Steven Universe: Bismuth Casual
March 6, 2020 6:47 PM - Season 6, Episode 12 - Subscribe
Steven, Connie, Pearl and Bismuth go to a roller rink for some social experience.
Excellent episode! Bismuth liking Pearl is simultaneously from out of nowhere and "of course!". One of the best moments in Bismuth's introduction episode was that whole "Who do you belong to?" / "NOBODY!" bit, where they were totally Doing A Thing together.
Also, loving the rollerdisco generallly plus Connie's retro shorts!
posted by I'm always feeling, Blue at 7:48 PM on March 6, 2020 [2 favorites]
Also, loving the rollerdisco generallly plus Connie's retro shorts!
posted by I'm always feeling, Blue at 7:48 PM on March 6, 2020 [2 favorites]
The title made me expect more focus on Bismuth, but any episode with Pearl and Connie (and Stevonnie) and the car repair jingle that was as much fun as most of The Movie's music was another step forward toward a totally cool finale.
posted by oneswellfoop at 8:21 PM on March 6, 2020
posted by oneswellfoop at 8:21 PM on March 6, 2020
I like that Pearl's human friends are so varied. It makes sense considering how vastly different gems can be from each other. Their names, I think, were Kadesia, Himay and Brandish. I hope there's a story behind each of them.
posted by JHarris at 1:58 AM on March 7, 2020
posted by JHarris at 1:58 AM on March 7, 2020
The Stevonnie skating animation was to die for
posted by Kitchen Witch at 1:28 PM on March 7, 2020 [3 favorites]
posted by Kitchen Witch at 1:28 PM on March 7, 2020 [3 favorites]
I'M JUST SO HAPPY FOR PEARL YOU GUYS and now that Bismuth loves her I love Bismuth more. She deserves so much happiness. They both do.
Pearl: always been my fave and always will.
posted by emjaybee at 5:13 PM on March 7, 2020 [3 favorites]
Pearl: always been my fave and always will.
posted by emjaybee at 5:13 PM on March 7, 2020 [3 favorites]
Toilet paper for everyone!
posted by JHarris at 7:10 PM on March 7, 2020 [1 favorite]
posted by JHarris at 7:10 PM on March 7, 2020 [1 favorite]
Excellent episode! Bismuth liking Pearl is simultaneously from out of nowhere and "of course!". One of the best moments in Bismuth's introduction episode was that whole "Who do you belong to?" / "NOBODY!" bit, where they were totally Doing A Thing together.
Oh for absolute sure. The way Pearl literally threw herself into Bismuth's arms, without a moment of hesitation, way back in B's intro special...like, I felt it in my core then, and I felt it in my core the second Pearl just rolled B's sleeve up with that lovely caress along her muscles. I mean there was nowhere else that was gunna go, man, and I am so fucking happy about it, because Bismuth is like, the only goddamn adult Crystal Gem. Out of the lot of them, she's the only one who has consistently reasonable responses to things. She wears armor over her gem. She's thoughtful and takes her time processing shit rather than just rushing into things. And the bit in Made of Honor where she sticks her head in the lava to scream out her feelings about the Rose Qurtz/Pinkie reveal..like, I feel you, B.
Pearl is still my favourite, but Bismuth is a very, very close second and this whole episode made me so happy.
"She's just how I remember her, but different. Happier."
Ugh, so good.
posted by Jilder at 5:43 AM on March 8, 2020 [4 favorites]
Oh for absolute sure. The way Pearl literally threw herself into Bismuth's arms, without a moment of hesitation, way back in B's intro special...like, I felt it in my core then, and I felt it in my core the second Pearl just rolled B's sleeve up with that lovely caress along her muscles. I mean there was nowhere else that was gunna go, man, and I am so fucking happy about it, because Bismuth is like, the only goddamn adult Crystal Gem. Out of the lot of them, she's the only one who has consistently reasonable responses to things. She wears armor over her gem. She's thoughtful and takes her time processing shit rather than just rushing into things. And the bit in Made of Honor where she sticks her head in the lava to scream out her feelings about the Rose Qurtz/Pinkie reveal..like, I feel you, B.
Pearl is still my favourite, but Bismuth is a very, very close second and this whole episode made me so happy.
"She's just how I remember her, but different. Happier."
Ugh, so good.
posted by Jilder at 5:43 AM on March 8, 2020 [4 favorites]
Also Pearl's toilet roll bit is really timely for us Australian viewers.
posted by Jilder at 5:48 AM on March 8, 2020 [2 favorites]
posted by Jilder at 5:48 AM on March 8, 2020 [2 favorites]
"Hold on Austrailia, I'm on my way!" (takes a warp pad)
posted by JHarris at 6:59 AM on March 8, 2020 [1 favorite]
posted by JHarris at 6:59 AM on March 8, 2020 [1 favorite]
> "Out of the lot of them, she's the only one who has consistently reasonable responses to things."
Well except maybe that one time but I think we can spot her one "hi almost all your friends seem to be dead and you've been asleep for 5,000 years because your personal hero betrayed you horribly but she's gone now and has transformed into this completely different person in a way that doesn't sound possible" reaction.
posted by kyrademon at 2:50 PM on March 8, 2020 [1 favorite]
Well except maybe that one time but I think we can spot her one "hi almost all your friends seem to be dead and you've been asleep for 5,000 years because your personal hero betrayed you horribly but she's gone now and has transformed into this completely different person in a way that doesn't sound possible" reaction.
posted by kyrademon at 2:50 PM on March 8, 2020 [1 favorite]
And having written that, I now reflect that the children's cartoons of my childhood had plots like, "the Super Friends are turned into trolls and forced to work in a mine but it turns out it was all a dream that a monkey was having on a camping trip" and wow talk about a change for the better.
posted by kyrademon at 3:00 PM on March 8, 2020 [3 favorites]
posted by kyrademon at 3:00 PM on March 8, 2020 [3 favorites]
Not just "your hero betrayed you" but "your hero betrayed you because your plan puts her directly in jeopardy in a way you never anticipated and now you have to disappear forever because she won't tell you the truth."
posted by Mr.Encyclopedia at 7:02 PM on March 8, 2020 [3 favorites]
posted by Mr.Encyclopedia at 7:02 PM on March 8, 2020 [3 favorites]
"Also she's now a meatball."
posted by Jilder at 9:29 PM on March 8, 2020 [1 favorite]
posted by Jilder at 9:29 PM on March 8, 2020 [1 favorite]
I really enjoyed that episode. Connie hadn't gotten enough screen time for me. And I love "adult" Stevonnie's outfit!
Their names, I think, were Kadesia, Himay and Brandish.
Khadijah, Jaime (but the J is pronounced like an H), and Brandish according to the captions and the wiki.
posted by numaner at 7:11 AM on March 10, 2020 [2 favorites]
Their names, I think, were Kadesia, Himay and Brandish.
Khadijah, Jaime (but the J is pronounced like an H), and Brandish according to the captions and the wiki.
posted by numaner at 7:11 AM on March 10, 2020 [2 favorites]
OOH I get it! Bismuth Casual!
posted by Mr.Encyclopedia at 12:17 PM on March 10, 2020 [3 favorites]
posted by Mr.Encyclopedia at 12:17 PM on March 10, 2020 [3 favorites]
Just in case you also felt the urge to play the Stevonnie skating song on repeat, it was Can't Hold Me, by Emily King. She also helped create Being Human, the end-credits song for Steven Universe Future.
posted by ourobouros at 8:31 PM on March 10, 2020 [2 favorites]
posted by ourobouros at 8:31 PM on March 10, 2020 [2 favorites]
Phizzy, who put together an extended Love Like You by stitching the Season 1 credits song together, made one for Being Human. It gets cut off because that's what's out right now.
posted by numaner at 2:07 PM on March 18, 2020 [1 favorite]
posted by numaner at 2:07 PM on March 18, 2020 [1 favorite]
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