Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-4224349-20150226232806/@comment-26013337-20150228031119

Oh Amethyst, it seems every episode you harbor another secret pain. Lol, I suck for being so entertained by such tragedy.

To make sense of her actions, first we must review her past: I am in the firm belief that Rose was the first to both find and accept Amethyst as a Crystal Gem, and because of that, Rose held a special place in her heart in an almost motherly aspect (much like what @Dioptase said, Rose was like a mother for everyone but Amethyst is so young compared to the others that it holds a little more meaning for her). Thus, when Greg "stole" her as they formed a close relationship, Amethyst must have felt very left out and abandoned, which added to her already massive abandonment complex. So when Rose "died", she supplanted the loneliness by finding a friend in Greg, finding common ground in a cheesy sit-com. Now this makes for a kind of "frenemy" relationship: She resents Greg for taking Rose, but at the same time, is the closest thing she's had to a true friend with common traits (unlike Garnet and Pearl who are more like Sisters).

Obviously the two big quotes of the ep. that support all this lunacy:

1. The Jealous of Greg quote: This first one makes a simple insertion, that Amethyst was/is jealous of Greg for taking Rose away. This hints at Amethyst finding Rose to be a closely revered figure and important person to her who staved off the loneliness and made her feel accepted and loved. When Greg took her, feelings of abandonment crept in.

2. The Jealous of Rose quote: Now, this quote seemingly muddled and nearly contradicted the first (as pointed out by Bloo Gem) It indicates that Amethyst felt a little jealous of how much Greg valued Rose over her. Which is a bit odd because obviously Greg would stay for Rose, ya know, because matrimony. Now this lead to a few conclusions:
 * a) (the one everyone jumped to) Amethyst, over time, attempted to supplant Rose in Greg's life, this idea was reinforced by the act of her literally becoming her via Shapeshifting. This way, Amethyst staved off loneliness and in her mind, helped Greg as well cope with the loss, probably not realizing the real damage being done to Greg's tortured psyche.
 * b) Amethyst only brought up Rose to hurt Greg. Rather than out of jealousy, she brought up Rose to reinforce the first quote, she wants him to feel that sting of her loss so he gets an idea of how she feels about it, so she transforms into her and brings her up because she wants him to feel that pain that she has always felt. Now this is a dirty thing to do because I'm sure Greg feels just as much, if not more, pain over Rose's loss, ah but Amethyst is selfish due to youth and upbringing, (in fact she's more like a teen than adult in spite of her age) so she fails to see this pain. Only when Steven appears, does she see it.

Now I'm a fan of B), because it makes everything so much more cohesive, even if it makes Amethyst seem more like a jerk for her antics. It becomes obvious that they, at one time in order to help each other cope with the loss of Rose, bonded over Lil' Butler. However, despite her trying, Amethyst couldn't stand to be abandoned again, to be left alone, so she tried to make Greg into something he couldn't be, Rose's replacement, and when she realized that she tried to be that replacement and failed just as well. In the end, no one could replace Rose, no matter how much they needed her. To be fair, her actions by her perspective weren't so crazy, after all, a couple days of non-stop watching for her was no more than a few hours in Gem time, she just wanted someone to be by her side, even for just a bit, one more episode, to fill that ceaseless void left by a revered figure in her life. But to Greg it was too long to stop being a father, he couldn't be her pacifier, he couldn't be the bandage over the wounded heart, torn by the loss of Rose, because he needed to be a father first. Angered by this, she let her feelings out by hurting his which caused the first rift in their relationship.

Only when Steven showed up this second time, could they finally realize they MUST move on, they can't be either one's replacement or pacifier, they can't stop time and try to live in a bubble void of the pain of their loss, they must let go to make room for new love and greater memories. [if you read all of this, bravo: take this official Captain's Cookie ]