Bismuth (Steven Universe)
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Steven (right) meets Bismuth. This was the first occurrence of an episode's title being displayed during the story instead of after the opening theme.
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| Episode no. | Season 3 Episode 20 & 21 |
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| Original air date | August 4, 2016 |
| Running time | 23 minutes |
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"Bismuth" is the twentieth and twenty-first episode of the third season of American animated television series Steven Universe, which premiered on August 4, 2016 on Cartoon Network. It was written and storyboarded by Lamar Abrams, Colin Howard, Jeff Liu and Katie Mitroff. The episode was viewed by 2.153 million viewers.
In the episode, Steven accidentally discovers and frees a Gem bubbled within Lion's mane, who is introduced as Bismuth, one of the original Crystal Gems from 5,300 years ago. As her old friends Pearl and Garnet rejoice, Steven eventually learns why Bismuth was kept away all these years.
While in the storage space in Lion's mane, Steven (Zach Callison) accidentally pops a bubbled Gem that was stored there. The gem regenerates into Bismuth (Uzo Aduba). Steven brings her out of Lion's mane, and Garnet (Estelle) and Pearl (Deedee Magno Hall) joyfully introduce her to Steven and Amethyst (Michaela Dietz) as one of the original Crystal Gems, thought lost during the Gem War. Bismuth is dismayed to learn that thousands of years have passed and they are the last of the Crystal Gems.
Bismuth takes the Gems to her forge, where she used to make weapons for the Rebellion. She speaks passionately about her desire to overthrow the "upper crust" of the Gem Homeworld and allow all Gems the freedom of self-determination. Bismuth gives the Gems upgrades for their weapons, and they all return to the temple to spar. Steven, intimidated by the intensity of the sparring, offers to show Bismuth some Earth traditions: badminton, card games, making pizzas and watching movies.
That night, Bismuth reminisces about Rose Quartz. When Steven says that he feels he'll never be able to live up to his mother's legacy, Bismuth tells him he can be someone even better—himself. She offers to give Steven a new weapon of his own.
Back at the forge, Bismuth shows Steven her masterpiece: the Breaking Point. While Rose's sword can compromise a Gem's physical form without damaging the gem itself, the Breaking Point is capable of shattering a gem in one hit. Steven rejects the weapon, saying its use would make the Crystal Gems no better than Homeworld. Bismuth says that that's what Rose said when Bismuth first showed the Breaking Point to her, and concludes that Steven is just Rose in disguise. They fight, while Bismuth accuses "Rose" of hypocrisy and not valuing the lives of her followers.
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