gaytog:

I just realized, weeks after listening to Ian and Rebecca break down Rose’s character, that the shadow Steven has been living under this entire time, the archetype he feels so pressured to embody—that of the wise, benevolent, nurturing, motherly leader—is the same damn archetype that Rose herself aspired to. They’ve chased it for different reasons, obviously, Rose to reinvent herself and Steven to live up to the Crystal Gems’ expectations. It’s a cool connection nonetheless.