Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-26808654-20150516082728/@comment-26230034-20150517080722

Rebecca Sugar straight up said she wanted the show to be a "reverse escapism". It is more about the characters and how they go through everyday life rather than "some "grand destiny" stuff. So It is all about the "filler" you are complaining about.

Why do I feel like some people are completely missing the point of this show even though show made it completely clear right from the beginnig. Do you think frybo was about the dangerous gem shards? No! It was about Pee Dee reaching a threshold in his childhood where fun and games are no longer the sole reason of living and he feels the need to take responsibility. Same with So Many Birthdays. And Beach City Horror Club and Island Adventure and Together Breakfast...

You will get "filler" because this show is nothing but "filler" with pieces of lore sprinkled between. The show is for the younger audience and they are supposed to connect with Steven who is trying to be a normal boy with friends and not Batman. So kids should have these "fillers" where social interaction between the characters is the whole purpose. Show has a whole episode about this named Joyride where we see what happens to Steven when he starts to feel the pressure of all this gem bussiness and starts to "zone out" becuase he had to much to process in his little mind, severely disconnecting him with the outside world. Who defends and help him in this confused state? Cool kids of course. His normal and boring friends we got to know in the fillers.

So I say more fillers please with Sugar on top.