Talk:Pink Diamond/@comment-36063903-20190908015045/@comment-35336328-20190928022056

I think the show focusing on the terrible things Pink Diamond did before she became Rose Quartz in recent episodes (and the movie) does her character a disservice. Before Earth, she was selfish, bit of a brat, and careless (but hey, at least she wasn't a GENOCIDAL MANIAC). This is what (basically) all of her recent appearances focus on. Her experiences on Earth made her more mature and compassionate, actually caring about the gems under her (a very un-diamond thing to do) and organic life (a very, VERY un-diamond thing to do).

She originally wanted a colony, but once she really appreciated what that meant, she couldn't let it happen. In a way, she had her redemption arc in the thousands of years before Steven was even born. I originally thought the show displaying how terrible Pink used to be would've accented just how far she had come before she became Steven, but judging by how people have reacted to it, they've missed the mark somehow. Maybe they could've thrown in a reminder about all the good she did after she came to Earth. Heck, even mentioning the things she did that were well intentioned but went wrong would be better than purely drilling down on what was essentially her childhood.

About Spinel. Yes, what she did was thoughtless and cruel (see above about how Pink USED to be a terrible person). Why didn't she go back for Spinel during/after her redemption arc? Homeworld Warp was broken and she was supposed to be shattered. She couldn't even if she wanted to.

Oh, and her redemption arc is MUCH better than that of the other diamonds, even if it happened outside the show's chronology (before Steven was born).