lapis saying “that’s not it, I miss her” isn’t a jaspis ship line it’s literally a symptom of PTSD/trauma from abuse. don’t romanticize abuse bec u wanna ship two people can’t you see how uncomfortable lapis is over Jasper this entire episode
Everyone is saying that the professor is grinding the Pokémon into candy, but consider the following:
• The professor frantically running around with assistants, inspecting hundreds of thousands of pidgeys a day, getting bitten and screeched at while they try to figure out if this pidgey has been tagged yet so they release them back to track their migration
• Panicked interns trying to scoop the ekanses back into their tank because theyre freaking out the rattatas
• Three caterpies climbed into a vent and evolved into metapods that are too far in to reach so six underpaid college students are trying to dismantle ductwork
• Theres a big door marked “KEEP OUT” because a dozen oddish evolved into a squad of Vileplumes and until they stop releasing stun spores the entire room is just off limits
• Hundreds of researchers running on red bull and determination trying to tag and examine all the Pokemon but having to turn off the machine every once in a while to the discontent of trainers who are all getting a “Sorry, the servers are currently down” message at LEAST twice a day
• “GPS not found” flashes while returning a big group and suddenly Florida has been gifted 6,000 mankeys right in the middle of Epcot
• Someone in the back room up to their waist in stale dog treats with a bunch of little stamps. They sigh deeply at how gullible Pokemon trainers are that they think these things actually do anything other than excite the Pokemon so much they evolve
• Actual science professor surrounded by chaos and interns and a budget just too small
People in the Jasper fandom (which includes me, she is a massive candidate for my favourite - it goes Pearl; Peridot; Jasper; Steven) seem to be getting their knickers in a right twist over this ep because she didn’t come back as a paragon of shining redemption.
Now, as much as I wish she would, and it hurts me to think she might never be a CG/redeemed etc. this episode was so necessary.
This wasn’t about Jasper - this was an episode about consent.
Consent is a big important theme in Steven Universe and Sugar herself mentioned how important it is to teach this to children.
Both Lapis and Jasper are described as abusive, and Lapis first brought that up in Same Old World (I believe). Lapis was the one holding Jasper in an abusive relationship, not the other way around. She effectively brainwashed fusion into Jasper - who previously hated the thought - who is now begging her to be fused again.
How many times in a toxic relationship have the words ‘I’ve changed’ been brought up. These are red alert words that often show abuse in a relationship.
However, it’s also showing Jasper to be just as much of a victim. She is begging Lapis to take her back because she feels worthless without her.
This episode taught us that sometimes relationships go sour on both sides. But it’s important to vocalise your feelings when someone tries to force your way of thinking.
If it took Jasper getting punched into the ocean to get across this VERY IMPORTANT message to children and even older people, then I am willing to sacrifice her hopeful redemption for a few more episodes.
Steven Universe was created and exists for many reasons - to showcase relationships and consent is one of them. Unfortunately, our glorious buff princess is a victim of a two-way abusive one, and we gotta be respecftul of the Crew’s decisions.
This was not a Jasper episode, this was Lapis learning about the confusion of being in a relationship with someone who isn’t matched to you, and passing on the very valid message of consent.
Whilst I’m unimpressed with the fact that Steven keeps siding with Lapis so much, despite her objections, he’s not perfect and is still so young. He’s had no positive experiences with Jasper but in the past has defended her. He doesn’t hate her and has more than enough room in his heart.
Stay strong, Jasper fans. She was only punched into the ocean, not shattered. Calm your orange and red panties. Also we heard her laugh, just sayin’
no no no no no, Lapis was absolutely not abusing Japer. Lapis didnt brainwash jasper into wanting to fuse, remember she had to want to fuse in the first place before that. Jasper made lapis fuse with her to make herself more powerful and lapis used that to imprison her to PROTECT EVRYONE ELSE. Lapis did the only thing she could have done to help in that situation and Jasper begging Lapis to fuse again DOES NOT mean lapic was abusing her. abusers beg to come back ALL THE TIME but it doesnt mean theyre being abused into thinking their worthless without their abusee. Lapis sisnt show a single sign of abusiveness towards jasper, she didnt want to be in that relationship with her, she had to to protect steven. she didnt fuse with jasper out of selfishness for herself like jasper wants to fuse to make herself stronger.
Smh Lapis literally owns up to being abusive and problematic and people still can’t see it. Jasper initially asked Lapis to fuse, yes, but did not force her. Jasper would have only used Malachite to hurt the CGs and would most likely unfuse: fusion is seen as a last resort weapon to her. She didn’t even know it could have been a relationship thing until later on as Malachite. Lapis kept Jasper in Malachite not the other way around and Lapis constantly talks about this. it’s not until Malachite fights Alexandrite that Jasper sees another purpose to fusion. Lapis was abusing Jasper, Jasper was abusing Lapis. Also can we drop the whole ‘Lapis was protecting the world from Jasper’ because literally if Jasper was left to roam Earth and somehow ended up at the Temple I think a swift Opal, Sugilite, Sardonyx or Alexandrite would have taken her out easily. Not to mention Alexandrite destroyed Malachite, what literal threat was Jasper?
Lapis was keeping Jasper for her own reasons. Lapis is far stronger than Jasper. Toxic relationships aren’t always Abuser v Abused. I would know. It can be a mix of two damaged people. Aka Jasper and Lapis. The world is not binary, it’s not black and white. There are depths beyond that.
Lapis even admitted that one reason she stayed fused so long was because holding jasper like that was a way for her to lash out with pent up anger and hate. To give her an outlet to release her hatred.
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