History Recap / StevenUniverseFutureS1E4Volleyball

** When Pearl was [[IdentityAmnesia rejuvenated]] in ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverseTheMovie'', her gem made a hologram of a clamshell before asking for a username and customization. In this episode, we find out Pearls are made in a facility called of the same shape called the Reef, which is operated by an AI (with Pearl's voice) called the Shell.

* AstonishinglyAppropriateAppearance: The Shell creates Pearls, and fittingly looks like a giant clamshell (even if it's not meant in-universe to resemble one).

** When Pearl was [[IdentityAmnesia rejuvenated]] in ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverseTheMovie'', her gem made a hologram of a clamshell before asking for a username and customization. In this episode, we find out Pearls are made in a facility called of the same shape called the Shell.
** The Shell also decides to rejuvenate Pearl and Volleyball when Steven is upset over their argument, something Bismuth said Homeworld often punished gems with.

** Pearls are not made in Kindergartens, they're all made (as well as repaired and "refurbished") at a single facility called the Shell.

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* TheMedic: One of Steven's new responsibilities is to be a Gem nurse for anyone who's cracked their gem.

''Steven is determined to help Pink Diamond’s original Pearl, who gets named Volleyball, heal the scar on her face.''

* TheAtoner: The Pearl Fusion implies that the reason why both Pearl's accounts of Pink Diamond were so radically different - Volleyball remembering her as an abusive SpoiledBrat who [[CannotKeepASecret could not keep secrets]], Pearl remembering her as an AllLovingHero with too many secrets - was because [[HeelRealization Pink Diamond realized she was abusing Volleyball and sought to become better]].

** When Pearl was [[IdentityAmnesia rejuvenated]] in ''Steven Universe: The Movie'', her gem made a hologram of a clamshell before asking for a username and customization. In this episode, we find out Pearls are made in a facility called of the same shape called the Shell.

* TheMedic: One of Steven's new responsibilities is to be a gem nurse for anyone who's cracked their gem.

* TheUnReveal: The episode never truly reveals if Volleyball's eye was fixed, intentionally keeping the angle at a shot where viewers can't see her left eye during the final minute.

* YoungerMentorOlderDisciple: Pearl is more experienced than Volleyball is, but the latter reminds the former that the latter is older than her.

* CallBack: Volleyball claims that one of Pink's more destructive powers was [[MakeMeWannaShout a scream so powerful it "could crack the walls"]]. In "[[Recap/StevenUniverseS5E28ChangeYourMind Change Your Mind]]", Pink Steven was shown to have that same power, casually let out a scream ("SHE'S GONE!") that [[CraterPower made a crater beneath his feet]].

* WhamLine: "This [[note]] Pink Pearl's cracked eye [[/note]] was from Pink Diamond."

* TheAtoner: The Pearl Fusion implies that the reason why both pearl's accounts of Pink Diamond were so radically different - Volleyball remembering her as an abusive SpoiledBrat who [[CannotKeepASecret could not keep secrets]], Pearl remembering her as an AllLovingHero with too many secrets - was because [[HeelRealization Pink Diamond realized she was abusing Volleyball and sought to become better]].

* LineOfSightName: Steven nicknames Pink Pearl "Volleyball" after said ball hits him.

* RageBreakingPoint: As Pearl and Volleyball are over how they knew Pink Diamond, Steven gets fed up with hearing more bad things about his mom and snaps. As a result, [[YouWouldntLikeMeWhenImAngry Pink Steven]] takes over and does considerable damage to the Reef, triggering Volleyball's suppressed trauma of dealing with Pink.

* WhamLine: "[The cracked eye] was from Pink Diamond."

* WhamLine: "This was from Pink Diamond."

* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Volleyball's ordeal plays out as a metaphor for domestic abuse.

* SubordinateExcuse: It's heavily hinted that, like Pearl, Pink Pearl's feelings for her Diamond were more than platonic.

This episode will air December 7th, 2019.

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* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Volleyball trying to excuse every bad thing Pink Diamond did to her - counting the fact Pink Diamond had abused her physically when she was denied getting a colony at first - is no different than physical abuse in a marriage unwilling to break.

''Steven is determined to help Pink Diamond’s original Pearl heal the scar on her face.''

** Pink was responsible for her first Pearl's crack.

* TheUnReveal: The episode never truly reveals if Pink Pearl's eye was fixed, intentionally keeping the angle at a shot where viewers can't see her left eye during the final minute.
* WhamShot: Pearl and Pink Pearl fusing.
* YoungerMentorOlderDisciple: Pearl is more experienced than Pink Pearl is, but the latter reminds the former that the latter is older than her.

'''Pink Pearl:''' I am older than you.

This episode will air December 7, 2019.