Yes, thank you so much for this post! I keep seeing people complain about how characterâs development/identity has stagnated, but it hasnât! And Iâm going to add some more points to back this up.
Letâs consider the option that Garnet didnât lie to Steven regarding Pink Diamondâs shattering. Or, at least, didnât knowingly lie. She told the truth as she knew it.
That means someone else kept information from herâ definitely Rose, very likely Pearl. If so, thatâs some element of their relationship sheâs going to have to come to terms with. Weâve already explored the issues of honesty and trust between Pearl and Garnet in the Sardonyx arc, so the chance to re-visit that could be really fascinating.
On the topic of Garnet dealing with trust issues in regards to her closest friends⊠letâs recall the Bismuth situation. She and Pearl are in a really similar situation there. Both of them were so overjoyed to have their old friend returned to them. Then they had to cope with their friend betraying some personal ideals they held close and nearly killing Steven. On top of all of this, the realization that Rose kept an incredible terrible and personal secret from them.
For now, it looks like theyâre both âcopingâ by just repressing. Bubble Bismuth away. Donât think about the implications of it. But thatâs not healthy, and itâll be fascinating to see their reactions when Bis finally gets to come back out.
Letâs look specifically at Garnet and Amethystâs relationship, because that has grown a lot. In season 1 and 2, the relationship was fraught with this⊠hidden tension, one that pushed Amethyst into a lot of reckless behaviour. But not just Amethyst either. This is really shown in Sugiliteâ her flying off the handle in âCoach Stevenâ wasnât because Pearl left them there. That was just an excuse. Suggy was acting out all of her components shared rage and betrayal at Rose leaving them, the two having to step up in her absence, and the frustrating ways Pearl handled their grief. Things that Garnet was always feeling but refused to acknowledge, and Amethyst gave her the chance to act on.
Thankfully their relationship has gotten a lot better since then. Iâd love to see a Sugilite episode which could really highlight that, or even just a chance for Garnet and Amethystâs dynamic to re-share the spotlight
Garnet still has a lot of internalized Homeworld baggage, and she still doesnât even realize it.Â
Step one: her opinion in regards to Rubies. In her flashback, we see that Ruby regarded all her fellows as being basically less than clones, pretty much just one anonymous whole. Five thousand years later, and she still thinks that. The way she treated all of the Ruby-squad as interchangeable, and blamed Navy for trying to stab Steven, even though as Steven pointed out, that was Eyeball.
This is⊠pretty unhealthy, both to herself, and potential allies. We donât know what Garnetâs perspective on other Sapphires is, but itâll be kind of fascinating⊠but we might finally have the chance. After all, Padâs a part of the Off Colors, who also include another Ruby fusion. Meeting them might a chance for Garnet to dig into these identity issues, and sort out some important feelings in regards to where her own self worth comes from.Â
And for the queen of fusion, itâs also possible she still has a complicated relationship with thatâ or at least, same-Gem fusion. Ruby called that, âjust me, but biggerâ⊠and as Topaz showed us, that isnât necessarily true. Garnet is just the type of person who can get it into her head that âmy way is the right wayâ, and dismiss alternatives, so it would be interesting for her to confront people whoâve decided to express their love in a way that doesnât quite fit her own experiences.
So in summary⊠Garnetâs made a lot of strides, but sheâs still repressing a lot of stuff. The show has a lot of room for her to continue to develop her relationships with characters new and old, as she comes to understand them and herself better.Â
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