The show is actually well thought out plot wise,
No, it's not been, and the two videos in question go into great detail as to why.
revelations in season 5 have been hinted at since season 1 (and become obvious in hindsight)
Not by my reckoning, they have, more like lazy scriptwriting, badly planned world building, and crappy characterization, in addition to the incompetent animation.
it has very well written characters with strong personalities
The characters are annoying and unlikable (the title character in particular)-a no-no in creating a TV series or any other work of fiction that has heroes in it, with the only likable one being the girlfriend of the main character due to her willingness to work harder to better herself.
great character arcs (not must for the main cast)
The main cast has been neglected in favor of background characters that are supposed to be just that, while the showrunner procastinates on telling the stories of the main characters 'just because', as well as constantly having the show be on hiatus.
As I mentioned before, the conflicts are badly plotted and written, and Sugar and her crew having no way to tell them properly.
It sends a great message about love, tolerance and acceptance.
By having the Crystal Gems be careless about public property, treat people of Earth badly (with the exception of Connie) and having the main character and his father be partially barefoot, uneducated (Steven doesn't even go to school) morbidly obese (both of them, but Steven in particular) and unemployed (Greg) as well as careless with money (Greg again) and last but not least, tolerant towards fascism (wanting people to be forgiving of the way the Gem people-from Gemworld, not the three Crystal Gems-are towards anybody not like them)? If this is what you're implying above that this show teaches, I hate to see what the opposite is.
It shows heroes as flawed people who did make mistakes and did bad things for the greater good while some villains are shown in a more sympathetic light when their motives are revealed.
Having the heroes be flawed would be one thing; the main characters are just unpleasant and unlikable, as well as trapped in their flaws and not willing to progress in a better way, as Lily Orchard showed in her video. Also, trying to garner sympathy for fascism is beyond the pale, and then some. As well, what the show's supposedly doing for LGBT people is just confirming stereotypes that get the right wing to do the bad things they usually do to LGBT people.
@Shaka Zulu Just as a quick FYI, when it comes to videos that aren't movies or shows, if it's longer than 5 minutes I rarely ever bother watching, unless it's something I'm really, really interested in.
Your choice, JD, but what I said, and what Lily Orchard/Elijah The Orouman has said, I'll still agree with, and if you think that I'm going to change how I feel about this show, you and Takeru are both dead wrong. This show's a piece of shit compared to the ones I've mentioned before that I like, and it's a POS compared to the new She-Ra show.