Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-4224349-20150305233453/@comment-26812261-20150306000759

Wow, I had not realized how ruthless the Crystal Gems really were. The Homeworld actually believed the gems on Earth had all been wiped out. And with the sheer number of gems bubbled away in the temple, that's a whole lot of people GAP and Rose didn't allow to leave. And you know at least some of them had to have wanted to retreat. Explains Lapis' dilemma a bit more, the Crystal Gems were bent on making sure nobody returned from Earth.

Not that they weren't justified, if Peridot is any indicator the Homeworld gems would have killed every human on the planet if it served their purposes. She didn't bat an eye at the thought of killing Steven, after all. That's some dark stuff going on there.