History Recap / GravityFallsS1E4TheHandThatRocksTheMabel

* SecurityBlanket [=/=] HappyPlace: When Mabel buries her face into her sweater and escapes into "Sweatertown."
* ShoutOut: The inside of "The Club" looks identical to the Black Lodge on ''{{Twin Peaks}}'', another show dealing with unusual and supernatural occurances in a small town in the Pacific Northwest. The naming would also imply a nod to "One-Eyed Jacks" a club/casino/brothel on that show.

* [[spoiler: {{Yandere}}: Gideon.]]

-->'''Soos''': Nope. Regular door.

An alleged psychic called Li'l Gideon has come to town, and Soos, Dipper, and Mabel go to see his show, much to Grunkle Stan's displeasure. The psychic turns out to be a little kid who fails to demonstrate any actual powers in his show, leaving Dipper unimpressed. Li'l Gideon and Mabel start hanging out, and soon Gideon is asking Mabel out for a real date. Mabel is reluctant, wanting to remain friends, but agrees to one date so her new friend won't be sad. She keeps getting pressured into more dates and becomes increasingly distressed by her inability to return to just being friends, until finally Dipper offers to break things off with Gideon for her. Dipper breaks the news to Gideon, who claims not to be upset. Later, Li'l Gideon lures Dipper into a trap, and reveals that he does have supernatural powers, granted by the amulet he wears, and tries to eliminate Dipper, whom he sees as being in the way of him and Mabel being together. Mabel arrives just in time to save her brother, smashing Gideon's power source. Li'l Gideon vows revenge, and leaves.

* ContinuityNod: Dipper apologizes to Toby Determined for accusing him of murder in "Headhunters".

** The S on the Mystery Shack is still detached from the previous episode.

* SitcomArchNemesis: Apparently, Gideon is Stan's "mortal enemy".

Dipper and Mabel discover their seemingly cherubic new neighbor, Lil’ Gideon, happens to be the town’s adored psychic. But when Dipper convinces Mabel to go on a date with Gideon to question his authenticity, she soon learns that his cuteness can fade all too quickly.

* SecurityBlanket /HappyPlace: When Mabel buries her face into her sweater and escapes into "Sweatertown."

* [[spoiler: CuteAndPsycho: Gideon.]]

The fourth episode of ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls''

* NotSoPhonyPsychic: Li'l Gideon uses obvious tricks in his shows, but actually does have telekinetic powers thanks to his magic amulet, and more occult knowledge from the [[spoiler: second journal. ]]

* NotSoPhonyPsychic: Li'l Gideon uses obvious tricks in his shows, but actually does have telekinetic powers thanks to his magic amulet, and more occult knowledge from the [spoiler: second journal. ]]

* NotSoPhonyPsychic: Li'l Gideon uses obvious tricks in his shows, but actually does have telekinetic powers thanks to his magic amulet, and more occult knowledge from the second journal.

* Chair Reveal

* NoPlansNoPrototypeNoBackup: Subverted. [[spoiler: While twins and Stan are mocking Gideon for being harmless after he losing his amulet, Gideon reveals that he does have instructions for rebuilding it. It's not yet clear if he will use them or settle for something else.]]

* SecurityBlanket/HappyPlace: When Mabel buries her face into her sweater and escapes into "Sweatertown."

* WhamEpisode: [[spoiler: Gideon has the second volume of the journal that Dipper found.]]

* SitcomArchNemesis: Apparently, Gideon is Stan's "mortal enemy".

!!Tropes present in this episode: