Spoiler: Bubbled Gee, way to freak me right the fuck out! I have a... thing... about the whole "drifting helplessly in space forever" thing. Especially since as far as we've seen Gems are functionally immortal, barring violence or incident, so it would really be forever. I... kind of had to pause the ep a couple of times. So not looking for the Rubies feels significantly worse, to me, than shattering someone. But that might just be me? idk.
Spoiler: Live reactions! Wow she stopped him dead. ...she has a point. steven you are gonna run out of air... space sure is pretty,though hee i love eyeball steven what are you trying to prove I mean she is a ruby so she's tough though they're never that dense heee but wow they must be really far out... I guess Lapis could still fly out and OH NO BIG BUBBLE ---oooh useful steven just lick your hand steven now she's gonna try and kill you now tiny knife? yeah steven you should've seen this coming 'they're gonna give me my own pearl' oh no, poor ruby Souh. Lapis can fly through space... !!!!! awwww
dsjkfjskl;ad;lkjkjldsfkjl AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH Spoiler: bubbled :/ fucking hell that was a heavy episode - although it was nice to see that all Rubies stress out in the same way. Eyeball's 'accent' got so much stronger when she was frustrated :/
Spoiler Same! But if Lapis can fly all the way back to Homeworld, or at least a place where she can warp to Homeworld, maybe there's a way the Rubies can be rescued. Those goobers don't deserve to float aimlessly in space until they die. I'm honestly a little annoyed that they never really posed a huge threat to the crystal gems like Lapis or Peridot did, Steven says sorry for opening the air lock, but then they make no attempt to rescue them?
Spoiler: Bubbled I think it's too soon to fuss about the CGs not rescuing the rubies. Their first priority is naturally going to be Steven, who they just rescued. They haven't had time to go looking for anyone else!
Spoiler: finally watching Back To The Moon Tag yourself, which kind of secondhand embarrassment are you? I'm Pearl, facepalming because things that absolutely shouldn't work are working anyway. "aww, curses. I can't believe we've been caught! And by none other than Jasper. I'm so cross over it" Garnet, I love how much better your lies are when you haven't literally just picked up the phone... but still. :') "Do what you want! I'll never talk." "Heh, I wish." Amethyyyyyst that coming so shortly after you kinda slapped Pearl's ass out there...<3< And of course the secondhand embarrassment of a ruse with inadequate preparation comes back. Cries. No making an excuse for why not to have one of the Rubies send them to the moon? Oh noooooo eyeball Ruby senpai isn't favoring another gem over you.............. "And bam!! One of Pink Diamond's very own Quartz soldiers started a rebellion, and took it too far" now that's interesting Ruby seems to understand and accept that sometimes rebellions happen... but there's some shit you just don't do. ...and of course Garnet looking worried and Pearl looking ashamed?distraught? at Steven's disbelief, because he's been told so much about his mother's kindness, and so so little about her military decisions. ....and of course Amethyst reverts while the rubies are talking, instead of giving an "i'm sure you can guard the prisoners, I'm going to check around for... something." and running off. Tired out. oh my god you precious grizzled veteran you i really want to see a recovering!Jasper meet you someday annnnnd you guys just hang around celebrating, then get distracted by Steven's gazing at the representation, before the rubies actually take off. welp. guess i see why big ruby's gonna come out to play aaaand they nearly had it, but the one who grabbed him had quick thinking reflexes. take at least one down with you. Spoiler: Bubbled Snrrrk, "there's a satellite right there" I'm so glad to see that desperation let him extend the bubble like that Steven, don't claim to actually be Rose, Eyeball might just try to kill you. Again. "Noooo please don't take my gem--! Wait. What would even happen to me?" thank you for wondering that, we've been wondering that for ages wait no noooo the rubies :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :(
Spoiler: Ok, i can accept that Rose Quartz explanation. :3 But god dammit, even despite it's tin foil hattiness, I'm still thinking something is there. I'm at the point where I'm not betting money on it, but it's still kinda set aside in the corner for me to fondle after more proof is released or until it gets 100% shattered. (note, i havent seen bubbled yet) ALSO I saw THIS combination rose is PD and PD is Lion theory and it made me laugh because it was silly, and yet, sorta plausible at the same time... despite the uh, implications this could suggest!
Spoiler: Rubes I'm really glad they keep making adorable sympathetic Homeworld gems talk about wanting their very own purse dog gem. 'S kinda nice, how they don't go the "niceman has the Correct political opinions even tho it makes no sense given where she came from and her general temperament" route. Then again, that's usually more of a fanwork thing.
Spoiler Also, christ, Eyegem is the absolute best gem. I never even realized how much I needed a tiny mush voiced grizzled war vet who cries when her Sempai notices another girl and then goes on to call her "hot stuff" a few minutes later like sge wasn't just heartbroken. Fuckin, she called "Jasp" a hot chunk of quartz, i love her. Is this a spoiler?? Oh well. Just in case.
sooo these reactions are pretty raw and incoherent, i might need to take a break from watching this show for a while. we'll see how i feel tomorrow. Spoiler: b ubbled live reactionms oh god oh god i totally forgot about my fear of being stuck in open space i feel sick i dunno if i can watch this ok im watching it eyeball is making it a little better hes not alone anymore and shes being silly hhhhhh why did they do a wideshot noooooo pls stop doing wideshots i get that space is pretty but pls 'cmon im right by a satellite' hehehe wow being scared shitless really heightens your emotions im damn near crying at eyeball's story 'right, and i have two eyeballs, WHICH I DONT' i love gem sarcasm NOOO ASTEROID FIELD OH MY GOD DONT TEASE ME LIKE THAT im fucking crying why did this happen shes cracked this is not fair now hes alone again and the ruby is dead HE SAVED HER HALLELUJAH she got smaller ok pls stop reminding me about your predicament im trying really hard to focus on dialogue and not the space bit and every time you say something about it i get this sharp stab of fear. pls. no no no no no no no no no STOP STOP STOP *high pitched screaming* ... steven doesn't need to breathe. this proves it. there was no air to trap when he reformed his bubble, its all in his mind aaand im crying again. i hate this this episode sucks my hands are shaking thank god, they found him.
Posting this here first because I have to wait until the ep airs properly to feel okay with posting it on tumblr: Spoiler: bubbled spoilers, kinda My husband: Okay, so tell me if this is funny or not - that image of Eyeball with a single tear, made grayscale, with the text 'nice gems finish last' over it. Me: ... oh my god. XD disclaimer: we love the rubies but OH MY GOD EYEBALL IN THAT EPISODE WAS CREEPY
