Their skin is thus made to look like fire (their head being the center of the flame, the skin getting darker as you get farther away from it). [3] When the song is performed, the four main characters mirror the pose they take at the end of the opening credits in every episode. It received a viewership of 0.989 million people and was acclaimed by critics, with most praise going to its themes, scale, animation, writing, and voice performances, as well as White Diamond's treatment, characterization, and confrontation with Steven. After draining the color from Steven’s friends, new and old, and possessing them, White digs into Steven’s greatest insecurities, both about himself, his friends and about his past as Rose [and Pink Diamond]. A lot of the major plot points have been wrapped up, and this seemed like as good of an ending as we’d get. Reviewers unanimously agreed that "Change Your Mind" felt like a crucial turning point for the series that could effectively serve as a series finale (as it was later revealed to be), with The Post stating "Steven Universe can never go back to how it was before.". However, Steven separates from Garnet in order to check on Pearl, who is supposed to be hanging out with Onion as Rainbow Quartz 2.0. The final line and color of the scene were applied to the animation studio of the series, Sunmin Image Pictures. It can be assumed that the original credits were deleted or misplaced. During an interaction with Peedee, Padparadscha is seen with a nose. The original Rainbow Quartz, the fusion of Pearl and Rose Quartz, appeared in a flashback in the episode "We Need to Talk". (from "Steven Universe Soundtrack: Volume 2" soundtrack) I don't need you to respect me, I respect me I don't need you to love me, I love me But I want you to know you could know me If you change your mind If you change your mind If you change your mind Change your mind Submit Corrections. Analyzing the ending of the episode, they concluded that "Steven Universe has been rightly hailed as a haven for the LGBTQ community, and others who have been demonized or ostracized by society. I’ve always wonder what might have happened if before A Single Pale Rose, Steven wandered into a jewelry shop and struck up a conversation with the person behind the counter. In the process, the mech's arms grow slack. It takes up the production slots of the 29th through 32nd episodes of the fifth season of Steven Universe, and the 157th through 160th episodes overall. Photo. [...] Steven Universe is not over, but what it was certainly is. Lapis and Peridot fly while carrying Bismuth and Connie. Imprisoned in a tower on the Gem Homeworld, Steven (Zach Callison) dreams a memory of his mother, Pink Diamond, being scolded by Blue Diamond (Lisa Hannigan) millennia ago. Each plot thread we see touched on is heading in a positive direction, implying it will continue in that vein. "[7], Despite being very positive about the episode, Den of Geek! This pure love exposes White as imperfect, and she finally gives up, agreeing to help Steven. "Change Your Mind" is the series finale of the American animated television series Steven Universe; a 44-minute four-part episode, it is counted as the 29th to 32nd episodes of the series' fifth season and as the 157th to 160th episodes of the series overall. Aliens: Beetle Aliens • Bird Blob Aliens • Ungulate Aliens • Worm Aliens • Flower-Like Aliens • Minor Alien Characters, Camp Pining Hearts: Paulette • Percy • Pierre As the Diamonds approach Rose's Fountain, Blue is carrying Steven with both hands. The episode was directed by supervising directors Joe Johnston and Kat Morris and art director Liz Artinian, and written and storyboarded by Johnston, Morris, Lamar Abrams, Miki Brewster, Danny Cragg, Hilary Florido, Ian Jones-Quartey, Christine Liu, Jeff Liu, Katie Mitroff, Paul Villeco, and series creator and executive producer Rebecca Sugar. Steven constantly flashes from Rose Quartz to Pink Diamond over and over as he clenches his hair and screams while his form is switching faster. Confused, Steven realizes that it was another one of Pink Diamond's memories. They resemble the classic logo of a sun with sunglasses. [9] Reviewers unanimously agreed that it felt like a landmark and turning point for Steven Universe, as it completed all the ongoing storyline arcs for the series up until then, and that the episode would have been a fitting series finale; as such, it also led them to question the direction the show was going to take afterwards. She sees herself as the ultimate being, and so she doesn’t really believe in the abilities of anyone other than herself. I don't need you to respect me, I respect me I don't need you to love me, I love me But i want you to know you could know me, [4], The episode was promoted by Cartoon Network as "Steven Universe: Battle of Heart and Mind". It is an octahedron. "[12], "Change Your Mind" marks the conclusion of the story arcs originally conceived by Rebecca Sugar when she first created the series. Though seemingly interrupted by the Diamond Mech stomping on them with one of the feet of Pink's Ship, Sunstone managed to protect themself and the other Crystal Gems by pushing the foot away. They take a seat next to him (similar to their poses in the show's second intro) and enjoy each other's company as a shooting star streaks overhead in the night sky, listening to Steven's song. White fundamentally doesn’t trust other people, and so she can’t imagine ideas that don’t match her own. When Smoky Quartz is about to unfuse, Amethyst's gem on Smoky Quartz's chest is colored as its normal purple. When the Diamond Ships land on Earth, Bismuth, Lapis, and Peridot aren't seen with the rest of the Crystal Gems. It regenerates a body in Steven's form, which rebukes White by yelling "She's GONE!" Are we just supposed to forget about that? With the fighting between the Crystal Gems and the Diamonds stopped, they set out to find a cure to Corruption. d f [580f] d s a [79ws] a p o [69qp] i d f [580f] d s a [79ws] a d [69qs] p d f [580f] d s [79wa] s d [69qs] p p p p o [580f] d s [79wd] s a [69qp] p p p o [580f] d s [79wd] s a [69qp] p p p o [580f] d s [79wd] s a [69qp] p o [580h] g f g [79wf] d [69qs] Actions. He praised White Diamond's character and Christine Ebersole's performance, calling White "the perfect villain" for the series' themes, and called the moment White removes Steven's gem "the best, most gut-wrenching moment of the episode, and probably of the series". When White peeks it, the Nephrites are excited that White has arrived. '"[3] The Mary Sue's Vrai Kaiser praised the episode, calling it "the proper conclusion of the story. Over a montage in which the corrupted Gems are cured, Steven sings a reprise of "We Are the Crystal Gems", the main theme song of the show, with a new verse celebrating the success of the Crystal Gems' philosophy of peaceful coexistence. The Diamonds help Steven heal the corrupted Gems that the Crystal Gems have spent centuries capturing. STEVEN UNIVERSE: Change Your Mind. It’s an impressive feat of compassion, and the narrative endpoint of 156 episodes of television. Steven took the Diamonds and the Nephrites to his mother's garden where her fountain is and watched the water flowing and filling up near the entrance, along with the. Several media outlets analyzed the episode, in particular the treatment and characterization of White Diamond, and the climax of the episode, interpreted as a confrontation between her ideology and Steven's, as Steven's emotion-based personality, focused on empathy and open-mindedness, eventually wins her over despite her originally unshakeable positions on right and wrong and disregard for feelings. It is the final episode of the fifth season as well as the series finale of the original series, as well as a sub-event of the Diamond Days event, advertised as Battle of Heart and Mind. It is the final episode of the fifth season as well as the series finale of the original series, as well as a sub-event of the Diamond Days event, advertised as Battle of Heart and Mind. Kyanite itself is a blue mineral found in, among other things, quartz veins. 'I’ve always been me,' Steven tells White Diamond. Former supervising director Jones-Quartey, who had departed from the series to create OK K.O.! She forces Pearl to fight Connie, forcing the student to confront the master. But before the two kids can enter, White Pearl appears to corner them, stating that no one is leaving Homeworld. However, he helps her understand that Pink abandoned the Diamonds because of their dysfunctional family dynamic, and she decides to help the Crystal Gems escape. "Change Your Mind" is the series finale of the American animated television series Steven Universe; a 44-minute four-part episode, it is counted as the 29th to 32nd episodes of the series' fifth season and as the 157th to 160th episodes of the series overall. TV … Pets: Lion • Pumpkin • Cat Steven, Fusion Gems: Malachite • Topaz • Zebra Jasper (fusion) • Giant Ruby • Ruby (triple fusion) • Lemon Jade • Bluebird Azurite [1] The sequence in which Steven's Gem and human bodies reunite was animated by guest animator James Baxter, a veteran of Disney animated films.[1][2]. At the beginning of the episode, Blue Diamond mentions the kyanite colony, the place where some of Pink Diamond's pets originated from. It is a dodecahedron, specifically a truncated pentagonal dipyramid. They scheduled a home safety Geminar at Steven's house for Ocean Jasper, a Nephrite, and the Heaven and Earth Beetles. He also stated "Do [the Diamonds'] epiphanies happen too quickly? And her ability is a kind of combination of Yellow’s force blasts and Blue’s empathetic field, transforming other Gems into puppet-like extensions of her own being. Most popular Most recent. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. The music, the acting, the staging, everything is incredible" but being critical of the ending, giving the episode a 3.5 rating out of 5. "Change Your Mind" is a 44-minute special episode. These gems now have confidence and love for themselves. Text. Steven's gemstone on Sunstone. "[3], Bubble Blabber stated: "White is stuck in her head, yes, but it is because of a sense of responsibility she feels. The scale, animation, writing, and voice performances, particularly of Christine Ebersole as White Diamond, were also highly praised. Hybrid Fusions: Obsidian (Steven fusion) • Rainbow Quartz 2.0 • Smoky Quartz • Steg • Stevonnie • Sunstone Steven and Connie (Grace Rolek) prepare to escape with the dormant gems of Garnet (Estelle), Amethyst (Michaela Dietz), and Pearl (Deedee Magno Hall), but are intercepted by White Diamond's spaceship. [...] Instead of punching White Diamond in retaliation or giving in to her manipulation, Steven remains insistently himself — even as White Diamond does the unthinkable and removes Steven’s Gem from his body. The way White controls the Crystal Gems and the Diamonds by taking away their colors is reminiscent to how the Nixels took away colors in the Cartoon Network show, This episode continues from the events of ", Steven tells the Diamonds that his dad says, Connie brings up the conversation she had with her mom in ", Peridot reformed with stars on her kneecaps and wearing a half-star-shaped visor.