I think "couldn't react fast enough" is an easy enough explanation to use.
If the writers wanted Jasper to be with the Gems, Pearl would have reacted fast enough. But they don't. They want her to be away for now for whatever crazyness they have planned.
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Chara
May 16, 2016 at 09:39PM EDT in reply to
Icecane
May 16, 2016 at 10:29PM EDT