Fragments

"Fragments" is the 16th episode of the American animated limited series Steven Universe Future, which serves as an epilogue to the 2013–19 television series Steven Universe. It originally aired on Cartoon Network on March 20, 2020. It was directed by Kat Morris, Alonso Ramirez Ramos and Liz Artinian and written and storyboarded by Lamar Abrams and Miki Brewster. The episode was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Short-Form Animation. In this episode, Steven flees the Gems to be trained by Jasper in an attempt to hone his anger and aggression. Plot As the episode begins, Steven (Zach Callison) is being lectured by Pearl (Deedee Magno Hall) after crashing Greg's van at the end of the previous episode as she, Garnet (Estelle), and Amethyst (Michaela Dietz) try to get him to talk to them about his problems. In an ensuing outburst, he accidentally slows down time, during which he takes the opportunity to flee. He goes to Jasper's (Kimberly Brooks) campsite, where, after a talk, she pushes him to embrace his anger. After hesitation, Steven fights back, and she begins training him rigorously to fight well by honing his anger and aggression.