Reunited

<p>So I'm a little late since reunited happened ages ago but I just wanted to show my takes on how all the fusions would look if they were formed during this episode : (sorry if it's ugly, I just started digital drawing and I still color like a 5yrs old ^^) </p> <figure class="article-thumb tright show-info-icon" style="width: 180px"> <figcaption> </figcaption></figure><figure class="article-thumb tleft show-info-icon" style="width: 180px"> <figcaption> </figcaption></figure><figure class="article-thumb tright show-info-icon" style="width: 180px"> <figcaption> </figcaption></figure><figure class="article-thumb tleft show-info-icon" style="width: 180px"> <figcaption> </figcaption></figure><figure class="article-thumb tleft show-info-icon" style="width: 180px"> <figcaption> </figcaption></figure><figure class="article-thumb tright show-info-icon" style="width: 180px"> <figcaption> </figcaption></figure><figure class="article-thumb tleft show-info-icon" style="width: 180px"> <figcaption> </figcaption></figure>

Where is it mentioned that the events of Reunited took place 8 months after Steven's birthday? Does that make Ruby and Sapphire's wedding date April 15? That would be 8 months after Stevens Bday

<p>This is the first time we see a Diamond in a proper fight and they are certainly deserving of their goddess-like status. In the fight against Blue Diamond, she; </p>

• Instantly defeated Alexandrite with weaponized sadness.
• Has a barn dropped on her.
• Gets attacked and stomped on multiple times.
• Tanks a flurry of attacks from every upgraded Crystal Gem (and Lion).
• Gets squashed by her own ship.

<p>And yet, when Yellow Diamond rips out of her ship and picks up the blue finger with one hand (which are feats by themselves), she was still unpoofed! </p><p>I'm certain that if the Cluster didn't destroy the ship, the team could have likely succeeded in defeating Blue (especially if they reformed Alex while Blue was distracted) as they were almost untouched and Blue was knocked onto her knees. Yellow Diamond though would have been near-impossible due to her One-hit-'KO' ability and absurd strength. Those are my thoughts. What do you reckon could defeat the Diamonds? </p>

<p>I want to discuss something that happened in "Reunited", so if you haven't seen the episode, you have been warned! </p><p>So if you're reading to this point, you all probably remember how in "Reunited", Yellow Diamond stomped on Steven, and he entered some kind of astral plane where he could communicate with others through their minds. </p><p>We know what it LOOKED like, but I want to talk about is WHAT happened to Steven. Was this his equivalent of "poofing", did he die, was this experience due to another gem power, similar to when he contacted Lapis in his sleep? Share your opinions. So, since I'm here, I may as well go first: let me share what I've been thinking may have happened. </p><p>I am convinced that Steven temporarily died or nearly died to the point of having an out-of-body or near-death experience. All the clues are there. We have him first not knowing he's dead, sitting up out of his body, and seeing his body there. Nobody sees him, but he can see them. Just like all the ghost movies! Though not once was the word "dead" mentioned. But this is nothing new. When Lars' died on-screen in "Off Colors", they still avoided directly mentioning death in relation to Lars until "Lars of the Stars". I think this is the writers playing it safe, because this show airs on a channel for children. In "Reunited", I see them again hinting at death but never mentioning it directly, with statements like "protect my body while I'm gone" and "I think this is a classic phsycic ghost-type situation" (I'm working by memory, so these may not be the exact quotes, but you can check). Steven's Gem halve most likely would have been poofed by such a powerful attack, and his human halve probably would have taken the rest of the impact, most likely stopping his bodily functions. No human could, logically, be ok after that (once again, this show is actually normally realistic with how fragile humans are, more so than most cartoons). </p><p>So, I think Steven was temporarily a ghost until his gem halve could reform in him to keep him alive/recessitate him (maybe also heal his injuries after the fact). The reformation would have probably happened around the time Steven used his aura, when his gem started to glow as well; we know gems always glow when reforming. This bought Steven just enough time to channel his aura before returning to his body. So this mind communication power would not be a gem ability, but simply a "ghost ability", and the only thing that was probably due to him being a gem would be the aura and aura channeling ability. </p><p>
I'm being so wordy again!! I'm sorry, I tried to abridge. It's your turn. oU_Uo What do you think happened to Steven when Yellow attacked him? Was this a mind-violating Diamond power? Does this always happen when he poofs? Do you think he had a OOB/NDE? Other comments, thoughts, theories... </p>