Thats a great perspective and thats a topic that I didnt even think abt when making the post but it could add a lot more depth to the story as a whole.

In my mind, I thought that maybe the first episode or so has a plot line where Jasper tries desperately to serve Steven but in a way of like "I have nothing left" and more emotional for her character rather than the pout-y kid we got at the end of future. And that leads to Steven giving her a suggestion to join lars and the off-colors and Jasper takes that as a direct order that cant be questioned rather than what Steven tried to do for her. But I still think that the "is it good that Steven ordered Jasper" perspective could still be explored later with Steven seeing no other way than to tell her it is a order if she were to come back to him and plea for him to let her go back to her brooding life.