Not What He Seems

Not What He Seems
Broadcast information
Original air date	March 9, 2015 (Disney XD) TBA (Disney Channel)
Episode Guide
Previous	Northwest Mansion Mystery
Next	TBA
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Not What He Seems is the eleventh episode in the second season of Gravity Falls, and the 31st episode overall. It is set to premiere on March 9, 2015.

Official overview

Stan works on a secret project that could change everything in the basement of the Mystery Shack.

Synopsis

TBA.

Credits

• Written by

• Directed by

• Storyboarded by

• With the voice talents of:
  • Jason Ritter as Dipper Pines
  • Kristen Schaal as Mabel Pines
  • Alex Hirsch as Stan Pines
  • Nick Offerman as Agent Powers
  • Brad Abrell as Agent Trigger

• Additional voices
  • Jennifer Coolidge as Lazy Susan Wentworth
  • Will Forte as Tyler

Production notes

See also: List of allusions and List of goofs.

Character revelations

• As a child, Stan excelled academically, earning the grade of "A+" in nearly every subject. However, he was weak physically, as evidenced by a "D-" in physical education.
• Stan has stolen nuclear waste, used to fuel up the portal as seen in "Society of the Blind Eye."
• The U.S. government has tracked numerous illegal activities regarding Stan, including activities relating to the Mystery Shack (as shown by the deed being on the board of evidence). It is shown that he has been spied on for a long time.

Series continuity

• When Stan is captured by the Agents, "Soos and the Real Girl" is referenced in "Case 205" on the board behind him.
• On the evidence board:
  • "Case 205" is Stan's "attempt to steal" Will E. Badger in Soos and the Real Girl.
  • There is a picture of the Stan Vac vacuum, with a circle around the name.
• Numerous prior episodes have alluded to the events of this one:
  • A cryptogram at the end of the opening sequence states that "Stan is not what he seems."
  • Bill Cipher references the onset of "something big" in "Dreamscaperers" and "Sock Opera." In the former episode, he tells Gideon Gleeful that he has been working on something, and describes "a darkness [approaching]. A day will come when everything you [the Pines] care about will change."
  • "Into the Bunker" reveals that the Author predicted a catastrophic event and prepared enough supplies to last him several decades.
  • In "Northwest Mansion Mystery," Old Man McGucket's calculations suggest an impending apocalyptic event occurring in less than a day, and Agents Powers and Trigger reference picking up a reading. Bill's return is also foreshadowed, and the cryptogram from the theme song is repeated in the end credits.

Trivia

• A countdown leading to this episode could be viewed at http://www.themysteryofgravityfalls.com/countdown/

Cryptograms

• On the countdown website, in Inspect Element the cryptogram "GRQ'W FRSB WKDW IORSSB" can be seen, which decodes to "DON'T COPY THAT FLOPPY". This seems to be a request to not duplicate the countdown website's code, as it refers to a anti-piracy program.

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