Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-4224349-20150205230904/@comment-25989704-20150207052151

JetLignite wrote: ForceOfChaos wrote:

Again this is all my opinion, and I guess trying to believe the best in these characters makes that the unpopular opinion. I believe in these characters too, I just know they're not perfect. I'm willing to accept that they have flaws. There are people who seem to disagree.

To me, it seems that it's the idea that the gems are flawed is what's unpopular. I don't think anyone is claiming any Gem is without flaws(gemstones by their nature all have some imperfections) in fact we have seen them so much throughout this series. Pearl is obssesive(I like to think of her as somewhere in the OCD spectrum), Garnet (while being the more tempered) is Often not delicate around most subjects and this episode has revealed a lot about Amethysts opinion of herself(self worth issues and depression), also let's not forget most of their interaction with Steven and human matters. They have flaws, these and more, but I do not question their unity. And yes, They argue, but that is healthy and normal and shows they can still work together and still rub each other the wrong way at times. It also shows that, like Pearl and Amethyst in this episode, they overcome their misunderstandings and differences (though I seriously doubt ever entirely) by opening up to one another. and I guess thats what I loved about this episode, the fact that not only did we get some awesome Gem Backstory....but also that there was such great developtment between Pearl and Amethysts friendship. Whether other people saw it like that or not, thats what I saw it as.