Why So Blue?

"Why So Blue?" is the 8th episode of Steven Universe Future and the 8th episode overall.

Official Synopsis
Steven has heard rumors of a pair of Gems that are still destroying worlds. If he can’t stop them, maybe Lapis can.

Plot
The episode starts with Steven and Lapis warping to a colorful alien planet. After taking notice of the planets beautiful nature and extraordinary lifeforms, Lapis mentions that long before she met Steven, she would terraform planets across the universe without even taking the time to appreciate all the wondrous life each one could produce. She and Steven then realize that they aren’t the only Gems there and find two other Lapis Lazulis flying around and causing untold damage to the planet. Steven gets their attention, and they introduce themselves and want his opinion on their “work”. Steven informs them that the Diamonds don’t control Gems anymore and they don’t have to terraform world’s unwillingly. But they reply by saying they’re terraforming planets simply because they want to and question why they should stop. Lapis tells them it’s wrong, but they insist on finishing what they’ve started.

Steven and Lapis privately discuss getting them to see the light won’t be as they thought, so Lapis suggests that force will keep them in line. But naturally, Steven objects to this, and asks what her helped her see the light, to which she replies “a cycle of horrible torture”, along with living in nature and getting creative. So they then try to show the other Lapis’ how much fun anything but demolishing worlds can be, to which they half-agree to let them do so.

Steven and Lapis show them how beautiful nature and organic life is, as well as Lapis showing them how to make Meep Morps of anything. They try this themselves, but it ends with them sawing a mountain in twain, which they find to be much more efficient in brutalizing worlds. Steven and Lapis then try to show them other fun activities, like dancing, which delights the nice Lapis, but not so much the mean Lapis.

Running out of options, Lapis suggests that if the previous activities don’t make them feel good right away, then maybe they could navigate their new way of feeling by expressing themselves through song. She then sings about how unbearable her life use to be, but how overtime, she discovered how unpredictable and beautiful life can be. Unfortunately, instead of being inspired by her song, the two other Lapis’ found it quite humorous and criticize her, then return to tearing the planet apart.

Having had enough of their ignorance, Lapis decides to literally take matters into her own hands, causing the three Lazulis to breakout into a fight. Steven tries to intervene, but Lapis insists that he stays out of it. The two Lapis’ eventually have Lapis in chains and attempt to finish her off, but then, a calmly enraged Lapis then summons an ocean to wash them away. She then tries to take down by forming a giant version of herself out of water and prepares to smite them both with a giant water spear. But before she does, she sees Steven on the cliff who reminds her of who she is now, which helps calm her down.

Lapis and Steven then go check on the other Lazuli’s, and Lapis assures then that the fight his over, and demands to know if they’ll stop terraforming and leave the planet to thrive. They give her their word on account of the act of strength she had displayed. She informs them that it was a weakness, restraint and patience is what takes strength and then heads back to the warp pad, claiming it’s not worth the fight. Before Steven catches up with her, he hands the other two Lapis’ brochures for Little Homeschool for if they change their minds.

Returning to Earth, Lapis regrets the actions she had taken today and claims the other Lazulis reminded her of who she use to be. Steven comforts her by reminding her it wasn't her fault that they’re stuck in their ways. And then to their surprise, the nice Lapis then arrives on the warp pad and asks if she had arrived to Little Homeschool, to which the episode ends with Lapis and Steven gladly welcoming her with open arms.

Characters

 * Steven Universe
 * Lapis Lazuli
 * Lapis Lazuli (Mean Lapis) (debut)
 * Lapis Lazuli (Nice Lapis) (debut)
 * Flower-Like Aliens (debut)
 * Malachite (indirectly mentioned)

Objects

 * Warp Pad
 * The Mirror (mentioned)

Locations

 * Little Homeschool
 * Unknown Planet (debut)

Music

 * "Shining Through"

Trivia

 * Zach Callison and Jennifer Paz are the only voices throughout the episode.
 * The Nice Lapis has golden freckles, a reference to the gold specks on real-life lapis lazuli.
 * This episode has Lapis singing a second solo song, with her first being "That Distant Shore" in "Can't Go Back".
 * It is mentioned that Pearls, as a Gem type, are known to dance and sing.

Cultural References
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Continuity Errors
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