Chille Tid

"Chille Tid" is the 13th episode of the second season in Steven Universe, and it is the 62nd episode overall.

Synopsis
Steven and the Gems hope a slumber party will allow them some time to relax.

Plot
The episode begins with Pearl and Amethyst on a raft in the middle of an ocean, with Amethyst holding Steven underwater by his legs. Pearl is frustrated that they have not found any leads to Malachite. Steven begins to lose his breath underwater, but Amethyst is confused whether or not to pull Steven up, so she releases him and Steven resurfaces. Garnet jumps out from the water, grabbing Steven, stating that she did not find anything underwater. Pearl becomes increasingly frustrated with the lack of progress, saying that it feels like "light years" and finding the life jackets pointless. Garnet explains that Malachite must be found, as their fusion is a ticking time bomb. Despite the fact that Lapis is powerful enough to sustain her fusion with Jasper, their fusion is highly unstable. Their fusion is bound by anger and mistrust, and if that bond snaps, they will unfuse. Steven begins to sleep on the raft, prompting Garnet and the gems to return home to let Steven rest.

Pearl becomes frustrated that they are home and not searching for Malachite. Garnet explains that Steven is not like the gems, and like a human, he needs rest. Steven asks whether or not the gems are tired, and Garnet answers that they "look awesome," despite all the gems appearing visibly exhaused. Steven suggests a slumber party to help the gems forget that Malachite is still somewhere and have them take a rest for a little while. Garnet tells the gems that they should participate in the slumber party (against Pearl's will) and heads off to search for Malachite alone.

Steven begins the slumber party upstairs by offering Amethyst and Pearl a slumber pal each. After they both refuse, Amethyst immediately falls asleep, and Pearl, confused as to how to do so, attempts to fall asleep. After several unsuccessful attempts, Steven shows Pearl how to fall asleep and begins to sleep himself. He begins to dream. Steven and Pearl are in a sitcom, and Pearl is excitedly preparing Steven for his first school dance with Connie. Amethyst rolls down the stairs on a skateboard, and Pearl chases Amethyst off-screen. The doorbell rings, and Steven answers the door to see Garnet, who exclaims "Chille Tid!" Steven explains to Garnet that he will attend a dance party with Connie soon and, as soon as the doorbell rings again, assumes that Connie is behind the door. When he opens the door, he sees Lapis crying heavily, with the setting changing to a water zone.

Steven wakes up from the sudden nightmare with Pearl asking if he's alright. He begins to explain his dream to Pearl, who interrupts him saying that none of what he is saying makes sense, as Lapis is under the ocean fused with Jasper, so she would not have been in his dreams. Steven deduces that Pearl never had a dream, and Pearl admits so. He tries to explain what a dream is, but it is difficult because they are boring to listen to. He starts telling Pearl of one of his convoluted dreams of Lion being able to drive Greg's van, which puts Pearl to sleep. Steven quickly falls asleep and begins to dream again.

Steven is flying in the sky with a helicopter propeller on his back. Dogcopter appears and Steven asks for his autograph. Dogcopter meows and flies away quickly. Pearl's head appears, which visibly eats Steven, but quickly launches Steven fast enough for him to catch up. Amethyst riding a whale appears from the ocean and immediately changes Steven's dream. In the darkness, Lapis appears behind Steven, yelling his name. She asks him what he is doing here, and Steven claims that he is simply dreaming. Lapis denies that, and tells him that she must concentrate. Steven wakes up to see Amethyst laughing. Steven is confused, but Amethyst points to the ceiling. Pearl is sleeping, with her dream being projected visually and with audio holographically onto the ceiling from her gemstone. She is ecstatic to spend time with Rose. Rose then turns to face Pearl, and has the face of Greg, who expresses gratitude to Pearl for fixing his van. Pearl is terrified and wakes up, visibly tired from the dream.

Steven tells Pearl that he had another dream about Lapis, and she exclaims that it's alright, implicitly denying her own dream. Steven claims that he was talking to Lapis, and Pearl says that he might be using his dreams to mentally connect with Lapis. Steven tries to go back to sleep to find Lapis' whereabouts, and falls asleep before Pearl begins explaining her dream to put him to sleep. Steven tries to lucid dream, but discovers he couldn't. He quickly finds Lapis, who is chained to the water that makes up the ground. Lapis tells Steven that he must not distract her, because she must use all of her concentration to use the ocean in order to keep the fusion alive. Lapis sinks and Jasper, also chained to the water, appears behind Steven. She angrily crawls to Steven, but quickly sinks, with Lapis flying out of the water. Lapis can't stop concentrating even for a second, and tells Steven not to look for her. Steven repeatedly offers help, but Lapis denies his offer, refusing to tell him where Malachite is. Malachite appears from the water, visibly fusing, and screams at Steven to leave.

Steven wakes up, terrified from his encounter. He tells Amethyst and Pearl that he did see Lapis, who is fused and is still in control, but wa unsure for how much longer. Garnet arrives home and says that this is a strange slumber party. Steven hastily tells Garnet all of his dreams. Garnet reassures Steven to relax, and shows him and the gems how a slumber party is really done. She falls belly down on the floor and begins to sleep.

Characters

 * Steven
 * Garnet
 * Pearl
 * Amethyst
 * Lapis (dream)
 * Jasper (dream)
 * Malachite (dream)
 * Rose Quartz (dream)
 * Dogcopter (dream)
 * Greg Universe (dream, as Rose's face)
 * Connie (mentioned in dream)
 * Lion (mentioned)

Objects

 * Pillows
 * Warp Pad
 * Life Jacket
 * Blanket
 * Greg's Van (mentioned)
 * Life Boat
 * Things The Big Donut was selling

Locations

 * Beach City
 * Beach House


 * Ocean
 * Malachite Realm
 * Big Donut (mentioned)

Music

 * TBA

Trivia

 * This is the fifth and last episode of the second StevenBomb.
 * This episode was not hinted in the promo art. It was represented only by a question mark.
 * The title "Chille Tid" translates to "Chilling Time" from Norwegian or Danish to English.
 * The title is also a play-on word of the phrase "Chill a tad."
 * This is the first time Pearl is shown sleeping in an episode.
 * It is revealed that when Pearl dreams, her dreams are represented by a hologram produced by her gem.
 * This is Malachite's second appearance.
 * It is her first named appearance in the show.
 * Steven might be able to communicate with other gems through dreaming.
 * Garnet also sleeps for the first time in an episode.
 * Pearl can project her dreams through her gem while asleep.
 * The Dream Garnet said "Chille Tid" when she was at the door.
 * Lapis Lazuli has lost control of Malachite.
 * She appears to be starting to losing her individuality to the fusion, going so far as to call herself Malachite. This appears to be what Pearl was worried might happen to Amethyst and Garnet when fused into Sugilite in "Coach Steven".
 * It is the third time Dogcopter appears.
 * This is the first episode where a character says Malachite's name out loud.
 * It is revealed that Gems can dream when they sleep.

Cultural References

 * Steven said he won't let Lapis "sleep with the fishes" which is a term used by the Mafia as a code word for dumping a body in the ocean.


 * In Steven's first dream, it said "Steven Universe was performed in front of a live studio audience.", which is used in many sitcoms.
 * There was also a 90's style laugh track in the background.

Continuity

 * Malachite is still at the bottom of the ocean.
 * Amethyst says "Bowacunga!" during Steven's sitcom dream, one of her victory cries in Attack the Light.

Transcript
View the episode's transcript here.