No, but they are a missed opportunity on the show's part. Now I'm imagining Mayor Dewey yelling at Connie's dad to catch the people that stole the ocean in "Ocean Gem," or having him show up just a bit too late to do anything about gem monsters attacking the beach, as they are wont to do.

Wait, which part?

Same, or maybe a Nausicca or another Castle in the Sky reference.

Onion, I know how you are about food, so why did you have to go and ruin perfectly good chocolate?!

I feel where you're coming from. This has been the Summer of Existential Dread for me (and not just because of politics), and I agree that it was pretty cathartic to see a show, let alone a cartoon, take an unflinching look at how to properly deal with our reactions to bad things and non medical depression.

True. I more meant the End of Evangelion reference in "Kiki's Pizza Delivery Service," however, with the pizza slices on the beach.
Still, you are right about it being a bit too on the nose of a reference for this episode.

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