Catch and Release

"Catch and Release" is the 18th episode of season 2, and the 70th episode overall.

Synopsis
We finally see inside Steven's bathroom.

Plot
The episode begins with Steven in the bathroom getting ready to sleep. He goes to bed, and says good night to his plush toys, including an "ominous triangle." After glancing again, it goes missing. Suddenly, Peridot grabs him and takes him to the galaxy warp. He asks Peridot what she wants, and says she wants to get off the planet, and demands that Steven fix the Homeworld warp, since he managed to fix Lapis Lazuli's gem, and Peridot is missing her flask robonoids and has not received a response from Yellow Diamond. Steven attempts to fix the warp pad the same way he fixed Lapis' gem, but fails. Peridot panics, and Steven apologizes for not fixing the warp. She mutters that she will die on Earth, and when Steven says Earth isn't that bad, she tells him that Earth will completely change soon. When the Crystal Gems warp to the galaxy warp, Peridot starts to run away.

The gems reunite with Steven and fight Peridot. After a short fight, they poof Peridot, but not before she tries to tell them that she is the only one who knows something.

Characters

 * Steven
 * Peridot
 * Amethyst
 * Garnet
 * Pearl
 * Yellow Diamond (Mentioned)
 * Cluster Gems (Mentioned)
 * Lapis Lazuli (Mentioned)

Objects

 * Peridot's limbs
 * Tooth brush
 * Pizza box

Locations

 * Galaxy Warp
 * Beach City
 * Beach House
 * Steven's Bathroom
 * Crystal Temple
 * Crystal Heart
 * The Burning Room

Songs

 * TBA

Instrumental Songs

 * TBA

Trivia

 * This episode was incorrectly listed as season 2, episode 17 on the Cartoon Network website, however the correct episode number is 18.
 * Lauren Zuke said that this is one of her favorite episodes.
 * Like the episode suggests, this is the first time we see inside Steven's Bathroom.
 * The title of this episode showed up during MAGFest on January 2015.
 * It was a folder name on Rebecca Sugar's computer.
 * In the promo art, Steven can be seen talking to Rose Quartz and Pearl while Peridot looks on from within a restroom. Amethyst, who is walking with Garnet, greets Jenny on the staircase.
 * This is similar to the school theme of the promo art of "Political Power", "The Test", "Open Book", "Maximum Capacity", and "Historical Friction".
 * Ben Levin teased that this episode introduces "the beginning of some stuff."
 * Its revealed that Peridot is actually very small, referring to the incredibly small size of the peridot mineral.
 * Peridot has prosthetic limbs.
 * Steven has red shower curtains with stars on them.

Cultural References

 * "Catch and release" is a fishing technique in which captured fish are unhooked and released back into the water.

Continuity

 * Steven complains of the Gems making him use the bathroom outside, which is a reference when Sapphire makes him pee outside.
 * Peridot tells Steven that she knew what he did for Lazuli, referencing Steven helping Lapis Lazuli in "Ocean Gem"

Errors

 * TBA

Videos
Catch and Release