“Kevin Party” is the 10th episode of the fifth season of Steven Universe and the 138th episode overall.[2]
Official synopsis
Kevin is throwing a party and Steven is invited.[3]
Conspiracy
The episode begins with Steven putting up posters of the missing Lion in the window at Fish Stew Pizza, who he hasn’t seen since he left with Connie a few weeks ago. He leaves and heads for the boardwalk, where Kevin’s car screeches to a stop in front of him.
Kevin gets out, leans against the car, and asks Steven what he’s doing on Saturday. Steven ignores him and goes to retrieve the leaflets he dropped. Kevin mentions that he’s throwing a party for all the “cool kids” he’s going to attend, but not one yet. Steven thinks Kevin is talking about him, only to realize it’s about getting Stevonnie back. Kevin continues to pester Steven, admitting to him that Stevonnie is much cooler than him and that he wants them to attend the party. Steven refuses until Kevin mentions that he “called the other kid for nothing”; Realizing that she means Connie, Steven decides to accept the invitation. They exchange contact information and Kevin leaves.
That Saturday night, Steven arrives late to Kevin’s party. Kevin immediately tossed the snacks Steven had brought and said that the party was already limping along. He reiterates that if Stevonnie showed up, it would be a party people would remember.
Steven then notices Lion in a group of people hanging out, thinking Kevin had him all along, before Lion turns and moves to reveal Connie, sporting a new shorter haircut, talking to the other party guests. She and Steven notice each other, prompting Steven to hide behind Kevin, where he begins a soliloquy about how different she looks since the last time he saw her, seemingly taking this as a sign that she may have moved on from him. Kevin interprets that they “broke up” and is angry at Steven for not mentioning it. Overwhelmed with confusion and fear, Steven initially decides to leave the party without speaking to Connie, but Kevin stops him and decides to help.
Overcome with regret and emotion, Steven tries to go apologize to Connie before being stopped by Kevin, who pulls him aside and tells him that being too honest about his emotions will only scare her, as if speaking from experience. Kevin then suggests that he play it cool and pretend to ignore her and that his life is going well without her just as hers seems to be without him, so she comes to him, even proposing to Steven. put on a cool new wardrobe. Desperate and unsure of what else to do at this point, Steven decides to take Kevin’s advice.
During the party, Steven and Connie stay on opposite sides of the pool and mingle with the guests. During this time, Connie tries to get Steven’s attention several times in hopes that they can finally get together and talk things out, but on Kevin’s advice, he acts like he doesn’t notice her and moves on with Kevin and the other. guests instead, eventually upsetting her to the point where she withdraws into a corner in distraught.
After a while, Kevin suggests that he talk to her briefly and let her know how he “lived” without her. The two exchange awkward words, and Steven rushes back to Kevin, telling him that it was awful. Connie then storms in angrily and demands an explanation from Steven; she goes on to say that she came to the party hoping to finally work out her issues, but he completely ignored her the whole time in favor of Kevin, and she now assumes that he’s replaced her with Kevin as a best friend, which they both vehemently try to deny. She then resignedly tells Steven that she’s glad to see him doing well without her in his life and leaves dejectedly, much to the dismay of both Steven and Kevin.
Steven rushes after Connie and stops her before she can mount Lion and leave. She explains that she wasn’t really ignoring him and that she just needed time to think. In the end, she decided it would be best to talk things out in person, but before she visited his house to try, he went on vacation and she didn’t get another chance until she met Kevin sometime before; but now she doesn’t know what to do, say or feel about their situation. Steven goes on to tell her that her anger at his capitulation to Homeworld is completely justified and that he should have been more considerate of her feelings in the situation. He apologizes for giving up and letting her down, and the two tearfully embrace and joke that they both wanted to see each other so much that they hung out with Kevin and exchanged pleasantries.
Seeing that the two have agreed, Kevin grabs the mic and announces that Stevonnie will appear. However, the two board the Lion and leave, with Steven thanking Kevin for his help. Kevin gets angry and says that in exchange for his help, he owes him Stevonnie to show up. The two ignore him and praise him at the party, but Kevin is still angry and yells at them as they leave through the Lion Magic Gate.
Details
Delmarva is confirmed as the state in which Beach City is located.
301, the area code for Steven’s phone number, is a real Western Maryland area code.
This is the last episode aired in 2017.
Steven mentions that he is still 14, suggesting that this episode takes place before August 15th.
Cultural references
When Kevin met Stevonnie in the past, he thought that Steven’s name was actually “Clarence”, a reference to the protagonist of the same name, Clarence Wendle, from the Cartoon Network show Clarence.
One of the snacks Steven brought to the party resembles the popular Japanese snack Pocky.
Continuity
Steven and Connie reconcile their relationship in this episode after their disagreement in “Dewey Wins”.
This episode takes place a few weeks after the events of “Dewey Wins”.
Connie’s apparent “silent act” about not talking to Steven is reminiscent of “Full Disclosure” where Steven avoided Connie and only texted her about ending their friendship until she wanted to hear Steven actually say in person that they should break up , to finally reconcile with Steven and not break up their friendship.
In this episode, it is revealed that Connie’s “silent treatment” was actually completely unintentional and caused by unfortunate circumstances.
Connie reveals to Steven that she had previously tried to visit him to try to reconcile in person while he was on vacation in “Gemcation”.
Connie also reveals that she got into Steven’s house through Lion, which, along with his appearance at her side at the party, confirms that he’s been staying with her since he took her home in “Dewey Wins”.
Steven is wearing a shirt
