History Recap / StevenUniverseS2E29LogDate7152

* MadnessMantra: Peridot seems to have recored the phrase "traitorous clod" in order to repeat it over and over to herself.
* MoodSwinger: Peridot goes through an emotional rollercoaster, starting with [[DissonantSerenity the completely straight face]] she always makes with beginning a log entry.

* TheOphelia: What Peridot has become after the events of "Message Received". Her mental stability is decreasing but she's more emotionally open, which fans considering it adorable.

* WholeEpisodeFlashback: The episode begins with Peridot throwing away the tape recorder that [[ApocalypseLog chronicles her slow descent into madness]], and then has Steven rewind it back to the beginning.

* MoodWhiplash: Peridot goes through an emotional rollercoaster, starting with [[DissonantSerenity the completely straight face]] she always makes with beginning a log entry.

* TheOphelia: What Peridot has become after the events of "Message Received".

* TrailersAlwaysSpoil: Since the preview of the episode recaps the events of what happened in the last, a lot of things about the then-unaired Message Received were spoiled. Namely, that Yellow Diamond showed up in some capacity, Peridot betrayed her, and has now sided permanently with the Crystal Gems... to her extreme dismay.

* [[CooldownHug Cooldown Touch]]: Garnet puts a comforting hand on Peridot's shoulder and gently suggests she calm down. It works, as Peridot goes from crying, cackling, and yelling to asking if she'd have to get a star and asking where she'd even put it, in more normal tones of annoyance.

* TheOphelia: What Peridot has become.

* TitleDrop`: The very first line of the episode, spoken by Peridot as she's about to make an entry on her audiotape journal.

* [[CooldownHug Cooldown Touch]]: Garnet puts a comforting hand on Peridot's shoulder and gently suggests she calm down. It works, as Peridot goes from crying, cackling, and yelling to asking if she'd have to get a star and asking where she'd even put it.

* ApocalypticLog: Despite the threat of an EarthShatteringKaboom, Peridot’s audio diary has been recording [[GoneHorriblyWrong an entirely different disaster…]] [[InvokedTrope according to Peridot.]]
--> '''Steven:''' Well, that tape recorder seem to be helping.
--> '''Peridot:''' *throws recorder* NO, IT’S NOT! It’s a chronicle of my decent into madness!
--> '''Garnet:''' *catches recorder after it bounces off her face* You dropped this.
--> '''Peridot:''' Get it away from me. Give it to Steven. Return madness to its source!

* BrokenRecord: "I'm a traitorous Clod!...''(rewind)''...Traitorous Clod!...''(rewind)''... Clod!...''(rewind)''...Clod!...''(rewind)''[[RuleOfThree ...Clod!...]]"

--> '''Steven:''' Uh, Peridot? Are you gonna be okay?
--> '''Peridot:''' ''([[BrokenRecord Plays her ‘traitorous clod’ line twice]], [[LaughingMad is grinning ear to ear]])'' No!

* SanitySlippage: Poor Peridot. She even calls the events "a chronicle of my decent into madness!"

Steven sneaks a listen to Peridot's audio diary. A preview can be seen [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wruadcxs2qg]].

* AsideGlance: Steven does one when he rewinds the tape recorder to begin listening to it.

Steven sneaks a listen to Peridot's audio diary. A preview can be seen [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAdKZ7xfHjw here]].

--> ''[[BrokenRecord Peridot plays her ‘traitorus clod’ line twice]]''
--> '''Peridot:''' [[LaughingMad *grinning ear to ear*]] No!

* FreakOut: Peridot’s is a continuous OhCrap with varying emotions and intensities.

* SanitySlippage: Poor Peridot.

* BrokenRecord: "Traitorous Clod!...''(rewind)''...Traitorous Clod!...''(rewind)''... Clod!...''(rewind)''...Clod!..."

Steven sneaks a listen to a friend’s audio diary.

Steven listens to an audio diary.