★STARSEED

I don’t understand how people can just “move on to a new obsession” as soon as a show they were watching that they loved ends. Like, if I really liked and enjoyed something I’m gonna cling to that bitch for a long time until I’ve siphoned every last bit of enjoyment out of it I can get, and then I’ll let it rest on the sidelines without ever completely letting it go, and I’ll occasionally go back to enjoy it again from the top every once in a while. But I ain’t interested in moving on to something new right away, I wanna bask, I wanna linger. I ain’t abandoning my current interest on a moment’s notice just because it ended, I’ve jumped into fandoms that ended before I even got there and thoroughly enjoyed them for years. Get these posts about new cartoon shows I can “move on to” outta my face and allow me to continue to enjoy what I’m currently into in my own time.

media is pretend and not real but sometimes the way people mischaracterize my favorite pretend little dudes makes me feel very real rage

ALSO one of the main Thesis Points™ of steven universe is the fact that even good people have the capacity to lash out and hurt others when they’re confused, or when their pain is overwhelming them, or when they’ve been raised to not know anything else (obviously the main ones that come to mind are ‘redeemed’ characters like lapis, peridot, and bismuth. but literally every main character has gone through this, sometimes a Lot) and how showing a little compassion while still being able to draw the line and defend yourself can go a long way. so like, emphasizing that even our kind sweet steven is not exempt from this, that his pain can overwhelm him too, would just be *chef’s kiss* for the narrative. the final ‘boss’ would be defeated by love and kindness and communication, just like they always are. but instead of feeling like a re-hash, it would be an earned and poignant affirmation of what the show is all about

i made this post 5 months ago, before the first ep of suf even came out and i cannot believe how on the mark i was, holy shit