okay so greg rose and the gems were all ADORABLE but i think we need to talk about how well steven universe has told the story of this family with nothing but visual cues and a few passing details.
The moment I saw the screenshot of Marty and gregās picture together, I knew this man was Sour Creamās father. He had the hair, the eyes, the nose the build. Seeing Vidalia only confirmed it further; she contrubuted the cowlick, the bangs, the unusual pastiness. Also her name comes from Vidalia Onions, following the food theme of the family.
From the episode we learned who Marty was and we met Vidalia. Cool. Now hereās three assumptions I think are pretty safe to make: 1. Marty is Sour Creamās father 2. Vidalia is Sour Cream and Onionās mother 3.Marty did not return to Beach City (if he did, only to get a ride out of there)
So if all these things are true then we can put together a bit of a family history that goes as follows:
1. Marty comes to Beach City with Greg and meets Vidalia 2. Marty hooks up with Vidalia that same night (not much of a stretch; he seems like a womanizer and sheās a much younger rebel rocker party scene chick) 3. Marty leaves town. 4. Vidalia discovers she is pregnant and is left to raise Sour Cream on his own. 5. Years later Vidalia marries Yellowtail and gives birth to Onion.
I know this theory is on a much smaller, arguably less important subject than my usually stuff, butā¦.the thought the crewniverse give to their side characters in this show is astonishing. They gave a family of background characters an entire intricate and heartbreakingly real story. This show deserves all of the props.
