I made sure of that. So there you have it. The show's entire narrative is cast in a completely different light by this reveal, and Steven, Garnet, and Amethyst are suitably shocked. Instead, they were so enraged by her apparent death that they corrupted every gem on Earth and tried to destroy Earth itself with the Cluster in retaliation. And you know, I kind of feel bad for ever doubting that the Crewniverse could make it work. Instead it was all a lie.
It made so much sense to me. Lapis seems to live her life as the perfect representation of someone who has had a number of bad experienced which has left lasting damage. Past Pearl: This will change everything. Are you upset about the whole missing phone situation too? Pearl likely saw all her friends celebrating before they were annihilated right before her eyes. All that being said, I love what this reveal has already done for the characters and the way I see the world building. I want to live here with you. Pink faked her death to assume the identity of Rose Quartz.
Steven You remember how shattered Pink Diamond? Steven Why can't you just talk to me about this? We'll both finally be free. So instead of speaking to Steven about it, she sends him inside her gem in order to show him. Amethyst You should get a case for that thing. Even if the Sapphires were on the lookout for rebels attempting a , a by the murder victim and her personal servant would have caught them by surprise. How could you just leave Garnet, and Amethyst and Pearl, and Dad? I'm going to lose her! And we knew she had deep pain, but we didn't know just how deep. It felt truly unsettling, and thinking back on what we know of Pink Diamond only increases the unease.
Steven Pearl, I'm ready to talk! This reveal also reveals that Steven is half-Diamond, not half-Quartz. Flashes to the battlefield, where Garnet and Pearl fight other gems. We can end it all right here, right now. Another mis-conception on her part. Rose We can leave our old lives behind. I can bring you back out once you find what you're looking for.
It speaks well of the show that even after five years, one episode can spawn so much discussion. Steven: I finally know the truth. Now there's no colony, and there's gonna be no Earth, so thank you Rose Quartz, you doomed the planet! Pearl: What was she thinking?! And that's why I'm here, isn't it? Steven shocked Mom was Pink Diamond. This episode received critical acclaim for 's performance as Pearl, the quality of the artwork, and the structure of the episode's story, as well the significance of the plot twist for the broader narrative of the series. To bridge this distance, what will he have to sacrifice? Rose is seen shape shifting back into her original form, with Pearl traveling behind, sword in hand. But somewhere in the middle of S4, I started second guessing it. Pearl takes the flower, and puts it in her hair.
That's why I get to be surface, and they have to be put away. Steven Is A Diamond Explains a lot actually. Steven appears on the ground and mallow flowers surround the darkened area. The newest episodes show a Pearl who still has many regrets, but maybe not one reliving every awful moment that ever happened to her. Subscribe for updated videos like this when new ending themes air! But even though it wasn't a whole-body shapeshift, holding a shift for long isn't something most gems can do, and even Amethyst couldn't last longer than a few hours. I want to live here with human beings! One is a shot of Pearl and a pregnant Rose, and the other is of Garnet and Amethyst comforting Pearl, presumably after Rose became Steven.
I got used to the idea that she was like Rey: a nobody rather than secret royalty on the run. Is it stuck in there or something? I am very good at compartmentalizing things. Wrongful Imprisonment A small note but it is worth bringing up. Pearl What am I going to do when she disappears? Steven reminisces about what he knows so far about Pink Diamond just as Amethyst and Pearl enter the house; Amethyst is certainly puzzled about why Pearl only uses her phone to tell time. Thus givings us subtle clue to the reveal of who Pearl was made for. As Pink Diamond leaves the palanquin, Pearl turns to Steven and gives him the missing cell phone.
Just, only after she died and created an entirely new life. More than the others, Pearl has always been trapped in the past. Pearl shapeshifts into Rose in front of him, and takes the sword, heading outside. Steven texts Pearl that he found the phone. Diamonds are extremely tough, and he turns out to be Half-Diamond. They planned to of their original identities, free the Earth, and. Or she left it on the dresser or dropped it in the toilet.
So, in a round-about sort of way, Rose did become that inspirational, aspirational figure she saw herself as and presented herself as. A shocked Steven gasps at Pearl, who turns and looks at him. Pearl shouting Ah yes, the phone case, thank you Amethyst! Pearl is seen with the Crystal Gems at the temple being comforted. Pearl Oh, you don't want to go back where they are. They don't know what to do without you! Lapis has been using Gem technology to watch Earth.