Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-24148595-20131113142846

Now that we have 5 episodes of this awesome new show, there are starting to be lots of neat things that pop up about it that lay deeper than what the eye can see (usually).

- In the Pilot, we see Amethyst give Steven a 3 dollar bill when she slips him The Hourglass. Later at the Big Donut we see that 3 donuts on a hotdog is 3 dollars. Also, in Laser Light Cannon at Greg Universe's place of work (It's A Wash) if you look in the background it says "3 Dollars for a Wash." The currency is different than our real world money, yet stay consistent.

- In the Pilot, Pearl mentions how they have been protecting the hourglass for over 1000 years. Later in Cheeseburger Backpack  when they arrive at the Lunar Sea Spire she mentions how "it didn't look like this 100 years ago," possibly implying some sort of immortality that the Crystal Gems have. Although Rose Quartz is not around anymore, she isn't dead since Greg mentions how she "gave up her physical form to bring you [Steven] into this world." The beam that that Light Cannon sends out could possibly be a nudge towards what she looks like and or represented at one point.

- I mentioned it before in another blog post I did, but the significance of Gem location seems very prominent to me. I won't post it all again, but you can read it [http://steven-universe.wikia.com/wiki/User_blog:Woocci/Purpose_of_Gem_Locations. here].

- Since the episode Cheeseburger Backpack, it is safe to assume that was not the first time Steven went on an adventure with the Gems. Maybe they took him to the Crystal Palace (a place we have yet to see), but where ever it is Pearl confirmed that he has used the warp pad before because she asked him if he "remember[s] how to do this."

- Something that I'm a little on edge about is Steven's relationship with his father. It seems like the Gems completely took Steven under their wing since he is one of them. He lives in a house with them, eats with them, and socializes with them. While Greg lives in his Van and works at a Car Wash. I hope the next episodes develop more on their relationship because it is very patchy at the moment.

- I thought of the way the fight with the Mother centipeetle ended was similar to boss fights in games like Legend Of Zelda. Once they are defeated they get the gem from the creature, like you would get a heart or an item from bosses in LoZ. Not that there is any connection there but it's a similar inuendo. The real question is what happens to them when Garnet simply poofs it away.

- Also, all these outstanding places that the Gems go are in the same world since they had to swim back from the Lunar Sea Spire. 