I think 'Emerald Ice' was in a hurry to produce stem just so it could make branches... and there aren't actually any flowers on the way in the foreseeable future.
It's kind of fascinating how all the new growth (starting with the leaves that reach the edge of the pot, and up) has buried the smaller, flatter rosette from the spring and summer. A very big change in character, even for an Aeonium. Some of the variegated plants seem to be extreme this way.
