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“It’s Over, Isn’t It?” From Steven Universe. Peak 2010s CN, about someone accepting that they truly have to move on from an unrequited love who died in childbirth.

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“It’s Over, Isn’t It?” From Steven Universe. Peak 2010s CN, about someone accepting that they truly have to move on from an unrequited love who died in childbirth.


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  • Def one of the most adult moments I can recall in a family cartoon, up to the Adventure Time Alzheimer’s allegory and Hey Arnold’s parental neglect in Helga’s therapy episode. This was the height of SU as a show, and was a major tearjerker in the context of the show.

  • I have my opinions about how off the rails they went after Change Your Mind (Even a slight reworking of Reunited to tie up some loose ends really would make a good finale) but the show at its peak really meant the world to me for awhile and a special room in my heart is reserved for SU at its best.

    Like I’m actually *not* a fan of how hindsight makes Pearl seem like a codependent mess here as opposed to someone who suffered a genuine loss that stings all the more because her feelings were unrequited, but as the latter it really is top notch. I was *heartbroken* for her when I first saw this, and Mr. Greg is still my favorite episode.

  • It’s such a complex situation… Most shows couldn’t do it well, if they dared even touch it… Most viewers probably haven’t experienced anything like it. I certainly haven’t.

    And along comes this kids cartoon that absolutely nails it with a 2.5 minute song and dance number. Wow. This episode gave me a whole new appreciation of Pearl.

    I almost decided not to watch the show at the last minute because it looked too childish. It’s one of the best things I’ve ever seen.

  • What makes it worse is that she didn’t really die, she’s technically still there, just changed being recognition. This means Pearl has never been able to properly mourn or let go. Maybe she’d been hoping she’d come back some day, but every time she’d look at Steven all she could see was the crystal that used to be her friend.

  • My friend showed me this once, and having never seen the show, I had zero context for this song. And yet it still brought a tear to my eye. There was no way I was gonna pass on the show after that.

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