overall, it's just a well-written show. good character development, good world building, good vibes. i think people understandably get skeptical about popular media addressing feminist/lgbt topics, since it's incredibly common for writers to lazily shove those themes in there for brownie points, and it's annoying and silly and it doesn't actually tend to offer the representation that they're hoping to get credited for. the times that su touches on those areas, it doesn't often feel as though they're doing it to prove a point; it's not given any fireworks or anything, it's just there and it feels natural. i definitely can't remember any time when it was important that someone was female or that there was a relationship between two femme-presenting characters, it's just how things are and it it's never a big deal to any conflicts or vital to anyone's character.
all that being said, obviously the show has its problems. like, i don't always particularly like steven as he's written. more recent episodes have humanized him a lot more, but he was always kinda too perfect. sometimes the voice acting and dialogue could be better, sometimes they have some pacing problems, and they go on hiatus every forgetin five episodes or smth, but overall i enjoy the show, and i think it's been a big influence on me and lots of other people.
also i suspect the next episode airing "before thanksgiving" will be pretty gay but i have no proof of this
