Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-2232235-20150223044721/@comment-24212799-20150324142531

Oniscience wrote: Felipe6666 wrote: OnlyOnTuesdays88 wrote: SpiVenger wrote: kids are dating younger and younger these days. unless they have nazi-like "follow your every move" parents like I did Yeah but ... I like how we interpretate Dipper and Mabel as teenagers but they're actually 12 year olds. I mean, i have a 12 year old brother and I wouldn't dare shipping him or making him date, for @^%*'s sake he watches Doraemon on TV! But to be fair, the twins and the other 12~ year olds are shown to act as 15 year old teenagers and the fact that they're voiced by adults adds even more to the effect.

This is entirely true. [warning: rant incoming] The reason people ship in Gravity Falls is because the show gives them excuses to ship. Without the Dipper / Wendy subplot in season 1, the number of shippers would be way less than it is now (although without it Wendy would practically not be a character, which is unfortunate). I know this is off topic, but has anyone noticed how ships tend to stem from one episode in particular? There was dipper x wendy before The Inconveniencing, there was no Dipper x Candy before Summerween, etc. (although i'm still trying to figure out where the sick minds that came up with pinecest got their ideas) Anime fans, go figure.

Also, ships happen in one episode because people can get very desperate to see some romance, so their minds interpretate the slightest hugs and affection displays as possible romantic feelings.