History Recap / GravityFallsS2E1Scaryoke

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* ChekhovsGun:
** Dipper finds brass knuckles in a drawer while searching around Stan's office; Stan later uses them to fight the zombies with.

-->Knock! Knock!\\

-->'''Stan:''' (''laughs nervously'')
-->'''Agent Powers:''' (''deadpan'') I don't understand that sound you're making with your mouth.

** GoodOldFisticuffs / BoxingBattler: Stan switches to Brass Knuckles after the bat breaks.

* PapaWolf[=/=]BadassGrandpa: Stan fending off the zombies with a baseball bat, and later ''brass knuckles''.
* PornStash[=/=]PoorMansPorn: Dipper finds a pile of back-issues of ''Fully-Clothed Women Magazine'' and ''Lady Swimwear'' in a trunk in Grunkle Stan's room.

* BigDamnHeroes: When the twins are corned by the zombie horde and one of them is about to bite Dipper, Stan comes in and saves the day.

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[[caption-width-right:350:[[TemptingFate Don't worry, it's just the one.]]]]

* ArtEvolution: After the wait between seasons, the animation bumps it up a notch, and it's probably from better funding.

* ChekhovsGun: Dipper finds brass knuckles in a drawer while searching around Stan's office; Stan later uses them to fight the zombies with.

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: In his attempt to prove his point to the agents, Dipper unleashes a ZombieApocalypse on the shack.

* ProtagonistCenteredMorality: From Dipper's perspective, it looks as if the zombies he summoned killed Power and Trigger, which would essentially be manslaughter. Dipper seems to have forgotten about them by the episode's end, and when it's brought up in a future episode, he doesn't seem to care at all.

--> '''Dipper (reading from journal):''' It's gonna take a lot of formaldehyde.
--> '''Mabel:''' Ooh, and cinnamon.

* * NoodleImplements: The cure for zombification.

--> '''Mabel:''' Ooh, and cinnamon.

* DeathByGenreSavviness: Well, sort of, in Soos's case.

* [[AndThenJohnWasAZombie And Then Soos Was A Zombie]]

* [[ChekhovsGun Chekhov's Brass Knuckles]]: Dipper finds them in a drawer while searching around Stan's office; Stan later uses them to fight the zombies with.

The zombies attack the party, and while Wendy is able to evacuate the guests, poor Soos is zombified! The twins retreat into house, but find themselves almost overwhelmed- until Stan bursts in to save the day! As he fights off the undead horde, Dipper notes that Stan can no longer deny the supernatural, but Stan admits to always knowing about the town's weirdness. He claimed otherwise to keep the twins away from it, because that weirdness is dangerous. Though they manage to find sanctuary in the twins' attic room, they know it is just temporary- until Mabel notices that the light from a black light causes new text to appear in the journal. One of these hidden messages shows that zombies can be destroyed by three point harmony; which means that Mabel can have her karaoke trio with her family after all. The three sing "T8king Over Midnight", which eliminates the zombies, except for Soos, who got distracted watching TV. Luckily, the journal reports that zombification can be undone by a mixture of formaldehyde and cinnamon. Stan agrees to let Dipper keep his journal, provided that he only uses it for self-defense, and not to go looking for trouble. Dipper agrees, but only if they're no secrets between them anymore. Both were lying, though.

* [[ChekhovsGun Chekhov's Brass Knuckles]]: Dipper finds them in a drawer while searching around Stan's office, and then he later uses them to fight the zombies with.

* Foreshadowing: After smashing a zombie in the head with her karaoke machine, Mabel comments that it's "a surprisingly good weapon." Turns out it's the best weapon they have against zombie hordes.

The zombies attack the party, and while Wendy is able to evacuate the guests, poor Soos is zombified! The twins retreat into house, but find themselves almost overwhelmed- until Stan bursts in to save the day! As he fights off the undead horde, Dipper notes that Stan can no longer deny the supernatural, but Stan admits to always knowing about the town's weirdness. He claimed otherwise to keep the twins away from it, because that weirdness is dangerous. Though they manage to find sanctuary in the twins' attic room, they know it is just temporary- until Mabel notices that the light from a black light causes new text to appear in the journal. One of these hidden messages shows that zombies can be destroyed by three point harmony; which means that Mabel can have her karaoke trio with her family after all. The three sing "Taking Over Midnight", which eliminates the zombies, except for Soos, who got distracted watching TV. Luckily, the journal reports that zombification can be undone by a mixture of formaldehyde and cinnamon. Stan agrees to let Dipper keep his journal, provided that he only uses it for self-defense, and not to go looking for trouble. Dipper agrees, but only if they're no secrets between them anymore. Both were lying, though.

* ArtEvolution: After wait between seasons, the animation bumps it up a notch, and it's probably from better funding.

* PornStash[=/=]PoorMansPorn: A G-rated version, Dipper finds a pile of back-issues of ''Fully-Clothed Women Magazine'' and ''Lady Swimwear'' in a trunk in Grunkle Stan's room.

* WhamEpisode: Grunkle Stan finally comes clean to Dipper and Mabel that he's aware of the town's weirdness, but he claims he hid it in order to protect them from the dangers. He allows Dipper to keep the book - which was also revealed to have secrets written in invisible ink - for self defense and not seek trouble. Dipper agrees on the account that Stan promises he has no more secrets. Both swear while performing the LyingFingerCross. What's more the Government plans to start investigating soon after seeing proof there is something supernatural about Gravity Falls.

* HaveIMentionedIAmHeterosexualToday: A meta example. Blubs and Durland rap abouthow their job gets them girls despite all the HoYay between them in the past season.

* SequelHook: Ultra-violet lighting reveals the author's underground bunker in one page of the journal.

* WhamEpisode: Grunkle Stan finally comes clean to Dipper and Mabel that he's aware of the town's weirdness, but he claims he hid it in order to protect them from the dangers. He allows Dipper to keep the book - which was also revealed to have secrets written in invisible ink - for self defense and not seek trouble. Dipper agrees on the account that Stan promises he has no more secrets. Both swear while performing the LyingFingerCross.

[[caption-width-right:350:[[TemptingFate Don't worry its only one.]]]]

* AltumVidetur: The spell Dipper casts to summon zombies, which roughly translates as "Corpse, rise! Devil Dominion! Conquer the world!"

** Stan at the beginning "Who could possibly catch me now?" cue to mysterious agents detecting the signal.

Where we last left off, Stan has activated his mysterious machine underneath the Mystery Shack, glad that his thirty years of hard work are paying off. As his computers print out analysis', Stan wonders the repercussions if his plans are discovered. He then dismisses these concerns, and the machine sends out a energy surge. The surge is picked up by mysterious agents, who compare the signal to an identical one made thirty years ago. The agents decide to make a trip to Gravity Falls...

Back in the gift shop, Stan's pleasure at how things are finally turning his way are brought to an end when Soos' observes a government vehicle of sorts driving up. Panicking, Stan shuts closes the gift shop and chases everyone out. He then meets Agents Powers and Triggers, who have been sent to investigate any strange activity in the area. Dipper is ecstatic- finally, someone else has noticed the town's weirdness, and tries to show the agents his journal. Stan, however, claims as usual that any 'weirdness' is just to sell gift shop items and discredits Dipper as overly-imagitive. Stan confiscates the agents' contact card, much to Dipper's frustration.

The zombies attack the party, and while Wendy is able to evacuate the guests, poor Soos is zombified! the twins retreat into house, but find themselves almost overwhelmed- until Stan bursts in to save the day! As he fights off the undead horde, Dipper notes that Stan can no longer deny the supernatural, but Stan admits to always knowing about the town's weirdness. He claimed otherwise to keep the twins away from it, because that weirdness is dangerous. Though they manage to find sanctuary in the twins' attic room, they know it is just temporary- until Mabel notices that the light from a black light causes new text to appear in the journal. One of these hidden messages shows that zombies can be destroyed by three point harmony; which means Mabel her karaoke trio with her family after all. The three sing "Taking Over Midnight", which eliminates the zombies, except for Soos, who got distracted watching TV. Luckily, the journal reports that zombification can be undone by a mixture of formaldehyde and cinnamon. Stan agrees to let Dipper keep his journal, provided that he only uses it for self-defense, and not to go looking for trouble. Dipper agrees, but only if they're no secrets between them anymore. Both were lying, though.

Where we last left off, Stan has activated his mysterious machine underneath the Mystery Shack, glad that his thirty years of hard work are paying off. As his computers print out analysis', Stan wonders the repercussions of his plans are discovered. He then dismisses these concerns, and the machine sends out a energy surge. The surge is picked up by mysterious agents, who compare the signal to an identical one made thirty years ago. The agents decide to make a trip to Gravity Falls...

The zombies attack the party, and while Wendy is able to evacuate the guests, poor Soos is zombified! the twins retreat into house, but find themselves almost overwhelmed- until Stan bursts in to save the day! As he fights off the undead horde, Dipper notes that Stan can no longer deny the supernatural, but Stan admits to always knowing about the town's weirdness. He claimed otherwise to keep the twins away from it.

Stan and the Mystery Twins throw a "Mystery Shack is Back" party, but it gets crashed by some uninvited guests.