The Best Episodes of Steven Universe Season 1

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: Rebecca Sugar, Paul Villeco, Raven M. Molisee

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.

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Writer: N/A

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: Jeff Liu, Rebecca Sugar, Joe Johnston

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

Steven befriends a magical mirror that can mysteriously communicate with only him and ends up setting free its trapped inhabitant, a Gem named Lapis Lazuli.

Director: N/A

Writer: Raven M. Molisee, Paul Villeco

Steven becomes uneasy after seeing an unknown object traversing through a warp stream, despite the Gems' attempts to disprove his claims.

Director: N/A

Writer: Raven M. Molisee, Paul Villeco

Trapped on Peridot's ship, Steven attempts to rescue the Gems from the Homeworld's clutches, including two Gems named Ruby and Sapphire.

Director: Ian Jones-Quartey

Writer: Jeff Liu, Rebecca Sugar, Joe Johnston

Steven finds out that the Lunar Sea Spire mission from the third episode was a test and demands a new one.

Director: N/A

Writer: Hilary Florido, Katie Mitroff

Steven tells Connie about his mission with the Gems to heal Amethyst after she cracks her gemstone.

Director: N/A

Writer: Raven M. Molisee, Paul Villeco

While practicing how to fuse with Gems, Steven accidentally fuses with Connie, forming a half-human and half-Gem, human fusion called Stevonnie.

Director: Ian Jones-Quartey

Writer: Hilary Florido, Katie Mitroff, Rebecca Sugar

Steven urges Amethyst and Pearl to fuse together into a four-armed "giant woman" named Opal (Aimee Mann). Amethyst and Pearl, however, keep on quarrelling.

Director: Ian Jones-Quartey

Writer: Jeff Liu, Joe Johnston

Against Pearl's wishes, Steven becomes determined to get stronger after watching Garnet and Amethyst fuse into the mighty Sugilite.

Director: N/A

Writer: Raven M. Molisee, Paul Villeco

Steven, Pearl and Greg work together to build a spaceship so that Pearl can revisit the wonders of the cosmos, but Pearl gets a little carried away.

Director: N/A

Writer: Jeff Liu, Joe Johnston

While cleaning out Greg's storage unit, Greg and Amethyst are reunited with their favorite sitcom Li'l Butler.

Director: Ian Jones-Quartey

Writer: Hilary Florido, Katie Mitroff, Rebecca Sugar

Steven has to take Connie back to her home before a blizzard hits Beach City, and Garnet shows him some outcomes before they leave.

Director: N/A

Writer: Lamar Abrams, Hellen Jo

When several droids from space descend towards warp pad zones, Steven and the Gems attempt to track down their purposes.

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Writer: N/A

Steven creates a magic bubble around himself and a girl he likes, Connie, to save her from a falling rock, but has no idea how to make it disappear.

Director: Ian Jones-Quartey

Writer: Kat Morris, Aleth Romanillos

Pearl gets injured and retreats into her gem to heal and make a new body to project after she tries to teach Steven the art of sword-fighting using a holographic version of herself.

Director: Ian Jones-Quartey

Writer: Jeff Liu, Joe Johnston

Steven's desire for some alone time unlocks a new room in the Temple that answers his every wish.

Director: Ian Jones-Quartey

Writer: Jeff Liu, Joe Johnston

Steven attempts to tame a monster's wild form when he accidentally releases it from its gem bubble.

Director: N/A

Writer: Lamar Abrams, Hellen Jo

After learning that the Gems are thousands of years old, Steven decides to make up for all the birthdays they've missed.

Director: Ian Jones-Quartey

Writer: Raven M. Molisee, Paul Villeco

Steven learns that Garnet can see into the future and becomes paranoid about the possible dangers around him.

Director: N/A

Writer: Lamar Abrams, Hellen Jo

When a menacing red eye is about to hit Beach City, the only thing that can destroy it is a Laser Light Cannon which once belonged to Steven's mother, Rose Quartz. Thus, Steven enlists the help of his father, Greg, and they search through his storage for the cannon.

Director: Ian Jones-Quartey

Writer: Kat Morris, Rebecca Sugar

Steven and Connie try to ride Lion to the movie theater, but Lion has other plans.

Director: Ian Jones-Quartey

Writer: Jeff Liu, Joe Johnston

Steven befriends a magical lion he finds in the desert during a mission with the Gems.

Director: Ian Jones-Quartey

Writer: Lamar Abrams, Aleth Romanillos