>>116471234The name ‘Obsidian’ is “a metaphor” and the “most powerful fusion” (SU joke, haha), but it has mostly to do with the location of this episode, which takes place in the Glass Kingdom. Adam explains that the name was chosen because obsidian can be protective, but it can also be weaponized (just like Marcy and PB’s characterizations); he also notes that obsidian can be a “cleansing” material, and this episode will explore some of their “older conflicts” while also considering what their relationship would be like “down the road” after the finale.
Olivia Olson argues that, prior to the 2014 panel in which she dropped the Bubbline bomb, she was being “highly speculative” and investigating for her book.
“Obsidian” is going to give us a chance to see “so many sides of Marceline.” Much of the episode is focused on her “getting over some of the barriers that she’s put in place for herself.”
“Obsidian” features several new songs, composed by a number of “amazing songwriters.” Many of these songwriters were working hard to replicate Rebecca Sugar’s signature style; they also try to show how Marceline has grown as a songwriter over the years (including from when she was a kid, when she was an “angry punk,” and now as an adult who still has some issues to focus on).
All of the songs were composed before the episode was storyboarded.
Adam and the writers wanted a song in the episode because otherwise, it would be a “missed opportunity.”
It was “an emotional day” for Olivia when she recorded a specific song, and it caused everyone in the recording studio to tear up. She “hopes we get a similar reaction” from the fans.
There are new characters in “Obsidian,” including characters who show up in the beginning as analogs for Finn and Jake. One of them is called “Glass Boy,” and he is a Finn-esque “instigator” who gets PB and Marcy to talk about their past. Also, Glass Boy is voiced by Michaela Dietz, who played Amethyst on Steven Universe!
