From the way you put it it sounds to me that a child is acting like a child. Children can be a bit much sometimes. Moral: Don't send children on life ending adventures. Steven is safe because he is a cartoon character.
I agree, I think I overlooked this because maybe I thought 13 was old enough to not get in the way of important missions but some of his actions are pretty explanatory due to him being a kid still. I hope I can make a better video than this one to explain my points better!!
Steven is very much NOT safe despite being a cartoon character, but this is only fully explored in Steven Universe Future. There's a brilliant scene in the hospital when Steven is getting treated where he thinks back on all the life-threatening events that happened to him and realizing just how Not Ok he's been this whole time. It's even implied that the main reason he survived even trivial seeming injuries he brushed off at first is because his healing powers saved him from things that would end an average human child's life.
@@FlowerKidLive There is a whole episode dedicated to the fact that his appearance is affected by his state of mind and that he has stagnated both physically and mentally, and this could be implied to be caused by the gems sheltering and "baby"-ing him at the start of the show because they realize he's unlike any other creature and he's not as strong as gems but not as weak as humans so they're not really sure where the line is on what he can and can't handle (both mentally and physically, probably why the hid the whole gem war from him at first.) ; Sorry for posting so much, I just really like Steven Universe. ; v ;
his lack of maturity is not only the whole point (he's a kid) but in later episodes they also make it a point to show us how all the responsibilities and dangerous situations affected his development growing up.. that's why he needed therapy later on
That's why consequences are valued having flaws on a character is good for self identifying for the audience, but if no consequences there's no resolution for teaching life advices
0:09 before I ever knew the backstory to pink diamond/rose quartz,this hurt like hell,and if I'm being honest,this still hurts like hell anyway despite everything,he never got to know her physically or emotionally,that makes me sad
Tbh, I'm with the other comments saying: He's a kid. Also, his character gets way better in future seasons. I will admit though, if you're this disgruntled by this first season, I'm afraid you'll just keep trying to find problems with it and not enjoy the show.
Bro, that's just a child acting like a child. When a kid fucks something up, and they're sorry for it, you say it's not their fault just to cheer them up. You watched just the first season, and you're like "Steven doesn't learn from his mistakes", he does, Steven makes a mess and then he has to fix it, and when he does he sais that he shouldn't act like he did in the first place, you literally showed it in your video
I remember seeing the show coming on tv back when I lived with my dad. And Steven universe was the only show, besides the amazing world of gumball, that I was interested in seeing. It's not perfect but I genuinely liked the show's premise.
There's a neurodivergent reading of Steven; maybe he has ADHD? that doesn't excuse all his character faults, but episode five. When he struggles to even focus on what Pearl is saying, is very similar to how my brain works sometimes. I really struggle to listen properly, and yes, I'm ADHD diagnosed. Just a thought.
@@FlowerKidLivehe acts that way bc he’s a kid. How do ppl not understand that he just acts like a kid given powers that are way too much for a kid to handle
I know you said you've only seen season 1 so far, but I believe you've critiques of Steven himself will change. Season 1 has a different tone than the rest of the show because it only focuses on character and lore forshadowing. The first episode of season 2 immediately addresses your concern of Steven not taking things seriously, to establish the tone shift the world lore takes.
This character change from Steven specifically comes from the events of Season 1's finale, Steven has finally seen that there ARE threats capable of defeating the Crystal Gems, that they're not invincible (like he may have thought at the beginning of the show), that his actions DO have consequences (and far reaching ones at that), and that if he doesn't take things seriously, not only could he lose his family or even his life, but the fate of everyone on Earth depends on whether or not the Crystal Gems can "repel" Homeworld. Before then, every mission just seemed like "their duty" as super-powered aliens to "protect Earth" and that as long as Steven was with the Gems, everything would be OK. Then this idea is literally shattered as Garnet, the strongest person Steven knows (She can punch through solid rock AND swim in lava unscathed), is broken apart in ONE HIT by this new threat, which then knocks him unconscious, showing that they will NOT show mercy to children.
The biggest hurdle to get over for watching Steven Universe is getting through Season 1. It's twice as long as every other season because it's paced like early Adventure Time, where they were expecting way more episodes and more room to breathe narratively. Unfortunately, with the Pro-LGBT reveal at the end of Season 1, Cartoon Network pumped the breaks on the shows production and this affected how the episodes would be released in the future. This was stretched it's thinnest with the "Steven Bomb" format, where the show would go on hiatus for months at a time and then drop like a weeks worth of episodes almost randomly. Thankfully, now that the show's finished, you can watch it in it's entirety at your own pace. By the time you finish Season 1, you've become emotionally invested enough in both the main characters and the world they're trying to save, that you stick around to watch the mystery unfold. (What mystery, you ask? Watch Season 2 to find out.)
I'll make sure to rewatch season one!! I hope people don't get mad at my critiques. This was the first every critical video I've made, and I'm hoping to re-vist this video. I know that I've made bad judgments before so I hope to learn and also see if my video still holds up
I do like the show and the characters but Steven's actions and characteristics do bothers me a lot while watching it. Sometime he has a good development but sometimes that goes out of the window and he becomes oblivious towards the situation. It frustrates me sometimes even though I genuinely want to enjoy his character. That being said, I do agree this show is not too controversial, for me at least, as my biggest problem is Steven's judgement and decisions that made me baffled sometimes.
Fire 🔥 video keep killing it and I watched Steven universe grow up and I remember that he of course he evolves and matures but I do agree that he doesn’t really take anything seriously and he just thinks everything is a joke or that just some things that people carry about he doesn’t and he just wants to be the center of attention and he wants everyone to like him but he definitely means well tho
@ 9:40 Garnet had already bubbled the cursed scroll after setting it on fire; Steven has seen the gems bubble dangerous gems/artifacts to stabilize and contain them. It's possible he assumed Garnet WAS done once the object was bubbled and was surprised that it was able to break free. As for "I dream too big", that was Steven's way of saying "it wasn't meant to be." A part of Stevens character is that he'll sometimes say some out-of-pocket things as a joke. (i.e. "let's pretend like there isn't an evil fusion boiling the ocean with hate" [paraphrasing] in Chille Tid.)
When I was a kid watching TV I wasn’t picky about what I watch , When I watched steven unviruse Probably the first or second season , I didn’t hate it or Love it it was alright
Honestly, I feel like Serious Steven made up for the Sea Spire incident. Honestly ditto on the Ipad Kid front, the way Steven was basically left alone for a long time if it weren't for pearl doing his education. Steven had been shooting for the together breakfast as a group activity due to them going round on missions and him being a lonely kid. That was steven's dream, him and the gems eating (Mostly amethyst) the breakfast while talking. Steven literally realised that he forgot to pay attention to what Pearl was saying about the living gem shards, the living infantry and the many many deaths. He also put the gem shard in the costume due to him thinking (In the short term) that it would help PeeDee with his problem.
I honestly love Steven. I consider him one of my most favorite characters in the show. I like that he can sometimes be dumb and selfish, especially early on. He's flawed. That makes him human. No one's perfect, not even a little sunshine cinnamon roll like Steven.
Steven made me cry a lot when I watched it. Yes sometimes the episodes were shit but I was willing to look to the other side because of all the good that was there. I'm not really sure how Steven should act from time to time.Maybe it goes back and forth so much because the writers knew that the episodes won't be aired in the order they were created in, or maybe my shitty country didn't air them the way they were supposed to but nevertheless I'm not sure how Steven should act, what his common sense should include with him being raised with almost no real parents. The crystal gems tried to be like their leader ,sure but they themselves were flawed in a way they couldn't see without Steven's help (or maybe my memory is just bad). Is there an episode where one gem that's not Steven helped another gem to overcome a problem with their personality that they faced. Then there's his father. I don't remember if they proposed an idea of how much time they spend together on and off screen but his father could have been a better parent too. Maybe I'm too harsh, idk. What I do know however is that I want you to make a second part. Make it about something you like or dislike about the show. Take as much time as you need and take care of yourself. Bye for now
Steven is a very irresponsible character who never faces any real consequences for his immature actions. Steven never grows up because he's mentally a child.
@@FlowerKidLiveI remember watching the same video with my sister years ago and rethinking the entire show afterwards. We might have watched the same video it’s like two hours long
@@justaturky2890 How is this show not woke? I think the entire point was that it was supposed to be. It not only had an unusual amount of representation for the time, but it backed this up by addressing things like homophobia and other forms of bigotry.
@@crashgaming2694 I wish for most 2D shows to be animated in the style of Classic Disney/Don Bluth movies. But sure. Tell me I'm weird for wanting high quality animation while you put the work of animators who draw like 5-year-olds on a pedestal.
@@benwright7773 Sure. Among them, you have unimaginative executives running studios who would rather pinch pennies than pay talented people to put out the best work possible. People like John Musker become "too expensive," so they go for Tumblr weirdos who never advanced past the age of 5 when it comes to drawing abilities.
@@Sir_Persevere kind of a rude take but okay. You can dislike something without being disrespectful about it you know that right? Other than the money aspect of it, do you actually know any modern animators who still animate the way old shows were animated?
From the way you put it it sounds to me that a child is acting like a child. Children can be a bit much sometimes. Moral: Don't send children on life ending adventures. Steven is safe because he is a cartoon character.
I agree, I think I overlooked this because maybe I thought 13 was old enough to not get in the way of important missions but some of his actions are pretty explanatory due to him being a kid still. I hope I can make a better video than this one to explain my points better!!
Steven is very much NOT safe despite being a cartoon character, but this is only fully explored in Steven Universe Future. There's a brilliant scene in the hospital when Steven is getting treated where he thinks back on all the life-threatening events that happened to him and realizing just how Not Ok he's been this whole time. It's even implied that the main reason he survived even trivial seeming injuries he brushed off at first is because his healing powers saved him from things that would end an average human child's life.
@@FlowerKidLive There is a whole episode dedicated to the fact that his appearance is affected by his state of mind and that he has stagnated both physically and mentally, and this could be implied to be caused by the gems sheltering and "baby"-ing him at the start of the show because they realize he's unlike any other creature and he's not as strong as gems but not as weak as humans so they're not really sure where the line is on what he can and can't handle (both mentally and physically, probably why the hid the whole gem war from him at first.) ; Sorry for posting so much, I just really like Steven Universe. ; v ;
@@GhostIsMostly I was kinda making a joke about plot armor and cartoons being able to survive all sorts of stuff.
@@FlowerKidLive Steven was 10-11 in the first season wasn't he...? Not anywhere close to 13 to my knowledge
his lack of maturity is not only the whole point (he's a kid) but in later episodes they also make it a point to show us how all the responsibilities and dangerous situations affected his development growing up.. that's why he needed therapy later on
That's why consequences are valued having flaws on a character is good for self identifying for the audience, but if no consequences there's no resolution for teaching life advices
So Steven is mentality weak hero?
@@Infamous1892 i think it's less "mentally weak" and more just "not ready"
0:09 before I ever knew the backstory to pink diamond/rose quartz,this hurt like hell,and if I'm being honest,this still hurts like hell anyway despite everything,he never got to know her physically or emotionally,that makes me sad
Tbh, I'm with the other comments saying: He's a kid. Also, his character gets way better in future seasons. I will admit though, if you're this disgruntled by this first season, I'm afraid you'll just keep trying to find problems with it and not enjoy the show.
Bro, that's just a child acting like a child. When a kid fucks something up, and they're sorry for it, you say it's not their fault just to cheer them up. You watched just the first season, and you're like "Steven doesn't learn from his mistakes", he does, Steven makes a mess and then he has to fix it, and when he does he sais that he shouldn't act like he did in the first place, you literally showed it in your video
I remember seeing the show coming on tv back when I lived with my dad. And Steven universe was the only show, besides the amazing world of gumball, that I was interested in seeing. It's not perfect but I genuinely liked the show's premise.
Steven is mentally/physically much younger than 13.
There's a neurodivergent reading of Steven; maybe he has ADHD? that doesn't excuse all his character faults, but episode five. When he struggles to even focus on what Pearl is saying, is very similar to how my brain works sometimes. I really struggle to listen properly, and yes, I'm ADHD diagnosed. Just a thought.
I looked it up, and he doesn't have anything confirmed ADHD or autism, so I was very confused on how he acted.
@@FlowerKidLivehe acts that way bc he’s a kid. How do ppl not understand that he just acts like a kid given powers that are way too much for a kid to handle
You don't need to have ADHD to just not listen to someone sometimes
@@crustpunkjesuschristYes and no
Other 13yr olds would still demonstrate more common sense and seriousness when needed
I know you said you've only seen season 1 so far, but I believe you've critiques of Steven himself will change. Season 1 has a different tone than the rest of the show because it only focuses on character and lore forshadowing. The first episode of season 2 immediately addresses your concern of Steven not taking things seriously, to establish the tone shift the world lore takes.
This character change from Steven specifically comes from the events of Season 1's finale, Steven has finally seen that there ARE threats capable of defeating the Crystal Gems, that they're not invincible (like he may have thought at the beginning of the show), that his actions DO have consequences (and far reaching ones at that), and that if he doesn't take things seriously, not only could he lose his family or even his life, but the fate of everyone on Earth depends on whether or not the Crystal Gems can "repel" Homeworld. Before then, every mission just seemed like "their duty" as super-powered aliens to "protect Earth" and that as long as Steven was with the Gems, everything would be OK. Then this idea is literally shattered as Garnet, the strongest person Steven knows (She can punch through solid rock AND swim in lava unscathed), is broken apart in ONE HIT by this new threat, which then knocks him unconscious, showing that they will NOT show mercy to children.
The biggest hurdle to get over for watching Steven Universe is getting through Season 1. It's twice as long as every other season because it's paced like early Adventure Time, where they were expecting way more episodes and more room to breathe narratively. Unfortunately, with the Pro-LGBT reveal at the end of Season 1, Cartoon Network pumped the breaks on the shows production and this affected how the episodes would be released in the future. This was stretched it's thinnest with the "Steven Bomb" format, where the show would go on hiatus for months at a time and then drop like a weeks worth of episodes almost randomly. Thankfully, now that the show's finished, you can watch it in it's entirety at your own pace. By the time you finish Season 1, you've become emotionally invested enough in both the main characters and the world they're trying to save, that you stick around to watch the mystery unfold. (What mystery, you ask? Watch Season 2 to find out.)
I'll make sure to rewatch season one!! I hope people don't get mad at my critiques. This was the first every critical video I've made, and I'm hoping to re-vist this video. I know that I've made bad judgments before so I hope to learn and also see if my video still holds up
Watch the show. It’s supposed to have the character GROW. That’s what the show is all about.
I found your channel just few hours ago and It looks like Im not going to run out of vids to watch
YIPE!!!!
Steven Is the Tumblr boy
I mean I guess it is okay to dislike children since they are not like the best at understanding or paying attention to stuff.
I do like the show and the characters but Steven's actions and characteristics do bothers me a lot while watching it. Sometime he has a good development but sometimes that goes out of the window and he becomes oblivious towards the situation. It frustrates me sometimes even though I genuinely want to enjoy his character. That being said, I do agree this show is not too controversial, for me at least, as my biggest problem is Steven's judgement and decisions that made me baffled sometimes.
SU is mid, but I understand why people like it so much, I used to before a episode of future ruined it all for me in 2020.
First :D Happy to see how far your channel has gone !
THANK YOU BOBBY
Fire 🔥 video keep killing it and I watched Steven universe grow up and I remember that he of course he evolves and matures but I do agree that he doesn’t really take anything seriously and he just thinks everything is a joke or that just some things that people carry about he doesn’t and he just wants to be the center of attention and he wants everyone to like him but he definitely means well tho
@ 9:40 Garnet had already bubbled the cursed scroll after setting it on fire; Steven has seen the gems bubble dangerous gems/artifacts to stabilize and contain them. It's possible he assumed Garnet WAS done once the object was bubbled and was surprised that it was able to break free. As for "I dream too big", that was Steven's way of saying "it wasn't meant to be." A part of Stevens character is that he'll sometimes say some out-of-pocket things as a joke. (i.e. "let's pretend like there isn't an evil fusion boiling the ocean with hate" [paraphrasing] in Chille Tid.)
Nah man, that kingdom hearts music makes the first few scenes hit different
When I was a kid watching TV I wasn’t picky about what I watch , When I watched steven unviruse Probably the first or second season , I didn’t hate it or Love it it was alright
Honestly, I feel like Serious Steven made up for the Sea Spire incident.
Honestly ditto on the Ipad Kid front, the way Steven was basically left alone for a long time if it weren't for pearl doing his education.
Steven had been shooting for the together breakfast as a group activity due to them going round on missions and him being a lonely kid. That was steven's dream, him and the gems eating (Mostly amethyst) the breakfast while talking.
Steven literally realised that he forgot to pay attention to what Pearl was saying about the living gem shards, the living infantry and the many many deaths. He also put the gem shard in the costume due to him thinking (In the short term) that it would help PeeDee with his problem.
I honestly love Steven. I consider him one of my most favorite characters in the show. I like that he can sometimes be dumb and selfish, especially early on. He's flawed. That makes him human. No one's perfect, not even a little sunshine cinnamon roll like Steven.
I've never heard "sunshine cinnamon roll" before. Gonna have to start using it myself
Now that I think about it pink diamond had the same issue begging to be respected but doesn't take things seriously
Steven made me cry a lot when I watched it. Yes sometimes the episodes were shit but I was willing to look to the other side because of all the good that was there. I'm not really sure how Steven should act from time to time.Maybe it goes back and forth so much because the writers knew that the episodes won't be aired in the order they were created in, or maybe my shitty country didn't air them the way they were supposed to but nevertheless I'm not sure how Steven should act, what his common sense should include with him being raised with almost no real parents. The crystal gems tried to be like their leader ,sure but they themselves were flawed in a way they couldn't see without Steven's help (or maybe my memory is just bad). Is there an episode where one gem that's not Steven helped another gem to overcome a problem with their personality that they faced. Then there's his father. I don't remember if they proposed an idea of how much time they spend together on and off screen but his father could have been a better parent too. Maybe I'm too harsh, idk. What I do know however is that I want you to make a second part. Make it about something you like or dislike about the show. Take as much time as you need and take care of yourself. Bye for now
Steven is a very irresponsible character who never faces any real consequences for his immature actions. Steven never grows up because he's mentally a child.
Great Video
Glad you enjoyed it
I bet you watched that one Steven universe video around the lines Steven universe is garbage and here’s why
I think so? I didn't want to like want call all or put a name to the creator tbh lol. I aint trying to put drama out here, just learning
@@FlowerKidLiveI remember watching the same video with my sister years ago and rethinking the entire show afterwards. We might have watched the same video it’s like two hours long
One of the earliest woke shows. Took some time for people to realize what this mess really was.
It commits to it more then most things accused of wokeness.
"Earliest woke shows" are you people incapable of having fun?
"Holy shit I'm so angry and miserable because people are enjoying expressing their thoughts through art 😭" -you probably
It isn't woke buddy
@@justaturky2890 How is this show not woke? I think the entire point was that it was supposed to be. It not only had an unusual amount of representation for the time, but it backed this up by addressing things like homophobia and other forms of bigotry.
The animation style is awful. Children (and adults) deserve to watch much higher quality animation. But that's my two cents.
You’re weird.
@@crashgaming2694 I wish for most 2D shows to be animated in the style of Classic Disney/Don Bluth movies. But sure. Tell me I'm weird for wanting high quality animation while you put the work of animators who draw like 5-year-olds on a pedestal.
@@Sir_Perseverethere's many reasons why shows aren't and will never really be animated the way old ones were 💀
@@benwright7773 Sure. Among them, you have unimaginative executives running studios who would rather pinch pennies than pay talented people to put out the best work possible. People like John Musker become "too expensive," so they go for Tumblr weirdos who never advanced past the age of 5 when it comes to drawing abilities.
@@Sir_Persevere kind of a rude take but okay. You can dislike something without being disrespectful about it you know that right?
Other than the money aspect of it, do you actually know any modern animators who still animate the way old shows were animated?
Steven is easily the worst part about the show
Only controversy is that people think this show is actually good.
When it is legitimately trash tier.
You’re “legitimately trash tier”.
Opinions are illegal now ig
Opinions exist
@@ag2731
Quality is quantitative.
@@mitchtherevolution bro... What do you even mean? If you're upset that i like it, then that's your problem not mine 🤷♂️