The Test

"The Test" is the 38th episode of the first season of Steven Universe, and the 38th overall episode of the series.

Synopsis
Steven finds out that his mission to the Lunar Sea Spire was a test and demands a new one.

Plot
The episode starts off with the Gems playing a board game with Steven that has extremely complicated rules. They continue to play until Steven is the eventual winner. He then goes to search for another game he and the Gems could play. While searching, he comes across the Moon Goddess Statue and remembers the adventure he and the Gems had when they traveled to the Lunar Sea Spire. He feels upset because he failed the Gems and caused the destruction of the the spire. The Gems then continue to try to soothe his feelings by telling him it wasn't a big deal. During so, Pearl accidentally stated it was a test, which results in Steven demanding another one. The Gems hesitantly oblige and create 3 separate rooms to put Stevens skills to the test. The Gems simultaneously activate the Crystal Temple gate and let Steven begin his test. He proceeds through a narrow, dark hallway until torches light and line the sides of a path way.

The door slams behind him as he walks down the path, noting how Amethyst must have made that room, as there is a statue of her in the back and he is walking on her tongue. After a few steps, a huge boulder starts rolling toward him down the track and it's all he can do to barely stay ahead of it. He jumps to safety using a vine. He lands on a platform, where he leans on the wall blocking the doorway and it bursts into a bunch of balloons with cheering noises.

He walks into the next room, where the door slams once again. A few tiles on the floor make a musical noise and a path to the door, which is suspended high in the air. He notes that this must be Pearl's room, because she's the only one who would make him think. He jumps on the tiles that lit up earlier, causing a staircase to form leading up to the doors. Axes start swinging back and forth, and Steven barely dodges them as he reaches the door. Again, the wall turns into yellow balloons and cheering noises are heard.

First he makes a joke to himself about how Garnet turned up the heat. He jumps over several holes in the floor squirting lava, walking confidently to the door when suddenly a spiked pillar slams down from the roof. He curls up into a ball, scared by the spikes, when it stops just above his head. He's confused and steps back to discover that they work fine when he's not under it, but as soon as a part of him goes under it, it just stops. In shock, he walks back into a lava column and to his surpirse is unharmed. He shouts that it can't be true, and decides to go back and test all of the other rooms after standing in a lava flow. First he stands in the path of one of the axes, while the axe harmlessly swings through him as if it was just a hologram. Then, he tries pushing the tiles on the floor of Pearl's room in a bunch of different patterns, revealing that the stairs would come up no matter what order he hit them in. Finally, he plainly walks across the gap at the end of Amethyst's room, standing still when the boulder comes down on him. He walks all the way through Amethyst's statue's mouth, coming out on top of the three rooms. He walks past the axes and spikes, not believing a thing. He doesn't understand how they could trick him like that. He continues to walk down, overhearing a conversation by the Gems about how it's impossible for him to get hurt and how they think he needs another "win" to believe that he can actually succeed and keep his confidence.

Finally understanding them, Steven walks back to the end without stopping to dodge any of the traps. He walks right through the end door, where lights come on and the Gems are cheering for him. He walks angrily, stopping at the end where he falls on his knees and states that he can't believe they'd do something like that. In order to preserve their happiness and belief in him, he pretends that it was awesome and yells how he wishes they could have seen him. He thanks them, and they all close in for a hug congratulating him. The screen fades black with the usual star iris and popping noise.

Features
=== Characters ===
 * Steven
 * Garnet
 * Amethyst
 * Pearl
 * Lion (cameo)
 * Rose Quartz (mentioned)

Objects

 * Moon Goddess Statue

Locations

 * Crystal Temple
 * Beach House

Songs

 * Decisive Path

Trivia

 * Each chamber was made by a particular gem. Amethyst made the first one, Pearl the second one, and Garnet's is the last chamber.
 * In the promotional artwork for this episode, you can see Lapis, Rose, Greg, and Peridot in the background having a test.
 * It is revealed that the Gems can modify certain aspects of the Temple.
 * It is revealed at the end of the episode by Garnet that Steven is the first of his kind, referring to the fact that Steven is half Gem, half human.
 * Although, since the Crystal Gems have not been in contact with the Gem Homeworld for thousands of years, it's unclear if there are other gem hybrids out there as well.
 * Pearl stated that Steven's shield was Rose's, proving that Steven inherited his mother's weapon.
 * It's shown that the Crystal Gems heavily relied on Rose to make important decisions.
 * Pearl and Garnet's tests were almost identical in design to some of the trap rooms in "Serious Steven".

Cultural References

 * When Steven is going through the games he has, he references changed titles of some well known board games.
 * The congratulations scene is a reference to Evangelion's ending scene where in each character clapped and individually said congratulations to main protagonist Shinji Ikari with the opening theme song playing in the background.
 * This episode references Indiana Jones, when Steven was being chased down by a boulder in Amethyst's chamber.
 * Pearl's room was similar to many rhythm based puzzles in video, where in order to advance one has to repeat a sequence.
 * The lava and spike-traps in Garnets room were similar to that of some levels from Super Mario Bros.

Continuity

 * The hole in the ceiling the Flask Robonoids made from "Warp Tour" is patched up and leaking.
 * Steven has still lost his healing spit since "House Guest", as mentioned by Pearl.
 * It's unknown if steven will get his powers back
 * Several references to "Cheeseburger Backpack" were shown in this episode.
 * The Moon Goddess Statue reappears.
 * The Gems' mission to the Lunar Sea Spire was revealed to be a test for Steven to see how much he could handle a mission.
 * The end of the episode was also mentioned by Pearl.

Errors

 * TBA

Transcript
View the episode's transcript here.

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