Aye, how's it going guys? It's me, Sans Undertale! (I'm gonna keep doing jokes about him all thorough this whole binge so, prepare).
As I already did introduced myself and my reviewing system in my pilot review which I hope is not being deleted or else I'm gonna go insane, I'm not gonna focus on giving more chit-chat on let's go straight on the point! (And yes, I'm doing this because I just read the User Review Guidelines and I basically fit perfectly into each one of the categories of the ''What you shouldn't do'' section so I'm fearing my life. In fact, this whole paragraph could be considered as ''junk text'' so I shouldn't be doing this, what am I doing?)
The first thing we can watch and acknowledge in every series ever (most of them at least) is the opening, it usually is just a short musical segment that shows a brief summary of what the main concept of the show is (with some expections, such as Regular Show) and this show's is pretty beautiful. Like, of course I know this one because not actually a stranger to this series, I was a pretty active fan of this show when it was airing here in Latin America, but I kinda just left it somewhere around beginning of Season 3 so I couldn't experience the ''important'' part of the series (under the criteria of many people) and I just moved on with other things, but it's just as nostalgic and joyful as I remembered it.
I used to overlook the main theme, seeing it as pretty dissapointing but I was a kid, this theme is glorious, even if Greg - Steven's dad - isn't the one singing. And also makes it up to make hype for the people before going into the real thing... and it's as great as I remember it!
I don't exactly know how does this episode has a 6⭐ average rating, this episode is SO FUN! Not even three seconds in and there's already screaming and chaos. The main plot here is that these food ice cream sandwiches brand called Cookie Cat is apparently getting discontinued and Steven, as the toddler he is, gets upset over this because they are the best food he's ever tasted and it's getting replaced by the disgusting Lion Lickers, which are the worst thing humanity has ever done. Cookie Cat gang bro, all the way!
And I can already see a very crucial pattern here that might help us thorough this whole season, and it's the relatability factor. As a colombian person myself, seeing brands getting discountinued it's actually pretty common, so as a younger myself I was able to relate to Steven's pain right here. Seeing it back now, I can't help but to smile! We've seen three characters so far, and I already like them in some sort of way. Sadie gives a warming presence - an antithesis to Lars, who gives the bully and annoying vibes that every show must have, and of course, Steven has this innocent and goofy personality, just as me when I was a kid!
This factor alone makes it feel like a classic slice-of-life but with fantastic elements, just as Regular Show, just with the slight difference that Regular Show manages the slice-of-life side in a more mature way and here it relies more on making funny and charismatic!
Now, let's talk about the gems. Amethyst is pretty much the same as the pilot but here it defines her as that friend which mocks you and it's extremely direct to you, who doesn't care about being soft about their feelings and just say it, as rough as it sounds, and I love that. Pearl is the motherly and supportive girl of the bunch and makes it up to balance Amethyst's chaos... but the most important one: G a r n e t. GOD, I love her so much. She's the silent one, who only speaks to say totally important thing and that we didn't knew we needed but we're glad she said. She has this menacing, calm, strong and firm posture against danger but somehow manages to don't feel intimidating. She has this overly lovely and caring aura that makes her so lovable without her having to say much, she's the best out of the trio but all of them has such unique features that makes them work perfectly.
(I'd also like too mention the leifmotif for every gem, since no one has talked about that, like ever. Amethyst has this aggresive sounding drums but feels kinda rock-y and vibrant, to reflect her exalting personality; Pearl has this serene, melodic piano to reflect her calm and charming personality; and Garnet has this strong 8-bit tune to reflect her authority and bravery, amazing little detail I found)
The main plot onwards focuses on Steven uncapability of using his gem's powers but after he was eating a Cookie Cat, his gem activated, shining bright pink, so now they'll find a way to bring this powers again. While the conflict plot focuses on this acid producer beetle-gem things (which doesn't actually have gems) that want to destroy the house because villain. Both are pretty simple, right? So now, let's introduce absurdism, puke jokes and a lot of frenetic writing decisions and you have a great episode!
...And I'm not even joking, this is genuinely great.
We have all the amazing montage where the gems try to teach Steven how to activate his powers through their own personal ways, like Pearl with the petal thing which I totally don't care for; Amethyst, saying that you should just let everything flow normally (which is a pretty useful method, I must say); and Garnet which explains the theory of relativism through the third law of Newton and... Bill Nye the Science Guy. Oh, and Steven fricking dies after Garnet's thing so, same. Literally same.
This little details that occur thorough this whole episode, plus the extremely funny comedy and just overall likable atmosphere of it makes it up for the first great Steven Universe. I don't have any complains about this episode that doesn't feel nitpicky absolutely. And also, this is one of those strange cases where the filler serves as a big story point, because the whole beetle thingy gets resolved with such a big and sad sacrifice *cries*, which will hopefully get brought up later in the series and the revelation of Steven's ''weapon'': a shield.
Now, of course I get the whole shield symbolism (but we'll talk about that another day) and how such big revelation was crucial to an entire SERIES focus point... on episode 1. That's pretty crazy, I must say. Even if before seeing the episodes guide I thought Laser Light Cannon was the actual first episode, I'm glad this is the one that started up everything.
I'm pretty excited about what the show will actually has to offer in this first season and of course, if I'll end up liking it or not. But I'm sure everything will go fine... or iS IT????
Anyways, good night. I'm going to sleep.
As I already did introduced myself and my reviewing system in my pilot review which I hope is not being deleted or else I'm gonna go insane, I'm not gonna focus on giving more chit-chat on let's go straight on the point! (And yes, I'm doing this because I just read the User Review Guidelines and I basically fit perfectly into each one of the categories of the ''What you shouldn't do'' section so I'm fearing my life. In fact, this whole paragraph could be considered as ''junk text'' so I shouldn't be doing this, what am I doing?)
The first thing we can watch and acknowledge in every series ever (most of them at least) is the opening, it usually is just a short musical segment that shows a brief summary of what the main concept of the show is (with some expections, such as Regular Show) and this show's is pretty beautiful. Like, of course I know this one because not actually a stranger to this series, I was a pretty active fan of this show when it was airing here in Latin America, but I kinda just left it somewhere around beginning of Season 3 so I couldn't experience the ''important'' part of the series (under the criteria of many people) and I just moved on with other things, but it's just as nostalgic and joyful as I remembered it.
I used to overlook the main theme, seeing it as pretty dissapointing but I was a kid, this theme is glorious, even if Greg - Steven's dad - isn't the one singing. And also makes it up to make hype for the people before going into the real thing... and it's as great as I remember it!
I don't exactly know how does this episode has a 6⭐ average rating, this episode is SO FUN! Not even three seconds in and there's already screaming and chaos. The main plot here is that these food ice cream sandwiches brand called Cookie Cat is apparently getting discontinued and Steven, as the toddler he is, gets upset over this because they are the best food he's ever tasted and it's getting replaced by the disgusting Lion Lickers, which are the worst thing humanity has ever done. Cookie Cat gang bro, all the way!
And I can already see a very crucial pattern here that might help us thorough this whole season, and it's the relatability factor. As a colombian person myself, seeing brands getting discountinued it's actually pretty common, so as a younger myself I was able to relate to Steven's pain right here. Seeing it back now, I can't help but to smile! We've seen three characters so far, and I already like them in some sort of way. Sadie gives a warming presence - an antithesis to Lars, who gives the bully and annoying vibes that every show must have, and of course, Steven has this innocent and goofy personality, just as me when I was a kid!
This factor alone makes it feel like a classic slice-of-life but with fantastic elements, just as Regular Show, just with the slight difference that Regular Show manages the slice-of-life side in a more mature way and here it relies more on making funny and charismatic!
Now, let's talk about the gems. Amethyst is pretty much the same as the pilot but here it defines her as that friend which mocks you and it's extremely direct to you, who doesn't care about being soft about their feelings and just say it, as rough as it sounds, and I love that. Pearl is the motherly and supportive girl of the bunch and makes it up to balance Amethyst's chaos... but the most important one: G a r n e t. GOD, I love her so much. She's the silent one, who only speaks to say totally important thing and that we didn't knew we needed but we're glad she said. She has this menacing, calm, strong and firm posture against danger but somehow manages to don't feel intimidating. She has this overly lovely and caring aura that makes her so lovable without her having to say much, she's the best out of the trio but all of them has such unique features that makes them work perfectly.
(I'd also like too mention the leifmotif for every gem, since no one has talked about that, like ever. Amethyst has this aggresive sounding drums but feels kinda rock-y and vibrant, to reflect her exalting personality; Pearl has this serene, melodic piano to reflect her calm and charming personality; and Garnet has this strong 8-bit tune to reflect her authority and bravery, amazing little detail I found)
The main plot onwards focuses on Steven uncapability of using his gem's powers but after he was eating a Cookie Cat, his gem activated, shining bright pink, so now they'll find a way to bring this powers again. While the conflict plot focuses on this acid producer beetle-gem things (which doesn't actually have gems) that want to destroy the house because villain. Both are pretty simple, right? So now, let's introduce absurdism, puke jokes and a lot of frenetic writing decisions and you have a great episode!
...And I'm not even joking, this is genuinely great.
We have all the amazing montage where the gems try to teach Steven how to activate his powers through their own personal ways, like Pearl with the petal thing which I totally don't care for; Amethyst, saying that you should just let everything flow normally (which is a pretty useful method, I must say); and Garnet which explains the theory of relativism through the third law of Newton and... Bill Nye the Science Guy. Oh, and Steven fricking dies after Garnet's thing so, same. Literally same.
This little details that occur thorough this whole episode, plus the extremely funny comedy and just overall likable atmosphere of it makes it up for the first great Steven Universe. I don't have any complains about this episode that doesn't feel nitpicky absolutely. And also, this is one of those strange cases where the filler serves as a big story point, because the whole beetle thingy gets resolved with such a big and sad sacrifice *cries*, which will hopefully get brought up later in the series and the revelation of Steven's ''weapon'': a shield.
Now, of course I get the whole shield symbolism (but we'll talk about that another day) and how such big revelation was crucial to an entire SERIES focus point... on episode 1. That's pretty crazy, I must say. Even if before seeing the episodes guide I thought Laser Light Cannon was the actual first episode, I'm glad this is the one that started up everything.
I'm pretty excited about what the show will actually has to offer in this first season and of course, if I'll end up liking it or not. But I'm sure everything will go fine... or iS IT????
Anyways, good night. I'm going to sleep.
