Steven Universe Future

Steven Universe Future is a cartoon series created by Rebecca Sugar and produced by Cartoon Network Studios. The animation of the show was actually stunning, and when I watched the whole sixth season, it gave me chills. Steven seems to be smarter than Rick Sanchez from "Rick and Morty," and the plot of this show is actually stunning, as if it were ahead of its time. The show is so well-written that it's almost divine-100 out of 10 stars!

Magic tricks are only interesting as long as you don't know how they're done, the moment they're explained you get the "oh!" satisfaction for just a mere moment that retroactively ruins the magic trick.

Replace magic trick with pretty much every concept or character the show (not just this spin off but also the original) explained away for no real reason, all for cheap satisfaction that doesn't lead anywhere or stay.

As for this spin off itself - it's bad, maybe a little better than the movie, the main conflict is solved in a way so utterly moronic and on brand you'd think it a phantasy of a 6 year old who just had an espresso with a whole tablespoon of sugar, the only place this show and it's world belongs is as far as away from the original team as possible.

I don't think I've ever written a review to anything before, and I don't even think I'll do so, but I want to let my thoughts out, a little bit.

I'm your average 16-year-old, you know, the ones that have identity issues, having a crisis trying to find their place in life. Now that I write it down, it does sound weird, but all this has been putting a toll on me. I've never been good at processing my thoughts or my emotions.

This show encapsulated everything I've been going through lately. I don't think I've ever baby cried like this to anything before. I loved the other seasons, but this was something that I needed. Being afraid of showing a part of yourself that you are too afraid of others seeing is really tough. Guess it's time to think.

First, watch the series Steven Universe (2013-2019), and Steven Universe: The Movie (2019) to understand the events in this show. Steven Universe Future (2019-2020) is as good as the first series and the movie, now it focuses on a lot of serious matters with Steven and his problems with his powers because of earlier events.

Steven goes through a lot in this series involving his problems, powers, and his need to help everyone else then himself. The new powers he gains are cool, but you learn that it takes control of him, and he gets carried away with them, while also trying to keep things the way they are without changing anything. Each episode makes you feel for him, especially in the last two episodes.

I still like the Crystal Gems Pearl, Garnet, and Amethyst, but I also like the other gems like Lapis Lazuli, Peridot, and Bismuth. There will occasionally be another gem who returned from the first series to be an antagonist that Steven must deal with in one episode. But most of the series is Steven coming to grips with himself, his powers, and the problems with himself he keeps trying to bury deep inside himself while trying other people or other gems.

The animation is once again fantastic, and the visuals are pretty. The action scenes are fun and can be serious for the subject the episode is focusing on, especially when an episode ends with something serious, and it carries over to the next episode. You also learn more about certain gem locations when the characters go to them, and the things that happened to the gems in the past when they show up with something wrong happening to them.

The show's last two episodes will make you cry, especially the last episode. Steven Universe Future (2019-2020) was such a great ending to Steven Universe, and it will make you want to rewatch the first series Steven Universe (2013-2019), Steven Universe: The Movie (2019), and this series once you finish it because of how great it was to watch all twenty episodes.

The original series had an undeniable charm. However, the new iteration left me often groaning over plot and dialogue choices. Young Steven somehow seems more mature than future Steven who unexplainably lost the ability to communicate his feelings or handle his emotions.

This tends to be the basis for most of the problems in each episode, which is at odds with the attempt to set an older tone, and address more mature issues.

It's great to spend more time watching some beloved characters, but the previous show had a great formula where they would solve problems over the course of an episode or arc. Unfortunately for this show, the problem is Steven.