Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-24163511-20131113064545

Alright so I just finished watching the latest ep. and the intro and set up were really good, introducing the mailman, getting to know about the Gem history of the Lunar Spire, etc. and then they showed a neat new bugger, the Crystal Shrimp (whom apparently Pearl despises). But right after the Crystal Shrimp, that's when it seems like they rushed an ending. *SPOILERS* They got past the water barrier and then Steven irresponsibly forgets the figurine he needed (the one job man, the ONE job) and his neglectfulness results in the destruction of a CENTURIES OLD historical building...and everybody is..OK with this?? Yeah, they just comfort him saying it like its no big deal and that even though he was irresponsible, well at least he could work under pressure right? Pfft, I thought that was a real cop out of an ending, frankly.

Would it NOT have been better if instead they found a Mother Crystal Shrimp guarding the shrine atop the spire, Pearl becomes paralyzed with fear and then Steven distracts the voracious beast with his backpack (b/c Crystal Shrimps are attracted to food) which snaps Pearl from her trance in time to force the monser off the side of the spire and plummet to its death? Thus proving his pack was useful, Pearl found the courage to defeat the foe AND the Spire could then be saved thus preserving a centuries old historical site. But nah, yeah, let it fall anti-climatically, that's cool. (Come on writers, come on)

None the less, what's done is done. All we can hope for now is that Sugar throws us a bone with the Gems history and maybe touches up the series with some action or more conflict. Here's hoping. 