Thread:Ninja72/@comment-31901069-20191202020909/@comment-31901069-20191202063601

Ninja72 wrote: "Steven was 12 at the beginning of the series" And where is that stated? People keep saying that, but there is no episode that states that. There's no episode that says he's thirteen, either-*brick'd*

Him being thirteen at the start of the series just makes no sense in the timeline (as inferred from the episodes): There's an entire year between SATS and "Sadie's Song" - the only way Steven being thirteen in "Gem Glow" makes any sense is if he turned fifteen in SB, which he doesn't.
 * Series starts in Spring, episodes up to "Steven and the Stevens" are in Spring
 * Beach-a-Palooza happens near the end of Spring and start of Summer
 * MG/OG is near the beginning of Summer
 * Episodes continue through Summer, Fall and Winter; Steven's birthday happens offscreen in August
 * MC marks New Years
 * Show skips past the rest of Winter and the last stretch of Season 1 is in Spring
 * Most of Season 2 is in Spring, then Beach-a-Palooza happens again
 * The CGs and Peridot spend the Summer building the drill, taking a break for Steven's birthday in August