Hi ~

ohh yes, I definitely get vibes of Metropolis from it, and absolutely with the classic cartoons. Old school black and white animation is definitely an influence of the crewniverse (Rebecca straight up says its a big influence for her at the SDCC 2018 panel, and has said so many times in interviews before) so that’s definitely part of what it’s drawing from. Also, just as a general rule, the vast majority of people I know who are seriously into making movies/TV, particularly with a sci-fi bent, have cited some inspiration from Metropolis.

Also, @thechekhov mentioned how the visual style of White’s room and the glow is very similar to how old black and white footage looks (and generally, the older the source or the poorer the quality, the brighter the bloom on the white)

Also, a couple screencaps I found for Metropolis really stuck out to me.

Pink wants a colony? Fine. She can get a colony.

Pink’s weird new form wants help healing a corrupted gem? It’s Yellow who first agrees to help.

Pink’s weird new form is really upset that the healing didn’t stick? Yellow suggests that they might need White Diamond, even though she is afraid of White.

White Diamond might not be happy about the rebellion and the past 6000 years? Yellow offers to take on the brunt of White Diamond’s wrath.

The flashlight queen

I still can’t believe we actually saw White Diamond. I wasn’t ready!

THIS IDEA HAS BEEN BUZZING INSIDE MY BRAIN NON STOP, HOLY SHIT SHUT UP ALREADY.

Look at all these dorks.

BONUS

[Transcription: Panel 1, YD: Ha! Those were good times. Panel 2, BD: We were way too visceral back then. Panel 3, YD: “Were”? Speak for yourself, Blue. Panel 4, YD: I still can and WILL throw my entire army at whoever it’s trying to take the front seat from me.]

all i wanna do

is make sure you live through

Pearl don’t take shit from no one!