From a storytelling standpoint, it really was remarkable Peridot got an ability so conclusively but in a long-game way, I'm very glad she did.
The whole Muggle/Batman team member storyline has been done to death and Connie basically already fulfils that role (and even then, Connie's prowess with the sword can't eclipse Peridot's versatility as a Gem) that I would've hated having to sit through any number of episodes focusing on a Peridot moping she can't improve on the team.
Besides, people seem to be overlooking that Peridot is already a 'nerfed' or limited team member being that Rose's Rebellion caused a resource fallout that has directly impacted her. Peridot isn't a mistake like Amethyst, left in the oven too long by a forgotten baker; Peridot is deliberately watered down juice, done to ensure there's enough for everyone to drink. Peridot has spent the larger portion of her life as the Batman of Gems (or rather Iron Man as it was) without any of the privilege of this and burdened by the knowledge her limb enhancers admit her to a game she both didn't ask to play in, can't back out of and was woefully unfit for in the first place as an immediate result of a game someone else started long ago.
How that history informs her character and current power is a lot more interesting then a Sokka arc about finding other ways to be useful and owning your okay-ness.
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