Crack the Whip

"Oh, good... You didn't need me at all..."

"Crack the Whip" is the 18 th  episode of the  third season  of  Steven Universe  and the 96 th  episode overall.

Synopsis
Amethyst takes charge of Steven and Connie. While watching Steven and Connie, things take a turn for the worst when Jasper and the two corrupted gems from the previous episode show up. Amethyst, Steven, Connie, and Lion begin fighting Jasper and the corrupted gems. Amethyst is losing to Jasper, while they're fighting, Jasper keeps reminding her that she is much smaller and weaker than she was supposed to be and Amethyst's whip has no effect on Jasper. After a little bit of fighting Jasper poofs Amethyst and tries to take her gem. After seeing this Steven and Connie fuse to Stevonnie fight Jasper, and retrieve Amethyst's gem. Amethyst reforms as Jasper is defeated by Stevonnie. As she she is reforming, she almost becomes corrupted but returns to her original form except with a white shirt instead of a black one. Steven and Connie unfuse and run back to the house and Amethyst looks sad about being useless against Jasper.

Plot
TBA

Characters

 * Steven
 * Connie
 * Amethyst
 * Pearl
 * Garnet
 * Rose Quartz (mentioned)
 * Lion
 * Jasper (antagonist)
 * Sadie Miller
 * Peedee Fryman (non-speaking cameo)
 * Jenny Pizza (non-speaking cameo)
 * Kiki Pizza (non-speaking cameo)
 * Sour Cream
 * Stevonnie
 * Great North Monsters

Objects

 * Rose's Sword
 * Rose's Scabbard
 * Warp Pad
 * Pretty Hairstylist

Locations

 * Beach City
 * Beach House
 * Big Donut
 * Fish Stew Pizza
 * Beach Citywalk Fries
 * Beach City Funland
 * The Great North (mentioned)

Music

 * TBA

Trivia

 * This episode's name was first revealed in the episode listing on the Cartoon Network website.

Cultural References

 * "Crack the whip" is an idiom referring to the disciplining of ones subordinates.
 * When Amethyst is surfing at the beach, she shouts "Bungacowa!", similar to "Cowabunga!", the classic catchphrase from the "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" comics by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird.
 * When Jasper kicks Amethyst into the air and rapidly punches her, it resembles the fighting moves from the video game franchise "Mortal Kombat".

Continuity

 * The monsters from the Great North reappear since their capture in "Gem Hunt".
 * The Ferris Wheel in "Greg the Babysitter" reappears in this episode.
 * This marks the second time Amethyst shouted "Bungacowa!", the first time was in the episode "Chille Tid".

Errors

 * The scene where Jasper says "She was lying" the stripes on her face disappears.

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