History Recap / GravityFallsS2E11NotWhatHeSeems

* NeverSayDie: [[AvertedTrope Averted]] [[PlayedForDrama for Drama]] when the twins find the newspaper clipping with the headline "'''[[WhamLine STAN PINES DEAD]]'''".

* AesopAmnesia: Old Man [=McGucket=] lost his mind using a ray to wipe his memories of the portal, not wanting to face the implications of it having GoneHorriblyWrong. Now that he's uncovered the apocalypse countdown on the laptop, he's again running away from his problems after giving a vague warning to Dipper in "Northwest Mansion Noir".

* WhamEpisode: Dipper and Mabel and Soos finally discover Stan's portal underneath the shack along with the revelation that the author of the journals is revealed to be Stan's '''''twin brother.'''''

* RealityEnsues: When Stan is captured, Agent Powers tells Agent Trigger to [[DeadlyEuphemism "take care"]] of the twins. When Mabel asks what that means, Trigger explains he's taking them to Child Services. Mabel is not impressed.

''(Dipper fast-forwards the surveillance tape, while Mabel claps her hands over her ears)''\\

** During the first gravitational anomaly, Dipper and Mabel are floating over their beds, recreating a scene from the opening sequence. The main difference is that both are fast asleep and unaware.

->-- '''Grunkle Stan'''

--> '''Stan:''' ''(drops barrel on his foot)'' Gah! Hot Belgian Waffles! ''(beat)'' Wait! I'm alone. I can swear for real! ''SON OF A''--\\

--> '''Stan:''' Hot Belgian Waffles! Oh, wait. I'm alone. I can swear for real! SON OF A-\\

* DeadPersonImpersonation: Discussed. An old newspaper reveals that Stan Pines reportedly died in a car crash. Dipper and Mabel wonder if a stranger had been impersonating Stan all along.

* DangerouslyGenreSavvy: Agent Powers and Trigger. As they discussed in "Scaryoke", they invoked WeNeedToGetProof and spent "all summer" (probably a month) investigating the Pines family and the town, and arrest Stan when he actually commits a federal crime, with solid proof.

* InsaneForgiveness: Dipper appears to see Mabel's choosing to trust Stan as this.

--> '''Trigger''': [[RealityEnsues I'm taking you to Child Protective Services.]]
--> '''Mabel''': Boo!

* DangerouslyGenreSavvy: Agent Powers and Trigger. As they discussed in "Scaryoke," they invoked WeNeedToGetProof and spent "all summer" (probably a month) investigating the Pines family and the town, and arrest Stan when he actually commits a federal crime, with solid proof.

* EasterEgg: There is, of course, the usual puzzle. But also the license plate on the agent's car translates as "GUVAMENT"
* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: One of the fireworks in the closet is called the ''Cop Callers.'' Firing it from the shack's roof does exactly that, getting the cops' attention.

** The various fireworks that Mabel reveals in the closet: ''Cop Callers'', ''The Lawsuit Maker'', ''Smokey Jokers'', ''Boom!'', ''The Heart Attack'' and ''Poor Choices.''

* GravityMaster: Stan's portal causes "gravitational anomalies".
* HopeSpot: Dipper and Mabel find footage in the Mystery Shack that seems to confirm Stan's alibi that he was restocking the gift shop at the time of the theft . . . and then they find '''more''' footage that shows him with the barrels of stolen toxic waste.

* JawDrop: Mabel, Dipper and Stan do this when the Author-- Stan's brother-- appears out of the portal.

* NoEndorHolocaust: The anomalies in the gravity only causes minor damages.
** Subverted in the end, where it lifts cars, water towers, and most of the buildings in Gravity Falls off their foundations, including the Mystery Shack.The last anomaly even rips the trees in the forest out of the ground by their roots. We have yet to see what it looks like outside post-Portal Activation.

Back at the Mystery Shack, the Twins use Mabel's GrapplingHookGun to break in and sneak in to Stan's office. Reviewing the security tapes from last night, they see that Stan ''was'' stocking the gift shop...before leaving and returning with drums of waste! But then they find something even more damning--a box full of fake IDs, a newspaper clipping on an unknown grifter, and another with the headline ''STAN PINES DEAD''. The Twins are unable to process what they've found. Looking for more clues to solve this mystery, they find a note for a code of some sort. Mabel realizes that the letters and numbers refer to the vending machine.

** "It's happening! The end times!"
** "Sorry to break it to you kids, but you don't know your uncle at all."

** When Soos think he hears Stan's voice coming from a drive-in speaker, he comments [[GravityFallsS2E4SockOpera if this some 'possession' episode]].

** When Soos think he hears Stan's voice coming from a drive-in speaker, he comments [[GravityFallsS2E4TheSockOpera if this some 'possession' episode]].

** When Soos think he hears Stan's voice coming from a drive-in speaker, he comments [[GravityFallsS2E4SockOpera if this some 'possession' episode]].

...Before crashing to the ground. The bunker is now in ruins, but everyone is alive. An unknown figure comes out from the barely functioning Portal, and takes Journal 1, revealing his six-fingered hand. Stan reveals that this man is the Author of the Journals...his brother.

-->'''Soos:''' I am all over it, dude. ''(Faints'')

Late at night, Stan powers up the Universe Portal for its intended purpose. Journal 1 reports that doing so will cause gravitational anomalies, and advises against it, but Stan disregards the warnings, having come too far to stop now. As the countdown begins, one such anomaly occurs. Regardless, Stan eagerly waits for his work to be finished.

The next morning, the Pines family plays around with Stan's fireworks stash and water balloons. Stan considers telling the Twins something important, but chickens out. Privately, he notes that he can't keep his secret forever, and that the Twins will find out somehow. Before he can act on these thoughts, a squad of black op soldiers, led by Agents Powers and Triggers, appear and take the Mystery Shack! Powers reveals that since the zombie incident, he and Trigger have been watching the Pines family, and accuses Stan of stealing several dozen drums of toxic waste last night. Furthermore, he suspects that there might be a doomsday device of sorts hidden on the Mystery Shack property. Stan insists that he was restocking the gift shack, but is taken away. While Powers goes with Stan to the police station, Trigger takes the Twins to child services.

Using his one phone call, Stan tells Soos to guard the vending machine in the Mystery Shack gift shop. Meanwhile, the Twins decide that to prove Stan innocent, they need the Shack's security footage of the gift shop, which will prove Stan's claim of restocking it. Mabel provokes Manly Dan into running the government car off of the road by mocking Sev'ral Timez, and the Twins make their escape. Trigger insists that the Twins are putting their faith in the wrong man, as he's seen the con Stan's allegedly running before. Dipper tries to ignore him, but his words hit the mark.

Meanwhile, Grunkle Stan is trying to figure out a way to escape and get back to the Mystery Shack to witness the Portal's activation. When his countdown watch alerts him to an anomaly, which gets stronger each time, he gets an idea. At the same time, with his laptop synchronized to the time of the Portal's activation, Old Man [=McGucket=] decides to flee town before it's too late.

Back at the Mystery Shack, the Twins use Mabel's GrapplingHookGun to break in and sneak in to Stan's office. Reviewing the security tapes from last night, they see that Stan ''was'' stocking the gift shop...before leaving and returning with drums of waste! But then they find something even more damning- a box full of fake IDs, a newspaper clipping on an unknown grifter, and another with the headline ''STAN PINES DEAD''. The Twins are unable to process what they've found. Looking for more clues to solve this mystery, they find a note for a code of some sort. Mabel realizes that the letters and numbers refer to the vending machine.

At the police station, just as Powers is about to take Grunkle Stan to Washington, a more powerful anomaly occurs, allowing Stan to escape custody. He then pays off a cabdriver to lead the agents on a WildGooseChase. The rest of the government squad pulls away from the Mystery Shack to chase after the cab, leaving the vending machine unattended. At that moment, Soos arrives, determined to carry out his orders. Dipper and Mabel arrive and try to convince Soos to move, but he refuses. A brief scuffle ensues, ending when the secret passage opens. Going down it, they find Stan's secret lab, the Universe Portal...and the other two Journals! Outraged that Stan had kept the journals hidden from him, Dipper begins to assume that the agents were right and that Stan ''is'' a criminal. He then uses his black light on the Universe Portal's entry, revealing another hidden message, that the Portal, once at full power, could destroy the world! The trio work to activate the emergency shut off, but before Dipper can push the BigRedButton, Stan appears, pleading them not to turn it off. Dipper, furious at all the secrets and lies Stan's told, refuses to hear it. Before Stan can explain himself, the most powerful of the gravity anomalies ensues and sends everyone in the room flying, as well as affect the entire town. Mabel, her leg caught on a cable, is the only one close enough to the Portal's shut-off. Dipper tells her to push it, as the Portal could destroy the Universe, but Stan begs her not to, as while he's always done unpleasant things, it's always for his family. Torn between her family, Mabel is forced to make an impossible decision.

...Before crashing to the ground. The bunker is now in ruins, but everyone is alive. An unknown figure comes out from the barely functioning Portal, and takes Journal 1 revealing his six-fingered hand. Stan reveals that this man is the Author of the Journals...his brother.

* {{Cliffhanger}}: A big one. Stan brought the Author of the Journals, his brother back, but the federal agents are still at large and after the Pines.

''(Dipper fast-forwards the surveillance tape, Mabel claps her hands over her ears)''\\

* DangerouslyGenreSavvy: Agent Powers and Trigger. As they discussed in "Scaryoke," they invoked WeNeedToGetProof and spent "all summer" (probably a month) investigating the Pines family and the town, and finally arresting Stan when he actually committed a federal crime, with solid proof.

* RealityEnsues: When Stan is captured, Agent Powers tells Agent Trigger to [[DeadlyEuphemism "take care"]] of the twins. When [[GenreSavvy Mabel]] asks what that means, Trigger explains he's taking them to Child Services. Mabel is not impressed.

** Some of the agents are confused by the face-shaped rock.