History Recap / StevenUniverseS5E13YourMotherAndMine

* NotQuiteDead: Steven speculates that Pink Diamond may still be alive based on his ability to connect to her memories on the jungle moon. Garnet isn't convinced.

Garnet steps up to tell them Rose was real, and launches into a telling of how Rose came to love Earth and humanity. Rose asked Pink Diamond to spare the Earth, only for Pink Diamond to laugh in her face. Rose finally had enough and rebelled, asking other gems if they would join her. The Crystal Gems were born, including a Pearl who belonged to no one and a Bismuth who preferred to build weapons rather than edifices for high-status Gems.

-->'''Lars:''' Bigger than you?\\

Lars grudgingly allows it. Steven dives back into Lars’ hair, then back out with a violet-red twin: Garnet, shape-shifted into a copy of Steven. Once clear of Lars’ head, Garnet resumes her preferred form and immediately rushes around the deck of the ship gushing at the Off Colors. While she is absolutely sincere in her compliments, the Off Colors are off-put by them, as their experience leads them to believe she's making cruel jokes at their expense. Garnet is brought up short when Padparadscha brings it up.

As they clear the air, the name Rose Quartz is brought up. Some of the OC think she's a bogeyman. Some think she was a terrorist. Some think she doesn't even exist.

Garnet steps up to tell them Rose was real, and launches into a telling of how Rose came to love Earth and humanity. Rose asked Pink Diamond to spare the Earth, only for Pink Diamond to laugh in her face. Rose finally had enough and rebelled, asking other gems if they would join her. The Crystal Gems were born, including a Pearl who belonged to no one and a Bismuth who preferred to build weapons rather than edifices for high status Gems.

Garnet goes on to describe the war, how long it went on, and the toll it took. She describes Pink having called for help, and that Yellow, Blue and White Diamonds arrived. Rose was pushed into a DecapitationStrike on Pink to end the war, but this didn't work as intended, as the Diamonds, enraged at the loss of one of their own, reacted with the Corruption Song. Rose was only able to save Pearl and Garnet, who were right next to her at the time, by grabbing them and covering them with her shield.

-->'''Garnet:''' We! Are! Everywhere!

** Steven points out that he got a vision from Pink's point-of-view on the wild moon base. Most of his visions are from living people. How could he have received visions from a dead person? He doesn't mention that, according to his trial, the story of Pink's death has a lot of holes, but that's another important facet.

* CallBack: Garnet finally gets to tell someone the story of the Gem War, Rose Quartz and Pink Diamond's shattering that she started to tell Steven in [[Recap/StevenUniverseS5E6Gemcation "Gemcation"]].

* HeartIsAnAwesomePower: In contrast to previous episodes, where Padparadscha would constantly state the obvious in relation to things that just happened, her ability to foresee the past actually proves very helpful twice — first by predicting that Garnet would make everyone uncomfortable (allowing Garnet to see that her compliments [[ComplimentBackfire were having the exact opposite effect and were demoralizing the crew]]), then by predicting that Lars would push the wrong button to restart the engine (meaning that the engine was fixed, just that the problem was with what Lars was doing).

* [[TheKillerWasLeftHanded The Killer Was Right Handed]]: In Garnet's story about Pink Diamond's death, Rose wields her sword in her right hand... but in actuality, she wielded her sword with her ''left'' hand, holding her shield with her right.

* PleaseSpareHimMyLiege: When Rose first started talking about Earth's life, she was taken to Pink Diamond, and she asked her to spare it. Pink laughed at the idea of letting other lifeforms benefit at the Gems' expense, then Rose rebelled outright.

* ThisLooksLikeAJobForAquaman: Padparadscha reading into her hindsight visions lets her notice problems that others had missed.

** She states that Pink Diamond was shattered by Rose's Sword (which seems to have been the official explanation). But in [[Recap/StevenUniverseS3E20Bismuth "Bismuth"]], the titular Gem, who forged the sword in the first place, says that it was ''incapable'' of shattering gems. Speaking of Rose's Sword, she is shown wielding it in her right hand in the flashback. Every other time, she's wielded it in her left.

** Garnet's description of Pink Diamond being entirely contemptuous of earthly life and having a cold EvilLaugh doesn't really add up with Pink keeping humans comfortable and happy in her zoo (which was important enough to her that Blue Diamond saw fit to preserve it and save more humans for it before the Cluster destroyed Earth), and her portrayal in [[Recap/StevenUniverseS5E12JungleMoon "Jungle Moon"]] as an {{Adorkable}} CheerfulChild and RoyalBrat. She's also bigger than she appears in "Jungle Moon", where she's about Stevonnie's size.

* RecapEpisode: This episode is to remind the audience of the backstory of Rose Quartz, the Crystal Gem Rebellion and Pink Diamond while clarifying some details before all this information is upended at the end of the season.

** Garnet mentions that Pink Diamond being alive is unlikely; Rose had to kill Pink to save the Earth. Pink was also shattered in front of a bunch of witnesses, holes in the story aside, and the Diamonds believe that Pink is dead. They wouldn't have sent the corruption beam otherwise. Pink being alive would mean that the Diamonds tried to destroy all the Crystal Gems and Pink's legacy for ''nothing''. Of course, this may be because they merely ''thought'' Pink was dead...

* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome[=/=]NoodleIncident: The episode ends right as Steven and Garnet join the Off Colors in raiding a cache of Homeworld's resources.

… Lars and the Off Colors are fleeing from Emerald, who swears to rain destruction on them. She's been pursuing them since they stole her favorite ship, the Star Skipper. Lars taunts her because he has correctly surmised she loves the ship too much to destroy it… But not so much that she won't try to disable it and reclaim it.

Lars grudgingly allows it. Steven dives back into Lars’ hair, then back out with a violet-red twin: Garnet, shape-shifted into a copy of Steven. Once clear of Lars’ head, Garnet resumes her preferred form and immediately rushes around the deck of the ship gushing at the Off Colors. While she is absolutely sincere in her compliments, the Off Colors are off put by them, as their experience leads them to believe she's making cruel jokes at their expense. Garnet is brought up short when Padparadscha brings it up.

Garnet steps up to tell them Rose was real, and launches into a telling of how Rose came to love Earth and humanity. Rose asked Pink Diamond to spare the earth, only for Pink Diamond to laugh in her face. Rose finally had enough and rebelled, asking other gems if they would join her. The Crystal Gems were born, including a Pearl who belonged to no one and a Bismuth who preferred to build weapons rather than edifices for high status Gems.

Steven muses after storytime to Garnet that perhaps Pink is still alive somehow because Stevonnie dreamed her memories when they were stranded on the jungle moon. Garnet remains certain that Pink was shattered. But they table the discussion in order to help Lars raid an outpost for fuel.

* CallBack: Garnet finally gets to tell someone the story of the Gem War, Rose Quartz and Pink Diamond's shattering that she started to tell Steven in "Gemcation"

** Garnet previously shapeshifted into Steven in "Keep Beach City Weird".
** Steven tells Garnet about the vision he and Connie had in "Jungle Moon".
** Rose using her shield to protect Garnet and Pearl from the Diamonds' attack was mentioned by Greg in "The Return".
** The flashback’s ArtShift and Garnet voicing all speaking characters is similar to what she did in "The Answer".

* FlourishCapeInFrontOfFace: When Rhodonite warns the agates guarding an asteroid mine are dangerous, Lars pulls his cape in front of his face and replies "[[DareToBeBadass So are we.]]"

* HeartIsAnAwesomePower: In contrast to previous episodes, where Padparadscha would constantly state the obvious in relation to things that just happened, her ability to foresee the past actually proves very helpful twice- first by predicting that Garnet would make everyone uncomfortable (allowing Garnet to see that her compliments [[ComplimentBackfire were having the exact opposite effect and were demoralizing the crew]]), then by predicting that Lars would push the wrong button to restart the engine (meaning that the engine was fixed, just that the problem was with what Lars was doing).

* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: The episode ends right as Steven and Garnet join the Off Colors in raiding a cache of Homeworld's resources.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: When Garnet mentions that the Crystal Gems were free to be who they are, all the Off Colors react with immediate shock, including , who notably doesn't have a DelayedReaction.

** The shadowplay sequences as Garnet tells the story of Rose Quartz and Pink Diamond are some of the most direct references -- quotations, really -- of ''Anime/RevolutionaryGirlUtena'' in a show replete with them.

* SinisterSilhouettes: While Garnet says the other diamonds were furious as Pink being shattered, we see black silhouettes of White, Yellow, and Blue [[CelestialBody full of stars]].

** Garnet's description of Pink Diamond being entirely contemptuous of earthly life and having a cold EvilLaugh doesn't really add up with Pink keeping humans comfortable and happy in her zoo (which was important enough to her that Blue Diamond saw fit to preserve it and save more humans for it before the Cluster destroyed Earth), and her portrayal in "Jungle Moon" as an {{Adorkable}} CheerfulChild and RoyalBrat. She's also bigger than she appears in "Jungle Moon", where she's about Stevonnie's size.
** She states that Pink Diamond was shattered by Rose's Sword (which seems to have been the official explanation). But in "Bismuth", the titular Gem, who forged the sword in the first place, says that it was ''incapable'' of shattering gems. Speaking of Rose's Sword, she is shown wielding it in her right hand in the flashback. Every other time, she's wielded it in her left.
** [[spoiler: In "A Single Pale Rose," we learn that Garnet's version of events wasn't quite the whole story, and that big chunks of it were inaccurate.]]

* TheGhost: White Diamond. Despite being confirmed by silhouettes in the flashbacks, Garnet never mentions her. When Rose started her rebellion, Pink called on Blue and Yellow for backup. Why she didn't ask White for help isn't explained.

… Lars and the Off-Colors are fleeing from Emerald, who swears to rain destruction on them. She's been pursuing them since they stole her favorite ship, the Star Skipper. Lars taunts her because he has correctly surmised she loves the ship too much to destroy it… But not so much that she won't try to disable it and reclaim it.

Lars grudgingly allows it. Steven dives back into Lars’ hair, then back out with a violet-red twin: Garnet, shape-shifted into a copy of Steven. Once clear of Lars’ head, Garnet resumes her preferred form and immediately rushes around the deck of the ship gushing at the Off-Colors. While she is absolutely sincere in her compliments, the Off-Colors are off put by them, as their experience leads them to believe she's making cruel jokes at their expense. Garnet is brought up short when Padparadscha brings it up.

The story does not have the desired effect. The Off-Colors are dismayed because in their versions Rose was the villain, so her defeat was a good thing. In Garnet’s, Rose was a hero, so her PyrrhicVictory over Homeworld was a DownerEnding. Garnet tells them that Rose fought for the right of gems to live as themselves, in whatever form. She goes on to point out that they, the Off-Colors, are proof that the Diamonds can't stop them from popping up. This gives the OC something to think about, and Steven as well.

* RecapEpisode: This episode is to remind the audience of the backstory of Rose Quartz, the Crystal Gem Rebellion and Pink Diamond before all this information is upended at the end of the season.
* TheReveal: Garnet tells Steven and the Off-Colors that Rose technically didn't win the war; while she saved the Earth from being colonized, the Diamonds wiped out most of the Crystal Gems. We also learn that Pink Diamond was killed towards the end of the war, not at the beginning.

Out pops Steven from Lars’ head. He presents Lars with a sub, then asks if he can bring someone else through.

* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: When Garnet mentions that the Crystal Gems were free to be who they are, all the Off Colors react with immediate shock, including Padparadscha, who notably doesn't have a DelayedReaction.

* PaintingTheMedium: Rose doing the job she was made for is visualized as an {{Eyedscreen}} of a line of Quartzes hauling rock. When she notices Earth's native life, the letterboxing falls away to expose her surroundings.

* ThisLooksLikeAJobForAquaman: Padparadscha reading into her hindsight visions lets her noticed problems that others had missed.

'''Steven:''' maybe a few pickles bigger.

Garnet goes on to describe the war, how long it went on, and the toll it took. She describes Pink having called for help, and that Yellow, Blue and White Diamonds arrived. Once Rose shattered Pink, the Diamonds acted to decisively end the war with the Corruption Song, Garnet and Pearl being the only ones Rose could save.

The story does not have the desired effect. The Off-Colors are dismayed because in their versions Rose was bad and defeated. In Garnet’s, Rose was heroic but still lost. Garnet tells them that Rose fought for the right of gems to live as themselves, in whatever form. She goes on to point out that they, the Off-Colors, are proof that the Diamonds can't stop them from popping up. This gives the OC something to think about, and Steven as well.

* SinisterSilhouettes:

-->'''Lars:''' bigger than you?
--> '''Steven:''' maybe a few pickles bigger.

* ThisLooksLikeAJobForAquaman: As noted under SmarterThanYouLook, Padparadscha reading into her hindsight visions has made her powers key to quickly solving problems that occur in the episode.

* CaptainsLog: The episode opens with Lars monologuing an improvised captains log, explaining how Emerald's attack has slowed their journey by damaging their Nova Thrusters, but the other crewmembers don't immediately realize he wants it written down.

* ShroudedInMyth: The Off Colors have heard wildly differing stories about Rose Quartz, though with the common theme that she was evil and lost.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: [[spoiler: Fluorite claims that "Rose Quartz isn't real". A few episodes later, we find out that "Rose Quartz" was actually an alias adopted by Pink Diamond.]]

* {{Irony}}: [[spoiler: Garnet claims to know the true story of Rose Quartz. While her version is a ''little'' more accurate, there's still a lot wrong with it.]]

** [[spoiler:Sure enough, "A Single Pale Rose" confirms that her story was almost entirely false.]]

* Foreshadowing: [[spoiler: Fluorite claims that "Rose Quartz isn't real". A few episodes later, we find out that "Rose Quartz" was actually an alias adopted by Pink Diamond.]]

* HilariousInHindsight: [[spoiler: Fluorite claims that "Rose Quartz isn't real". A few episodes later, we find out that "Rose Quartz" was actually an alias adopted by Pink Diamond.]]