History Recap / StevenUniverseS5E16LettersToLars

* NinjaProp: The episode's narration appears to be a VoiceoverLetter for Lars reading Steven's letter, but it's actually Steven himself SoundingItOut while sticking his head out of Lars' hair.

** [[Recap/StevenUniverseS5E5DeweyWins Nanefua has replace Dewey]] as Beach City’s Mayor and now Dewey is wandering aimlessly throughout time searching for a purpose.

* ContinuityNod: In "[[StevenUniverseS4E6LastOneOutOfBeachCity Last One Out of Beach City]]'', Pearl got Mystery Girl's number, but didn't have a phone. When she pulls out one in this episode, she's not sure how to use it, and admits to Kiki that it's her first.

* LampshadeHanging: Lars points out that he ''doesn't know'' a lot of the people Steven is updating him on, giving Peridot as an example. Steven then realizes they really haven't ever met[[labelnote:*]]Lars was in the crowd when Peridot helped run the car wash in "The New Crystal Gems", but even if he remembered what she looked like, he's unlikely to have heard her name.[[/labelnote]].

* ContinuityNod: Pearl [[StevenUniverseS4E6LastOneOutOfBeachCity got a cell phone.]]

* MisplacedSorrow: Ronaldo is upset to learn that Lars really is in space... [[IJustWantToBeSpecial because he's jealous that Lars got abducted and not he]].

* NinjaProp: The episode's narration appears to be a VoiceoverLetter for Lars reading Steven's letter, but it's actually Steven himself SoundingItOut while sticking his head out of Lars's.

* ArbitrarySkepticism: Played with; Ronaldo assumed Homeworld's abduction were made up--not because they involved aliens, but because he heard it from a government official (Mayor Dewey). He believes ''Steven'' saying the same thing ([[MyGodYouAreSerious as soon as he realizes he's not joking]]).

* MisplacedSorrow: Ronaldo is upset to learn that Lars really is in space... [[IJustWantToBeSpecial because he's jealous that Lars got abducted and not him]].

* ApologyGift: Dewey gives Mr. and Mrs. Barriga a type of donut named in their son's honor, implicitly to apologize for his insensitive remark regarding Lars' kidnapping in "Dewey Wins".

* NinjaProp: The episode's narration appears to be a VoiceoverLetter for Lars reading Steven's letter, but it's actually Steven himself SoundingItOut while sticking his head out of Lars'.

* DesperatelyLookingForAPurposeInLife: After losing the election, the former Mayor Dewey desperately tries to find a place to fit in somewhere in Beach City. He ends up finding his new place at the Big Donut (though he's got a long way to go with running the place).

* WinWinEnding: The first scene in Beach City is of the Big Donut still closed because no one's running it. Throughout the episode, Dewey tries to find a place where he belongs now that he's not mayor anymore. Steven eventually puts two and two together and advises Dewey to run the Big Donut.

* DesperatelyLookingForAPurposeInLife: After losing the election, the former Mayor Dewey desperately tries to find a place to fit in somewhere in Beach City. He ends up finding his new place at the Big Donut.

* NothingIsTheSameAnymore: In a more benign sense; after Nanefua became mayor, the Crystal Gems and people of Beach City work together to make the town safer. Seemingly as a consequence, tGems and humans are interacting more.

* NothingIsTheSameAnymore: In a more benign sense; after Nanefua became mayor, the Crystal Gems and people of Beach City work together to make the town safer. Seemingly as a consequence, the gems and humans are interacting more.
* VignetteEpisode: Shows many different scenes of the people of Beach City (gems included), with Steven's letter as a FramingDevice.
* WinWinEnding: The first scene in Beach City is of the Big Donut still closed because no one is running it. Throughout the episode, Dewey tries to find a place where he belongs now that he's not mayor anymore. Steven eventually puts two and two together and advises Dewey to run the Big Donut (even though he's not that great at it).

-->'''Kiki:''' ''(delighted)'' Pearl... is this your first cell phone?!

* NothingIsTheSameAnything: In a more benign sense; after Nanefua became mayor, the Crystal Gems and people of Beach City work together to make the town safer. Seemingly as a consequence, the gems and humans are interacting more.

-->'''Kiki:''' (delighted) Pearl... is this your first cell phone?!
-->'''Pearl:''' (smugly) Maybe.

* BedsheetGhost: Mr. Dewey tries dressing up as a ghost to help with Sadie's band. Buck points out that a bed sheet ghost isn't really that scary, and [[RealityEnsues Sadie is mad Dewey cut holes in ''her'' bed sheets for his costume.]]

* {{Irony}}: In "Dewey Wins", Dewey promised to "do everything in [his] power" to find Lars' replacement at the Big Donut. Unlike most of his promises as mayor, Dewey ends up fulfilling this one, but only ''after'' he stopped being mayor, and by becoming said replacement.

* WinWinEnding: The first scene in Beach City is of the Big Donut still closed because no one is running it. Throughout the episode, Dewey tries to find a place where he belongs now that he's not mayor anymore. Steven eventually puts two and two together and advises Dewey to run the Big Donut (even though he's not ''that'' great at it).

* BedsheetGhost: Mr. Dewey tries dressing up as a ghost to help with Sadie's band. Buck points out that a bed sheet ghost isn't really that scary, and Sadie is mad Dewey cut holes in ''her'' bed sheets for his costume.

* BedsheetGhost: Mr. Dewey tries dressing up as a ghost to help with Sadie's band. Buck points out that a bed sheet ghost isn't really that scary, and Sadie is mad Dewey used ''her'' bed sheets for his costume.

* DesperatelyLookingForAPurposeInLife: After losing the election, the former Mayor Dewey desperately tries to find a place to fit in somewhere in Beach City.

* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Amethyst uses her shapeshifting to become a plunger for Jamie's improv show. Neither she nor Peridot get that the point is to act it out.

* LowerDeckEpisode: The episode shows how most of Beach City's been since the abductions.

* MyGodYouAreSerious: Ronaldo thinks Steven is joking at first when he says that Lars got stuck in space.

%%*CassandraTruth: Ronaldo doesn't believe Steven at first when he says that Lars is still stuck in space.
%%*MisplacedSorrow: Ronald is upset to learn that Lars really is in space... because he's jealous that Lars got abducted and not him.