History Recap / StevenUniverseS5E14TheBigShow

* BaitAndSwitch: 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.

* CharacterDevelopment: Sadie rebuffs Barb when she discovers the band is playing Empire City, but unlike her overeager stage mom behavior in "Sadie's Song", she backs off as asked.

* FreezeFrameBonus : [[Recap/StevenUniverseS4E6LastOneOutOfBeachCity Mystery Girl]] can be seen briefly in the audience for Sadie's show.

* 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.

* TheCameo: Mystery Girl from "Last One Out of Beach City" is in the audience for Sadie's band.

* CharacterDevelopment: Sadie rebuffs Barbara when she discovers the band is playing Empire City. But unlike her overeager stage mom behavior in "Sadie's Song" Barbara backs off as asked.

* [[SixthRanger The Fifth Beatle]]: 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.

* CallBack: Steven uses Greg's old camcorder, which Greg and Rose used to record their video for Steven, to film the band's documentary.

* TheFifthBeatle: 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.

* NeverSayDie: "G-G-G-Ghost" is a song about a dead girl, though the word "die" is never spoken, as the girl interrupts herself after realizing no one can see her, and ever other instance has her saying she's a "[[TitleDrop G-G-G-Ghost]]" instead.

* BaitAndSwitchComment: Greg sends Sunshine Justice a recording of "Sadie Killer and the Suspects", which she calls the worse recording she ever heard in her life. Which is a shame, because she loves the song, and therefore she wants the band to come to Empire City to hear it in better quality!

* ExactWords: Greg sends Sunshine Justice a recording of "Sadie Killer and the Suspects", which she calls the worse recording she ever heard in her life. She then clarifies the ''song'' is good, it's just been recorded poorly, so she wants the band to come to Empire City to hear it in better quality.

* SpecialGuest: Creator/JoanJett as Sunshine Justice.

* TitleDrop: "G-G-G-Ghost" has the titular

* ExactWords: Greg sends Sunshine Justice a recording of "Sadie Killer and the Suspects", which she calls the worse recording she ever heard in her life. She then clarifies the ''song'' is good, it's just been recorded poorly, so she wants the band to come back to Empire City to hear it in better quality.
%%* NeverSayDie:

* ShoutOut: Greg holds his phone up to a music source so Sunshine can hear it, a la ''Film/BackToTheFuture''.

* {{Retraux}}: In-universe, Steven uses a very old camera to record his documentary footage, because he wants their early day footage to look old.
* ShoutOut: Greg holds his phone up to a music source so a potential client can hear it, a la ''Film/BackToTheFuture''.

Steven makes a documentary for a band's first break.