I just realized that steven has apologized at least once in every episode of suf so far-
In Little Homeschool, he apologizes to Jasper for whatever his new power was even though it was an accident
In Guidance, he apologizes to Amethyst for messing up and taking over her idea
In Rose Buds, he apologizes to the Rose’s for making them feel like he didn’t like them even though he had every right to feel uncomfortable
And in Volleyball, he apologizes to the Pearls for making them go to the reef even though he wasn’t the one that made them go
He definitely has some sort of guilt complex.
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Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971) dir. Mel Stuart
I was thinking about why Rose Quartz/Pink Diamond is so hated.
The obvious answer is because of the horrible things she did.
But the other diamonds did horrible things too…worse things even.
Pink abandoned Spinel, which is wrong, but Spinel was planning to kill every living thing on Earth to spite the son of a person who was no longer even alive. Yet, no one talks about what a monster Spinel is.
So many Steven Universe characters have hurt people, but we forgive them and are happy to see them redeemed.
So why not Rose?
Then, it hit me: because Rose’s redemption arc is told to us in reverse.
The first time we see Rose is toward the end of her life when she is pregnant with Steven. We see her appreciation for life and how full of love she is for Greg and her future child. She’s willingly sacrificing herself to bring a new life into the world.
But then, we start learning who Rose used to be, all her mistakes, all the people she hurt.
The loving mother in Steven’s video becomes a distant memory.
For those of you who hate Rose, imagine her backstory unfolded a little differently for us.
We’re introduced to Pink Diamond: she’s spoiled, bratty, immature, irresponsible, and inconsiderate.
She throws temper tantrums when she doesn’t get her way.
Not exactly an endearing character, right?
But one day, her tantrum injure Pink Pearl, her best friend. From that day on, she keeps everything to herself. Now we see her dealing with a consequence of her bad behavior.
Then we see how she’s abused by the other diamonds. We start to sympathize with her.
We see her try to save Earth. We see her trying to do the right thing for once.
But it backfires horribly.
She spends the rest of her life trying to fix it, but she can’t.
She meets Greg. Here is where Rose has the most emotional growth as a character. She learns what is truly means to be a “real person.”
Finally, she grows such an appreciation for human life, that she decides to sacrifice her form to bring her son into the world.
The reason Rose is so much more controversial than other characters who have done problematic things is because her story is told in reverse, her redemption comes across as a fall from grace.
But there are plenty of characters who have a fall from grace who are still not as controversial as Rose. The reason why many people are less sympathetic to Rose is because we never see how Rose reacts to her mistakes. We never get much insight into how Rose feels about herself and the things she’s done. We get small hints:
For everyone who hates Rose, I get why. But I think we need to remember who she became instead of who she was.
I had to make a highlight reel of Pearl in A Very Special Episode. there was never any other option
people are always like “are you a morning person or a night person” and I’m just like buddy I’m barely even a person
Wild ass fandom moments
When we form a circle around ourselves, we are reminded that we carry with us an invisible boundary. No one enters that boundary but us. It’s our very own safe space, and we never ever have to leave it.
Sissy (2022) Directed by Hannah Barlow and Kane Senes
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