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| Topic | RySenkari Ranks His Top 100 Television Episodes Of All Time |
| RySenkari 12/06/22 5:09:51 AM #59: | #61: Sworn To The Sword https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/6/2/0/AAAG8cAAD9U0.jpg Show: Steven Universe Original airdate: June 15, 2015 "When you live for someone, you're prepared to die." Connie Maheswaran is my favorite Steven Universe character. She doesn't have superpowers, or, at the very least, she doesn't have magical superpowers. What superpower she does have is her indomitable spirit, her willpower, her desire to protect the people and things she holds dear, and that willpower is first truly tested in Sworn To The Sword, the episode where Pearl teaches Connie swordfighting so that she can protect Steven. Connie takes to it well, perhaps a bit too well, and soon, she sees herself as nothing but an expendable shield to sacrifice herself for Steven, something that worries him greatly. What I love about this episode is just how brave Connie truly is, and how that bravery needs to be refined, so that she can protect Steven but also herself as well. She truly is willing to die for Steven, even after Pearl's overzealous training is moderated, but Steven wants to protect her too, and I absolutely love a couple that's determined to protect one another and not limited to one being the protector and one being helpless. Despite her lack of powers, Connie's intelligence and willpower make her a worthy protector for Steven and a worthy fighter for humanity, and she'd get many chances to prove herself later on in the series. The episode that started Connie down the path to being a true warrior gets extremely high marks from me, and the songs aren't bad either, with "Do It For Her" being one of my favorites in the whole series. --- This signature won't change until Chrono Trigger gets a re-release on a modern Nintendo console. ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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