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And just ‘cause I’m on a roll I’m gonna say this, re: Malachite and the episode Chille Tid. Shield your dang eyes kiddies it’s gonna get spoilery.

Yes, Jasper is an unpleasant, abrasive person who explicitly told Peridot to shoot the Crystal Gems (twice), attacked Steven and Garnet, captured Pearl and Amethyst somehow in a way that probably wasn’t gentle and tried to tow the lot of them back to Homeworld for a fate that probably was execution for war crimes (the very gladiatorial nature of the Sky Arena seems indicative that Homeworld justice is not fun for the whole family)

But.

I have serious problems with looking at Jasper’s situation in Chille Tid and saying “yes, this is exactly what she deserves.” She’s an unrepentant villain at this point, but the whole Malachite situation is repeatedly not framed as a good or heroic thing for Lapis to initiate or perpetuate.

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