One of Chekhov’s many unfired guns in Steven Universe has been the identities of the various fusion permutations of the Crystal Gems. We’d seen Pearl and Amethyst (Opal), Pearl and Garnet ...

It’s so important that a show aimed at kids like Steven Universe explored this topic, something that shows aimed at adults could learn from. Also of note is how encouraging Garnet is when ...

Thankfully, it’s not that simple and Steven Universe is all the better for ... He’d throw a ball for the Diamonds… but Garnet had to unfuse to attened. It seemed like the sensible move ...

“There’s an awful lot of awful things we could be thinking of, but for just one day let’s only think about love,” croons Steven Universe ... together to form Garnet, a third Gem who ...