Steven Universe Season 1B / Heartwarming

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House Guest

Basically all the interactions with Steven and his dad are incredibly heartwarming.
- The song they sing, especially.

Space Race

A rather subtle one near the beginning, when Greg first opens up the barn. If you look carefully at the portrait of Greg's aunt and uncle you can see that Mr. and Mrs. De Mayo's faces are covered in soot - except for a mustache-shaped spot on Mrs. De Mayo's face. Apparently they shared a kiss after their little mishap.
After Greg puts his foot down on the space project out of concern for Steven's safety, Pearl works on the ship herself - and then, during the night, sneaks in to wake Steven up so she can show him the spaceship, and says they can take it for an "engine test". Let's reiterate: PEARL, of all people, breaks rules to pal around with Steven, acting very much like a parent who can't wait to show a child a gift they know they'll love.
As Pearl muses about the probability of successfully building a functional spaceship, the one thing that pushes her decision is the glowing look on Steven's face.
Pearl kind of loses it for a bit in this episode. She practically kidnaps Steven for their 'engine test' (which she reveals would take about 50 years, much to Greg's dismay) since she misses going to other worlds so much. But when the engine fails and they bail, Pearl, holding Steven tightly, immediately apologizes to Steven, who in turn assures her they'll go to space together someday. This prompts this adorable exchange.
Pearl: .You know, I think I'd rather be here on Earth.
Steven: (Cheerfully) With me!
Pearl: Yeah. With you.
- What makes this extra heartwarming is that this is a Call-Back to earlier in the episode. Pearl laments that she is stuck on Earth, Steven mentions that he is there and she gives him a smile that looks dishonest. At the end, when he repeats the statement, the smile is genuine.
While Steven and Pearl are in the spaceship together, there's only one seat, so he sits in her lap. It's a small detail that neither of them draw attention to, but they both seem so comfortable with it and the gesture is so quietly parental that it winds up being adorable nonetheless.

Secret Team

Pearl and Amethyst actually having a good time catching the Gem shards. Part of why Steven wanted to have secret team was that he was seeing Pearl and Amethyst having a nice time together instead of bickering.
Steven and Garnet doing a little secret team of their own, with Steven playing along with Garnet's scolding and trying to spare Pearl and Amethyst punishment.
Garnet's lesson about teamwork at the end.
Garnet: Steven, I know you wanted to help them. You wanted to protect them; even from me. They made you feel like you had to take their side. (looks at Pearl and Amethyst) But there are no sides, because we're all on the same team. The Crystal Gems! (Garnet rips her Secret Team membership card and throws it on the ground. The others do the same while the main theme plays.)

Island Adventure

This clip, shown at the New York Comic-Con. From Steven's song of togetherness to a budding relationship between Lars and Sadie, there's no shortage or adorableness here.
Lars kisses Sadie.
Lars and Sadie (as well as Lars, Sadie and Steven) bonding together while cooking, fishing and eating together is really sweet. Especially since Lars started off not wanting to be anywhere near them.
- They even seem to have formed their own little family and household together while trying to survive on the island.

Keep Beach City Weird

The Crystal Gems coming to Steven's rescue, with Pearl exclaiming, "We know you have our Steven!"
- Including also Amethyst barking and growling at Ronaldo like a guard dog and Garnet trying to restrain them both.
Peedee wanting to keep Ronaldo happy, even if it means putting up with his eccentric traits.
Pearl carrying Steven home on her shoulder, complete with Garnet ruffling Steven's hair adorably.

Fusion Cuisine

Steven has to pick a Gem to pose as his mother, and sits all three Gems down to figure it out. He has a brief scene that is basically just him listing all their good qualities (and one bad to keep them from being picked), and outright acknowledges all of Pearl's very motherly qualities.
- While Steven's idea of posing Alexandrite as his mom is laughably bad, the intention is pretty sweet: he feels all of the Gems could make a good mom, so he opts to have a Fusion of the three of them do that role.
- Let's break this down in detail. Connie's mother has already heard Garnet's distinct accent, and that makes her the most logical choice in that circumstance. At least, it does to adult/mature viewers, and most likely the Gems. They never bring it up, instead choosing to let Steven take the lead 100% and go along with his plan, not out of what might work or what is practical, but because Steven is so convinced that all of them together are great parents.
Pay close attention to the Pearl's face when she grounds Steven from TV. Remember, the original punishment came from Garnet, which was "no dinner for 1000 years". When Pearl tells Steven they'd never starve him, she's actually GLARING at Garnet. She then very smoothly alters the punishment to no TV (for 1000 years). She firmly agrees that Steven should be punished, but she refuses to leave him under a punishment she thinks is too harsh and detrimental to his well-being.
Greg's response "Because we love you, Steven..." after Steven asks why he is grounded from TV.
Just about all of Steven and Connie's moments together:
- The first scene of the episode has them watching Under the Knife together.
- How Steven describes Connie:
  I'll never know a star that shines as bright as you.
- After Alexandrite is unfused and Connie's parents discover she lied, Connie runs away. Steven follows her and they both apologize for what they did (Connie for making Steven think she's ashamed of him and Steven for making the situation worse). They even decide to elope.
- Steven hugging Connie after her parents decide they can still see each other. It's cuter since Connie starts blushing and laughing nervously.

Garnet's Universe

The entire episode is basically a celebration of the close relationship Steven has with Garnet.
Just look at Garnet playing along with Steven's silliness before he asks about her day and try claiming it doesn't melt your heart.
Garnet: Tiny hands—my only weakness.
Throughout the fantasy story, Garnet has a photograph of her and Steven together and says that Steven is her favorite person in the world. When Ringo destroys said photograph, Garnet immediately goes on a Roaring Rampage of Revenge.

Watermelon Steven

The episode opens with some silly and adorable father/son bonding between Steven and Greg as the two show off their watermelon seed-spitting techniques. Greg eventually concedes defeat and crowns his son "Your Watermelon-jesty".
Steven expresses joy and relief and when the kidnapped baby-melon returns to him. In fact, even before he learned it was alive, there's the Adorkable manner in which he dotes on the "precious" baby-melon.
Fridge-Heartwarming: Steven isn't just wrangling the watermelon-Stevens simply as a product recall. Now that he knows they're living creatures, he recognized that selling them was some form of slavery. So in reality, he's liberating them.

Lion 3: Straight to Video

Doubles as a funny moment, Pearl reveals that she likes to watch Steven sleep. When Steven objects to this, Pearl tells the other Gems that they'll need to take over for her.
Rose's entire Happier Home Movie:
- Rose's speech about the beauty of the world.
  Isn't it remarkable, Steven? This world is full of so many possibilities. Each living thing has an entirely unique experience. The sights they see, the sounds they hear... the lives they live... are so complicated, and so simple. I can't wait for you to join them.
- Getting to see Rose and Greg just hanging out, enjoying each others' company.
- Seeing Greg and Rose interact together on this video has an extra tugging of heartstrings when you realize that Rose and Greg both know that Rose will disappear when Steven is born, but all you can see is calmness and a lot of love between them. Rose is satisfied with her choice and Greg is supportive of her choice, and they're both just happily enjoying the time together they have left.
- Rose Quartz telling Steven how much she loves him. How it's not possible for both of them to exist together, but she'll become half of who he is when he's born. So whenever Steven loves being himself, that is her loving him. Both Steven and Sadie are driven to tears after watching it.
  You're going to be something extraordinary. You're going to be a human being. Take care of them, Steven.
- Seeing how excited Greg is about how he's going to be a daddy. He even sets up a special introduction for himself, proudly declaring that his son is going to have "the coolest dad in the universe."
- The end of the video shows Greg and Rose standing together and about to share a kiss, with Greg caressing Rose's very pregnant belly.
- During all this, Steven is just glued to the screen with an expression of pure joy.
At the end, Sadie calls up her mom to say that she really does appreciate the lunches she packs.
Just before then, he Call-Back to "Lars and The Cool Kids", with Steven high-fiving Lars' chest.
The fact that Steven trusts Sadie enough, and considers her enough of a friend, to share this moment with her, seeing his mother for the first time.
Immediately after the video finishes, Lars comes into the break room, to tell Sadie they need to open the store, only to find Sadie and Steven with shocked tears in their eyes. Lars doesn't make a snide remark like usual. He just backs out of the room, understanding that something important has just happened.
Lion turns out to have one large moment of this for Steven the entire episode. Steven tells Lion he wishes he knew more about his mom and Lion spends the rest of the episode trying to show him what Rose left behind in his mane. Once Steven finally understands what Lion was trying to tell him, he finds the tape Rose left for him. At the end of the episode after watching the tape with Saide, Steven goes outside and gives Lion a hug, thanking him for helping him.

Warp Tour

Pearl and Amethyst actually getting along and complimenting each other's fighting techniques in the opening scene.
Garnet and Pearl trying to wake up Steven to cookies they baked. He ended up not being the one to eat them, but the fact that they made those for him (as the Gems that don't even really get eating) is still adorable.
Garnet rescuing Steven and apologizing to him when he and the droid fall out of the warp stream. The way she holds him during this is especially sweet.
- There's also Garnet admitting the Gems were wrong in doubting his word - even if she herself was the one who insisted they go check for his sake. With this line, she makes it perfectly clear that Steven is very much part of the team.
  Garnet: I should have listened to you. You're a Crystal Gem too.
- Notice that she briefly sticks her fingers under her shades—she's wiping away tears, likely of sheer relief. Last time she cried at all was in "So Many Birthdays" when Steven nearly aged himself to death right in front of her. She really can't stand the thought of the little guy getting hurt.
Steven Jr. having two kids, one of which he lets sit on his back.
Amethyst: (to Steven) This makes you a grampa!
The return of the weighted gauntlets from "Garnet's Universe". It's in a very serious moment, but it's nice to think that Garnet got the idea from Steven's story.

Alone Together

The first scene of Steven trying to dance with the Gems is full of adorable mishaps. In particular, the problems of size difference arising when Steven tries to imitate Garnet and Pearl's dance, we see Pearl leaning down to lock fingers with Steven, Garnet holding him up so he can dip Pearl and Steven trying to pin Pearl to the wall but only coming up to her waist. And the smile Pearl gives Garnet on the last one.
Steven and Connie dancing together alone on the beach.
Pearl's worry over Stevonnie can come across as this when you realize that a half-Gem fusing with a full-on human is an unprecedented event, and she has no way of knowing how this might affect Steven or Connie, so she has every right to worry her head off about the two. It's actually quite motherly.
The fact that Garnet's first reaction to Steven and Connie's Fusion is just a big, goofy smile.◊ Even more heartwarming when you consider that unlike the other Gems, with Pearl being unsure that Steven could ever Fuse due to him being half-human and Amethyst just teasing him about it, Garnet always believed that he could do it.
- Garnet's words to Stevonnie.
  "Listen to me. You are not two people, and you are not one person. You...are an experience! Make sure you're a good experience. Now, go. Have. FUN!"
  *gives even bigger goofy smile*◊
- Considering that Garnet was the first Fusion between different kinds of Gems, it is no wonder that she loves Stevonnie. Steven and Connie are pioneers, just like Sapphire and Ruby were.
- Garnet's reaction to the entire event becomes an even bigger crowning moment when you realize Garnet is a Fusion of two lovers.
  - When she first sees Stevonnie, she's grinning while holding her hands clasped together. She's holding the gems in her hands in direct contact, as if her two halves were kissing!
A lot of Stevonnie's actions come across as either Steven or Connie talking through them, leading to a few of these moments, such as what seems to be Steven assuring Connie that they can break the Fusion if she's uncomfortable, while what seems to be the Connie side not only marvels at how amazing the Fusion is, but also chastises Pearl for not showing any pride at Steven's successful Fusion. In a broader sense, Stevonnie's personality seems to be largely Connie, but with Steven's self-confidence bolstering her, which is probably a big help in the moment below.
In a way, the ending is kind of adorable. After Steven and Connie split from their fusion, they stare at each other for a moment...and then begin dancing wildly and laughing their heads off, having the time of their lives. And this time, neither one cares if everyone else is staring at them.

The Test

At the beginning of the episode the Gems are playing a game with Steven that they clearly don't understand and congratulate him when he wins. It's really an adorable thing to watch.
The ending. Steven discovers that the entire test is fake and designed so that he can't lose and nothing can hurt him. He's understandably hurt and angry at the Gems, until he overhears them talking among themselves at the end of the test, and it becomes clear how they don't know what Steven needs because he's not just a Gem - without Rose around, they have no idea what to do or how to raise a half-human like him. Steven, re-determined, marches back through the test, and when he reaches the end, it seems as if he's about to lay into them for trying to deceive him... until he enthusedly tells them how awesome it was and how he felt going through it, and says how glad he is they did it for him. All of the Gems hug him and tell him how proud of him they are, and he delays for a second before closing his eyes and tightly hugging them all back.
- While Steven has every right to feel hurt by the test being rigged, what he overhears makes it clear that it isn't that the Gems aren't making a fake test because they don't believe in him, it's because they want to boost his confidence and don't know how to do that. The way they talk about it makes it clear that even if the test is rigged in his favor, it isn't because they don't think Steven is capable - the reason they're even doing it in the first place partly stems from how much they are genuinely impressed with him and how he's grown, to the point where it makes them anxious about what exactly to do. Them telling Steven how proud they are of him at the end might not be true for the test specifically, but it's absolutely still true for how they feel about how far he's come.
  Garnet: It's impossible for him to fail.
  Amethyst: Ugh... So what's the point?
  Pearl: The point is that he's come so far. He can make Rose's bubble, and he's pulled out Rose's shield twice! ...But he's lost his healing powers. We have to give him another success. He can't lost his confidence like that again!

Future Vision

Pretty much the entirety of the episode, but there are a few stand-out bits.
- Garnet catching Steven, then giving him a nose-boop and calling him a 'cutie pie'.
- The two of them spending the whole morning together; exercising, getting breakfast, walking the board-walk...It's usually Pearl and Amethyst who are seen spending time alone with Steven, so this was a refreshing change.
  - Steven and Garnet exercising is adorable.
- When Lars accidentally spills hot coffee all over Garnet, he sounds genuinely concerned. (According to Garnet, there was also a very real chance where he could have high-fived Steven, and that alone seems rather kind for him.)
- Garnet's monologue at the end of the episode:
I took a risk at your expense. There was a chance you would understand [future vision] and we'd be closer. Steven, I see so many things that could hurt you. I should never have let one of them be me. There are a million possibilities for the future! But it's up to you to decide which one becomes reality. Please understand! You choose your own future!
- They end the episode hugging (while Garnet casually deflects a bolt of lightning).
- We also see, for the third time, Garnet without her shades on. And she's not possessed with rage or Meat Beat Mania this time; she did it so Steven could tell how sincere she was.

On the Run

Even though Amethyst is not whole-heartily in it, seeing her and Steven go on a adventure while singing is pretty adorable.
Pretty much everything about Pearl and Amethyst talking in Amethyst's hole.
Pearl: You're the one good thing that came out of this mess. I always thought you were proud of that.
- When they come out, Amethyst looks away for a sec, then starts to cry a bit again and hugs Pearl tightly, who returns the hug after the surprise wears off.
- Complete with a heartwarming reprise of the first few notes of Opal's theme.

Horror Club

All the Ship Tease moments.
Sadie refusing to abandon anyone.
Ronaldo's little "turn it down a notch" comment, and Lars' embarrassed reaction. That moment seems to imply they might be able to repair their friendship, or at least let go of the bad feelings associated with it. The post Ronaldo put on his Character Blog some time after helps as well.
It's a bit misleading but when they're watching the horror movie together Steven is behind the couch, not because he's afraid but the Gems told him he's not allowed to watch TV for a thousand years. The punishment may be rough, but him honoring it is just cool.

Winter Forecast

Garnet gives Steven a kiss on the forehead. It's actually to temporarily transfer her powers to him, but that doesn't make it any less sweet.
Steven and Connie eating marshmallows and generally being adorable together.
Connie's parents letting Steven and Greg stay the night rather than let them try and go home through the storm.
Connie coming down and watching the snow fall with Steven.

Maximum Capacity

At the beginning of the episode, Steven asks Greg what his favorite type of firework is. Greg responds that he doesn't have one; he just likes watching them with Steven. Cue Steven blushing.
Greg and Amethyst spending time together was pretty nice, unfortunately they got totally sucked into the show and started neglecting Steven.
Amethyst moving all of Greg's stuff to her room so he won't have to throw anything out and getting a new frame for the picture of him and Rose as an apology.
Pearl and Garnet attending the New Year fire-works with Steven, even putting on human clothes to do so. Extra points for both going along with the Universe tradition of making noise during the fireworks and Pearl even asking shyly, if she is doing it correctly.
Steven is still trying to avoid catching sight of TV even when Amethyst and Greg tell him it's okay because he's still honoring being grounded!

Marble Madness

Connie obviously loves "Unfamiliar Familiar," so it's nice to see her try and share it with Steven.
Though it was mostly a funny moment, the Gems hugging while covered in Robonoid goo was pretty sweet.

Rose's Scabbard

Pearl telling Steven how much he looks like Rose, after just having described her as "beautiful".
During the initial argument, Steven speculates that Rose might have kept secrets from Pearl to protect her, and Pearl snaps and yells at Steven that he doesn't know what he's talking about because "You never even met her!" Last time someone used his mom against him in a fight (when Lars insulted her during the moss incident) he angrily talked back, and by God he had every right to do the same here. But no, he asks if Pearl is alright even though her outburst left him in tears. As sad as the scene is, that is beyond sweet of him.
Pearl reveals that she stayed on Earth because of her loyalty to Rose, and she even reenacts the scene with a hologram, kneeling in front of it as Rose speaks. It does cross with being a Tear Jerker though.
Rose: You must understand. If we lose this war, we will die. And if we win, we can never go home.
Pearl: Why would I want to go home when you're here?
Rose: My Pearl.
Pearl: Intertwined Fingers You're wonderful.
Steven chases after Pearl to cheer her up after her Heroic BSoD. When he finally catches up to her, she reveals that she decided to stay on Earth because Rose Quartz did, but now she's wondering if Rose is seeing her through Steven's eyes and what she's thinking.
Steven (hugs Pearl from behind) Well... I think you're pretty great.
- The torment and salvation on Pearl's face, and the fact that Steven, her own sorta-adopted son and an aspect of her beloved Rose, is holding her and telling her she's pretty great, after she has been so vindictive towards him, just puts so many emotional layers on this scene.
They then proceed to have a tender moment, with Steven doing a couple of 'magic' tricks with Lion, and Pearl telling him a story of the battle. The fact that we don't hear them makes it loads more intimate.
- Doubles as some needed one-on-one relationship building for Pearl with Steven as his own person, rather than as "half-Rose". Who else would try to do silly magic tricks for her?

The Message

Steven's ode to Lapis Lazuli, as he improvises lyrics to his father's song in order to help him understand her better and not see her as just another villain.
Garnet placing Steven on top of the pile of cushions she'd covered the Wailing Stone with.
The origin of the message. Even though she obviously fears what her home has become, she still tries to contact and warn Steven about what's coming. And in turn, the fact that despite how scary the warning is, Steven's first reaction is to be sad at how unhappy Lapis looked.
Garnet keeps calm in light of the bad news to give a sincere thank you to Greg for all his help. Judging by Greg's response, it's probably the nicest thing any of the Gems have said to him recently.
- Even when she gave up on him earlier, she offered him her sincere thanks for trying and seems genuinely sorry he couldn't help, while the other Gems dismiss him offhandedly from the start.
Steven's unwavering support for his dad throughout the episode.

Politcal Power

Political Power

Mayor Dewey's crush on Pearl is adorable. When listing off the Gems, he refers to her as "the hot one"; his first reaction to hearing Pearl coming to the door is to straighten his tie, blushing the whole time; and when she asks if she can help him, he replies with a dreamy "yes" before pulling himself together.
Steven talking down the angry mob by appealing to the best in all of them, then covering for Mayor Dewey.
While defending Mayor Dewey's deceptive actions, Steven realizes that the Gems keep him in the dark because they're trying to protect him and keep him from panicking. Steven lets them know this but demands the truth anyway. When they finally let him know the severity of the situation, does he panic? No:
Garnet: The truth is... we're scared.
Steven: We've been scared before, right? None of us knows what's gonna happen, but that's okay. We'll figure things out. Together.
- And then the lights come back on. It's cheesy, but nonetheless touching.

The Return/Jail Break

The Gems sending Steven off with Greg, telling him that he might be needed to save the townspeople if they fail.
Garnet: Steven, I know you don't think we trust you. I know more often than not we treat you like a human child. But the truth is, we rely on you. Your voice inspires us, binds us, reminds us why we promised to protect the planet. You must now be that voice for [the townspeople].
How about this completely defining Steven quote:
"Maybe when Peridot gets to Earth, she'll see how nice all the people are. And she won't want to hurt anyone."
- And how utterly right he was!
When Steven and Greg swerve off the road, Fryman and Peedee shows up to see if they are okay, and then camera pans to show the entire town. They might be bemused and exasperated by Steven from time to time, but they do care about him.
Greg leaves with Steven fully knowing the weight of the situation, and just how hopeless it might be. He was willing to risk dooming his town and possibly the planet to protect his boy, however slim the chance it might be.
Lion shows up to get Steven back to Beach City. And then the latter calls Connie to say goodbye.
Garnet and Pearl are visibly distraught to find Steven returning to fight alongside them, but Amethyst seems more relieved than anything. She doesn't show it often, but his presence really gives her strength.
"You came back!"
The Crystal Gems going into Mama Bear mode when Jasper notices Steven.
Pretty much everything about Ruby and Sapphire is incredibly heartwarming, both in this episode and in hindsight. Note that it basically covers this entire entry, which shouldn't be a surprise since it makes up more than half the episode.
- The first thing that happens when Steven meets Ruby is Ruby being upset about him being there and asking him not to look before even noticing that he escaped his cell. Garnet wanted to surprise Steven with her being a Fusion on his birthday. Despite the horrible situation, the first thing that Ruby cares about is that the surprise birthday gift they had planned for him is ruined.
- When Ruby begs Steven to let her out, she argues that she needs to find Sapphire since she is all alone. We later find out that Ruby were Sapphire's assigned bodyguard before they fell in love, and Ruby honors her job of protecting Sapphire til this day. This and the fact that both have decided to exist as Garnet, so they are no longer used to being alone in any way.
- When they reunite, Ruby asks if Sapphire is hurt, and she answers no. When Sapphire asks the same, Ruby just exclaims "Who cares?", merely being glad to have found Sapphire. Sapphire's answer? "I do!" and then proceeds to kiss away Ruby's Tears of Joy from her eyes. AWWWWWWWWW~
  - Becomes even more heartwarming in hindsight: Ruby thinks of herself as one of many, she literally doesn't know why she would be special. But Sapphire loves Ruby and only this one, so of course she cares.
- Ruby grabbing Sapphire for a Twirl of Love as they Refuse into Garnet, laughing all the while.
- Ruby and Sapphire love each other so much that they choose to be Garnet forever, and have no desire to be anything else. Practically making Garnet the walking embodiment of Gem marriage.
- This also explains Garnet's reaction back in "Alone Together". If anyone can appreciate what it means for two beings to Fuse simply because they just naturally connect, it'd be Garnet.
- Not to mention how difficult Fusion is for others. They can only maintain it for a short time, can lose control, have to do this long dance to make it happen, and often look quite monstrous, but Ruby and Sapphire become Garnet easily and live as her permanently, despite having radically different personalities, and a stubborn streak as the most visible trait they have in common. Every second that Garnet exists, you're seeing The Power of Love taken up to eleven. Yup, Jasper never did stand a chance.
- Garnet is a little upset Steven got to see her as Ruby and Sapphire... because she wanted it to be a birthday surprise. Not that it stops her from surprising him with something similar on his birthday.
- When Steven asks Garnet if he made a good first impression on Ruby and Sapphire.
  Garnet: Oh Steven. We already love you.
- When Steven asks Garnet if she can beat Jasper on her own:
  Garnet: It's okay, Steven. I'm never alone!
- The creators of the series managed to make Garnet singing an "I Am" Song/Badass Boast into this, due to being about how her nature as a Fusion between two Gems who are so perfect for each other makes her stronger than the two of them combined.
  Garnet: And you're not gonna stop what we made together./We are gonna stay like this forever.
  Garnet: I am made oh-oh-oh-oh-of/Lo-oh-oh-oh-ove, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
  - And the whole time she's singing and fighting Jasper, Garnet is smiling. Not a Slasher Smile like we see Jasper with, but a smile of genuine joy. Even in the midst of battle, even when she gets slammed into walls or through floors, Garnet is just enjoying being herself so much that she can't help smiling.
- Garnet's song is both more awesome and heartwarming when you realize the melody is a triumphant version of the song Sapphire was singing to calm down Ruby. The song is indeed a true representation of their love.
- There's also this line from Garnet: "I won't let you hurt my planet. I won't let you hurt my friends." The former part of that lyric is especially heartwarming because she says "my planet", not "this planet". It doesn't matter to her if Earth is not her Homeworld. It's her home, and she won't let anyone harm it.
- In addition, the line "I am their fury, I am their patience, I am a conversation," isn't just about Ruby and Sapphire. It's about Pearl and Amethyst too, and how she's everything that they care about.
It also adds even more Heartwarming in Hindsight to all your favorite Garnet moments. Everything about her, from the times she's badass to the times she's gentle to the times she's stern, the warrior, the leader, the surrogate mother; and any time you held your breath 'cause now crazy-strong Garnet's angry and she doesn't usually get angry but in the end her Anger Born of Worry never leads to a rash decision, or that time in Tiger Millionaire when Amethyst actually attacked Garnet and in defending herself, Garnet proves that she's leagues beyond Amethyst in power and yet she never actually hurt Amethyst. All that is all because, as we hear in what's probably the only instance of a war song and a love song being one and the same, she's made of love.
And the fact that this is the song she sings during a battle that wouldn't look out of place in Dragon Ball Z really shows that that's where everything she does is coming from, what she sees as the most important part of herself even as a warrior.
Even though Lapis has totally given up hope, Steven refuses to give up on her, promising to come back even though she doesn't want to be rescued.
The fact that the Gems wanted to show Ruby and Sapphire to Steven for his birthday implies that they may have intended to throw him a birthday party. This would, in turn, imply that they're learning about human culture and might be slowly inching away from their Noble Bigot/Smug Super tendencies. It also counts as a bit of Fridge Brilliance when you realize how important birthday parties are for Steven and what nearly happened the last time the Gems knocked/didn't understand the concept of birthdays.
- It's also since been confirmed that the reason Ruby freaked out and told Steven "don't look at me!" was because she was upset the surprise was ruined.
Lapis sacrificing herself. She doesn't care about the Crystal Gems and she doesn't care about Earth, so the only reason to take Jasper into the ocean was to save Steven.
- It also seems that Lapis has overcome her own fear by this point. She is deathly afraid of Homeworld because of how powerful and heartless it has become. She would prefer to avoid angering them while Steven insists all those things she fears is exactly why she needs to fight back. While her choice to fuse is a dark moment, ultimately it means she overcame her own fears and found a way to do as Steven said and fight back. Given that up until now she's essentially been imprisoned and abused for thousands of years, that's no small thing for her to overcome.
Blink and your miss it, but at the very end of the episode, after everything has gone down, you can see Pearl gently leaning on Garnet.
It's something definitely missed at first, but when Steven looks at the monitor, it's already on the fight. None of the Gems touched it (let alone knew how to change it), so Peridot must've been the one to have it on. Despite what she said in "Gem Drill", Peridot was worried enough to check on Jasper.

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