Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-27738735-20151013142838/@comment-25231652-20151014125331

It could be the final battle with Bill Cipher, unless he'll appear again later throughout the series. In that case, it'd just be the final battle of the season. But, yeah, there's also the possibility that it's the final battle—and therefore, the end—of the series, but what I wonder is what'll happen to Bill. He could either be destroyed for good, or "sealed away" or "imprisoned" or something, like any other typical omnipotent being in TV shows.

And according to Alex Hirsch, one character will not survive the season (this was brought up on another thread). This could very well be Mabel, since it's more likely that she's dead rather than unconscious if you ask me. I mean, why would Bill Cipher not get rid of her if he's going to get rid of any other human? Clearly he's going to kill a lot of people since it's an apocalypse, especially Dipper and Mabel since they're the biggest threats. Maybe the next season (if there will be one) could revolve around resurrecting Mabel if she won't be brought back near the end of Season 2.

I do hope this isn't the permanent end of Bill Cipher if the show does continue, though...