these are three of Steven Universe's saddest episodes the third being on the run the episode starts off with Steven reading one of his favorite books on the couch he gets up once he realiz the beam is activating which means the gems are coming back home the Crystal Gems are now home from a mission where they got these ball looking things that apparently can repair portals so they took them to stop them from repairing the portal to where the gems Came From A Place Called Home world then amethyst breaks one of the balls which upsets Pearl
because she wanted to study them and not destroy them this is when Pearl tells Steven that the whole reason the Crystal Gems did on Earth was to protect the life there from the home world essentially becoming traitor to their own kind once Steven hears this he instantly is reminded of his book series he was reading which is called the no home boys which centers around two guys who were around the country solving Mysteries and are pretty much homeless Steven says he wants to become a no home booy and Amethyst is just like let's do it
so step amethyst pack a little sack and head on their way to wherever they also sing a cute little song and in the song amethyst says she never felt like she had a home and we'll see what that really means later Stephen and Amethyst jump onto a moving train then I don't have any idea how but somehow the same raccoon already mauled Steven just somehow ended up on a moving train and steals his food Steven tries to get ameth to share her food with him but she literally just eats it all in one G which
is pretty evil considering gems don't have to eat to survive once Steven realizes that hey isn't as comfortable as it is in the movies he says he wants to go home there's only one problem though amethyst doesn't seem like she wants to go home stating that Steven's house is not her home Steven thinks she's talking about the home world but then she screams that that's not her home either and at this point Steven is confused because he has no idea what amethyst considers home and after he asks she offers to show him so amethyst takes
step to some gloomy Gray looking Canyon a place she calls the kindergarten this is where amethyst reveals that she was actually made on Earth and not in space like pear and Garnet Amethyst goes around showing stepen all the things from her childhood which is pretty much just a bunch of rocks she named because she was lonely she even shows Steven exactly where she was born a small hole in the mountain which is shaped exactly like her after she tells Steven she came out of this hole Steven realizes just how many gems were born there and
it's a lot this is where Pearl teleports to them using a Teleport pad and pearl was clearly upset that amethyst brought Steven to this place and she asked how much she told him about it apparently the hom roll gems used that place to grow even more gems for their army but the Crystal Gems shut it down and took amethyst once they found her and this makes amethyst lash out on Pearl straight up slamming her into a giant piece of metal with her Whip and Amethyst completely breaks down screaming I never asked to be made Amis
clearly has a deep hatred towards herself and she feels like she was never meant to even exist and that's largely due to the messed up place she came from and also the fact that she was one of the gems made specifically to destroy the Earth Steven comes between amethy and Pearl and begs her to stop but right when this happens a giant drill that got placed off balance during the fight is about to fall right on top of them Steven is able to Bubble himself in Pearl but amethyst is still out in the open when
the drill crashes down so then Steven finds amethyst who was just sitting alone in her birth hole Steven tries tearing her up but he realizes the only one who can talk to her is pearl amethyst feels like nothing but an embarrassing mistake and pearl literally had no idea she was feeling this way this just highlights how good amethyst is at masking her emotions which makes it even more sad because this has clearly been eating away at her for a long time so long that she straight up runs away and has a violent out when confronted
by Pearl Pearl tells amethyst that even though she only exists because of a mistake she's the best thing to ever come from that horrible place and she should be proud of that and ameth comes out of the cave and hugs Pearl and the three return home and the episode ends there so this episode is honestly extremely sad because it shows just How Deeply traumatized amethyst really is despite how good she is at massing it with humor and her recklessness amethyst has always been the comic relief character while Pearl and Gard are the more serious ones
and I think that's why it's so upsetting seeing that she feels this way and has felt his way for a really long time this episode definitely deserves his place and for a cartoon it's extremely relatable as well and I'm sure helped a lot of people the second siest episode is Mr Greg the episode starts off with Steven watching some ad for burgers in turns that one of Greg's songs got used for a burger ad and he made 10 million off of it 10 million from a burger commercial is insane but now he doesn't know what
to do with the money so him and Steven sing a fun little song while thinking about it and at first Greg is talking about how he doesn't need the money to be happy because quality time with Steven don't cost nothing they also come up with some stuff like Steven's college fund or going on a vacation and this is when Greg gets an amazing idea there's a huge city called Empire city which is probably based off of New York where all the rich people go to party and Greg thinks him and Stephen should go there for
the weekend and it seems like it's just going to be a fatherson bonding trip until Steven goes and let's bring Pearl and for some context Pearl and Greg haven't got along ever since before Rose died Pearl's hate for Greg literally goes all the way back to when Rose and Greg first started dating but despite these pent up feelings the three go on their way and try to have a little fun trip and at first things are going pretty well and hold on look at this hotel pool inside this place looks amazing anyways at first everyone
is singing and having a good time even Pearl is having fun but right when Greg tries to dance with her she lashes out and pushes him away which instantly ruins the mood a few hours go by and step and his dad are long asleep leaving only Pearl and once she's alone Pearl breaks out into one of the most heartbreaking songs in Steven universe history I can't play due to copyright but basically in the first part of the song she talks about her experiences with rose up until the point she died at first she talks about
how she was fine with all the men that came along because she knew Rose didn't care much about them until Greg Pro never thought she could lose Rose to someone like Greg and she felt defeated this song is a very sign ific an changing point in the Ste Universe storyline and I'll talk more about that after we finish the episode anyways once Pearl finishes her song she notices that Greg and Steven heard everything she just said and Greg leaves the room upset Steven knew there was a lot of strain on Greg and Pearl's relationship and
that's actually why he brought her Pearl chases after Greg to try to cheer him up but she doesn't really know how so Steven bribes the Piano Man and starts to sing them a song where he talks about how they have more in common than they think Steven also turns pink in this song which I think is symbolizing how both Greg and pearl were in love with rose and they both have to learn how to live without her Pearl finally opens up to Greg and tells she never hated him but she was just jealous because Rose
chose him over her Pearl reaches her hand out to Greg and the two share a heartwarming dance I also think it's kind of funny how Pearl's a man in this dance but once the dance is over Greg gets the bill and it's pretty massive and the episode ends with the three singing about how they don't need to spend a bunch of money to be happy they'd rather just have quality time together and then they drive home on the surface it may not seem like this is one of the saddest episodes but I think there's a
lot of reasons this episode deserves a spot on the list it's always been hinted at but this is the first time you really see Pearl put her grief and feelings for rose on full display and it's heartbreaking Rose Rose has already been gone for quite a few years but to a gem that's practically nothing because they live forever and pearl was mentally unable to move on from Rose despite knowing Rose didn't love her back Pearl even started to resent Greg because she always had a deep jealousy of him and Rose's relationship and now she'll never
have a chance to win Rose over loving someone who doesn't love you back can be one of the most painful experiences ever and Pearl's pain is worse because she had to watch Rose love Greg instead of her and now Rose is gone leaving them both empty this episode also highlights just how similar Pearl and Greg really are Pearl and Greg both constantly try to stay strong for Steven because they know that's what Rose would want but they still struggle to cope with their grief and both do it in very different ways they're also both parental
guiding figures for Steven as pear practically adopted the role of Steven's overprotective Mom since Rose has been gone Steven is also suffering in this episode because he deeply loves Pearl and his dad and all he wants is for them to get along and like I said earlier this episode was a huge turning point in the story for Pearl because now instead of fighting her grief alone she now has Greg to relate to although their experiences with rose were very different they both loved her more than anything this episode was very sad but also had a
very sweet ending and finally the saddest episode of Steven Universe is storm in the room this episode continues right after another episode where Steven and the gems rescue Steven's dad from a human zoo in space there's immediately a conflict though because Connie is supposed to be picked up by her mom but now her mom will answer the phone Stephen and Connie try to pass the time until her mom gets there with games but she quickly becomes really anxious and starts to think something bad may have happened to her mom like a car crash and Connie
doesn't realize it but her constant worrying about her mom makes Ste even think about his mom and if he knows who she truly is a few hours go by and Connie's Mom finally shows up and nothing Baden happened she just got stuck in surgery since she works at a hospital and her phone died Connie and her mom now leave leaving Steven alone and the next scene is extremely quiet since Steven has no one to talk to and we can tell he's struggling mentally Steven tries to make and eat some food but he can't stop looking
at a picture of his mom so he goes outside but of course he start storming like crazy so now he has to go back inside and his food is pretty much ruined Stephen wants to know the real rose not just stories he wants to really understand his mom and talking about his mom makes his gem start to glow and it opens up a secret room that only he can unlock Rose's room is very unique and that it basically shows you anything you put your mind to it's kind of like dreaming while awake Steven knows nothing
in there is real but he asks to see his mom it's a very Bittersweet moment watching this child who lost his mom talking to his idea of her he basically knows nothing about her so they sit there doing things stevenh thinks kids do with their parents like playing video games and football they even do a Charlie Brown football reference and Steph is clearly a little uncomfortable but being in this room with this fake version of his mom brings him a deep sense of comfort and he even starts to cry Stephen tries to take a picture
of him and his mom and that's when he realizes he's the only one there and this realization hits him like a truck and the entire color of the room changes to match Steven's emotions this really isn't his mom it's just how he wants her to be and how he thinks of her from all the stories he's heard although his mom is literally a part of him he still knows nothing about her aside from one short tape she left for him and Steven S starts turning into anger anger towards his mom he's angry at her for
keeping so many secrets and leaving him alone and Confused then a giant storm breaks out in the room causing lightning and stepen to be blown away by a gust of wind Steven confronts her on all the secret she's kept like locking bismi and lion and shattering pink diamond but the manifestation of his mom says nothing Steven is now hysterically upset he calls his mom a liar and claims she only had him to clean up her messes and the vision of Steven's mom reminds him of the tape she left him where she talks about how much
she loves Steven and wanted him to exist only for himself not for her Steven's mom left him a lot of questions but her love for him has always been genuine but due to the gems and Steven's dad having so many impressive stories and speaking so highly of Rose Steven now feels like he has to fill her shoes but that was never what she wanted for him although the vision of Stephen's Mom isn't real she helps him rationalize and even gives him a hug this this point is where stepen finally realizes that his mom never intended
to leave him a burden but she did and now because she's a part of him he has to deal with what she left behind Steven has now turned his anger to acceptance towards his mom but he's clearly still upset and lies down on the couch this is when all the gems and his dad come back home and bring him a pizza this was a Bittersweet moment too because no one knows the mental trauma this kid just endured but still they do exactly what they need to do for him in this moment so this deeply emotional
episode at least ends on a somewhat happier note it's episodes like this that make me realize why I like s universe so much not only is it depressing but the themes are really dark as well and I can't think of a single animated show that paints grief this accurately most people would describe grief as just sadness or a broken heart but it's so much deeper than that and can be different for everyone although Steph is sad about not knowing his mom this episode in particular has his grief displayed by Deep anger and confusion which turns
into delusions Although seeing a fake version of his mom probably wasn't helpful for moving on it definitely helped him in this moment because it made him realize that Despite All the Troubles mom left behind she truly did love him and she brought him into this world because she knew he would do amazing things she never intended on him being in this much pain over her this episode is definitely one of the saddest for me I mean seeing how empty Steven is watching Connie walk away with her mom and straight up being unable to eat because
he can't stop thinking about his mom is heartbreaking just watching this poor child bond with his own version of his dead mom makes my stomach turn upside down it's even sadder because Stephen is usually surrounded by the gems or other people but this episode is very different he pretty much spends the entire episode alone with his dark thoughts at least the ending of episode was pretty happy I guess but I don't know I don't know I'm just watching TV you know watch the Universe sest episodes it's three sadest episodes very sad they're very sad and
that's that's why I just did talk three status episodes
