History Recap / StevenUniverseS2E7LoveLetters

* ImpliedDeathThreat: Ronaldo assumes [[http://keepbeachcityweird.tumblr.com/image/117212434170 his letter]] to be this, since most of the words are barely readable.

-->'''Connie:''' Wow, it looks like the postal service has been slacking off.\\

-->Dearest Jamie,\\

Garnet

-->'''Jamie:''' Ah, Garnet! You've come! You can tell Steven about all the beautiful things you wrote to me in this message!\\

* SexyWalk: There's a good amount of attention given to Garnet's hips swaying while she [[SexySurfacingShot comes out of the ocean]]. Or maybe it's all in Jamie's head.

* AbsenteeActor: Pearl and Amethyst don't appear.

* RealityEnsues: Steven's house (and mailbox) being on the beach, away from any marked road, makes it difficult for postal workers to find. As soon as Jamie left his job, no one knew where it was anymore, so Steven's mail kept piling up at the office.

* LoveAtFirstSight: Jamie's crush on Garnet. Garnet actually defies this trope, saying love takes time and work and that love at first sight doesn't ''even exist''.
* LoveLetter: The title. Jamie wants to give one to Garnet.

* LovingAShadow: Garnet considers Jamie's love to be this since he doesn't know her at all.

* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: When the usually [[TheStoic Stoic]] Garnet suddenly goes full-on SassyBlackWoman, you know it's for real.

* PurpleProse: Jamie's letter. Lampshaded when he's shown writing it with a feather quill by candlelight, while dressed in an outfit and seated in a room that would both make a 16th century nobleman proud. The letter Connie writes back is hardly any better -- she styled it after a soap opera.
* OfficialCouple: In case "Jailbreak" wasn't clear enough with its message, this episode makes sure to cement the idea of Ruby and Sapphire being exclusive.

* SexyWalk: Garnet, while she [[SexySurfacingShot comes out of the ocean]]. Or maybe it's all in Jamie's head.

* StrongFamilyResemblance: Barb looks similar to her daughter, Sadie.
* TaughtByTelevision: Connie is convinced she can fabricate a PurpleProse letter to Jamie because she's watched soap operas. It doesn't go so well.

* AllThereInTheScript: The postwoman's name is Barb, and she's Sadie's mom.
* AlternateHistory: Given how seriously Connie and Steven take Jamie's claim of trying to find acting fame in Kansas, it's possible their timeline doesn't have California as the center of the entertainment industry. [[ZigZaggedTrope Or they were just being polite.]]

--> '''Garnet:''' "Love takes time, and love takes work...At the very ''least'' you have to know the other person."

* {{Animesque}}: Jamie turns his face into this when calling for Garnet.

* [[BluntYes Blunt No]]: Reconstructed. Garnet's face-to-face rejection hurts Jamie's feelings, later prompting her to apologize for her curtness. But her steadfastness to her answer does help Jamie come to terms that she's not into him.
* BrutalHonesty: Garnet's reply letter to Jamie, which is originally just the word "no", but is later expanded to be even more blunt. Lampshaded by Connie.

* CoolShades: Jamie is first seen with a pair that he brought in a souvenir shop in Kansas and have written "Movie Star" on the lenses.
* CrushBlush: Jamie has this around Garnet or whenever he thinks about her. [[ShipTease Noticeably]], Steven has this for a moment when taking selfies with Connie.

* EarlyBirdCameo: Jamie the mailman made his first appearance all the way back in "[[Recap/StevenUniverseS1E3CheeseburgerBackpack Cheeseburger Backpack]]".
--> '''Steven:''' [[SayMyName Jamie!]]\\
'''Jamie:''' Hey Steven, long time no see.\\
'''Steven:''' [[BigOMG OOOH MYYY]] [[GoshDangItToHeck GOOOSH!]]
** Barb the postwoman (who's also Sadie's mom) briefly appeared in a crowd scene next to her daughter in [[Recap/StevenUniverseS1E48TheReturn "The Return"]].

* InnocentlyInsensitive: Garnet's extreme bluntness and initial lack of any attempt to let Jamie down easy come across as this when, after realizing how upset he was, she finally relented of her cold manner towards him. After she realized that her bluntness and refusal to discuss it were upsetting, she sat down with Jamie and calmly explained that since he didn't really know anything about her at all, he wasn't really in love with ''her'' but [[LovingAShadow rather with an idealized figment of his imagination]], and concluded by complimenting his acting skills to try to cheer him up.

* LampshadeHanging:
** The lack of mail Steven's had is mentioned; apparently, only Jamie knows where he lives among the postal staff.
** Connie notes how quiet Steven's KnuckleCracking is.

* ShipSinking: This episode seems to torpedo a potential relationship for Garnet, not just with Jamie, but with ''[[CelibateHero anybody]]''.

* SexyWalk: Garnet, while she comes out of the ocean. Or maybe it's all in Jamie's head.

* BrokenAesop: LoveAtFirstSight doesn't exist and love takes time and work... unless you're [[Recap/StevenUniverseS2E5StoryForSteven Rose and Greg]].
** "[[Recap/StevenUniverseS2E12WeNeedToTalk We Need To Talk]]" acknowledges that Rose and Greg were not exactly perfect right off the bat, and needed time to really understand each other.

* RealityEnsues: Two of them, simultaneously from the letter alone.
** First, Connie is convinced that it wouldn't hurt to write something [[TaughtByTelevision based on what she saw on TV]]. It doesn't help.
** Because Steven and Connie rewrote Garnet's response in the form of PurpleProse instead of a blunt "No". The new letter proves too vague to get the message across to Jamie.

* CallBack: Steven tells Connie about Ruby and Sapphire. Garnet ''being'' a relationship is the reason why she can't date Jamie.

* BrokenAesop: LoveAtFirstSight doesn't exist and love takes time and work... unless you're [[Recap/StevenUniverseS2E5StoryForSteven Rose and Greg]]. "[[Recap/StevenUniverseS2E12WeNeedToTalk We Need To Talk]]" acknowledges that Rose and Greg were not exactly perfect right off the bat, and needed time to really understand each other.

No. The end. Forever. And even after that.\\

Steven and Connie run inside the house and read the letter to Garnet. While Steven is reading the letter, [[ImagineSpot the scene flashes back to Jamie writing the letter in Shakespearian get-up, with a large white quill, in a room lit by candlelight]]. After Steven finishes reading the letter, Connie concludes that Jamie is asking Garnet out ''on a date!'' Steven then tells Connie that ain't not happening, since Garnet ''is'' a relationship between Sapphire and Ruby.

* InnocentlyInsensitive: Garnet's extreme bluntness and initial lack of any attempt to let Jamie down easy come across as this when, after realizing how upset he was, she finally relented of her cold manner towards him. After she realized that her bluntness and refusal to discuss it were upsetting, she sat down with Jamie and calmly explained that since he didn't really know anything about her at all, he wasn't really in love with ''her'' but [[LovingAShadow rather with an idealized figment of his imagination]], and concluded by complimented his acting skills to try to cheer him up.