Back to the Kindergarten

"Even if there was nothing we can do for that one patch of land, there's still a whole Earth blooming all around us."

"Back to the Kindergarten" is the 8th episode of the fifth season of Steven Universe and the 136th episode overall.

Official Synopsis
Steven, Amethyst and Peridot try to spruce up the Kindergarten.

Plot
To make Peridot feel better after Lapis leaves Earth, Amethyst and Steven try to make her feel better by travelling to the Prime Kindergarten. At the Kindergarten, Peridot shows Amethyst which hole belongs to which Gem of the "Famethyst". Then, they find a "flower" and all think that life can grow again at the Kindergaten. So, they start planting sunflowers, but it doesn't work, making Peridot feel bad. Peridot is now depressed and disgusted about the Kindergarten due to the fact that its rendered the land around its lifeless to the point of plant life cannot survive. Also, the flower that they found before turned out to be a corrupted Gem and Steven and Amethyst form Smoky Quartz to poof and bubble the monster.

Characters

 * Steven
 * Amethyst
 * Peridot
 * Pumpkin
 * Lapis Lazuli (mentioned)
 * Amethyst guards (mentioned)
 * The "Famethyst" (mentioned)
 * "8XG", "8XJ", and "8XL" (mentioned)
 * Smoky Quartz (non-speaking)
 * Flower Monster

Objects

 * TBA

Locations

 * The Barn (mentioned)
 * Beach House
 * Steven's Bathroom
 * Prime Kindergarten

Instrumental Songs

 * TBA

Trivia

 * This is the first time Smoky Quartz has bubbled a Gem.
 * Peridot reveals new knowledge of the Kindergarten: the hair style of the Gem who emerges is based on iron deposit formation, and the Gem's full "name" and number is labeled from top to bottom of the rock foundation.

Cultural References

 * Much like "Back to the Barn", and "Back to the Moon", the name of this episode could be a reference to "Back to the Future".
 * Additionally, it seems to specifically mirror the episode "Back to the Barn" in title. While "Back to the Barn" features Peridot's first contact with the barn, Back to the Kindergarten features her first time without it after Lapis takes it.
 * The lone flower on the Flower Monster seems to be a reference to the Silent Princess, a flower previously thought to have been extinct, from the video game Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, as they both have similar design and seemingly grow against all odds.

Continuity

 * Peridot is still depressed after Lapis left in "Raising the Barn".
 * Amethyst mentioned the Amethyst guards from "That Will Be All".
 * Steven, Amethyst and Peridot took the same route to the kindergarten from "On the Run".
 * Peridot returns to living in the Beach House's bathroom, as she did earlier in "Catch and Release" and "When It Rains".
 * When Steven is getting ready in the bathroom (both in the sink and in the shower), three split screens are shown like in "Catch and Release".

Errors

 * When Amethyst said "Thanks for the subtext," her left arm turns into the color of her hair.