History Recap / StevenUniverseS5E15PoolHopping

Steven and Garnet explore unlikely timelines in Beach City.

* CharacterDevelopment: [[DiscussedTrope Discussed]]; Garnet notes that Steven has grown over the series and is no longer the little kid who ran to her for guidance.

** The painting Vidalia holds up when Steven and Garnet burst into her garage is a recreation of ''The Scream'' by Edvard Munch, with herself in the place of the screaming figure.

* GenderBlenderName: Garnet decides to call the one-eyed cat "Cat Steven" even though she knows the cat is female (She's also a calico cat, and it's extremely rare for them to be male).

-->'''Garnet:''' Steven. Lately, I've felt so lost.
-->'''Steven:''' Don't worry. I-I remember the way back to town.

** The tunnel in the thicket that Steven and Garnet follow the cat through is almost identical to the one Mai follows the small Totoro through in ''MyNeighborTotoro''.

** Tiny Cat Steven and huge Lion sleeping together also hearken back to LooneyTunes characters [[https://www.pinterest.com/pin/109423465922096051/ Pussyfoot and Marc Antony]] .

** As mentioned in PunnyName, Garnet decides to name the one kitten she keeps "Cat Steven."

** Tiny Cat Steven and huge Lion sleeping together also hearken back to LooneyTunes characters [[ https://www.pinterest.com/pin/109423465922096051/ Pussyfoot and Marc Antony]] .

** Tiny Cat Steven and huge Lion sleeping together also hearken back to LooneyTunes characters [[Pussyfoot and Mark Anthony https://www.pinterest.com/pin/109423465922096051/]] .

** Tiny Cat Steven and huge Lion sleeping together also hearken back to LooneyTunes characters [[Pussyfoot and Mark Antonyhttps://www.pinterest.com/pin/109423465922096051/]] .

** Tiny Cat Steven and huge Lion sleeping together also hearken back to LooneyTunes characters Pussyfoot and Mark Anthony.

* MundaneUtility: Garnet uses her future vision to fill customers' orders before they ask.
** For that matter, Steven using his shield as a makeshift umbrella when Garnet says she wants to get the kittens out of the rain.

** The SleepCute scene is reminiscent to that of Chi's and Blackie's from ''Manga/ChisSweetHome''.

* CallBack: Garnet admits that she didn't foresee Steven surrendering himself to Homeworld and that he would return through Lion's mane.

** For that matter, Steven using his shield as a makeshift umbrella when Garnet says she wants to get the kittens out of the rain-

** FOr that matter, Steven using his shield as a makeshift umbrella when Garnet says she wants to get the kittens out of the rain-

** As mentioned in PunnyName, Garnet decides to name the one kitten she keeps "[[Music/CatStevens Cat Steven]]."

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Steven realizes after a few episodes that the Big Donut apparently has no employees anymore, but finds Garnet working there. Then she quits, leaving the question open again. This plot thread would be resolved in the next episode, "[[Recap/StevenUniverseS5E16LettersToLars Letters To Lars]]".

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Steven realizes after a few episodes that the Big Donut apparently has no employees anymore, but finds Garnet working there. Then she quits, leaving the question open again. The plot thread would be resolved in the next episode, "[[Recap/StevenUniverseS5E16LettersToLars Letters To Lars]]".