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The Best Episodes of Steven Universe

Every episode of Steven Universe ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Steven Universe!

A young boy takes his mother's place in a group of gemstone-based beings, and must learn to control his powers.
Genres:AnimationComedyAction & AdventureFamilySci-Fi & Fantasy

Top Episode Ratings Summary

"A Single Pale Rose" is the best rated episode of "Steven Universe". It scored 9.7/10 based on 2521 votes. Directed by N/A and written by Hilary Florido, Amber Cragg, it aired on 5/7/2018. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Reunited".

  • A Single Pale Rose
    9.7/102,521 votes
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    #1 - A Single Pale Rose

    Season 5 Episode 18 - Aired 5/7/2018

    Steven helps Pearl find her cell phone.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Hilary Florido, Amber Cragg

  • Reunited
    9.7/102,380 votes
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    #2 - Reunited

    Season 5 Episode 23 - Aired 7/6/2018

    The wedding of Ruby and Sapphire, with the Gems and several Beach City citizens in attendance, goes without a hitch and Garnet reforms.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Miki Brewster, Jeff Liu, Katie Mitroff, Paul Villeco

  • Mr. Greg
    9.6/102,274 votes
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    #3 - Mr. Greg

    Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 7/19/2016

    Steven visits Empire City with Greg and Pearl.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Jeff Liu, Joe Johnston

  • Change Your Mind
    9.6/104,332 votes
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    #4 - Change Your Mind

    Season 5 Episode 28 - Aired 1/21/2019

    Steven faces his biggest challenge yet.

    Director: Kat Morris

    Writer: Hilary Florido, Amber Cragg, Rebecca Sugar, Lamar Abrams, Miki Brewster, Christine Liu, Jeff Liu, Kat Morris, Joe Johnston, Ian Jones-Quartey, Katie Mitroff, Paul Villeco

  • Rose's Scabbard
    9.5/102,099 votes
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    #5 - Rose's Scabbard

    Season 1 Episode 45 - Aired 3/9/2015

    Pearl takes Steven to a special place that belonged to Rose Quartz after Lion finds the scabbard for Rose's sword.

    Director: Ian Jones-Quartey

    Writer: Paul Villeco, Rebecca Sugar, Raven M. Molisee

  • Catch and Release
    9.5/101,876 votes
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    #6 - Catch and Release

    Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 9/24/2015

    The Crystal Gems finally capture Peridot, but Steven suspects that she knows something and lets her live in his bathroom.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Hilary Florido, Jesse Zukauskas

  • The Trial
    9.5/101,804 votes
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    #7 - The Trial

    Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 5/29/2017

    Steven goes to court against Blue and Yellow Diamond to determine his (or rather Rose Quartz's) fate.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Katie Mitroff, Paul Villeco

  • Lion 3: Straight to Video
    9.4/101,972 votes
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    #8 - Lion 3: Straight to Video

    Season 1 Episode 35 - Aired 12/4/2014

    Lion keeps lying on Steven's face while he's sleeping. This leads to Steven discovering a pocket dimension in Lion's mane.

    Director: Ian Jones-Quartey

    Writer: Rebecca Sugar, Jeff Liu, Joe Johnston

  • Bismuth
    9.4/101,963 votes
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    #9 - Bismuth

    Season 3 Episode 20 - Aired 8/4/2016

    Steven discovers something the Gems thought was lost to the past inside of Lion's mane.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Mindful Education
    9.4/101,836 votes
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    #10 - Mindful Education

    Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 8/25/2016

    Steven and Connie learn to focus better.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Colin Howard, Jeff Liu, Takafumi Hori

  • Off Colors
    9.4/101,532 votes
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    #11 - Off Colors

    Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 5/29/2017

    After escaping from the Diamonds, Steven and Lars encounter and befriend the "off-colors", a group of "defective" Gems who live in hiding from Gem society. Lars defends them from security robots but is critically injured in the process.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Lamar Abrams, Jeff Liu

  • Lars' Head
    9.4/101,592 votes
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    #12 - Lars' Head

    Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 5/29/2017

    After Steven brings Lars back to life with his healing powers, he discovers that Lars now shares the same powers as Lion.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Jeff Liu, Madeline Queripel

  • Ocean Gem
    9.3/101,917 votes
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    #13 - Ocean Gem

    Season 1 Episode 26 - Aired 9/25/2014

    Lapis Lazuli disappears after reigniting a past conflict with Garnet, Amethyst and Pearl, and takes the ocean along with her, leaving Beach City in a panic on the first day of summer. Steven, Connie, Greg, Lion and the Gems go on a mission to confront Lapis and set things back to normal.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Story for Steven
    9.3/101,851 votes
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    #14 - Story for Steven

    Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 4/9/2015

    Greg tells Steven the story of when he first met Rose Quartz.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Jeff Liu, Joe Johnston

  • Reformed
    9.3/101,722 votes
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    #15 - Reformed

    Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 4/30/2015

    Amethyst keeps trying to find a new form to regenerate into while she, Steven and Garnet chase after a monster loose in the Temple.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Raven M. Molisee, Paul Villeco

  • Earthlings
    9.3/101,595 votes
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    #16 - Earthlings

    Season 3 Episode 22 - Aired 8/8/2016

    Amethyst tries to exact revenge with a showdown in the Kindergarten.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Raven M. Molisee, Paul Villeco

  • Bubbled
    9.3/101,562 votes
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    #17 - Bubbled

    Season 3 Episode 24 - Aired 8/10/2016

    Steven gets marooned in his bubble.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Colin Howard, Jeff Liu

  • Steven's Dream
    9.3/101,515 votes
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    #18 - Steven's Dream

    Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 1/30/2017

    A strange dream prompts Steven to search for answers.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Colin Howard, Jeff Liu

  • That Will Be All
    9.3/101,762 votes
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    #19 - That Will Be All

    Season 4 Episode 14 - Aired 2/2/2017

    While Blue Diamond and Yellow Diamond argue over their diverging ways of coping with Pink Diamond's death, Steven, Greg and the Crystal Gems attempt to escape the space station before they are discovered.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Colin Howard, Rebecca Sugar, Joe Johnston

  • I Am My Mom
    9.3/101,644 votes
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    #20 - I Am My Mom

    Season 4 Episode 24 - Aired 5/11/2017

    Steven struggles to fix his mistakes.

    Director: Kat Morris

    Writer: Hilary Florido, Paul Villeco

  • Now We're Only Falling Apart
    9.3/101,462 votes
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    #21 - Now We're Only Falling Apart

    Season 5 Episode 19 - Aired 7/2/2018

    Followed by hearing about the revelation, many problems ensue within the crystal gems' relationships.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Lamar Abrams, Christine Liu

  • On the Run
    9.2/101,769 votes
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    #22 - On the Run

    Season 1 Episode 40 - Aired 2/5/2015

    Steven and Amethyst try life out on the road. During so, Amethyst reveals a dark secret about herself and the Gems to Steven.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Jeff Liu, Joe Johnston

  • Too Far
    9.2/101,667 votes
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    #23 - Too Far

    Season 2 Episode 24 - Aired 10/15/2015

    Peridot gets carried away with gem gossip, and unintentionally really hurts Amethyst's feelings.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Hilary Florido, Jesse Zukauskas

  • Storm in the Room
    9.2/101,623 votes
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    #24 - Storm in the Room

    Season 4 Episode 16 - Aired 2/17/2017

    Steven uses his room in the temple to create a simulated image of Rose Quartz in order to try to experience what it would be like to know his mother. He ends up confronting her with his troubled feelings about her complex legacy and her choice to create him.

    Director: Joe Johnston

    Writer: Colin Howard, Jeff Liu

  • Gem Drill
    9.1/101,709 votes
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    #25 - Gem Drill

    Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 5/12/2016

    Steven travels deep underground.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Raven M. Molisee, Paul Villeco