Season 2 is the second season of the television program Steven Universe. The season premiered on March 13, 2015, beginning with the episode "Full Disclosure". New characters were introduced over the course of the season. Because of the "StevenBomb" event, to satisfy the criteria of "a week full of new episodes," four episodes were moved from season 1 and were subsequently aired during season 2. Those episodes are "Open Book", "Say Uncle", "Story for Steven" and "Shirt Club".
Season 2 went on a summer hiatus after "Reformed" on April 30,[1] and returned with a second StevenBomb, beginning with "Sworn to the Sword", running from June 15 to June 19. The third StevenBomb (called "Week of Sardonyx") aired starting with the first episode called "Cry for Help" on July 13 and ending with "Friend Ship" on July 17, marking the end of a short hiatus and the beginning of another one. New weekly episodes were planned to return in August,[2] but got pushed back to September 10[3] due to unspecified "boring production reasons."[4] After six weeks of new episodes, the show went on a winter hiatus on October 15, 2015, and returned January 4, 2016, with a StevenBomb starting with "The Answer" and ending with "Log Date 7 15 2" on January 8, 2016.
Season 2 and Season 3 were originally planned as two halves of a 52 episode season, however on March 30, 2016, it was confirmed that there was a change of plans, and seasons 2 onwards will have just 26 episodes instead of 52, making the first half (episodes 53-78) the second season, with "Log Date 7 15 2" as the season 2 finale, while the second half, episodes 79-104, were reclassified as Season 3.
"Say Uncle": Uncle Grandpa comes to town and helps Steven master his Gem powers as he avoids the pursuit of the other Crystal Gem members.
"Love Letters": Steven and Connie help Jamie with the concept of love, his target unintendedly being Garnet.
"Reformed" The Crystal Gems chase "the slinker" across the Crystal Temple as Amethyst constantly reforms into deformities, unwanted by Garnet.
"Sworn to the Sword": Connie trains with Pearl to be a swordfighter for Steven and only Steven.
"Rising Tides, Crashing Skies": Ronaldo Fryman examines the Crystal Gems and determines whether their inhabitance is safe for the rest of Beach City.
"Keeping it Together": The Crystal Gems visit the Kindergarten only to discover experimental Cluster Gems and their origin story.
"We Need to Talk": Greg tells Steven and Connie the time where he and Rose had fused figuratively.
"Chille Tid": The Crystal Gems attempt to relax after searching for Malachite. Steven, however, is having nightmares related to such a character.
"Cry for Help": Steven's TV undergoes a static disturbance due to a message from Peridot, and the Crystal Gems head to the Communication Hub to stop Peridot from communicating to Homeworld.
"Keystone Motel": After Pearl lied to Garnet, she splits into Ruby and Sapphire from an imbalance in their harmony. Greg offers a road trip to help figure things out.
"Onion Friend": Steven and Amethyst explore Onion's House and its functions.
"Historical Friction": Bill Dewey wants to conduct a play reenacting the history of William Dewey in a Mary Sue way. However, Steven and Jamie have better plans.
"Friend Ship": The Crystal Gems encounter a Gem ship, Peridot coincidentally being there to activate its traps and defeat the Crystal Gems.
"Nightmare Hospital": Steven and Connie witness more Cluster Gems and prepare to combat the horde, only after Connie first combats her loyalty with her mother's wishes.
"Sadie's Song": Steven helps Sadie Miller prepare her vocal performance for the upcoming Beach-a-Palooza and helps her fight off the anxiety of the event.
"Catch and Release": Finally capturing Peridot and disarming her the Limb Enhancers, the days continue with Peridot inhabiting Steven's Bathroom. Peridot reveals information on the Cluster.
"When It Rains": Steven helps Peridot conquer her fear of chaotic conditions, such as thunderstorms, as he lures her out of the bathroom and attempt to convert her to an alliance.
"Back to the Barn": The Crystal Gems and Peridot work out a solution to stop the cluster, but have Pearl and Peridot get into a mecha battle instead to determine who leads the project.
"Too Far": Peridot demonstrates her social skills which turn out to be poor and leads to some gossip on Amethyst's past turmoil.
"The Answer": Garnet tells Steven the tale on how she came to be and how she became a Crystal Gem member.
"Steven's Birthday": Steven celebrates his birthday but is concerned about his future with Connie as his process of aging is unknown.
"It Could've Been Great": The Crystal Gems and Peridot take a trip to the moon to search for more information.
"Message Received": Peridot closely betrays the Crystal Gems by possessing a Diamond Communicator without the knowledge of the group, which is used to communicate the Great Diamond Authority through the Diamond line.
"Log Date 7 15 2": Peridot suffers from psychological trauma from antagonizing Yellow Diamond.
Trivia
Amazon Instant Video and the official Cartoon Network site lists Season 2 as "Season 3".
The September promo for Steven Universe had an Easter egg and the logo for Sea Pals on the boxes at the door.
During the summer of 2015, titles for most of the upcoming Season 2 episodes were posted on the CN website.
The order of these episodes were never specified, and that "we'll learn the actual episode order as they air."[5]
Despite this the actual airing order seemed almost identical to the leaked listing. Notable differences include the episodes from "Sadie's Song" to "Gem Drill" being absent, along with "Barn Mates". And the final four episodes being shifted in airing order, most notably "Tiger Philanthropist" was pushed from September 2016 to March 2017.
Since the remaining number of episodes are higher than 26, it's possible that two of the upcoming episodes are from season 3. It is also possible that some of the titles were working titles for episodes that have now aired.
Rebecca Sugar and Matt Burnett announced that Steven Universe is renewed for a 4th and 5th season and season 5 will go to 2018.