random thoughts now that i'm caught up:
-i like the weird shit. even in season 1 where there's some fucked up body horror stuff. the fact that it's paced out pretty well is great because it constantly feels alien and new, like lars's change in season 5.
-the show makes me root for people i never expected to root for. i didn't really care about steven at first, but i think he's a lot more like aang now than steven universe of season 1. i always kinda liked lars just because it was fun seeing an asshole (and one that wasn't as bad as kevin) from time to time, but his 'okay, okay, OKAY! buildup to his takedown of the last scanner was when i was fully on board with him. that was an awesome moment.
-season 4 is my favorite, but i do enjoy a lot out of all of them from 2-5.
-pearl was my favorite gem of season 1, and at the end of season 5 it's a lot easier to see why she feels so jealous of greg.
-peridot is constantly hilarious. lapis lazuli kinda sucks.
-the marriage in season 5 was surprisingly great.
-in general i really love the way lgbt themes are shown off in the show. i knew this was a big element of the show's appeal going in, so i don't have anything new to say. but stuff like pearl going after the mystery girl and them hitting it off is pretty great.
-it sorta feels like things are winding down. there's been this everpresent looming threat since season 1 and now that it seems it will be resolved soon, i have no idea how they're going to continue it moving forward.
-a lot of the themes they explore in the show are fucking great - that it's okay to be scared, that you have to face and accept bad feelings, that crying is okay, and how love is shown many times over as real power.