Anonymous asked:
That's a great point about the show choosing to show mostly hand to hand combat. It really works with the way they show how violent fighting really is, making you feel for whoever is getting smacked around, and making it personal.
Indeed! It’s that level of realising that this is the damage you’re capable of doing, that really hammers it in. Even human beings, when they try, can do a lot of damage to gems and Steven.
And taking the plot away from “weapons” to “individuals can hurt each other” really opens up issues on emotional, social, and mental hurt as well.