The Crystal Gems are poised to become the breakout stars of Cartoon Network’s fall lineup, and with good reason. Sugar’s songs on Adventure Time were easily the show’s best, and Steven Universe’s songs, from its opening theme to Steven’s father’s one hit wonder “Let Me Drive My Van (Into Your Heart),” are instant earworms. Rebecca Sugar became an Adventure Time fan-favorite with her Emmy-nominated episodes like “It Came From the Nightosphere” and “Simon and Marcy,” and while Steven Universe is still finding its voice, it possesses a warm-heartedness and occasional melancholy that fans of her work will recognize. The writing is also very solid with a few great belly laughs (watch for the running gag of Garnet hurling Amethyst at an enemy) scattered throughout. “Gem Glow’s” most beautiful image is the cliff-side temple where Steven lives, with the likeness of a mysterious six-armed woman (a former Crystal Gem?) carved into the rock. Steven Universe is a visually stunning series, with painterly backgrounds and warm gem tones that make its pink cherry blossoms and purple twilights pop off the screen. Steven is also the son of deceased Crystal Gem Rose Quartz, and he’s on an ongoing quest to unlock the mysteries of the crystal gem embedded in his stomach.
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Series openers “Gem Glow” and “Laser Light Cannon” drop us headfirst into Steven’s, um, universe, where the enthusiastic young boy protects Beach City alongside the mystical warriors known as the Crystal Gems-AKA Garnet, Amethyst, and Pearl. The first female solo-created series in Cartoon Network’s 21-year history, Rebecca Sugar’s Steven Universe premieres with a lot of fanfare.
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