Steven's characterization

sugar first expected an additional 3 seasons to flesh it out during season 5 but after pitching the episode reunited cn canned the show because the direction meant they no longer could sell it to foreign markets because of its lbgt themes being so obvious. So from that cn handed sugar a movie and an epilogue to wrap it up as they still wanted to cater to the adult audience.

I hate when stuff like that happens

Basically this. Steven had a slow believable growth until Future halfway through the show snapped into gear and changed him into an emotional wreck.

>after pitching the episode reunited cn canned the show
I don't think they ever stated that the wedding was the reason why CN wasn't interested in the original show continuing past Reunited. I know they said something about other countries having problems with it, but I don't remember it being the reason CN didn't want more of the original show.

I remember the leak that claimed CN was considering 4 more seasons, and based on the interviews it sounds like Rebecca wasn't aware of that.

it can be only assumed though, up until reunited most rumours of the show talked about it being renewed for additional seasons. But after legs to homeworld was released everything about the show was quiet until coincidentally when the movie was announced as an almost cope at comic-con. It could be false but when ian and sugar discussed the show inbetween the movies released they always wink at the growing suspicion the show was canned because they insisted on the wedding... I don't know it just seems as if looking at it from a narrative perspective
>season 5 would've been the reveal rose is pink diamond
>season 6 would deal with the crystal gems dealing with this problem and coping, leading to blue and yellow arriving to earth
>season 7 would be fully embracing homeworld and its problems, eventually leading up to white. Making perfect sense as diamonds were being revealed every season prior
>season 8 would've dealt with emotional trauma just as future did

It just makes alot of sense because prior the seasons would never be so obvious to simply just focus on a gem or diamond for each segment of the episodes.

>season 8 would've dealt with emotional trauma just as future did
The rest sounds good, but this doesn't convince me because, as far as I understand, that's a story they came up with specifically for Future, not something that they were planning to explore from the beginning. And season 6 and 7 could be a single season too, the two aspects could have blended together

Steven should've shattered Jasper much earlier in Future and then gotten increasingly freaked out about the fact nobody holds him accountable for it just because he fixed her.

His character in Future makes no sense

I think it's pretty apparent that Sugar had less of a hand in Future. Either way though,
>Did Rebecca contradict the show?
I'd say it's more like future contradicted what Rebecca had previously said. Which is fine though since word of God isn't always canon

This. Really all the show needed was one extra season, not 3