Line #306 Recap/StevenUniverseS5E23Reunited


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2	[[caption-width-right:350:[[https://twitter.com/Matt___Burnett/status/1015320308046184448 It's the Steven Universe Big Wedding Blowout Special Spectacular!]]]]
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4	'''Original airdate:''' July 6th, 2018
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6	'''Production codes:''' 1053-154 and 1053-155
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10	It's the day of Ruby and Sapphire's wedding. Steven, getting ready in his bathroom, starts singing "Let's Only Think About Love", about how the recent revelations about his mother and all the other dramatic events have been weighing on him, so he'd rather focus on the wedding. As he does so, Ruby and Sapphire start to get into their outfits, with Ruby telling Sapphire not to look at her, even with future vision. Bismuth is wearing a suit of armour because it's the nicest thing she owns. As the song continues, Amethyst, decorating the canopy with flowers, rather regrets having gotten roses given the recent reveals about Rose, but Steven assures her that Peridot's gone out to get more flowers. Warping over, he finds a mournful Peridot staring at the former location of the barn, and Steven sings about Lapis Lazuli's departure before bringing Peridot back to the house. As the song ends, Steven jumps off his front porch and lands in front of the canopy, where Sapphire, dressed up in a suit, is waiting. All the guests have arrived, and the ceremony is about to begin.
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12	To Greg's musical accompaniment, he, Amethyst, Connie, Pearl and Bismuth proceed down the aisle, with Peridot as flower girl throwing flowers at guests with such force that she knocks Mr. Fryman off his seat, before reporting to Steven with a salute that "Wedding Commander, all flowers have been deployed!" Ruby comes outside, in a wedding dress with flowers in her hair, and upon seeing Sapphire she gets so excited that she runs down the stairs, forcing Greg to speed up the music he's playing, before heading down the aisle in a burst of flame to stop next to Sapphire. Amethyst rushes to stomp out some of the residual flames. Steven, officiating, asks Ruby and Sapphire to each describe what their love means to them. Ruby talks about how not even the Diamonds can separate them, and if they try they'll fight them; Sapphire goes into a PurpleProse description of how meeting Ruby changed her fate from one unchanging path into the future into ''many'' paths, before summing it up as "You changed my life. And I changed yours." With the exchange of vows, Steven gets to read out the whole thing with Ruby, but Sapphire's excitement leads her to say "I do" before Steven can really get started with hers. Bismuth nearly misses her cue to deliver the wedding rings because she's crying TearsOfJoy, and Ruby and Sapphire exchange rings before Steven says they can now fuse. Ruby and Sapphire kiss before fusing into Garnet, who has a huge smile on her face.
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14	At the reception, most everyone has fun. Mayor Nanefua dances with her two bodyguards. At the BouquetToss, Garnet throws it so high it becomes ATwinkleInTheSky, to Jenny and Kiki's disappointment. Ronaldo attempts to discuss armour with an unimpressed Bismuth. Bill Dewey and Jamie, feeling alone, decide to dance with each other. When the bouquet comes back to Earth shortly thereafter, it lands on the head of a confused Bismuth, as Amethyst and Pearl laugh. Garnet thanks Steven for planning the wedding so well, and he starts crying happily during the conversation. She tells him he doesn't have to cry, wiping the tears away, and Steven says that he's just so happy. But then Steven's tears start up again, and he and Garnet realize that ''he's not controlling his tears''... Garnet immediately whips off her visor and looks into the future, exclaiming that Blue Diamond is coming, and she's not alone. A shadow falls over the reception, and everyone looks up as the clouds are brushed aside to reveal the arm spaceships of Blue and Yellow Diamond. As most of the guests run, Steven tells Nanefua that they've got a code blue ''and'' a code yellow.
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16	Instead of stopping at Beach City, the Diamond ships fly past it and start smacking the ground off in the distance near the former location of the barn, leading Steven to realize they must be trying to awaken the Cluster. He has to quickly fill Bismuth in on the details, and explains that he can communicate with it if he goes to sleep. However, the noise from the Diamonds' banging is so loud that Steven can't get to sleep until Greg tries playing a lullaby on his guitar, which puts Steven out immediately. In the mindscape, Steven tries to calm the Cluster down and get it to stay in its bubble, but doesn't succeed, waking up as bright white light pushes him out of the mindscape. Everyone runs outside to watch as the ground cracks open and ghostly shapes emerge. In town, Nanefua urges citizens to get to their designated safe areas. As the Cluster partially manifests in the form of a giant hand and arm, Ronaldo draws his souvenir katana, only to be pulled away by Peedee. The Cluster flexes its hand before attacking the Diamonds' ships, to the immense relief of Steven and his friends. After punching away Yellow Diamond's ship, it gives a thumbs up to Steven before Yellow returns. The geoweapon and the spaceship get into a supersized arm-wrestling match, anchoring their elbows in the sea.
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18	But the Crystal Gems and their allies have their attention focused elsewhere when Blue Diamond's ship flies overhead and lowers its hand to the edge of the beach, depositing the Diamond herself on the shore. She's upset about "Rose Quartz" allegedly daring to live on what was Pink Diamond's planet. When Greg suggests trying to use "the Ol' Universe Charm", everyone tells him off, and he retreats into the house. Steven attempts to prevent a fight by telling Blue that ''he'' is Pink Diamond, technically, but she doesn't believe him and blows him back with a blast of light, only to be caught by Alexandrite. The giant fusion attacks, but Blue's EmotionBomb defuses her quickly, leaving everyone but Connie and Lion, non-Gems, on the ground sobbing. Connie summons Lion and they attack, Connie leaping at Blue with Rose's sword, but she catches it in one hand and, recognizing it as the weapon that supposedly shattered Pink, breaks it. Lion catches Connie before she can hit the beach, and they retreat. Garnet is the next to approach Blue, powering through the emotion control as she declares her status as a personification of the love of two Gems that Blue couldn't stop millennia ago and can't stop now, which leads Blue to realize who she is. Blue is not impressed by Garnet clinging to her foot, though, but when Garnet says that she just had to keep Blue from moving two steps to the right, a drop of water falls on her. She looks up to see Lapis Lazuli, with the barn in tow, just before Lapis lets the building fall on her head as Garnet jumps out of the way.
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20	Peridot is happy to see Lapis again, and the water Gem explains that she just couldn't keep running away again, having decided to join the Crystal Gems. The happy reunion is ended when Bismuth, seeing Blue recovering, warns everyone to look alive. The barn is destroyed as Blue, angrier now, bursts out from under it and launches a barrage of lasers at them, leading Steven to summon a giant shield to protect everyone. When the barrage is over, they attack, Connie and Lion leading the charge from under the raised shield. Despite her attack with soda cans being the least effective, Peridot challenges Blue to fight her. This display of fighting spirit impresses Bismuth, who gives her a boost by throwing her into Blue Diamond's face. This distracts Blue for long enough that Lapis gives everyone else a FastballSpecial at Blue. Steven's spiked bubble shield, hitting her last, is the most effective, dropping Blue to one knee.
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22	Meanwhile, Yellow Diamond's ship loses against the Cluster, and it crashes onto Blue Diamond's ship ''onto'' Blue Diamond herself while debris hit the Beach House as Greg emerges from the destroyed house with Cat Steven. The Cluster gives a thumbs up and retreats inside its bubble in the Earth's core. Just when it looks like both Diamonds have been defeated and Garnet congratulates Steven while Peridot boasts about jumping onto Blue Diamond's eyes, Yellow Diamond exits her ship, to the Crystal Gems' horror. She helps Blue Diamond out of the wreckage, whose only visible damage is her hair being slightly misplaced, as both Diamonds look at the Crystal Gems furiously. Peridot calls Yellow Diamond "Yellow Clod" and asks her former superior if she remembers her. Yellow Diamond denies it and wastes absolutely no time poofing Peridot by zapping her with her powers. Desperate, Steven tries to explain to Yellow Diamond that he's Pink Diamond, only for the enraged older Diamond, only knowing him as Rose Quartz, to stomp on him with her boot.
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24	Steven wakes up to find Connie fussing over him, and tries to tell her he's fine with no effect, upon which he realizes he's in a mental space where all the combatants are represented by huge statues of themselves which they stand on top of. He grabs Connie and tells her it's a standard psychic ghost situation, asking her to guard his body for him while he tries to get through to the Diamonds, to which she agrees. Lapis is poofed as she declares that she's only just begun to fight, so Steven gets a move on. Stopping on the heads of each of the Crystal Gems, he encourages Garnet, who's barely surprised by Steven's psychic episode; gives Amethyst a confidence boost, so her internal monologue goes from "Don't get shattered" to "I can do this!"; reminds Pearl to fight for herself as well; and encourages Bismuth, who's worried that she might lose her friends again so soon after getting them back. Looking at Peridot and Lapis, represented by their gemstones alone, he promises them he'll do his best. Then Steven heads for the Diamonds, taking a big jump to reach their mental projections in the mindscape. He finds that Yellow and Blue are both unhappy inside, Yellow still consumed with guilt over giving Pink a colony in the first place, since she knew she wouldn't be able to handle it; and Blue thinking that defeating the Crystal Gems won't do anything to help.
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26	Steven is knocked away by Yellow's electric aura when he tries to reach her in the mindscape, so he goes over to Blue, and manages to force his way through her aura to touch her, trying to tell her that Pink wasn't shattered before he's blown back. Blue is struck speechless, though, by the presence that she hasn't felt in so long. Yellow wonders what's gotten into Blue, and dismisses what the other Diamond says before Steven gets through her aura to make contact with her as well, striking her speechless as well. The two Diamonds manage to locate their "attacker" in the mindscape, and target Steven, knocking him back with their powers. Steven resists, and manages to unleash his Diamond aura for the first time, leading a shocked Yellow and Blue to realize that he really ''is'' Pink, sort of. In the mindscape, Steven floats down to land on Blue and Yellow's hands.
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28	On the beach, Steven wakes up to find everyone staring down at him, concerned, including the Diamonds. Blue is crying again, this time with TearsOfJoy.
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30	->"It's you... ''Pink!''"
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33	!!Tropes:
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35	[[folder:A-C]]
36	* EleventhHourRanger: Three of them:
37	** Bismuth, having freshly rejoined the Crystal Gems at the end of the previous episode — and conveniently wearing armor for the wedding! — eagerly joins the climactic battle against the Diamonds.
38	** Lapis appears out of nowhere during the Blue Diamond fight and finally officially joins the Crystal Gems, stating that if the Diamonds are going to punish her like one, then she might as well be one.
39	** The Cluster is forced to materialize, but fortunately for Earth, it is now in control of itself and sympathetic to the Crystal Gems. The Cluster forms a giant arm and subdues Yellow Diamond's ship, though it needs to return to its bubble afterward.
40	* ActuallyPrettyFunny: Sapphire giggles when Ruby tells her not to use Future Vision to peek at her outfit.
41	* AdorableAbomination: After the Cluster beats away Yellow's ship, [[ThePowerOfFriendship it gives Steven a thumbs up]].
42	* AlienInvasion: Blue Diamond and Yellow Diamond arrive on Earth to retake the Cluster.
43	* AllegianceAffirmation: Lapis spends two seasons [[HeelFaceRevolvingDoor flip-flopping on her exact alignment]] due to her [[DarkAndTroubledPast tumultuous past of being a prisoner of both Homeworld and of the Crystal Gems]]; while close friends with Crystal Gems Steven and Peridot, she cares deeply for the Homeworld she remembers and is absolutely terrified of being imprisoned again, culminating in her fleeing Earth in the belief the Diamonds are planning an attack. Come this episode, Lapis returns and [[BigDamnHeroes attacks Blue Diamond]], stating that if she's going to be treated like a rebel no matter what she does, she may as well embrace it, [[HeelFaceTurn officially proclaiming herself to be a Crystal Gem.]]
44	--->'''Lapis Lazuli:''' I couldn't stay away. If they're gonna punish me like a Crystal Gem, I might as well be one.
45	* AmbiguouslyHuman: Played for laughs. Steven lists Onion as a guest category separately from humans, even though he saw a video of his birth in [[Recap/StevenUniverseS2E16OnionFriend "Onion Friend"]].
46	* AmbiguouslyJewish: The wedding is held under a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuppah chuppah]].
47	* AnimationBump:
48	** The kiss between Ruby and Sapphire is drawn noticeably delicate.
49	** Pretty much everything from Blue Diamond's arrival and onward has more fluid, dynamic animation. Especially the scene where every Gem attacks her together.
50	* AnvilOnHead: Lapis drops the ''barn'' on Blue Diamond, but she just gets back up again.
51	* AssKickingPose: The Crystal Gems stand together as they face down Blue Diamond.
52	* AstralProjection: Steven's DreamWalker power turns into allowing him to project his consciousness while seeing and affecting those of the people surrounding him.
53	* AttackOfTheMonsterAppendage: We never get to see its full form (since that would result in an EarthShatteringKaboom), but the Cluster does manifest a massive arm to fight the Diamonds. It appears incomplete, only displaying raw muscle tissue without skin, befitting its EldritchAbomination nature.
54	* AvengersAssemble: At the climatic battle between the Crystal Gems and Blue and Yellow Diamond.
55	-->'''Steven:''' This is our home! Our planet! Our friends and family! ''We are the Crystal Gems!''
56	* AwakeningTheSleepingGiant: The Diamonds activate the dormant Cluster, unaware Steven managed to befriend it. It instantly attacks them to protect the Earth and later destroys both Diamonds' ships in the process.
57	* BackToBackBadasses: Yellow and Blue Diamond stand back to back on the defensive once they detect Pink Diamond's presence (in the form of the unconscious Steven trying to communicate with them).
58	* BackupFromOtherworld: The Diamonds creating the Cluster accidentally allows this trope: when awakened, the countless shattered Crystal Gems whose shards compose the Cluster are able to help the Crystal Gems against them, ultimately taking both of their ships out of the fight. The imagery of this trope is also invoked by it forming, which is presented by thousands of what look like wailing spirits emerging before merging into an arm.
59	* BadassBoast:
60	** Bismuth shouts at everyone to prepare for battle and "Let's put [Blue Diamond] in a bubble!"
61	** Garnet gives one to Blue Diamond [[WeNeedADistraction in order to distract her]] from Lapis's BigDamnHeroes moment. All accompanied, of course, by an instrumental of "Stronger Than You".
62	--->'''Garnet:''' I am the will of two Gems that care for each other. To protect each other from any threat, no matter how vast or how cruel. You couldn't stop me 5,750 years ago, and you can't stop me now.
63	** Lapis' response to Blue Diamond's grief attack?
64	--->'''Lapis:''' I've felt worse.
65	** Steven gives one of his own as all the Crystal Gems stand together against Blue Diamond:
66	--->'''Steven:''' This is our home, our planet, our friends and family! ''We are the Crystal Gems!''
67	** Subverted when Peridot marches up to Yellow Diamond and shouts, "Hey, Yellow Clod! Remember me?!" Yellow Diamond replies "[[ButForMeItWasTuesday No]]" before poofing her.
68	* BarehandedBladeBlock: Blue Diamond catches Rose's sword between her fingers before recognizing it as the weapon she thinks shattered Pink Diamond, and snapping it like it was a toothpick — which it practically ''was'', proportionally speaking.
69	* BattleInTheCenterOfTheMind: Blue and Yellow are somehow capable of detecting Steven in whatever psychic realm he enters when he's unconscious, and, furthermore, are capable of ''attacking'' him there with their auras. Only when Steven manifests Pink Diamond's aura do they realize what's happening.
70	* BeamSpam: Blue Diamond reveals another of her powers: energy manipulation. She showcases this by raining energy beams down on the Crystal Gems, which takes ''all'' of them bracing Steven's shield to withstand.
71	* BehemothBattle: The Cluster vs. Yellow Diamond's arm ship, both of which are several ''miles'' long. The Cluster ultimately wins.
72	* BigDamnHeroes: Twice: first the Cluster emerges and immediately establishes which side it's on by clobbering the Diamonds' ships. Then Lapis makes her return to drop the barn on Blue Diamond's head.
73	* BigDamnKiss: The wedding between Ruby and Sapphire caps off with the two sharing their first on-screen, [[AnywhereButTheirLips on the lips]] kiss right before fusing back into Garnet.
74	* BiggerStick: Subverted. For the first time, this actually doesn't come into play against Homeworld despite the Diamonds bringing their ships: Blue willingly foregoes any technology as she desires to take her revenge personally, while Yellow's ship is countered by the equally powerful Cluster and by the time she joins the fray, the Cluster has wrecked both of the Diamonds' ships. Both Diamonds are so powerful they don't ''need'' Homeworld's tech edge to be a threat.
75	* BigWhat: Blue Diamond says this before the barn is dropped on her.
76	* BlatantLies: Sapphire assures Steven she isn't nervous at the altar, then uses her foot to clear away a small patch of ice she's inadvertently generated.
77	* BodyHorror: Only a single arm of the Cluster emerges, and it looks a lot like a human arm without any skin.
78	* BoisterousWeakling:
79	** After Yellow Diamond emerges from her ship, Peridot attempts to chase her off by insulting her again. Not only does it fail horribly, she gets poofed as a result.
80	** When the Cluster emerges, Ronaldo attempts to [[OccidentalOtaku draw his katana]] on it. Fortunately for him, Peedee pulls him away before he tries something stupid.
81	* BouquetToss: Garnet does this after the wedding, but puts a little too much effort into it. It comes back down several minutes later, hitting Bismuth on the head.
82	* BrickJoke:
83	** As Garnet predicted, Steven uses the razor that she gave him when he was a baby as shown back in [[Recap/StevenUniverseS4E9ThreeGemsAndABaby "Three Gems and a Baby"]].
84	** Garnet [[BouquetToss throws her bouquet]] so high in the air that it becomes ATwinkleInTheSky and the human girls who watched the throw lose sight of it. A few minutes later, it falls into the hands of a confused Bismuth.
85	* {{Bridezilla}}: Briefly played for comedy when Garnet's BadassBoast to Blue Diamond about protecting Earth [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking ends with]] shouting about how this was supposed to be "my day".
86	* BruiserWithASoftCenter:
87	** Bismuth — who is wearing a suit of armor with retractable spikes — is struggling to stop herself from crying from Ruby and Sapphire's vows; she's so overcome with happiness that she misses her cue to give them their rings, and Amethyst has to prompt her.
88	** Both of the Diamonds outmatch the Crystal Gems individually, shrug off every attack and manage to poof Lapis and Peridot; all the while their thoughts show that they are more wrapped up in their own emotional baggage over the supposed death of their loved one than the fight itself.
89	* BullyingADragon: Peridot is so self-assured in herself that she tries to walk up to Yellow Diamond and ''insult'' her until she leaves, because she thinks that's what happened [[Recap/StevenUniverseS2E28MessageReceived last time]]. Yellow glances down at her, responds to Peridot's question if she remembers her with "[[ButForMeItWasTuesday No]]", and then zaps her with her Gem-destabilizing lightning.
90	* TheBusCameBack: The Cluster, last seen in "[[Recap/StevenUniverseS3E2GemDrill Gem Drill]]", returns and gets to partially form.
91	* ButForMeItWasTuesday:
92	** When Peridot gloats at Yellow Diamond to get under her skin, asking, "Do you remember me?!", Yellow replies with a blunt "No" and immediately destabilizes her.
93	** Subverted with Garnet and Blue Diamond. The latter doesn't initially recognize the former, but realizes who she is when Garnet brings up how long ago it happened.
94	* CallBack:
95	** Steven shaves off the single facial hair he grew in [[Recap/StevenUniverseS2E26StevensBirthday "Steven's Birthday"]], using the razor Garnet gave him as a baby.
96	** Steven, Greg and Pearl's tuxedos from [[Recap/StevenUniverseS3E8MrGreg "Mr. Greg"]] return.
97	** The [[Recap/StevenUniverseS1E4TogetherBreakfast Together Breakfast]] makes a brief return as the wedding (pan)"cake".
98	** Ronaldo wears his armor from [[Recap/StevenUniverseS1E31KeepBeachCityWeird "Keep Beach City Weird"]].
99	** Upon seeing Blue Diamond, Greg says it's time to "work the old Universe charm", which [[GoneHorriblyRight went horribly right]] the [[Recap/StevenUniverseS4E10StevensDream last time]] the two met (and technically killed Pink Diamond).
100	** In [[Recap/StevenUniverseS5E17CantGoBack "Can't Go Back"]], Steven suggests Lapis drop the barn onto the beach. This is ''[[ExactWords technically]]'' [[DeathFromAbove what happens...]]
101	** Not the [[Recap/StevenUniverseS1E49JailBreak first time]] Lapis has brushed aside another Gem's attempts to control her and retaliated by using water chains.
102	** Steven properly [[DeadlyForceField weaponizes]] the spikes on his bubble that he learned about in [[Recap/StevenUniverseS3E19StevenVsAmethyst "Steven vs Amethyst"]]. In fact, thanks to the CombinationAttack moments prior it helps wind Blue Diamond and knock her to her knees.
103	** The Crystal Gems all use their upgraded weapons from [[Recap/StevenUniverseS3E20Bismuth "Bismuth"]], something only Amethyst had done before.
104	** Like in [[Recap/StevenUniverseS1E48TheReturn "The Return"]], a Crystal Gem is poofed in front of Steven's house by a Homeworld Gem, and Steven in knocked out by said Gem.
105	** In [[Recap/StevenUniverseS1E48TheReturn "The Return"]], Jasper recognized Steven as Rose Quartz when she saw his shield. In this episode, Yellow Diamond recognizes Steven as Pink Diamond, who ''is'' Rose Quartz, when she sees his aura.
106	** During the astral projection scene the thoughts of the Gems and Steven's encouragement might remind you of some song lyrics. Steven tells Garnet that she is made of love, which Garnet once song about in "Stronger than You". Meanwhile, Pearl's thoughts of self sacrifice come from "Do It for Him/Her".
107	** A rare one to the video games, Steven's encouraging words to Amethyst — "I believe in you!" — is one of his frequently used lines when using his [[ThinkHappyThoughts Encouragement]] ability in the [[VideoGame/AttackTheLight Light]] [[VideoGame/SaveTheLight series]].
108	* CentralTheme: The central theme of this episode is Reunion:
109	** The reunion of Ruby and Sapphire fuse into Garnet after their wedding.
110	** Steven reuniting with the Cluster when the Diamonds try to reactivate it.
111	** Blue Diamond reunites with Steven, who is technically Rose Quartz and Pink Diamond, after meeting him in court.
112	** During the battle with Blue Diamond, Lapis reunites with Steven, Peridot, and the rest of the Crystal Gems to rejoin them as a member.
113	** Yellow Diamond meeting Steven again and attacks him while technically being Rose Quartz along with Pink Diamond.
114	** Blue and Yellow Diamond coming to the realization that Steven is family, and learns that Pink Diamond has not been shattered but learns of her new form as the Gem-Human hybrid, Steven.
115	* ChangedMyMindKid: After twice fleeing into space earlier in the season to avoid getting caught up in another fight with the Diamonds, Lapis decides to help the Gems and drops the barn on Blue Diamond.
116	* CharacterDevelopment:
117	** Small one for Bismuth: when the time to fight Blue Diamond comes, she explicitly calls to ''bubble'' her, not ''shatter'' her, showing she's let go of her [[KnightTemplar desire to shatter the "uppercrust"]].
118	** Lapis, who went from a {{NEET}} fearing the Diamonds, to a Crystal Gem overcoming that fear in order to face them.
119	* ChekhovsGun: Steven's AstralProjection powers come into play early on briefly when he tries and fails to placate the Cluster. This later happens when he's forced into one after getting knocked unconscious by Yellow Diamond, which finally allows him to get through to the Diamonds.
120	* {{Cliffhanger}}: The episode ends after Steven wakes up from being knocked out and getting through to the Diamonds, with them finally knowing that Pink is alive.
121	* ClimaxBoss: Rebecca Sugar stated this arc was a culmination of everything the show had been building up, and the fight with the Diamonds represents all of that and ''many'' plot lines reaching their climax.
122	* ClosestThingWeGot: Bismuth wears a suit of ''armor'' to the wedding because "It's the nicest thing I own."
123	* CodeEmergency: After the Diamonds' ships appear, Steven informs Nanefua that they have a code blue ''and'' code yellow, implying they have color-coded contingency plans for ''each'' of the Diamonds.
124	* ColonyDrop: Blue gets her own miles-long warship dropped on her. It speaks volumes of the Diamonds' durability that [[TheWorfBarrage it only manages to slightly ruffle her hair]].
125	* CombinationAttack: The Crystal Gems attack Blue Diamond in tandem thanks to a FastballSpecial from Lapis and Peridot being a PersonalSpaceInvader.
126	* ConformingOOCMoment: When Blue Diamond puts off her aura, everyone besides Lapis falls to the ground - including Connie, even though it's been established that Blue Diamond's aura doesn't affect organics. Presumable, this was done because Lapis being the one standing [[RuleOfCool looked cooler.]]
127	* ContinuityCavalcade: From little things like Steven shaving his ''one'' facial hair and Jamie still having a little crush on Garnet to big things like the return of the Cluster and Lapis, this episode has ''a lot'' of continuity.
128	* CoverBlowingSuperpower: During his NearDeathClairvoyance, Steven creates a powerful aura that is unique to Pink Diamond. This is how Yellow and Blue realize that he’s telling the truth about Pink Diamond being (technically) alive.
129	* CowardlyLion: Peridot is clearly terrified of the Diamonds, but she goes into battle with all that she has, which includes soda cans and her words.
130	* {{Crossover}}: Kelsey and JP from ''WesternAnimation/CraigOfTheCreek'' appear in the promo art to call Steven out for TemptingFate, and also delivering a subtle TakeThat towards the individual(s) responsible for leaking footage from the bomb several months before it aired.
131	* CurbStompBattle: It's clear that if there had been a full-on fight, this would have happened. While The Cluster is able to overpower Yellow Diamond's ship, all the combined efforts of the Crystal Gems can manage is knocking Blue Diamond to her knees. When Yellow Diamond (who, unlike Blue, is more angry and guilty than sad about Pink's death) enters the battlefield, she poofs Peridot within seconds, then Lapis, and isn't seriously threatened by anything the other Gems try. If their poses in the JourneyToTheCenterOfTheMind are any indication, the Diamonds make the battle such a cakewalk that they end up ''[[MidBattleTeaBreak sitting down mid-fight]]'' to bitterly reflect on [[VengeanceFeelsEmpty how empty and pointless finishing off the Crystal Gems really feels]].
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135	* DarkestHour: Yellow Diamond joins the fray, taking out Peridot and Lapis in one shot and incapacitating Steven, and we get to hear the desperation in everyone's mind. Only by Steven's interference did they get a HeroicSecondWind, and for the Diamonds to stop their assault.
136	* DidNotSeeThatComing: The Diamonds decidedly did not expect the Cluster to instantly take Earth's side in the conflict.
137	* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: Garnet implies the Crystal Gems are ''capable'' of beating Blue Diamond, but subverted in that they ultimately don't ''need'' to. Also subverted that their best effort only manages to slow Blue down, and they can barely hold on once Yellow joins the fray.
138	* DoNotTauntCthulhu: Peridot trying to tell off Yellow Diamond gets her poofed with [[OneHitKill a single lightning blast]].
139	* DontCelebrateJustYet: After Yellow Diamond's ship is brought down on top of Blue Diamond's and Blue herself, the Crystal Gems begin to celebrate, and the Cluster rebubbles itself. Bismuth interrupts by pointing out that they're not done yet. Yellow Diamond then comes out of her ship and pulls Blue Diamond unharmed from the wreckage.
140	* DoubleMeaningTitle: Actually a Triple Meaning Title. The title not only refers to Sapphire and Ruby's reunion as Garnet, but also Lapis returning to the Crystal Gems and Yellow and Blue Diamond reuniting with Pink (well, sort of).
141	* DroolHello: Not drool, but the principle is the same; Blue Diamond is signaled to Lapis' presence when a few droplets of water from the barn she's holding above her fall on her.
142	* DynamicEntry: Lapis enters the scene by dropping the barn on Blue!
143	* EasilyForgiven: Though it's not clear if he's forgiven them, even after corrupting the Gems on Earth and nearly killing him twice, Steven ''still'' considers Yellow and Blue Diamond to be part of his family, as they're related.
144	* EmotionBomb: While Blue Diamond's ability to project her grief onto others has been established, here she uses it as an attack, overwhelming every Gem on the beach with sadness and destabilizing Alexandrite in the process. The only ones able to withstand its effects are Connie, whose lack of a gem means it doesn't affect her, Garnet, whose combined willpower gives her the resolve to distract Blue long enough for Lapis to drop the barn on her, and Lapis, whose prior traumatic experiences allow her to [[NoSell just shrug it off]].
145	* EvolvingCredits: The credits since [[Recap/StevenUniverseS5E18ASinglePaleRose "A Single Pale Rose"]] turn out to be a FakeOutFadeOut, and this episode reveals that the second ending theme is a TriumphantReprise of "Love Like You".
146	* ExactlyExtyYearsAgo: Back in [[Recap/StevenUniverseS2E25TheAnswer "The Answer"]] (set in summer), Garnet said she was first formed 5750 years ago. In this episode (set the following spring), Ruby says they've been together for just as many years, and Sapphire adds "and 8 months". Apparently Garnet really meant ''exactly'' 5750 years.
147	* ExplainExplainOhCrap: Steven starts crying, which he initially thinks is TearsOfJoy over the wedding. But when the tears are uncontrollable, he realizes that it's a sign that the Diamonds have returned. Then both Yellow and Blue's ships show up at the wedding reception.
148	* ExtraLongEpisode: "Reunited" is a double-length episode, like [[Recap/StevenUniverseS3E20Bismuth Bismuth's debut]].
149	* FastballSpecial: Twice in quick succession:
150	** Bismuth tosses Peridot into Blue's face to distract her.
151	** Lapis uses her powers to toss ''everyone'' at Blue while Peridot has her blinded. Bonus points for the windup pitch, which could be a CallBack to [[Recap/StevenUniverseS3E5HitTheDiamond "Hit the Diamond"]].
152	* FasterThanTheyLook: For most of the fight, Yellow and Blue Diamond are stationary and let the PowersDoTheFighting. But when Yellow Diamond sees Steven, she ''dashes'' across the beach like a speeding car to step on him.
153	* FiveSecondForeshadowing: While Steven and Garnet hug and admire the latter's wedding, Steven suddenly starts crying heavy tears. He initially mistakes them for TearsOfJoy, though many viewers might have gotten a foreboding feeling, which is then confirmed when the tears continue to flow, giving Steven an OhCrap moment as well when he and Garnet realize it means the Diamonds are coming.
154	* {{Foil}}: As has been noted under discussions of their characters, Lapis and Peridot make good foils for one another. In this particular case, Peridot has a notable change in attitude after Lapis returns. At the beginning of the episode Peri is seen lamenting Lapis and worrying that everyone is living on borrowed time until the Diamonds show up. When Blue Diamond does arrive Peridot is muttering to herself "This is bad this is bad", still clearly afraid. After Lapis arrives, Peridot suddenly becomes extremely eager to fight, to the point where she is excited to be hurled at Blue Diamond and makes the rather suicidal decision to insult Yellow Diamond to her face. Whether she's putting on a brave face for Lapis, or feels more secure having a powerful Gem back on their side, or whether Peridot simply feels inspired by the way Lapis overcame her fears enough to put her own doubts aside the end result is that Lapis' courage very quickly brought out the courage in Peridot.
155	* {{Foreshadowing}}:
156	** While talking to Peridot during his song, Steven brings up the Diamonds, the Cluster, and Lapis shortly before all come back into play.
157	** When Steven resurrected Lars in [[Recap/StevenUniverseS5E3OffColors "Off Colors"]], his tear emitted a room-covering pink aura, something his normal healing powers don't do. In this episode Steven once more emits a pink aura, which the Diamonds (unlike the Off-Colors who didn't know Pink) recognize as Pink Diamond's counterpart to their auras.
158	* FreezeFrameBonus:
159	** If you closely in the bathroom scene, you can see that Steven shaves with "Big Boy's 1st Shaving Cream".
160	** Unlike the other times Alexandrite was forcefully defused, Ruby and Sapphire's silhouettes do not appear.
161	* FromBadToWorse: The entire Crystal Gems had to put their all ''just'' to send [[TheEeyore Blue Diamond]] to her knees. Then [[GeneralRipper Yellow Diamond]] enters the fray, and it becomes a CurbStompBattle.
162	* FullMoonSilhouette: When Lapis makes her return, she is hovering in front of the full moon.
163	* FullNameUltimatum: A furious Blue Diamond after Lapis drops the barn on her:
164	-->''"Lapis Lazuli? Does every Gem that comes in contact with this planet '''turn traitor'''?!"''
165	* GentleGiant: Unless you're the Diamonds, the Cluster turns out to be this, being friendly towards Steven and the Crystal Gems. It even gives them a thumbs up before going to wrestle Yellow Diamond's ship and again when it checks on the Crystal Gems after destroying the Diamonds' arm ships.
166	* GiantFootOfStomping: Upon seeing Steven again, Yellow Diamond dashes over and stomps on him.
167	* GiantHandsOfDoom: The Diamonds' hand-ships prove capable of fighting like this, and the Cluster assumes a similar form to fight back against them.
168	* GoneHorriblyRight: From the perspective of the Diamonds, the Cluster. Their goal was to create an unstoppable geoweapon, and they created one so powerful it kicked their asses.
169	* GrievousHarmWithABody: The Cluster uses Yellow Diamond's arm ship as a club to destroy Blue's and send both crashing down on top of her.
170	* GrinOfAudacity: When Steven awakes after finally convincing the Diamonds to stop fighting, everyone is standing over him with shock or relief on their faces save for Bismuth, who's wearing a big grin.
171	* GuestStarPartyMember: The Cluster is essentially this, keeping Yellow Diamond's ship occupied while the others fight Blue. After Yellow's ship is destroyed, the Cluster returns to its bubble.
172	* HeartIsAnAwesomePower: Blue's EmotionBomb powers are capable of bringing every Gem besides Garnet and Lapis to their knees (and even Garnet only manages to move via a ''lot'' of HeroicWillpower, and Lapis because she's experienced ''worse''), and breaking apart the most powerful Crystal Gem fusion almost immediately.
173	* HellYesMoment: Steven's reaction when the Cluster reveals it's in control of itself and on their side. Connie joins in quickly.
174	-->'''Steven and Connie:''' Go, Cluster, go!
175	* HeroicRROD: Shortly after the Cluster wins its fight with Yellow Diamond, its form starts to glitch, either implying that the fight took a lot out of it, or that it's simply incapable of maintaining its form for long periods of time. Once it's made sure that Steven and the others are okay, it retreats back into its bubble.
176	* HeroicWillpower: While Lapis withstands Blue's EmotionBomb due to having a life of suffering, Garnet does it by sheer force of will.
177	* HoistByTheirOwnPetard: The Cluster forms into a hand when the Diamonds start awakening it. Then it starts attacking Yellow's ship. In the subsequent arm wrestle, Yellow Diamond loses, and the Cluster destroys ''both'' Diamonds' ships.
178	* HopeBringer: When Steven is unconscious, he is able to influence the thoughts of others, allowing him to give the remaining Crystal Gems each a HeroicSecondWind.
179	* HopeSpot:
180	** Connie and Lion turn out to be immune to Blue Diamond's emotion bomb, and charge at her with Rose's sword (which we've seen can poof a Diamond). Blue Diamond catches it and ''breaks'' it.
181	** The Crystal Gems manage to knock down Blue and the Cluster wrecks both of the Diamonds' ships, until Yellow Diamond appears and recovers Blue.
182	** There's a brief moment where Peridot starts to withstand Yellow Diamond's energy attack, since Peridots are tougher than a good number of gems. But her form disintegrates and she gets poofed.
183	* HumansAreInsects: When Connie attacks Blue Diamond with Rose's sword, Blue grabs the sword, recognizes it at the one used on Pink Diamond, and breaks it like a toothpick without acknowledging Connie at all.
184	* HypocriticalHumor: Yellow bangs on the planet's surface like it's an old TV set with bad reception, gets megaton-punched by the Cluster, spends twenty minutes arm-wrestling the Cluster, snubs Peridot, is so offended that she zooms over to personally stomp Steven into the ground instead of flinging a lightning bolt or something, and blames herself for Pink's fate. Even after all that, she still pauses in the middle of a fight to call Blue "hysterical".
185	[[/folder]]
186
187	[[folder:I-N]]
188	* InsanityImmunity: Lapis' various traumas (being trapped in a mirror for thousands of years, the Jasper/Malachite situation) allow her to NoSell Blue Diamond's tear powers.
189	-->"''[[BlaseBoast I've felt worse.]]''"
190	* InstantlyProvenWrong:
191	** Connie doesn't think a lullaby is enough to get Steven asleep so he can talk to the Cluster. She doesn't even finish her sentence before Steven is snoring.
192	** Lapis declares that she's just begun to fight. Literally the next thing that happens is she gets zapped and poofed.
193	* InternalReveal:
194	** Steven quickly explains the Cluster to Bismuth as the Diamonds try to wake it up.
195	** In an attempt to stop the fighting, Steven desperately attempts to convince Yellow and Blue Diamond that he is actually Pink, and he finally succeeds in the end in his NearDeathClairvoyance.
196	* ItsAllJunk: Lapis has realized that the barn didn't mean anything without her friends, and shows it by using the place ''[[AnvilOnHead as a bludgeon]]''.
197	* ItsAllMyFault: In her thoughts, Yellow blames herself for the loss of Pink, believing she wasn't ready for a colony and only got it because Yellow allowed it.
198	* ItsASmallWorldAfterAll: Blue and Yellow Diamond come to Earth to retrieve the Cluster, and land within view of the temple. It's unclear whether they were planning to attack the Crystal Gems or just in the vicinity by coincidence. This is at least partially justified by the Cluster being directly underneath where the barn was, and the barn having been relatively close, so there is a ''reason'' they were where they were. It still loops back to this trope, though, since the Cluster just happens to be that close to the Gem base to begin with.
199	* InUniverseCatharsis: It seems the Diamonds were hoping for this trope, with Blue trying to make the Crystal Gems suffer (and seeming especially emotional over destroying the weapon she believes killed Pink) and Yellow previously stating how happy she'll be with Earth and the reminder of Pink gone. Subverted as in the end, it's clear neither feels any better.
200	* JourneyToTheCenterOfTheMind: After getting knocked unconscious, Steven awakens inside a place where he can stand on statues of everyone and hear their thoughts and see their actions.
201	* TheJuggernaut: ''Both'' Diamonds prove to be nigh unstoppable. Having their gigantic ships ''crash on her head'' is only enough to slow Blue down.
202	* JustWhistle: After Blue Diamond releases her EmotionBomb that incapacitates Steven and the others, Connie whistles for Lion so they can head in and help them.
203	* KarmicJackpot: Steven choosing to spare and befriend the Cluster instead of kill it pays off big time when it's awakened and joins the Crystal Gems in fighting the Diamonds, ultimately crippling their warships.
204	* KickingAssInAllHerFinery: Since the Diamonds crash Ruby and Sapphire's reception, everyone's fighting in their wedding attire. This is mostly tuxedos, plus Peridot and Connie's relatively sensible dresses (and Bismuth's armour), but Garnet herself spends the entire battle in her wedding dress/tuxedo fusion (and looks frigging badass).
205	* KubrickStare: Yellow Diamond has such an expression as she gets out of her destroyed ship.
206	* LadiesAndGerms: Among the attendees Steven lists in his opening speech are, in order:
207	-->''"Dearly beloved. Gems. Humans. Lions big and small. Living gourds. [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg Onion.]]"''
208	* LaserGuidedKarma: Creating the Cluster backfires on the Diamonds by giving the Crystal Gems an ally powerful enough to actually cripple both of their warships.
209	* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: In the context that the episode was seen as groundbreaking for its LGBT kiss and wedding, both firsts for children's TV, Amethyst's wry comment that roses might be seen as "controversial", while having in-universe meaning, also does double duty as commentary on the episode as a whole.
210	* LightEmUp: Blue demonstrates a power that seems to be either beams of energy or light.
211	* LightningBruiser: [[ShockAndAwe Pun aside]], Yellow Diamond proves to be frighteningly fast, especially for her size.
212	* LogicalWeakness:
213	** Steven realizes DreamWalker powers are hard to use in an emergency if you're currently awake, especially if the source of danger is loud, although Greg's music manages to do the trick.
214	** An EmotionBomb of grief can only do so much to a person who's already been through that amount of shit, and then some.
215	* MadeOfDiamond: Pun aside, the Diamonds prove themselves tougher than anything the Gems have faced so far. A combination attack by the entire gang, having a barn dropped on her head, and having their own [[ColonyDrop mile-long spaceships slammed on her]] only slightly ruffled Blue Diamond's hair, ''at best''.
216	* MagicPants:
217	** It's implied some or all of the Gems are wearing physical clothing, instead of shapeshifting clothes made of HardLight. However, Garnet, Amethyst, and Pearl fuse into Alexandrite, and are then forcibly defused, without any damage to their wedding clothes.
218	** As an Era 2 Gem, Peridot cannot shapeshift, so her wedding clothes pretty much ''have'' to be physical. However, when she's poofed by Yellow Diamond's lighting (implied to work like the gem destabilizer and only damage Gems' physical forms), her dress and shoes disappear with her body.
219	* MamaBear:
220	** Yellow Diamond and Blue Diamond think they are avenging Pink by taking on the Crystal Gems. They are horrified when they realized that they actually nearly killed the very gem they were trying to avenge.
221	** The Cluster is made of thousands of female gem shards. When Yellow Diamond awakens it, the Cluster goes for the ship and offers a comforting thumbs up to Steven.
222	* MassOhCrap: Everyone when Blue and Yellow Diamond appear just after the wedding ceremony, and another when Yellow Diamond enters the fray.
223	* MasculineFeminineGayCouple: Played with; [[ButchLesbian Ruby]] wears a dress, while [[LipstickLesbian Sapphire]] wears a suit. Likely a deliberate attempt to prevent foreign countries from censoring it by [[ShesAManInJapan calling Ruby male]].
224	* MoralityPet: Steven is already this to a lot of characters, but in this episode he becomes this to ''Blue and Yellow Diamond'' at the end of the episode, thanks to his psychic aura, something his mother couldn't do!
225	* MetaphoricalMarriage: Ruby and Sapphire get married, and the grand ceremony, with everything from vows to exchanged rings, is attended by Beach City residents and officiated by Steven. Because the couple are Gems, aliens from another galaxy, and the Crystal Gems have ignored human-made processes such as getting a driver's license, they can't legally be married. But the event is meaningful to them and their friends.
226	* MundaneMadeAwesome: The fight between the Cluster and Yellow Diamond's ship largely consists of them literally arm wrestling. It's made awesome by the fact it's two several-mile-long arms doing the wrestling, one being a {{Kaiju}} and the other being an alien invader's flagship.
227	* MundaneUtility:
228	** Steven uses his NotQuiteFlight to enhance his musical number.
229	** Ruby uses her fire powers to rocket down the aisle faster.
230	* MusicalExposition: The episode opens with "Let's Only Think About Love", Steven singing about the last 4 seasons, TheReveal Rose was Pink Diamond, and Ruby and Sapphire's upcoming wedding.
231	-->'''Steven:''' Mom was a Diamond who invaded Earth,\
232	Saw its beauty and its worth.\
233	Mom made an army and she fought herself.\
234	Did that even end up mattering when she faked her own shattering?\
235	Mom lived in hiding by the name of Rose\
236	With the friends she'd made and the form she chose.\
237	Now all that's left of her exists in me\
238	And I think that we can all agree:\
239	That is a little bit upsetting.\
240	I'd rather think about... a wedding!
241	* MyFriendsAndZoidberg: When Steven addresses everyone at the beginning of the wedding ceremony, he gives [[AmbiguouslyHuman Onion]] his own category.
242	* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Yellow Diamond looks worried as Steven regains consciousness, after she and Blue have realized he was telling the truth about being Pink Diamond. She nearly lost Pink a second time, and it would have been her fault.
243	* MyGreatestFailure: Yellow is revealed to blame herself for Pink's apparent shattering since she gave her a colony before she was ready for it.
244	* NiceJobFixingItVillain:
245	** Waking up the Cluster backfires on the Diamonds, as it instantly turns on them and helps even the odds by keeping Yellow and her ship occupied before ultimately destroying both Diamond ships. This combined with Blue deciding to take on the Crystal Gems personally to settle her grudge takes Homeworld's tech edge out of the fight, something the Crystal Gems had consistently struggled to counter in the past, as well as letting them fight ''only'' Blue rather than both Diamonds.
246	** Yellow Diamond knocks Steven unconscious, allowing him to telepathically communicate to them that he has Pink Diamond's gem.
247	* NoEndorHolocaust: During the battle, the Cluster and Yellow Diamond's ship arm-wrestle, anchored in the sea. Ordinarily, displacing that much water would cause massive waves, which are actually shown, but there's no indication that the waves actually reached the land, let alone done the kind of damage that would be expected from a sudden tidal wave.
248	* NoMoreLies: While Pearl still feels guilty keeping the truth of Rose's identity a secret, Steven reassures her that while all the lying and hurtful truths still happened, he is just happy that there are no more secrets between them.
249	* NoPeekingRequest: Before putting on her wedding dress, Ruby tells Sapphire, "So no peeking. And no future vision either."
250	* NoSell: Blue Diamond's tears don't do anything to Connie or Lion, as they don't have gems.[[note]]Inexplicably, it looks like it ''did'' work on Connie the second time, but that might just be an animation error.[[/note]] And while Lapis does tear up briefly, it doesn't keep her from fighting at all.
251	* NotSoAboveItAll: After her BadassBoast, Garnet vents her frustration by banging her fist against Blue Diamond's leg shouting "This is supposed to be '''my''' day!"
252	* NotTheFallThatKillsYou: Connie jumps off a patio and falls from Blue Diamond's eye level, but isn't hurt either time because she lands on Lion.
253	* NothingIsTheSameAnymore: Yellow and Blue learn the truth about Pink's fate, or at least some of it.
254	[[/folder]]
255
256	[[folder:O-Y]]
257	* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: Shortly after Yellow Diamond joins the fight, she knocks Steven unconscious, leaving the rest of the battle offscreen during Steven's JourneyToTheCenterOfTheMind.
258	* OhCrap:
259	** Steven and Garnet when they realize that he's not in control of the tears he's crying, knowing full well that only Blue Diamond's emotion powers could cause such a response...
260	** Blue is understandably taken off-guard when she sees Lapis drop a building on her head. She has a bigger one when she sees her own ship about to crush her.
261	* OneHitKO: Yellow Diamond poofs Peridot and later Lapis with a single zap of lightning.
262	* PairTheSpares: PlayedForLaughs. Jamie and Mr. Dewey are shown sad that they seem to be the only ones with no one to dance with, so they start dancing with each other.
263	* PleaseWakeUp: After Steven gets knocked unconscious, Connie frantically tells him to wake up, her tone implying she's afraid he's dying. However, Steven really ''[[SubvertedTrope is]]'' just unconscious, and uses his AstralProjection to tell her so, after which she decides to guard his body.
264	* PoorCommunicationKills: The Diamonds don't know that Steven technically is Pink Diamond and that she didn't get shattered, so they try to kill him and the Crystal Gems. When Steven finally manages to get them to understand, they stop fighting.
265	* PowerIncontinence: Two minor examples with Sapphire and Ruby, since their emotional states can make their elemental powers go haywire. Sapphire, standing under the arbor with Steven, experiences a minor but of nerves which causes her to generate a small amount of ice with her left foot; Ruby, in her eagerness to get married, scorches her footprints into the stairs of Steven's house, and then slightly sets the carpet runner on fire when she jets down the aisle.
266	* PowersDoTheFighting: Blue and Yellow's battle strategy consists almost entirely of standing in one spot and using their powers to attack the Crystal Gems. It says something about how powerful they are that it works pretty well.
267	* ProperlyParanoid: Peridot ends up finding her Cluster worries proven right, much to her dismay.
268	* PsychicLink: It is implied that all of the Diamonds are capable of communicating on some telepathic level, Yellow and Blue managing to pinpoint Steven in the mindscape and attacking him.
269	* PsychicStatic: Blue and Yellow's thoughts are so powerful, they deflect Steven's attempt to contact them in the mental plane. He has to put in extra effort to cross their psychic auras without getting blown away.
270	* PunchedAcrossTheRoom: Proportionally scaled up case. The Cluster's first act upon forming is to punch Yellow Diamond's ship clear across Beach City's bay. Justified, as Yellow Diamond's ship is free-floating in the air while the Cluster is rooted in the ground.
271	* PurpleProse: Sapphire gets carried away when it's her turn with the vows.
272	-->'''Sapphire:''' Ruby, my future used to look like one single, obvious stream, unbending 'til the end of time. In an instant, you pulled me from that destiny and opened my eye to an explosion of infinite possible futures, streaking across space and time, altered and obliterated by the smallest force of will. ''[Steven and Ruby look stunned]'' What I mean is you changed my life. And then, I changed your life.
273	* RaisedHandOfSurvival: Yellow Diamond's arm is the first thing the Crystal Gems see of her as she emerges from her destroyed ship, having punched a hole through the side.
274	* RankScalesWithAsskicking: The Diamonds finally get to show off their power, and it takes ''everyone'' — including Lapis — attacking Blue at once just to bring her to a ''knee''. Once Yellow Diamond joins the fight, the Crystal Gems are hopelessly outclassed and the only hope is for Steven to talk them down.
275	* RapidFireNo: Steven does this when he fails to get the Cluster to keep calm. Fortunately, [[GuestStarPartyMember they know]] [[TurnedAgainstTheirMasters exactly who to pummel]].
276	* RevengeBeforeReason: After they received evidence that Rose Quartz might have been framed for shattering Pink, Blue Diamond and Yellow Diamond nevertheless activate the Cluster and attack the Crystal Gems, even when "Rose Quartz" is trying to parley with them. They've become so obsessed with destroying the assumed perpetrators that they'll throw away any chance of finding what really happened, even as it stares them in the face.
277	* SelfServingMemory: Peridot confidently walks up to Yellow Diamond, telling the other Crystal Gems that she's [[Recap/StevenUniverseS2E28MessageReceived told Yellow off before]] and can do it again. She apparently forgot that she had immediately regretted insulting Yellow and ended the transmission herself.
278	* SeriousBusiness: Peridot, as the flower-girl of Ruby and Sapphire's wedding, tosses her flowers at the guests while shouting "Flowers for you!" and reports to Steven, calling him "wedding commander", that all flowers have been deployed, like she is deploying troops for a battle.
279	* SheCleansUpNicely: All of the cast.
280	** Bismuth wears shiny armor which she claims is her best outfit.
281	** Peridot wears a cute canary yellow sundress (though since she can't shapeshift clothes like the others, she just puts it on over her usual outfit), along with a pair of pink shoes that clash horribly with both the dress ''and'' her color scheme.
282	** Connie sports a similar, if somewhat plainer one (Peridot's has ribbon ties at the shoulders and a ruffled hem) in sky blue.
283	** Ruby decks out in a strapless white wedding dress with a white hairband and blue flowers stuck in her hair.
284	** Amethyst wears a low-neck shirt and dress jacket.
285	** Steven, the other Crystal Gems, and Greg go for tuxedoes, though Sapphire wears a white bowtie while everyone else in a tux wears black ones.
286	* ShooOutTheClowns: Peridot is poofed by Yellow Diamond mere seconds before the episode reaches its DarkestHour.
287	* ShootingSuperman: Peridot uses her powers to throw a bunch of soda cans at Blue Diamond that have minimum effect.
288	* ShoutOut:
289	** The way that Steven reaches out to everyone in the mindscape is eerily similar to how the final Pacifist boss fight in ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'' plays out.
290	** When Blue Diamond senses Pink/Steven's presence in the mindscape, she says [[Franchise/StarWars "A presence! It feels like..."]]
291	** The Cluster partially forms into a single arm without skin, which brings the [[Manga/AttackOnTitan Colossus Titan]] to mind.
292	** It also mimics [[VideoGame/SuperSmashBros Master Hand]]'s idle animation just after it forms.
293	* SomethingElseAlsoRises: When Ruby comes out of the house in her dress, the sight of Sapphire in her tuxedo causes her to start searing the steps as she walks down them, and using her fire powers to move faster causes flames to appear on the ground that Amethyst has to stomp out.
294	* SourOutsideSadInside: When Steven sees the Diamonds' thoughts, he sees they're still deeply affected by Pink Diamond's supposed shattering, and it's all they think about even as they're fighting the Crystal Gems.
295	* SpannerInTheWorks: Sapphire, in her vows, thanks Ruby for being this in her life, for changing the future that she saw in her visions for the better.
296	* SpeakInUnison: Steven and Garnet, during the wedding reception, say to each other, "Thanks for everything" and "I needed this".
297	* SpecialEditionTitle: There's no EpisodeTitleCard, instead the title and credits are over a black screen that transitions into Steven's opening musical number.
298	* SpikesOfVillainy: She's not a villain anymore, but spikes manifest from Bismuth's armor when she flexes.
299	-->'''Steven:''' Lookin' sharp!
300	* StealthPun:
301	** Sapphire starts getting nervous and has to kick away the ice forming at her feet. That is, she's getting cold feet.
302	** Peridot is wearing very specific shoes with her sundress: [[CatchphraseInsult clogs]].
303	* StepfordSmiler: {{Invoked\|Trope}} by Steven when he tries to keep everyone calm and happy on Ruby and Sapphire's special day, so that they can have one peaceful moment. Even so, everyone is worried, including him.
304	* {{Squee}}: When Ruby warns Sapphire not to peek/future peek at her outfit, Steven's got this going on in a big way.
305	* SummonBiggerFish: The Diamonds ''think'' they're invoking this trope by awakening the Cluster, but are actually doing it for the Crystal Gems and giving them an ally capable of fighting their warships head on and crippling them.
306	* SuperweaponSurprise: Rare example of the superweapon ''itself'' pulling this trope: the Diamonds awaken the Cluster to claim their superweapon... unaware Steven befriended it and helped it become a HiveMind. As a result, the Cluster instantly turns on the Diamonds and supports the Crystal Gems in their battle.
307	* SurvivalMantra: Amethyst's inner thoughts while fighting the Diamonds are initially "Don't get shattered!" repeated, but after Steven gives her a HeroicSecondWind it changes to "I can do this!"
308	* TalkingTheMonsterToDeath:
309	** Greg briefly plans to "work the old Universe charm" on Blue Diamond, but his ''allies'' don't let him try.
310	** Peridot tries to insult Yellow Diamond until she gives up and leaves. Yellow barely glances in her direction before destabilizing her.
311	** Steven tries to explain to Blue Diamond what happened to Pink Diamond. [[TalkToTheFist She blasts him instead.]] He has about as much luck with Yellow, who tries to [[TalkToTheFist stomp him into paste]]. He finally succeeds by astral projecting and managing to show Pink Diamond's aura.
312	* TalkToTheFist: Steven attempts to talk Blue Diamond out of fighting him, and she interrupts him with an energy blast. Later, he tries the same with Yellow, who charges at him.
313	* TearsOfJoy:
314	** Bismuth misses her cue to deliver the rings because she cries tears of happiness on hearing Ruby and Sapphire's vows.
315	** Steven and Garnet ''think'' Steven starts crying these at the end of the reception, before realizing that [[OhCrap he's actually being hit by Blue Diamond's passive]] EmotionBomb ability.
316	** Blue Diamond is seen in full tears once she finally recognizes Steven as her long-lost dearly beloved Pink Diamond.
317	* TemptingFate:
318	** In the promotional art, Steven is saying that he's looking forward to a drama-free wedding, with [[WesternAnimation/CraigOfTheCreek Kelsey]] wondering if he even ''watches'' his show and [[EvenTheDogIsAshamed Mortimer]] [[FacePalm shoving his wing into his face]].
319	** "Let's Only Think About Love" does this to some extent, as it focuses on Steven getting everyone to set aside their various worries for the day and simply focus on the joyful event that is Ruby and Sapphire's wedding. Much of those worries become relevant before the day's end.
320	** Ruby says not even the Diamonds can tear her and Sapphire apart if they decide to show up. Guess who crashes the reception?
321	* ThenLetMeBeEvil: Inverted; Lapis figures if Homeworld will treat her as a traitor just like the Crystal Gems, she may as well enjoy [[ThePowerOfFriendship the benefits of being an actual member]].
322	* ThickerThanWater: Steven placates the other Diamonds by telling them that they're not enemies, but family, with a powerful aura of his own.
323	* ThisIsNotADrill: When the Diamonds arrive on Earth, Mayor Nanefua orders everyone to their designated shelters and that the situation is not a drill.
324	* TiredOfRunning: Lapis, who's been running from the Diamonds since her first return, finally decides to stand up and face them for her friends, even stating that if they're going to punish her as a Crystal Gem, she might as well be one.
325	* TogetherInDeath: Temporary, nonlethal "death", but Lapis and Peridot are the only ones who get poofed in this episode.
326	* TooDumbToLive:
327	** Ronaldo had previously been told that Gem missions are too dangerous for an untrained human. What happens when the Cluster bursts? He prepares to go fight it. Fortunately, he's stopped in time.
328	** When Yellow Diamond joins the battle against the Crystal Gems, Peridot is the only one not [[OhCrap freaking out]], smugly remarking how she told off Yellow Diamond once and [[BullyingADragon can do it again]], as if insulting her is going to scare her away. Instead, when she marches up to her and asks if she remembers her, Yellow Diamond doesn't even give her the satisfaction of acknowledging her for her previous insult by simply saying "[[ButForMeItWasTuesday No,]]" before zapping her and instantly poofing her. The only reason something worse didn't happen to her is because the rest of the Crystal Gems were able to hold off the Diamonds long enough for Steven to get through to them.
329	* ToThePain: Blue doesn't want to kill the Crystal Gems. She wants to [[FateWorseThanDeath make them feel her pain and suffering]].
330	* TrashTheSet: Both the barn (and most of the surrounding area where it once stood when the Cluster awakens) and most of Steven's house are demolished in the fight. Bismuth says she can fix the house at least.
331	* TurnedAgainstTheirMasters: In a combination of the Gem Shards used, the Diamonds' overall treatment of the situation, and [[ThePowerOfFriendship Steven having reached out to them,]] the Cluster very much shows what side they're on when they destroy the Diamond ships.
332	* ATwinkleInTheSky: Garnet's BouquetToss results in this. During the dance, it finally comes back down, hitting Bismuth on the head.
333	* UnsafeHaven: Greg decides to stay inside the house while the Gems take care of Blue Diamond, only for Blue Diamond's ship to fall to pieces in the battle and the ensuing wreckage crushes the house. Thankfully, Greg manages to evade the disaster with Cat Steven in-hand, and Pumpkin also escapes.
334	* UnusuallyUninterestingSight:
335	** Blue Diamond is so consumed with rage she doesn't question Rose's sword being wielded by a human child, riding a lion that matches Pink Diamond's color scheme.
336	** Connie's reaction to Steven telling her it's a "psychic ghost situation" and he's speaking to her from the astral plane? "Of course!"
337	** When Garnet realizes Steven is speaking to her mentally, she nonchalantly declares that he's "always full of surprises".
338	* VengeanceFeelsEmpty: For all the grief the Crystal Gems have brought them, neither of the Diamonds feel any closure or fulfillment in finally taking them down:
339	** When Steven sees inside Yellow Diamond's mind, her thoughts are noticeably not of satisfaction of finally getting the chance to poof and shatter the Crystal Gems for destroying Pink, but are instead calm reproach at her own failure of allowing those circumstances to happen, making it clear she finds no more closure in the fight than Blue.
340	--->'''Yellow:''' How miserable. I knew Pink couldn't handle her own colony. But, I gave in. And now, I'm to blame for her fate.
341	** When Steven sees inside Blue Diamond's mind, she admits that fighting and hurting the Crystal Gems ultimately does nothing to fill the void she has from losing Pink. If anything, it just makes her feel ''worse''.
342	--->'''Blue:''' What good will any of this do? The more I make these Gems suffer, the more I long to see you again, Pink.
343	* VerbedTitle: "Reunited".
344	* VeteranInstructor: While her "retirement" was not at all voluntary, Bismuth is demonstrating shades of this trope during the battle, encouraging new Gems like Peridot and at several intervals reminding the fighters to keep their head in the game.
345	* VisualPun: While waiting for her bride, [[AnIcePerson Sapphire]] quite literally gets cold feet.
346	* WeAreNotGoingThroughThatAgain: When Blue Diamond lands on the beach, Steven, Garnet, Amethyst, and Pearl all shut down Greg's offer to try to talk to her (and Peridot gets an annoyed look), as they don't want to risk him getting kidnapped ''again''.
347	* WeddingEpisode: The entire episode takes place on the day of Ruby and Sapphire's wedding.
348	* WeddingSmashers: The Diamonds invade Earth around the time of Sapphire and Ruby's wedding reception (though by coincidence).
349	* WeNeedADistraction: Garnet distracts Blue by throwing a fit and clinging to her so that Lapis can drop the Barn on her.
350	* WhamEpisode: ''Hoo Golly.'' Ruby and Sapphire marry, the Cluster rebels against the Diamonds, Rose's sword is shattered, Lapis comes back and officially joins the Crystal Gems, the house is destroyed, both Lapis and Peridot get poofed, and Yellow and Blue [[HeelRealization cease their hostility]] when they learn that Pink wasn't shattered after all.
351	* WhamLine:
352	** Garnet ineffectually tries to hit Blue Diamond's feet while under the effect of her grief aura. When Blue questions this, Garnet's answer is simply: "I just needed to keep you from taking three steps to the right." Cue the WhamShot of Lapis holding the barn over Blue's head.
353	** The final line in the episode, when Steven regains consciousness and sees the Diamonds hovering above him in total shock:
354	--->'''Blue Diamond:''' It's you! ''Pink!''
355	* WhamShot: Quite a few:
356	** During the reception, Steven starts shedding what appear to be TearsOfJoy, until he realizes he's not crying of his own volition, indicating that Blue Diamond has come to Earth.
357	** The Cluster punching out Yellow Diamond's ship, then giving Steven a ''thumbs up'' to signal that it's on their side.
358	** Blue Diamond grabbing Rose's sword and shattering it between her fingers like it was a toothpick.
359	** Lapis floating in the sky above Blue Diamond's head, levitating the barn in a bubble next to her.
360	* WingdingEyes: Steven has starry eyes as Ruby and Sapphire go to get dressed for their big day.
361	* WorfBarrage: The Crystal Gems throw ''everything'' at the Diamonds, including themselves, that would have poofed Gems like Jasper or the Corrupted Gem monsters. All it does is slow down the Diamonds and keep the team alive.
362	* TheWorfEffect:
363	** Alexandrite easily falls apart from Blue Diamond's EmotionBomb.
364	** Lapis, easily the most powerful of the Crystal Gems thanks to [[MakingASplash hydrokinesis]], is taken out with just one of Yellow Diamond's lightning blasts.
365	* WorldBuilding: Steven casually mentions that Beach City is in the [[FictionalProvince fictional American state]] of "Delmarva"[[note]]In real life, Delmarva does exist, but solely as a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delmarva_Peninsula physical feature]][[/note]].
366	* WoundedGazelleGambit: Garnet clinging to Blue Diamond's robes makes her think Garnet is just angrily throwing a futile tantrum at her feet, but she's actually distracting her so that Lapis can drop the barn on her.
367	* WreckedWeapon: Rose's iconic pink sword is effortlessly shattered by Blue Diamond when Connie tries to use it against her.
368	* YankTheDogsChain:
369	** After being apart for so long and questioning her relationship, Garnet finally reunites in a ceremony that honors Ruby and Sapphire's love. Then the Diamonds attack on her wedding day and threaten to shatter her and her family. Can you ''blame'' her for angrily shouting at Blue, even if it was a distraction, that it's her day?
370	** Invoked by Bismuth in her thoughts: as Steven hears, she just got her friends back and she's terrified of losing them again. Steven gives her a HeroicSecondWind that restores her hope.
371	* YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe: Blue Diamond's expression screams this as Garnet tries to attack her legs, which don't even dent her.
372	* YouExclamation: Yellow Diamond, upon seeing Steven right in front of her. She follows it up by immediately charging at him to do what she wanted to do back on Homeworld: [[GiantFootOfStomping shatter "her"]].
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