User blog comment:Dereviewer/Who Felt Bad/@comment-24685871-20151024172354/@comment-27159736-20151024175807

I think that the whole Dipper and Candy story was just thrown in for the story or to just extend it because Dipper encountering the girls would of happened anyway. Candy was just in at the wrong time.

Candy and Darlene somewhat represented the consequence of Dipper and Stans choices. Candy representing the heartbreak of Dippers recklessness and Darlene representing the violent consequences.

Candy and Dippers storyline seemed forced while the Wendy crush was built in after a few episodes and lectured Dipper on romance, Dipper and Pacifica is left to fan debate while Candy and Dipper was just thrown in out of nowhere then just ended randomly so it looked pointless.