Why the June StevenBomb Gives Me Hope for the Next Generation

At 6 PM a few Fridays ago I walked into the door of my grandparents’ home and did something I never do: sat down immediately in front of the TV set and watched what was on, entranced, with my little sister. It’s mostly the difference in age, since at 11 she likes to watch the Misadventures of Quirky White People on the Disney Channel and I… prefer to skip television altogether. What made this moment different, of course, was the finale of that week’s brand new Steven Universe episodes.  While I tend to heavily identify with the maternal and neurotic character of Pearl, my baby sis loves wild and blunt Amethyst, yet somehow we both find ourselves enjoying the same material regardless. This gives me a chance to see how my little sister already absorbs the positive messages that Rebecca Sugar and the Steven Crewniverse attach to every episode, lessons I know I definitely could have benefited from at her age. By now hopefully you’ve had time to catch up on and possibly recuperate from all the feels (although let’s be honest, one never heals from the feels, we only learn to live with them), but just in case: spoilers to follow! That being said, let’s take a look at our first episode. [divider type=”space_thin”]“Sworn to the Sword” Considering how the cartoon romances on TV at the time I was kid were either like Sailor Moon and Tuxedo Mask (heavy on the destiny drama, light on the communication), Muriel and Eustace (oh, hello abusive relationship), or throwbacks like Pepé Le Pew an…