Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25365147-20150419000436

With all of the new information and revelations we've been getting on the Gem Homeworld, thoughts about the corrupted Gem monsters have fallen to the side. How do you think they get corrupted, and how can they be cured? Do you think we'll see any get cured? Up upcoming episode is titled "Reformed" and is about a monster loose in the temple. Even if no monster gets cured, I think we'll see some major revelations.

How the Gems become corrupted, well, that's anyones guess. There hasn't been much to hint at this. A lot of people think that broken Gems become corrupted, but all of the Gem Monsters we've seen had intact gemstones so I don't think that's it. Could it be triggered by emotions? Maybe when a Gem is overwhelmed by feelings of despair and hopelessness, she becomes a monster. Maybe it's a disease or virus. Some people think that the corrupted Gems come from a Kindergarten process gone wrong.

Considering that the Homeworld Gems may invade, and that our few Crystal Gems have no hope of fighting off an army with advanced technology, well, corrupted Gems might be the only way to stop that. Cure the monsters and they join the Crystal Gems, even if they weren't members in the first place.

Steven might be the answer, or at least, part of it, to curing the monsters. We already know he can do a few things that other Gems can't. But also, Rose cared a lot about protecting the Earth and the Crystal Gems. As much as she loved humans, I don't think she would've had Steven unless she was confident in his abilities. 