History Recap / StevenUniverseS5E14TheBigShow

** Greg holds his phone up to a music source so Sunshine can hear it and tells her to "listen to this", ala ''Film/BackToTheFuture''. He quickly realizes that probably doesn't sound good and ends up just e-mailing her the track.

* AwesomeMcCoolName: Sunshine Justice.

** Greg holds his phone up to a music source so Sunshine can hear it and tells her to "listen to this", ala ''Film/BackToTheFuture''. [[RealityEnsues He quickly realizes that probably doesn't sound good and ends up just e-mailing her the track.]]

* SixthRanger: Steven doesn't seem to be taking an active role in the band itself, preferring instead to act as their videographer. He does however set them up with his father Greg as their manager, who uses his recent wealth and music connections to book their first major gig in Empire City and give their stage show a much needed tech upgrade. Buck seems to have taken up the lead guitarist position in lieu of Steven, who at least co-wrote "Working Dead" previously with the band during their first jam session. [[ChronicHeroSyndrome Given Steven's got a lot on his plate]], [[RealityEnsues he probably realized he couldn't commit full-time to the band]].

* RealityEnsues:
** Greg holds his phone up to a laptop with a recording of the band's performance, only to realize the sound quality must be terrible. He emails a copy of the track instead.
** During Sadie's on-stage performance, she has to switch the mic off (even though this clearly breaks character) before it falls to the ground to avoid a horrible feedback sound.

* TemptingFate: The character Sadie plays in "G-G-G-Ghost" starts the song celebrating a sudden recovery from a debilitating illness, then cuts herself off [[DeadAllAlong when she realizes no one is responding to her]].
-->''But I'm suddenly up and out of bed\\
You'd never believe [[SubvertedRhymeEveryOccasion I was almost]][[NeverSayDie ...]] why can't you see me?''

* DeliberateVHSQuality: The episode is almost entirely shown in the same quality as the old "For Steven" tape, because Steven is filming a documentary and wants the footage to look as old and authentic as possible.

* SequelEpisode: Portrays the exploits of the band formed by Sadie, Steven, and the Cool Kids formed in "Sadie Killer".

* DeliberateVHSQuality: "The Big Show" is almost entirely shown in the same quality as the old "For Steven" tape, because Steven is filming a documentary and wants the footage to look as old and authentic as possible.

* InUniverseCamera: All of the episode's scenes are recorded by Steven on his dad's ancient camcorder, [[FalseCameraEffects which noticeably decays the picture quality]]. The only exception is the stage performance of "G-G-G-Ghost", which is entirely clear and uses multiple camera angles, which is presumably recorded by a better (system of) cameras.

* InUniverseCamera: All of the episode's scenes are recorded by Steven on his dad's ancient camcorder, [[FalseCameraEffects which noticeably decays the picture quality]]. The only exception is the stage performance of "G-G-G-Ghost", which is entirely clear, and presumably recorded by a better (system of) cameras.

* MistakenForAnImposter: Before the show in Empire City, Sadie sees a woman in the crowd she thinks is her mother [[PaperThinDisguise in a wig and sunglasses]], only to learn to her disappointment after the show that it was Sunshine Justice, the venue owner; the realisation that she actually wanted her mother to see her play makes her resolve to hold the band's next show in Beach City.

* CallBack: Steven uses Greg's old camcorder, which Greg and Rose used to record their video for Steven, to film the band's documentary. He even uses some of the camera effects that Rose did at a few points.

* ContinuityNod:
** After [[Recap/StevenUniverseS2E6ShirtClub "Shirt Club"]], Buck apparently kept up guitar lessons with Greg, to the point of crediting Greg with everything he knows.
** Steven replicates the show's IrisOut with an InUniverseCamera, the same thing Rose's video did in "Lion 3: Straight to Video".

* ContinuityNod: After [[Recap/StevenUniverseS2E6ShirtClub "Shirt Club"]], Buck apparently kept up guitar lessons with Greg, to the point of crediting Greg with everything he knows.