History Recap / BigCityGreensS2E12

** When Cricket pictures himself as a fireworks salesman one of his Skyrockets is labeled [[WesternAnimation/ToyStory the big one]].

** When Cricket imagines himself as a stuntman, he's dressed like WesternAnimation/{{Kick Buttoski|Suburban Daredevil}}.

** When Cricket imagines himself as a stuntman, he's dressed like WesternAnimation/KickBatowski.

** The title for this episode is a reference to Namco's arcade game series VideoGame/TimeCrisis

* ForegoneConclusion: It's come clear that Chip Whistler's plans to destroy the Greens' house will be ruined completely, given that it, along with Big Coffee and the apartment complex, still stands in Cricket's imagined future.

* AnAesop: Though your skills may seem off to others, they might come in handy to save the day.

** When Cricket pictures himself as a fireworks salesman one of his Skyrockets is labeled [[Film/ToyStory the big one]].

* ActorAllusion: A dub-based example. The entire reason why a Gramma-centric episode features a criminal couple based on [[Anime/{{Pokemon}} Jessie and James]]? [[https://twitter.com/kianamaiart/status/1284343064329248774 Because Meowth's voice actress in Japanese also does Gramma in Big City Greens' Japanese dub]].

* ActorAllusion: A dub-based example. The entire reason why a Gramma-centric episode features a criminal couple based on [[Anime/{{Pokemon}} Jessie and James]]? [[https://twitter.com/kianamaiart/status/1284343064329248774 Because Meowth voice actress in Japanese also does Gramma in Big City Greens' Japanese dub]].

[[caption-width-right:350:This is what happens when you think your future's just a single sheet of music,]]

* ForegoneConclusion: It's come clear that Chip Whistler's plans to destroy the Greens' house will be ruined completely, given that it still stands in Cricket's imagined future.

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: It seems odd that Remy's parents are not seen in this episode, they aren't even seen attending his audition.

* FreakOut: Remy when he realizes he is unprepared. Vasquez joins in, and eventually Cricket when he finds out his future could be ruined as well.

When Remy finds himself unprepared for a major violin recital, it sends him into a tailspin of doubt about his future; The Greens get their first smartphones and Gramma starts a driving business where she meets two customers who become her best riders, but are secretly thieves, while Cricket becomes the subject of a prank call he pulls on Gloria, and Tilly believes one of the apps houses a real person and tries to "free" her.

!! Time Crisis:

!! Gramma Driver:

* BittersweetEnding: Remy doesn't study his entire music sheet, and his performance ends up awful. But the good news is, he still does make it into the orchestra, albeit the third seat, and he has seen to himself never to worry about the future again.

* BadFuture: After realizing that he didn't study the rest of the music sheet, Remy instantly imagines how each of his career paths will turn for the worst. It all leads up to him becoming homeless on the street with only a bottle of ranch to keep him company. Cricket later imagines one when he realizes that without a plan for the future, he might end up a loser with nothing to show for and become a homeless bum on the street with Remy.

* BadFuture: After realizing that he didn't study the rest of the music sheet, Remy instantly imagines how each of his career paths will turn for the worst. It all leads up to him becoming homeless on the street with only a bottle of ranch to keep him company. Cricket later imagines one when he realizes that without a plan for the future, he might end up a loser with nothing to show for and end up a homeless bum on the street with Remy.

* BadFuture: After realizing that he didn't study the rest of the music sheet, Remy instantly imagines how each of his career paths will turn for the worst. It all leads up to him becoming homeless on the street with only a bottle of ranch to keep him company. Vasquez and Cricket later imagine one when the former worries his life might be mundane without Remy and when the latter realizes that without a plan for the future, he might end up a loser with nothing to show for.

* AbsenteeActor: The "real" Tilly, Bill and Gramma are completely absent in this episode (we only see them in Cricket's ImagineSpot about the future).