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This isn't the first controversial episode...

<div class="quote"><i>Ed486 wrote:
Yeah, at which point the attempted murderer is still removed from society, not turned loose to hang out with the people they've tried to kill. You're trying to justify something that can't be justified. Bismuth was unrepentant in her murder attempt, instead trying to paint herself as the victim in front of the child she just tried to kill like three times. AFTER she tried to coerce Steven into becoming a killer when she realized he didn't know what she'd done in the past. I mean geez, bubbling Bismuth is one of the few clear-cut correct decisions made in this show. Steven's only other choice in that situation is to let Bismuth kill him. I guess that makes him selfish though that he didn't do that.</i></div>
<p>It looks like neither of us will budge, so this will likely be the last post I make. I'd like to think you'd understand why, as interesting this debate has been, I don't want to keep going back and forth knowing nothing will come out of it.
</p><p>"Yeah, at which point the attempted murderer is still removed from society, not turned loose to hang out with the people they've tried to kill." </p><p>They're released to institutions meant to treat them. Steven bubbling Bismuth for an unknown amount of time is the equivalent to locking her in a jail cell and leaving her to rot. I don't think I have to tell you that jail cells are not the place you go to get help for the mentally ill. </p><p>"You're trying to justify something that can't be justified." </p><p>You've misunderstood me. I'm not justifying, I'm sympathetic and empathetic of Bismuth. I believe she is wrong for lashing out at Rose and Steven, and I make it a point to say lashing out, not attacking with killer intent because I don't believe that was ever her intention, but I also believe she is the product of war. She is what happens when you've had to fight for your life and watched your friends and comrades lose theirs. Her gem wasn't corrupted, but her mind was. </p><p>"I mean geez, bubbling Bismuth is one of the few clear-cut correct decisions made in this show. Steven's only other choice in that situation is to let Bismuth kill him." </p><p>I disagree. Steven isn't a weak, incapable child like he was in the beginning. He withstood attacks from Bismuth and defended himself. He even damaged Bismuth by throwing the statue back at her. He's half gem, I don't think he would have been killed by her. He could have poofed her, and instead of bubbling her, took her back to the Crystal Gems and allowed her to regenerate so that they could talk to each other. </p><p>It's not so black and white. </p><p>"I guess that makes him selfish though that he didn't do that." </p><p>You jumping to this kind of Godwin's Law tells me that the conversation is finished. As I said earlier, these kinds of extremes are the same as Tumblr's reactions. It makes you no better, espcially with your poorly made memes. </p><p>Cheers. </p>

<p>It's extreme to say people who try to murder children should be locked up? News to me. I'm also of the opinion that yes, expressing such a viewpoint actually is better than trying to rationalize the crime or blame the victim. There's a limit to the conventional "two sides to every story" argument, and its attempted application in this instance is a logical fallacy. The episode spells it out quite clearly. There's no ambiguity to Bismuth's attack on Steven. She chose to make it a "you or me" conflict, and she's facing the consequences for that choice. She's in that bubble because she tried to kill Steven, not because of some failure on any other character's part. </p>

<p>Why does everyone blame the brain? </p><p>A broken arm doesn't "make" you commit crime, why should the brain? </p><p>Both Rose and Bismuth erred in their actions. Dishonesty and revenge-fueled intent to harm. </p><p>The issue here is threatening to <i>harm </i>the writers of a show because of the <i>fiction</i> that they created. </p>

<p>I re-watched the episode, and Bismuth sounds really concerned when she says "wait- where is Rose?" Like she was worried Rose had been shattered.  </p>

<p>So I took a look at that image.  And...to be honest, the <i>only</i> common factor is that all of those bloggers thought Bismuth got a raw deal.  There's a <i>huge</i> difference between "this was handled badly" (the majority of those responses; and, especially in light of recent reveals, <i>a valid criticism</i>) and making death threats against the showrunners (and I doubt anyone's going to argue against <i>that</i> individual being wildly out of line).  And equating the two is hugely disingenuous. </p><p>But, y'know...since websites with thousands of users can apparently be considered in consensus now: that's Reddit for ya. </p>

<div class="quote"><i>Deist Zealot wrote:
So I took a look at that image.  And...to be honest, the <i>only</i> common factor is that all of those bloggers thought Bismuth got a raw deal.  There's a <i>huge</i> difference between "this was handled badly" (the majority of those responses; and, especially in light of recent reveals, <i>a valid criticism</i>) and making death threats against the showrunners (and I doubt anyone's going to argue against <i>that</i> individual being wildly out of line).  And equating the two is hugely disingenuous. <p>But, y'know...since websites with thousands of users can apparently be considered in consensus now: that's Reddit for ya. </p> </i></div>
<p>Wait what? Someone actually made a death threat against the writers because they did not like how the episode ended? That is pretty messed up and incredibly stupid at the same time. And for the whole handled badly argument, Bismuth was going to kill Steven if he did not poof her because she was beyond reasoning when she attacked him.... sigh. I love how people have passion for the show, but sometimes people do take it too far. </p>

<p>I don't understand why people hate rebbecca now.  I guess some people get a little too hyped.  </p> <div style="width:260px; height:50px; border:solid 6px orange; background:white; border-radius:35px; padding:0px">   <font style="color:orange; font-size:22px; margin: 15px;" face="pristina">~AndyToons~</font></div> 15:56, August 10, 2016 (UTC)

Actually I forgot that this was Tumblr's response. It make sense since for some reason most fans of any fandom on Tumblr seem to be very extreme for some reason. Seriously what is wrong with people on that site?