Imagine what it’s like to be Garnet in Steven Universe right now? Blue Diamond tried to keep her apart and execute Ruby. Yellow Diamond created the Cluster, her personal nightmarish insult to Garnet’s fusion. After Reunited is over, BOTH of these monsters are cozying up to Steven, the gem at the center of her world.

This is the day after her wedding, mind you. Steven spends the day just talking to these Diamonds and negotiating with them. It’s his best talent, and Garnet knows that. She probably even saw it coming. However, all the rights she fought for for so long, the right to be her, the right for Amethyst to exist, the right for Pearl to be free (let’s not get into that) are all out of her hands and instead it all comes down to what one Diamond next to her can get the other Diamonds to do for them. Her life is once again in the hands of the Diamonds and she probably wonders if it ever wasn’t.

Steven never really ASKS the Crystal Gems how they feel about going to Homeworld. If he did, then Bismuth wouldn’t have to excuse herself. Garnet must realize this is a bad idea for the Crystal Gems. They’re refugees and traitors. Yellow and Blue don’t care about Garnet, Amethyst, or Pearl. Steven, of course, will be fine. Steven is a Diamond. The time is over for Blue and Yellow to kidnap Steven and take him to homeworld. Now they don’t even have to kidnap Steven – Steven will escort them to homeworld happily, in the Diamond ship Rose buried in the desert to hide it from Garnet.



Garnet thought Steven was unlocking Rose’s powers and dealing with Rose’s legacy. Rose is something Garnet could help him understand. Now Yellow and Blue, Garnet’s moral enemies, will help him to understand more about Pink Diamond. Garnet’s entire sense of safety is gone and all she can do is painfully hold on to her resolve to do what’s best for Steven. She’s not going to let him do it alone. Just like Greg during the Zoo arc, the Crystal Gems will do whatever they can to help Steven find the answers he’s looking for. And just like Greg during the Zoo arc, they’re going to risk everything for his single-minded recklessness. Steven, of course, will be fine.

