Well, I can only say so much before getting into spoilers, but they have their reasons. For starters, Steven is meant to be an atypical male protagonist who solves things in an innocent way most of the time, he’s meant to be more emotional and grounded a lot of the time while the other gems are combat-based and heavilly violent after thousands of years of war and battle. There’s quite a bit of reason behind Steven, Amethyst, and Pearl. Here it’s a more gradual process.Īnd Rob, if you used to collect rocks as a kid, you may be pleased to know that this show has inspired some new interest in rocks and gemstones. It’s not like most other shows where a power is introduced, hero has trouble controlling it, figures it out in one episode, and by next episode, hero is a master of it. I also like how Steven and the Gems deal with him trying to control his powers. I also found Steven himself a bit annoying at first but he grew on me very quickly. I think the first few episodes (this one in particular) was where they were still ironing out some of the kinks and finding the right voices for their characters.
It’s easily my favourite show on TV right now. But I kept hearing great stuff about it and how it kept getting better and better, so I gave it another shot, and I am really glad I did. I watched the first two episodes, and found them imaginative but kinda underwhelming so I moved on to something else. Steven Universe was a bit of a different experience for me. In regards to episode order, I would say about the first half of Season 1 you’re probably okay with watching them however you want, but from Mirror Gem and Ocean Gem on, it’s probably best to watch them in order. I didn’t think Doug was going to vlog these so this is a nice surprise!