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Fluttershy

Fluttershy

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Eeyup I can actually do stuff now :b: also one of my aunts (my mom's sister) does get them frequently as well so I know it's in my family in a sense
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Fluttershy

Fluttershy

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Hat N' Clogs

Hat N' Clogs

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KingofPhantoms KingofPhantoms The Stoopid Unikorn The Stoopid Unikorn Well, I finished Gravity Falls. Due to my analytical, writing-happy nature, it's time for a review!

Never have I ever seen such a show as Gravity Falls. It's so unique! I really enjoyed this series, and I plan on rewatching my favorite episodes soon. This is definitely the kind of show I was looking for. One of my friends from my hometown, along with you guys, introduced me to this series, and I definitely know why it's so popular and good: the humor is amazing, the characters are well-rounded and well-developed, Bill is a great villain, and the ending is pretty satisfying too! Props to Alex Hirsch.

Characters: Can I just say it's one of the most likeable casts ever conceived? This show has the best character cast I have ever seen bar Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, and that's saying A LOT since I adore FMA:B. I think the main protagonist is very strong, and I think a lot of people can relate to Dipper. He's headstrong but very smart, insanely curious, and even during times when he's annoyed with his family, he still loves them and fights for them. He sorta reminds me of myself a little bit. :)

The other characters are strong as well. Mable's a good foil to Dipper (even though I still like Dipper a lot more), Gideon and Pacifica have good character development in that they get rid of some of their selfishness (not all of it, but they still end up being good guys in the end), Wendy and Soos have fun personalities, and Bill is basically the GF version of the joker in the crazy and funny yet intimidating and scary sense. Ford serves as an interesting character as well, with a solid backstory. I even liked the side characters, and the only character I seriously found mediocre was Robbie, and even he's not that bad. However, there is indeed one character that stands out above the rest: Grunkle Stanley Pines. Take his AMAZING humor, his GREAT personality, his VERY WELL-DONE character development, and finally: himself taking out Bill once and for all was amazing. His story arc is one of my favorites in fiction, because it combines a funny personality, with a good backstory, and finally: Stanley learning from his past and going out of his way to not only save Dipper and Mable, but also his brother. He's such a touching, great character, and he will always be one of my favorite characters of all time.

Oh, and I'm also pretty glad he got his memory back.

Story: When a story has mystery, I enjoy it because I get to think about all of the possibilities in how the story will turn out. This series did a very nice job of painting an interesting environment, with a very good plot to place into the mix as well. It was definitely something that kept my interest, and I'm very glad to see a strong storyline. Not a lot of shows have interesting stories these days. And also, the ending was fantastic.

Well, now that I've bored you to tears with a unnecessary amount of text, I have one more question: Are there any cons?.....Well, small things. I would've loved to learn Dipper's real name. When learning that "Dipper" is simply a nickname, I was yearning for the time when we would learn his real name, but it never came about. It would be something if his real name caused bookends in the series....like "Stanford." Also, I would've like to have seen more character development in Robbie, since he was pretty important to the series for some time. This can also be applied to some of the other characters as well at certain times (although they're mostly minor characters). While one of these cons I think is a legitimate flaw, the other is a nit-pick in the purest form (the Dipper real name point is the pointless one of course). So, that con will NOT count in the final score!

While there were times where I would've liked to see more development out of certain characters, those times were very few. Pretty much everything about this series is great. I give Gravity Falls a final score of 9.8/10. This puts in on par with my favorite anime: Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood. This is one show that I would recommend to anybody. I'm not sure if there will EVER be any other show that has this good of humor, this good of cast, and this good of a plot. It's near-perfect, and that's simply spectacular. Even though it's only two seasons, I like it this way. It keeps the quality over quantity principle in check.

SHOW ECHELON*:
*List is objective. Survivor may be my favorite show of all time, but objectively there are too many trash seasons to place it in top tier.

Top Tier: Gravity Falls, Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood
High Tier: Survivor, Doctor Who
Middle Tier: Food Network
Low Tier: Newer spongebob
Kardashians Tier: Obvious show is obvious

Now if you excuse me, I must go watch some Soul Eater.:p

If you have any questions or comments, fire away.
 
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