Honestly the older I get the more I understand why sometimes children media doesn't have realistic endings to shows or movies.
Cause it's less about the ending- more about instilling values, or giving assurance to a child
Yeah did Steven Universe kind of handwave the whole 'genocidal diamonds' shit? Totally. But what lesson do you think is more important to give to a kid? 'All fascists need to die' or 'No matter how broken you are, you can still work to be a better person'?
A lot of the people who connected with SU were traumatized kids. Traumatized kids who often did shit they weren't supposed to, or were in abusive households where that sentiment really wasn't expressed. I think it's good to present a form of media that allows for that level of forgiveness, because if you grew up being made to feel guilty, it's easy to spiral into lethargy because you just feel like you can't get better.
So yeah. SU is bomb.