Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25473181-20150228162458/@comment-24986099-20150304211142

The Galaxy warp was obliterated by the shooting star so there's no way for them to use that to travel to Earth.

In Space Race we learned that it would take Pearl and Steven around 25 years to reach the Gem homeworld. It's safe to assume that the rocket Pearl built; while being poorly designed, traveled faster than Lapis Lazuli can fly. I would say that it's safe to say Lapis is not even a quarter of the way back home yet.

The Centipeedle is still bubbled but it's still entirely possible that Steven will pop the bubble to check and see if his friend is finished regenerating and it will run away and use the warp pad to make its way to the Kindergarten. Though it is highly unlikely since it seems that the episode will revolve around the large object the Crystal Gems were seen moving in the previews.

Personally, I think that it is just another typical gem monster that they must deal with. I'm not sure about the glow but I'm positive that it does not have anything to do with Peridot or the Centipeedle. We'll have to wait and see.