Too Far

"Too Far" is the 21st episode of season 2, and the 73rd episode overall.

Synopsis
Amethyst and Steven get in on some gem gossip.

Plot
The episode begins with Peridot recording a log at Greg's Storage Shed, where the Crystal Gems are working on the drill. Pearl calls Peridot to look at the layout for the drill and Peridot then asks why she should be working for a Pearl. Garnet arrives and tells Peridot to get to work. Peridot asks Garnet to unfuse, as her being a fusion is making her uncomfortable. Garnet proceeds to tie her to the fence to work on the microwave, reiterating that people who tell her to unfuse make her uncomfortable. Steven and Amethyst bring scrap metal to Pearl, but she says that she specifically needs tungsten and leaves to find some herself.

Steven and Amethyst then walk over to Peridot, who is complaining that she needs a "leverage optimizer" to open the microwave. Steven hands over a screwdriver and asks Peridot why she didn't use it in the first place, replying that it was out of her radius. Amethyst begins to make fun of Peridot's little knowledge of Earth by asking her what common body parts are named. Steven, very humored, then tells Peridot that she is killing him, which prompts her to say that she is not and that killing Steven would violate their truce agreement. Amethyst assures her by saying that she is "funny", to Peridot's confusion.

Pearl walks in and tells Peridot that all she needs is the magnetron from the microwave to finish the drill, as well as the drill head. Peridot insists that she goes to the Kindergarten to obtain a drill head from one of the Injectors. Garnet tells her that she isn't going to the Kindergarten without a chaperone. Amethyst says that she will go with her, along with Steven. Garnet approves and they leave to retrieve the drill.

At the Kindergarten, Peridot is recording a log when she is called a nerd by Amethyst. She asks what a nerd is and Amethyst tells Peridot that she is a nerd. Peridot continues to record her log, calling the Earth and everything on it "annoying" and calling Garnet a "perma-fusion". Amethyst asks if that is what she is now calling Garnet, Peridot then explaining that she can be called many things, such as "clod" or more accurately "two clods" acting like one. Steven asks what's wrong with Garnet being a fusion. Peridot is at a loss for words but considers it inherently bizarre that two gems would stay fused all the time, not just when they're fighting.

Amethyst asks what is wrong with Steven, Peridot answering that she couldn't even begin to explain what's wrong with him, calling him an "abomination" and a "hybrid Gem". She explains that he must always consume food and expel waste to live. She then calls Amethyst a soldier, although a defective one, saying that Amethyst is smaller than she's meant to be. Her mood darkening, Amethyst asks what she is supposed to look like. Peridot explains that Amethyst is a Quartz, and should be twice as tall, broad-shouldered, and intimidating (i.e., like Jasper). Peridot observes the hole that Amethyst first came out of in the canyon wall, and confirms that it is too small, too low, and appears to have opened about 500 years later than all of the others (explaining why Amethyst was all alone when she first emerged).

Amethyst becomes angry at Peridot. When Peridot asks Amethyst to break off the drill, she uses her whip to violently slice it off. They return to the barn and give the drill to Pearl, who is more than happy to see it. Peridot tries to cheer up Amethyst with jokes, but is unsuccessful. When Peridot works on the drill head, it goes out of control and it moves toward Amethyst. Peridot realizes this and jumps in front of the drill to save her.

When Pearl and Garnet return, they find that the drill has been destroyed. Still feeling bad for Amethyst, Peridot plays one of her logs to show her how she feels about them and herself. Amethyst thanks her, but stills calls her a nerd. Peridot apologizes to Amethyst, and they make up. At the end of the episode Steven asks about how Peridot feels, and she says "big."

Characters

 * Steven
 * Amethyst
 * Pearl
 * Peridot
 * Garnet

Objects

 * Wheat piece
 * Injectors
 * Injector drill head

Locations

 * Greg's Storage Shed
 * Kindergarten

Songs

 * TBA

Instrumental Songs

 * TBA

Trivia

 * Peridot ironically assumed the microwave to have useful components in "Back to the Barn", although the microwave's magnetron now seems to be an important part for the drill.
 * Peridot calls noses "scent sponges", eyes "vision spheres", fingers "touch stumps", and feet "gravity connectors".
 * However, she refers to a butt as a "butt".
 * Pearl using tungsten as the outer shell for the drill is accurate to real life, as tungsten has one of the highest melting points of all the elements, and an extremely high density.
 * The episode aired at the NYCC early.
 * This may be the last episode of 2015.
 * The statement confirming so has since been deleted.
 * This is the second episode not to feature the temple hand in the title card, the first was "Jail Break".
 * But it is the first episode of season 2 to not feature the temple hand.
 * Gem genetics are known as "gemetics."

Cultural References

 * The name "Too Far" is most likely a reference to when someone takes a joke "too far", which is like what Peridot did.

Continuity

 * The Crystal Gems are still working on the drill to The Cluster.
 * Peridot still refers to fingers as "touch stumps" from "Friend Ship".
 * Garnet attached Peridot to a nearby fence by a leash, as half-jokingly suggested by Pearl in "Catch and Release".
 * Jasper previously referred to Amethyst as "an overcooked runt" when they first met. Peridot reveals in this episode that her statement was literally true: Amethyst is a Quartz-type Gem like Jasper, and like Jasper should have been tall and an intimidating soldier, but she stayed in the ground at the Kindergarten for too long ("overcooked") and came out small.
 * In the previous episode, Peridot confirmed that Homeworld has a caste system, with hundreds of Pearls as custom-made servants (who are inherently low ranking, but a status symbol for higher ranking gems that possess them); Peridots are a technician caste, ranking slightly higher than Pearls, but low enough that it is uncommon for them to have their own Pearls. Now Peridot has confirmed that "Quartz" type gems are a soldier-caste, and they outrank the other gems.
 * Rebecca Sugar stated in the 2015 guidebook that Jasper and Amethyst are Quartz Gems, as are Rose Quartz (obviously) and therefore Steven as well.
 * The similarity between Amethyst and Jasper was hinted at in their character designs - particularly that Jasper used a spin-dash attack just like Amethyst does.

Errors

 * Peridot referred to Amethyst's foot as a "gravity connector", despite saying "I've got no foot!" in "Catch and Release".
 * Peridot also refers to fingers as touch stumps, despite saying fingers in "When It Rains".
 * In the scene where Amethyst picks up the unicycle, the chalkboard and boxes are missing from the background.
 * In the scene where Pearl is talking to Peridot (after previously talking with Steven and Amethyst), Peridot's gem is missing.
 * Peridot refers to Steven as "the Steven" despite simply calling him Steven in "When It Rains."