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Steven Universe gets “Bubbled” in a chilling season finale
After “Jail Break,” it wouldn’t be unreasonable to expect all Steven Universe finales to be eventful, Earth-shattering…
Steven Universe - Season 3
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Steven Universe goes “Back To The Moon”
Assuming nothing insane happens with the airing of tomorrow’s episode, the entire third season Steven Universe will…
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The 100th episode of Steven Universe means “Bismuth”
Steven Universe hits 100 episodes with its first full 22-minute installment and to celebrate, the show means “Bismuth.”…
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Place your bets, it’s “Steven vs. Amethyst”
It’s rare for any of the Crystal Gems to be in a genuinely bad mood for more than an episode or two—with the obvious…
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Steven Universe’s day of fun with Connie and Amethyst goes horribly wrong
It’s been a while since an “intense” episode of Steven Universe didn’t telegraph itself as such—the first season,…
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Connie goes on a very chill first mission with Steven Universe
It would be really tough to pull off a full-on sequel to “Sworn To The Sword,” which is maybe my favorite episode of Ste…
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“Greg The Babysitter” learns responsibility in a flashback Steven Universe
Who is Greg Universe? He’s a rock star, a loving father to Steven, a goofy paramour for Rose, a car wash attendant… and…
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Steven Universe and Lapis Lazuli take a fraught trip through a ’ship
Whew, this one is a lot. “Alone At Sea” is the densest episode of Steven Universe in a long time, flitting between…
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A Steven Universe throwback takes two steps forward and one step back
As its title implies, “Monster Reunion” is a bit of a throwback to season one. That’s not a bad thing, though—the…
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A slight Steven Universe is still a tasty slice (of dream pizza)
Another Pizza family episode! “Kiki’s Pizza Delivery Service” suffers a bit in comparison to “Restaurant Wars” (and,…
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Steven Universe stops a delicious feud
Who knew so much destruction could come from Steven’s desire to order off-menu? Oh, cruel world! When Steven asks for…
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Steven Universe spends a day at the races
Cars. Are. Serious. And. Awesome. This is an area that Steven Universe has never really had the opportunity to explore…
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Steven Universe and Lars get a little too close
Body swap episode! Instead of “The New Lars” being about Lars acquiring or revealing any new aspect of his identity or…
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Peridot tries having “fun” in an instant classic Steven Universe
Thank God for Peridot—I don’t think I could have handled it if she was still back at the barn, even if that meant…
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“Mr. Greg” brings you a Steven Universe musical
The full Steven Universe musical is here, and it is delightful. Joe Johnston and Jeff Liu turn out a great series of…
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Steven Universe plays ball
The last episode of In Too Deep could have been a huge plot twist, setting up the next round of conflicts between Home…
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Peridot tries to show Lapis her sweet on an endearing Steven Universe
Now this is more like it. There were leaked images from “Barn Mates” a few weeks ago (maybe more?), so it’s not like…
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Steven Universe and Lapis Lazuli finally get some hang time
Expanding the world of Steven Universe is probably necessary. We’ve spent a lot of time with the Crystal Gems, and have…