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@@MikeyVenture I’m glad you love that because a lot of the characters from the show are based on people that Alex Hirsch knew from his life. When he was a kid, Alex Hirsch’s personally was exactly the same as Dipper’s; being too obsessed with codes/ secrets, solving mysteries, and the supernatural/paranormal. And his sister Ariel Hirsch, had the same personality as Mabel when she was a kid; wearing wacky sweaters, being silly about everything, having a new boy crush every week, wanting a pet pig, and loving boy bands. Grunkle Stan is based on his Grandpa Stan, who was best known for being a pathological liar and always messing with people. Soos is based on someone Alex Hirsch went to college with. A man who’s completely overweight, causing and solving problems, and always wanting to help you. The main concept for Gravity Falls is from Alex Hirsch’s childhood; he and his sister were “forced” to spend a lot of summers with their great aunt in the woods and they would try to make their own fun so their summers wouldn’t be boring. I know that sounds like too much detail, but now you know where the inspiration for Gravity Falls and its characters comes from.
He put that as the cryptogram because Lance Bass from N Sync came in to do some voices for the band. Apparently Ariel was obsessed with him as a kid and finally got to meet him when he did the voice work
One of the things I really enjoy about this episode is Dipper and Stan bonding. They rarely get the chance to and I liked seeing Stan doing his best to help his nephew. And that end line from Candy... "They won't last a week." Just the deadpan way it was delivered, it always cracks me up. Anyway, the cipher for this episode is: You happy now, Ariel? Which is a reference to the twin sister of Alex Hirsch, the creator of Gravity Falls. Ariel apparently had a boy band obsession at some point in their childhood and this episode is kind of a nod to her in that regard.
Fun fact, Lance Bass of former 'NSYNC fame is one of the members of Sev’ral Timez. Also love the fact that Alex Hirch made this episode for his sister because her love for 90's boy bands.
Absolutely loving these reactions! Just found the channel and enjoying this series a lot. Alex talks about something important on the commentary track for this episode which I think is good to know but does take away the ambiguity around Robbie's CD, so read only if you want. There is no mind control. Alex wrote this story because he used to believe in subliminal messaging as a kid and has since realised how insane that whole concept is. Wendy gives Robbie another chance of her own free will because she felt special and loved when Robbie wrote a song for her. It was a meaningful gesture that she really appreciated. So learning he had stolen it and lied to her in order to get her alone was what upset her and lead to her breaking up with him. Alex regrets parts of this episode a little because it does come across that the mind control was real. It's not clear that it was fake by the end and most people leave that episode thinking Robbie probably have hypnotised Wendy (including myself originally). He didn't and I find it more interesting to know that, makes Wendy more real IMO. Hope that's helpful or at least interesting.
And I agree wholeheartedly. Expectation spoilers are spoilers too and a lot of people don't actually realize that they are. If you're braced for the cool reveal it has less impact than it would if it comes out of nowhere organically.
This is exactly what I've been trying to say. I notice a lot of comments are sort of spoiling the show even if they're not being specific. It would be way better to let him figure it out for himself with no prior prejudice or bias.
Like with the time traveler. He was told to look for him beforehand instead of having that "OMG" moment when he realized he was in those episodes the whole time.
Couple of things I’d like to discuss First is Robbie. It’s interesting how they never elaborate how Robbie got the CD. They never say whether he found it, made it, etc. If he found it, how did he know what it does unless he tested it on someone else? If he made it, how did he know how to do that? If someone gave it to him, who and why? It’s really interesting. Secondly is Stan’s backstory. I don’t know if this was ever confirmed or denied by Alex Hirsch but there are a couple implications that the hippie guy from Stan’s past was Gideon’s dad. The girl’s name was Carla, and at the end of the Tent of Telepathy ad during “The Hand that Rocks the Mabel,” it has a list of disclaimers which go by really fast, and at the end it says “Carla, I’ve always loved you but never had the guts to say it.” This would also explain the big rivalry between Stan and the Gleefuls. We know Gideon wants the Shack, but there’s no other reason why Bud Gleeful would be such active rivals with him. It’s not even like they’re in competition with each other from a business perspective, Bud sells cars. While Dipper asking Wendy to hang out immediately after the breakup was a bad move, he’s also 12. He probably didn’t know she’d take it this bad and was just trying to cheer her up. Lastly the reason the whole “Mabel vs Dipper” thing is highlighted so much by the fanbase is because Dipper almost always sacrifices for Mabel while Mabel almost never sacrifices for him, and when she does it feels like she doesn’t really learn her lesson. Think back on Season 1 and ask yourself how many times Dipper vs Mabel sacrifice for the other and learn lessons because of it. This wouldn’t be so bad if a lot of situations didn’t require Dipper to sacrifice anything or learn a lesson because he’s not doing anything wrong. Like during the episode with Mermando Dipper’s treated as the less moral of the two just because he doesn’t want to lose his job. That whole scene could have been avoided if Mabel told Dipper (who had already experienced a lot of the supernatural before and would understand better than anyone what to do, not to mention could come up with a way to help) that she was going to rescue Mermando and that she needed to borrow the pool equipment. She then proceeds to take a picture of Dipper’s mouth to mouth, even saying “haha, blackmail.” And to put the icing on the cake, the message that Mabel gives isn’t even that saving a life is more important than keeping a job or getting more time with someone you like, the message is about liking someone it’ll never work out with, which makes it feel like Mabel’s doing this for herself, not Mermando. Don’t get me wrong, I do like Mabel as a character, and these issues are way less egregious in Season 2, but the narrative does sometimes antagonize Dipper just so Mabel can get away with her immaturity, and it does portray some things Dipper does as an issue while when Mabel does it, it’s acceptable
I heavily disagree with the Mermando take. Dipper, even knowing Mermandos situation, still hesitated when giving Mermando the megaphone. Also, how was letting Mermando go “for Mabels sake”? If Mabel was actually selfish in that scenario, she wouldn’t have offered to help Mermando at all and just left him in the pool so she could see him whenever she wanted. Mabels speech at the end about helping people even though you may not get anything out of it…I just don’t see how you could get a self serving message out of that at all.
@@JHayes-lh7uv I don’t agree with all of what I said, this is just a common take on the episode. While Dipper is kind of selfish in the scenario the show presented, Mabel’s solution didn’t need to affect Dipper. In fact if she had talked to him in the first place, I’m sure Dipper could have gotten a megaphone from somewhere or had time to replace the one at the pool. It wasn’t selfish, but it sounds selfish because of the reasoning. Mabel’s explanation for wanting to give Mermando the megaphone isn’t that she wants to connect him with his family and that it’s for the greater good, it’s comparing her situation with Mermando to Dipper’s situation with Wendy. Imagine if she used that explanation about 30 seconds prior when Mermando was suffocating. Imagine if her explanation for why Dipper should save his life wasn’t because it would save a life, but because it’s what Dipper would do for Wendy even though he knows it wouldn’t work out. Again, I don’t think Mabel was selfish at all for anything she did in this episode (though she was immature about the blackmail thing and could have made a better plan), it just feels like the lesson she was trying to teach Dipper should’ve been something different
I've said it many times in my reactions, but the most interesting thing for me in this show is Dipper and Mabel's relationship. So I love that many of these episodes raise these questions and debates on their behavior. And I love that it's not black and white, at least to me it isn't. In regards to Mabel essentially always getting what she wants, and Dipper always seeming like he's the bad guy, I wonder if this was Alex Hirsch's experience growing up with his sister
@@MikeyVenture It’s very similar for sure, but he could also just be writing her more favorably. Writers tend to have an easier time writing “negatively” about characters based on them than their loved ones, so it’s hard to say how exaggerated it is
@@Spellshot693 A big part of why Dipper ends up sacrificing things for Mabel so often is because he's often in the wrong. The commentary tracks are really interesting because Alex explicitly explains the intention of a lot of those sacrifices. In Time Traveller's Pig he gives up his good day at the fair because he was trying to "win" Wendy when he should have been trying to earn her. In The Deep End he gives up the megaphone because he's trying to keep his job that he only cares about because of Wendy (sidenote, lifeguards are responsible for the safety of the people in the pool so he's kind of putting people at risk by not taking it seriously). Mabel needs the megaphone so that Mermando can get back to his family, a much better cause. Dipper is a self insert for Alex and he was quite critical of him and the kinds of things Alex did as a kid which he now realises was wrong/selfish. It still sucks for Dipper to sacrifice so much, but for the most part it does make a lot more sense.
Rewatching these reactions due to The Book of Bill release. 14:27 it’s funny you say this and watching your reaction in 1x20, pretty much wanting bodily harm to befall Gideon haha
I like this episode a lot because as you said it’s about them growing up. Love your commentary and great video you understood this episode perfectly. It’s still January 2nd 13/?
You did it!! Congrats and you put out great work so I'm glad to have been subscribed since I found your GF reactions. Glad you started this series and I can't wait for you to get farther in!
Notice how Young Stan looks different in this flashback without a clef chin. The young Stan we saw in "The Time Traveler's Pig" had a different hair style as well.
@@MikeyVenture There are some episodes later on which work really well together and should be watched closer together. Episode 19/20 of Season 1, Episode 11/12 of Season 2 and Episode 18/19/20 of Season 2 stick out as episodes which are linked
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The cryptogram at the end of this episode is, “Happy now, Ariel?”, which is a reference to creator Alex Hirsch’s own twin sister, Ariel Hirsch.
That’s awesome! I love how much of his relationship with his sister he integrates into the show
@@MikeyVenture I’m glad you love that because a lot of the characters from the show are based on people that Alex Hirsch knew from his life. When he was a kid, Alex Hirsch’s personally was exactly the same as Dipper’s; being too obsessed with codes/ secrets, solving mysteries, and the supernatural/paranormal. And his sister Ariel Hirsch, had the same personality as Mabel when she was a kid; wearing wacky sweaters, being silly about everything, having a new boy crush every week, wanting a pet pig, and loving boy bands. Grunkle Stan is based on his Grandpa Stan, who was best known for being a pathological liar and always messing with people. Soos is based on someone Alex Hirsch went to college with. A man who’s completely overweight, causing and solving problems, and always wanting to help you. The main concept for Gravity Falls is from Alex Hirsch’s childhood; he and his sister were “forced” to spend a lot of summers with their great aunt in the woods and they would try to make their own fun so their summers wouldn’t be boring. I know that sounds like too much detail, but now you know where the inspiration for Gravity Falls and its characters comes from.
He put that as the cryptogram because Lance Bass from N Sync came in to do some voices for the band. Apparently Ariel was obsessed with him as a kid and finally got to meet him when he did the voice work
One of the things I really enjoy about this episode is Dipper and Stan bonding. They rarely get the chance to and I liked seeing Stan doing his best to help his nephew.
And that end line from Candy... "They won't last a week." Just the deadpan way it was delivered, it always cracks me up.
Anyway, the cipher for this episode is: You happy now, Ariel?
Which is a reference to the twin sister of Alex Hirsch, the creator of Gravity Falls. Ariel apparently had a boy band obsession at some point in their childhood and this episode is kind of a nod to her in that regard.
I legitimately loved Stan and Dipper bonding in this episode. I like when he bonds with them
07:31 Ariel Hirsch (Alex Hirsch's sister) voices this character
Oh that’s cool! Nice piece of info thanks
Fun fact, Lance Bass of former 'NSYNC fame is one of the members of Sev’ral Timez. Also love the fact that Alex Hirch made this episode for his sister because her love for 90's boy bands.
I always love reading how Alex incorporates moments from his life into this show
Thank you for having some emotional intelligence and talking about it. We need more men doing that.
Bro saw the future of weirdmeggdion 💀 6:05
Absolutely loving these reactions! Just found the channel and enjoying this series a lot.
Alex talks about something important on the commentary track for this episode which I think is good to know but does take away the ambiguity around Robbie's CD, so read only if you want.
There is no mind control. Alex wrote this story because he used to believe in subliminal messaging as a kid and has since realised how insane that whole concept is. Wendy gives Robbie another chance of her own free will because she felt special and loved when Robbie wrote a song for her. It was a meaningful gesture that she really appreciated. So learning he had stolen it and lied to her in order to get her alone was what upset her and lead to her breaking up with him.
Alex regrets parts of this episode a little because it does come across that the mind control was real. It's not clear that it was fake by the end and most people leave that episode thinking Robbie probably have hypnotised Wendy (including myself originally). He didn't and I find it more interesting to know that, makes Wendy more real IMO. Hope that's helpful or at least interesting.
I appreciate that and thanks for watching! And yes, this is incredibly helpful info. I felt it wasn't entirely clear
And I agree wholeheartedly. Expectation spoilers are spoilers too and a lot of people don't actually realize that they are. If you're braced for the cool reveal it has less impact than it would if it comes out of nowhere organically.
Exactly. I stream on Twitch and I pretty much say the same thing when it comes to expectation spoilers
This is exactly what I've been trying to say. I notice a lot of comments are sort of spoiling the show even if they're not being specific. It would be way better to let him figure it out for himself with no prior prejudice or bias.
Like with the time traveler. He was told to look for him beforehand instead of having that "OMG" moment when he realized he was in those episodes the whole time.
Couple of things I’d like to discuss
First is Robbie. It’s interesting how they never elaborate how Robbie got the CD. They never say whether he found it, made it, etc. If he found it, how did he know what it does unless he tested it on someone else? If he made it, how did he know how to do that? If someone gave it to him, who and why? It’s really interesting.
Secondly is Stan’s backstory. I don’t know if this was ever confirmed or denied by Alex Hirsch but there are a couple implications that the hippie guy from Stan’s past was Gideon’s dad. The girl’s name was Carla, and at the end of the Tent of Telepathy ad during “The Hand that Rocks the Mabel,” it has a list of disclaimers which go by really fast, and at the end it says “Carla, I’ve always loved you but never had the guts to say it.” This would also explain the big rivalry between Stan and the Gleefuls. We know Gideon wants the Shack, but there’s no other reason why Bud Gleeful would be such active rivals with him. It’s not even like they’re in competition with each other from a business perspective, Bud sells cars.
While Dipper asking Wendy to hang out immediately after the breakup was a bad move, he’s also 12. He probably didn’t know she’d take it this bad and was just trying to cheer her up.
Lastly the reason the whole “Mabel vs Dipper” thing is highlighted so much by the fanbase is because Dipper almost always sacrifices for Mabel while Mabel almost never sacrifices for him, and when she does it feels like she doesn’t really learn her lesson. Think back on Season 1 and ask yourself how many times Dipper vs Mabel sacrifice for the other and learn lessons because of it. This wouldn’t be so bad if a lot of situations didn’t require Dipper to sacrifice anything or learn a lesson because he’s not doing anything wrong. Like during the episode with Mermando Dipper’s treated as the less moral of the two just because he doesn’t want to lose his job. That whole scene could have been avoided if Mabel told Dipper (who had already experienced a lot of the supernatural before and would understand better than anyone what to do, not to mention could come up with a way to help) that she was going to rescue Mermando and that she needed to borrow the pool equipment. She then proceeds to take a picture of Dipper’s mouth to mouth, even saying “haha, blackmail.” And to put the icing on the cake, the message that Mabel gives isn’t even that saving a life is more important than keeping a job or getting more time with someone you like, the message is about liking someone it’ll never work out with, which makes it feel like Mabel’s doing this for herself, not Mermando. Don’t get me wrong, I do like Mabel as a character, and these issues are way less egregious in Season 2, but the narrative does sometimes antagonize Dipper just so Mabel can get away with her immaturity, and it does portray some things Dipper does as an issue while when Mabel does it, it’s acceptable
I heavily disagree with the Mermando take. Dipper, even knowing Mermandos situation, still hesitated when giving Mermando the megaphone. Also, how was letting Mermando go “for Mabels sake”? If Mabel was actually selfish in that scenario, she wouldn’t have offered to help Mermando at all and just left him in the pool so she could see him whenever she wanted. Mabels speech at the end about helping people even though you may not get anything out of it…I just don’t see how you could get a self serving message out of that at all.
@@JHayes-lh7uv I don’t agree with all of what I said, this is just a common take on the episode. While Dipper is kind of selfish in the scenario the show presented, Mabel’s solution didn’t need to affect Dipper. In fact if she had talked to him in the first place, I’m sure Dipper could have gotten a megaphone from somewhere or had time to replace the one at the pool.
It wasn’t selfish, but it sounds selfish because of the reasoning. Mabel’s explanation for wanting to give Mermando the megaphone isn’t that she wants to connect him with his family and that it’s for the greater good, it’s comparing her situation with Mermando to Dipper’s situation with Wendy. Imagine if she used that explanation about 30 seconds prior when Mermando was suffocating. Imagine if her explanation for why Dipper should save his life wasn’t because it would save a life, but because it’s what Dipper would do for Wendy even though he knows it wouldn’t work out.
Again, I don’t think Mabel was selfish at all for anything she did in this episode (though she was immature about the blackmail thing and could have made a better plan), it just feels like the lesson she was trying to teach Dipper should’ve been something different
I've said it many times in my reactions, but the most interesting thing for me in this show is Dipper and Mabel's relationship. So I love that many of these episodes raise these questions and debates on their behavior. And I love that it's not black and white, at least to me it isn't. In regards to Mabel essentially always getting what she wants, and Dipper always seeming like he's the bad guy, I wonder if this was Alex Hirsch's experience growing up with his sister
@@MikeyVenture It’s very similar for sure, but he could also just be writing her more favorably. Writers tend to have an easier time writing “negatively” about characters based on them than their loved ones, so it’s hard to say how exaggerated it is
@@Spellshot693 A big part of why Dipper ends up sacrificing things for Mabel so often is because he's often in the wrong. The commentary tracks are really interesting because Alex explicitly explains the intention of a lot of those sacrifices.
In Time Traveller's Pig he gives up his good day at the fair because he was trying to "win" Wendy when he should have been trying to earn her.
In The Deep End he gives up the megaphone because he's trying to keep his job that he only cares about because of Wendy (sidenote, lifeguards are responsible for the safety of the people in the pool so he's kind of putting people at risk by not taking it seriously). Mabel needs the megaphone so that Mermando can get back to his family, a much better cause.
Dipper is a self insert for Alex and he was quite critical of him and the kinds of things Alex did as a kid which he now realises was wrong/selfish. It still sucks for Dipper to sacrifice so much, but for the most part it does make a lot more sense.
7:32 Ariel Hirsh’s (the creators twin sister) voice
The gettim' guy his name is Tyler
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I am so excited for it! And anxious haha
to be honest the goat is the hero for saving several timez
Dabbles in darkness….
Also congrats on the 1000 subscribers! And yeah Mabel acts really badly here but she never acts this bad again.
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Rewatching these reactions due to The Book of Bill release.
14:27 it’s funny you say this and watching your reaction in 1x20, pretty much wanting bodily harm to befall Gideon haha
I like this episode a lot because as you said it’s about them growing up. Love your commentary and great video you understood this episode perfectly. It’s still January 2nd 13/?
This was the weirdest episode I watched. I can't wait to see season 2!
I’m pretty pumped for season 2!
You did it!! Congrats and you put out great work so I'm glad to have been subscribed since I found your GF reactions. Glad you started this series and I can't wait for you to get farther in!
I appreciate it! And I’m happy you enjoy the GF videos. They are my favorite to record
Subscribed, hope your channel pops off!
Thanks so much! I hope so too!
He’s not using any magic or curses, he just stole the song from another band or artist to try to get Wendy to like him more
Where's the one that wants to kiss the tree? He wants to kiss it. Let him kiss it.
Notice how Young Stan looks different in this flashback without a clef chin. The young Stan we saw in "The Time Traveler's Pig" had a different hair style as well.
And that's kinda a spoiler
I wish u could do 2 gravity falls reaction a week I really injoy them
I may actually be doing that when we reach season 2
@@MikeyVenture There are some episodes later on which work really well together and should be watched closer together. Episode 19/20 of Season 1, Episode 11/12 of Season 2 and Episode 18/19/20 of Season 2 stick out as episodes which are linked
Thx for the reaction
3:04 Wendy😂😂😂😂😂
Just two more episodes lads
I am not ready!
Yeah, this is basically Mabel's worst episode.
I definitely agree with that
@@MikeyVenture I don't. mabel FINALLY learns to let go
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30:40 MY EARS