So, wait, did Pearl ever actually choose to rebel? Has she only been “free” since Steven was born? I’m a little confused, and a lot of people are worried about and unsettled by the possibility that she never had a choice, if she could have been ordered to go along with it.

joethejohnston:

At the end of ‘Single Pale Rose’ you see Pearl and Rose discussing together the action they’re about to take. Its a decision that they’re making together. Rose is not ordering to do this as a servant, but asking her as a comrade and a friend.

More to come in future episodes…