In a way, this episode functions as a partial sequel to “Historical Friction”. “Buddy’s Book” is one of a few episodes of Steven Universe that plays around with the show’s somewhat controversial “limited perspective”, joining a group that includes “Rising Tides/Crashing Skies”, “The Answer”, a small part of “Say Uncle”, the Future episode “I Am My Monster” (which downright shifts the perspective altogether), and “Jungle Moon” (Steven technically doesn’t appear there.) In this case, we get Steven and Connie reading the diary of one Buddy Budwick – the first mate of Beach City founder Captain William Dewey. I don’t know if I really like it more (although it’s certainly not a bad episode) than I appreciate it, if you get my drift. Having watched it again for the purposes of this review, after the series was finished and thinking of the franchise as a whole, I was able to take a somewhat more… complex analysis of this episode. When I first saw it, I thought that while it provided some interesting Gem lore, it was a largely serviceable and ultimately somewhat forgettable affair. In fact, it’s actually influenced my views on this episode a bit. Even individuals that have acted on a dilemma before can use new knowledge of years past, as well as events that happened in the interim, to theorize new hypotheses and try and combat said controversy.īringing this up hopefully adds some context to my attitudes towards today’s Steven Universe review, that of “Buddy’s Book”. And as time moves on, more and more perspectives on historical happenings are uncovered, thereby painting a clearer portrait for future generations to make informed decisions. You have various cultures and societies with different takes on epochs, as well as varying arguments on society and where those perspectives stem from. But the interconnectedness of it all adds a new dimension. It’s easy to teach and read History as a series of linear events. It’s not just “here’s what happened”, but “how the hell did we get here”? What events that took place in the past did our contemporary societies build upon and/or disregard, and how does that work to our benefit or detriment? What can we extrapolate from past societies in terms of culture, political systems, civic participation, and military conflicts? What can we do tomorrow or today to make sure that the ill-effects of the past don’t come back to bite us in our rear ends? I’ve always had an appreciation for history, one that I’ve been able to comprehend more as I’ve grown older. Now that I’ve made myself utterly nerdy, let me elaborate. History was my favorite subject in school. However, his quest is wrought with one glaring flaw – what he has discovered was actually found first by the Gems. Said journal, incredibly enough, stemmed from the pen of Buddy Budwick, the second-in-command to Beach City founder William Dewey.Īfter founding the town, Budwick faced something of an existential crisis – what would his reputation in history be like, if he even had a reputation in history? With a determination to avoid obscurity, he sets off on a trek to discover the unknown that the Earth has to feature. Plot: While at the library (Steven’s apparent first trip to such an institution), he and Connie stumble across a mysterious journal. ![]() ![]() ![]() Written By: Lamar Abrams and Katie Mitroff Rimmer: “What was I supposed to say? ‘ Fear not – I’m the bloke who used to clean the gunk out the chicken soup machine! Actually, we know sod all about space travel but if you’ve got a blocked nozzle, we’re your lads!’ That’ll fill them with confidence, won’t it?”
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