Chapter 24: Human Date
Art by Crash X Fusion: Better wish them luck, because in Gravity Falls, things always get messed up.
To get Amity's mind off recent events, Luz takes her on a date to Gravity Falls.
Tropes that appear in this Chapter:
- Amazon Brigade: Luz's laser tag team is comprised of herself, Amity, Mabel, Candy, Grenda, Pacifica and Soos.
- Answer Cut: Luz invokes this when she takes Amity to play laser tag, as Amity mentions it took 10 minutes to get there before Luz told her where they were going for dramatic effect.
- Apologetic Attacker: Lee and Nate apologize for shooting each other, as does Luz with Thompson and Amity with Soos.
- Behind a Stick: Soos actually thought he could hide from Luz and Amity behind a lamppost, which he calls himself out on.
- Call-Back: Soos' truck is still being repaired after what happened on Summerween, so he's been driving a limo in the meantime.
- The Cameo:
- Gus briefly appears when Amity asks him for advice on human fashion.
- Katya also briefly appears with Luz remembering how she broke her out of the conformatorium.
- Stan only appears when the girls arrive and head into town.
- Several citizens of Gravity Falls appear throughout the chapter including Gideon, Mr. and Mrs. Northwest, Old Man McGucket, Manly Dan and Tyler.
- Cliffhanger: Robbie ends up getting kidnapped by the Society of the Blind Eye.
- Continuity Nod:
- Odalia ends up having to honor her deal with Lilith in regards to Amity's friendship with Luz.
- A witchling refers to Soos as a "gopher man" again.
- Contrived Coincidence: It's pure chance that Luz runs into Dipper hanging out with Wendy and her friends at the laser tag place.
- Crush Blush: Amity when she sees Luz in her date clothes and holds her hand before going to the Human Realm.
- Date Peepers: Luz is well aware that Mabel, her friends and Soos are spying on her and Amity when they reach "Big Gunz Laser Tag".
- Exact Eavesdropping: Amity manages to overhear Rev. Jones and Farmer Sprott's conversation as they talk about her, Luz and Eda.
- Five-Second Foreshadowing: Luz senses Mabel approaching her and Amity right before Mabel loudly makes her presence known.
- Genre Savvy: Upon meeting Vanz Ator, Luz questions if he's the devil (with him saying he doesn't bargain with souls) and mentions having seen several movies about making deals with shady pawn shop owners.
- The Ghost:
- Lilith is repeatedly mentioned; first by Odalia who remembers her deal to let Amity spend time with Luz, who compares her straightened hair to Lilith's. Amity later brings up her relationship with Luz being complicated.
- Blind Ivan is mentioned before he formally debut in the next chapter.
- Girlfriend in Canada: Played with. When Edric teases Emira about her crush again, she fires back by saying [Viney's] more real than his imaginary boyfriend. He claims he is real, just busy most of the time.
- "I Know What We Can Do" Cut: Luz does this to get Amity's mind off of Rev. Jones and Farmer Sprott.Luz: I think I know just the thing…Amity: Really? What?Luz: Big Gunz Laser Tag!Amity: Did you really have to wait ten minutes to answer my question?Luz: Yeah, it's called dramatic flair.
- In Spite of a Nail: Luz and Eda still had to face Adegast at some point and beat him.
- Internal Reveal: Amity meets the Pines family and several of their acquaintances along with seeing Gravity Falls for the first time.
- In the Hood: Mabel and Candy wear hoodies when sneaking Pacifica out of sight. Afterwards, Paz wear a cat-eared hoodie to disguise herself.
- Leave the Two Lovebirds Alone: Pacifica tries to drag Mabel away from Luz and Amity so they can be alone only for Mabel to drag her away instead.
- Locked Out of the Loop: Intentionally invoked. Dipper asks Candy and Grenda to keep Mabel busy so she doesn't interfere with Luz's date. She ends up finding out anyway because Pacifica wasn't aware of their plan and pointed out that she spotted Luz from her family's parade float.
- Lovable Rogue: Soos describes Luz as such for Gravity Falls.
- Luminescent Blush:
- During "Mother Knows Best", Amity's whole face is enveloped in a blush after Odalia says her cheeks look chubby.
- Pacifica turns bright red when Mabel drags her away.
- Mythology Gag: Once again, someone wears a cat-eared hoodie.
- Noodle Incident: According to Jones, Sprott got arrested in 1978 for his witch-burning speeches.
- "Not So Different" Remark: Amity points out that Mabel's desire to be part of Dipper's life and his trying to process her mere existence is kind of like Luz and Lilith's relationship.
- The One Guy: Soos is the only male member on Luz's laser tag team.
- Out of Focus: King doesn't appear in this chapter or the next one.
- Pet the Dog: Luz apologizes to Thompson after hitting him during the laser tag match.
- Point of Divergence:
- When Luz met Adegast, she called Eda after he tried to scam her and they took him down fast.
- Amity travels to and explores the Human Realm earlier than she did in canon.
- Power Nullifier: Vanz Ator gives Luz a spiked bracelet that inhibits all kinds of transformations.
- Quirky Girl, Quirky Tux: Luz wears a blue suit jacket and purple tie with an all black casual outfit for her date.
- She Cleans Up Nicely: Eda pushes Luz into getting her hair done and helping choose the outfit for her date to show Amity she's putting in effort to look good. When Amity shows up, she's amazed by how good Luz looks.
- Shout-Out:
- Odalia sings her own variation of "Mother Knows Best" from Tangled early on.
- Luz claims that the inhibitor bracelet Vanz Ator gives her is from Hot Topic.
- Amity's date outfit is inspired by Cindi Lauper, along with 80's punk girl fashion.
- All the books Amity sees being given away are of stories that were turned into Disney movies: Beauty and the Beast, Peter Pan and Alice in Wonderland.
- Showdown at High Noon: The laser tag match between Wendy's friends and Luz's team serve as this. At one point, Luz and Wendy face off against each other in a quick draw.
- Spanner in the Works: Pacifica wasn't told of Luz coming to Gravity Falls with Amity because she was in the parade with her family, thus not hanging out with Mabel. As a result, she ends up informing Mabel about Luz's date after she sees Luz and her friends get her away from her parents.
- That Came Out Wrong: The small books Rev. Jones sells at his stand are called "Dick Tracks", so when Amity knocks them to the ground, this happens:Jones: My Dick Tracks! (Some townspeople stare.) I meant my small books!
- Wham Episode: Luz and Amity's date in Gravity Falls goes well until Robbie gets kidnapped by the Blind Eye Society.
