No, really, think about it-all the monster wanted was the bracelet. Steven protecting the bracelet from the sea monster.Heck, the way Steven gives Connie her bracelet is a reminder of a proposal.They both recall each other even after an entire year.Ĭonnie: I'm going to disappear without making a single friend. He finally worked up the nerve to talk to her and gave it back to reassure Connie when she's feeling overwhelmed. Steven kept Connie's bracelet safe for over a year until he saw her again.Instead of being in the dark of what he was capable of, their friendship started off with honesty, no secrets between them.

Connie got to see Steven as he was, a kid who is half-gem and half-human, both friendly and laid-back, but extraordinary and brave. Instead of being a story where the girl doesn't even know about the hero's powers because they didn't ask or the hero is too self-conscious to say so, the opposite happened. Especially when you realize that this was by accident, and he was risking his own life to save Connie.

Steven unconsciously creating the bubble to protect Connie and himself.

Garnet tells Steven to just talk to Connie, rather than let Pearl over-plan it.

Before things turned to Body Horror, the cat fingers do look cute.

She treats him like a toddler who's just banged his finger, and it's absolutely precious.

The first thing Pearl does when they get back? Jump off the boat, ask if Steven's okay, and instruct him to 'let me see it' while inspecting his fingers.

After the Gems have returned and found that Steven has got his shapeshifting under control, Garnet tells the others that they should have more faith in Steven.

Someone loves you when you've turned into a metamorphing cat monster and they still only see you as their son.

A YouTube comment summed up the climax as thus: Someone cares about you when they're concerned when you're in danger.

Steven and Greg bonding with a playful water fight.

(beat) Are you gonna get another costume?' ' (beat) Nah.

Peedee standing between his dad and Frybo in an attempt to defend the former, despite clearly being scared out of his mind.

Even if he can't comprehend or fix the problem he can still try and support Peedee through it. There's something really adorable about the way that Steven tries to help Peedee feel better, even though it's clear he doesn't understand why Peedee is sad. It just goes to show what a sweet, outgoing kid Steven is.

Steven spends most of the episode trying to comfort and be a good friend to a fellow child named Peedee, who's having some serious daddy issues and is depressed by his new job.

Steven finds himself in Amethyst's 'room', where she declares she's going to add him to the Junk Pile, but in a fun, sisterly, teasing manner, making it impossible to be anything but heartwarming.

The entire premise of the episode, which is simply Steven trying to gather all the Gems in one place, just so they can all eat breakfast together.

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