History Recap / GravityFallsS1E4TheHandThatRocksTheMabel

* IgnoredEpiphany: A minor one, PlayedForLaughs: Wendy, when listing off her old boyfriends, realizes that she isn't sure if she actually broke up with one of them, and "No wonder he keeps calling me!" She then gets a call, glances at her phone, rolls her eyes at whatever she sees and casually presses "Ignore".

-->'''Gideon:''' ...And so I said "Autograph your own head shot lady". Ahaha!

* EasilyForgiven: Mabel tells Gideon they can still be friends after turning him down. [[SubvertedTrope She was lying]] to get the amulet from him; after she gets it, she tells him there's no way she'll be friends with someone who just tried to murder her brother.

! This ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'' episode provides examples of:

* TheExitIsThatWay: Soos expects this when Stan storms out of the room. He's disappointed when it turns out Stan did ''not'' walk into a closet.
-->'''Soos''': Nope. Real door.

An alleged psychic called Li'l Gideon has come to town and Soos, Dipper, and Mabel go to see his show against Grunkle Stan's wishes. 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 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 his lucky bolo tie amulet grants him supernatural powers. He 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. As the Pines family mock Gideon, the child looks through a journal like Dipper's, marked 2, for ideas.

* AbhorrentAdmirer: Gideon is this for Mable. It certainly doesn't help that he's also a {{Yandere}}.

-->'''Gideon:''' (Mocking Dipper) 'What are you going to do without your precious amulet?' Oh we'll see boy...we'll see...

* MurderTheHypotenuse: Gideon tries to kill Dipper after being told that Mable doesn't want to see him anymore. Thankfully, Mable is there to save her brother.

* BigBrotherInstinct: Well, little brother, but still. After seeing how miserable Mable is with Gideon, he decides to help her by breaking it off for her. [[NotGoodWithRejection It]] [[MurderTheHypotunse doesn't]] [[{{Yandere}} go]] [[VillainousBreakdown well]].

* ShootTheMessenger: When Dipper tells Gideon that Mabel no longer wishes to "date" him, he assumes that Dipper is the one who is keeping them apart and attempts to ''kill'' him.

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

* PsychicPowers: Gideon pretends to have telepathy and an amulets of his actually gives him [[MindOverMatter telekinesis]].

-->'''Gideon:''' Jean Luc, what did we discuss about eye contact?

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

'''Waiter''' (looking away) Yes, yes, very good Monsieur Gideon!

* BitchInSheepsClothing[=/=]StalkerWithACrush: Lil' Gideon.

* DisproportionateRetribution[=/=]MisplacedRetribution: When Dipper breaks up with Gideon in Mabel's stead, Gideon's response was to try to kill Dipper.

* 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 occurrences 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.

-->'''Dipper:''' [Mabel]'s never gonna date you, man!\\

* NiceToTheWaiter: The complete aversion of this trope is the first hint that Gideon is not a NiceGuy.

'''Gideon:''' ''I'll read your mind if I'm able'' / ''Somethin' tells me your named Mabel''\\

** ''TheHandThatRocksTheCradle'', obviously.