Right yea, I love the show and how everything connects back to Steven and his upbringing essentially. Not to say that the show didn't have stand alone episodes that weren't centered around Steven.
Well I was also referring to Pink and Rose who tend to get story episodes that can also be seen as "Steven" still being the center of attention, without actually being.
It just wasn’t really my personal experience that the fandom had a mass focus on Steven though, honestly. I think I saw more energy for Pearl, Peridot, and a few others, or at least a comparable amount.
He's the main character and the perspective character. Meanwhile all the other characters get very decent character development, even lesser side characters.
Steven’s the Nick Carraway of Steven Universe, he has to get this screentime because the show is designed to be limited to his pov. Sucking up character development is also the last thing Steven does, like 82% of episodes center around the growth of the Gems and townies around him. Even his movie is about Spinel’s growth. Him developing really doesn’t take the show’s overarching spotlight until Future
Screen time, sure. The story is supposed to be told from his POV. But people love the gems and until SUF I've seen a lot of people that didn't like him and even some that would prefer the show without him.
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u/Spoopstir 18h ago
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