On the Run

"On the Run" is the 40th episode of the first season in Steven Universe, and the 40th overall episode of the series.

Synopsis
Steven and Amethyst try out life on the road.

Plot
Steven is reading a book when the gems come in carrying the Flask Robonoids from Warp Tour. Steven asks what they are doing, Pearl tells him they are going to analyse them and then destroy them. Making sure they can't reactivate and fix the home world warp so that the home gems can't come to earth. Steven notes that scene that they cant go home just like the charters in the book he was reading, "The No Home Boys" Pearl says that makes no scene, stating that there in his home right now. He and Amethyst then after some thinking decide to go and live on the road just like the "No Home Boys". So with bindle sacks on sticks in hand they set out. Catching a ride to the edge of town in Jenny's Car and then jumping on a train. Where Steven notes the hardships of living on the road and states he wants to go home. Amethyst says that she doesn’t want to go back yet, and Steven says that the other gem are probably worried sick. Amethyst says that’s not her home anyway, Steven thinks she is referring to the gem home world, but she corrects him stating that "that’s not my home either!". Steven asks her to explain it to him, and she say it would be easier to show him. Steven agrees to go with her to the Gem Kindergarten. When they arrive Pearl warps in saying Garnet said they were here, but that she couldn't believe it and that Steven shouldn’t be here because he wasn’t ready to know about it. Amethyst becomes extremely irritated and defensive asking what Steven wasn’t ready for "the truth of what she was made for"

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Characters

 * Steven
 * Amethyst
 * Pearl
 * Garnet
 * Buck Dewey (cameo)
 * Sour Cream (cameo)
 * Jenny (cameo)

Objects

 * Jenny's Car
 * Flask Robonoids

Locations

 * Beach City
 * Crystal Temple
 * Gem's Kindergarten

Songs

 * On The Run (Song)

Trivia

 * This is the second episode that Amethyst sings in, the first being "Steven and the Stevens".
 * It is revealed that Amethyst was "manufactured" on Earth, while Garnet and Pearl were from the Gem Homeworld.
 * What happened to the others manufactured is yet to be explained, but they could have been destroyed by Rose and the Crystal Gems, or the Corrupted Gems might be the others.
 * It is also revealed that the Homeworld wanted to use the Earth for something, but Rose and the other Crystal Gems rebelled.
 * Most likely to claim Earth for the Gems in a xenophobia-fueled plot, but was eventually foiled.
 * This probably explains why the Crystal Gems have star shapes on their clothes while the other Gems have a diamond shape or no shape.
 * It is revealed that Gems could be "manufactured" from special drill-like rigs in some sort of "Kindergarten."
 * These rigs heavily resemble bacteriophages.
 * This is the second episode where Pearl uses her spear's ranged functionality.
 * Amethyst wasn't originally part of the Crystal Gems until she met Rose and the others.
 * This is the (insert number here) episode that didn't end in a star shaped iris.
 * This is the second time Amethyst fought with either Garnet or Pearl.
 * It's revealed that Amethyst was made on Earth.
 * This is the first time Amethyst is seen crying.
 * Amethyst is seen spin-dashing for the second time.
 * Amethyst's whips are shown to generate a wave of energy that zips along the whips, which will cause an explosion at the end of her whips.

Cultural References

 * The book series that Steven likes, the "No Home Boys", is based on the detective book series "The Hardy Boys".
 * It also references "The Boxcar Children".


 * This episode is a reference to the horror manga, "Enigma of Amigara Fault."


 * Twice in the episode, Steven gets attacked by a raccoon. This could possibly reference the movie "Elf".

Continuity

 * Peridot's flask robonoids returned in this episode.
 * However, they seem to still be disabled.
 * The liquid that they shoot seems to be more blue this time.
 * The Kindergarten, which Peridot planned to reactivate in "Warp Tour", is visited.

Errors

 * When Amethyst throws Steven aside before fighting Pearl, her left eye faces the opposite direction, resembling a "derp".

Transcript
View the episode's transcript here.

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