“If every porkchop were perfect, we wouldn’t have hot dogs.”
On first watch that just seems like a cute saying but once you see the whole series it takes on another meaning. These characters are all cast offs from society. They don’t fit in any particular mold (much like the fry bits) but are still worthwhile. Ever if you aren’t perfect, like a porkchop, you’re still valuable, like a hot dog.
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It’s astounding the show is able to lay out its central message so early while also laying in a lot of foreshadowing for future events that don’t distract from the wacky plot of the day.
Season 1 Episode 22: Steven and the Stevens
With a plot that wouldn’t be out of place on Rick and Morty, this is one of the first instances where Steven Universe takes on a beloved sci-fi trope, time travel. The lesson is fairly straightforward, Steven learns to stay true to himself, but this is not your typical ‘lesson of the week’ show.
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It starts off sweet and innocent, with Steven just wanting to go back in time so he can perform with his dad, and ends in Steven watching himself die (as the song goes in the episode). It never goes full on dark and serious but in fact uses humor to make the whole thing even more macabre. While the show can sometimes get very heavy, it never loses its humor. This is not a bleak and cold world, especially with Steven’s sense of humor.
Season 1 Episode 32: Fusion Cuisine
Even with the mission statement of the show made clear so early on, Steven Universe makes many of its seemingly ‘filler’ episodes about exploring it. In this episode, Connie’s (Steven’s best friend) parents want to meet Steven’s parents. The only problem? Steven’s mom is dead and he considers the Crystal Gems his whole family. Not wanting to lie or upset Connie, he has Garnet, Amethyst, and Pearl all fuse into Alexandrite and takes them to dinner with Greg.
Right off the bat, Steven lies through his teeth about his ‘mom’, trying to conform to what society expects of a nuclear family. This of course leads to wacky shenanigans but the message of the episode is clear.
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