Steven Universe Future

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.

STEVEN UNIVERSE FUTURE (2019-2020) was a cute and colorful animated cartoon show, about friendship and family. It takes an overused, generic story (intergalactic heroes are called to fight and save earth) and makes it unique and original, quirky and random.

"The series focuses on the aftermath of the events of Steven Universe, where humans and Gems coexist in harmony after the end of the war between the Crystal Gems and Homeworld."

Overall, the colorful animation is cute and aesthetic, random and humorous. The characters are quirky and likable. Definitely not what I had been expecting. Certainly worth the watch.

Bing watched the original series and loved it. Watched this one for 5 episodes and just lost interest. I heard it gets weird in cringy as the series goes on but I didn't make it that far. I was interested to see the characters continue to develop and exploring that universe, but instead all the interesting stuff and character changes were off screen and the message seemed to be "things just randomly change that's what growing up is".

This is a follow up to our favorite show that deals with heavier themes. If you are looking for light, look elsewhere.

Steven is a little older and like many of us, has had time to reflect on his childhood. The traumatic events he's endured has taken a physical and emotional toll (as they often do) on him and he doesn't know how to handle it.

This is a very relatable second chapter that has the same charm and story driven characters that we love from the first edition.

Anyone who has struggled with PTSD, depression/anxiety or anything mental health related will find a comforting story here.

Bonus for new music with an entire soundtrack! Rebecca Sugar does it again.

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.