poetofthepiano:

Always yes! :) 

I’ve written about this a lot before but to save everyone from one of my long posts:

1. It would add so much richness to the story given Jasper’s role as someone who chose to remain with Homeworld and knows about the past, something which we only see in bits and pieces

2. It would be a narratively original choice to have a character introduced as the stereotypical big buff static villain actually be a three-dimensional character

3. Jasper’s already been shown to be more than just a big whopping pile of evil. She has motives and a compelling backstory as someone who crawled to the top when all that was expected of her was nothing.

4. Redemption doesn’t have to be Jasper getting a star and living in the barn and just accepting “Crystal Gem.” Because we don’t see Lapis going around declaring herself a Crystal Gem, or tagging along on all the adventures. Redemption could also mean her coming to peace with the past, being less destructive towards others and herself. In fact, she should continue to challenge the tenets of what it means to be a Crystal Gem, because she knows precisely how they hurt people in the past. 

Much like Steven’s realisation that not everything in the war was black and white, Jasper’s presence is an indicator that Homeworld is made of gems just like them.

5. Jasper’s at her very worst now, and just as she said about Peridot, that does seem to be the indicator that a redemption arc is happening soon.