Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-4224349-20150115232311/@comment-7117024-20150116221920

I was one of those people who was uneasy about Steven and Connie merging and wasn't sure it would actually happen. It did, but it was done fantastically! It was an unusual experience, but it was an intriguing and fun. Stevonnie was a cool character, and I really enjoyed her separate thought of Steven and Connie and the voice. They did a good choosing a female voice that sounded very similar to Steven and Connie's. Overall, this episode is really great. I'm still disappointed about not seeing Steven fusing with another Gem (or Pearl and Garnet fusing, they were so close!), but Stevonnie made up for it in a good way, and at least we know Steven's on his way to being able to fuse with the Gems.

For me, I felt like this was continuing off of "Warp Tour". It appears that the Gems are trying to teach Steven more like fusion and testing him more. I mean, the next episode is about Steven being tested on a mission, and the episode after that is Garnet's future visions, which could be about whatever bad thing Peridot's appearance meant. We're not too deep into this yet, nor do I think this potential dilemma will become major anytime soon, but I feel like there is a slight increase in the urgency that something bad is on its way. I can't wait to see what is coming up for Steven and the Crystal Gems.