>>109981196Spinel was a good character but suffered from turning too fast by Steven's talk no jutsu, facing zero consequences for trying to destroy the world, and a lazy sendoff. I appreciate her most for her negative reaction to Pink's heinous actions, the episodes following the plot twist lacked that from other characters. She has gotten such a positive reception partially because she has a unique inspiration behind her design and is more engaging and worthy of sympathy than the diamonds that the most recent episodes fumbled on
Pink had an extremely negative impact on Jasper's life and I expect her to feel just as hurt by Pink's betrayal as Spinel, she similarly won't accept what she did as easily, but aside from that she has other issues to face, like her inferiority complex and obsession with making up for failing her purpose, her shame over being from Earth, her residue corruption, her relationship with Lapis and her fusion dependency, her kinship with Amethyst. There is a lot of complexity to her internal conflict that Sugar has acknowledged and was established during her first arc, resolving it will need to be handled with care
She is already the show's best antagonist and is one of the few characters with a lot of development potential left, there's many ways it could go and many ways it could assist in Steven's own development. Her upcoming episodes will not only give her the chance to get satisfying closure but will also make up for all the disappointment in the handling of other characters. Imagine a Peridot redemption that doesn't end in barnification, a Lapis arc that doesn't leave everything important dropped or developed offscreen, Bismuth or Diamond redemptions that aren't rushed as hell. The demption in Jasperdemption refers more to the redeeming of these writing flaws than Jasper's own flaws
Everyone who isn't a Jasperfag now will be a Jasperfag during season 6. It will be ground breaking. Earth shattering. Universe imploding. Prepare yourself
