Lol. Yes, I was mostly hamming it up and thinking aloud with that and when I mentioned Lapis should shatter her. I think there are many ways they can or should handle the Lapis and Jasper arc beyond redemption of a person who I don't think deserves it.
I think the anger of trauma should be explored even further. When people are hurt, sometimes they like hurting the person who attacked them. Sometimes they lust for it. Is there an acceptable outlet for this feeling? When does it go too far and what should other people do when the victim starts looking more like the abuser? Someone mentioned that Steven overlooked this with Lapis. I think that's true, even if I think Lapis' actions are more defensible than others might think. But I think this conversation needs to happen more clearly.
I also think this all gets at what made Bismuth such a compelling character. For the entirety of the show, Steven and the Gems have called the shots. Bismuth, so far, has been the only person to really rattle this assumed hierarchy by taking Steven on herself and taking on Rose before that. Why should Rose, Steven, or Garnet be the leaders when their leadership has led to the death and corruption of so many of their friends (and in Steven's case, a sort of apologism for those consequences)? It's like a rebellion within the rebellion. Bismuth is the most relevant gem for this topic thus far. But Lapis potentially disagreeing with Steven's hopes for Jasper could be another, especially if Lapis does something Steven perceives "out of line". Who defines that line and why? What do you do when someone crosses it? Maybe Steven giving Jasper a chance is "out of line".
What happens when some of these personal conflicts the gems have had extend beyond their inner circle and into how they deal with homeworld?
I think how the CGs should be governed is an interesting question with many potential applications. And personally, I think this question of governance would be a great way to connect the Gem story to the human stories. In human society, we have states with laws, norms, politics, culture, etc. That's how we coordinate our behavior and address disagreement. What would happen if the government or populace in Steven Universe decided to become more involved in Gem affairs? After all, it's their planet, too; they recently got alien visitors; and gem fusion monsters have been running around causing havoc. What if the humans want to take a different approach to Homeworld than the CGs? Who are Steven and the CGs to disagree with them? And if there are disagreements and the CGs do things the humans are unhappy what are the consequences? What if the humans disagree, as is realistic, between each other and Steven and the Gems are forced to play politics? There is a lot of potential there beyond what they've done so far.