Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-26037921-20150309212855/@comment-25472353-20150612223258

Airbenderedacted wrote: Since the writer's haven't answered any questions about Pearl being in love with Rose (the Crewniverse can't discuss things that are spoilers/going to be later explored in the show,) and due to the fact that there's been significant build up on it, there's really no doubt at this point that this is leading somewhere and I'm extremely curious as to where. Obviously more character devlopment for Pearl, and more info about Rose's relationship with her, and possibly also the other Gems, but what else? Would we get anything else from this, or just the givens? From a sheer standpoint of writing, there's little reason not to write Pearl as having loved Rose. It's good drama, complicates Pearl's relationship with Steven, and adds gravity to the sense of loss. It would also gel with the show's theme of non-heternormative relationships (or, at least so as to suggest one, because I agree that Pearl's feelings were unrequited).

I guess any episodes in the immediate future that may touch on this subject could answer basic questions about their relationship. IE, Was Rose aware of Pearl's feelings? Was making Pearl into a confidante just Rose's way of friendzoning her? Did Pearl know she had these feelings, or did she not realize until it was already too late? Et cetra.

Of course, one has to remember that the story is told from Steven's perspective, the Gem who Steven knows the least about. It's not likely that she will open up to him about stuff like this until they've faced more challenges together. So I'd expect more character development to take place between Pearl and Steven to come first.