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Toxxupation posted:This was a really unfunny and uninteresting episode and continues the serialized episode trend of building to a reveal then at the last second showing that reveal as a red herring that doesn't resolve anything But you have to remember, the mysteries work best as external metaphors for internal struggle for Mabel/dipper, and as pure episodic set pieces
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Suspicious Dish posted:But you have to remember, the mysteries work best as external metaphors for internal struggle for Mabel/dipper, and as pure episodic set pieces I know you're an idiot who doesn't understand what words mean but you don't have to keep reminding everyone of that fact, dudes
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Toxxupation posted:This was a really unfunny and uninteresting episode and continues the serialized episode trend of building to a reveal then at the last second showing that reveal as a red herring that doesn't resolve anything If you don't like Gravity Falls, why are you watching it?
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This was actually a pretty good story episode, duder. It answered a relatively big question, organically fleshed out one of the recurring background characters, nicely tied into Mabel/Dipper's struggles, had plenty of good jokes, and wrapped it up in a single episode. Gravity Falls has always been a relatively uneven show anyways, not every episodes is gonna be great funny and creepy all at once like The Inconveniencing or Soos And The Real Girl.
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...of SCIENCE! posted:This was actually a pretty good story episode, duder. It answered a relatively big question, organically fleshed out one of the recurring background characters, nicely tied into Mabel/Dipper's struggles, had plenty of good jokes, and wrapped it up in a single episode. what big question was answered? because just like the laptop it promised to literally REVEAL ALL THE MYSTERIES OF GRAVITY FALLS and the mystery that was revealed was "someone else was responsible for everything, mcgucket was a chump, nothing was learned, oh and stan is doin more weird science poo poo" nothing every gets answered in this show, we are no further in the grand overarcing mystery of gravity falls then we were before this episode started unless you wanna argue the society for the blind eye stuff revealed why all its residents don't just leave, which I never considered a "mystery" it's just constant red herrings whenever the show goes back to the serialized stuff.
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How about who wrote the Journals? Because that was pretty much revealed. Also, McGuckett's role in this whole thing. And also why this town is so oblivious to the creepy poo poo going on? Why do you want the show to play all of it's cards right away? Did you like what happened to Twin Peaks after they revealed who the killer was?
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Toxxupation posted:what big question was answered? because just like the laptop it promised to literally REVEAL ALL THE MYSTERIES OF GRAVITY FALLS and the mystery that was revealed was "someone else was responsible for everything, mcgucket was a chump, nothing was learned, oh and stan is doin more weird science poo poo" We learned a lot that deepened the mystery of the town though. I think it would've been moreso a red herring if we had learned a lot that was all proved false at the end.
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I mean, we know that the author of the journals was a "visiting researcher". We didn't know that before this episode. Even if you don't count any of McGuckett's backstory as relevant, it was still a good story in itself, and it did lock in some details around the edges of the central mystery. Just because we don't learn the answer to The Big Question in an early episode of season 2, doesn't mean that "nothing really happened" or whatever.
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CelticPredator posted:How about who wrote the Journals? Because that was pretty much revealed. the problem with twin peaks is that the show went BAD after it revealed who the killer was, not that watching it for the killer was the only reason anyone was watching the show knowing who the killer was was barely a reason i watched twin peaks, it was more for the weird atmosphere, pacing, and characters on the show than the mystery, which is honestly resolved really stupidly so w/e and yeah, if they went "here's who wrote all the books and what's going on" and moved past it to have dipper and mabel just fightin monsters who happen to symbolize the particular stress they're going through as children, aka when the show is at its best, yes i would much prefer that
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Toxxupation posted:have dipper and mabel just fightin monsters who happen to symbolize the particular stress they're going through as children, aka when the show is at its best, yes i would much prefer that How did this episode's whole "you want to forget about what troubles you, but maybe that isn't a good idea because Personal Growth" theme, as represented via an Evil Secret Society, not qualify as that?
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Toxxupation posted:what big question was answered? because just like the laptop it promised to literally REVEAL ALL THE MYSTERIES OF GRAVITY FALLS and the mystery that was revealed was "someone else was responsible for everything, mcgucket was a chump, nothing was learned, oh and stan is doin more weird science poo poo" Just like with Lost and its endlessly misleading previews, you probably shouldn't go with what the previews say about the show because I doubt the creators have very much say in what it says. There was no promise to reveal all the mysteries of gravity falls by anyone but Disney's misleading advertisement. Plus the author is one of the biggest mysteries in the show. We still have over a seasons and a half left. Toxxupation posted:and yeah, if they went "here's who wrote all the books and what's going on" and moved past it to have dipper and mabel just fightin monsters who happen to symbolize the particular stress they're going through as children, aka when the show is at its best, yes i would much prefer that the show is both things though so
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With the amnesia cult gone, I expect there to be more continuity between episodes going forward.
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"Visiting researcher!?" It's Carlos from Night Vale.
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I'm happy enough we get to cross a suspect off the list of possible journal authors. Makes a good plot episode to me.
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Some Numbers posted:If you don't like Gravity Falls, why are you watching it? Doing poo poo that he hates in order to complain about it is kind of his thing.
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If we all agree that you are super edgy and are way, way too cool for us plebs, will you declare victory and go the gently caress away forever?
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CelticPredator posted:How about who wrote the Journals? Because that was pretty much revealed. Not necessarily. Sure, Stan bandaged his hand at the end, but wasn't the main point that the author had six fingers to begin with? I always assumed the author had one of his fingers removed so he could blend in with the rest of the town, hence the bandaged hand. Maybe the visiting researcher who wrote the books is Stan from a parallel dimension where humans evolved with six fingers, and not his "brother" at all. Gravity Falls being the nexus of parallel dimensions would certainly fit as the "secret" that the government is looking for and Stan is trying to protect. I really don't think the episode quite lived up to the hype either. It wasn't bad, but as plot episodes go I vastly preferred Sock Opera.
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I forgot about the hand thing entirely. So yeah, you're probably right.
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what's the bandaged hand have to do with it? I missed that bit
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I think it's just showing that Stan (like McGucket) is getting obsessed with his invention.
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I just bought the first season of Gravity Falls and look forward to buying/watching the next few seasons.
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SlothfulCobra posted:I do like how the thread guessed it was McGucket before this episode came around. People were talking about some Massive Production Leak before the season that had the creators really pissed off. Was that about McGucket or is that still unresolved?
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It totally was, considering that image looks nothing at all like what was in the show. Alex is a smart, sneaky bastard.
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A picture of my nephew and me dressed up... He had on pants because his mom didn't want him to be cold.
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I really need to make a Journal. I have almost everything else.
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Lil' Gideon - can read your mind, can't take a hint https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiV6DvYplvE
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HelleSpud posted:Lil' Gideon - can read your mind, can't take a hint How does this show get made by Disney? I think Alex Hirsch might be a wizard.
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I wonder who Mabel's lawyer is Leonard J Stan maybe
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Alan Smithee posted:I wonder who Mabel's lawyer is
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paradoxGentleman posted:I imagine Stan let her borrow his; which means he's probably some shady character that specializes in getting other shady characters out of jail. must've been the same good lawyer who let Stan lose his deed to Gideon due to the 9/10ths law of possession
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Now I'm imagining Stan having Saul as his lawyer.
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Alan Smithee posted:must've been the same good lawyer who let Stan lose his deed to Gideon due to the 9/10ths law of possession Actually, this was explained by Hirsh in some interview. Gravity Falls was founded by a crazy person and its municipal laws include all kinds of crazy stuff. Like legal marriage to woodpeckers and a "finders keepers" law.
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Wittgen posted:Actually, this was explained by Hirsh in some interview. Gravity Falls was founded by a crazy person and its municipal laws include all kinds of crazy stuff. Like legal marriage to woodpeckers and a "finders keepers" law. The technical term is "gimmeocracy."
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paradoxGentleman posted:I imagine Stan let her borrow his; which means he's probably some shady character that specializes in getting other shady characters out of jail. Better Call Saul.
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VaultAggie posted:Now I'm imagining Stan having Saul as his lawyer. Now I want that to happen.
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Stan's lawyer is just Stan in a different suit and a fake mustache or something, c'mon. Why would he PAY for representation when he can do it himself?
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