Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-15097363-20140405144311/@comment-8929662-20140828001610

Mr B Natural wrote:

NintenDisney Beckster wrote:

ATnewsreporter wrote: im like, the only one who likes Pacifica No you're not! And since seeing the Golf War, one can really feel some pity for Pacifica because of the pressure she is shown to be put under. I think Mabel would be a great friend :)

Now if Dipper would stop being so bitter, he could be a friend too. Why does he dislike Pacifica more than Mabel does? Actually, I think it makes sense at this point that Dipper would hate Pacifica more than Mabel does. Mabel is open, friendly, and more willing to forgive than him. Dipper thinks more logically and is also very protective of Mabel and doesn't want to see her hurt, like in Irrational Treasure. Mabel thinks, "this girl doesn't like me, so I'll be nice to her and maybe I'll have a new friend!" Dipper thinks, "this girl is a jerk, let's just avoid her and maybe she'll leave us alone." This is how he handles Robbie, remember? He doesn't try to be friends with him, and he even enjoys taking revenge out on him if he gets the chance.

That certainly doesn't justify leaving her to die, though.

Great explanation! Though since he's seen that Mabel and Pacifica have made some progress on getting friendlier with each other, I wonder if he'll ease off? Of course it would take some pushing from Mabel, like it did to get him to wear his costume in "Summerween". Speaking of the Summerween circumstances, it might also take a monster or mystery in addition to Mabel's persuasion.