User blog:Screamteamcreator/Pacifica in Roadside Attraction?

Everyone is predicting what the Roadside Attraction is going to be about, and most of them are good, however I have my doubts about one particular theory. Some fans are speculating that Pacifica will be in the next episode, and although I really, REALLY want to see Pacifica again, I don’t think she’ll be in RA. Why? Well, let’s look at what we know so far. Grunkle Stan is taking Dipper, Mabel, Candy and Grenda on a trip across Oregon to sabotage Roadside Attractions. How do you fit Pacifica in that? The theory is that they see Pacifica on the side of the road and decide to bring her along. Okay, that’s seem likely, but here’s the problem; what’s the main priority with Pacifica? Is it to ship her with Dipper? Or is it to rekindle her relationship with Mabel? If you ask me the next step for Pacifica as a character is to make amends with Mabel, which it doesn’t look like this episode is going to be about. It looks like it’s going to be a Dipper centered story. You can make the argument that Pacifica making amends with Mabel and her friends could be like a B-Story, but something like that needs to be the main focus, not a side story. Maybe Dipper and Pacifica’s romance is the B-Story and Pacifica making amends with Mabel is the main story? Well no, because that’s not what the episode description is and that’s not what the promos are telling us. Plus, we have the chairlift scenes from the latest promo that depicts a spider like monster attacking the Pines. If Pacifica was in the episode, she would be in there with them.

My theory is that Dipper falls in love with one of the Roadside Attraction employees and they go on a date, thus why Dipper is so happy in the promos. Who is that love interest? Darlene, the guest character, the one who is suppose to give you literal nightmares. Maybe she is the spider that attacks the chairlift. Maybe she’s mad because Dipper broke up with her. Or maybe she’s mad at Grunkle Stan for destroying her shop? I don’t know, the point is there doesn’t seem to be any evidence that Pacifica is going to appear in this episode, nor can I see it working out.

And this does sadden me, because I want to see Pacifica again. I love what they are doing with her, making her go from villain to hero, and I think she shares actual chemistry with Dipper. But what saddens me is that they will not likely do another romance episode after this, which means we won’t see Pacifica for a long time, unless the next Pacifica episode has nothing to do with her and Dipper’s relationship and instead focuses on her and Mabel, like I said.

But the one thing that frightens me about this next episode isn’t the lack of Pacifica but the focus of Candy. The main shipping rival of Dipifica is Candip. Up until this point there has been no evidence of Candy or Dipper being romantically interested in each other, the only “proof” we have is a slight hint in Love God where we see Mabel sees Candy and Dipper as potential couples. In Roadside Attraction, we see some evidence of this. There’s two scenes where we only see Grenda and Mabel staring at something. The first time they appear to be giggling, the other seems to be them looking through a bush. Candy is noticeably absent in these clips. Where is she? And where is Dipper? In the latest promo, when they are in the chairlift, the spider attacks and Candy reaches for the lever, which Dipper yells at her not to open. Candy then gives Dipper this very menacing look and pulls the lever, and as they are falling, she still keeps that look, like she doesn’t care if she’s falling to her death. Jesus Christ! What did Dipper do to piss off Candy? Wait… If the episode is about Dipper finding a love interest… Does that mean Candy is… Jealous? No! NO!

Okay, let me explain to you why this can’t work. Candy and Dipper are friends, and yes, they are dorks, so the idea of them getting together isn’t far fetched. But here’s the thing, Candy isn’t interesting. For what she is, she’s fine. She’s Mabel’s dorky, weird friend, a comic relief, and she does that job well. But as a potential love interest? No, I’m sorry, but Dipper and Candy share no chemistry together. And to drop something as big as Candy having a crush on Dipper this late into the show is just sloppy. That would be the type of writing I wouldn’t expect in Gravity Falls. Gravity Falls is very neat when it comes to building up stuff. Even with Pacifica turning good, they hinted at it in Golf War before it became canon in Northwest Mansion Mystery. But there’s been no hints what so ever of Dipper and Candy loving each other. The only thing we have is Mabel shipping them, which doesn’t really prove anything, it just shows us that Mabel wants to set her brother up with one of her friends. If they did drop this in the next episode, I’ll be very disappointed.

I know what you’re thinking, “Oh, I’m just a blind Dipifica shipper! Well here’s why I like Dipifica. Dipper and Pacifica have potential. Pacifica learns to be a better person when she’s with Dipper, making her the only girl to have a BELIEVABLE crush on him, and since Dipper has always been on the raw end of the stick when it comes to crushes (see Wendip), this is a breathe of fresh air for him and a neat twist to the type of romance we were expecting in this show. Plus they have complementary personalities. Pacifica is sassy, yet stern and confident. Dipper is a smart ass, but brave and determined. Many people have made head canons that Pacifica will become the third member of the “Mystery Team”, and you know what? I don’t blame them! It won’t feel out of place for Pacifica to join Dipper and Mabel on their adventures, granted she’ll have to get use to the paranormal first. But that’s why its interesting, it would be funny to see her reaction to the supernatural. There’s just so much in Dipifica then there is in Candip! Candy is a comedic side character, but Pacifica feels like there’s much more to her than previously thought. She complements Dipper way more than Candy. And this is why the next episode frightens me; up until this point I have never said to myself “Wow… That was sloppy writing”. No, I felt like everything made sense, was funny and showcased what great writers work on the show. But if this happens I will genuinely feel they hit a roadblock, that will not only ruin an episode but ruin potential romance in the show. But I have confidence in the writers of Gravity Falls. I’m confident that they won’t screw up. They know what’s best for the show.

Now does this mean I’m right. No, we don’t know, and we only have three short promos telling us what’s going to happen, maybe the forth one will tell us more (or the two other promos are the next promo, since they aren’t official). What I’m trying to say is maybe Pacifica will appear in the next episode and/or maybe Candip will become canon, I can’t see how it will work, but that’s the amazing thing about Gravity Falls, not matter how bizarre the idea is, no matter how uncertain we feel about an up coming episode, it turns out that episode is fantastic. Point is they can pull it off. I trust we all will leave Roadside Attraction being satisfied, regardless of who we ship.