Reformed

"Reformed" is the 8th episode of Season 2 in Steven Universe, and the 57th episode overall.

Synopsis
Steven, Amethyst, and Garnet chase after a monster that is on the loose inside the Temple.

Plot
The episode starts off with Steven taking a "Crying Breakfast Friends!" personality quiz, after getting his answer he looks for Pearl and Greg whom are working on Greg's van so he can ask them to take the quiz too. After they decline due to not understanding the cartoon itself, Steven goes inside the beach house to find Amethyst making herself a meal. Amethyst asks Steven for some engine oil to put into it, which Steven tells her is outside. Steven then tries the personality quiz on Amethyst, and she gives him false answers. Steven wonders if she is taking this seriously and the two then go to the temple door to see Garnet in Amethyst's room. Amethyst, being curious and slightly irritated, asks why Garnet is in her room. Garnet replies by saying that the corrupted Gem that Pearl saw is on the loose in Amethyst's room.

Garnet, Amethyst, and Steven then chase the corrupted gem which Steven dubbed "The Slinker" around the temple. Steven tries to ask Amethyst questions for the personality quiz again. Amethyst becomes defensive when Steven asks her personal questions regarding hidden feelings. It is at this point that Garnet spots the creature, attacks, but misses. Amethyst is upset at Garnet for "wrecking" her stuff but before she can finish her sentence she is grabbed by the Slinker.

After tightly gripping Amethyst with its tentacle, it squeezes her like a snake and Amethyst is forced to retreat into her gem, which alarms Steven. Garnet comforts him by saying that Amethyst will be back before he knows it. Proving this true, Amethyst regenerates within a matter of seconds (as opposed to Pearl taking 2 weeks) but with legs where her arms usually would be. Garnet shows her displeasure, noting that Pearl took her time and came out better. This makes Amethyst mad as they continue the search.

After a while of searching, they find another tunnel but when Amethyst stops to convey her distaste in Pearl, she is crushed by the Slinker once again, causing her to retreat into her gem. When Amethyst comes back, she resembles Pearl but in a way meant to slander her. Garnet again expresses her distaste, saying that it isn't funny. The gems resume their search for the monster while Amethyst continues to poke fun at Pearl. Amethyst and Garnet get into an argument but are interrupted when Amethyst is grabbed by the Slinker and forced back into her gem for a third time. Still angry at Garnet for what she interpreted as Garnet calling her weak, Amethyst regenerates as a "monster" with an uneven body and bulging muscles on one arm and one leg. Garnet says that it isn't how she should be and Amethyst becomes enraged and runs away in search of the monster.

When Garnet and Steven catch up to her, she is seen fighting the Slinker hands on. Unable to maintain her form, Amethyst's left arm loses its strength and falls to the floor. Steven then makes the observation that Amethyst is upset and doesn't want to think about herself. It is at this point Amethyst is engulfed by the monster and Garnet punches it, forcing it to release Amethyst's gem from its mouth. Garnet and Steven return to the Beach House with Amethyst's gem, intending to find the monster after Amethyst regenerates.

Instead of immediately regenerating, Amethyst remains in her gem for 4 hours, which Pearl notes is the longest she's ever taken. When Amethyst finally does regenerate, it is shown that she put more thought into her regeneration and has no abnormalities. The other gems are very supportive of her new form and compliment her on it, Pearl saying that she likes it much better now that the shoulder strap that was bothering her is gone. Garnet says it's perfect but Amethyst brushes the compliment off and claims that it's "just what feels right". Garnet says that's what makes it perfect and they then have a group hug which Amethyst secretly enjoys.

Characters

 * Steven
 * Amethyst
 * Garnet
 * Pearl
 * Greg
 * The Slinker (debut/antagonist)

Objects

 * Gas Mask
 * Human Skull
 * Steven's Phone
 * Greg's Van
 * No Home Boys Series

Locations

 * Beach City
 * Beach House
 * Crystal Temple
 * Amethyst's Room

Songs

 * TBA

Trivia

 * This is the second episode to have a one word title, the first was "Frybo."
 * The personality quiz is about Crying Breakfast Friends!'s characters.
 * Amethyst has gained a new attire, due to her regeneration.
 * This is the first time we see a Gem regenerate more than once.
 * It's revealed that when regenerating, Gems can customize their physical forms as they please, this is shown in "Steven the Sword Fighter" whenever Pearl is choosing her physical form.
 * However, if regeneration is rushed, deformities may occur.
 * This is the second time Garnet uses her gauntlets as projectiles, with the first being in "Watermelon Steven."
 * It's shown that after Garnet performs this, she loses her hands and her gemstones move to the top of her wrists.
 * As of this episode, none of the Crystal Gems (besides Steven) are in their debut outfits.
 * When a gem retreats back into their gem Steven call it "poofing."
 * Amethyst's rapid regeneration would explain Ruby and Sapphire's appearances in "Jail Break."
 * If they had both taken two weeks to regenerate, the Gem Warship would have been in space for two weeks, which wouldn't make sense.
 * This is the third episode to have a Gem with a redesigned outfit following their regeneration.
 * The first being "Steven the Sword Fighter", the second being "Jail Break."
 * This is the first time where one of the Crystal Gems is "poofed" by a gem monster.
 * This is the second time the Crystal Gems have fought a gem monster without bubbling away its gem.
 * The first being the Tardigrade Gem Monster from "Love Letters."
 * Unlike the monster from "Love Letters" the reason it was not bubbled was because they could not beat it.
 * It is revealed that Pearl was always irked by Amethyst's crooked shoulder straps.
 * This is the fifth time Amethyst blushes, the first being "An Indirect Kiss" and the second being "Warp Tour",third being "On The Run", and fourth being "The Return".

Cultural References

 * A Mario coin block can be seen among the items in Amethyst's room.
 * A Gyroid very much resembling ones found in Animal Crossing also appears in the room.
 * A bottle of Lon Lon Milk can be seen on the kitchen shelf shortly before Amethyst reforms for the final time.
 * Steven imitated a chuckle made by Curly from the Three Stooges in which he chuckled "Nyuck nyuck nyuck."

Continuity

 * Amethyst is shown to have kept the fashion magazine from "Beach Party," as it appears in her room.
 * She also appears to have a copy of a The No Home Boys: The Mystery Train from "On the Run" in her room.
 * Steven recalls the events of "Steven the Sword Fighter."

Errors

 * In the beginning when Steven entered, a light switch was on the wall to his right. In the next scene, it wasn't there, then in the next scene, the light switch was there, but more to the right than before when it was in the middle.
 * When Amethyst is walking through the tunnel with her four legs one of her legs is colored purple rather than black, and her right shoulder strap isn't showing.

Transcript
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