Talk:Escapism (episode)/@comment-26883390-20190108014953

Being honest, I can see why people are disappointed with the ep. After all, since the song leaked for it everyone had speculated so much and had extensive theories on it and the episode itself. I think it dragged on too long, but it still had purpose. They're obviously going to save the biggest portions of Diamond Days for the one hour finale. And how i personally see it, is that it's the calm before the storm. It gives a breather for a moment and doesn't overwhelm you, but when the next episode comes we'll be reaching the climax of the arc. And given what we've seen from promos it definitely is big news.

It also brings background lore for things like watermelon island for those interested, and it brings more of a reason for someone like bismuth to even go to homeworld. If there wasnt any shown reason, people would probably point out a flaw in that. The ep also gave somewhat of a feeling of hopelessness. Being trapped in a dark room and Steven trying just to find contact with the people he knows. It definitely could be done more productively. The ep couldve easily been shortened by a good extent and still have time for anything else. But I wouldn't say that it's completely useless. Also, the song escapism was sung gorgeously in this. I personally really loved how slower it was and the vocals were pretty nice.