Steven Selects: Mirror Gem-Ocean Gem (ep. 3)

The Steven Universe Podcast

Cartoon Network

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4.8 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 9 November 2017

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

Steven Universe writers Matt Burnett and Ben Levin talk about the two-parter, "Mirror Gem / Ocean Gem." Discover what changed about the episode from origination to completion, the injury that Greg was supposed to sustain, the Gems big fight scene, the development of Lapis' personality, and the many callbacks to previous episodes that were worked into this two-parter. Plus, Matt and Ben answer fan questions including music that inspires their writing, why the show doesn't feature many pop culture references or puns, and how they view collaborate with storyboard artists in general.

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0:00.0	Hey, I'm Mackenzie Outwood, and we've got another Steven Selects for you.
0:07.2	Today, Steven Universe writers Matt Burnett and Ben Levin return to shine a light on the
0:11.9	Mirror Gym Ocean Gym 2-Parta.
0:13.9	You actually talked to me.
0:15.7	You helped me.
0:17.7	It's Steven, right?
0:20.4	I'm Latis.
0:22.6	Latis Lazuli.
0:23.6	Are you really a crystal gem?
0:25.9	Yeah!
0:26.9	And Matt and Ben are going to stick around to answer more of your questions you guys
0:30.2	sent us at my Twitter, Mkatwood, and the official Cartoon Network Twitter.
0:34.7	So here we go with Matt and Ben.
0:36.9	Thank you guys so much for being here again.
0:38.7	Yeah.
0:39.7	Hey, thanks for having us back.
0:40.7	Yeah, for sure.
0:41.7	So, there's a lot to talk about with Mirror Gym and Ocean Gym.
0:44.5	It was definitely a game changer.
0:47.2	What was it like gearing up for like the first two-parta?
0:50.4	You know, I don't know if we had originally conceived it as a two-parta or not, or if we
0:53.2	just had the story like this is too much for one episode.
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