#ohhh gems-as-robots framing how i love you so much

[sevenines]

i wish steven universe went more into the watermelon stevens (said no one ever, but hear me out!) i wish they went more into how steven made a whole society and abandoned them, just like the diamonds do, just like rose did. and how it demonstrates that having such immense powers very easily leads to a disregard for life.

#steven universe #revisiting them in future would’ve been perfect! this is like #the most diamond thing he’s ever done #(though technically they did it with cactus steven but the watermelons are a whole group!!) #and now he’s left them behind and they absolutely idolize him #there’s so much wrapped up in the watermelon stevens you can go on forever #i wish more people would see escapism for the great episode it is because of this!! #but they are vessels for an infinite amount of topics #in escapism it’s how arguing about methodology (pacifism? violence?) truly does not matter to steven at this point #he’s about to face WHITE DIAMOND and he /could/ debate over whether he should ‘kill her’ or not (ugh) #but what matters most is getting the job done #and in change your mind’s case that was achieved through… changing your mind! #i also love the idea that the watermelon stevens tell the story of gemkind as a whole #steven banishes them to their own business and gives them one parting message #one goal to achieve #(to understand baby melon’s actions) #what if that’s what happened to the gems? they were made once but then abandoned with only one goal implanted in their minds #to carry out forever and ever? #(make more gems) #ohhh gems-as-robots framing how i love you so much #also just to toss that in here it’s fun to think abt the watermelons as an invasive species (which is steven’s va zach’s interpretation) #just like how the gems are invasive to earth!