1 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:05,148 ♪ We are the Crystal Gems ♪ 2 00:00:05,249 --> 00:00:07,770 ♪ we'll always save the day ♪ 3 00:00:07,831 --> 00:00:09,903 ♪ and if you think we can't ♪ 4 00:00:09,905 --> 00:00:12,772 ♪ we'll always find a way ♪ 5 00:00:12,774 --> 00:00:16,676 - - 6 00:00:16,678 --> 00:00:19,045 - - 7 00:00:19,047 --> 00:00:21,848 - - 8 00:00:21,850 --> 00:00:23,517 ♪ And Steven! ♪ 9 00:00:35,648 --> 00:00:38,383 - Ooh. - Ahem. 10 00:00:38,451 --> 00:00:41,453 So, what did you think of the ending? 11 00:00:41,520 --> 00:00:44,723 Uh... I thought it was on page 917. 12 00:00:44,790 --> 00:00:47,792 - I thought it was a disaster! - Uh... 13 00:00:47,860 --> 00:00:50,762 All the books leading up to this seemed to be taking on and 14 00:00:50,830 --> 00:00:54,032 subverting these witch tropes ... really self-aware about 15 00:00:54,100 --> 00:00:56,101 - being a pastiche, you know? - Um... 16 00:00:56,202 --> 00:00:58,770 But in the end, none of that even mattered. 17 00:00:58,838 --> 00:01:02,240 Lisa and her talking falcon, rebels challenging the stifling 18 00:01:02,308 --> 00:01:06,645 traditions of the magical bureaucracy ... I loved that. 19 00:01:06,712 --> 00:01:10,282 Then her falcon turns into a human and they get married?! 20 00:01:10,349 --> 00:01:13,201 It completely dropped all the anti-authoritarian 21 00:01:13,202 --> 00:01:16,054 stuff and described her wedding cake for 50 pages! 22 00:01:16,122 --> 00:01:20,080 Yeah! That cake was worthy of 20 pages, tops! 23 00:01:20,115 --> 00:01:23,762 - There weren't even strawberries on it! - I bet since the books got so 24 00:01:23,829 --> 00:01:27,332 popular, the publisher put pressure on the author to water 25 00:01:27,400 --> 00:01:29,768 down the end for a larger audience appeal. 26 00:01:29,835 --> 00:01:33,089 Unlike art, the real world can't always win against 27 00:01:33,170 --> 00:01:35,774 the iron chains of authority. 28 00:01:35,841 --> 00:01:38,310 - That's my theory, anyway. - Hmm. 29 00:01:38,377 --> 00:01:41,379 It's just disappointing, considering I invested extra 30 00:01:41,447 --> 00:01:44,783 money in the hardcover copies... with maps. 31 00:01:44,884 --> 00:01:48,586 I wish I could give you a new ending. 32 00:01:54,335 --> 00:01:56,561 The temple door ... it opened for me! 33 00:01:56,612 --> 00:02:00,412 I can make anything I want in there! 34 00:02:00,447 --> 00:02:01,917 I can make us a new ending! 35 00:02:01,952 --> 00:02:03,784 Really? Well, what are we waiting for?! 36 00:02:07,316 --> 00:02:10,735 - Uh... ta-da! - Cool! 37 00:02:10,819 --> 00:02:14,239 This is my mom's room. I can control it, like this. 38 00:02:14,290 --> 00:02:17,242 I want a tiny, floating whale to give me some fin. 39 00:02:20,796 --> 00:02:23,381 Unbelievable! How does it work? 40 00:02:23,465 --> 00:02:25,717 The room can make stuff out of clouds. 41 00:02:25,751 --> 00:02:27,669 - We can make anything. - Anything? 42 00:02:27,753 --> 00:02:31,339 How 'bout the infinity fair from book 4, with merchants 43 00:02:31,340 --> 00:02:34,926 from a million lands selling goods from cultures long gone 44 00:02:35,010 --> 00:02:37,345 - and yet to be? - We should probably 45 00:02:37,429 --> 00:02:39,898 keep it simple. We don't want to overload the room. 46 00:02:39,932 --> 00:02:44,269 How 'bout half the infinity fair? Oh. That's still infinity. 47 00:02:44,353 --> 00:02:48,523 Simple. Okay. Well, what really matters 48 00:02:48,607 --> 00:02:51,276 are the characters. You should be Archimicarus. 49 00:02:51,360 --> 00:02:55,413 Okay. Room, I want to be a falcon! 50 00:02:55,447 --> 00:02:57,615 Oh, yeah. 51 00:02:57,666 --> 00:03:00,451 Got to keep it simple. 52 00:03:00,502 --> 00:03:02,670 Amazing! Okay, my turn. 53 00:03:02,755 --> 00:03:05,707 Room, I want to be Lisa. 54 00:03:06,338 --> 00:03:08,344 Do I need to be more specific? 55 00:03:08,379 --> 00:03:10,545 You were pretty general with the falcon thing. 56 00:03:10,629 --> 00:03:13,464 Oh, sorry. I guess the room only makes 57 00:03:13,515 --> 00:03:16,634 stuff when I want it. Maybe this won't work after all. 58 00:03:16,719 --> 00:03:19,437 Why don't you just have it make a costume shop? 59 00:03:19,471 --> 00:03:21,472 Oh, yeah! Good idea! 60 00:03:21,473 --> 00:03:23,474 I want a costume shop! 61 00:03:27,396 --> 00:03:31,612 Wow! This place has everything ... even her childhood tunic! 62 00:03:31,647 --> 00:03:33,909 Wait. You thought it was red? 63 00:03:33,944 --> 00:03:36,287 Yeah, the color of the setting sun! 64 00:03:36,322 --> 00:03:39,207 The sun sets black over the mines, Steven. 65 00:03:39,325 --> 00:03:41,492 Are you gonna be young Lisa? 66 00:03:41,577 --> 00:03:44,629 Well, if we're really reworking this thing, I'm gonna 67 00:03:44,663 --> 00:03:47,882 make the ultimate Lisa with the best gear from every book. 68 00:03:47,967 --> 00:03:51,419 Like, what if she never lost her iron sword? 69 00:03:51,503 --> 00:03:53,805 - Whoa! - And the cloak and the clasp 70 00:03:53,889 --> 00:03:56,507 - are too signature not to do. - For sure! 71 00:03:56,558 --> 00:03:59,427 And I always liked the dragon whisker boots from 72 00:03:59,511 --> 00:04:02,146 - the volcano stuff in book 3. - Are you almost done? 73 00:04:02,181 --> 00:04:03,731 - Wait a minute! - Come out! 74 00:04:03,816 --> 00:04:08,519 I want to see you! 75 00:04:08,570 --> 00:04:12,190 - Whoa! You look awesome! - Thanks! 76 00:04:12,241 --> 00:04:14,612 Okay. Let's do this. 77 00:04:16,245 --> 00:04:19,831 So, at the end of the series, Lisa and her falcon familiar, 78 00:04:19,865 --> 00:04:22,667 Archimicarus, are at the altar... 79 00:04:22,701 --> 00:04:26,287 with a cleric... about to get married. 80 00:04:26,372 --> 00:04:31,292 But we don't want that ending. So, instead ... hmm. 81 00:04:31,377 --> 00:04:34,379 Uh... I-I don't know. What do you think? 82 00:04:34,463 --> 00:04:38,716 - Hmm. What do you think? - Uh... well... 83 00:04:38,767 --> 00:04:41,849 h-how 'bout a different proposal, Lisa ... 84 00:04:41,881 --> 00:04:44,856 a business proposal? We can start a business together 85 00:04:44,940 --> 00:04:50,311 and sell ... sell... turkey legs to make money to help out 86 00:04:50,396 --> 00:04:52,897 - our fellow rebel comrades! - Yeah, that's great! 87 00:04:53,816 --> 00:04:57,735 I want an umbrella with that, if you would, room. 88 00:04:57,870 --> 00:05:02,140 Turkey legs! Get your rebel turkey legs! 89 00:05:02,291 --> 00:05:05,243 Turkey legs! You think it's okay for me 90 00:05:05,327 --> 00:05:08,413 - to eat this if I'm a falcon? - You are a bird of prey. 91 00:05:08,464 --> 00:05:11,799 So, what should our next move be 92 00:05:11,917 --> 00:05:13,751 - as business partners? - You tell me. 93 00:05:13,802 --> 00:05:16,637 Yeah? Oh. Um... 94 00:05:16,722 --> 00:05:19,474 Let's feed the wind lizard. 95 00:05:19,591 --> 00:05:21,642 Look at this guy! 96 00:05:21,760 --> 00:05:25,847 - He totally looks like a rebel! - Wow! From book 4! 97 00:05:27,099 --> 00:05:30,225 Now, I know he lives in the mountains, 98 00:05:30,260 --> 00:05:32,737 but he's just visiting because he heard about 99 00:05:32,771 --> 00:05:35,440 these turkey legs. Lisa, would you like 100 00:05:35,524 --> 00:05:37,275 - to do the honors? - Okay. 101 00:05:40,362 --> 00:05:42,914 - He ate the bones! - Okay! 102 00:05:42,948 --> 00:05:45,283 I guess our business is a success. 103 00:05:45,367 --> 00:05:48,336 - If you think so. - So, what now? 104 00:05:48,420 --> 00:05:52,423 Didn't you have a bunch of ideas that it needed to be more 105 00:05:52,458 --> 00:05:55,293 - anti-authority and stuff? - Sure. 106 00:05:55,377 --> 00:05:58,429 Okay. 107 00:05:58,464 --> 00:06:04,632 So... we're... we ... we're stopped by the authorities 108 00:06:04,667 --> 00:06:09,474 because ... because we're selling without a permit 109 00:06:09,525 --> 00:06:11,526 and we're not old enough to drive a cart. 110 00:06:11,610 --> 00:06:16,697 But these are, uh, free-range turkeys, and they didn't listen 111 00:06:16,815 --> 00:06:19,867 to anybody, and that's what we're gonna do, right?! 112 00:06:19,952 --> 00:06:22,820 - Whatever you think. - Really? 113 00:06:22,905 --> 00:06:26,874 All right. And then I think they... 114 00:06:26,959 --> 00:06:30,495 don't like that... and they attack us. 115 00:06:30,579 --> 00:06:33,714 You can't stop us! 116 00:06:37,086 --> 00:06:39,253 Geez! These guys are corrupt. 117 00:06:39,338 --> 00:06:44,820 - What should we do about 'em, huh? - What do you think we should do? 118 00:06:44,855 --> 00:06:47,512 C-Come on! I'm really trying here! 119 00:06:47,596 --> 00:06:49,514 How do you want the story to end? 120 00:06:49,598 --> 00:06:51,849 How do you want the story to end? 121 00:06:51,900 --> 00:06:55,686 I don't know. I just wanted to do this for you. 122 00:06:55,737 --> 00:06:58,356 This isn't really like you. 123 00:06:58,407 --> 00:07:01,442 I ... I don't want you to just 124 00:07:01,527 --> 00:07:06,247 - do what I want. - Uh... Uh... you want me to not 125 00:07:06,331 --> 00:07:10,201 - d-do what you want? - Connie, are you all right? 126 00:07:10,285 --> 00:07:13,254 I want what you want ... what 127 00:07:13,338 --> 00:07:16,841 you want ... want ... want ... want ... want ... want ... 128 00:07:16,875 --> 00:07:18,709 - want ... want... - I want a tiny 129 00:07:18,794 --> 00:07:20,628 floating whale to give me some fin. 130 00:07:20,712 --> 00:07:23,181 I want a costume shop! 131 00:07:23,215 --> 00:07:25,216 I want to see you! 132 00:07:25,350 --> 00:07:27,518 ... want ... want ... want ... want ... want ... want ... want... 133 00:07:27,553 --> 00:07:31,722 - I-I created you. - ... want ... want ... want... 134 00:07:31,807 --> 00:07:34,559 You're not Connie! I must have left the real Connie 135 00:07:34,643 --> 00:07:38,229 back at the costume shop! Sh-She could be anywhere! 136 00:07:38,313 --> 00:07:43,556 No, no, no, no, no! I'm done! I'm done playing! 137 00:08:00,752 --> 00:08:03,087 Why didn't you disappear with everything else?! 138 00:08:03,138 --> 00:08:05,590 You told me not to do what you wanted. 139 00:08:05,641 --> 00:08:07,308 Ohh. 140 00:08:07,392 --> 00:08:12,096 - Where is Connie?! - Steven! 141 00:08:12,180 --> 00:08:13,764 - Steven! - Connie? 142 00:08:13,849 --> 00:08:16,601 C-Connie?! Is that you?! 143 00:08:16,602 --> 00:08:19,353 Please let me go. 144 00:08:19,438 --> 00:08:22,607 - I want to find the real Connie! - You told me you wanted ... 145 00:08:22,658 --> 00:08:24,717 It doesn't matter! 146 00:08:26,862 --> 00:08:30,748 Please don't follow me. I don't want you to follow me! 147 00:08:30,782 --> 00:08:34,585 Cart! 148 00:08:34,620 --> 00:08:38,456 Uh... Uh, wind lizard! 149 00:08:40,626 --> 00:08:43,794 Uh... Uh... Uh... Connie, can you hear me?! 150 00:08:43,879 --> 00:08:46,631 Steven? Steven! 151 00:08:46,682 --> 00:08:48,516 Connie! I'm almost there! 152 00:08:48,634 --> 00:08:51,552 Just a little bit furthe... 153 00:08:51,637 --> 00:08:53,721 Please! 154 00:08:53,805 --> 00:08:56,524 I don't want you! I want the real Connie! 155 00:08:58,861 --> 00:09:01,112 I know what you really want. 156 00:09:01,196 --> 00:09:06,701 - I know how you really feel. - Steven?! 157 00:09:06,785 --> 00:09:11,418 Ah, Steven, finally! There you... are. 158 00:09:11,453 --> 00:09:14,523 Ugh! Ugh! Help! 159 00:09:18,580 --> 00:09:24,385 Keep away from him! 160 00:09:24,469 --> 00:09:27,672 I know you like her. 161 00:09:29,608 --> 00:09:33,511 - And I know you want her to like you, too. - No! Don't listen! 162 00:09:37,232 --> 00:09:40,434 That's why you can't tell her the truth, but you want to! 163 00:09:40,519 --> 00:09:42,737 - Ow! - You want to tell her! 164 00:09:42,821 --> 00:09:45,272 - No! - Get off him! 165 00:09:45,357 --> 00:09:48,526 - Tell her, Steven! - I... 166 00:09:48,610 --> 00:09:51,362 Tell her! 167 00:09:51,446 --> 00:09:55,199 I liked the ending of the book! 168 00:09:55,410 --> 00:09:57,912 - What? - I-I-I thought it was 169 00:09:57,996 --> 00:10:00,865 sweet that Lisa and Archimicarus got together in the end. 170 00:10:00,916 --> 00:10:03,343 They were always so thoughtful towards each 171 00:10:03,344 --> 00:10:05,770 other, and I was so happy when they found the spell 172 00:10:05,771 --> 00:10:08,139 to make him human, and I loved every page 173 00:10:08,140 --> 00:10:11,424 about the cake! I wanted to draw a picture of it! 174 00:10:11,459 --> 00:10:13,975 I'm ... I'm sorry I pretended not to like it. 175 00:10:14,010 --> 00:10:15,546 I just ... I just didn't want 176 00:10:15,630 --> 00:10:19,451 - you to think less of me. - Ahh. That's better. 177 00:10:21,639 --> 00:10:23,630 Do ... Do you think 178 00:10:23,715 --> 00:10:26,517 I'm a bad person for liking the ending? 179 00:10:26,551 --> 00:10:31,810 Of course not. I ... Steven, it's just a book. 180 00:10:31,845 --> 00:10:34,558 But you really care about it. 181 00:10:34,609 --> 00:10:39,132 - I care about you more. - Even though I liked the wedding? 182 00:10:39,167 --> 00:10:43,817 Oh, of course you liked the wedding. You're Steven. 183 00:10:43,902 --> 00:10:45,786 You love schmaltz. 184 00:10:50,620 --> 00:10:52,042 You make a good point, 185 00:10:52,077 --> 00:10:54,745 but don't you remember how Archimicarus 186 00:10:54,829 --> 00:10:56,714 - cried in book 3? - I thought that was because 187 00:10:56,748 --> 00:10:58,582 - they lost the sword. - No! 188 00:10:58,666 --> 00:11:00,584 She almost fell into the volcano! 189 00:11:00,635 --> 00:11:04,296 - He was worried about her. - But she had access to frost spells. 190 00:11:04,331 --> 00:11:06,909 Yeah, but Archimicarus didn't know that. 191 00:11:07,024 --> 00:11:11,887 - Even birds can fall in love. - I guess you could read it that way.