Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-28310993-20150615192044

I don't mean odd in a bad way, I mean odd in an odd way. Let me explain.

Here's what we know about about Gems so far. They don't need to eat or sleep, though they do them sometimes. Well we know Pearl doesn't eat, though I wonder how often she or Garnet sleeps. Probably rarely. Pearl used to watch Steven sleep (maybe she still does but Steven doesn't know it). I'm know Rose slept with Greg a few times *hint* *hint*. Gems don't need oxygen appearently. They can breathe under water and in space, though they can still inhale and exhale. They can cry and they can blush like humans can. Although they blushed before, I'm not certain if they have blood, because when Pearl was stabbed in the back (litterally) by her hologram, there was no blood. I know this was most likely done because it's supposed to be a kids show and they don't want kids to freak out from seeing blood. I also find a little odd that the Gems are "genderless", despite displaying feminine qualities. I don't mind that they are genderless, i really don't, I just find it odd, espeacially considering that Rose had a relationship with Greg and had Steven (at the cost of her physical form). I'll still acknowledge them as females but that's just me. I mean heck, NiGHTS is genderless though I'm sure some people still consider NiGHTS to be either a male or female, the same can be said for BMO. I wonder if Rebecca Sugar always planned for them to be genderless Lastly, while Gems seem to more invulnurable than humans, they can still be hurt, badly damaged and (according to Pearl) die. I wonder how Gems die If they don't age. Maybe they die when their gem stones are broken (not cracked, broken, like into peices). When a gem is broken, it can not be restored... I think. Just to clarfy. I'm not an expert on gems. In fact, prior to the shows pilot, the only gem stone on the show that I've known about is Pearl. I've never heard of Garnet, Amethyst, Lapis Lazuli etc.

Back on topic, Gem biology is odd, though I'm sure Gems (especially Pearl) feel the same way about human biology. Despite all this, I'm still a BigfanofSU and I LOVE this show. If I missed any biological facts about Gems or made any mistakes, you're free to tellme. I'm not an expert on biology either. 