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3'''Original airdate:''' July 15th, 2015
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5'''Production code:''' 1031-067
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9Steven's perfect lunch is interrupted when Onion steals his bag of chips. A chase leads to Steven learning that Vidalia, Onion's mom, used to be close friends with Amethyst. Steven then explores Onion's house while Amethyst and Vidalia reconnect with each other.
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12* AstonishinglyAppropriateInterruption: "I know what this meal needs! A bag of... Onion?!"
13* BirdsOfAFeather: Amethyst and Vidalia are a lot alike, especially when they hung out more.
14* CallBack: "[[Recap/StevenUniverseS1E15OnionTrade Onion Trade]]" ended with Steven giving Onion a G.U.Y.S. toy that was rather important to him (and that Onion, having stolen it once and then gone on to nearly kill some people, did not particularly deserve). Here, Onion gives Steven a G.A.L.S. toy, and it marks a softening point in their relationship.
15* ConcealingCanvas:
16** Onion takes Steven to a room behind his poster, only accessible through a long air vent.
17** In place of a garage door, only a couple of tarps block the Fish & Chips family's garage.
18* ContinuityNod:
19** Steven is convinced that Onion won't even eat the chips he stole, perhaps recalling the fast food lunch Onion threw away in "[[Recap/StevenUniverseS1E15OnionTrade Onion Trade]]".
20** Amethyst asks about [[Recap/StevenUniverseS2E5StoryForSteven Marty]], though Vidalia doesn't care where he is.
21** Sour Cream mentioned that his stepdad doesn't approve of his desire to be a DJ rather than a fisherman back in "[[Recap/StevenUniverseS2E3JoyRide Joy Ride]]".
22** Garnet is still angry with Pearl; a part of the reason Amethyst is so adamant to linger with Vidalia is because how upsetting the ordeal is.
23** Steven successfully snatches both bagels when they pop out from the toaster [[CharacterDevelopment when he could only catch one]] in "[[Recap/StevenUniverseS1E4TogetherBreakfast Together Breakfast]]".
24** The outfit that Amethyst is seen wearing in one of the pictures of her and Vidalia is the same long-sleeved, pilot-esque outfit she's seen wearing at the start of the extended intro.
25* ConnectedAllAlong: The episode confirms that Vidalia is the mother of Sour Cream and Onion.
26* CreepyChild: Steven is on better terms with Onion by the end of the episode, but there's no denying he's still distinctly disturbed by the latter.
27* DisappearedDad: Marty is pretty much confirmed to be this. Vidalia even says she doesn't care where he is now.
28* DoubleMeaningTitle: The title refers both to Amethyst reconnecting with Vidalia (Vidalias being a type of onion) and Steven becoming closer to Onion as a friend.
29* ExtremeOmnivore: Amethyst eats a tea bag, and earlier Steven offered her a plastic container.
30* {{Housewife}}: Vidalia stays at home with her sons while Yellowtail is out on his boat.
31* FamilyFriendlyFirearms: Averted; Vidalia wields a shotgun when she thinks Steven and Amethyst are intruding.
32* FreezeFrameBonus:
33** When Vidalia puts back the picture of herself and Amethyst, a photobooth picture set can be seen in which Amethyst transforms into Marty. An aged, drooling, cross-eyed version of Marty.
34** At dinner, a piece of paper in the background can been seen listing which weeks Yellowtail will be home.
35** Among the random detritus in Onion's room is a briefcase seemingly stuffed full of money.
36* FriendToAllLivingThings: Steven can't bring himself to feed a mouse to Onion's snake.
37* GoodParents: Vidalia certainly tries, and she definitely seems to love her sons.
38* GoryDiscretionShot: Played with. The camera cuts to Steven covering his eyes as Onion seemingly feeds a mouse to his pet snake, only for the mouse to appear unharmed at the end of the episode, ''[[MindScrew inside Onion's own mouth]]''.
39** However, at least the audience doesn't have to see the video of Onion's birth.
40* LiteralMetaphor: Vidalia tells Amethyst she's "like a rock," then confirms that Amethyst is literally some kind of rock. Amethyst gives a SureLetsGoWithThat response.
41* MayflyDecemberFriendship: Amethyst and Vidalia's friendship.
42* MundaneUtility: Amethyst used her shapeshifting powers to make things for Vidalia to paint.
43* TheMuse: Amethyst was and still is this to Vidalia.
44* MyopicArchitecture: When Steven blocks the front door to his home to keep Onion from escaping with the chips, Onion just jumps out the screen over the window.
45-->'''Steven:''' [[SayMyName ONION!]] We just put that screen in!
46* NoodleIncident: Whatever Vidalia did in those slippers.
47* NotHyperbole:
48-->'''Vidalia:''' Don't worry about that other stuff. It's gonna blow over. You're a rock!... [[GemHeart That's what you are, right?]]\
49'''Amethyst:''' ''Ehh'', something like that.
50* OldFriend: Amethyst and Vidalia used to be great friends, but they grew apart after a while. Upon meeting again, however, they're happy to pick up right where they left off.
51* OpenMindedParent: Vidalia. She doesn't mind Sour Cream using up the house's electricity practicing his DJ craft, for one thing.
52* PetTheDog: Onion gives Steven a rare G.A.L.S. figurine seemingly just because [[BecauseYouWereNiceToMe Steven was willing to hang out with him]]. He also spared the mouse Steven thought he was going to feed to his snake.
53* ReptilesAreAbhorrent: Averted. Steven is freaked out by Onion's snake and ''really'' doesn't want to feed it a live mouse, but he grants that we've all got to eat and hands over the task to Onion while he averts his eyes.
54* SatiatingSandwich: The episode opens on Steven creating the perfect afternoon sandwich, with all of its ingredients (bagel halves, a fried egg, cream cheese, and what looks like lox) perfectly timed. Treads on GeniusBonus if you cook; bagels and eggs are at their best when eaten immediately after cooking.
55* ScreamingAtSquick: Onion shows Steven a video of his mom giving birth to him and Steven is rather horrified.
56* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: When things get too creepy for Steven he tries to leave, but changes his mind for Amethyst's sake.
57* ShoutOut: Onion has a poster on his wall for ''[[Music/PinkFloyd The]] [[Music/TheWall Door]]''.
58* StaggeredZoom: Steven has one over the idea of spending the rest of the day with [[CreepyChild Onion]].
59* StalkerShrine: Vidalia's collection of pictures of Amethyst has this vibe, with Steven pointing out how it looked when he thought it was Onion's.
60* StealthPun: Onion's "The Door" poster covers up the entrance to his crawl space.
61* StrongFamilyResemblance:
62** Yellowtail when he was younger looked a lot liked Onion. Sour Cream looks like Marty, who in this episode is more or less confirmed to be his father.
63** Vidalia lampshades how Steven looks like Greg when he was young.
64* SwissCheeseSecurity: Onion's house. There's no garage door - in place are two tarps, which don't cover all of the doorway. Vidalia lampshades it.
65-->'''Vidalia''': I don't know how you got past that tarp, but this is private property!
66* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodSandwich: Steven had to leave his egg and fish sandwich on the counter when he started chasing after Onion. It's possible he eats it before bringing Amethyst over to the house, but we never see this.
67* TranslatorBuddy: Vidalia functions like this for Onion, who is TheUnintelligible.
68* VitriolicBestBuds: Vidalia and Amethyst can be this:
69--> '''Amethyst:''' Man, you've changed. You look TERRIBLE!
70--> '''Vidalia:''' You look the same: TERRIBLE!
71* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: We never do find out what Onion did with the chips. The literal mouse, on the other hand, is fine.

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