Gravity Falls Season 2 Predictions

Gravity Falls Episode 17 Predictions

There will be spoilers ahead for Gravity Falls, so read on at your own risk.

Journal number 3

Gravity Falls is an animated T.V show about twins Dipper and Mabel Pines, age 12, who are sent to spend the summer with their Grunkle (great uncle) Stan in Gravity Falls, Oregon. While in Gravity Falls, they help Stan run his tourist trap known as The Mystery Shack. Dipper, while hanging up signs for the Mystery Shack in the surrounding woods, finds a secret contraption, revealing an old journal with the number 3 inside a 6-fingered hand on the cover. This journal will be known as Journal [number] 3. Inside the journal are drawings that contain sketches of and information about paranormal creatures, alchemical symbols, cryptograms, and transmutation circles, resembling a conglomeration of Lovecraftian lore and ancient alchemy. As it turns out, said paranormal creatures actually exist, like zombies, unicorns, ghosts and mermaids, and the show revolves around the Pines Twins’ encounters with the various creatures.  

Bill Cipher

A page from the journal depicting Bill Cipher

Throughout its run, Gravity Falls has generated avid followers thanks to its critical reception, cryptograms, characters, darker tone, and mature themes, and because of these cryptograms and the nature of the show, there are a plethora of theories regarding the show. Easily the character that has been the most speculated upon has been Bill Cipher, an omnipotent dream demon. His master plan to unleash monsters from the nightmare realm into the current dimension was finally revealed in "The Last Mabelcorn". My guess is that we are due to see this occur in episode 17, and given that Bill can no longer possess anyone inside the shack, he will trick a different, outside town citizen and use them to carry out his plan.

Blendin Blandin and the Time Paradox Avoidance Enforcement Squadron

Speaking of episode 17, there has been a lot of foreshadowing and speculation about how the show will end, or rather, how the episode will play out. Episode 17 will be called "Dipper and Mabel vs. the Future" and will premiere on October 12th. What I think will happen is that Blendin Blandin will return again and that Bill will unleash his plan. Blendin Blandin was a time traveler who sought revenge on Dipper and Mabel, but the conflict with him was ultimately resolved. Still, due to the episode's title and the fact that the two episodes that involve time travel include Blendin, I believe that he will return, only perhaps as an ally against Bill Cipher due to Bill's ability to affect time and change history, as well as predict the future. He could pose as a dangerous threat to Blendin Blandin and the squadron if he is not stopped, and he would be the common enemy between the time travelers and the Pines twins, giving them a reason to team up. 

Wendy

Alex Hirsch, the creator of Gravity Falls, has stated two things for season 2 on his Twitter: that at least one character will not survive the season and episode 17 promises 'to be epic'. We have yet to witness a character die, and since we haven't seen that, the next episode will be epic, and something dangerous is going to happen in the next episode, I believe that character will die in "Dipper and Mabel vs. the Future". Who will die? The answer isn't clear, but I do believe that there is a strong possibility that if the character is a hero, that it will be Wendy. Wendy has almost died once in the series, in the episode "Into the Bunker", and she isn't a main character, so her death wouldn't be the end of the series. She is also a beloved and long-lasting character whose death would affect everybody on the show but will not bring the show to an end. 

To conclude, I believe that "Dipper and Mabel vs. the Future" will see the death of Wendy, the activation of Bill's master plan, and the return of Blendin Blandin. 

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