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Your theory is very good Canstream. I hope it's alright to you if I share my own theory.

My theory states that when a Gem's gem gets cracked, the gem has a hard time focusing/distributing the energy correctly. This causes the deformaties and the distortions seen in the episode. I also believe that if the gem gets destroyed that Gem dies.