History Recap / StevenUniverseFutureS1E8WhySoBlue

* ShadowArchetype: Lapis sees the two rogue Lapises as everything she hates about [[IHatePastMe her old self]]: a self-centered Gem who did as she willed with complete disregard for all life around her.

%%* BewareTheNiceOnes: "Our" Lapis is willing to be patient with her fellow Lazulis, and follows Steven's advice in trying to bring them around. But when the other two push her too far, well... ''look out.''

%%* BlackComedy: Lapis's reflecting on what helped her realize the value of other life-forms is PlayedForLaughs.
%%--> '''Steven:''' [The Lapises] just need to realize that this is wrong. What made it click for you?\\
%%'''Lapis:''' [[MiseryBuildsCharacter A cycle of horrible torture.]] %%''({{Beat}}, followed by a cheery smile)'' But other than that, living in nature! \\
%%'''Steven:''' Yeah. Come on! We can do that for them.\\
%%'''Lapis:''' Okay. [[ComicallyMissingThePoint Just a little torture.]]

* BewareTheNiceOnes: "Our" Lapis is willing to be patient with her fellow Lazulis, and follows Steven's advice in trying to bring them around. But when the other two push her too far, well... ''look out.''
* BittersweetEnding: Our Lapis Lazuli manages to stop the two rogue Lapises from destroying any more worlds, but is disappointed in herself for resorting to violence to stop them, seeing it as weakness on her part. Despite this, Steven assures her she has still come a long way from how she was previously, and one of the other Lapises eventually shows up to attend Little Homeschool after Steven had previously mentioned it to them.
* BlackComedy: Lapis's reflecting on what helped her realize the value of other life-forms is PlayedForLaughs.
--> '''Steven:''' [The Lapises] just need to realize that this is wrong. What made it click for you?\\
'''Lapis:''' [[MiseryBuildsCharacter A cycle of horrible torture.]] ''({{Beat}}, followed by a cheery smile)'' But other than that, living in nature! \\
'''Steven:''' Yeah. Come on! We can do that for them.\\
'''Lapis:''' Okay. [[ComicallyMissingThePoint Just a little torture.]]
* ContinuityNod: It was previously established in [[Recap/StevenUniverseS4E14ThatWillBeAll "That Will Be All"]] that Lapises’ role in the Homeworld caste system is to [[HostileTerraforming terraform]] planets. This episode shows the details.
* ADayInTheLimelight: For Lapis, who's only had non-speaking cameos in ''Future'' up until this point.
* DefrostingIceQueen: The freckled Lapis does show an interest in dancing, unlike her companion. She eventually visits Little Homeschool on Earth.
* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Nice Lapis' incredulous reaction to being told that what she's always done is now considered wrong is similar to how real life people respond to [[ValuesDissonance values shifting]] and old attitudes being treated as offensive.

* ExpectingSomeoneTaller: Steven is shorter than Mean Lapis expected.

** Our Lapis is revealed to be abnormally powerful for her Gem type, capable of curbstomping ''two'' others at once. This was foreshadowed by Jasper back in ''Recap/StevenUniverseS3E15AloneAtSea'', who is incredibly impressed by her sheer power and implies it's abnormal.

* HeelFaceTurn: Freckled/Nice Lapis decides to try going to Little Homeschool at the end. [[RedemptionRejection Mean Lapis doesn't.]]

* InMediasRes: The episode opens as Steven and Lapis warp onto the alien planet, [[AsYouKnow recounting to each other]] that they're there to stop some gems rumored to still be destroying planets.

'''Nice Lapis:''' Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. [[ObliviouslyEvil How can the thing we've always done just suddenly be wrong?]] [[SunkCostFallacy At the very least, we've got to finish this world! We're almost done!]]
* MightMakesRight: The other Lapis Lazulis laugh at our Lapis for singing and dancing "like Pearls", but are eager to listen to her after her [[MakingASplash hydrokinesis]] overpowers theirs. [[YourApprovalFillsMeWithShame She doesn't take the compliment well]] because to her, restraint is strength, and almost beating them down in anger is weakness.
* MinimalistCast: Only four speaking parts, three of whom are voiced by Jennifer Paz since [[SignificantDoubleCasting same-type gems share voice actors]].

* ObliviouslyEvil: Nice Lapis, at the very least, honestly doesn't understand how her HostileTerraforming could be wrong when she's always been doing it.

* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: The plant/blossom aliens on this planet are very short, cute and easily frightened.

* SunkCostFallacy: Nice Lapis expresses this viewpoint, wanting to at least finish the current world because she and Mean Lapis are "almost done".
* ToxicFriendInfluence: [[ImpliedTrope Implied]] with Mean Lapis. Freckled Lapis ''does'' show interest in dancing, but Mean Lapis's disapproval causes her to stop. Mean Lapis is also notably absent when Freckled Lapis comes to Little Homeworld at the end.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: The other rogue Lapis doesn't come to Little Homeschool with the freckled Lapis, and it isn't explained what happened to her.

* AbsenteeActor: The only main character present is Steven, voiced by Zach Callison. Jennifer Paz does triple duty for all remaining characters.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: When Steven and Lapis are dancing, the freckled Lapis starts to join in. She's the one who decides to come to Earth at the end of the episode.

* HostileTerraforming: This episode shows how Lapises terraform for Homeworld: they gradually level the whole planet by slicing the land to pieces with pillars of water. The two new Lapises develop a giant water circular saw to slice large craggy mountains.

* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Nice Lapis incredulous response to being told that what she's always done is now considered wrong is similar to how real life people respond to [[ValuesDissonance values shifting]] and old attitudes being treated as offensive.

'''Lapis:''' [[MiseryBuildsCharacter A cycle of horrible torture.]] ''({{Beat}}, followed by a cheery smile)'' But other than that, living in nature!

* ItsWhatIDo: The Lapis Lazulis don't have any justification for destroying planets than it being something they've done their whole lives.

'''Steven:''' Because it's wrong!

* MightMakesRight: The other Lapis Lazulis laugh at our Lapis for singing and dancing "like a Pearl", but are eager to listen to her after her [[MakingASplash hydrokinesis]] overpowers theirs. [[YourApprovalFillsMeWithShame She doesn't take the compliment well]] because to her, restraint is strength, and almost beating them down in anger is weakness.

* InMediaRes: The episode opens as Steven and Lapis warp onto the alien planet, [[AsYouKnow recounting to each other]] that they're there to stop some gems rumored to still be destroying planets.

* ExpectingSomeoneTaller: Said by Mean Lapis about Steven.

* HostileTerraforming: This episode shows how Lapises terraform for Homeworld: they gradually level the whole planet by slicing the land to pieces with pillars of water. The two new Lapises develop a giant water bandsaw blade to slice large craggy mountains.

* MinimalistCast: Only four speaking parts, three of whom are voiced by Jennifer Paz since TalkingToHimself is in effect.

* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: The plant/blossom aliens on this planet, full stop.

* ToxicFriendInfluence: [[ImpliedTrope Implied]] with Mean Lapis. Freckled Lapis ''does'' show interest in dancing, but Mean Lapis's disapproval causes her to stop. Mean Lapis also notably absent when Freckled Lapis comes to Little Homeworld at the end.

* ExpectedSomeoneTaller: Said by Mean Lapis about Steven.

* ADayInTheLimelight: For Lapis, who's only had non-speaking cameos in ''Future'' up until this point.

* BittersweetEnding: Despite managing to stop the two rogue Lapis Lazulis from destroying any more worlds, our Lapis is disappointed in herself for resorting to violence to stop them, seeing it as weakness on her part. Despite this though, Steven assures her she has still come a long way from how she was previously, and one of the other Lapises eventually shows up to attend Little Homeschool after Steven had previously mentioned it to them.

* HostileTerraforming: This episode shows how Lapises terraform for Homeworld. They gradually level the whole planet by slicing the land to pieces with pillars of water. The two new Lapises develop a giant water bandsaw blade to slice large craggy mountains.

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: The other rogue Lapis doesn't come to Little Homeschool and it isn't explained what happened to her, the only logical explanation being that Freckled Lapis abandoned her for her ToxicFriendInfluence.

* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: Played with. The pair of rogue Lapis disregard Crystal Gem Lapis as weak and pathetic until she makes a dramatic display of her power. Cowed, the pair agree to obey her after seeing her strength. At this point, "our" Lapis laments that she was still weak because she did not truly restrain herself in showing her power, a ''real'' act of strength.

* BlackComedy: Lapis' reflecting on what helped her realize the value of other life-forms is PlayedForLaughs.

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Our Lapis showing the two rogue Lapises how to create shapes with water only ends up helping them make more powerful attacks. During their fight, they even borrow Lapis' attacks to use against her.

* RealityEnsues: While Steven's philosophy of freedom and independence is nice on paper, here it is taken to its natural conclusion when both Lapises take this as having the [[LackOfEmpathy "freedom"]] to continue HostileTerraforming on planets as they were made to do. When Steven and Lapis tries to make that the exception to the rule, [[{{Hypocrite}} they can't help but notice the inconsistency]].

* ToxicFriendInfluence: [[ImpliedTrope Implied]] with Mean Lapis. Freckled Lapis ''does'' show interest in dancing, but Mean Lapis' disapproval causes her to stop. Mean Lapis also notably absent when Freckled Lapis comes to Little Homeworld at the end.

* RealityEnsues: While Steven's philosophy of freedom and independence is nice on paper, here it is taken to its natural conclusion when both Lapises take this as having the "freedom" to continue HostileTerraforming on planets as they were made to do. When Steven and Lapis tries to make that the exception to the rule, [[{{Hypocrite}} they can't help but notice the inconsistency]].

%%* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: The plant/blossom aliens on this planet, full stop.

* ContinuityNod: It was previously established in [[Recap/StevenUniverseS4E14ThatWillBeAll "That Will Be All"]] that Lapises role in the Homeworld caste system is to terraform planets. This episode shows some more details on that.
* DefrostingIceQueen: The freckled Lapis did show an interest in dancing, unlike her companion. She turns out to have warmed up to the idea to visiting Little Homeschool.
* DramaticallyMissingThePoint: Nearly every point Steven and Lapis try to make ends up giving the other Lazuli's ideas on how to better destroy things.

* HostileTerraforming: This episode shows how Lapises terraform for Homeworld. They gradually level the whole planet by slicing the land to pieces with pillars of water.
* IHatePastMe: Lapis openly reflects about how she used to destroy planets without considering the life that already lived there and has since learned how precious life really is.
* MightMakesRight: The other Lapis Lazulis laugh at Lapis for singing and dancing "like a Pearl", but are eager to listen to her after her [[MakingASplash hydrokinesis]] overpowers theirs. [[YourApprovalFillsMeWithShame She doesn't take the compliment well]], because to her, restraint is strength, and almost beating them down in anger was weakness.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Lapis showing the two rogue Lapises how to create shapes with water only ends up helping them make more powerful attacks. During their fight, they even borrow Lapis' attacks to use against her.
* PlantAliens: The indigenous lifeforms on the alien planet are a [[RidiculouslyCuteCritter small, lily-like race of alien creatures]] that bloom when they feel safe. Curiously, they have the same body-type as Pumpkin.
* RealityEnsues: While Steven's philosophy of freedom and independence is nice on-paper, here it is taken to its natural conclusion when both Lapis's take this as them now having the "freedom" to continue to terraform planets like they were made to do. When Steven and Lapis tries to make that the exception to the rule, [[{{Hypocrite}} they can't help but notice the inconsistency]].

* ToxicFriendInfluence: [[ImpliedTrope Implied]] with Mean Lapis. Freckled Lapis ''does'' show interest in dancing, but Mean Lapis' disapproval causes her to stop. She's also notably absent when Freckled Lapis comes to Little Homeworld at the end.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: The other rogue Lapis doesn't come to Little Homeschool and it isn't explained what happened to her, the only logical explanation being that the freckled Lapis abandoned her for her ToxicFriendInfluence.

* BittersweetEnding: Despite managing to stop the two rogue Lapis Lazulis from destroying anymore worlds, Lapis is disappointed in herself for resorting to violence to stop them, seeing it as weakness on her part. Despite this though, Steven assures her she has still come a long way from how she was previously despite this small relapse, and one of the other Lapises shows up to attend Little Homeschool after Steven had previously mentioned it to them.

* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: Played with. The pair of rogue Lapis disregard Crystal Gem Lapis as weak and pathetic until she makes a dramatic display of her power. Cowed, the pair agree to obey her after seeing her strength. At this point, our "Lapis" laments that she was still weak because she did not truly restrain herself in showing her power, an act of true strength.

* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: Played with. The pair of rogue Lapis disregard Crystal Gem Lapis as weak and pathetic until she makes a dramatic display of her power. Cowed, the pair agree to obey her after seeing her strength.

* ADayInTheLimelight: For Lapis, who so far has only been in non-speaking cameos in ''Steven Universe: Future''.

* ContinuityNod: It was previously established in [[Recap/StevenUniverseS4E14ThatWillBeAll "That Will Be All"]] that Lapises role in the Homeworld caste system is to terraform planets. This episode shows some more details on that.

* IHatePastMe: Lapis sadly reflects about how she used to destroy planets without considering the life that already lived there and has since learned how precious life really is.