Steven Universe - Season 1 Link

No one is pure evil. Lapis is a victim who becomes an abuser (in Malachite). The “monsters” are revealed to be Gems driven mad by the trauma of war. The season’s final shot of Lapis dragging Jasper into the ocean is heartbreaking, not triumphant.

One of the most revolutionary aspects established in Season 1 is the show's approach to gender and identity Rebecca Sugar Steven Universe - Season 1

Welcome to Beach City! of Steven Universe is a massive 52-episode journey that transforms from a "monster-of-the-week" comedy into a deep, lore-heavy space opera. No one is pure evil

Steven's mother, , was the former leader of the Gems who gave up her physical form to bring Steven into the world. Much of the season focuses on Steven learning to control his gemstone's powers while living in Beach City with his father, Greg , a former rock star living in a van. Seasonal Arc: From Slice-of-Life to Lore The season’s final shot of Lapis dragging Jasper

And for the first time, Steven Universe felt like more than a kid tagging along. He was a Crystal Gem. Not because of his mother's power, or his father's courage, but because he had refused, over and over, to let love be a weakness.