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** Yellow Diamond, the BiggerBad, may still come back.
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* TroubledFetalPosition: How Steven finds Ruby after getting out his cell.

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* TroubledFetalPosition: How Steven finds Ruby after getting out his cell. Lapis does the same after he fails to talk her into helping stop Peridot and Jasper.
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* RedOniBlueOni: Ruby and Sapphire.
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* TroubledFetalPosition: How Steven finds Ruby after getting out his cell.
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* CardboardPrison: Steven is able to walk right through the ForceFieldDoor to his cell, since the forcefield is designed to disrupt the physical forms of Gems. Since Steven's body is organic, all it does is give him a light shocking sensation. The same goes for the gem disruptor, which he can just grab without issue.

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* CardboardPrison: Steven is able to walk right through the ForceFieldDoor to his cell, since the forcefield is designed to disrupt the physical forms of Gems. Since Steven's body is organic, all it does is give him a light shocking sensation. The same goes for the gem disruptor, [[NoSale which he can just grab the business end of without issue.issue]].

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* DramaticallyMissingThePoint: Garnet declares that ThePowerOfLove is what makes her stronger than Jasper during their rematch. Jasper's takeaway is that she just needs to fuse herself, and she strongarms the nearest candidate into doing it.
* EvilGloating: Jasper, and later Malachite.



* HoistByHerOwnPetard: Jasper impulsively decides to fuse with Lapis, tempting her by promising revenge on the Crystal Gems. She doesn't even consider the possibility of Lapis being able to wrest control of their fused form away.



* NoSell: The gem destabilizer and destabilizing force fields have no effect on Steven's organic form.

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* NoSell: The gem destabilizer and destabilizing force fields have no effect on Steven's organic form.form, aside from TronLines and some jittery speech.


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** ThePowerOfHate: Jasper attempts to counter with this by convincing Lapis to fuse with her for the sake of getting {{Revenge}}.


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* SealedEvilInADuel: Lapis fuses with Jasper in order to do this, using her boosted powers to drag their new body into the ocean and keep her away from Steven.
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* BlindingBangs: Sapphire's hair cover her eyes.

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* BlindingBangs: Sapphire's hair cover covers her eyes.



* CardboardPrison: Steven is able to walk right through the ForceFieldDoor to his cell, since the forcefield is designed to disrupt the physical forms of Gems. Since Steven's body is organic, all it does is give him a light shocking sensation.

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* CardboardPrison: Steven is able to walk right through the ForceFieldDoor to his cell, since the forcefield is designed to disrupt the physical forms of Gems. Since Steven's body is organic, all it does is give him a light shocking sensation. The same goes for the gem disruptor, which he can just grab without issue.



* IAmSong: Garnett's song boasts how she is the embodiment of Ruby and Sapphire's love.

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* IAmSong: Garnett's Garnet's song boasts how she is the embodiment of Ruby and Sapphire's love.



* NighInvulnerable: Jasper is ''still'' standing, if barely, after all the abuse Garnet put her through.
* NoSell: The weapons and force fields that break apart full Gems have no effect on Steven.

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* NighInvulnerable: Jasper is ''still'' standing, if barely, after all the abuse Garnet put her through.
through, which includes being tossed into a reactor core and crashing with the ship without any shield. Lapis survived that, too, but she was in a cell at the time.
* NoSell: The weapons gem destabilizer and destabilizing force fields that break apart full Gems have no effect on Steven.Steven's organic form.



* TronLines: Steven gets these when he's being affected by the disruptive energies of the disruptor prods and the ForceFieldDoor. Since he's organic, the energy can't actually do what it's supposed to.

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* TronLines: Steven gets these when he's being affected by the disruptive energies of the gem disruptor prods and the ForceFieldDoor. Since he's organic, the energy can't actually do what it's supposed to.

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* BlackComedy: After witnessing Lapis/Jasper being dragged into the ocean, as everyone stares in slack jawed horror, Garnet makes a quip on how ill suited the two are.



* YouNeedToGeLaid: Garnet muses that Jasper's always angry because she's single.

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* YouNeedToGeLaid: YouNeedToGetLaid: Garnet muses that Jasper's always angry because she's single.

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* AmbiguouslyGay: Ruby and Sapphire, their reunion features them kissing and laughing, and when they fuse it [[TheReveal reveals they are Garnet.]] Though given the single gender aspect of their race it's possible staying fused is a more intimate equivalent of marriage.

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* AmbiguouslyGay: Ruby and Sapphire, Sapphire; their reunion features them kissing and laughing, and when they fuse it [[TheReveal reveals they are Garnet.]] Though given the single gender aspect of their race it's possible staying fused is a more intimate equivalent of marriage.



* BaitAndSwitch: It seems like Lapis turned on the Crystal Gems by fusing with Jasper. Turns out it was to herself strong enough so she could keep Jasper imprisoned in the Ocean.

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* BaitAndSwitch: It seems like Lapis turned on the Crystal Gems by fusing with Jasper. Turns out it was to herself strong enough so In fact, she could keep did it to make sure Jasper wouldn't have the strength to resist her, dragging them both to the bottom of the ocean to be imprisoned in the Ocean.forever.



* CardboardPrison: Steven is able to walk right through the ForceFieldDoor to his cell, which was apparently designed solely for full gems.

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* CardboardPrison: Steven is able to walk right through the ForceFieldDoor to his cell, which was apparently since the forcefield is designed solely for full gems.to disrupt the physical forms of Gems. Since Steven's body is organic, all it does is give him a light shocking sensation.



* EyeScream: Steven has a black eye.
* ForceFieldDoor: Steven's cell has one, though it seems it can't affect Steven for some reason so he can pass right through it.
* FusionDance:
** Ruby and Sapphire fuse to form Garnet.
** Jasper derides the process as a means to make weak Gems stronger. Cue BadassBoast from Garnet.
** Jasper then proves herself a {{Hypocrite}} by trying to get Lapis to fuse with her into Malachite.

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* EyeScream: Steven has a black eye.
eye from the headbutt in the last episode.
* ForceFieldDoor: The cells on Peridot's ship use forcefields which destabilize the physical forms of Gems. What they fail to realize is that Steven's cell has one, though it seems it can't affect Steven for some reason organic, so he can pass just walk right through it.
and even let others out by blocking the energy with his body.
* FusionDance:
FusionDance:
** Garnet is revealed to be a fusion of two Gems, Ruby and Sapphire fuse to form Garnet.
Sapphire, who do the dance once Steven reunites them.
** Jasper derides the process as a means to make weak Gems stronger. Cue BadassBoast from Garnet.
**
Garnet. When Jasper then loses, she proves herself a {{Hypocrite}} by trying to get Lapis to fuse with her into Malachite.Malachite. This backfires when Lapis uses their shared power to imprison them both in the ocean, refusing to allow Jasper to break the fusion.



* HeroicSacrifice: Lapis agreed to fuse with Jasper, so that she can use water powers to trap her and Jasper at the bottom of the sea.
* IAmSong: Garnett's song boasts how she is the embodient of Ruby and Sapphire's love.
* KickingAssInAllHerFinery: Steven being dragged along by Sapphire who we've never seen before at a breakneck pace (and we ''mean'' dragged, Steven's feet aren't even touching the ground). The impressive part is that she's in a full-length dress, complete with GiantPoofySleeves, and she's not even tripping once.

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* HeroicSacrifice: Lapis agreed to fuse with Jasper, Jasper so that she can could use her water powers to trap her and Jasper them both at the bottom of the sea.
ocean.
* IAmSong: Garnett's song boasts how she is the embodient embodiment of Ruby and Sapphire's love.
* KickingAssInAllHerFinery: Steven being dragged along by Sapphire who we've never seen before at a breakneck pace (and we ''mean'' dragged, Steven's feet aren't even touching the ground). The impressive part is that she's can run with SuperSpeed in a full-length dress, complete with GiantPoofySleeves, and she's not without even tripping once.



* TronLines: Steven gets these for some unknown reason when he walks through a ForceFieldDoor.

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* TronLines: Steven gets these for some unknown reason when he walks through a ForceFieldDoor.he's being affected by the disruptive energies of the disruptor prods and the ForceFieldDoor. Since he's organic, the energy can't actually do what it's supposed to.



* WhamEpisode: Garnet is revealed to be a fusion, Peridot's ship crashes on Earth, and while she escapes, Lapis makes a HeroicSacrifice to beat Jasper.

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* WhamEpisode: Garnet is revealed to be a fusion, Peridot's ship crashes on Earth, and while she escapes, Lapis makes a HeroicSacrifice to beat Jasper.



* YouNeedToGeLaid: Garnet muses that Jasper's always angry becasue she's single.

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* YouNeedToGeLaid: Garnet muses that Jasper's always angry becasue because she's single.single.
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* BadassInDistress: The Gems.



* BadassInDistress: The Gems.

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* BadassInDistress: The Gems.BringIt: Garnet during her fight with Jasper.



* HesBack: Garnet when Ruby and Sapphire when refuse. She clinches by magically bringing her

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* HesBack: Garnet when Ruby and Sapphire when refuse. She clinches by magically bringing herher shades back.



* IAmSong: Garnett's song boasts how she is the embodient of Ruby and Sapphire's love.



* YouWakeUpInARoom: The beginning has Steven waking up in a cell with a ForceFieldDoor.

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* YouWakeUpInARoom: The beginning has Steven waking up in a cell with a ForceFieldDoor.ForceFieldDoor.
* YouNeedToGeLaid: Garnet muses that Jasper's always angry becasue she's single.
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* AmbiguouslyGay: Ruby and Sapphire, their reunion features them kissing and laughing, and when they fuse it [[TheReveal reveals they are Garnet.]] Though given the single gender aspect of their race it's possible staying fused is a more intimate equivalent of marriage.


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* TheReveal: Garnet is a fusion.
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* BaitAndSwitch: It seems like Lapis turned on the Crystal Gems by fusing with Jasper. Turns out it was to herself strong enough so she could keep Jasper imprisoned in the Ocean.


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* CameBackStrong: Garnet after Ruby and Sapphire refuse.


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* HesBack: Garnet when Ruby and Sapphire when refuse. She clinches by magically bringing her


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* ThePowerOfLove: Sapphire and Ruby's love for each other is what makes Garnet so powerful.

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* BittersweetEnding: Steven and the Gems manage to save the Earth, but Lapis sacrificed herself to imprison Jasper in the ocean, and Peridot is somewhere on Earth.



* ForceFieldDoor: Steven's cell has one, though it seems it wasn't designed for organic life, as Steven can pass right through it.

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* ForceFieldDoor: Steven's cell has one, though it seems it wasn't designed for organic life, as can't affect Steven for some reason so he can pass right through it.



** Jasper then proves herself a {{Hypocrite}} by trying to gem Lapis to fuse with her.
* KickingAssInAllHerFinery: The clip shows Steven being dragged along by Sapphire who we've never seen before at a breakneck pace (and we ''mean'' dragged, Steven's feet aren't even touching the ground). The impressive part is that she's in a full-length dress, complete with GiantPoofySleeves, and she's not even tripping once.

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** Jasper then proves herself a {{Hypocrite}} by trying to gem get Lapis to fuse with her.
her into Malachite.
* HeroicSacrifice: Lapis agreed to fuse with Jasper, so that she can use water powers to trap her and Jasper at the bottom of the sea.
* KickingAssInAllHerFinery: The clip shows Steven being dragged along by Sapphire who we've never seen before at a breakneck pace (and we ''mean'' dragged, Steven's feet aren't even touching the ground). The impressive part is that she's in a full-length dress, complete with GiantPoofySleeves, and she's not even tripping once.



* OhCrap: Jasper and Peridot had their moments.



* RollingAttack: Jasper does a few during her fight with Garnet.



* SpinDash: Jasper uses this a few times in her battle with Garnet.
* TronLines: Steven gets these when he walks through a ForceFieldDoor in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEHCNrnH3uQ this clip.]]

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* SpinDash: Jasper uses this a few times in her battle with Garnet.
* TronLines: Steven gets these for some unknown reason when he walks through a ForceFieldDoor in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEHCNrnH3uQ this clip.]]ForceFieldDoor.

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* BadassBoast: Garnet gives one to Jasper, in song form.



* CardboardPrison: Steven is able to walk right through the ForceFieldDoor to his cell.

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* BrokenBird: Lapis is so broken down she won't even let Steven break her out of her cell.
* CardboardPrison: Steven is able to walk right through the ForceFieldDoor to his cell.cell, which was apparently designed solely for full gems.
* ContinuityNod: Garnet uses her future vision transfer ability again, with Steven lampshading it.
* CurbStompBattle: Pearl, Steven and Amethyst defeat Peridot easily.
* TheDogBitesBack: Lapis finally has enough of Jasper and turns on her.


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* FusionDance:
** Ruby and Sapphire fuse to form Garnet.
** Jasper derides the process as a means to make weak Gems stronger. Cue BadassBoast from Garnet.
** Jasper then proves herself a {{Hypocrite}} by trying to gem Lapis to fuse with her.


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* LiteralSplitPersonality: Garnet is revealed to be two Gems in a semi-permanent FusionDance, Ruby and Sapphire.
* LivingEmotionalCrutch: It seems Ruby and Sapphire, but especially Ruby, have a hard time functioning when by themselves.
* NighInvulnerable: Jasper is ''still'' standing, if barely, after all the abuse Garnet put her through.
* NoSell: The weapons and force fields that break apart full Gems have no effect on Steven.


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* SpinDash: Jasper uses this a few times in her battle with Garnet.


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* VillainExitStageLeft: Peridot manages to get into an escape pod and eject to Earth when the ship starts crashing.
* WhamEpisode: Garnet is revealed to be a fusion, Peridot's ship crashes on Earth, and while she escapes, Lapis makes a HeroicSacrifice to beat Jasper.
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* SeasonFinale: [[https://mobile.twitter.com/mcburnett/status/574618463873839104 Word of God]] has confirmed that "Jail Break" is the true finale to Season 1 as "Open Book" and "Shirt Club" were confirmed to have taken place before the events of this episode.

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* SeasonFinale: [[https://mobile.twitter.com/mcburnett/status/574618463873839104 SeasonFinale: [[http://matt-burnett.tumblr.com/post/113119840091/for-those-who-are-letting-this-distract-them-from Word of God]] has confirmed that "Jail Break" is the true finale to Season 1 as "Open Book" and "Shirt Club" were confirmed to be stand alone stories that have taken place before the events of this episode.
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* SeasonFinale: [[https://mobile.twitter.com/mcburnett/status/574618463873839104 Word of God]] has confirmed that "Jail Break" is the true finale to Season 1 as "Open Book" and "Shirt Club" were confirmed to have taken place before the events of this episode.

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* CardboardPrison: Steven is able to walk right through the ForceFieldDoor to his cell.



* ForceFieldDoor: Steven's cell has one, though it seems it wasn't designed for organic life, as Steven can pass right through it.



* TrueBlueFemininity: Sapphire.
* YouWakeUpInARoom: The beginning.

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* TrueBlueFemininity: Sapphire.
Sapphire, though she has a significant amount of white as well.
* YouWakeUpInARoom: The beginning.beginning has Steven waking up in a cell with a ForceFieldDoor.
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* BlindingBangs: The Gem from the clip.

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* BlindingBangs: The Gem from the clip.Sapphire's hair cover her eyes.



* KickingAssInAllHerFinery: The clip shows Steven being dragged along by some Gem that we've never seen before at a breakneck pace (and we ''mean'' dragged, Steven's feet aren't even touching the ground). The impressive part is that she's in a full-length dress, complete with GiantPoofySleeves, and she's not even tripping once.
* OperaGloves: The Gem from the clip.

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* KickingAssInAllHerFinery: The clip shows Steven being dragged along by some Gem that Sapphire who we've never seen before at a breakneck pace (and we ''mean'' dragged, Steven's feet aren't even touching the ground). The impressive part is that she's in a full-length dress, complete with GiantPoofySleeves, and she's not even tripping once.
* OperaGloves: The Gem from the clip.Sapphire wears these.



* TrueBlueFemininity The Gem from the clip.

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* TrueBlueFemininity The Gem from the clip.TrueBlueFemininity: Sapphire.
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* TronLines: Steven gets these when he walks through a ForceFieldDoor in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEHCNrnH3uQ this clip.]]

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Steven teams up with a new ally to rescue the Gems. A split-second clip can be viewed [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HinN8jVbbIQ here.]]

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Steven teams up with a new ally to rescue the Gems. A split-second clip can be viewed [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HinN8jVbbIQ here.]] A preview clip lasting a whole 14 seconds can be viewed [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQboz0E2iEc here.]]



* TrueBlueFemininity The Gem from the clip.

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* TrueBlueFemininity The Gem from the clip.clip.
* YouWakeUpInARoom: The beginning.
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* KickingAssInAllHerFinery: The clip shows Steven being dragged along by some Gem that we've never seen before at a breakneck pace. The impressive part is that she's in a full-length dress, complete with GiantPoofySleeves, and she's not even tripping once.

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* KickingAssInAllHerFinery: The clip shows Steven being dragged along by some Gem that we've never seen before at a breakneck pace.pace (and we ''mean'' dragged, Steven's feet aren't even touching the ground). The impressive part is that she's in a full-length dress, complete with GiantPoofySleeves, and she's not even tripping once.

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Steven teams up with a new ally to rescue the Gems.

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Steven teams up with a new ally to rescue the Gems.
Gems. A split-second clip can be viewed [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HinN8jVbbIQ here.]]



* KickingAssInAllHerFinery: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HinN8jVbbIQ This clip]] shows Steven being dragged along by some Gem that we've never seen before at a breakneck pace. The impressive part is that she's in a full-length dress, complete with GiantPoofySleeves, and she's not even tripping once.

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* EyeScream: Steven has a black eye.
* KickingAssInAllHerFinery: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HinN8jVbbIQ This clip]] The clip shows Steven being dragged along by some Gem that we've never seen before at a breakneck pace. The impressive part is that she's in a full-length dress, complete with GiantPoofySleeves, and she's not even tripping once.once.
* OperaGloves: The Gem from the clip.
* TrueBlueFemininity The Gem from the clip.
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* BlindingBangs: The Gem from the clip.
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* BadassInDistress: The Gems.

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* BadassInDistress: The Gems.Gems.
* KickingAssInAllHerFinery: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HinN8jVbbIQ This clip]] shows Steven being dragged along by some Gem that we've never seen before at a breakneck pace. The impressive part is that she's in a full-length dress, complete with GiantPoofySleeves, and she's not even tripping once.
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* BadassInDistress: The Gems.
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* BadassInDistress: The Crystal Gems.
* GreatEscape: If the episode title holds any meaning [[DoubleMeaningTitle (and in this show, they usually have multiple ones)]], the Crystal Gems are in some sort of prison.
* MultiPartEpisode: With "[[Recap/StevenUniverseS1E48TheReturn The Return.]]"
* SeasonFinale: [[SubvertedTrope Except for]] [[Recap/StevenUniverseS1E48StoryForSteven the episode that airs the day after this one.]]
* WhoWatchesTheWatchmen: Steven and his new teammate, that's who.
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Steven teams up with a new ally to rescue the Gems.

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* BadassInDistress: The Crystal Gems.
* GreatEscape: If the episode title holds any meaning [[DoubleMeaningTitle (and in this show, they usually have multiple ones)]], the Crystal Gems are in some sort of prison.
* MultiPartEpisode: With "[[Recap/StevenUniverseS1E48TheReturn The Return.]]"
* SeasonFinale: [[SubvertedTrope Except for]] [[Recap/StevenUniverseS1E48StoryForSteven the episode that airs the day after this one.]]
* WhoWatchesTheWatchmen: Steven and his new teammate, that's who.
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Steven teams up with a new ally to rescue the Gems.

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* BadassInDistress: The Crystal Gems.
* GreatEscape: If the episode title holds any meaning [[DoubleMeaningTitle (and in this show, they usually have multiple ones)]], the Crystal Gems are in some sort of prison.
* MultiPartEpisode: With "[[Recap/StevenUniverseS1E51TheReturn The Return.]]"
* SeasonFinale: [[SubvertedTrope Except for]] [[Recap/StevenUniverseS1E48StoryForSteven the episode that airs the day after this one.]]
* WhoWatchesTheWatchmen: Steven and his new teammate, that's who.
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* BadassInDistress: The Crystal Gems.
* GreatEscape: If the episode title holds any meaning [[DoubleMeaningTitle (and in this show, they usually have multiple ones)]], the Crystal Gems are in some sort of prison.
* MultiPartEpisode: With "[[Recap/StevenUniverseS1E51TheReturn The Return.]]"
* SeasonFinale: [[SubvertedTrope Except for]] [[Recap/StevenUniverseS1E48StoryForSteven the episode that airs the day after this one.]]
* WhoWatchesTheWatchmen: Steven and his new teammate, that's who.

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