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Lars’ Head
The first few cartoons of Season 5 have featured a lot of big
reveals and character development with many big things happening. This one, on the other hand, doesn’t have as
many big events going on to make it stand out in that sense. Even so, immediately following the huge
moments of the previous cartoon, mainly Lars’ death and resurrection from
Steven unlocking his healing tears, offers a lot to explore.
The big thing about it is that Lars is now
pink as a result of Steven’s magic, doesn’t feel tired or weak at all, and
doesn’t even get hungry despite not eating in days. The feel of mystery is appropriately
prominent in this case. Lars freaks out over the prospect of technically being
a zombie now while the Off Color Gems ponder the meaning of a human changing
hue. Then again, as is the case with
Gems, it’s to be expected for them to not get how things that come naturally to
humans work, although Lars’ condition is unusual even to humans.
Another big thing to Lars’ transformation has
to do with his hair which is also pink.
With a single touch, his hand goes right through it. Resourceful with magic elements, Steven is
quick to deduce what this phenomena is.
Requesting to go into Lars’ head, his prediction proves correct as he
ends up in that same airless dimension with a familiar tree on a hill with Rose Quartz’s mementos. This time though, another one has appeared next to it. In other
words, having turned pink, Lars now has a connection with Lion. Because of this, Steven returns to Earth
through Lion’s mane who happens to be at his house at this moment. Just through simply analyzing the situation,
we get huge fascinating reveals on where Lion got his powers and color
from. A past cartoon showed his true relationship with Rose, and now it goes without saying that he was an average
lion who was killed and brought back to life with tears. How he was killed though is still largely
unknown.
After the discovery is made,
new goals are set in motion for the Off Colors to go to Earth where they’ll all
be safe from the Diamonds and getting shattered. You’d think going through Lars’ head would be
the first thing they do, but they’re far too loyal for that. Of course, Lars can’t enter his own hair and
therefore can’t join everyone, so the Off Colors stick with him vowing to find
another way to Earth. Lars still has a
lot to offer from his newfound nobility as he straight-up insists that Steven,
who’s understandably hesitant to leave him, go back to Earth alone. It’s all in the name of keeping Steven safe
since Homeworld’s after him and by extension anyone with him. Not to mention, Lars believes that being
brought back to life means proving he deserves it which is the epitome of bold
if you ask me. After putting up a strong
fight to protect Gems he just met and giving his life for them, he really seems strong
enough to put in the effort for survival. Later on, the effort shows even
more.
So we end with Steven happily
returning to his friends and family in a very endearing reunion. That said, his
overt happiness of coming back and trying to let everyone know that everything’s
fine does bring some of the following cartoons down a bit. While that is the case, this is still a solid
end to the arc with exploration of a new magical element and genuine emotions
from building character bonds.
A
Season 4 Ranking
1. I Am My Mom
2. Storm in the Room
3. Mindful Education
4. That Will Be All
5. Steven’s Dream
6. Last One Out of Beach City
7. Are You My Dad?
8. The Zoo
9. The Good Lars
10. Gem Heist
11. Gem Harvest
12. Three Gems and a Baby
13. Adventures in Light Distortion
14. Buddy’s Book
15. Know Your Fusion
16. The New Crystal Gems
17. Lion 4: Alternate Ending
18. Doug Out
19. Kindergarten Kid
20. Room for Ruby
21. Future Boy Zoltron
22. Tiger Philanthropist
23. Rocknaldo
24. Onion Gang
Season 5 Ranking
1. The Trial
2. Off Colors
3. Stuck Together
4. Lars’ Head
The next Steven Universe review follows Beach City begin to face huge status quo changes following the recent abductions, though Steven trying to ensure everything's fine weakens the experience.
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