Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-24163511-20131203080609


 * MAY CONTAIN POSSIBLE SPOILERS*

This is the first episode I think I've really enjoyed since Laser Light Cannon, the others are good, but I really liked this one. Why? For a number of reasons really. In this episode we get to see the bond between Steven and his Dad closer up, what he does, how they act etc. which is good because up until then we had no idea if they were estranged or not, and then get introduced to a new power all gems have, the ability to Shape shift (seen once before in Together Breakfast). The idea of gems having more than one power (rather than simply be able to summon a weapon) is intruiging and begs the question: how vast is their trove of abilities?

Another thing I really like was the direction it took with its story progression, just as things started going down hill, Steven couldn't rely on the Gems to bail him out and he had to think quick on his feet to save his own skin adding tension and a sense of desperation and almost Drama, to an otherwise goofy show. I really like that change of pace and hope its a continuing trend. When he feared that he might die and his Dad almost cried at the sight of the ambiguous blob that his son had become, it gave a feeling of pity, sorrow and creeped out all at the same time. Brilliant.

In the end, Steven had proven he was capable of digging himself out of his own mess rather than depending on the Gems to save his hide at every turn. The Coming of Age theme is becoming more apparent in this show as Steven must prove himself at every turn, to be useful, to handle pressure, to be helpful in battle and competent outside of it, to be a Gem. 