Love Letters

""Dear Jamie. You, dear camellia, expectantly await the light of my moon, yet my light is more of a scorching, wilting, dry desert heat. And as for your metaphorical surgeon, it is with a heavy heart that I urge you to seek a second opinion. I return your heart to you—""

"Love Letters" is the 7th episode of the second season of Steven Universe. It is the 56th episode overall.

Synopsis
Steven and Connie help Jamie the Mailman.

Plot
The episode opens with Steven and Connie taking selfies and Connie wants to take a selfie with the ocean view behind them. They try to take a selfie, but fail. As they try, Jamie arrives with the mail. Steven eagerly runs to meet him and introduces Connie. Jamie explains that he was in Kansas, trying to become an actor, but returned because he missed being a mailman. He then gives Steven a large mailbag and asks for lots of signatures.

As Steven is about to sign, Garnet suddenly appears from the sea. Jamie instantly falls in love with her. Steven asks what Garnet was up to, and she says that she was checking for signs of Jasper and Lapis Lazuli at the bottom of the sea. Jamie is shocked that she could dive to the bottom, and Garnet simply replies that it was easy. As she shrugs off the seawater, Jamie watches in infatuated awe.

Steven and Connie open his many new boxes of Sea Pals. Steven explains that the first one didn't come, so he ordered lots more and wants to set them free. Jamie returns with a love letter to Garnet, which he gives to Steven before running off gleefully. They rush to give the letter to Garnet. Steven reads it aloud to find a beautiful, poetic declaration of love. As he reads, he imagines Jamie dressed as a Renaissance-era man, writing the letter with a quill (that catches on fire from a nearby candle). Connie realizes that Jamie wants to take Garnet out on a date, but Steven and Garnet instantly say that's not going to happen, especially since Garnet is a fusion of two lovers (Ruby and Sapphire).

Connie sits down and tries to help Garnet write a letter back. Unfortunately, all Garnet can say is "NO" in the most harsh way possible. Steven and Connie go to give it to Jamie anyway, and find him on the beach. He tells them about all the rejections he encountered in Kansas, and how he couldn't bear another rejection. Connie tries to give him the letter, but Steven stops her.

Back at the temple, Connie tries to rewrite it so that the letter is poetic, but will still let Jamie down gently. After writing, they put it in the mailbox.

That night, Steven hears Jamie calling out for Garnet. He realizes Jamie misinterpreted the letter, believing it to be Garnet's declaration of love. Steven tries to tell him that's not the case, but Garnet arrives. Jamie thinks she's come to return his love, but she brutally shuts him down, saying she did not write the letter and does not want to be with him - ever. Depressed, Jamie runs off crying.

The next day, a new mailman, Barbara, arrives with Steven's mail. She explains that Jamie became very depressed and can't bear to deliver on his former route anymore. She gives Steven a book of coupons and leaves. Steven and Connie realize how badly they've messed up. Garnet decides to go talk to him.

The three find Jamie throwing mail into the ocean. Garnet sits down next to him and tells him that love at first sight does not exist, and that he has no idea who or what she is. However, she also compliments his acting, mentioning how he fooled both the kids and himself into thinking he was a lovestruck fool, and that he should try local theater. She slaps him hard on the back and leaves. Connie asks if he is okay, and he says yes. Steven asks if the letters floating on the sea were letters to Garnet, but Jamie replies they are actually letters he was supposed to deliver. Connie and Steven offer to help him pick them up, and the episode ends with Jamie thanking them.

Characters

 * Steven
 * Connie
 * Jamie
 * Garnet
 * Ruby (mentioned)
 * Rose Quartz (pictured)
 * Greg (mentioned)
 * Barbara (introduced for first time)
 * Tardigrade Gem Monster (debut/cameo)
 * Sapphire (mentioned)
 * Lapis Lazuli (mentioned)
 * Jasper (mentioned)

Objects

 * Garnet's Goggles
 * Jamie's Mail Carrier
 * Packages of Sea Pals
 * Coupon Book
 * Novelty "Movie Star" Sunglasses
 * Steven's Phone
 * Steven's Nintendo 64

Locations

 * Beach City
 * Crystal Temple
 * Beach House
 * The Crab Shack (mentioned)
 * Kansas (mentioned)

Songs

 * The complete version (with lyrics sung by Rebecca Sugar) of "Love Like You" is once again used as ending theme, like it was in "Jail Break."

Trivia

 * It is revealed that Jamie did not know who Garnet was despite Steven telling him about the gems in "Cheeseburger Backpack," and indirectly meeting the Gems in "Ocean Gem."
 * It is revealed that Jamie had developed a crush on Garnet in this episode. However, she rejected him harshly before coming back to explain why.
 * Ronaldo Fryman received a letter (keeping with the letters theme of this week) that could be foreshadowing events in future episodes.
 * The promo art for the episode shows Garnet sending a love letter to Garnet in a manga comical explanation.
 * Connie appears to know about Ruby and Sapphire, most likely due to Steven telling her in "Full Disclosure."
 * This is the third time Connie doesn't wear her glasses for a full-length episode. The first time was "Alone Together" and the second time was "Open Book."
 * Neither Pearl nor Amethyst appear in this episode.
 * This is Jamie's first major role.
 * The only earlier time Jamie had a speaking role was in "Cheeseburger Backpack."
 * It is revealed that Jamie is a failed actor.
 * Barbara reappears in this episode, and is both given her first speaking role and revealed to be Sadie's mother.
 * Steven became the first character in-show to confirm that Ruby and Sapphire's relationship is romantic.
 * This is the first time Garnet is seen in her post-regeneration outfit since "Joy Ride."
 * This is the first time Garnet (or the gems) have fought a gem monster without bubbling away its gem.
 * Jamie is the second human to have an unrequited crush on a Crystal Gem, the first being Mayor Dewey with his crush on Pearl.
 * Kansas seems to be a center for the motion picture industry, like Hollywood.
 * It could have been done as a gag, however, with Jamie just being uninformed.
 * This marks the second time Connie sees a gem monster.

Cultural References

 * When Steven asks Garnet to zap Jamie's memories, it was a reference to "Men in Black."
 * When Garnet emerges out of the ocean it is reminiscent of Honey Ryder's introduction scene from the James Bond film "Dr. No."
 * The Sea Pals that Steven orders are very similar in name and looks to a 1950's children's toy called "Sea Monkeys."
 * When Steven was playing his video game, the music coming from said game was similar to that of "Animal Crossing," which ties into the game Steven has in his room that bears the resemblance of the GameCube game "Animal Crossing."

Continuity

 * The way Garnet swatted away the water all over her body, was the same method she did in "Future Vision," when she swatted away the coffee all over her body.
 * When Steven and Connie first bring the love letter to Garnet, she was about to go swimming using the same goggles she did in "Giant Woman."
 * Garnet is still searching periodically underwater for Malachite.
 * All of the pieces from the Gem Warship are seen to be cleaned up, since they are not seen on the title card. The pattern of the Gem Warship being seen on the title card started in "Joy Ride."
 * However, it is unknown if the bigger wreckage show in "Full Disclosure" has been cleaned up yet.

Errors

 * Throughout the whole episode, the door to Steven's house opens to the left when originally it opens to the right.
 * When Jamie takes off his sunglasses after seeing Garnet, they disappear.
 * When Garnet talked to Jamie, Connie and Steven disappeared for a while.
 * Jamie hands the love letter to Steven facing down, yet Steven receives it facing up.
 * Steven's left hand is backwards when he lifts it while discussing Garnet's relationship.

Transcript
View the episode's transcript here.