Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-26808654-20150313004143

So Jail Break is now my all-time favorite episode and the Steven bomb was a huge success. However, I couldn't help but noticed some things that put the gems in bad shape:

1. Jasper is still very much alive. Not to mention, she has Lapis' powers. Lapis was able to fight the gems to a stand-still and she was playing defensively (not to mention, almost ended all life on Earth). Jasper doesn't do defense. Jasper may be being held captive by Lapis, but I feel like Jasper will escape eventually. If she escapes with all the power Lapis has, it'll take a few more light cannons to be her.

2a. Peridot is trapped on Earth. The gems didn't catch her and her ship is broken. Peridot hasn't really done much so far so it's hard to tell how powerful she is but I'm fairly certain Pearl, Steven and Amethyst only beat her because she was off-guard. Also, we don't know what her weapon is. This opens up a couple more reasons why the gems are screwed.

2b. The kindergarten. Remember that Peridot's original goal was to reactivate the Kindergarten. She just got sidetracked. That will likely be the first place she goes to and it'll be a lot harder for the gems to stop her this time.

2c. Peridot is trapped on Earth. I know I already said this but allow me to tell you the full part of this. When Pearl got homesick, she did some questionable things and almost killed Steven. When Lapis got homesick she almost killed Steven (and everyone else). When Peridot gets homesick (and she will), she'll be ticked off at the gems and will likely do something that will almost kill Steven. The difference being that Peridot will be the first to WANT to kill Steven.

3. If Homeworld didn't know about the Crystal Gems before, they do now. Jasper was likely high ranking and that ship looked expensive. I'm pretty sure another high-ranking Homeworld gem will think "hey, it's been awhile since I last saw Jasper and Peridot. Where have those two been? Oh, right! They went to Earth with that Lapis girl. I should probably check on them. Just to be safe, since the Earth was a former gem-warzone, I should bring backup."

This time, they'll come without warning and it'll take more than a waffle-sticker to scare them off.

4. I think they're testing Beach City's patience. In the past few episodes, they've knocked out the city's power, forced them to evacuate, and crashed a giant hand on their beach. Gangan can only be the sweet old lady for so long before you find yourself on the wrong end of her rolling stick. And don't even get me started on Onion....

So yea, good luck Crystal Gems.  