User blog:CaveJohnson/Weirdmageddon II review

Helloooooooooo everyone,

This is CaveJohnson/RobertDaller here, whatever you guys wanna call me.

So something I decided I would do on here, is post 'reviews'.

in this particular instant, a review of the newest Gravity Falls episode.

though I may in fact review numerous episodes in the future.

if you haven't seen the new episode, please avoid this blog post, lest you want to be spoiled.

thank you.

the newest Gravity Falls episode was a good bit different than what I was expecting, and, as usual, it manages to surprise me with an emotional sub plot.

by that i'm referring to the flashbacks, Dipper not getting valentines really hit me hard, because I know how that feels, I mean, I get valentines from my family, but not having a whole lot of friends outside of the internet, I never really got any better, and i've spent a whole lot of Valentines without a girlfriend, not that i'm that particurally worried about that right now, but i've had crushes before, and not having someone on Valentines day is never easy, even when I was 5 I never felt like I could fully enjoy the holiday, because I didn't have what it was all about.

and here I am alone and 17, but again, i'm not worried about that.

Mabel giving Dipper all those valentines was also very much feels, it is something I can very much imagine any member of my family, or anyone of my friends doing, and it helps to remind me that not having someone like that isn't so bad, as long as you've got lots of friends to help you enjoy your life.

Mabel being worried on picture day also felt personal to me, and then having it messed up, while i've never felt the pain of a school picture day, i've felt very similar pains, worrying about signifigant moments, and worrying about getting them wrong, knowing it might have an impact on your future.

it's hard, and I know that having something like that ruined can be devastating, what Dipper did after it was messed up, was laughably silly, it's hard to imagine someone really shaving their own head to make their sibling feel better.

and yet despite this, it was executed very well, and let's be honest, there are a lot of things the characters in Gravity Falls do, that no real person would seriously go through with, and that's not bad, it's a cartoon, the characters don't have to be realistic, as long as they're consistent.

moving on to the rest of the episode, outside of the flashback.

I realize I got a little strung off there.

It was amazing, as Gravity Falls usually is,

the part with the fake Wendy particurally stands out, though admittedly, right away I realized it was probably a fake.

I knew it was too good to be true, but there was a small part of me screaming. "YES, YES, YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Sorry, Wendipper's one of my OTPs...


 * AHEM*

ANYWAY.

I felt this scene didn't have much of a point in the long run though, it didn't help the episode in anyway, and just painfully reminded me, no matter how much I want it too, chances are it won't happen in the actual show.

But y'know...

there's always fanfiction......

MOVING ON.

The show had plenty of great moments, Xyler and Craz's return was pretty cool, even though i'm not particurally fond of them, they are pretty hilarious.

The Cat Judge was adorable, the Dipper doppleganger Mabel created was SWAG.

and again, the flashbacks were absolutely BEAUTIFUL, and were perhaps the highlights of this episode for me.

My only major complaint I have with this episode, is despite this being Mabel's mindscape, the character 'Mermando' was no where to be seen.

I'm still a bit frustrated with the treatment of this character by the show and the fandom, and if Alex has something planned for his character in the finale of the series, or some short serials or something.

Great!

But if Alex missed the last chance he had to use this character in some way shape or form.

I am deeply disappointed.

and to be honest, maybe it's just the 'Mermando fanboy' in me, but after seeing a tower that looks like it's made of some sort of seastone, with a starfish on it.

and this being in Mabel's mind..sort of..

I thought for sure he would appear!

Anywho, the ending for the episode was well timed, and Bill Cipher not being able to leave Gravity Falls gave me the feeling there might be something deeper going on in this series than just Bill Cipher.

Maybe something to do with the Royal order of the Holy Mackeral?

The Secret society we need to learn about before it's too late!

All in all, this episode was fantastic, but lacked a couple of things I was hoping for. (namely at least a cameo appearance by Mermando.)

Also, i'd like to know why the FLOP Xyler and Craz are real now?!

I'm not complaining, i'm cool with it.

But i'm just curious what purpose they're suppose to serve.

anyway, out of 10, i'd have to give this episode an 8.