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* EstablishingCharacterMoment: The Author makes his mark by punching Stan in the face for opening the portal against his warnings, asking HaveYouToldAnyoneElse and takes a moment to realize that two kids are watching the fight.
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* EstablishingCharacterMoment: The Author makes his mark by punching Stan in the face for opening the portal against his warnings, asking HaveYouToldAnyoneElse and takes taking a moment to realize that two kids are watching the fight.fight. It takes LONGER for Stan's words that said kids are his grandkids to sink in for the Author.
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* WhamLine: For Dipper and Mabel, hearing the Author call their Gruncle "Stanley" instead of "Stanford." Which leads to the out of universe one:
--> '''Author''': You took my name?!
--> '''Author''': You took my name?!
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* EstablishingCharacterMoment: The Author makes his mark by punching Stan in the face for opening the portal against his warnings, asking HaveYouToldAnyoneElse and takes a moment to realize that his grandkids are watching the fight.
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* EstablishingCharacterMoment: The Author makes his mark by punching Stan in the face for opening the portal against his warnings, asking HaveYouToldAnyoneElse and takes a moment to realize that his grandkids two kids are watching the fight.
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* BavarianFireDrill: The Author pulls this on the federal agents after wiping their memories, reading a fake report from Mabel's drawings.
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* BavarianFireDrill: The Author pulls this on the federal agents after wiping their memories, reading a fake report from Mabel's drawings.drawings and sending them on a WildGooseChase after meteor showers.
* EasilyCondemned: Even though it was an accident and Stan apologized, Ford still begrudges Stan for costing him his chance to attend a dream college.
* EasilyForgiven:
** Dipper forgives Mabel for trusting Stan over him, and they even have a sweet conversation at the end of the episode about if that status quo will change.
** After hearing Stan's side of the story, Dipper apologizes for doubting his uncle. Stan in turn forgives him since he knows he's invoked NotHelpingYourCase many times over.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: The Author makes his mark by punching Stan in the face for opening the portal against his warnings, asking HaveYouToldAnyoneElse and takes a moment to realize that his grandkids are watching the fight.
* EasilyForgiven:
** Dipper forgives Mabel for trusting Stan over him, and they even have a sweet conversation at the end of the episode about if that status quo will change.
** After hearing Stan's side of the story, Dipper apologizes for doubting his uncle. Stan in turn forgives him since he knows he's invoked NotHelpingYourCase many times over.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: The Author makes his mark by punching Stan in the face for opening the portal against his warnings, asking HaveYouToldAnyoneElse and takes a moment to realize that his grandkids are watching the fight.
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* FatalFlaw: Gruncle Stan's temper got him in trouble with his brother both times.
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* FatalFlaw: FatalFlaw:
** Gruncle Stan's temper got him in trouble with his brother bothtimes.times.
** The Author likewise let his obsession with work
** Gruncle Stan's temper got him in trouble with his brother both
** The Author likewise let his obsession with work
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* UngratefulBastard: Stanford can't even muster up a "thank you" for Stanley who's dedicated '''years of his life''' to get his brother back!
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* UngratefulBastard: Gruncle Ford to Gruncle Stan, which Stan lampshades after getting punched in the face.
* UsedToBeASweetKid: Both of the Stans, given they interact the way that Dipper and Mabel do as children.
* UsedToBeASweetKid: Both of the Stans, given they interact the way that Dipper and Mabel do as children.
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* UngratefulBastard: Gruncle Ford to Gruncle Stan, which Stan lampshades after getting punched in the face. \n Ford can't even muster up a "thank you" for Stanley who's dedicated '''years of his life''' to get his brother back!
*UsedToBeASweetKid: UsedToBeASweetKid:
** Both of the Stans, given they interact the way that Dipper and Mabel do aschildren.children.
** The Shapeshifter was only a baby when Ford found it. Apparently Ford's experiments messed with his mind . . .
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** Both of the Stans, given they interact the way that Dipper and Mabel do as
** The Shapeshifter was only a baby when Ford found it. Apparently Ford's experiments messed with his mind . . .
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* FakingTheDeath: Grunkle Stan kills his real identity so no one will come looking for him while he's Stanford.
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* KickTheDog: At the end of the episode, Ford agrees to an EnemyMine with Stan, until the end of the summer. Then Ford takes back his identity, and Stan will close his lifelong dream the Mystery Shack. Stan agrees as long as Ford stays away from the kids.
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* KickTheDog: At the end of the episode, Ford agrees to an EnemyMine with Stan, until the end of the summer. Then Ford takes back his identity, and Stan will close his lifelong dream the Mystery Shack.Shack and get lost. Stan agrees as long as Ford stays away from the kids.
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* ScarsAreForever: Stan's tattoo was the result of Ford punching him in the back.
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* ScarsAreForever: Stan's tattoo was back marking is actually a burned in brand from being knocked into the result of Ford punching him in portal controls during the back.fight with his brother.
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* MinorKidtroduction: The episode opens with the Stan Twins as kids.
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* MinorKidtroduction: AMinorKidtroduction: The episode opens with the Stan Twins as kids.
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** Grunkle Stan's mysterious tattoo, alluded to in one of the "Dipper's Guide to the Unexplained" shorts, is explained.
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** We see how Stanford discovered [[Recap/GravityFallsS2E2IntoTheBunker the Shapeshifter]].
** [[Recap/GravityFallsMabelsScrapbook Octavia]] is seen in one of the journals.
** [[Recap/GravityFallsMabelsScrapbook Octavia]] is seen in one of the journals.
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* MinorKidtroduction: The episode opens with the Stan Twins as kids.
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* Lazy Susan got her eye messed up by Stan showing her a tiny radio.
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* ScarsAreForever: Stan's tattoo was the result of Ford punching him in the back.
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* UngratefulBastard: Stanford can't even muster up a "thank you" for Stanley who's dedicated '''years of his life''' to get his brother back!
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* Lazy Susan got her eye messed up by Stan showing her a tiny radio.
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* FatalFlaw: Gruncle Stan's temper got him in trouble with his brother both times.
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* NiceJobBreakingItHero:
** Literally! Stan accidentally breaking Ford's high school project led to them not speaking for ten years.
** The fight between him and his brother led to Ford ending up on the other side of the portal.
** Literally! Stan accidentally breaking Ford's high school project led to them not speaking for ten years.
** The fight between him and his brother led to Ford ending up on the other side of the portal.
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** Well they only used it ONCE, so it seems to be safe.
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* CerberusRetcon: Back in "Little Gift Shop of Horrors," Gruncle Stan told a story about Waddles become an UpliftedAnimal and getting isolated from his best friend Mabel, who wanted him to be fun and dumb. Now he retells the story-- with his brother as Waddles and himself as Mabel. Suddenly the story isn't so funny . . .
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* CerberusRetcon: CerebusRetcon: Back in "Little Gift Shop of Horrors," Gruncle Stan told a story about Waddles become an UpliftedAnimal and getting isolated from his best friend Mabel, who wanted him to be fun and dumb. Now he retells the story-- with his brother as Waddles and himself as Mabel. Suddenly the story isn't so funny . . .
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* TheUnreveal: Before the Author can reveal the mysteries of Gravity Falls to Dipper, Stan interferes and sends the kids to bed.
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** Stanford (The Author) is seen studying [[Recap/GravityFallsS1E1TouristTrapped Schmebulock the Gnome]].
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** Stanford (The Author) is seen studying [[Recap/GravityFallsS1E1TouristTrapped Schmebulock the Gnome]].Gnome]] (Senior).
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* AntiClimax: The federal agents get quickly booted out of the plot thanks to the Author weaponizing the memory ray against them, causing mass amnesia.
* BavarianFireDrill: The Author pulls this on the federal agents after wiping their memories, reading a fake report from Mabel's drawings.
* BecomingTheMask: While posing as Ford, Gruncle Stan was able to get to know his family, including his baby brother's kids and grandkids. He really does love his family even if he's the BlackSheep.
* BecomingTheMask: While posing as Ford, Gruncle Stan was able to get to know his family, including his baby brother's kids and grandkids. He really does love his family even if he's the BlackSheep.
* CallForward:
** We see Biker Tyler as a child with his mother saying "Get out! Get out!"
** The married couple that ran the grocery store in "The Inconveniencing" serve Stan a loaf of bread.
* CerberusRetcon: Back in "Little Gift Shop of Horrors," Gruncle Stan told a story about Waddles become an UpliftedAnimal and getting isolated from his best friend Mabel, who wanted him to be fun and dumb. Now he retells the story-- with his brother as Waddles and himself as Mabel. Suddenly the story isn't so funny . . .
* ChekhovsBoomerang: The Author weaponizes memory-erasing ray from Society from the Blind Eye to cause mass amnesia in the federal agents.
** We see Biker Tyler as a child with his mother saying "Get out! Get out!"
** The married couple that ran the grocery store in "The Inconveniencing" serve Stan a loaf of bread.
* CerberusRetcon: Back in "Little Gift Shop of Horrors," Gruncle Stan told a story about Waddles become an UpliftedAnimal and getting isolated from his best friend Mabel, who wanted him to be fun and dumb. Now he retells the story-- with his brother as Waddles and himself as Mabel. Suddenly the story isn't so funny . . .
* ChekhovsBoomerang: The Author weaponizes memory-erasing ray from Society from the Blind Eye to cause mass amnesia in the federal agents.
* DisproportionateRetribution: For accidentally sabotaging Ford's attempt to get into a dream college, Gruncle Stan got ''kicked out of the house'' with only a car and his backpack.
* GenerationXerox: Discussed; Mabel worries that one day she and Dipper will fight the way their great-uncles did.
* GetOut: Stan got kicked out of his parents' house after accidentally messing up Ford's project.
* InnocentlyInsensitive: Ford doesn't realize how hurt Stan would become by the former being called a genius and the latter a clown.
* GetOut: Stan got kicked out of his parents' house after accidentally messing up Ford's project.
* InnocentlyInsensitive: Ford doesn't realize how hurt Stan would become by the former being called a genius and the latter a clown.
* IvyLeagueForEveryone: Subverted; the Author went to his second choice of college which was definitely NOT an Ivy League. He still got a respectable PhD, however.
* KickTheDog: At the end of the episode, Ford agrees to an EnemyMine with Stan, until the end of the summer. Then Ford takes back his identity, and Stan will close his lifelong dream the Mystery Shack. Stan agrees as long as Ford stays away from the kids.
* KickTheDog: At the end of the episode, Ford agrees to an EnemyMine with Stan, until the end of the summer. Then Ford takes back his identity, and Stan will close his lifelong dream the Mystery Shack. Stan agrees as long as Ford stays away from the kids.
* NothingIsScarier: Whatever [=McGucket=] saw on the other side of the portal made him leave the project and warn Ford about "the beast with one eye."
* PapaWolf: Stan tells his brother Ford to stay away from the kids even though Dipper has a lot of questions for Gruncle Ford, since they're the "only family" he has.
* PapaWolf: Stan tells his brother Ford to stay away from the kids even though Dipper has a lot of questions for Gruncle Ford, since they're the "only family" he has.
* ProtagonistCenteredMorality: The Pines are fine with wiping the agents' memories, even though the ray causes insanity and stupidity with repeated uses.
* SureLetsGoWithThat: After visiting town for food, the townspeople mistake Stan for his brother Ford, and he decides to take on his brother's identity.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: [[=McGucket=]] abandons the project after seeing the other side of the portal.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: [[=McGucket=]] abandons the project after seeing the other side of the portal.
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* TwinSwitch: Apparently Grunkle Stan pulled this off, taking on the identity of his twin brother "Stanford".
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* TookALevelInJerkass: Both of the Stans became this as the years went on. Ford calls up Stan after ten years of silence, all to just give him a journal so that he can continue his research.
* TwinSwitch:Apparently Grunkle Stan pulled this off, taking on the identity of his twin brother "Stanford"."Stanford".
* UngratefulBastard: Gruncle Ford to Gruncle Stan, which Stan lampshades after getting punched in the face.
* TwinSwitch:
* UngratefulBastard: Gruncle Ford to Gruncle Stan, which Stan lampshades after getting punched in the face.
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* WhatTheHellHero: Stan gives this a lot to his brother Ford, and he receives a lot of it in turn from both his brother and his grandkids. The different between him and his twin is that he admitted that he did wrong, while Ford is cool and collected.
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* ItWouldNeverCatchOn: What The Author said about Fiddleford's attempt to make personal computers.
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* ItWouldNeverCatchOn: ItWillNeverCatchOn: What The Author said about Fiddleford's attempt to make personal computers.
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* ItWouldNeverCatchOn: What The Author said about Fiddleford's attempt to make personal computers.
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* PersonaNonGrata: Grunkle Stan is seen crossing off both Kansas ''and'' Oklahoma on a map of "States I'm Banned In", which includes at least twenty other states.
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* PersonaNonGrata: PersonaNonGrata:
** Grunkle Stan ended up as this after screwing up his brother's science project.
** Grunkle Stan is seen crossing off both Kansas ''and'' Oklahoma on a map of "States I'm Banned In", which includes at least twenty other states.
** Grunkle Stan ended up as this after screwing up his brother's science project.
** Grunkle Stan is seen crossing off both Kansas ''and'' Oklahoma on a map of "States I'm Banned In", which includes at least twenty other states.
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* BrainsAndBrawn: Stanford the brains, Stanley the brawn.
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* ConsummateLiar: Stan's mom according to Stanley.
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* MajorInjuryUnderreaction: Young Stan gets splinters but isn't fazed.
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** Stanford (The Author) is seen studying [[Recap/GravityFallsS1E1TouristTrapped Schmebulock the Gnome]].\
** ** The portal and research on it in the flashback seems similar to the machine that [[Recap/GravityFallsS2E6LittleGiftShopOfHorrors Waddles invented in Stan's made-up story "Abaconings".]]
** ** The portal and research on it in the flashback seems similar to the machine that [[Recap/GravityFallsS2E6LittleGiftShopOfHorrors Waddles invented in Stan's made-up story "Abaconings".]]
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** Stanford (The Author) is seen studying [[Recap/GravityFallsS1E1TouristTrapped Schmebulock the Gnome]].\
**Gnome]].
** The portal and research on it in the flashback seems similar to the machine that [[Recap/GravityFallsS2E6LittleGiftShopOfHorrors Waddles invented in Stan's made-up story "Abaconings".]]
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** The portal and research on it in the flashback seems similar to the machine that [[Recap/GravityFallsS2E6LittleGiftShopOfHorrors Waddles invented in Stan's made-up story "Abaconings".]]
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** The portal and research on it in the flashback seems similar to the machine that [[Recap/GravityFallsS2E6LittleGiftShopOfHorrors Waddles invented in Stan's made-up story "Abaconings".]]
* ContinuityNod: Stanford (The Author) is seen studying [[Recap/GravityFallsS1E1TouristTrapped Schmebulock the Gnome]].
** The portal and research on it in the flashback seems similar to the machine that [[Recap/GravityFallsS2E6LittleGiftShopOfHorrors Waddles invented in Stan's made-up story "Abaconings".]]
* ContinuityNod: Stanford (The Author) is seen studying [[Recap/GravityFallsS1E1TouristTrapped Schmebulock the Gnome]].
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* CallBack:
CallBack: The episode picks up where we last left the Pines in the previous episode, and we hear the full story of what Stan's been working on.
* ContinuityNod:
** Stanford (The Author) is seen studying [[Recap/GravityFallsS1E1TouristTrapped Schmebulock the Gnome]].\
** ** The portal and research on it in the flashback seems similar to the machine that [[Recap/GravityFallsS2E6LittleGiftShopOfHorrors Waddles invented in Stan's made-up story "Abaconings".]]
* ContinuityNod: Stanford (The Author) is seen studying [[Recap/GravityFallsS1E1TouristTrapped Schmebulock the Gnome]].]]
* ContinuityNod:
** Stanford (The Author) is seen studying [[Recap/GravityFallsS1E1TouristTrapped Schmebulock the Gnome]].\
** ** The portal and research on it in the flashback seems similar to the machine that [[Recap/GravityFallsS2E6LittleGiftShopOfHorrors Waddles invented in Stan's made-up story "Abaconings".
* ContinuityNod: Stanford (The Author) is seen studying [[Recap/GravityFallsS1E1TouristTrapped Schmebulock the Gnome]].
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** The portal and research on it in the flashback seems similar to the machine that [[Recap/GravityFallsS2E6LittleGiftShopOfHorror [[Recap/GravityFallsS2E6LittleGiftShopOfHorrors Waddles invented in Stan's made-up story "Abaconings".]]
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* ContinuityNod: Stanford (The Author) is seen studying [[Recap/GravityFallsS1E1TouristTrapped Schmebulock the Gnome]].
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* AudienceSurrogate: Dipper when he says that he has "so many questions". Soos also serves as this when he says he hopes Stan's story "lines up with" his fanfiction.
* CallBack:
** The portal and research on it in the flashback seems similar to the machine that [[Recap/GravityFallsS2E6LittleGiftShopOfHorror Waddles invented in Stan's made-up story "Abaconings".]]
* ContinuityNod: Stanford (The Author) is seenstudying studying [[Recap/GravityFallsS1E1TouristTrapped Schmebulock the Gnome]].Gnome]].
* CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot: Dipper asks Stan, [[ArmorPiercingQuestion "Why did you keep this all a secret?"]]
* CallBack:
** The portal and research on it in the flashback seems similar to the machine that [[Recap/GravityFallsS2E6LittleGiftShopOfHorror Waddles invented in Stan's made-up story "Abaconings".]]
* ContinuityNod: Stanford (The Author) is seen
* CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot: Dipper asks Stan, [[ArmorPiercingQuestion "Why did you keep this all a secret?"]]
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* TwinSwitch: Apparently Grunkle Stan pulled this off, taking on the identity of his twin brother "Stanford".
* UsedToBeASweetKid: Both of the Stans, given they interact the way that Dipper and Mabel do as children.
* UsedToBeASweetKid: Both of the Stans, given they interact the way that Dipper and Mabel do as children.
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* WhamShot: A shot in flashback showing handprints of the young Stan Twins. The one with six fingers is labelled "Stanford".
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"Cornered underneath the Mystery Shack, Stanmust finally reveal reveals the secrets of his past and his mysterious portal to Dipper and Mabel"
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* TakeThatAudience: Soos remarks "I'm hoping all this lines up exactly with my FanFic, Stan. If not, I will be very disappointed."
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* FandomNod: Soos demands that Stan's story "better line up with my FanFic".
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* FandomNod: Soos demands that Stan's story "better line up with my FanFic".ContinuityNod: Stanford (The Author) is seen studying [[Recap/GravityFallsS1E1TouristTrapped Schmebulock the Gnome]].
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* StressVomit: Dipper almost throws up due to shock over the events of [[WhamEpisode last episode]].
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* StressVomit: Dipper almost throws up due to shock over the events of [[WhamEpisode last episode]].episode]].
* TakeThatAudience: Soos remarks "I'm hoping all this lines up exactly with my FanFic, Stan. If not, I will be very disappointed."
* TakeThatAudience: Soos remarks "I'm hoping all this lines up exactly with my FanFic, Stan. If not, I will be very disappointed."
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!!A Tale of Two (or more) Tropes:
* FandomNod: Soos demands that Stan's story "better line up with my FanFic".
* FlashBack: To Stan and his brother's past.
* {{Squee}}: Dipper is ''very'' excited to learn more about the journals.
* StressVomit: Dipper almost throws up due to shock over the events of [[WhamEpisode last episode]].
!!A Tale of Two (or more) Tropes:
* FandomNod: Soos demands that Stan's story "better line up with my FanFic".
* FlashBack: To Stan and his brother's past.
* {{Squee}}: Dipper is ''very'' excited to learn more about the journals.
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