History Recap / LuzClawthorneHexsidesNumberOneDelinquentWitchEpilogue

* ChekhovsGun: The newspaper clipping Luz got from Dipper ends up being an unintented one to Lilith.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: Belos's plans for Luz, that "everything will fall into place eventyally", are not a good sign for what's to come.
* ForWantOfANail: Unable to contact Luz, Dipper chooses to make a deal with Bill Cipher much earlier than he did in canon.

[[caption-width-right:320:Art by Crosshot: [[SequelHook Here's a few hints at what's to come.]]]]

* DeusExitMachina: Eda, King and Amity don't appear; the former two are mentioned and referred to, respectively. As for the latter, this is the first time since her debut that she makes no sort of appearance whatsoever.

* OutOfFocus: Luz briefly appears, but doesn't play much of a role since she's preparing to rest after the day she's just had.

->'''Emperor Belos:''' All I needed was that face to face talk with Luz. In time, everything will fall into place. And as for the key to the portal, I'm sure it will turn up eventually. But for now, we still have so much work to do in preparation for the [[SequelHook Day of Unity...]]

* NotImportantToThisEpisodeCamp: Eda, King and Amity don't appear. The former two are mentioned and referred to, respectively and as for the latter, this is the first time since her debut that she makes no sort of appearance whatsoever.

* LettingHerHairDown: While outside thinking, Boscha has her let down out of her usual bun.

* SynchronousEpisodes: The events of the book's last 6 chapters that form "Agony of a Witch" and "Young Blood, Old Souls" take place the same day of the events of "Gideon Rises".

** "Bill... we need to talk."
** "My name... is Tom Lucitor."

* ChekhovsGun: The newspaper clipping Luz got from Dipper ends up being one to Lilith.

* ItsAllMyFault: As iff cursing Eda and using Amity wasn't enough, Lilith discovers much to her horror that she also killed Camila, thus making her responsible for Luz being raised in the Boiling Isles and getting Belos' attention. As a result, she can't even look at Luz and decides to stay in the tower instead of her niece's room like she was offered.

** The AnonymousBenefactor is known as Director Gates.

* SequelHook: Dipper preparing to make a deal with Bill, how Tom ended up in the Boiling Isles, and Lilith needing to prepare to face Luz's wrath again when she reveals the truth of her being orphaned.

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[[caption-width-right:350:Art by Crosshot]]

* AbsenteeActor: Eda, King and Amity. The former two are mentioned and referred to, respectively. For the latter, this is the first time since her debut that she makes no sort of appearance whatsoever.

* TheCameo: Candy, Grenda, Pacifica, Soos, Wendy, Vee, Katya and Anu Bist. Camila and Owlbert appear through flashback.

* AbsenteeActor: Eda, King and Amity. The former two are mentioned and referred to, respectively. For the latter, this is the first time she has no kind of appearance whatsoever.

* BookEnds: The first book began with a Clawthorne on Earth finding the Noceda's car having crashed. Here, the mystery is solved: a Clawthorne accidentally ''caused'' said crash.

* TheGhost: Hekapoo is mentioned by Vanz Ator as "the forger".

** Anu Bist managed to survive and escape the Emperor's castle.

* SequelHook: Dipper preparing to make a deal with Bill, how Tom ended up in the Boiling Isles, and Lilith needing to prepare to face Luz's wrath again.

* AbsenteeActor: Eda, King and Amity. The former two are mentioned and refered to, respectively. For the latter, this is the first time she has no kind of appearance whatsoever.

** It's been confirmed that the magic mirror is the same one from ''WesternAnimation/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs''.

** Tom Lucitor has shown up, connecting the story to the universe of ''WesternAnimation/StarVSTheForcesOfEvil''.

* TheCameo: Candy, Grenda, Pacifica, Soos, Wendy, Vee, and Katya. Camila and Owlbert appear through flashback.

** In Gravity Falls: Gideon's lost, Stan has all three journals and Dipper decides to talk with Bill. Director Gates also picks up the energy signatures.
** In the Boiling Isles: someone recovers the portal key, the Baron approaches Puck's shadow, Tom has been living on the streets, and umm... Oh, yeah, Lilith discovers [[SuddenlyShouting SHE MADE LUZ AN ORPHAN BY ACCIDENT!!!]] [[SomethingWeForgot Oh]], and apparently Philip is also an honorary Clawthorne.

* Tom Lucitor ended up

* TheCameo: Candy, Grenda, Pacifica, Soos, Wendy, and Vee.
* ChekhovsGun: The newspaper clipping Luz got from Dipper ends up beong one to Lilith.
* ForWantOfANail: It would seem Dipper is making a deal with Bill Cipher much earlier than he did in canon.
* ILied
* InSpiteOfANail:

* SeasonFinale: To "Book 1: Hexside's Number One Delinquent Witch".

* TimeSkip: On the Gravity Falls side of the story, we've jumped to the night after Gideon was defeated and Stan obtains Journal #2, allowing him to work towards starting up the portal again.

** In Gravity Falls, Gideon's lost, Stan has all three journals and Dipper decides to talk with Bill.
**
* WhamLine: "Bill... we need to talk."
* WhamShot

* BookEnds: The first book began with the mystery of how a Clawthorne on earth found the Noceda's car crash. Here, it's revealed that a Clawthorne accidentally ''caused'' said crash.
* TheCameo
* TheReveal

* SequelHook:

* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Vanz Ator officially proves himself to be this, and has made Lilith out to be one as well.

* BookEnds: The first book began with the mystery of how a Clawthorne was on earth when the Noceda's car crashed. Here, how it happened is revealed.