You know, I really, really liked this episode because of the way it clearly showed how much all the gems and Greg were grieving.
Greg knows what babies are, and knows Steven is Steven.
A baby. His responsibility now. He’s completely not ready for fatherhood.
He’s not ready to be alone and dealing with this; he’s so afraid of messing things up. He wants Rose back to help him, but he understands: she’s gone.
And she’s left him with a confusing baby that doesn’t do what babies should do.
What should he do now?
Amethyst doesn’t understand that Steven isn’t Rose.
She thinks it’s what she’s used to: shapeshifting.
Clearly, Rose is just having a fun little phase as a baby. But… she’s not stopping.
And Amethyst doesn’t get why. Even she’s never done this for so long.
Why won’t Rose come back?
Garnet knows Steven isn’t Rose: he’s just Rose and Greg’s fusion.
A piece of Greg fused with a piece of Rose; she’s seen this fusion coming for ages. But even a perfect fusion can come undone, and… she wants to see Rose again.
So… unfuse. She knows, fusion is amazing, but hey, just briefly. Why… why doesn’t Rose know her? Why doesn’t Rose know Ruby and Sapphire?
She just needs to see you, Rose.
Pearl also realizes Steven isn’t Rose, but she thinks Rose is trapped.
Her gem has been held captive by this… this human baby. Rose is right there, they can get to her! All they have to do is… is get rid of this baby.
Poof him. Let Rose reform. It’s a normal gem thing. But… but they can’t.
Steven is important. Steven is what Rose wanted… but she doesn’t understand why. She needs Rose to explain it to her. She can’t do this by herself.
Why is this baby so important to you?
All of them are suffering, and all of them need each other to cope. To accept what has happened and to accept that they don’t have the answers. To grow and change with each other.
To learn who Steven is and how he fits together with them.
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