History Recap / StevenUniverseS1E40OnTheRun

* SurpriseCreepy: Unlike other Gem technology, the machines in the Kindergarten are angular and menacing.

* HiddenEyes: Amethyst's eyes are [[BlindingBangs hidden behind her hair]] just before she attacks Pearl. After Pearl talks Amethyst out of her hole, her eyes are hidden by hair again, but then one eye pokes out and she hugs Pearl.

* OminousMundanity: The place where gems are grown, with potentially world-destroying costs, is called "the Kindergarten". The name manages to be mundane and almost sweet-sounding on its own, but still bringing to mind [[AdultFear very dark thoughts]].

* AdaptationDecay: InUniverse. According to Steven, the ''No Home Boys'' had a good run until an ill-fated graphic novel adaptation, which the cover suggests [[GenreShift involved an introduction of a lot of fantastical elements]]. [[http://keepbeachcityweird.tumblr.com/post/110233073641/keep-beach-city-nostalgic-tonight-im-taking-a Ronaldo's review]] confirms this (and that the comic started three decades after the books ended because of a truly spectacular case of AuthorExistenceFailure), but he didn't think the comic was that bad.

* BadassBoast: Amethyst gives two when fighting Pearl

** In "Steven's Lion," when Steven asks to keep the lion, Garnet jokes, "We kept Amethyst." This turns out to be much more than a joke as it's revealed that Rose found Amethyst in the Kindergarten, likely after at least [[WildChild 1,000 years on her own]], and took her in.[[note]]WordOfGod has admitted that the original line was just a joke that wasn't meant to be setting anything up, as they still had no idea if the show would be ending with "Ocean Gem," and it wasn't part of the thought process while writing this episode, but they were delighted with the coincidence when the fans picked up on it.[[/note]]** The Gems have gathered the inactive Robonoids from "Warp Tour", lest they reactivate suddenly and restore the homeworld warp.

* RealityEnsues: Steven discovers that life on the road isn't as glamorous as the ''No Home Boys'' make it out to be.
-->''You know, I feel like I've been misled about hay. It always looks so soft in those illustrations. It's actually really scratchy.''

** Back in "Steven's Lion", in response to Steven keeping Lion, Garnet jokes "We kept Amethyst." This is shown to be more than a joke here.
** The Gems have gathered the inactive Robonoids from "Warp Tour", lest they reactivate suddenly and restore the homeworld warp.

* ContinuityNod: In "Steven's Lion," when Steven asks to keep the lion, Garnet jokes, "We kept Amethyst." This turns out to be much more than a joke as it's revealed that Rose found Amethyst in the Kindergarten, likely after at least [[WildChild 1,000 years on her own]], and took her in.[[note]]WordOfGod has admitted that the original line was just a joke that wasn't meant to be setting anything up, as they still had no idea if the show would be ending with "Ocean Gem," and it wasn't part of the thought process while writing this episode, but they were delighted with the coincidence when the fans picked up on it.[[/note]]

* {{Foreshadowing}}: As Pearl says the homeworld gems did "something very bad" to the Earth, she conspicuously leaves out Amethyst when telling Steven how they chose to defend the Earth. Amethyst looks away, ashamed, and steps on another Robonoid. Garnet follows up by saying "We chose Earth," and Amethyst silently stares into the corner.

* OneDimensionalThinking: As the tall machine falls over onto Amethyst, she runs along it's length all the way to her birth hole.

* RealityEnsues: Steven discovers that life on the road isn't as glamorous as the No Home Boys make it out to be.

* SurpriseCreepy: A quick example with the Kindergarten machines. Unlike other Gem technology they're angular and menacing.
* SwordBeam: Pearl fires energy blasts from her spear, and Amethyst shows a similar ability with her whips.

* BerserkerTears: Amethyst during her battle with Pearl.

* BindleStick: Steven and Amethyst carry them, and Steven refers to it by name. Steven thinks that's just how drifters are supposed to carry their things, opting to use it instead of his much more spacious backpack.
* BrokenBird: This episode reveals that for millennia Amethyst has been hiding feelings that she didn't belong with the other gems because she was a "mistake". These feelings have been fueled by the fact that Rose, the only person in her existence she felt actually liked her along with Greg, is gone forever. And this all may be due to the fact that she grew up in a abandoned canyon for millennia with no one to hang out with but rocks she talked to. Poor Gem can't have a break.

* OneDimensionalThinking: As the tall machine falls over onto Amethyst, she runs straight forward all the way to her birth hole.

-->'''Pearl''': I don't want to fight you.\\
'''Amethyst''': I wouldn't want to fight me neither!\\

--> '''Pearl''': No, No Amethyst! ''You're'' not the mistake! You're just a by-product of... ''(blushes)'' [[ExplainExplainOhCrap a big mistake.]]

'''Amethyst''': That's ''not'' my home.\\
'''Steven:''' But--Oh, that's right, you're from homeworld!\\

* ThisIsUnforgivable: Pearl describes what the other gems from the homeworld wanted to do, despite the harm it would cause the Earth, as the reason the Crystal Gems fought against them even though it meant never going home.

--> '''Pearl''': No, No Amethyst! ''You're'' not the mistake! You're just a by-product of... ''(blushes)'' a big mistake.

-->'''Pearl''': No, no. Amethyst, ''you're'' not the mistake. You're just the ''by-product'' of a... big mistake.\\

--> '''Pearl''': No, No Amethyst! ''You're'' not the mistake! You're just a by-product of... a big mistake.

* ContinuityNod: In "Steven's Lion," when Steven asks to keep the lion, Garnet jokes, "We kept Amethyst." This turns out to be much more than a joke as it's revealed that Rose found Amethyst in the Kindergarten, likely after at least [[WildChild 1,000 years on her own]], and took her in.

* BrokenBird: This episode reveals that for millennia Amethyst has been hiding feelings that she didn't belong with the other gems because she was a "mistake". These feelings have been fueled by the fact that Rose, the only person in her existence she felt actually liked her along with Greg, is gone forever. And this all may be due to the fact that She grew up in a abandoned canyon for millennia with no one to hang out with but Rocks she talked to. Poor Gem can't have a break.

* BrokenBird: This episode reveals that for millennia Amethyst has been hiding feelings that she didn't belong with the other gems because she was a "mistake". These feelings have been fueled by the fact that Rose, the only person in her existence she felt actually liked her along with Greg, is gone forever. And this all may be due to the fact that She grew up in a abandoned canyon for millennia with no one to hang out with but Rocks she talked to. Poor Gem cant have a break.

* ShoutOut: The silhouette-shaped holes in the Kindergarten cliff face, and the eerie way in which Amethyst glides backwards into her hole, are a nod to Junji Ito's ''Manga/TheEngimaOfAmigaraFault''.

* ShoutOut: The silhouette-shaped holes in the Kindergarten cliff face, and the eerie way in which Amethyst glides backwards into her hole, are a nod to Junji Ito's ''TheEngimaOfAmigaraFault''.

* BrokenBird: This episode reveals that for millennia Amethyst has been hiding feelings that she didn't belong with the other gems because she was a "mistake". These feelings have been fueled by the fact that Rose, the only person in her existence she felt actually liked her along with Greg, is gone forever. And this all may be due to the fact that [[spoiler: She grew up in a abandoned canyon for millennia with no one to hang out with but Rocks she talked to]]. Poor Gem cant have a break.