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"Change Your Mind" is a 44-minute special episode.[1] It takes up the production slots of the 29th through 32nd episodes of the fifth season of Steven Universe, and the 157th through 160th episodes overall. It is the final episode of the fifth season, as well as a sub-event of the Diamond Days event, called Battle of Heart and Mind.

Synopsis

Steven faces his biggest challenge yet.[2][3]

Plot

Part 1

The episode begins with Steven waking up in the Prison Tower and frantically searching for ConnieBlue Diamond comes in and is upset that Steven won't behave better; Steven "flickers" between himself, Rose Quartz and finally turns into Pink Diamond.

Steven wakes up from his nightmare to see that Connie is present. Blue Diamond comes into the Prison Tower, upset that "Pink" won't, once again, act like a Diamond should. Noticing the pattern, Steven tries to convince Blue that how she is treating himself and the rest of the Crystal Gems isn't right. Blue Diamond has an epiphany and realizes her and Yellow Diamond's behavior towards Pink in the past had caused her to feel miserable and misunderstood. With her change of heart, Blue helps Steven and Connie find the other Crystal Gems. They confront Yellow Diamond and Blue tries to convince Yellow to just let Steven and the Crystal Gems go back to Earth. Yellow Diamond refuses to help and the two begin fighting. Steven gets them to stop (right before Blue Diamond is poofed) and gets them to make up before the united Diamonds head for Pink Diamond's Ship. White Pearl appears to their dismay, stating that no one is leaving Homeworld. She takes control of White Diamond's Headship and docks it with Pink Diamond's Ship.

Part 2

As the Diamond Mech attacks, Blue and Yellow's Ships fly in and knock the Mech over. They land to reveal Bismuth, and a reformed Peridot and Lapis in new Crystal Gems Uniforms. Together, they manage to connect Yellow and Blue's ships to White and Pink's ships. They then all get on the arms to try and talk to White Diamond. However, White instead shoots white light from the eyes of her mech, which strikes Blue and Yellow Diamond's gems. The two lose their own color and turn white and motionless - they are now controlled by White Diamond. In the process, the mech's arms grow slack and Steven drops all the Crystal Gems.

Steven chases after them, he catches Amethyst and fuses with her gemstone, jump-starting her regeneration as they create Smoky Quartz. Realizing that he can use fusion to wake them up, Steven fuses with Pearl's gem to create Rainbow Quartz 2.0. Eventually, all of the Gems land safely on the road of Homeworld's city. Steven has already begun to fuse with Ruby and Sapphire, with the rest of the Crystal Gems looking onward in surprise. Suddenly, the Diamond mecha stomps on the Crystal Gems.

Part 3

It is revealed that no one was injured and the new fusion between Steven and Garnet, Sunstone, is holding the foot up. They're able to push it off before unfusing. With the Crystal Gems ready to fight, Steven states the only way to win is for all of them to fuse and form Obsidian. Pearl, Garnet, Amethyst, and Steven all dance and form Obsidian, before starting to climb up the Diamond Mech. They unfuse when they reach the head of the ship, and White slams into a wall. They make it safely inside, but White Diamond refuses to listen to Steven. White argues that "Pink" brings out the worst, the defects in everyone and surrounds herself with flawed Gems so she can be "the best of the worst" and uses her light to take over first Amethyst, then Garnet's and Pearl's minds, arguing that she is making things perfect. White further argues that "Pink" isn't gone, that "Steven" is a new form just like "Rose", and that Pink Diamond merely got so good at lying, she managed to lie to herself. White theorises that Steven couldn't have any of Pink's memories if he weren't Pink; Steven questions his identity and motivations just as Connie makes it into the mech and is forced to fight Pearl. Ultimately, Connie is restrained by the controlled gems, White Diamond picks up Steven and proceeds to pull out Steven's Gem.

Part 4

Steven regains consciousness as he hears Connie call out for him, but he is extremely weak. Above White Diamond's hand, Steven's Gem floats into the air, radiating pink light which shapes itself into Pink Diamond and Rose Quartz, pauses, then forms a Pink Steven. White Diamond asks the Pink Steven where Pink Diamond is, prompting it to shout "She's gone!" with such force it blasts a crater into the floor and nearly blows White Diamond off of her feet. Pink Steven, its face devoid of any emotion, begins walking towards the incapacitated Steven to rejoin his other half. White tries to interfere by blasting Pink Steven with her mind control ray, but Pink Steven uses a shield - which is faceted and without the rose and thorn design that Steven usually shows - to block it. White Diamond attempts multiple times to control Pink Steven but each attempt fails. Even when White uses all the gems under her control to also blast the Pink Steven with her Light, it merely shields itself, then 'pops' the shield, throwing everyone off balance and causing Steven to cry out to stop, that it's hurting the gems. Connie picks up human Steven and gives him to his Pink half. The two begin to dance and laugh before recombining into normal Steven.

Furious, White Diamond yells in anger and accuses "Pink" of being a child. Steven claims he already is a child and asks White Diamond what her excuse is. This causes White to blush along with all of the other mind controlled Gems, and the mind control on the Crystal Gems, Blue and Yellow Diamond, and White Pearl is lost as White realises she's showing a flaw.
Steven reunites with the rest of the Crystal Gems (with a sudden appearance from Lapis, Peridot, and Bismuth coming in as Backup), and comforts the now Pink Pearl, who is confused about where she is. White Diamond goes through an existential crisis, wondering why beings with flaws should even exist. She turns to Yellow and Blue Diamond, who recoil from her, calling White "off color" (out of character, unlike what she is 'supposed' to be) due to her pink blush. Steven comforts White as well, telling her she can fix things and live a better, happier life - if she will "leave her own head".

Back on Earth, Sadie Killer and the Suspects sing a Ska version of Greg's "Let Me Drive My Van Into Your Heart" to everyone in Beach City. As they're applauded, the full Diamond Mech lands. The Crystal Gems, along with the Diamonds, exit the ship as well as the Sun Incinerator landing shortly after. Lars and the Off Colors depart to reunite with Steven, Lion, and a very worried Sadie.

Steven, the Crystal Gems, and the Diamonds bring all the bubbled Corrupted Gems from the Temple in the Burning Room to Rose's Fountain. As the bubbles are thrown into the water, Steven and the other Diamonds sit together and heal them with their combined powers. The newly healed Gems begin to converse and play, all showing some remnant of their corrupted forms, but otherwise unharmed. A healed Jasper attempts to attack Steven before Amethyst reminds her that the Diamonds are present and watching, causing her to sink sullingly into the water.

The other Diamonds bid farewell to the Crystal Gems before the top half of the Diamond Mech separates and warps back to Homeworld. Steven sits on the beach playing a song on his ukulele when the other Crystal Gems ask if they can join him. They take a seat next to him (reminiscent of their poses in the show's second opening) and enjoy each other's company as a shooting star streaks overhead in the night sky.

Features

Characters

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Objects

Locations

Music

Songs

Instrumental Songs

Trivia

  • This is the first 44-minute special episode in the series.
    • While the Wanted event consisted of four 11-minute episodes aired on the same day, the episodes in Wanted are considered four separate episodes.
  • This is the final episode of the Diamond Days arc, and Season 5 as a whole.
  • This episode shows that Steven is capable of fusing with inactive Gems, which results to them reforming quickly in the process.
  • This episode shows the first time Steven's gem stone being removed.
  • This episode was referred to in official Cartoon Network marketing material as "Battle of Heart and Mind".
  • This is the first time bubbles created by Yellow Diamond are shown.
  • Greg's catchphrase "If every pork chop were perfect, we wouldn’t have hot dogs" is mentioned again by Steven.
  • This episode shows Peridot and Lapis's new forms, as well as Pearl, Amethyst, and Garnet's.
  • Yellow Diamond says the phrase "We need to talk," the title of a Season 2 episode.
  • This episode revealed that White Diamond can possess Gems, changing their gemstones' color.
  • The Crystal Gems landing on the ground (with Steven landing gracefully) parallels the Crystal Gems landing on the ground (with Steven hitting the ground face-first) in "Serious Steven".
  • Steven saying "I am a child; what’s your excuse?!" is a reference to Steven saying "I can’t help it; what’s your excuse?!" in the Pilot.
  • Steven saying "Be whoever you are" to White Diamond is possibly a reference to the song "Be Wherever You Are" from "Island Adventure".
  • Although healed, some of the corrupted Gems still have features from their corrupted forms, such as the Quartz Gems still retaining their horns.
  • White Diamond calls Yellow Diamond "impure" because she absorbs all the blue, leaving yellow. This is similar to absorption of light in the real world. Similarly, Blue Diamond absorbs every color except blue. White Diamond is "perfect" because white is the combination of every color of the spectrum; Blue, Yellow and Pink are therefore "parts" of her. However, Pink is not any particular frequency of light, but instead is a mixture of red and violet.[4]
  • The 30-second shot of Steven reuniting with his gem was guest-animated by James Baxter, a former Disney and Dreamworks animator who has worked on films such as Beauty and the Beast and The Road to El Dorado.

Cultural References

  • Peridot and Garnet both have star-shaped visors in their new forms, similar to the ones worn by Kamina and Simon in the sci-fi mecha anime Gurren Lagann.
  • The way Rainbow Quartz 2.0 uses their umbrella, coupled with their british accent and attitude are a clear reference to the Disney movie Mary Poppins.

Continuity

  • This episode continues from "Escapism".
  • Sadie's line "Lars? You're really here!" could be a reference to Peridot's line to Lapis in "Reunited".
  • White Diamond's understand of Steven's nature is similar to Pearl's in "Three Gems and a Baby" - she believes that removing his gem will allow Pink Diamond to reform.
  • Pearl's new jacket is due to her experience and outfit from "Last One Out of Beach City".

Errors

  • When Steven sees the Gems poofed in his dream, Garnet's gems both stay red rather than one becoming blue.
  • During the scene where White's ship is flying over to Pink's ship, Yellow's sclera are colored yellow.
  • When Smoky Quartz is about to unfuse, Amethyst's gem on Smoky Quartz's chest is colored as its normal purple.
  • The scene immediately after Obsidian slices Blue Diamond's armship in half shows it cut off at the wrist like Yellow Diamond's armship was instead of being slit along the arm all the way to the elbow.
  • When Pink Steven forms, Blue Diamond is on White's right (left from Steven's perspective,) but in the next shot, Yellow Diamond is there instead. 
  • When Pink Steven is walking towards Human Steven, just before the scene transitions, Pink Steven's arm is colored-in incorrectly.
  • When the Diamond Ships land on Earth, one duplicate of Barbara Miller, one duplicate of Dante Barriga, and two duplicates of Connie can be seen in the crowd.
  • When the Diamond Ships land on Earth, Bismuth, Lapis and Peridot aren't seen with the rest of the Crystal Gems.
  • When Jasper emerges from the water upon being healed, her left hand is missing the teal spots that are later seen in the next few shots.
  • The credits of this episode misspell "Pink Pearl" as "Pink Peral".

Transcript

View the episode's transcript here.

Gallery

New Gallery

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Videos

References

ve Episode List
Pilot Pilot
Season 1 A: Gem GlowLaser Light CannonCheeseburger BackpackTogether BreakfastFryboCat FingersBubble BuddiesSerious StevenTiger MillionaireSteven's LionArcade ManiaGiant WomanSo Many BirthdaysLars and the Cool KidsOnion TradeSteven the Sword FighterLion 2: The MovieBeach PartyRose's RoomCoach StevenJoking VictimSteven and the StevensMonster BuddiesAn Indirect KissMirror Gem/Ocean Gem

B: House GuestSpace RaceSecret TeamIsland AdventureKeep Beach City WeirdFusion CuisineGarnet's UniverseWatermelon StevenLion 3: Straight to VideoWarp TourAlone TogetherThe TestFuture VisionOn the RunHorror ClubWinter ForecastMaximum CapacityMarble MadnessRose's ScabbardOpen BookShirt ClubStory for StevenThe MessagePolitical PowerThe Return/Jail Break

Season 2 Full DisclosureJoy RideSay UncleLove LettersReformedSworn to the SwordRising Tides, Crashing SkiesKeeping It TogetherWe Need to TalkChille TidCry for HelpKeystone MotelOnion FriendHistorical FrictionFriend ShipNightmare HospitalSadie's SongCatch and ReleaseWhen It RainsBack to the BarnToo FarThe AnswerSteven's BirthdayIt Could've Been Great/Message ReceivedLog Date 7 15 2
Season 3 Super Watermelon Island/Gem DrillSame Old WorldBarn MatesHit the DiamondSteven FloatsDrop Beat DadMr. GregToo Short to RideThe New LarsBeach City DriftRestaurant WarsKiki's Pizza Delivery ServiceMonster ReunionAlone at SeaGreg the BabysitterGem HuntCrack the WhipSteven vs. AmethystBismuthBetaEarthlingsBack to the MoonBubbled
Season 4 Kindergarten KidKnow Your FusionBuddy's BookMindful EducationFuture Boy ZoltronLast One Out of Beach CityOnion GangGem HarvestThree Gems and a BabySteven's DreamAdventures in Light DistortionGem HeistThe ZooThat Will Be AllThe New Crystal GemsStorm in the RoomRocknaldoTiger PhilanthropistRoom for RubyLion 4: Alternate EndingDoug OutThe Good LarsAre You My Dad?I Am My Mom
Season 5 Stuck TogetherThe TrialOff ColorsLars' HeadDewey WinsGemcationRaising the BarnBack to the KindergartenSadie KillerKevin PartyLars of the StarsJungle MoonYour Mother and MineThe Big ShowPool HoppingLetters to LarsCan't Go BackA Single Pale RoseNow We're Only Falling ApartWhat's Your Problem?The QuestionMade of HonorReunitedLegs From Here to HomeworldFamiliarTogether AloneEscapismChange Your Mind
Film Steven Universe: The Movie
Steven Universe Future Little HomeschoolGuidanceRose BudsVolleyballBluebirdA Very Special EpisodeSnow DayWhy So Blue?Little GraduationPrickly PairIn DreamsBismuth CasualTogether ForeverGrowing PainsMr. UniverseFragmentsHomeworld BoundEverything's FineI Am My MonsterThe Future
Shorts Lion Loves to Fit in a BoxThe Classroom Gems: What Are Gems?We Are the Crystal GemsThe Classroom Gems: How Are Gems Made?UnboxingThe Classroom Gems: FusionCooking with LionGem KaraokeSteven ReactsVideo ChatSteven's Song Time
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