Steven Universe: Season 5
Steven Universe Season 5 continues the overarching saga across 28 episodes.
Season 5 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Picks up essential narrative continuity directly following the events of Steven Universe Season 4.
- Character alliances, factions, and personal loyalties undergo significant shifts under escalating stakes.
- Addresses unresolved cliffhangers and thematic mysteries introduced during previous seasons.
- Establishes the primary seasonal conflict that drives serialized character arcs toward the finale.
Season overview
Steven Universe Season 5 continues the overarching saga across 28 episodes.
Episode Guide
Season 5 Progress Shield
Stuck Together
May 29, 2017
Steven and Lars are stuck inside Topaz and try to look for a way to escape.
The Trial
May 29, 2017
Steven goes to court against Blue and Yellow Diamond to determine his (or rather Rose Quartz's) fate.
Off Colors
May 29, 2017
After escaping from the Diamonds, Steven and Lars encounter and befriend the "off-colors", a group of "defective" Gems who live in hiding from Gem society. Lars defends them from s
Lars' Head
May 29, 2017
After Steven brings Lars back to life with his healing powers, he discovers that Lars now shares the same powers as Lion.
Back to the Kindergarten
Dec 22, 2017
Steven, Amethyst, and Peridot try to spruce up the Kindergarten.
Sadie Killer
Dec 29, 2017
Steven and the Cool Kids start a band, but they have trouble finding their sound.
The Big Show
Apr 16, 2018
Steven shoots a documentary that follows a local band as they get their first big break.
Pool Hopping
Apr 23, 2018
Garnet and Steven explore the most unlikely timelines in Beach City.
Can't Go Back
May 7, 2018
Ronaldo spots something mysterious on the moon, and Steven goes to investigate.
Now We're Only Falling Apart
Jul 2, 2018
Followed by hearing about the revelation, many problems ensue within the crystal gems' relationships.
What's Your Problem?
Jul 3, 2018
Amethyst convinces Steven to take a break after all he's been through.
The Question
Jul 4, 2018
Ruby decides to explore her own life separate from Sapphire, and has a Wild West adventure as a lonesome cowboy with the help of Steven, Amethyst, and Greg.
Made of Honor
Jul 5, 2018
As Ruby and Sapphire plan their wedding, Sapphire wishes that their friends from the war could be there to see it.
Reunited
Jul 6, 2018
The wedding of Ruby and Sapphire, with the Gems and several Beach City citizens in attendance, goes without a hitch and Garnet reforms.
Legs From Here to Homeworld
Dec 17, 2018
Steven tells Blue and Yellow Diamond that their final attack on the Earth corrupted the remaining Gems on the planet, instead of destroying them outright as intended.
Familiar
Dec 24, 2018
White Diamond believes that Steven is Pink Diamond, so Steven tries to fit Pink's part so that way he can get close enough to White to ask her about helping the corrupted gems on E