Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-4224349-20141016221828/@comment-24163511-20141018063243

AwesomeSteven wrote: Did anyone else think this episode was pretty weak. The storyline was kind of weird, and it felt like the firat and second half were two completely differenet episodes. This episode feels different for two reasons:

A. The biggest part, its the first time board of two writers we've never experienced before, Hilary Filado and Katey Mitroff. Writers will deal with different parts of stories and subject it to their views and display the relationships using certain nuances and varying perspectives. In short, they'll tell the story in a way that makes it seem different than other boarders. Not that they will ever make egregious changes, they, of course, will never make serious change to a relationship, personality or otherwise with out the other writers' consent as it is, after all, a team effort to write with a large amount of people and the editor will make sure that everything fits together. That's why all the episodes seem like they could be written by the same person. But obviously, once a couple of new people show up, its felt instantly.

B. The pacing of this episode was meant to be more relaxed, a little more insulated and not grand in any way. The plot dealt with a more light hearted, much ado about nothing event that doesn't take us to crazy new places or get us pumped with action. I honestly liked it for that reason but I understand why some people have grown accustomed to high-octane and extremely emotional instances, they're what make Steven Universe great but not all episodes can hold that kind of emotional fuel.