I don't feel there's much to say about this episode; more or less, it's a repeat of Gem Glow, with Steven making an effort to prove himself to the gems. Except in this case, he's accepted that he cannot control his powers yet but believes he can assist the gems through his ingenuity and tools.
The tool in question for this situation is a novelty backpack, an idea consistent with the more comedic/childish tone of these earlier episodes. What ensues is a solid dungeon-crawler episode that doesn’t offer too much of note; it provides the first instance of Pearl being overprotective of Steven and introduces the idea that there used to be more gems on Earth, even if what happened to them is still a mystery.
But regarding the mission, some of Steven's ideas succeed, and it's nice to see the gems supporting him despite their doubts, but in the end, Steven makes a blunder that, regardless of prior successes, renders the mission pointless. But Steven proves he can assist the gems, and as we learn later, the spire was deliberately used to test Steven, a test he passes and more consistently earns a place in future missions the gems go on.
Review by IDKVIP 2BlockedParentSpoilers2024-02-22T07:06:50Z
I don't feel there's much to say about this episode; more or less, it's a repeat of Gem Glow, with Steven making an effort to prove himself to the gems. Except in this case, he's accepted that he cannot control his powers yet but believes he can assist the gems through his ingenuity and tools.
The tool in question for this situation is a novelty backpack, an idea consistent with the more comedic/childish tone of these earlier episodes. What ensues is a solid dungeon-crawler episode that doesn’t offer too much of note; it provides the first instance of Pearl being overprotective of Steven and introduces the idea that there used to be more gems on Earth, even if what happened to them is still a mystery.
But regarding the mission, some of Steven's ideas succeed, and it's nice to see the gems supporting him despite their doubts, but in the end, Steven makes a blunder that, regardless of prior successes, renders the mission pointless. But Steven proves he can assist the gems, and as we learn later, the spire was deliberately used to test Steven, a test he passes and more consistently earns a place in future missions the gems go on.