It’s a point in how our contexts tinge how we interpret what our senses tell us. So when a noble gem shows up, Holly wants things to be the best they can be. I’d say on a normal day, the Famethyst pulls a few pranks, Holly makes them clean up and then they train for a while. Holly wouldn’t be expecting trouble and that tinges the way she processes what goes on around her. Working there must be very quiet, save the occasional visit from BD. The Zoo is a far off outpost that has been very low-key. Note that none of these circumstances immediately signal to Holly that things are going wrong. We know that’s a sign of the upturn that Steven causes later on, but Holly interprets it as a sign that things are running smoothly and going to be fine. And they look so obviously guilty, but Holly blames it on the Amethysts instead.Ĭlose to the end of the episode, we have one more shot of her gem as the Amethysts take Steven away and he’s very loudly resisting. The third time, she and Sapphire walk in on the other CGs trying to destroy the door. Pearl makes a very un-Pearl face at Holly, who, with back turned, ignores it unknowingly, saving Pearl and Sapphire what could have been a heated questioning. The second time is immediately after Pearl is ordered to open the first door. Holly Blue buys into this narrative completely and leads them exactly where they want to go. That Sapphire isn’t a “disgraced” Homeworld defector and that she’s the leader of the entire operation bringing a new human for Blue Diamond’s Zoo. The very first time we see her gem is when the CGs just arrive and try to convince the Amethysts of their credibility. In those moments, she sees the CGs just as they’re doing something they’re not supposed to do, and each time, she misinterprets what happens and they don’t get caught. That is, the occipital lobe helps us interpret and comprehend the images that our eyes are looking at.Īnd to me, there’s something interesting about every single moment we get to see Holly Blue’s gem in Gem Heist, when she’s first introduced. The occipital lobe functions not necessarily to let us see, but to help us make sense of what we’re seeing. Going by anatomy, the back of the skull is where the occipital lobe of the brain is located.

What do you suppose Holly Blue Agate’s gem placement (the back of her head, at the base of her skull) symbolizes? It’s interesting looking at her character knowing what we do about Peridot now. While the Rubies openly talk about their service to Yellow Diamond, they don’t share the deep investment that Holly Blue and Peridot have shown in the story. Holly Blue is the second Homeworld character introduced affiliated with Homeworld and a specific Diamond. I’ll keep the introduction short for this post.

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