History Recap / StevenUniverseS1E25MirrorGem

** Steven, upon realizing he hitted Garnet and knocked her shades off.

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* ABoyAndHisX: A Magical Talking Reflective Gemstone? Wow Steven, you're making all sorts of friends.

* BlatantLies: Pearl says the mirror can't want things because it's just a machine ''as it cries out not to be taken away''.

* MakingASplash: Lapis has water powers.

** Steven, after hitting Garnet and knocking her shades off.

* WhamEpisode: The mirror turns out to be an imprisoned Gem. When she sees Garnet, Amethyst, and Pearl, she reacts with intense hatred and retreats to the ocean.

* ParentheticalSwearing: After Steven bumps into Lars, the ways Lars says "Watch where you're going you little...''Steven''" makes it sound like he had a very different word in mind.

When he gets to the beach, Steven asks the mirror why it's so upset and freaked out. It responds by saying "Let Me Out!". Steven, ever compassionate, asks what he must do. The mirror gives him a silhouette animated image of himself removing the cracked gem off the back. Steven does so, and the teardrop shaped gem forms into a blue woman in a blue gown. She introduces herself as Lapis Lazuli and enthusiastically thanks Steven for talking to her and helping her.

* AndIMustScream: Lapis spent centuries bound inside a magical mirror. She could speak only when spoken to...''Except that the Gems did not speak to her, ever.'' The revelation about the Gems knowing that there was somebody trapped in there and doing nothing about it was quite a "WhatTheHellHero" moment.

* YouAreGrounded: Steven becomes is grounded at the end of the episode, which Amethyst tries to take [[BuriedAlive literally]], but then becomes ungrounded in "Ocean Gem" after he vows to bring the ocean back.

* DeathGlare: Garnet gives a three-eyed one to Steven when he slaps her.

* NewContentCountdownClock: Even though the hiatus ended in late August of 2014, Cartoon Network was only airing one 11 minute segment of Steven Universe a week, replaying the previous week's. Since "Mirror Gem" and "Ocean Gem" were a special two-episode event, they put the countdown clock up for it.

* {{Superdickery}}: The Gems start acting unusually antagonistic when trying to get the mirror away from Steven.

'''MD''': The smells of the busy boardwalk, (''pfrrrrrrt'') the hot, wet, ocean wind, (''pfrrrrrrt'') the time to take that pressure that's built up all year and just let it out! (''pfrrrrrrt'')\\

* YouAreGrounded: Steven, surprisingly.

** Steven, after hitting Garnet.

* ToiletHumor: Quite a bit during Mayor Dewey's speech with Steven using the mirror for fart noises.

* WhatTheHellHero :"You...you three knew I was in there and you didn't do anything... Did you even wonder who I used to be? I am Lapis Lazuli, and you can't keep me trapped there anymore!"
* YouAreGrounded: Steven, surprisingly.

* AndIMustScream: Lapis spent centuries bound inside a magical mirror. She could speak only when spoken to...''Except that the Gems did not speak to her, ever.'' The revelation about the Gems knowing that there was somebody trapped in there and doing nothing about it was quite a " WhatTheHellHero " moment.

* ContinuityNod: Connie can't hang out with Steven because [[Recap/StevenUniverseS1E17Lion2TheMovie she has tennis practice]].

* NewContentCountdownClock: Even though the hiatus ended in late August of 2014, Cartoon Network was only airing one 11 minute segment of Steven Universe a week, replaying the previous week's. Since Mirror Gem and Ocean Gem were a special two-episode event, they put the countdown clock up for it.

Steven befriends a magical mirror that can mysteriously communicate with him. You can see a preview of it [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-CpSahta1k here.]]

** Especially the case with [[TheStoic Garnet]], who at this point in the series has never gotten mad at Steven for his shenanigans. However when Steven refuses to let her and the Gems hurt the mirror, seeing Garnet angry at him, [[DeathGlare WITHOUT her sunglasses on]], is both startling ''and'' a little scary.

When he excitedly tells the mirror he wants to show the Gems, it uses a reflection of Steven and tells him [[BigNo "Nooooo!"]] in no uncertain terms. Steven insists it will be okay, even as the mirror repeats "No!" over and over, finally going silent when Steven tries to tell the Gems about the mirror. It plays possum but Steven tries to coax it into revealing itself. When the Gems realize it's talking, they react with alarm and distress because it shouldn't be able to do that. Steven tries to get the mirror to show it can talk to him, but it tells him that it only wants to interact with him. When the mirror sees the Gems approaching, it cries "No!" again, obviously upset. Garnet wants to take the mirror. Amethyst wants to bubble it. Steven tells them to back off because the mirror is screaming, and he obviously feels bad it's so upset. He attempts to slap Garnet's hand away when she reaches for the mirror. But he hits her face and knocks her glasses off, enraging her. Steven runs off with the mirror, calling back an apology for striking Garnet.

The Gems arrive at the beach, ready to punish Steven, and to fight. Steven gets between the Gems and Lapis, not wanting to see the Gems fight, since he recognizes the new woman as a Gem. Lapis, on the other hand, very much wants to fight -- she conjures a giant arm out of the seawater and raises it to attack. She accuses Garnet, Amethyst and Pearl of knowing she was in there and not doing anything to help her, or even trying to find out who she once was. She tells Steven to come with her, and when he hesitates, she leaves him with a warning to not trust the Gems, and departs.

* MakingASplash: The new Gem has water powers.

** Especially the case with [[TheStoic Garnet]], who at this point in the series has never gotten mad at Steven for his shenanigans. However when Steven refuses to let her and the Gems hurt the mirror, seeing Garnet angry at him, [[TheGlassesComeOff WITHOUT her sunglasses on]], is both startling ''and'' a little scary.

* HarsherInHindsight: Every mention of an artifact being [[AppliedPhlebotinum gem-powered]] since this episode shows they're [[spoiler:[[SentientPhlebotinum Crystal Gems.]]]]

When he excitedly tells the mirror he wants to show the Gems, it uses a reflection of Steven and tells him [[BigNo "Nooooo!"]] in no uncertain terms. Steven insists it will be okay, even as the mirror repeats "No!" over and over, finally going silent when Steven tries to tell the Gems about the mirror. It plays possum until they come to have a closer look. When the Gems realize it's talking, they react with alarm and distress because it shouldn't be able to do that. Steven tries to get the mirror to show it can talk to him, but it tells him that it only wants to interact with him. When the mirror sees the Gems approaching, it cries "No!" again, obviously upset. Garnet wants to take the mirror. Amethyst wants to bubble it. Steven tells them to back off because the mirror is screaming, and he obviously feels bad it's so upset. He attempts to slap Garnet's hand away when she reaches for the mirror. But he hits her face and knocks her glasses off, enraging her. Steven runs off with the mirror, calling back an apology for striking Garnet.

* YouAreGrounded: Steven, surprisingly.
* WhamEpisode: The mirror turns out to be an imprisoned Gem. When she sees Garnet, Amethyst, and Pearl, she reacts with intense hatred and retreats to the ocean.

* [[ABoyAndHisX A Boy and His Magical Talking Reflective Gemstone]]: Wow Steven, you're making all sorts of friends.

* [[SealedGoodInACan Sealed Unknown]] [[SealedEvilInACan Quantity In A Can]]: The mirror is revealed to hold a Gem named Lapis Lazuli. And she desperately wants out.

* HarsherInHindsight: Every mention of an artifact being [[AppliedPhlebotinum gem-powered]] since this episode shows they're[[spoiler:[[SentientPhlebotinum other Crystal Gems.]]]]