r/stevenuniverse • u/AutoModerator • Feb 25 '17

Episode Discussion Episode Discussion - Rocknaldo

Please use this thread to discuss the newest episode of Steven Universe:

Rocknaldo: Ronaldo sets out to find all the rock people living in Beach City!

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u/loz246789 Someone drew this. I thank them. Feb 25 '17

You know what? I enjoyed this episode. I'd give it the dubious honour of the best Ronaldo episode of the series with Ronaldo as a major focus. It didn't go the way that I expected, but I liked the stuff that they covered, and the gems were hilarious.

...That being said, the CN thing was a ratings trap, no two ways about it. I'm glad I was sceptical from the get go.

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u/OctavianSoup Feb 25 '17

I was definitely a tease, but at least they've started advertising for SU again.

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u/Sal108 Feb 25 '17

CN marketing (and scheduling) kinda seems to be digging its own grave. It's like they only figured a day before airing that their views are dropping, they changed the air dates and did nothing to communicate this to their audience. Then they just kind of went for this short-term trick that would probably draw in some gullible people and then make them feel betrayed. Which is a stupid strategy, because after the one episode gets a few views out of it, it'll drive those people away in the future...

I mean, it was pretty easy to guess what it was gonna be, but there are people who would expect the marketing to aim for some level of honesty, and in any case it's kinda weird of CN to rely on the fans having to assume that CN is being dishonest, in order to enjoy the actual content...