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    Super Watermelon Island 
Super Watermelon Island
  • Most of the fight between Alexandrite and Malachite. Alexandrite, described by Garnet in Guide to the Crystal Gems as "an incredible force on the battlefield", does not disappoint. She shows the ability to breathe fire and switch back and forth between Opal's, Sugilite's, and Sardonyx's weapons with ease. Malachite, on the other hand, is as powerful as one would expect a Fusion between a highly durable juggernaut and a flying elemental user with effortless command over the world's oceans to be.
    • Despite facing a four-Gem Fusion, Malachite maintains the upper hand for most of the fight. Unsurprising considering that one of her components was able to fight the Crystal Gems' strongest member on equal footing, and the other could take on all of them on her own, even while severely injured.
    • Steven motivating the Stevenmelons to get together and fight Malachite, which distracts her long enough for Alexandrite to take her down.
    • The Stevenmelons basically go all Ewok on Malachite, and are actually pretty damn advanced when it comes to fighting: they have spear-and-shield fighters, archers, catapults, and aerial fighters who drop onto Malachite's face and block her vision. One of them even punches her in the eye.
    • The end, with Alexandrite striking Malachite with both Sugilite's flail and Sardonyx's hammer in quick succession, then finishing her off by firing an arrow which takes the shape of Garnet, Amethyst and Pearl, complete with a quip.
    • A small but important point: The first time Alexandrite fires with her bow, Malachite blocks it with an ice wall. To finish off the fight, Alexandrite smacks Malachite into the air with her hammer, allowing Malachite to fly before firing the arrow... where Malachite has no water to use to defend herself.
  • Jasper not only breaks free and takes control on the island, but manages to use Malachite to show a refined use of Lapis' powers, like creating ice. She also pretty much shrugged off being held captive for months.
  • The fact that the Stevenmelons have transformed into their own civilization. They have come so far from the mindless beings they were before.

    Gem Drill 
Gem Drill
  • Steven saves the entire world from the Cluster. How? By convincing its component shards to be friends with each other so they don't feel the need to form, leading to the Cluster bubbling itself. Steven saved the world simply by being Steven. Heck, just the fact that Steven has now saved the entire world, not just Beach City, but the entire planet is one and shows how far he's come from the little kid who ruined a mission due to being too excited over his new backpack. Even the Gems are absolutely impressed, especially when they hear that Steven managed to get the Cluster into a bubble.
  • The Cluster itself, being made mostly of fallen Crystal Gems, immediately realizing it doesn't want to form after being told that doing so would damage the Earth. These Gems sacrificed everything to protect this planet, and now they do so again.
  • Peridot revealing that she'd installed a blaster on the drill despite Pearl thinking it would be unnecessary. It comes in handy for dealing with the smaller Gem Mutants they run into while on their way to the Cluster.
  • Peridot trying to tear into the Cluster with the drill. It doesn't work, but points for trying.
  • Credit to Peridot, this is her first mission as an official Crystal Gem, and she handles herself pretty dang well, even defeating her fright of the Cluster. Not only does she attack it and seems quite confident as well, she also stops everything she's doing to help Steven when he begins to collapse. The Cluster has had her scared to death each time before, but once she is confronted with it or potentially losing her best friend, she just brushes the issue away and does what has to be done. She is not physically impressive (yet), but when she is needed, she certainly is ready to surprise.
  • The very final shot of the bubbled Cluster is positively the single most beautiful and captivating shot in the entire series.
  • A subtle one, but in When It Rains, Steven tells Peridot that they can't stop the Cluster on their own. They spend this episode doing just that.

    Same Old World 
Same Old World
  • Lapis turning the Homeworld Warp into a mirrored surface in order to show Steven how she became stuck in the mirror and left on Earth.

    Barn Mates 
Barn Mates
  • Just the effort Peridot goes through trying to make up with Lapis, even giving her her tape recorder as a gift.
  • Despite Steven being Lapis' only friend and knowing of the trouble she has gone through (which might come across as being Innocently Insensitive given Lapis has a point in disliking Peridot), Steven has no problem calling her out for rejecting Peridot's attempts at befriending her and not giving Peridot a chance. This causes Lapis to rethink her actions.
  • Lapis effortlessly swats the Ruby ship down with a water arm to save Peridot, despite all their difficulties. Something that makes this even more impressive is that the Red Eye required a Wave-Motion Gun to destroy and the Gem Warship Peridot and Jasper arrived in was Nigh-Invulnerable from the outside and was only destroyed when its reactor was destroyed and it crashed from orbit. Homeworld spacecraft have previously taken a ton of punishment to defeat, and Lapis effortlessly knocked the Roaming Eye out of the sky.

    Hit the Diamond 
Hit the Diamond
  • The giant Ruby fusion.
  • With the exception of when Ruby and Sapphire are too busy flirting with each other, all the Crystal Gems (and Lapis) show off incredible baseball skills in this episode.
    • Lapis (or Bob) clearly doesn't care that much during the game. She still manages to be almost perfect whenever she's shown.
    • Notice who threw the ball hard enough to break a bat: it was Pearl, who's always been embarrassed of her lack of physical strength.
    • Sapphire landing a damn-impressive home run, not only showing that despite her fragile and feminine looks she IS a powerful Gem, but also defying Doc's hard-thrown burning ball with her ice powers and dead-set determination.
  • Peridot running up to the giant Ruby Fusion, ready to give herself up in order to save the Crystal Gems, who she now calls her friends. Sure, she wasn't the Gem they were after, but it definitely shows how far Peridot's come.

    Steven Floats 
Steven Floats
  • Garnet playing checkers with a mid-air Steven, and winning.
    • The fact that she has to jump up for her every move only increases the awesome.
  • Steven managing to figure out how to control his descent speed with his emotions.
  • A subtle one: when the Gems try to help Steven get down, they try weighing him down with various things, ending with a boat. Steven barely budges. While he wanted to get down, it showcases just how powerful Steven actually is that a boat isn't able to overpower his abilities.

    Drop Beat Dad 
Drop Beat Dad
  • After being told he's still Sour Cream's roadie, Steven proceeds to grab one of the cases and effortlessly lift it. That took two normal people to lift. Steven isn't even struggling with it either.
    Marty: Man, what is Greg feeding that kid?!
  • Sour Cream calling Marty out on being a self serving jerk to him.
  • Greg hitting the ultimate Karmic Jackpot; after giving up his dreams to pursue a life with Rose, raise Steven honestly as a single father and live a simple, diligent life in Beach City running a car wash, he ends up with 10 MILLION DOLLARS after Marty tried to shill Greg's song to a fast food corporation, and is forced to pay royalties to Greg.
  • Even though Marty was using Sour Cream, the billboard he managed to put together featuring Sour Cream was pretty awesome. See it here.

    Mr. Greg 
Mr. Greg
  • Steven revealing that the entire reason he decided to specifically bring Pearl was to force her and Greg to finally confront their bottled up emotions between them. It's very rare we see Steven play The Chessmaster.
    • Made MORE awesome when you realize that the whole plan - Go on a road trip, two parties are fighting and end up reconciling - is exactly the same as "Keystone Motel", but with more finesse and understanding on Steven's part. In fact, that may be what gave him the idea in the first place.
  • Steven's magnificent piano playing. What instrument doesn't he know how to play?
  • When Steven starts singing "You both love me" and (possibly) activates his Gem to bathe the room in a pink aura, it almost sounds like Rose is singing for a second there.
  • Pearl's dance on the railing while wearing a tuxedo. Simply gorgeous, well-animated, and an excellent showing of her grace.
    • The scene includes one for her voice actress, DeeDee Magno Hall, who shows what happens when you hire a Broadway actress and give her a song that allows her to bring her musical A game in the beautiful and sad "It's Over, Isn't It?". Fans are already considering it one of the best Steven Universe songs, ranking it up there with the iconic Garnet "I Am" Song "Stronger Than You".
    • This can't be over-stated: "It's Over, Isn't It?" is such a perfect Broadway-style ballad it would only take minor edits to the lyrics to make it on the level of a Judy Garland song. It's THAT good.
  • Back in "Alone Together", when Steven and Pearl tried to dance in sync, it failed humorously. However, this episode has them both performing a tap dance number. In. Sync.

    Too Short to Ride 
Too Short to Ride
  • Peridot unlocking her Mind over Matter powers. To note: she said that she's not supposed to have any powers at all due to how she's made, meaning she's literally the first member of her kind to ever do that. Even more impressive is how quickly she learns to master it.
    • She even shows signs of being able to maintain it subconsciously, without any deliberate action on her part.
  • Steven showing near complete control over his shapeshifting powers. The brief return of the Cat Fingers has him freak out and neutralize the possible threat immediately.
  • Amethyst showing an amazing level of maturity is equal parts this and Heartwarming. She doesn't get upset when an upset and jealous Peridot snaps that "shapeshifting is an insult to their natural form", instead asking her what's really wrong. And later, after Peridot reveals that due to resource shortages on Homeworld she was engineered without any powers, Amethyst gives her an You Are Better Than You Think You Are speech, telling her that "she shouldn't focus on what she can't do. That her friends don't care about what she could do, but about her." Amethyst certainly has come a long way, hasn't she?
  • A retroactive one for Peridot, after having discovered that she was designed and made without the normal quite of powers that gems are known for, like shapeshifting and summoning weapons. This means that the whole time that Peridot was opposing the Crystal Gems, she was going up against gems with powers that she couldn't match, relying solely on the tech she was equipped with and her cunning. This recent revelation both makes those accomplishments somewhat more impressive and demonstrates just how determined Peridot really was. Despite being inherently weaker than other gems, Peridot has demonstrated an amazing ability to leverage what she can do to great effect.

    The New Lars 
The New Lars

    Beach City Drift 
Beach City Drift
  • Steven not hesitating to stand up for Greg when Kevin is a jerk to him.
  • In the end, Steven and Connie being the bigger person and not letting Kevin get to them, something he cannot comprehend. It just goes to show that sometimes, living well is the best revenge there is.
  • While they didn't beat Kevin in the race, Stevonnie coming in second by seconds is a massive achievement, with no damage to Greg's new car, plus, as they note, it was their first time driving.
    • The mere fact that Stevonnie is able to drive stick shift so perfectly since Steven last drove in "Lars and the Cool Kids". That's what happens when Stevonnie's components are child prodigies.
  • A subtle one for Steven and Connie. In two previous episodes where they fused as Stevonnie ("Alone Together" and "We Need to Talk"), both were by accident. But, in this episode they managed to fuse on purpose. Seems like this duo just Took a Level in Badass.
  • This post about the lesson of the episode: SU And Cutting Abusers Out Of The Abuse Recovery Process.

    Restaurant Wars 
Restaurant Wars
  • Amethyst and Steven's restaurant serves food so good that Kofi and Fryman end the feud just to get him to close down.

    Kiki's Pizza Delivery Service 
Kiki's Pizza Delivery Service
  • Steven beating the cheese monster, night after night.
  • Kiki finally conquering her nightmare by learning how to say no to her sister, including the cheese monster that takes Jenny's form.

    Monster Reunion 
Monster Reunion
  • Steven managing to return Centipeetle to a semi-humanoid form, even if only temporarily. To note, this is further than Rose ever got. Even after Centipeetle has reverted back to her corrupted form, it's clear she's mentally healed, and can still communicate.
  • In retrospect, Greg's explanation back in "The Return" becomes a bigger one. He said that Rose was only able to save her closest friends with her shield, and this episode reveals from what. Namely an attack from all three Diamonds. Even if Rose couldn't save everyone, saving anyone from what could be best described as a Global Forced Transformation Attack is pretty dang impressive.
  • They may be vicious, monstrous antagonists, but the fact the Diamonds could transform an entire planet of gems into mindless monsters is an indication of the Diamonds' power.

    Alone at Sea 
Alone at Sea
  • Lapis telling Jasper off when she wants to form Malachite again, then punching her over the horizon with a water fist that went through the boat when she threatened Steven.
    • And before the above mentioned moment, Lapis coming to terms with some of the horrible acts she did in "Ocean Gem", as well as admitting that her abuse on Jasper was wrong.
  • How does Steven react to Jasper climbing onto the boat for Lapis? He stands in front of her and brings out his shield to protect her. Considering how before Steven was scared shitless of Jasper in "The Return" and "Chille Tid", just seeing him without a hint of fear in front of something capable of fighting Garnet to a draw, just so he can protect Lapis is badass all by itself.
  • Lapis' lifting of the water orb is so gentle and precise that the fish inside aren't even startled by it. They just keep swimming around like nothing's happened.

    Greg the Babysitter 
Greg the Babysitter
  • Greg climbing the Ferris wheel to save baby Sour Cream, and then Rose stopping said Ferris wheel when it goes out of control to save both of them.
  • A minor note, but however Sour Cream managed to climb the Ferris wheel by himself.
  • An easy to miss moment, but Steven moves like a blur when he goes to get Greg's guitar. It seems like his gem powers are really starting to kick in. Greg even comments on it, just to make it clear he actually did that.
  • This post's comments on how Vidalia's portrayal as a single mom:
    Can I just say that it would have been so easy for Vidalia to have been used as a model character for bad reckless teen parents (I know she isn’t a teen, but the way she dresses etc is very typical of punk rebellion teen anger kind of attire) but wasn’t?

    In “Greg the babysitter” it’s made abundantly clear that she loves Sour Cream, she doesn’t dislike him or see him as a burden (even though it’s heavily implied he was conceived during what seemed to be a one night stand with Marty).

    She genuinely loves her kids?? She was young when she had Sour Cream but she isn’t mad about it. She doesn’t blame him or hate him for “”ruining her youth”” and she’s protective of him to boot.

    idk man I just really loved that. it was so refreshing to see. Young moms get shit on constantly in the media and in real life so it was so nice to see positive representation for young moms.

    Gem Hunt 
Gem Hunt
  • Connie goes on her first official mission, and proves a valuable team member with her survival skills, and sword training that lets her take on a corrupted gem monster. And she also knows full well when it's time to call for backup.
    • A minor note — Connie was able to use a piece of wood as a snowboard.
  • Steven briefly thinks that one of the monsters might not be fully corrupted and wishes to try and heal it. Even though Centipeetle's healing didn't work right, he's not giving up.
  • Jasper spends the whole episode staying out of sight of the team, so that even the audience has no idea she's around until she wants it, and then knocks the giant corrupted gem monster on its back, lands a few punches, and swings it around by the tail, before ripping out its gem with her bare hands. She may be overly obsessed with refusing with Lapis, but she's definitely still a force to be reckoned with.

    Crack the Whip 
Crack the Whip
  • Connie and Steven training with each other, and pulling off some impressive tricks.
  • Amethyst manages to use her whip to constrict the first of the alpine monsters.
  • If you think about it, it's kind of impressive how Jasper has managed to "tame" at least two Gem monsters.
  • As horrific as it is, Jasper definitely shows Amethyst the benefits of millennia of experience.
    • To elaborate, Amethyst can't even land a single hit, and barely manages to make Jasper try. And this has been after everything Jasper has recently gone through, showing just how strong a fully developed quartz is.
  • The moment fans have been anticipating ever since "Sworn to the Sword". Steven and Connie fuse into Stevonnie and use their sword and shield skills against Jasper and her Gem monster while riding Lion into battle. It's undoubtedly one of the best moments in the series.
    • The fact Stevonnie kicks Jasper back the moment they're formed and catches Amethyst's gem while flipping back from the kick.
    • Even better is that while they showed the instinct that Amethyst told them, Stevonnie also showed actual skill in the fight, such as properly bracing themselves to block Jasper's charge and throwing their shield as a distraction to leave Jasper open. Not to mention they managed to slam Jasper so hard she went through the monster she was riding.
    • Stevonnie being a match to the battle hardened Jasper. Connie is a great sword-fighter and Steven really is Rose's son.
    • What's even more impressive? They probably would've poofed Jasper, if she wasn't wearing her Crash Helmet at the time, considering the slash they gave her was connected directly to her head.
    • Plus, Stevonnie is actually surprised to discover they'd fused. Steven and Connie are now so in sync they can do it on instinct.
    • How about the fact that a being who's 3/4 human and 1/4 gem managed beat Jasper and a corrupted gem? Recall how much trouble Garnet had fighting Jasper 2-on-1. Whoever was worried Stevonnie wouldn't be strong were proven dead wrong.
    • It got better. The episode Beta reveals that Jasper was actually a perfect Quartz, with the best exit hole Peridot's ever seen. A fusion between Connie and Steven fought that off.
    • This post's comments on just how much of a badass Stevonnie truly is:
    can we talk about how powerful stevonnie is tho

    pearl and garnet left together in hopes of catching jasper. realistically they probably planned on forming as sardonyx again just to make sure the job can get done, but even then garnet wasn’t super confident in their odds.

    then there’s amethyst. dear sweet amethyst, who got the ever loving shit kicked out of her. even with her spin attack she stood absolutely no chance, and jasper looked like she hardly broke a sweat. we’ve seen what amethyst is capable of, and seeing jasper just destroy her like that shows just how much of a brutal powerhouse she is.

    but stevonnie. stevonnie just comes in and wrecks jasper at her own jousting game. maybe not enough to poof her, but certainly enough to make her retreat. that alone is impressive, but when you remember it’s their first time ever battling it’s downright terrifying. stevonnie is beautiful and brave and a true force to be reckoned with.

  • Amethyst pushing herself to regenerate, very narrowly avoiding another form mishap.
  • During training, Steven shows that he can now make two shields, and has gotten much better control of his floating ability.
  • As soon as Stevonnie is in need of his assistance, Lion sends the Gem Monster flying in one move and would have caused it to retreat if Jasper hadn't forcibly made it stay in battle.

    Steven vs Amethyst 
Steven vs Amethyst
  • Steven showing how much he's improved when fighting the Holo-Pearls.
  • Steven and Amethyst's fight.
    • The best part is, it not only shows just how far Steven's come, but that Amethyst herself has learned and grown as well. For the first time in the series, she shows actual tactics and strategy in a fight (namely using her Spin Dash to create a cloud of smoke to blind him while she wraps him up with her whip), showing she's taking growing out of being Unskilled, but Strong to heart.
    • Steven pulls out a whole new power from nowhere, turning the bubble shield into a spike ball, purely on instinct. He also uses his shield to carve a falling pillar cleanly in two.
    • Steven is also starting to become strong like Rose: Amethyst full-on smashes him into the rock-solid ground, creating a large crater. Steven is a child. What happens next? He bursts out of the heavy rubble like it's nothing. Amethyst struggles even to lift the one piece that almost lands on her.

    Bismuth 
Bismuth
  • Bismuth's existence is a walking moment of awesome - on Homeworld, Bismuth gems are architects usually put to work assembling buildings and spires. When Rose met Bismuth, she told her that she could be anything she wanted to be... So Bismuth became an Ultimate Blacksmith forging weapons for the Gem War.
  • Bismuth upgrading the weapons of the Crystal Gems.
  • Bismuth's spar with the Crystal Gems and their new weapons.
  • As sad and horrifying Steven's fight is with Bismuth, he is able to defend himself against her without needing assistance and he was able to poof her. And before the fight when she offered Steven to test the Breaking Point, a weapon specifically meant to kill Gems, he became the bigger man and refused to use it!
    • This deserves some elaborating: Bismuth is implied to have been one of Rose's biggest troops, is strong enough to match strength with Garnet, and is actively trying to kill him. Steven manages to hold his own and defeat her by himself. How far the little guy has come.

    Beta 
Beta
  • Peridot is so skilled at Kindergartening that she can determine what kind of Gem emerged from a hole at a glance!
  • The reveal of Jasper's origins: She's from Earth's Beta Kindergarten, which was a flawed, rushed, poorly done job intended to crank out as many soldiers as possible, but despite that she created a flawless kindergarten chamber, and became the pinnacle of Quartz physical prowess.
    • To wit, the hole Jasper came out of not only appears to show that she popped out of her hole flexing her arms, she emerged out so powerfully that the sandstone hole melted into glass.
  • You've gotta hand it to Jasper. All by herself, she managed to track and poof an impressive number of gems in a short amount of time.
  • Steven gives another casual display of his growing Super-Strength, as when Peridot needs a boost, he throws her high in the air, rivaling his mother tossing Greg a few episodes ago.
  • Peridot displays a huge improvement in her metal powers. When they first appeared she had to experiment with different movements and had to slowly maneuver a ring to get it on a bottle, and now she can handle levitating numerous objects at once (albeit with a big loss of individual control, but she's getting there).

    Earthlings 
Earthlings
  • The debut of Smoky Quartz, the first human/gem fusion, has them delivering a complete Curb-Stomp Battle to Jasper, who can't lay a single blow on them. From the moment Steven and Amethyst fuse, the show doesn't even try to pretend that Smoky doesn't have complete control over the situation; the entire fight is played for laughs more than anything. Especially awesome when you compare it to Garnet's battle with Jasper, wherein the big G barely held her ground. Garnet has been a perfect fusion for thousands of years, while Smoky is newly-formed, and formed from the two youngest Crystal Gems.
    • Some Fridge Awesome is added after seeing "A Single Pale Rose:" Amethyst fused with Pink Diamond right in front of Jasper. After several episodes building up her need for revenge, she got the ultimate diss in without anyone realizing it.
    • More awesomeness for Smoky Quartz: Steven and Amethyst are so in sync they don't have to dance to fuse. In this episode they fuse from a hug and later they fuse by grasping hands. Only Ruby and Sapphire have shown that kind of fusing ability.
  • In the end, Peridot is the one who poofs Jasper, using her metal powers to impale her with a metal bar.
    • Peridot in general is a plucky little Determinator this episode. She's clearly not reckless enough to take on Jasper directly, and keeps a sensible distance from the danger zone... but she loudly proclaims her new status as a Crystal Gem (albeit in a panicked manner, and scuttling to safety after doing so), defends Earth against Jasper's insults, and explains her new outlook in such an awed and sincere manner that only the very Ax-Crazy could fail to be touched by it. Unfortunately, Ax-Crazy is exactly what Jasper is. Furthermore, rather than trying to cover up her failure to manipulate metal to save face, she keeps trying throughout the episode... and succeeds when it really counts. She doesn't do anything particularly flashy, but she keeps trying throughout.
    • Not only does she not just hide, she spends the entire fight between Smoky Quartz and Jasper taunting Jasper right to her face... which ends up getting under Jasper's skin to the point of enraging her into making serious mistakes that bite her in the butt big time.
    • She also uses the blunt end of the bar, which was still thrown hard enough to run Jasper through.
    • Let's take a second to appreciate the fact that for three seasons, the likes of Garnet, Lapis Lazuli, Stevonnie, and Smoky Quartz have taken turns beating Jasper, but none of them poofed her. Peridot, on the other hand, poofs her with one strike, and its her first offensive use of her powers. Granted, Jasper may have been weakened by the corruption, but still.
  • Jasper gets another villainous moment of awesome. After Amethyst finally manages to land a couple of blows on her, she just stops and takes her attacks, simply to show her how much stronger she really is. Even after taking her strongest attack, she just got a slight burn on her chest.
    Jasper: (wipes soot off her clothes) Is it sinking in yet?
    • A subtle one, but even after noticing her corruption, Jasper doesn't lose her composure. It's sad and Nightmare Fuel worthy, but it shows a high amount of calmness in such a situation.
    • Another one for Jasper; The Crystal Gems have been hunting down and bubbling Corrupted Gem Monsters for millennia now, and by the time the show is set they still didn't get all the ones roaming the earth. Jasper has been hunting them for a few weeks at most and managed to build up quite an impressive army in that time period.
  • Amethyst comes up with a new attack, setting her whips on fire and wrapping them up in her spin attack. It doesn't do much to Jasper, but it could certainly come in handy in other fights.

    Back to the Moon 
Back to the Moon
  • Eyeball, like Jasper, is a Rebellion veteran. She must have been quite the battlefield terror.
  • While it ultimately fails, Amethyst manages to hold what is clearly a physically draining transformation for an extended period of time and does show some quick thinking.
  • Despite the heavy emotional response it entails, Rose managed to shatter one of the Diamonds. Who are KAIJU sized!
    • Subverted when we later find out that Pink Diamond isn't that big and, more importantly, that she's actually Rose Quartz. She and Pearl faked the her shattering in an attempt to scare Homeworld into abandoning the Earth colony.
  • Steven and Sardonyx, apparently improvising, manage to suck the Rubies out into space. Too bad Steven got sucked along...

    Bubbled 
Bubbled
  • Steven extending his bubble in order to pull Eyeball into it and save her.
    • And when Eyeball begins to attack him, Steven dispels his bubble to get her far enough so she couldn't reach him. Then, while still holding his breath, he makes another bubble around himself. And this happened in deep space.
  • Just as much as this scene was heartwarming, the Crystal Gems were able to pilot the Roaming Eye and save Steven after he defeated Eyeball, especially with a more complete "Love Like You" playing as they reunite.
    • In addition, the Crystal Gems have now successfully captured a modern Homeworld space craft in working order and learned how to use it. Sure, it's no Gem Warship, but it's still an accomplishment.
  • Even though there was implication that Steven nearly died inside his own bubble due to a lack of oxygen, just the fact that he survived deep interplanetary space for longer than a few minutes without any space gear none the worse for wear is really impressive. Also makes for an amazing homage to 2001: A Space Odyssey.

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