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Steven Universe
Jul. 9th, 2015 11:38 amIf you've been seeing pictures of brightly-coloured gem-ladies all over the place, and haven't known what's going on... allow me to welcome you to the world of Steven Universe.
Yes, it's a cartoon for kids with simple 10-12 minute episodes. It's also queer and complex and sneaks up on you with that; for example, those gem-ladies? Actually non-binary shape-shifting geological-concept-aliens (think Sapphire & Steel) who just happen to be taking human-ish form and using she/her pronouns at the moment.
It also (IMWO) has good & varied representation of characters of colour, and all three main gems are voiced by actors of colour.
Occasionally, there are songs.
Sometimes, I find myself having major feels about a minor background character.
And the ARC PLOT. So carefully slow-built and foreshadowed.
But today, I want to talk about an aspect of the alien society that's been resonating with me and sending my thoughts off in all sorts of directions -- gem fusion.
( spoilers )
And I'm going to have to end my analysis-post prematurely, as I appear to be crying over fictional characters again. Further discussion massively welcomed in comments!
Yes, it's a cartoon for kids with simple 10-12 minute episodes. It's also queer and complex and sneaks up on you with that; for example, those gem-ladies? Actually non-binary shape-shifting geological-concept-aliens (think Sapphire & Steel) who just happen to be taking human-ish form and using she/her pronouns at the moment.
It also (IMWO) has good & varied representation of characters of colour, and all three main gems are voiced by actors of colour.
Occasionally, there are songs.
Sometimes, I find myself having major feels about a minor background character.
And the ARC PLOT. So carefully slow-built and foreshadowed.
But today, I want to talk about an aspect of the alien society that's been resonating with me and sending my thoughts off in all sorts of directions -- gem fusion.
( spoilers )
And I'm going to have to end my analysis-post prematurely, as I appear to be crying over fictional characters again. Further discussion massively welcomed in comments!