Yep, Steven can fuse with humans and the rest of the episode plays out as a lesson in consent and learning about your own body. One day while Steven and Connie hang out they unknowingly fuse into the gender neutral Stevonnie. It pulls no punches and sets you up for the feelings train that this whole show is. There won’t be a dry eye in the house once you see what Steven finds in Lion’s mane. I’ve had several people mention that while they enjoyed the earlier episodes of the series, this is where it became clear that Steven Universe was something different. Season 1 Episode 35: Lion 3: Straight To Videoįor a show that can be very loud and wacky, this episode is all about the quiet moments. Plus, you there are some great one-liners and Steven not getting to watch the mid-season pre-finale of his favorite show, Under the Knife. This of course leads to wacky shenanigans but the message of the episode is clear. Right off the bat, Steven lies through his teeth about his ‘mom’, trying to conform to what society expects of a nuclear family. Not wanting to lie or upset Connie, he has Garnet, Amethyst, and Pearl all fuse into Alexandrite and takes them to dinner with Greg. The only problem? Steven’s mom is dead and he considers the Crystal Gems his whole family. In this episode, Connie’s (Steven’s best friend) parents want to meet Steven’s parents. Season 1 Episode 32: Fusion CuisineĮven with the mission statement of the show made clear so early on, Steven Univers e makes many of its seemingly ‘filler’ episodes about exploring it. This is not a bleak and cold world, especially with Steven’s sense of humor. While the show can sometimes get very heavy, it never loses its humor. It never goes full on dark and serious but in fact uses humor to make the whole thing even more macabre. It starts off sweet and innocent, with Steven just wanting to go back in time so he can perform with his dad, and ends in Steven watching himself die (as the song goes in the episode). Millennial Humor in Steven Universe and Craig of the Creek By Shamus Kelley Later on we hear Steven’s dad, Greg, give his best piece of advice on the show, He has no desire for the whole and perfect fries, he just wants ‘the bits’. It’s foreshadowed at the beginning when Steven excitedly asks for fry bits. While the first episode does have a lot going for it (we wrote about it here), especially the Cookie Cat song, episode two features what I feel is the mission statement for the show (and is later proven in the fifth season). And Steven! Season 1 Episode 2: Laser Light Cannon Now let’s find out why you should believe in Garnet, Amethyst, and Pearl. There are some minor spoilers ahead, so if you really want go in spoiler free, just check out what episode titles I suggested. It isn’t a list of all the main plot relevant episodes or the objectively best episodes, it’s ones that capture what makes this show so great and why you should check it out. With that in mind, I put together this list of episodes I feel best represent Steven Universe on a whole. Even if they’re typically eleven minutes each, that can still be a lot for a newbie to jump into. (We talked all about that right here, actually.)Īll together the series totals 180 episodes. It’s funny, thought provoking, beautifully animated, and broke all kinds of ground when it comes to queer representation in media for children. You May Also Like.After seven years on air, Steven Universe and its companion series Steven Universe Future have finally come to a close and solidified themselves as some of the best TV out there. Steven Universe is a coming-of-age story told from the perspective of Steven, a chubby and happy-go-lucky boy and the youngest member of an intergalactic/ethereal team of warriors called the Crystal Gems. Steven's attempt to get the Crystal Gems to share his special breakfast tradition lands him in the Crystal Gems' Temple.
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