new to show. where do i watch?
Posted Nov 18, 2014, 4:14 AM UTC
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I recommend http://www.watchcartoononline.com/ as well.
Start with Episode 13 - So Many Birthdays or Episode 16 - Steven The Sword Fighter. They are most representative of the series and need little/no background.
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Why not start with episode 1?
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Episode 1 is kinda bad. Mostly because of the line "I summon my weapon by eating ice cream!" which is both revealed to be untrue and highly misrepresentative of the show.
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True, but Steven's development is part of the charm of the show.
Also it has cookie cat so it's just amazing.
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Granted, Cookie Cat is pretty cool.
A refugee of an interstellar war!
And now he's at your local grocery store!
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I never interpreted the phrase as being meant to be true. Even Pearl's "what's in these things?" didn't serve to give me the impression that it was true.
Gem Glow is a great episode because it establishes everything for you. If you drop in on Together Breakfast like I did, you'll still enjoy it but you'll be really confused when Garnet shows up.
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I've grown to like Episode 1. If you're not afraid you'll stop watching the show after a single episode, it's good to start there. After all, the centipeedle shows up again later. I usually show people Episode 1 because I like how it introduces the differences between the three gems in how they try to teach Steven how to use his powers.
Also I've seen a few people crack up when they hear "He's a pet for your tummy"
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I don't think either of those episodes would be great to start at if only because not having built up a relationship with the characters would ruin the ending of 13's impact and the (admittedly brief) shock in 16.
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Going to front-load the weirdness, huh? Those are the two episodes that show you exactly how these characters aren't real people :P. Well, that and Giant Woman. I like to start with Giant Woman with people who only have a passing interest, because that episode is awesome.
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I personally think their good because they have so much of the emotion the show is so good at providing.
And it's certainly better than making, say Joking Victim your first episode. You watch that and you're like WHO ARE THESE GEM PEOPLE.
Or watching Frybo first seriously if that was my first episode I would be like IS THIS SHOW ALWAYS SO HORRIFYING.
Seriously that face is the ruler of the realm of nightmares inside my feeble mind.
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Like everyone here, I watched it on watchcartoononline also. However, I went and bought it on Amazon.com after the fact so I could re-watch it in higher quality. Unfortunately, Amazon lags behind pretty bad on new episodes, so I always end up watching them elsewhere first.
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Or you can get 1080p episodes from tpb.
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watchcartoononline.com has all of them. Go to cartoons at the top and then S to find Steven Universe. It has a linear storyline so try watching from the very beginning.
Definitely agree with watching in order. Episode 2 (Laser Light Cannon) is a very good indication of the direction the series goes. If you enjoy that one you'll probably enjoy the rest of the series.
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