The Best Episodes of Steven Universe Season 2

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

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Writer: Hilary Florido, Jesse Zukauskas

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

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Writer: Joe Johnston, Jeff Liu

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

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Writer: Raven M. Molisee, Paul Villeco

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

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Writer: Hilary Florido, Jesse Zukauskas

Ronaldo investigates the Crystal Gems in a web documentary for his "Keep Beach City Weird" blog.

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Writer: Lamar Abrams, Hellen Jo

When Jamie the mailman falls in love with Garnet, Steven and Connie must help turn him down gently.

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Writer: Lamar Abrams, Hellen Jo

While the Crystal Gems chase after Peridot in the Kindergarten, Steven and Garnet discover a dark secret while exploring its inner workings.

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Writer: Raven M. Molisee, Paul Villeco

The Crystal Gems and Peridot go to the family barn to build a gem drill that can take them to the Cluster's location. However, when Peridot and Pearl fight over who will lead the project, Steven suggests they build robots and compete with each other.

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Writer: Joe Johnston, Jeff Liu

Garnet finally tells Steven the story of how she came to be a Crystal Gem.

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Writer: Lamar Abrams, Katie Mitroff

When TV broadcasts are disrupted by a video signal emitted by Peridot from a Gem communication tower, Garnet chooses to fuse with Pearl into Sardonyx to destroy it, which dismays Amethyst. As the tower keeps being fixed, however, Steven and Amethyst are shocked to discover who's really behind it.

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Writer: Joe Johnston, Jeff Liu

While she accompanies Greg and Steven on a road trip to another state and a visit to a motel in that state, Garnet's frustration with what Pearl did in the previous episode causes her to split into Ruby and Sapphire.

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

Steven is asked by Jamie to participate in a play funded by Mayor Dewey about Beach City's founding, with Pearl stepping in to provide a more historically accurate script.

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Writer: Hilary Florido, Jesse Zukauskas

After the recent events, Pearl wants to redeem herself by capturing Peridot, who traps the Crystal Gems in an old, abandoned Gem spaceship.

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Writer: Joe Johnston, Jeff Liu

Steven sneaks a listen to a friend’s audio diary.

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Writer: Hilary Florido, Jesse Zukauskas

Steven tries to avoid Connie so he won't have to tell her about his ordeal with the Homeworld Gems from the previous episodes.

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Writer: Raven M. Molisee, Paul Villeco

Wanting to protect Steven, Connie takes up swordfighting lessons with Pearl.

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Steven and Connie must sneak into a hospital to retrieve Rose Quartz's sword from Connie's mother.

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Writer: Raven M. Molisee, Paul Villeco

After Steven explains Earth's workings, including rainstorms, to Peridot, she takes Steven to the Kindergarten to tell him more about the Cluster.

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Writer: Lamar Abrams, Katie Mitroff

Steven helps Sadie with an act for the annual Beach City Beach-a-Palooza.

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Writer: Raven M. Molisee, Paul Villeco

The Gems take a trip to the moon.

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Writer: Joe Johnston, Jeff Liu

In this non-canon episode, Uncle Grandpa arrives to aid Steven in unlocking the power of his gem.

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When Connie is upset by the ending of her favorite book series, Steven takes her to Rose Quartz's room, where they remake the ending.

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Writer: Katie Mitroff, Hilary Florido

Steven has doubts about believing in everyone.

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Writer: Raven M. Molisee, Paul Villeco

After witnessing Steven and Connie fuse again, Greg explains to them how he learned about gem fusion from his time with Rose Quartz, hoping to pull it off himself in order to grow closer to her.

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Writer: Katie Mitroff, Rebecca Sugar, Hilary Florido

Garnet has Pearl and Amethyst stay with Steven, who is exhausted from searching for Malachite in the ocean with the Gems, for a slumber party. However, Steven is rattled by recurring dreams of Lapis Lazuli.

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Writer: Lamar Abrams, Jesse Zukauskas