I Feel Like It's Weird To Judge A New Show (especially One Only On It's First Season) For It's Plot Or

I feel like it's weird to judge a new show (especially one only on it's first season) for it's plot or well, for how that plot is executed.

A first season can feel like there's shit missing or not enough of something because they have plans for more episodes and thus will potentially develop certain characters later.

Sometimes shows have really good 1st seasons but then the 2nd season comes around and it's like....ass...

Especially for anime because like some follow the pre-existing plot of a manga. But even then sometimes the manga isn't finished and like you have no idea where the story is going and what it will entail.

I just feel like we should have a little more patience with the stories we consume. Not everything can be amazing in its beginning. Sometimes you just gotta get through the appetizers before getting to the meal, you know?

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It’s been a bit of time since steven universe has ended and you know what? I feel like we are not being entirely fair to pink diamond/rose quartz.

A lot of her backstory is fed to us backwards. 

When we are first introduced to her we are shown who she is after she had gone through all of her development and growing up. We are literally seeing her character at her best. As the story goes on we do get to see more and more of her flaws and mistakes, we see a “regression” because we are going deeper into her past and seeing the person she was, someone that I’m 90% sure that if she looked back on she would feel ashamed of or at least embarrassed of. 

I’m not saying that she should be forgiven though but I am saying that pushing the narrative that Pink Diamond is a villain because of how much of a shitty person she was in her past is kind of....not right? I suppose? I’m a firm believer of “you’re not the same person you were 10 years ago” and I believe that’s the Pink Diamond we are seeing in the future. 

Yes the Gems are hurt when they find out that Rose is Pink but also consider...maybe the Gems didn’t need to know. No one would rally behind Pink Diamond. No one would look to what is basically a spoiled Princess as their leader and march with her into war. But they would with Rose. And As Rose she could become a new person, a better one. She could be someone who does better and is better. Make others happy rather than hurting them. She could be someone who fights for life and fights for gem’s rights to be who they want to be and live the lives they want to live. 

I feel like a lot of people forget how...selfless Rose became. She might’ve still be selfish a little, but i doubt a truly selfish person would give themselves up to create another being as she did with Steven. Especially considering how Gems especially Diamonds don’t really have a concept of ever dying beyond being shattered. Rose is flawed and she’s definitely not perfect. She hadn’t truly made up for all of the mistakes she’s made, but have you? Have any of us made up for all of our mistakes in the past? How many loose ends have we left behind? 

Well I guess, I’m just saying Rose isn’t a horrible villain. She is a flawed person who grew to become a better one. And while she is not perfect, I think we can still appreciate the things she’s accomplished and all of the gems’ lives she’s made better by showing them how to fight back. 

I feel like too many times, people focus on the negative aspects of a lot of media.

It is very important to remain critical of what we consume and understand that it’s not perfect, but at the same time we can’t let a few mistakes or problems warp our entire view of it. 

There are some things that are inexcusable, absolutely. There are reasons why I just can’t get behind Dragon Maid, despite having a wonderful down to earth wlw story, but there are other stuff like RWBY, Steven Universe, and a bunch of other shows that have their problems but they shouldn’t be overshadowed by their mistakes. Because I feel they have more good going for them.

It’s fine if those shows just aren’t your cup of tea too. You have every right not to watch it if you don’t enjoy it. But to say the show is entirely bad because of a few mistakes isn’t really fair..

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Like not to sound like an anti, but like if a 10 year old is your comfort character you probably need to like talk to a therapist.

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