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Wouldyoukindlydance wrote: Plantkid wrote: NMCNightingale wrote: I honestly don't know whether I liked this episode or not. It wasn't near as bad as many people thought it was going to be, but I still don't think it worked very well.

I don't know, that's just me. Overall, it was decent. Nothing too good or too bad. I feel the same way. Like on the one hand I hate Uncle Grandpa because it's got some themes and messages I find damaging, especially to children. I was disappointed to hear there was going to be a crossover, since Steven Universe is so good about addressing things like gender and being body positive, etc. I admit there were some funny parts in the episode, but overall I'd rather Uncle Grandpa stay in it's own little corner and stop with the crossovers... I mostly feel neutral about the ep as a whole though. I have to disagree on the messages in Uncle Grandpa. Though it is mostly random and silly, there are some deep messages if one looks closely enough, and UG teaches pretty good lessons. For example, in the first episode he teaches a kid to not be self-consious about his body. In a more recent one, he teaches a girl that popularity does not necessarily mean success. He does teach these lessons in admittibly crazy ways, but the lessons are taught nonetheless. The characters can be surprisingly deep, showing very human weaknesses. The hated character Pizza Steve has almost openly admitted that he is insecure and scared and only acts the way he does because he doesn't want to show weakness. UG certainly doesn't have as much depth as SU, but it does exist. I think SU is a heroic epic while UG is a bunch of silly fables. Exactly. UG teaches kids lessons in the craziest ways.