History Recap / StevenUniverseS4E9ThreeGemsAndABaby

* ChristmasEpisode: Aired on the first day of December, features heavy snowfall in both the past and present, and Greg holding Steven in his van, huddled in a blue blanket and surrounded by the Gems, is strongly reminiscent of a Nativity Scene (with Greg, Steven, and the Gems as Mary, Jesus, and the Three Wise Men, respectively). The Gems in the flashback even come bearing gifts!

** Much as Greg tells Connie there's a lot of uncertainty about how Steven will grow, like in "Steven's Birthday".
** Pearl drives Greg's van, showing off that she learned how.

* PutOnABus: Vidalia is out of town visiting friends, but let's Greg and Steven stay at her place to stave off the cold.

** Greg's living situation isn't really fit for Baby Steven, having to stay at Vidalia's house just to keep him safe. His living situation now is no better with the heat being out and him only being safe due to the Gems letting him stay over. With that said, he does still have his royalty money and could get a better living space if he desired; he camps out with Steven and the Gems since they're family.

** The Gems' lack of regard for Greg leads to them outright kidnapping Steven.

* HeroicBSOD: Pearl is going through this, still being shaken by Rose's death and entirely withdrawing from Greg, only speaking to him when necessary.

* OhCrap: It's a short scene, but Ruby and Sapphire have this reaction when [[TearJerker their unfusing causes baby Steven to cry]].

* VoluntaryShapeshifting: Amethyst thinks that Rose is doing this, and demonstrates it a few times to attempt to jog "her" memory.

* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Greg and the Gems panic when Steven's gem starts to glow, not knowing what to do, similar to when parents panic when their child has an abnormal reaction to a new situation with no apparent explanation.

* ShoutOut: The title is from ''Film/ThreeMenAndABaby''.

%%** Much as Greg tells Connie there's a lot of uncertainty about how Steven will grow, like he

** Much as Greg tells Connie there's a lot of uncertainty about how Steven will grow, like he

** Rose drives Greg's van, showing off that she learned how.

** Greg despite having money to care for Steven and more responsibility is still new to the father business. He's reading up on the new task, and the song he accompanies is "I Could Never Be Ready".

** In contrast to him being a moocher in "Greg the Babysitter," Greg in this episode pays for his own groceries when staying at Vidalia's place.
** Mentioned by Steven at the end of the episode, when he says that the Gems were wrong about them not being able to change, as they ''have'' changed, especially compared to how they were fourteen years ago. To drive it home, his words are shown over Pearl giving Greg some tea and giving the tea bag to Amethyst; those three being characters whose relationships at the beginning of the show were arguments and avoidance at best and destructive at worst.

* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Greg and the Gemss' panic when Steven's gem starts to glow, and not knowing what to do, is similar to when parents panic when their child has an abnormal reaction to a new situation with no apparent explanation.

* OhCrap: It's a short scene, but Ruby and Sapphire have this reaction when [[TearJerker their unfusing causes baby Steven to cry.]]
* PoorCommunicationKills: The Gems just took Steven, hopped into the van, and left without telling Greg anything. Past Amethyst Lampshades it.

* RealityEnsues: Garnet unfuses in front of Steven as a demonstration, but as a baby, Steven lacks object permanence and doesn't understand where Garnet went.

** The Gem's lack of regard for Greg leads to them outright kidnapping Steven.

* TimeSkip: Takes place at least a couple years after the last flashback episode; Sour Cream is older, Vidalia and Yellowtail are together, and Vidalia's house looks nicer.

** Greg has the Gems, apparent friends, take Steven, steal his car, and leave without saying anything to him.

* ThrowTheDogABone: After raising a baby on her own with no help, Vidalia meets a man that she loves, who adopts her child and makes sure they are both happy.

** Mentioned by Steven at the end of the episode, when he says that the Gems were wrong about them not being able to change, as they ''have'' changed, especially compared to how they were fourteen years ago. To drive it home, his words are shown over Pearl giving Greg some tea and giving the tea bag to Amethyst, those three being characters whose relationships at the beginning of the show were arguments and avoidance at best and destructive at worst.

* CharacterDevelopment: In contrast to him being a moocher in "Greg the Babysitter," Greg in this episode pays for his own groceries when borrowing Vidalia's place and takes good care of Steven.

* DoesThisRemindOfYouAnything: Greg and the Gems's panic when Steven's gem starts to glow, and not knowing what to do, is similar to when parents panic when their child has an abnormal reaction to a new situation with no apparent explanation.

* OhCrap: It's a short scene, but Ruby and Sapphire have this reaction when [[TearJerker they unfusing causes baby Steven to cry.]]
* OldShame: Garnet is clearly ashamed of having kidnapped Steven as a baby, citing that they made a mistake. While Pearl justifies it, she clearly regrets it too.

** Due to Steven being a one of a kind HalfHumanHybrid, both Greg and the Gems are confused when his gem glows. Greg worries it might be a fever while the Gems kidnap him thinking it might be rose trying to defuse with him, with Pearl tempted to remove Steven's gem, thinking it'll restore her.

** Greg's living situation isn't really fit for Baby Steven, having to stay at Vidalia's house just to keep him safe. His living situation now is no better with the heat being out and him only being safe due to the Gems letting him stay over. With that said, in the present he does still have his royalty money and could get a better living space if he desired; he camps out with Steven since they are family.

* WhatTheHellHero: Greg calls the Gems out for kidnapping Steven. Steven does the same thing on hearing this as a fourteen year old.

* WhatTheHellHero: Greg calls the Gems out for kidnapping Steven.

** Greg's living situation isn't really fit for Baby Steven, having to stay at Vidalia's house just to keep him safe. His living situation now is no better with the heat being out and him only being safe due to the Gems letting him stay over.

* TimeSkip: Takes place at least a couple years after the last flashback episode.

* AdultFear: Greg has the Gems, apparent friends, take Steven and leave without saying anything to him.

* CountingToPotato: "One, human babies don't glow. And letter number b... what if they do?!"
* ChristmasEpisode: Aired on the first day of December; features heavy snowfall in both the past and present; and Greg holding Steven in his van, huddled in a blue blanket and surrounded by the Gems, is strongly reminiscent of a Nativity Scene (with Greg, Steven, and the Gems as Mary, Jesus, and the Three Wise Men, respectively). The Gems in the flashback even come bearing gifts!

* FandomNod: When Steven starts to glow Amethyst thinks he is Rose and she is just trying to change back to her original form, while Pearl thinks she is in his gem and can't reform because of Steven, and finally Garnet thinks Steven is a fusion of Rose and her baby and they are trying to unfuse. These are three of the most popular theories about what Steven really is.

* RealityEnsues: As a baby, Steven lacks object permanence, so when Garnet unfuses into Ruby and Sapphire, he doesn't understand where Garnet went.