User blog:FlashForward21/The Legend of the Gobblewonker Review

The Legend of the Gobblewonker is another epic episode, and is definately in my Top 5.

In this episode, Stan tries to go fishing with the kids, but Dipper and Mabel decide to go monster-hunting with Soos instead. They search across Scuttle butt Island for it, but the "Gobblewonker" finds them. After one of the greatest boat chases I have ever seen (the music is amazing), the trio learn that the "Gobblewonker" was just a way for Old Man McGucket to get attention from his son. It was pretty cool that the message of "pay attention to your elders" is taught with a chase for an expy of the Loch Ness Monster.

Mabel and Soos really shine in this episode. While Dipper has some moments, it was really them that brought this episode to greatness. Our favorite manchild's majestic stomach noises and his destruction of around 12 cameras, along with Mabel's freestyling through the woods were great bits. The part that really got me laughing was her imagining hitting on two anime boys inside a giant hampster ball. This was the second episode I ever saw (Headhunters was the first one) and this confirmed that Mabel was my favorite character.

The B-Plot with Stan trying to find fishing buddies was top-notch as well. Every part of this plot was hilarious, from his terrible marriage joke to finally sighing in defeat. The ending with the kids and him spending a nice day at Lake Gravity Falls (very original name there) and the reveal that there really is a Gobblewonker was a nice touch.

The counterfeiting operation and "Who wants to put on some blind folds and get into my car!" blew my mind. A-.

Anyway, we've made it through one week of the hiatus. Anyone got any Boss Mabel theories? I read somewhere that the plot might be Mabel trying on Stan's fez and discovering it's power.