the-gitz:

So about that reveal from the newest Steven Universe episode, “A Single Pale Rose”- stop here if you don’t want to be spoiled:

If how I interpret Rose Quartz as being someone who genuinely meant well, but was very naive and had a childlike understanding of how to deal with conflict, not being able to fully grasp and realize how her decisions can have negative consequences on others, wasn’t already something I think is true, then what has just come to light gives me even more of a reason to think so.

Seeing the promo for the next upcoming episode/s this summer, it’s obvious the actions of Rose/Pink isn’t something other gems are just going to immediately shrug off and accept right away.

“Rose’s” reluctance to let Bismuth use the breaking point on the Diamonds makes all the more sense, in hindsight, too. As from what they’ve shown us so far, I think it wasn’t only so much that “Rose” didn’t want to shatter her own kind; but it’s very likely that deep down she still held out hope that her fellow diamonds would eventually change their minds about colonizing Earth, just as she herself did. (She also probably wouldn’t have wanted Bismuth to spill the beans about how her sword couldn’t shatter gems, but only poof other gems, which would give away her faking her death, too.)

Tl;dr: I still don’t believe that “Rose Quartz” was an awful or malicious person. I still think she more than anything had a very childish and short sighted understanding of how to deal with conflict and settling things, not realizing or comprehending just how much her actions would affect others long term; the reveal that she herself was actually the very immature Pink Diamond gives me all the more reason to believe this about her.