The HIGHEST RATED episode of STEVEN UNIVERSE was trippy as heck but so incredibly intriguing 

happy surprise steven universe video for the record y'all i don't care about spoilers when i opt into these, especially for shows im not specifically planning on watching in their entirety. it's a fun way to watch stuff for me

"how old is she 80?" So close! She's over three thousands years old

He picked THE WORST episode to react to without context. It's THE BIGGEST Steven Universe spoiler out their

10:10 I think it’s sticker

A SINGLE PALE ROSE???? That’s the biggest spoiler in the entire series, like you just spoiled yourself on the biggest mystery in the entire show 😂

Garnet's future vision isn't passive, she has to actively look into someones future. She never did so with Rose/pink

Gems in a weird way are basically really really advanced robots and each gem is made for a specific purpose. Pearls are used as servants, so when rose/pink diamond asked her to never speak of it again it was basically hard set in her programming

7:01, Clarification: No one is storing anything in anyone's brain. They are not women with magical gems, the characters are literally the rocks. Each rock is using magic to create a fake body... They don't really have blood or stomach or brain, they are 100% a rock that uses a single technique to create weapons or forms or clothing. That's why Steven universe himself is so unique, because he is more than just the Rock.

Mathew, watching the heaviest plot twist episode of a show that features a made-up alien race with a unique physiology, functionality and history out of context: "Why am I so confused??!?"

Another detail I love is that Bismuth states she designed Roses' sword for a fair fight, that it could never shatter a gem. Then you later see the scene of the shattering, but using that sword? HIGHLY SUSPECT, probably the biggest hint they gave us.

he couldn't think of the word sticker lol

The fabricated story that everyone knew was that "Rose shattered Pink Diamond" ! Then in this episode/part of the episode before this one Steven had the dream of Pearl shattering Pink Diamond which made him want to ask. Also, the order from Pink Diamond stopped her from talking or even hinting about it at all (magical means!) She did try to tell steven in a previous episode, but she couldn't. (gemcation)

So most of the highest rated IMDB episodes are incredibly lore heavy ones that have insane reveals. So if you want to react to one that you can understand in isolation would be “The Awnser” or “Mindful education”

If you do 'The Most Popular Episode' with serialized shows, you will always get the biggest spoiler of the biggest twist and it will always take a hammer to the kneecaps of your watching experience of the whole show.

Wow, this is a doozy to watch out of context lol, to answer some of the questions you have: - Why couldn't Pearl tell just because she was asked not to. Pearl couldn't tell because she was ordered to by her diamond, that's why it was phrased like that too. "As my final order as your diamond". Diamonds are the highest authority, Pearl was literally created to serve them, so she physically couldn't tell. We sometimes (including this episode) see her try to speak about it and her hands unwillingly begin covering her mouth, as she physically struggles. So, regardless of circumenstances or wanting to, she couldn't tell. - Wouldn't Garnet know about this? No, this was the biggest mystery of the show, no one knew but Pearl. Why Garnet didn't use any kind of future vision regarding Rose to possibly figure it out, is addressed in the following episode where the others react to this new information but it was very related to the relationship they all had with Rose and how Garnet originally met and joined Rose.

oh gosh not a single pale rose!!!! this twist was so damn crazy

what if pearl put steven in her gem and then said "i need a hand", would she accidentally pull out steven's disembodied hand?

The pearl thingy in the organizer thing is a STicker.

Soooooooo this is traumatic. It is probably the biggest most important reveal in all of SU and then we had to wait for MONTHS to get the resolution

12:34 "she can't have a baby" the series goes into it more in seasons 2-4 how the Gems (pearl, garnet, amethyst ect are inorganic aliens, light hardlight projections around a core) and don't follow human conventions (required eating sleeping washing) BUT CAN experience it through shapeshifting; Amethyst shapeshifts a digestive track because she enjoys consuming and feeling things pass through her system. This statement from pearl is more so denial, as at that point rose shapeshifted to give herself a womb, however since she lacks DNA to pass to the baby steven she passes her gem (the next closest thing) and without her core she cannot exist once steven is born.

10:29 if i remember correctly it isnt just "notes", these are phone numbers from folks who wanted to go on a date with her, and she doesn’t understand it)

"Message Received" is one of my favorites episodes just because of the tremendous character development of my favorite character in the whole series! 💚

That Pearl teardrop was a Sticker. More specifically a Pearl Point used as motivation for Steven and Amythist during training.

fun fact about pearls gem: pearls actually have layers ! i always viewed steven going into her different brainscapes as him going through the layers of herself, which is why it gets sadder and more vulnerable as you get deeper

Really WILD to choose this episode after only seeing the first season even with spoilers and watching clips. I know a lot of people saw the "Rose is Pink Diamond" from a mile away, but it's such a great episode!

It is quite possibly one of Pearl's best episode in the entire show

steven universe is all trippy as heck, i grew up watching this maybe that’s why i turned out like this😀

17:53 "oh im a foool" *pauses to think*, thats an amalgamation of the SU fanbase at that very moment man, WE ALL WERE

From the thumbnail I was pretty excited for him to see that episode, but then I see the background in the video and went no. nonono. no no nonoNONONONONONONO- Edit: to clear up. I'm not upset he's watching the episode. I just prepared myself for a Rose's Scabbard reaction and therefore was woefully unprepared to be hit by A Single Pale Rose.

Throughout the first season, there were little hints about the diamonds and that thanks to two separate times involving an old gem world ship, and then later a more modern version with certain designs motifs. That they used to be four diamonds, but now there are only three. The fandom quickly picked apart every detail they could and came to the conclusion that rose quartz was secretly pink diamond. And then a tweet from the producers of the show said that no rose quartz was not going to be revealed to be pink diamond. Funny thing is people still want to believe that theory. So when it finally was revealed that in fact, rose quartz was pink diamond it was less of a shocking surprise. And more of a relief that it was finally just flat out revealed. I’m not entirely sure how much of the fan was actually upset with the producers for lying just because we managed to figure out a twist before it could be officially revealed.

I remember early in the fandom there was the Rose is Pink Diamond theory, and as the show went on it slowly lost traction until everyone agreed it probably wasn’t true. Then this episode dropped like a fucking nuke. :)

10:08 gworl that’s a sticker lmao

Ah, the episode that broke the fandom x) You know, there was 2 teams back in the day : people who had figure out the plot twist because the show has lots of hints, and either people who didn't believe it or never thought about it. Personally, I love it because it makes Rose a very morally grey character who left a lot of unsolved problems when decided to disapear so Steven could exist in this world. Basically, Pearl was made to serve her, she knew everything there was to know about Pink Diamond. Yet, Rose didn't trust her with everything, like her lion, and it deeply wounded Pearl. As she put it, it wasn't like the other gems, their bond was special and meant everything to Pearl, to the point she didn't mind dying for her. She just felt abandoned after that and struggled to cope for about ten years, which isn't much for gems who lives for thousand of years, but a lot in human life. To Garnet, Rose was the leader of the rebellion who stepped out of her role and fought for gems right to exist. It was her who accept Ruby and Saphire fusion, telling them it was alright and that it doesn't matter if neither Saphire nor Garnet could see the bright future she spoke about, they'll make it happen. They didn't know she was a diamond, the evil they were all fighting for, neither did Bismuth, who felt betrayed when she created a weapon who could shatter a diamond, yet Rose refused to use it and imprisonned Bismuth for it, never telling the other gems what happened. They thought she died during that last battle, where every other gems was either shattered or corrupted into the monsters they fought since episode 1. Point was, Rose's sword couldn't shatter a gem, only poofed them, and they'll be back after a while. Hence why people found it weird that Rose used it to destroy Pink Diamond. And to make matters worse, Pink ordered Pearl to never speak about it again, she didn't ask. Pearl was forced to keep all that traumatic stuff away because she couldn't talk about it with anyone, even Pink herself. It only came out because Steven has some kind of telepathic ability, or dream ability, that allowed him to tap into his mother's memories and feelings, and by proxy, what we never saw of Pink Diamond. On the other hand, she faked her own death and deeply hurt her "sisters", Blue Diamond never able to overcome her sadness and depression, while Yellow Diamond focused on her anger and try really hard to never thought of her grief. And there is Spinnel's case, her little playmate made to entertained her, that she left alone for thousand of years, pretending to play a simple game of wait and see, never bothering contacting her again, letting her discover her death by Steven's worlds, who didn't even know she existed, breaking her heart and making her resolved to violence and revenge. So yeah, "A single pale rose" turned everything we knew about Rose in a twisted way, making her look like the worst person to ever live. But she has her own story to tell, and we saw her story backward. By the end, when she gave birth to Steven, she became a pretty decent person, event if she left a mess for her son to deal with. And because of that, Steven never had a normal childhood, forced to face life threatening events that deeply scared him. That's where Future comes in, when he learns how to cope with all of it.

10:00 Mathew, it's a STicker

I love how he took like a minute to just find name a bunch of things in pearls gem

I know some people complain about it, but I honestly love your reactions with little to no context! It's a fun and different way to shake up the standard reaction video format most people do, plus it's hilarious to see how confused you get sometimes ^_^

I was just literally re-watching SU and suddenly thought that one youtuber should react to the highest rated episode of SU, so when i opened youtube and saw this video first hand i was literally shocked😭😭😭

Well, pearls are made when a clam, oyster or a mussel covers with nacre an Intrusive object( Like a grain of sand for example) to protect Themselves , So we could consider all those memories or pearls like the nacre layers and the moment when she fakes pink Diamond's dead as the Intrusive object.

10:10 that's a sticker 😭🙏

:D yeaaah steven universe! And yes, she COULDN'T speak about it, she received a direct order from a diamond, the highest authority, that followed by pearl's innate programming to follow orders makes it very possible that she literally couldn't disobey

20:24 Pearls are Made as slaves that are fisically unable to go against an order from their Masters, Pink dimon was Pearl Master.

UR REACTION TO ROSE BEING PINK IM CRYINGGF 😭😭😭

In case nobody has mentioned it yet, the teardrop thing you were hung up on was a Sticker. This episode really is phenomenal, not only as a standalone episode, but also for how it finally resolves a long running mystery, completely recontextualizes the whole show, and also sets up for some immediate dramatic aftermath! Also, one of my favorite things about this episode is the absolute troll job of the official synopsis being “Steven helps Pearl find her phone.”

This is one of those episodes that is ONLY interesting in context. You really spoiled it this time! 😂

This is like starting to read a fantasy series by picking the book with the coolest cover.

20:23 She's a magical slave, basically and Rose was a Princess/Queen

Matthew forgetting the word Sticker is a thing is the kind of peak comedy I come here for 😂😂😂

The 'teardrop' is a sticker.

oooo what an interesting concept! i clicked this after seeing it next to your Hunchback reaction video and hadn't realised how recent it was until reading the comments and seeing so many from just yesterday. highly rated episodes in any media are usually the most impactful ones and a lot of that impact relies on the knowledge and expectations built up across the series beforehand, so it's a fun and unique perspective going straight into the heavy hitters and experiencing them in isolation from the rest of the show. i actually watched SU out of order myself and started on one of the biggest spoiler episodes released at the time - my first episode was The Answer! (the first episode of StevenBomb 4, a week of daily new episodes in january 2016) and aside from a jump back to watch Jailbreak immediately after The Answer, i happily sat and watched the entire rest of StevenBomb 4's episodes as they released across the week as my first introduction to the entire show and the setting. really enjoyed it! a lot of us enjoy media in different ways~ anyhoo it was fun seeing you piece together what you already knew or assumed about the show as this episode led you to its conclusion and let you guess how it got there. A Single Pale Rose is one of my favourite episodes and i couldn't stop thinking about that reveal when it happened! would love to see more episode reactions like this in the future, in context or not :D

pearls have to obey their diamonds they are the only gems that are "coded" to obey direct orders, thats why she couldnt tell steven

If there was any show I'd recommend you watch this is the one for sure as its a great show with such a solid cast of characters and honestly one of the best OSTs I've have ever heard in a cartoon.

OMG YES FINALLY! You know your day is great when Matt posts. Keep being you! ❤

Garnet can see multiple futures, but only with the information she is provided. For example if you asked her to guess the colour ball behind your back she could reply "green" however this is under the assumption you HAVE a ball behind your back, only to reveal a set of keys. Her future vision is infinite but only based on what she would think is the most likely. She would never have considered Rose the rebel and Pink diamond the tyrant to be the same Gem, thus would never look into those futures.

Watching the episode that broke the fandom without the needed context is insanity!

i swear i get here so early that while im watching the discord notification that you uploaded shows up

For some reason I was thinking of the Mr. Greg as the highest but this also makes sense. This is a weird episode to start with (besides reacting to season 1 a few years ago) imo you should've watched it in order.

lol the fact that he could not tell it was a sticker and called it a tear drop

PLEASE WATCH ‘THE ANSWER’

We need to make sure "a single pale rose" isnt the highest rated SU episode, so any youtuber makes this mistake anymore...

This was a wild episode to watch back when it first came out, It confirmed the biggest and longest controversial theory the fandom had. And the kicker, during that release there was a commercial break that had the trailer for the next upcoming episode that spoiled the massive plot twist right before it was revealed lmao

BRO THIS IS RIGHT WHEN I NEEDED TO SEE THIS HOW DID THIS HAPPEN

This was the literal worst episode to react to. It would basically be less of a spoiler to watch the finale

Mathew is now my wallpaper.

Like ogres, like pearls, like onions

I have a new wallpaper now!! Lovely pose, Mathew

20:25 Mat lowkey acting like rose being pink Diamond is common knowledge is so funny The way I (and probably the entire fandom) flipped my shit when this episode dropped and that fact was revealed-

7:49 I think only Gems can go in

Pearls face in the filing system is a sticker

There is a kind of catharsis that only watching someone descend into the chaos that is the implications of an episode like A Single Pale Rose can bring

Welp, this show is gonna throw you through so much

Sticker Mathew, you were so close ☺️

Teardrop with pearls face is I’m pretty sure a sticker

"is she cursed to not say it?" yes

7:16 The noise he made!! i've watched it back about twenty times and im laughing everytime help 💀💀💀

In Gem hierarchy, pearls belong to diamonds as a lifelong aide, assistant, or in Pink's case, friend and confidant. I know at one point Pink "freed" Pearl when she became Rose, but that command, if thats what it was, happened when she was still Pink. I assume theres an inate power that binds a Pearl to her Diamond, conpulsing them to obey. Now, once freed ofnthat, I dont know if the old command was still active or if it was just a manifesation of her loyalty to Rose that made her incapable of betraying her by btraking that comand/promise.

that thing with her face on it is called a pearl point, it’s in the st section because it’s a sticker😭

The "teardrop" is a sticker

I have watched it at least 1000 times and i wanna watch it again

I kinda love that’s he’s watching this with no context it’s so funny 😂

the pearl face is a sticker

Inb4 Mathew learns what watching things in order, without spoiling all of it prior, is

The second I saw the background, I knew you would flip😂😂

i was watching your lorax reaction earlier after watching this and i was thinking if you want a weird movie to give you an existential crisis you should watch horton hears a who

I really do like the Episode A Single Pale Rose, and I am glad you are reacting to it

Okay so garnets future vision is a power she has to choose to use, it’s not automatic. And she explores one possibility at a time though it happens quickly. Due to the numerous possibilities sometimes her predictions are just wrong or sometimes she chooses not to use her power to live in the moment. Sometimes a future is so unlikely she doesn’t look into it then it happens. Correct me in the replies if I’m wrong or missed something.

20:16 it was a direct order from her master, from royalty yk, she kinda made a vow to keep this secret, thats why she couldn't say anything

I loved this plot twist. Pearl was the ONLY ONE who knew and she was ordered by her diamond not to tell (a magic order! Unbreakable if I understand correctly). That poor gem

I could not stop smiling watching Mathew be stumped by the repressed layers of Pearl inside Pearl inside Pearl inside Pearl's pearl, it was nostalgic for me cuz I hadn't watched the show in ages; I also like that they don't explain why Pearl hates form-shifting for the longest time and "shattering" Pink Diamond told the audience all they needed. Still, I'm with a majority of these comments; "A Single Pale Rose" is a bomb drop, but alas, people requested this of him and he obliged

Ive just come across the most amazing mega-musical that has barely any clear recordings of it in English but a cool on stage POV from part of the German cast. Its called starlight express and I gotta admit its the greatest thing I’ve ever seen not for the music but the fact that its all on rollerskates and performed at incredibly high speeds. I gotta suggest you watch some of it if you haven’t already seen it

I used the intro song as an audition piece

Joined the discord and put my video reaction recommendation aka I was the one who put ashnikko part 2 lol

It’s a sticker, the tear drop is a sticker

HOW DID YOU KNOW HOW DID YOU KNOW HOW DID YOU KNOW!!! JUST GOT INTO A STEVEN UNIVERSE PHASE AGAIN HOW DID YOU KNOW!!!

Random suggestion, Dungeon Meshi is getting really really popular lately and it would be super cool to do like an out of context compilation! So many wild moments- Also I think I’ve finally gotten over you watching things out of order lmao. If that’s how you wanna roll, why not

the reason garnet didnt know is because as an act of trust she never used her ability to see the future to look into rose/pink diamond

This episode is confusing too and I haven’t watched Steven Universe episodes in while😊 I enjoy your reaction to the show!

16:48 lol guess the intact diamond didn't quite register 20:17 "for my last order to you as a diamond..."

Ironically, at one of the final episodes, when she has to sneak the entire group to somewhere only she and Steven could be due to reasons, she stuffed them in her gem and she just pops them out once they're clear.

It wasn't asking. She was ordered to

Rose Quartz's journey is such an interesting one, because we're essentially watching her character development backwards. We start off knowing her as the gem she became after her time with Greg, and then we slowly see all the mistakes and failings she made and went through to get there, realising that she was never a perfect person, just a very flawed, spoiled and traumatized person who had to learn how to be better all on her own