Created by Alex Hirsh Gravity Falls is the story of Dipper and Mabel Pines' summer vacation at their Gruncle (Great Uncle) Stan's house turned tourist trap The Mystery Shack. When Dipper finds a journal with a six fingered hands things begin to get weird.
Dipper Pines is always looking for others approval whether from his Gruncle Stan or his crush Wendy he tries to be the mature one. Afraid to embarrass himself he often finds himself in embarrassing situations. The younger Pines twin Mabel is the polar opposite or her brother. She is carefree and highly spirited. A bit on the boy crazy side her crushes tend to get her in trouble.
(Skittles anyone?)
The first season is a bit of a polite introduction to the characters. It's cute but not in a in your face glitter vomit and puppies sort of way. In the first episode a boy shows an interest in boy crazy Mabel. Norman's movements are slow and erratic. When Dipper sees Norman's arm fall off he takes it upon himself to save Mabel from becoming one of the undead.
This is where things get weird and down right hilarious. Gravity Falls is a town full of mystery and the journals that Dipper finds document the weird and strange, How strange are you asking? Norman. the boy who might be a zombie trying to turn Mabel into one of the undead, he was a group of garden gnomes trying to force Mabel to be their queen.
If you have young kids I would not recommend having them watch the second season. If you do let them watch I would suggest do so with caution. The first season was what draws you in thinking it's a cute and safe cartoon. Bill Cipher takes your safe normality and turns the weird all the way to eleven for Weirdmaggedon.
The second season is all about the weird. It starts out as Bill's season when he takes over Gravity Falls with his friends. Bill Cipher is dangerous and enjoys the suffering of others for his amusement. His ultimate goal is to find and make a deal with the author of the journals.
Guest stars lend their voices in the second season. Danielle Fishel more famously known as Topanga does the voice of Pyronica. Nathan Fillion or as us browncoats lovingly refer to him Captain Tight Pants does the voice of Pacifica Northwest's father Preston Northwest. The biggest surprise I had was the voice of the bread loving Tad Strange.
Even with all the weird and mysterious stripped away you are left with the love and loyalty between friends and family. With humor, mystery, and a story that keeps you interested Gravity Falls has something for the whole family. Life is weird, but if you find people to be weird with it makes it worthwhile. Still weird, wonderfully and incredibly weird.
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