Watching Gravity Falls with my Roommate: Weirdmageddon Part 3
Me: So what did you think?
Roommate: I liked it!
Me: Good! I loved it, of course.
Roommate: Of course.
Me: Some people complained that Stan’s memories coming back was a little contrived and just done for the big cheesy happy ending, and I don’t totally disagree, but also–I don’t care, I’d rather have the big cheesy happy ending!
Roommate: Oh yeah, definitely. Though I was a little disappointed with how the zodiac played out.
Me: Yeeeeah, it was built up a lot. I get what they were going for, though–(is about to launch into a long ramble about characters and family being more important than codes and mysteries.)
Roommate: I mean, I thought they were going to use the zodiac to bring Stan’s memories back.
Me: …
Me: …
Me: …That’s actually a really good idea.
Roommate: That would have made it significant after building it up so much.
Me: It would have!
Roommate: Stan could still save the day, just bring his memories back with the zodiac.
Me: …And it would have reinforced the message of family too, because Stan’s whole family, as well as people from the town who he’d been a hero to, would have to come together to save him.
Me: The zodiac would have come into play in saving the world just not the way they thought.
Me: Unlike the memory gun, which we’ve already seen work differently than how it seemed to now, the zodiac never had any clear rules, they could make up anything.
Me: We could even still have that sweet, heartwarming scene where Mabel reads from her scrapbook to Stan, it would just end with it not working.
Me: Mabel could have insisted they keep trying and maybe Dipper could have suggested the zodiac, thus combining Mabel’s love and determination with Dipper’s cleverness and love of mysteries, uniting the two major themes of the show.
Roommate: It’s a good idea, right?
Me: WHAT DID YOU DO TO ME??? WHAT DID YOU DO???!