![]() Peridot screams, “Were you trapped in a tape recorder too?!” and Lapis visibly flinches with anger. But the card, which apologizes for interrogating Lapis and then thanks Lapis for possessing such useful information, doesn’t go over too well. Only when Steven hesitantly calls out to her does Lapis respond - to Steven and Steven alone. Lapis, relaxing on the roof of the silo, is jolted out of pleasant solitude by Peridot’s eager screeching (as always, huge props to Peridot’s voice actress, Shelby Rabara). So Steven decides to help Peridot write Lapis a sincere apology card. Her deep affection for Steven keeps her on Earth, but Peridot is the unwelcome, annoying reminder of a past Lapis can’t seem to shed. Between months spent keeping Jasper drowned in an abusive fusion, and months before that as Jasper and Peridot’s prisoner-informant, and the centuries trapped in a mirror before that, Lapis has barely had time to breathe, let alone come to terms with her traumatic history. She wants validation from her fellow Gem, an indication that the enormous, painful changes she’s gone through are just as notable on the outside too.īut Lapis, who was dragged from Homeworld by Peridot as an informant, hasn’t moved on from her past. So that’s why Peridot not only wants, but needs Lapis to acknowledge the change in her. Peridot expected that Yellow Diamond would understand and acknowledge her logic in “ Message Received,” but the only validation she received was from Steven, a profound understanding that changed Peridot’s allegiance forever. Lapis won’t just like her, she’ll admire her. She’s not a mere rebel, she’s Public Enemy #1. When she imagines other people responding to her, it’s always in a huge way. But Peridot has always been a sucker for validation and recognition. She’s okay with changing she’s even proud of it. She’s indisputably changed, and by her own decision. The problem is that Peridot has moved on from her past, rejecting it with the same full-throttle, all-or-nothing spirit she initially brought to her mission on Earth. ![]() She addresses Steven with gentle regret, then launches herself to the other side of the property. And they are: as she points out, she’s sabotaged her own mission, helped save the Earth, and called Yellow Diamond a clod. Peridot blushes with what could be shame or embarrassment, but insists that things are different now. It doesn’t take long for Lapis to get to the crux of her problems with Peridot: “You used me like everyone else did!” But Lapis immediately says it won’t work and refuses to even try to compromise. The episode starts with Peridot rehearsing a winning speech to Lapis, ready and willing to move on from the past. Since the return of Steven Universe and the launch of its new season, we’ve seen Steven astrally project himself into little watermelon Stevens in “ Watermelon Island,” eliminate the Cluster threat with the power of love and understanding in “ Gem Drill,” and reach the heart of a tired cynic in “ Same Old World.” In trailers, previews, and sneak peeks for new Steven Universe episode “ Barn Mates,” we see Peridot struggling to win Lapis over as a roommate, starring Steven as an intermediator.
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