeah we know this all. Everyone hurt everyone, let’s MOVE IT ALONG

6:10 - WE ONLY GOT LIKE 15 MINUTES OF SHOW LEFT.

6:16 - CONNIE VOICE OF REASON

6:25 - this isn’t how i expected to check off “connie gets angry” on my bingo card but i’ll take it

6:52 - the best character of all time

7:05 - we are gonna have to deal with that cluster again, just saying

7:25 - the truuuuuuuu kinda love?

7:44 - GROUP HUG!

8:05 - oh is everyone gonna get to say what he’s meant to them?

8:35 - amethyst is the expert on feeling bad

8:46 - yeah, pearl, that was kinda fucked up, even though it wasn’t your fault

9:04 - connie with the finishing blow?

9:25 - i love connie’s theme

9:36 - and another kiss

9:51 - is he ok? Or mostly ok?

10:07 - that’ll be one hell of a hangover

10:19 - lion, we love you

10:31 - sometimes there are no words because no words would do

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SUF 18: “Everything’s Fine” instant reaction

As there’s no intro sequence for episodes after the first one, the clock starts as close to the title card as I can make it.

So. Everything’s fine, eh? I call bullshit.

0:01 - Amish and Maya for this one

0:09 - Well he’s still got his jacket at least. And he’s still huge.

0:17 - I didn’t notice the one flip flop on first watch of the last episode.

0:28 - Connie is always there to help.

0:38 - Steven, why are you lying to here? Again.

0:52 - She is not worrying about college prep right now.

1:00 - STOP IT, GODDAMMIT. She is trying to HELP. YOU.

1:13 - This is reminiscent of the start of CYM.

1:24 - Oh, now it’s even if he’s not dreaming that he’s broadcasting to the TV

1:40 - Unless this is a dream, which I wouldn’t forgive.

1:52 - Not fucking remotely.

1:58 - Your family loves you. Let them talk to you.

2:07 - They can see your face.

2:20 - How long can he keep this charade up. Garnet knows it’s bullshit.

2:30 - EVEN AMETHYST KNOWS IT’S BULLSHIT.

2:41 - Ok, he’s helping. Or at least undoing accidental damage.

3:02 - Last time you did that, you caused some significant issues.

3:20 - Everyone instantly knows it’s not good news.

3:28 - Yes, they’re all talking to each other and telling them not to let Steven do fucked up shit.

3:50 - oh good, a whole hundred steven cacti.

4:03 - how do you think that’s ok, steven?

4:21 - what the fuck are you DOING, steve-o?

4:35 - this is beyond denial at this point.

4:56 - yes, bismuth would LOVE to see a diamond.

5:10 - that’s adorable, bismuth.

5:28 - how will this go disastrously wrong?

5:41 - can he do gentle anymore?

5:49 - i’m gonna take that as a no.

6:04 - MI TORTA

6:19 - gem baseball. Why not?

6:41 - and the ball is going ot be destroyed, isn’t it?

7:00 - so not everything on CN’s bingo card will happen.

7:22 - accidents are what happens when you keep abusing your powers without listening to your friends.

7:50 - “WE’RE HELPING” you’re really not.

8:03 - did we just drop the whole jasper thing though?

8:25 - i’m getting tired of this plot, just saying

8:50 - yes. Yes you fucking do.

9:00 - please don’t make them fight you.

9:09 - they don’t know, even now?!

9:30 - this is all one shitty day

9:48 - and there goes the news about jasper

10:04 - that isn’t how it works. When you mess stuff up, sometimes, you can’t fix it

10:21 - and it finally comes out

10:33 - here comes a worm?

10:40 - FUCK.

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SUF 15 “Mr. Universe” instant reaction

It's almost the end of the road. But we start with a potential lighthearted episode, "Mr. Universe". I'm seeing there's likely to be a "Dear Old Dad" reprise, so maybe Greg will be sharing some of how he and Rose decided to make it official, as something of a "Wow, you think you screwed up with the love of your life, lemme tell you how much of a fuck-up I was."

As always, clock starts on the title card, first watch has no pauses or rewinding. 0:01 - Two copies of the same commercial because why not. 0:12 - I can't, I can't, I fucking can't! 0:21 - Ooh, Joe Johnston on the mix tonight. 0:32 - That's a pretty decadent dessert. 0:39 - THAT'S NOT DINNER, GREG. 0:51 - "Look, kid, if you don't eat it, I will" 1:01 - "I don't know who that is" is a pretty common fan discussion point 1:34 - Delmarva House is fucking great, and anyone who lives on the I-95 corridor knows it. Cinnamuffin for the win. 1:52 - Who wants to go on a ROOOOOOAD TRIP 2:02 - He's... not excited. 2:17 - hahahaha Waw imitation. 2:30 - Nope. No one's that desperate. 2:43 - Ooh, is this the old homestead? The DeMayo house? 3:01 - Flashback. Flashback. 3:14 - Greg... what are you doing? 3:25 - This is... slightly illegal. 3:35 - That makes it legally burglary! 3:54 - You're making it more likely you'll get caught. 4:00 - Wait, that was the couple from the barn. It's Greg's uncle and aunt. 4:30 - Aww, that's so sad. 4:45 - Steven, Greg's not got good memories of this place. 5:18 - Has he not been back since he hit the road? 5:29 - Steven, you gotta ask for permission on that. CERTAINLY BEFORE YOU TAKE A PICTURE OF IT. 5:48 - Lauren Hecht is I'm pretty sure one of the names I see in the credits every week. 6:10 - That IS an awful haircut 6:28 - How has it not been moved in like 20-30 years? 6:42 - We could've... but that would be less exciting. 7:00 - The whole point is he doesn't know where to go. 7:19 - Someone older than me (if such a person exists in the fandom), what exactly is that cover a reference to? 7:40 - Not that I'm above it, but trying to be moved by a piece of music while also driving is tough. 8:18 - So he stole his nom de plume from someone else's song, ala Lady Gaga. 8:52 - You caught a lucky break, Greg. 9:06 - Argh. That's missing the point again. 9:33 - Yikes, neither of these two are listening to the other. 9:48 - DON'T DO THIS, STEVEN. 10:04 - Maybe pull over while. 10:10 - oh yeah definitely wanna pull over before you rip the wheel out 10:30 - Add another to the broken bones, I guess. 10:42 - He can't tell you everything. That's the problem. 10:55 - That's... I'm not quite clear what deleting that photo is supposed to represent. Is he deleting the past?