Talk:Season 5/@comment-31767875-20170729062221

Slice, it seems that you're the kind of guy that looks at these interesting concepts in any story with awe and intellect, even from their deepest roots to figure out what they are supposed to mean in the narrative. But I'm the kind of guy that sees as to HOW they are executed into these narratives. So, I don't mean to be a jerk, but when you go through the roster of characters that LITERALLY know SO MUCH, that they could have given out so much information that would have expanded the plot, as I infer that you see it as, "too much," then I receive a negative reaction from this. Like, I get it. These characters could have given TOO much information to expand the plot. But then again, that is if they are utilized illogically, or wrong. If done right, they could do SO MANY great things for the plot. In a way, it could help the series in some of the best ways. I know that Steven Universe is a great show with SO MUCH potential to be a great narrative in countless ways. But while the show has more than enough interesting concepts that, if well executed, could become an EXTRAORDINARY narrative, some of the concepts they execute into the narrative aren't executed well. Thanks to this video, I see one of them. One that has been frustrating me SO much, but could not be understood why. And it is the inappropriate introduction and execution of characters. What I mean is: The Crew has their main roster of characters. Each with their own personalities, skills, and mindsets. In a show where continuity is the most important thing, these characte are supposed to grow and develop in ways that make sense with the continuity and previously established rules of the narrative. They could interact with other characters they haven't seen but have been a part of the narrative for a while. They could learn to adapt to new settings and gain new skills from that, and they could be a part of interesting new dynamics that could happen with the settings and characters that have been already established before. But when you want to introduce a new character or a new setting, you have to (1) introduce the right character for the current narrative, and (2) execute their introduction and existence, as well as plot relevance into the narrative PROPERLY! This is ONE of the few things Steven Universe manages to do right AND WRONG. And when they do it wrong, it hurts to watch. Need I list the examples? Just watch everything you've explained from 1:48 to 7:39. --HERE COMES A RANT-- For a show that is meant to be a story where we are supposed to learn new things every episode, little by little, knowing that at almost anytime in the narrative, when the plot has Steven at least ask ONE question about something plot relevant, then it could greatly advance the narrative. And (this is one problem I have with Season 4, my least favorite of ALL Steven Universe seasons when) knowing that the plot could have advanced SO MUCH QUICKER if Steven was as curious as Dipper Pines, or at least was more curious than he was now, it just feels like a punch in the gut for most viewers. Knowing that the main character, in which has the perspective the audiences is practically stuck to, is what controls how the plot progresses kinda sucks EVEN MORE when realizing that Steven could just want to do some ultimately irrelevant thing after the audience has been given some plot forwarding episode and we would have to suffer with it. I don't know about you, but this feels like in the future could be the perfect set up for some big mystery which is supposed to have tension, but Steven could just underutilized his already existing resources just so the audience could stay confused. Also, remember when Pearl was practically the plot Gem encyclopedia? Just watch the episode "FRYBO", AND WHEN THE CREW HAD PEARL PRACTICALLY EXPLAIN A LONG NARRATIVE OF EVERYTHING ABOUT HOW GEM SHARDS WORKED, BUT HAVE STEVEN NOT HEAR A SINGLE DAMN THING JUST SO THE AUDIENCE COULD STAY IGNORANT! REMEMBER THAT FRUSTRATING AS HELL MOMENT? Like I get it, it was early into the series, but that's where I have to stop you. If you have a character that was willing to give THAT much info so EARLY into the plot, then if you are trying to make a story where learning things slowly and carefully is of importance to the plot, then having a walking, talking, plot encyclopedia kinda kills that purpose. Then what makes it EVEN MORE PAINFUL is how, back in the show, the ONLY way to have Pearl not expose EVERYTHING (not literally, but you get what I mean) is by making Steven an extremely ignorant child, which just feels like a cheat attempt to make weak mystery stories stronger. And seeing that they are practically introducing new characters that know SO MUCH, that the Crew's only way to keep the sense of mystery into the show is to get rid of them as quick as possible, SO MUCH, just when the main character that the audience is practically STUCK TO actually starts behaving inquisitive for knowledge, doesn't even feel like a cheap attempt to keep the sense of mystery into the show anymore, but just feels like purposely prolonging the plot just to keep people stuck in the realm of mystery. So, please don't take offense to this comment, but I just wanted to vent out some frustration from realizing this."﻿ Show less