Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25998503-20150620063203

Lapis Lazuli is more than precious, harmless, and misunderstood gem. Everyone says she shouldn't be redeemed because she tried to kill Steven. She doesn't get enough credit. Let me tell you my personal rant why Lapis Lazuli is the best thing that's ever happened to this show and why I sympathize so greatly with her.

1. She's been trapped in a mirror - None of you have been trapped in a mirror before, so we can't really relate, but fi I've been trapped in a mirror for thousands of years i'd be pretty unhappy too. She was so devastated she attacked the people who left her in there, is it that big of a deal? Was it uncalled for? Not really. Lapis had been trapped there so long, she felt alone.

2. Her only friend is Steven - Beach Summer Fun Buddies means a lot more than you might think. Lapis returned to homeworld to find out she wasn't missed, nobody needed her, and they advanced without her, she was taken prisoner, and hostage. The only thing that can make Lapis happy is Steven. Steven freed her, helped her, and was there for her. He cared for her.

3. She's always a prisoner - First she was taken prisoner by fellow gems, only to return back home hoping she'd be missed, only to be captured again by people she doesn't know, and being kept in a jail cell. She can't be too happy with that.

4. She's doing this for Steven - She confirms it herself in Chille Tid. She's fused with Jasper, the person she's got to hate a lot, and literally every second of the day she's going through physical pain to protect Steven. Every second she cares for Steven and she's doing it for him and only him.

5. She doesn't want help - She doesn't need anyone help, or so she believes, she wants people to leave her alone, she wants to be alone, and all she ever wanted was that. She dislikes Earth, she dislikes Gems. I wish Rebecca would give this poor character a break. She's gone through so much.

I just wish Lapis would leave Jasper, she could overpower Jasper if they weren't in a fusion, but of course, it's a show, and we need a plot. It just makes me sad, just imagining such a precious and harmless girl could go through so much and keep fighting. If people talk bad about Lapis, refer them to this. She probably is the best Gem, Strongest Gem, and the most Helpless Gem.

Do I want Lapis to be redeemed? I don't know. I don't want to see Lapis in pain, I don't want to see her sad. I want Lapis to deciede for herself, not have the fans force AU's were Lapis is happy, as obviously she is going through a lot. I personally wish she'd just stay with Steven and live with him, and them be best buds, but obviously, that's just a HeadCanon.


 * 1) LeaveLapisAlone2k15 She deserves more than your trashy Lapidot ships. 