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House Guest
House Guest
- Greg Universe. Saving the day with duct tape.
- Pearl actually manages to fix Greg's van so it's as good as new.
Space Race
Space Race
- When Greg realizes Pearl is serious about building a spaceship to fly into space with Steven in tow, he puts his foot down and grounds the space flight.
- Pearl needs some credit for building an almost functional spaceship with zero funds and a barn full of scraps. Eat your heart out, Iron Man! And in the process they build a jet-powered ultralight, which Steven learns to fly like a pro in days! At least that one only falls apart when it's on the ground…
Secret Team
Secret Team
- After Pearl and Amethyst go at each other's throats over whose fault it is for letting some Gem shards get loose, Steven tells on them to Garnet, who teaches the Gems a lesson about teamwork they will never forget.
- Garnet and Steven form their own "secret team." As Garnet scolds Steven, she's hugely disappointed that Pearl and Amethyst do not step out and confess and proceeds to pretend to get captured by the shards.
Island Adventure
Island Adventure
- After running away from a Gem Monster that was completely invisible except for its gem, Sadie, with nothing more than a sharp stick, defeats the monster single-handedly while it was still invisible, becoming the first full human to defeat a Gem Monster onscreen without a Gem helping her.
- Let's not beat around the bush. Sadie went full primal warrior against what must have been as large and a strong as an Earth gorilla, getting smacked up and down a mud pit in the rain and refusing to cease her attacks. It's frankly amazing she didn't break any bones against that thing... Sadie is tough as nails.
- After the whole ordeal, Sadie gets a small scar in her cheek. And, again, it sticks. It's not really that noticeable, but it is a reminder of her badassery.
Fusion Cuisine
Fusion Cuisine
- One that only appears in Hindsight and a Freeze-Frame Bonus, but when Alexandrite breaks apart you can actually see Ruby and Sapphire separating, only for them to refuse back into Garnet before anyone, including the audience, even notices. Fusion really is a natural thing for those two.
- Alexandrite chasing down the bus Steven and Connie are in.
Alone Together
Alone Together
- Steven manages to use his Fusion powers - and does so with Connie, a human at that!
- And they do so without even thinking. They dance without a thought in the world (let alone actively trying to fuse) and it still happens.
- Stevonnie's finally losing their temper with pushy creep Kevin, shutting down his overly-affectionate nickname (keep in mind they just met) for them.Stevonnie: Ugh, fine. You wanna dance? Let's go. ...And it's Stevonnie. I am not your baby.
- One for the VA of Stevonnie, who manages to get Steven AND Connie perfectly, to the point that you can tell which dialogue is which person!
The Test
The Test
- Steven just walking through the flames knowing they won't hurt him without even breaking a sweat.
- Even if all the challenges were rigged, Steven didn't know that at first - meaning he willingly attempted to outrun a giant boulder, leap towards a vine to swing over a chasm, dodge giant bladed pendulums on a staircase and walk through a very specifically timed flame trap. That in itself is awesome. But note also that the only time the failsafes become noticeable is when he is about to get smashed by the giant pillar. Steven was either very close to being or already capable of completing the majority of these very challenges. That is pretty damn awesome for a young Gem in training.
- While it was after he found out that the tests were designed to be completely impossible to lose, Steven basically stopping a boulder mid-roll by glaring at it is still undeniably badass.
- From a character point of view, Steven swallowing his pride in the end and allowing the Gems to think he never found out about them rigging the test. That's a sign of his growing maturity if there ever was one.
Future Vision
Future Vision
- Garnet casually deflecting a lightning bolt.
On The Run
On The Run
- When it's not being tragically sad, the Pearl VS Amethyst smackdown in the Kindergarten is undeniably awesome.
- For much of the fight, Pearl dodges Amethyst's attacks with her eyes closed.
- The final move of the fight: Amethyst wrapping her whip around Pearl's spear and electrocuting her, sending the much more experienced Gem flying.
- In general, even though she's getting her ass kicked for most of the fight, the way Amethyst refuses to give up and holds her on against the far more skilled Pearl is pretty badass for her, even if it's just due to how angry and miserable she feels.
Horror Club
Horror Club
- Sadie performing a Diving Save and saving Lars from a flying coffee mug.
- Though he did it to sacrifice him to a gaping maw, Ronaldo picking up Lars and throwing him was pretty impressive.
- Steven using his bubble to save himself and Lars from a Gem.
Winter Forecast
Winter Forecast
- Steven using the knowledge from the vision to get Connie home safely.
Maximum Capacity
Maximum Capacity
- Steven stopping the argument between Greg and Amethyst.
- The Gems cleaning out Greg's garage overnight.
Marble Madness
Marble Madness
- Garnet saving Steven from Peridot's attempt to crush him.
- Pearl giving an epic Badass Boast to Peridot.Pearl: We are the Crystal Gems! We're still alive, and we're still the guardians of this planet, and all its living creatures!
- Amethyst destroying the power source for the Kindergarten.
Rose's Scabbard
Rose's Scabbard
- Though it was an Offscreen Moment of Awesome, in a Great Offscreen War 5,000 years ago, if Pearl is anything to go by, Rose Quartz was quite the badass during the fight.
- Garnet grabbing the picture of Rose Quartz before it hits the ground after Pearl's outburst dislodges it.
- When chasing after Pearl, Steven manages to jump across the Floating Platforms (if barely), and only falls short on the last one. And even then he manages to catch himself on some roots. He's come a long way.
The Message
The Message
- The whole episode was practically Greg's CMOA.
- Greg standing up to the Gems and calling them out for disrespecting him.Greg: You guys never give up on anything, except for me!
- Despite the doubts and skepticism from the Crystal Gems, Greg manages to decode the Wailing Stone.
- Greg standing up to the Gems and calling them out for disrespecting him.
- Lapis sending a message to Steven. It's obvious she's scared for her life but her love for Steven is so strong she takes a big risk to save him.
Political Power
Political Power
- Steven being able to calm the angry townsfolk with a truly amazing Rousing Speech, and covering the mayor's ass while he's doing it.
The Return/Jail Break
The Return/Jail Break
- Lapis snatching her arm from Jasper's grip when the latter drags her into view. She's clearly not afraid of her at all.
- Steven affirming his position as a Crystal Gem and protecting the others from the beam from Peridot's spaceship. Mind you, that this ship proved invulnerable to the most powerful weapons the Crystal Gems had.Garnet: Steven, get out of here!Steven: No!Garnet: I won't let you risk your life!Steven: (gem starts to glow) But this is my home, and you're all my family!Peridot: Firing.(Peridot fires a beam from her console.)Steven: I'm... I'm a Crystal Gem too!(Jumps and releases his shield.)Jasper: That shield! That symbol! You... you have the power of Rose Quartz!
- When Steven, Pearl, and Amethyst gets the jump on Peridot, Peridot whips out a Gem disruptor of her own. Steven leaps for Peridot and grabs her armed hand, restraining her while being electrocuted. Peridot's face while he does this is priceless. By the next scene, Amethyst has her restrained.
- Sapphire's singing is pretty awesome in itself. In fact, it leads Ruby and Steven to her location.
- Garnet spontaneously bursting into song right before fighting Jasper. And then proceeds to beat her while reaffirming her own existence as a Fusion.Garnet: I can see that you hate the way we intermingle, but I think you're just mad because you're single!
- It bears mentioning that the chorus is the same melody Sapphire was singing to help Ruby find her, thus doubling as heartwarming and as a big finger to Jasper who tried to shut Sapphire up earlier.
- The fight between Garnet and Jasper:
- One thing that stands out is how the fight ends: when Jasper comes charging at Garnet, she gives a smirk before catching her and using her own momentum to throw her into the ship's power core. That smirk just screams 'Gotcha now!' Also worth mentioning is when Garnet hits Jasper's helmet from opposite sides with her fists, the blow powerful enough to shatter her visor from the force alone.
- Jasper keeps her Gem Disruptor on her during the fight...and Garnet disarms her of it. She catches it and holds it with a smirk before snapping it in two. Garnet could have used it back on Jasper, but chose to break it and prove that unlike the Homeworld Gems, she doesn't need a fancy gadget to do her fighting for her.
- Garnet's resilience in her fight with Jasper is just as impressive. Jasper clearly isn't throwing weak punches, and Garnet just keeps bouncing back, all with a smile while singing "Stronger Than You".
- Garnet getting her Heroic Second Wind in the Reactor Room, full stop. After taking a truly vicious pounding, she just gets back up, stating her intention to go full-on Mama Bear for Earth and the Gems. After blocking a few headbutts from Jasper's helmet and rolling right back from another nasty punch, she gets in close and whacks the sides of the helmet so hard that the visor shatters in Jasper's eyes. All throughout, she keeps singing. It's as badass as it sounds.
- A villainous one for Jasper. Even though Garnet is a Fusion, their second fight is pretty evenly matched and though the fight ends with Jasper thrown into one of the engines and the ship exploding with her at the center of the explosion, Jasper still comes back for more at the end of the episode. You don't get to serve in a high rank for millennia for nothing, and as revealed later, this is proof of how tough Quartzes are.
- Lapis fusing with Jasper so she could drag them both into the ocean.Lapis (as Malachite): Let's stay on this miserable planet! Together!
- Look closely during this scene and you'll notice that the Fusion's face distorts a bit as if the transformation is trying to end itself before stabilizing. Fusions are dependent on the personalities staying synced but Lapis was able to keep the two of them forcibly fused despite Jasper trying to cancel it out!
- It also shows that Lapis isn't just raw power; she made her decision to fuse with Jasper under the pretense to save Beach City and the Gems, while getting her revenge on Jasper. Lapis led Jasper to believe that she was in control of their fusion when that was definitely NOT the case.
- Steven finding a way to break himself, Ruby, and Sapphire out of the jail cell is awesome in itself. At first he trembles because he isn't used to it (possibly because he's half Gem, which the fields were designed to contain), but then he uses it to his advantage while breaking Ruby and Sapphire out.
- Not to mention his rousing speech to Lapis, even if it doesn't work. Steven is usually a Pacifist, but he knows when enough is enough and when it's time to push back.
Lapis: That's why we can't fight them.Steven: That's why we HAVE to fight them! - When Jasper uses her Gem disruptor on Garnet, thus reducing her to her gemstones, Amethyst and Pearl are pissed, and when she grabs a hold of Steven, we see both Gems charging for Jasper. Pearl has her spear high and ready to impale the larger Gem while Amethyst is Dual Wielding her whips. You do NOT mess with a fellow Crystal Gem, especially if it's Steven.
