Steven Universe Season 2 Episode 7 & 8 Group Reaction | Keeping it Together / We Need To Talk
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Steven Universe Season 2 Episode 7 & 8 Group Reaction | Keeping it Together / We Need To Talk
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Fusion can happen with all types of relationships, Platonic, Familial, Romantic, Toxic. It's not strictly romantic!
Friendship
Isnt platonic and romantic the same?
@@patrickkh1245 no, it's friendship????
@@patrickkh1245platonic love means non-romantic and non-sexual love, aka familial love and friendships
Fusion is relationship-ial
Man, Steven's "human beings" while sitting aside on his lonesome still hurts a bit.
To me, those are the little bits that made SU:Future really believable. The poor kid bottled up a lot of trauma, didn't he?
Yup, he really has no one to relate to.
@@vicentematias763 Yeah, in hindsight it didn't come out completely out of nowhere. It juts... hit too suddenly and all at once?
@@DeathKitta yeah it seemed like for a long time Steven was just in survival mode and put himself on the back burner for everyone else. that's why to this day i still love the joy ride episode, bc that was the one time others were there for Steven. he didnt get that enough. after he didnt need to be in survival mode anymore, he was finally forced to deal with everything he set aside
@@DeathKittaIsn’t that how it happens in real life?
The fact that Greg and Rose's failed attempt at fusing is what sparked them to have actual conversation about how their relationship will work and how afraid they are of the situation, while also making the gems realize Rose may be changing because of this one human who tried and failed at doing a gem thing is so poetic in a way. This story could have ended so tragically, but the last thing we see is just them smiling and dancing. Whatever and however they're gonna make the relationship work, they will find a way.
It's kind of sad to think though that all the previous humans Rose had a relationship with were more like little fun playthings. Greg is the first one who made her think more of it.
Life finds a way...?
@@DeathKittaRose did never think of them as equal. But I like to think it like flings, non-committal relationships, maybe her other human lovers were content with her free willed spirits, at the very least
In regards to Greg and Steven fusing, I think it's important to note that fusion is not strictly for those in a romantic relationship, but also for two or more people who are close enough to do so (Stevonnie) or need to do so (like Opal or Alexandrite).
Yeah that's what 'We need to talk' is all about. And Garnet's song. Fusion is conversation. A relationship. Any relationship.
@@DeathKitta but then you have one storyboard artist saying that Peridot is asexual and aromatic and that's why she doesn't fuse
@@artist0154 and they are a dumbass. like not even a question.
i don't mind peridot being aroace but this has nothing to do with fusion.
she most likely *can't* fuse just like how she can't shapeshift.
@@artist0154 Yeah that's kinda dumb to be honest
Also it happens in the movie (the movie takes place in between steven universe and steven universe future)
Peridot wasn't the one fusing the gem shards... If you've noticed on this and other episodes, she's just checking in the status of the experiments... Notice Peridot uses those words and Garnet says "So this is what Homeworld thinks of fusion!"; ergo, this was something that was above Peridot's ranking.
yeah they were incubating. she tried to check on them remotely via spaceskype before, with the bongo bongo hands, but the CGs smashed those, as well as her skype
Yeah she even said some of them came up earlier.
@@proclarushtaonasat and them too.
16:00
The reason why Rose got pregnant is because she shapeshifted her form to have a womb, the same way Amethyst shapeshift her form to have a stomach and other human organs to eat
there was a theory that
Rose died because she kept her form shapeshifted for 9 month straight.
@@DeathKitta I mean, that might hurt a lot
During the ribellion maybe she might have been holding Rose form for even longer times
@@Sans0328 just a theory of 'why' it happened xD
@@DeathKitta Perhaps her form was so used to the new form that in the moment she tried to shapeshift back her form couldn't hold it and she poofed but the moment she poofed Steven took over
@@DeathKittaconsidering how powerful rose truly was, shape-shifting like that would be childs play
I mean the shards are essentially the disassembled corpses of their friends and comrades being Frankensteined into living weapons. Not only that it’s using an extremely personal symbol of love and connection for Garnet to do this.
I remember the first time seeing Garnet's reaction, it was gut wrenching. Like it's an insult to everything she is and cares about, a desecration so completely tailored towards her.
i love that the forced fusion also, in a way, feels like a conversation about consent. in an appropriate form that kids can understand. fusion is all about both parties (or all parties if multiple gems involved) agreeing to join together. in garnet's case, her fusion is literally a relationship. in the season 1 finale where jasper and lapis fused, we could see them barely holding together and garnet commented that "those two are really bad for each other" furthering the metaphor of fusions representing relationships. how pushing individuals together without them wanting to be is Not fusion, it's just disgusting.
and yeah, it's so wild to see garnet freeze up and just stare in horror. it definitely leaves an impact, and emphasizes the weight of the situation.
i write this comment and then the very next episode they're questioning whether fusion = sex as in if greg and rose fused to make steven 😂 so glad they're enjoying greg's character though.
(this comment wasnt meant to like laugh at them for that guess, i think it was a really good theory, i just thought it was funny that we were kind of on the same wavelength about the general theme)
@@kiwiparfaits
To be fair we never got a real answer to Steven’s conception outside of Rose giving up her form. Given it’s supposed to be a kids show and all haha.
@@erickchristensen746 we got an answer outside of the show, she apparently made a fake womb
An additional horror of the frankengems (and cracking/shattering in general) is that the stones are a gem's *mind*. The frankengems weren't fusions, they were welded together.
If you have seen castlevania it's pretty much what happens to dracula and his wife and that was the plan of a being that fed off death and was trying to create the greatest engine of death imaginable.
greg is genuinely one of my favourite characters in the whole show - he's SO cool
Between Greg and Sanji, i love characters that can make kindness look cool af.
@@vicentematias763 Except Greg actually got laid
@@mmangalisomasinga432 Do not be mean to the cook XD
@@mmangalisomasinga432 Hey! You never know at the end of OP
I've always thought that the way Rose talks to Greg in this episode, just laughing at his comments and saying things like "Oh you're so funny!" and added to the question of "This is not how it works?" represent what she has learned about human relationships and trying to copy them. My theory is that she's mimicking what she saw humans do in the past, and since she's seen and treated as a woman by human standards in the past she was probably subjected to the type of human dynamics in which the woman just has to laugh, flirt and smile for a relationship to work. But now with Greg, she starts to learn she has to be her own person, be an equal to him and add her own part for this to work between them. It's a subtle but nice way to show a change in her perspective of human relationships and how they're kept.
And this why pearl have that weird reaction when Steven and connie first fuse
Not really
Nah, it's rather steven fusing with an organic being
Porque le recordó a cuando Greg empezó a estar más con Rose? ?
No entendí.
Spoiler?
I think it’s interesting that Garnet (Ruby) says “This is punishment for the rebellion” and Garnet (Sapphire) “it’s not *our* fault” bc in both ways this did happen directly because of Garnet. Garnet was the first time Homeworld had seen fusions with two different Gems. Who else would they use to try to recreate it other than the gems of your enemies?
I think that the roles in that dialogue are actually the other way around, sapphire is kinda more pessimistic about all that war stuff
Isn't this a spoiler?
@@Luzifer26 the 'punishement' line sounds angry, like Ruby.
@@DeathKitta is this a spoiler? I was pretty sure they knew garnet is a fusion and the forced fusions are revealed in this episode. I don’t think I spoiled anything but lmk
@@Luzifer26 I just went based off of how the voices sound. One sounds angry and the other sounds sadder. So I assumed ruby (angry) and sapphire (sad). I’m not about to fight over it, it was just an observation
Fun Fact: Peridot is surprisingly durable.
Remember that 😉
I think I remember someone saying that actual Peridots are very Durable
@@thebiggesttree74its peridot who said that
@@ilikepotatos5891 I don’t remember the account name but I do recall hearing that
About 6,5-7 on the mohs durability scale
4:34 garnet isnt the calm one, that is 100% sapphire quality. Ruby is an eternal flame baby!
Garnet is the both one because she's a Fusion
As Garnet said, "I am the fury, I am the patience"
dead gems being pieced together like that is actually insane
Its not mentioned in the show but a creators statement says that in order to conceive steven, rose had to shapeshift female reproductive organs.
Oh man I’m kind of dreading the Cry For Help arc now lol… those episodes depend on having at least a little sympathy for Pearl built up. Watching these guys react to it is going to be… an experience.
Oh God they’re gonna hate pearl so much more in the coming episodes 😭😩
Wait which eps are coming? 😭
can you remind me? (expect spoilers ahead in comments)
SPOILERS: what’s really sad about the gem fragments is that garnet was the first different fusion seen, which means that she was what probably inspired these gems to be force fused, which is probably why she said “it’s not our fault”
Keeping it Together has to be the first episode that got me legit creeped out when it came out, that entire corrupted fusion part was pure nightmare fuel.
We need to Talk on the other way looking back at it is a legit underrated episode, even back then I barely saw people talking about it but watching you guys react to it made me see how good of an episode is, these last 2 reactions have at least 3 episodes that I consider extremely top tier and big reasons as of why S2 is my favorite season of the show. Great reaction as always
Keeping It Together tells you, if there was the slightest doubt before, even after The Return/Jailbreak, about what kind of opponents the Crystal Gems (and Earth in general) are dealing with. Garnet's horrified reaction is understandable, it would be like GIs in 1944 facing Frankenstein zombie soldiers reanimated by the Nazis from the bodies of their dead buddies.
We Need To Talk is a particularly good example of SU's morality play format, one that hopefully leaves a positive impression on younger viewers about the importance of communication, but without being preachy. I also like the irony of Pearl's action...her attempt to convince Greg that he meant nothing to Rose except as a play toy backfired as it encouraged Greg to up his game and eventually win Rose's respect and love. Greg was visibly dismayed by Rose's patronizing lyrics, and before Pearl stepped in to fuse with Rose and try to throw this in Greg's face, he might have conceived second thoughts about his relationship with Rose and leave Pearl the victor.
If you knew of SU only from the first episodes, or memes on the internet, you would never know how the series changed from the adventures of a goofy kid caught up in a world of magic, to one that asks questions about whether there are things worth fighting--and maybe dying--for. SU isn't grimdark, but it often gets pretty dark.
I think gems wear clothes cuz it's their uniform (on homeworld). Like the outfit they wear shows their rank as well as their diamond. You probably already came to this assumption as well considering how far ahead you are on patreon lol but when you mentioned that, it got me thinking
To put things into perspective these gem shard fusions are the equivalent of the human centipede. They are baisically just stiching jems together. That is terryfying.
If we did get a Greg Steven fusion, it would 100% have to be called steg, can't changey mind
Have you not seen the Steven Universe Movie?
@@erickchristensen746 delete comment cuz otherwise your spoiling
@@erickchristensen746 y'know we kinda DONT wanna spoil all the cool things in the movie so how about u delete that little girl
@erickchristensen746 dude, were acting like we don't know so they don't get spoiled, delete your comment
@@erickchristensen746 delete comment pls it’s spoiling such a good thing
Oh these episodes are so good imo
- "Keeping It Together" is horrifying isn’t it & fun fact the scene of Garnet's horrified reaction shot art style is similar to the dramatic reaction shots from 1970s & 80s anime
- Rose & Pearl’s fusion is called Rainbow Quartz which is associated with hope and optimism, & her outfit closely resembles the 80s - 90s dancing /workout outfit
- Notice the eyes of the fusion monster relooks like the ones from the Sahaquiel from Evangelion or the Antibody Coralians from Eureka Seven
5:42
That is the most horrifying gem creation I've ever watched. This really gave me nightmares
😨😨😨😱😱😱
The reason the crystal gems look like they're wearing clothing is because they've purposefully selected their form to mimic human clothing of the time period they are currently in. Pearl's clothings are supposed to be slightly in the past, amethysts in the present and garnets in the future in terms of aesthetic. This is why amethyst looks like a purple human the most out of the gems, her aesthetic is just that
Pearl stays hating on greg lol
"Do you guys think Steven and Greg will fuse?"
"No"
"I don't want that"
Steg reaction: "THE HAIR! THE RIZZ!"
Thinking about it now pearl's over protectiveness over steven makes more sense now. As to why she hesitates bringing steven in dangerous missions
I regret to inform you that, its canon that rose SHAPESHIFTED A WOMB to be able to have Steven, the rest is a mystery.
Garnets playing a keytar cause its a fusion of two instruments
Well we all know what's coming next week
I love how they said that greg fusing with steven would be a little weird (I know why). In the spinel movie, when they actually saw them fused, they were simping 😆 (I did too)
Oh my i can't believe they almost predicted one of the scenes in the Steven universe movie 😂😂
That of the fragments stuck together, or gem mutants, as they will be refered in the future, is a really terrifying concept, like a frankenstein kind of stuff. That scene honestly gives me the chills.
For Garnet is especially painful because she basically created the concept of fusion with different gems. She sees it as a relation, both sides have to agree and don't be forced into it if they don't want to. That forced fusion goes against everything she knows, believes and feels about fusion.
2:23 the clothing argument is summarized easily
Look at the Pokémon Gardevior. Is the Pokémon wearing clothes? No. The dress is part of its body and therefor looks like clothing but is not clothing.
Same for Machamp. They appear to wear undergarments and a belt. But the belt and garments are part of the pokemons physical body. Not anything removable or cloth material.
Therefor Gems don’t wear clothing, they have clothing like appearances. Unless they specifically put on clothing they aren’t wearing clothes
I love that they say "this is my favorite episode" every time they see a new one JAJDKAJSKAJS
when you look at it. Steven is a fusion of Greg and Rose☺️
12:20 He got the *Crystal Gems* in a *Rock* band
God, Steven's "human beings" _hurts._ It's moments like these that remind me, that Steven really is an anomaly in his world. And this time it's not about others not knowing how to care for Steven, but the inherent loneliness of being the only hybrid to exist. Everyone expecting you to be the best of both worlds, while you feel you'll never fully fit in either of those worlds.
16:07 Rizzmaster Greg gonna get himself some Gemussy tonight.
Comments are acting as if it’s rare and heartless to be annoyed at Pearl during this era. Remember y’all they don’t know the full story while we viewers do. I was annoyed by Pearl around this season too but gradually started to like her again. They may do the same if you just let them watch it like the rest of us did 🤷🏻♀️
On the topic of gems having babies, we know that when gems are formed in the ground they take life energy from earth which is why the kindergarten looks so dead, so what if that is why Rose disappeared, stevens Gem side had to absorb life energy but he wasn't made in the ground like the others so he had to absorb Roses life energy
Basically fusion gotta be consentual at the very least. Lapis entered a toxic relationship, but she chose to- still not healthy but better than being broken apart and forced together like the shards
11:48 As it turns out... They did. In a movie!
13:18 the homeworld gems were mostly just conquers, the crystal gems are the most successful rebel group
And they were crystal gems, they knew those people
Gaddamn I love this show
What's funny is in the episode Marble Madness. Peridot was pulling out the columns to check on the forced fusions. Had Steven not ran up to talk to peridot they would have seen the forced fusions earlier.
Death for a Gem, or "Shattering..." isn't death...
It's so much worse.
It's pieces of an immortal, sentient being, broken apart, mind broken too, yearning forever for nothing more than to become whole again. In vain.
However cool it might seem to BE a Gem, this inevitable fate will certainly visit them all eventually. A fate that can readily be equated to as hellish as anything conjured by a religion.
Since it's a kids show they've always been coy about how a gem and human reproduction works, remember, there's never been anything like Steven before.
IM SO EXCITED FOR PEARL'S LORE AAAAAAAAAA
I love how every episode is their new favorite one.
Ah, s2ep7. The ep in which we finally see what Homeworld really is capable of. U gotta realise though, it's not just abt desecrating the "bodies" of those deceased gems, it's abt leaving them with no choice even after their death. It's abt the empire punishing those who rebelled against it by taking away everything they valued from them. Forever. This is a theme of choice, or rather lack of it, 1 of the big themes of SU and 1 of the things that makes Homeworld (and any empire in general) so awful even for those who belong to it. U either conform to everything the Empire demands, or suffer. Forever. Become a symbol of despair in the name of Homeworld perfection. Chilling. As for s2ep8, it's really interesting, because u see just how confused Rose was in her relationship with Greg. She didn't even consider it smth serious at 1st, but he did. And it's his conviction that makes Rose truly fall in love with him. As for Pearl, u gotta remember she gave her whole life to Rose and based her whole self-esteem on Rose, so of course she's gonna be clingey. Is it healthy? No. Is it understandable? Yes.
Hehehe, the pieces are falling together one by one,
Also, by the way, it’s been pretty apparent, that Fusion in this Show, has been an Allegory for Relationships, in general, not just the Romantic kind, that has been a common misconception by the a part of the Fandom.
Steven greg fusion- steg has entered the chat
i can't believe they predicted that so early
There's some cool and weird fusions in this show 🧍🏽♀️
idk why people think Jasper forced Lapis to fuse. she tried to use her pain to fuel her anger towards the crystal gems, but she stood there and WAITED for Lapis to give her answer. i think if Lapis said no, then Jasper would've lumped her in with the crystal gems and try to fight her, but idk that for sure either bc Jasper was weakened by her fight with Garnet
11:48 - 11:52 Well… about that.😂 I am so watching the movie reaction after this.
Keeping it Together, it's like The Fly but with gems in a worst possible way far worse than death.
(The more I learn about Steven's dad, the more I like him.) Said everyone ever.
I just cried realizing that these gem shard fusions are equivalent to the human centipede...
Now I'm making it someone else's problem.
Even if gems didn't have any clothes, they wouldn't have any private parts since gems aren't created with them. A gem would only have such parts if they were like Rose Quartz who purposely gave herself those parts maybe because she admired the human race so much that she wanted to look more like them. Also so that Steven could be born.
15:58 its not talked about in the show but it was revealed by rebecca sugar that Rose shapeshifted a womb in order to give birth to steven.
Fun fact way back then people used to think Fusion was the Gems Version of Sex, looking back it was hilarious and technically not debunked
Just to clarify things fusion it’s not just about romantic partner taking a new form. Pearl and Amethyst fuse to make Opal (and they are just friends). Garnet, Pearl and Amethyst fuse to make Alexandrite. Steven can fuse with Connie because he is half human half gem.
This is a really fucked up analogy, but what homeworld is doing to these gem shards is similar in concept as punishment to what Mengele was doing as experiments to all the prisoners of war during WWll. Sorry if that’s kinda f’d up but it’s what it reminds me of. It’s incomprehensibly cruel and unforgivable in Garnet’s eyes. Fusion can be love and patience and all things but also when forced or coerced , it’s beyond forgivable in many ways
You guys are asking great questions!
WOOOOO
6:06 Rubyy (well red eye...but left hand...uh
12:48 mesmerized, and more than that, getting signals that she sees this as more play than a relationship
12:55 real question in his face
13:34 my earbuds died at "are they gonna f-"
13:36 oo bye best part
13:40 I can't over like, Pearl's eyes on top
That trait
(My favorite is the dip, staring into his eyes, and the lean up and fuse-- more than anything for is the guitar during the fuse
16:07 this. Greg.
In the series Steven universe future Steven and Greg fused together to create Mr. universe
H-man needs to embrace ego death
I think that to this point is ok to say it but Im surprise I didn't noticed until now how that conversation was kinda hint of rose not being who she was pretending to be, cause she said she didn't miss the planet where shes from but according to her story, she was made on earth
Lore wise, this is a heavy episode.
But thanks to you guys, this episode was better then I remember
I love the track that plays when Greg and Rose dance.
yeah you guys should know that steven can heal cracked gems, but if a gem shatters he cant revive them, shattering is death for gems. part of why it was so horrifying to garnet, it was like looking at your comrades limbs stitched together forcefully, just bits and pieces of who they were meshed together.
The more stable the fusion the humanoid they appear, the more unstable the fusion the more monstrous they appear. That's why malachite looked off compared to Opal etc.
Please keep these up. I’m joining patreon next month so I can see your reactions to season 5 songs :)
I think Garnet freaks out and is so disturbed by the gem fragments being forced together is it is a perversion of something so core to her being. For her, it is a beautiful combination of people in love. The forced combos are horrific and depraved attempts at advancing the species.
11:48 ...
They really aren't gonna let up on Pearl are they?💀
At least not until the secrets episode
So about that Greg and Steve fusion…
7:06 how does h-man know that already??? 😭
16:18 UNIVERSE RIZZ
homeworld isn't as complicated as you think it is
It's ironic that he likes Pearl less as time goes by, because I am CERTAIN their collective opinion on Pearl is gonna tank within the next few episodes...
I think fusionsare just physical forms of any relationship
I cant wait for them to watch the movie now that referenced a certain fusion😂
So much foreshadowing...
11:33
Oh no, is this episode 😳
the only gem (aside from Steven) that would stink, is Lapis! but only when cracked as that is just a property of the gem.
Funny story, Steven wears his dads old merchandise ☠️☠️☠️☠️
Boom: What happens if Steven and his Dad fused?
Oh my guy...😂😂😂
Epic body horror
I WAS WAITING ON THE RAINBOW QUARTZ EP
What makes these forced gems shards so messed up is that this is how homeworld sees fusions of different gems. As a Abomination. Garnet sees her fusion as a symbol of love, but to homeworld they only see it as a disgusting thing... It's so messed up 😥
11:48 Well... About that..😅
11:50 Welll about that..
shush
guys shut up!😭
I'm sorry I can't hold it back! I want them to know!!