tassietyger:

Happy New Year everyone! Hope all is well. As everyone is excited for the new StevenBomb, here is something I have noticed as I look back into one prediction I had a while back based on the order of appearance of the Homeworld Gems. To recap essentially I talked about how we had Lapis appearing first, then Peridot and finally Jasper and how it might correlates with the season and their arcs (in depth here: https://www.reddit.com/r/stevenuniverse/comments/3npmjo/season_3_jasper_arc/). As I look back now I have realized something, which goes back to the (in)famous scene back in the extended intro



As we know from the obvious noticed the placement of each of the Homeworld Gems in respect to the Crystal Gems. It may not be a big deal but I think this might be a clue to things to come. It is not so much we are gonna have a battle royale between the two parties (especially the way things are with Peridot now, it seems far from the truth) nor mere flashbacks (we never seen Yellow Diamond up in that point), I think the creators are trying to show some parallel or possible relationship/connection. Let us start of with Steven (to extend, Rose Quartz) and Yellow Diamond. There has been lots of speculation that the two are connected someway (with Rose was Pink Diamond; a comrade to YD or even a former friend) and while Steven is not the leader of the Crystal Gems, the fact he is technically a reincarnation of sorts of his mother makes them still. And what is YD? A leader herself as well. Not to mention the HW trio seem to have their eyes mostly on Steven (which we all know he has importance to them all). In short they are foils of each other.

Now let us look at the others. What is strange is we have Lapis above Garnet. You would think that the creators would place Jasper above Garnet instead as they had the fight in Peridot’s ship. But consider this. It is argued that of all the gems, the most powerful one besides Garnet is Lapis. With her hydrokinesis, Lapis is the only one that gave Garnet a run for her money. Jasper, while strong and put up a fight, was eventually got her ass kicked by Garnet. And consider this - Ruby and Sapphire are also like Lapis. Ruby has huge emotional outbursts, often brash in the situation and often not forgiving. Lapis is like this. Sapphire is a blue Gem and has a very elegant, dress design. And, what would you know, Lapis is that too.

So what about Jasper and Pearl? What would they have in common with each other? Well a lot actually. Both have a high amount respect for Rose as a warrior; both of them have disrespected the usage of fusion for their own personal gains; when things are not going down, they are very calm and collection. Yes, even Jasper has her moments of zen. And when they don’t, they get blinded in emotions. I will even argued as far as the emotional abuse they have endure. While there has been some evidence connecting Pearl and Lapis, the only thing they have in common is their devotion to Steven. Which is not really an argument, that is like saying Garnet and Jasper are similar as they are both physically strong.

We might have some episodes where Lapis and Garnet/Jasper and Pearl interact (we will definitely have Yellow Diamond and Steven interact big time no question about it). It won’t be “ship-teasing” but rather them connecting in some way that enhances/redeems Jasper and Lapis. Reason I say this is we have Peridot above Amethyst and look what happen. We have two characters who are small; they are often the comedic relief for the show, often upsetting other characters in the show; they have strong connections to the Kindergarten; none of them took art in the war; the fact “Too Far” heavily explore their relationship is itself a very compelling evidence for this parallel and possible interaction with a member of a party and their counterpart.

Even the order is compelling too from the intro. First is Garnet, then Amethyst, next is Pearl and finally Steven. And guess what we have from HW? First is Lapis, then Peridot, next is Jasper and finally Yellow Diamond.