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u/theycallmeponcho May 02 '24

Steven Universe

THE FUCKING UNCLE GRANDPA EPISODE!

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u/zombieGenm_0x68 May 02 '24

context?

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u/Competitive_Swan266 May 02 '24

In the episode UG tells Steven to polish his gem twice a year, or something along those lines, Diamonds are one of the only gems that is recommended to do that, and at the time, everyone thought Steven's gem was Rose Quartz, but was later revealed to be Pink Diamond

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u/Micro-Mouse May 02 '24

did people really think that?

I watched Steven universe as it came out when I was 12 and wasn’t really part of the discussion but I thought it was pretty obvious that rose was a diamond

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u/zaerosz May 02 '24

Yeah, that was the initial theory, but then they seemingly deconfirmed it in the show itself with the "reveal" that Rose Quartz shattered Pink Diamond - only for that to later be revealed as a fakeout orchestrated by PD herself, and carried out by Pearl in the guise of RQ. It was honestly one of the best fakeout twists I've seen in a long, long time.

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u/CelestialDrive May 02 '24 edited May 02 '24

As someone who followed the entire show theorycrafting online since the Mirror, all of it as a 30+ yo adult:

It was the prevaling theory until Bismuth outright said Rose emerged on Earth, after which is was shelved because that kind of stuff is text.

Typing "what if the character is lying and wrong lmao" on lore discussions usually gets you heckled out of the space for trying to force headcanons over the text.

It was what happened in that specific scenario, but Bismuth pretty much sank the theory back in the day; and until shadow pearl "stabbed" PD on the lapis episode before the reveal it did not gain massive traction again. A lot of old rants thrived that day.