sugardefiant:

There has been a lot of hate for Pearl in today’s episode, but let’s just get some clarity on the situation.

“Some lost, defective Pearl.” Jasper said this in “The Return,” and unfortunately, it was an accurate statement. Pearl is not a Gem that was ever built for combat. She took to the sword for Rose and Rose alone. She didn’t care about the planet or even her own existence. All she wanted was for Rose to be safe. She would do anything for the Gem that made her feel like she was everything.

I’m not saying this kind of devotion is healthy, but I think that’s the point. Pearl is lost without Rose. She was considered defective by her fellow Gems when she decided to fight and she is still considered defective. We saw in today’s episode, that Rose has had many other human “phases,” and I’m sure that Pearl was agonizing with each one.



With the appearance of Greg, Pearl is forced to watch as Rose slowly slips through her fingers and connects with humans in a way Pearl doesn’t want to understand. After all, Pearl didn’t fight for the humans. She didn’t care about their planet. Rose was her entire reason for protecting earth. Greg says its torture to love someone, and at that moment, I’m sure no one understood that better than Pearl. Sure she was mean to Greg, but in doing so, she was masking her panic, her pain, and trying to convince herself that Greg was just another phase. So cut Pearl a little slack guys, she’s hurting too.

“Everything I ever did, I did for her. Now she’s gone…but I’m still here.”

