Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25833006-20141214001055

So I was watching the tape "For Steven" for the thousandth time and couldn't help but notice Rose say that she was "apart of Steven" and how whenever he loved being himself, it's her loving him and loving being him. So I thought, what if she actually affects more than his mood and was the reason Steven did some of the magical actions he did unknowingly. So I'm gonna go through some episodes and show what I mean. (With pictures! YAY!) :

Gem Glow:

So this episode makes more sense when you look back at it from this theory. The first time we (or they) see Steven's gem react, he was at a low point. He was upset that his snack was discontinued and was doubtful of his purpose because he was just made fun of for having a non working gem by Lars. Then he comes home to the gems giving him his favorite snack and he becomes happy. THEN his gem starts glowing, so "Rose" could've tried to give Steven hope by showing him his shield, but he panicked which stopped the magical flow or something and the summon failed. After that he came back to his snack and was lost in his hopeful bliss and that's when the whole summon was successful and "Rose" gave him his first taste of his magic.

Cat Fingers:

This episode is a bit of a long shot, but I'm just going to touch upon it. When Amethyst fails to get Steven to shape shift, Steven then becomes somewhat successful and gets a cat finger. This could be "Rose" giving him a little bit if magic to start him off, but he can't control it and becomes a monster or adorable cats. This almost makes it seem that if this is true, "Rose" can't do a drastic amount of magic, but can do some while apart of Steven.

Bubble Buddies:

This episode is by far the best example of Rose's influence. So here Steven likes this girl, but doesn't conjure up the confidence to talk to her. On his second attempt, a small quake causes rocks to fall and Steven tries to push her out of the way and/or protect her, but CONVENIENTLY he formulates a protective bubble that just won't pop. Not only is this something Steven unknowingly did, the shot before is of HIS GEM reacting not Steven summoning the powers of his gem, but the gem itself. The best part is when Steven says, "It uh... doesn't seem to wanna go away." This shows that this wasn't some devious plan to force Connie to like him, but some other force or something deciding when this bubble should start and stop. So my point is, what if Rose noticed Steven's feelings for this girl and knew that the only way they would become friends is if they were stuck together in this bubble long enough for Steven to make the move to become friends. Then, what do you know, once they related with each other, cheered up and became friends... ...The bubble popped. Mission accomplished. Rose's job here is done.

Steven's Lion:

This episode is more another theory in itself or the Lion being related to or being Rose or something. I just wanted to show how the Lion came to Steven as if he was its owner already, which Rose probably was. And I just wanted say how epic this one screenshot looks:

Too many birthdays:

This episode I just wanted to point out that it might be Rose trying to fulfill Steven's desire to be more mature, but it went wrong like in Cat Fingers.

Lion 2: The Movie:

This episode is very interesting. When Steven and Connie go to the movies on Lion, he takes them to this unknown room through some dimensional door, which is obviously Rose's or at least her gem' straining room or something. This almost seemed like Lion was thinking that Steven was ready for it, but failed to really do anything. This could be that Lion overestimated him, and Rose was trying to protect him with the bubble and got Lion to go back even though he was disappointed in him. Also, it seemed Rose gives Steven her sword to protect him and show that he can do great things. Also this shows how he gains a lot of strength from the support of others (Connie)

Watermelon Steven:

This episode was really neat in expanding on Steven's chlorokenisis which he seemed to get from Rose. The odd thing is that her sentient plant life was made to attack, yet there was baby melon who rebelled in order to save Steven, not attacking everyone else to protect him. This shows how Steven is becoming more in tune with using his powers and how he got through to baby melon and changed him from a lethal warrior to an obedient being.

So what are your thoughts on this? I think it'd be a pretty cool thing to be true. It certainly does tie up a few loose ends on some episodes. Let me know!  