I don't get why people complain about angst with Pearl. Steven universe mainly revolves around steven AND the relationship between pearl, greg & Rose.What happened to rose was strange, traumatic and heartbreaking for pearl so of course things are going to get angsty whenever you deal with pearl feelings towards the subjec. Pearls grief about rose is an integral part of her character and i dont think I'd enjoy her character otherwise.
Exactly! Although I wouldn’t say it’s also mostly about that relationship, but ALL relationships (that’s likely what you meant though, but I thought I’d mention it). How each one is different and how different events and situations drive the people in them. Grief, sadness, anger, hatred, so forth. They are very real emotions to feel over losing someone you love. The reactions do baffle me.
The way I see it, we recently got a hilarious and great episode where Pearl actually put herself out there and conversed with a female human due to sudden infatuation--something she likely hadn’t experienced in years. That episode gave her a chance to show that she has fully moved on from Rose, and it did. It’s likely this episode irritated a small few because they thought that that was the last we’d see of a Rose-pining Pearl, who has grown so much over time. Which makes sense to not want to see... unless it’s a flashback. Because oh my god, what sense would it make to have Pearl be totally fine over this? None, I assure you, heh. This episode felt very real with how they all took it, and I wouldn’t want to change that.