Gravity Falls 2x4 REACTION!! "Sock Opera"

[@BlindWave]

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[@muhammadhabibieamiro3639]

Another amazing reaction and pls after this series react to phineas and ferb

[@ziyakayla4530]

Hey, after Gravity Falls can you guys react to The Owl House?? If u like Gravity Falls I think you guys would like The Owl House. It's created by Dana Terrace one of the storyboard artist and animator from gravity Falls and the girlfriend of Alex Hirsch. It has a very unique, fun, interesting, mysterious story with very VERY good and lovable characters. Other than that the animation and visuals are amazing.

[@ItsShaz1]

Ayyy

[@seanwilliams7716]

React to sausage party movie

[@mysteriousowen5205]

React to Scooby Doo: Mystery Incorporated (2010)

[@aros0018]

A nice little implication in this episode is that the laptop never actually locked Dipper out after too many failed password attempts. He'd been trying for about a week straight and there were no problems, yet on the night when he hadn't gotten any sleep and was incredibly tired, that's when it finally locks him out? More than likely Dipper had fallen asleep and Bill manipulated the dream to make him think it was locking him out.

[@murph64]

Yeah, I'm a fan of this theory. Especially 'cause he closes his eyes for a second before the warning shows up

[@gigifilmscontent]

i feel like in the dvd commentary they might have confirmed this theory being true,. i think if you look outside right before bill pops up, it's in greyscale

[@Serryy]

Isnt that confirmed? SPOILER We know that Bill is trapped in the mindscape. He cannot directly appear outside of it without some kind of ritual. Dipper had to be asleep.

[@FlynnTheRedhead]

@@Serryy Dipper’s falling asleep in front of the laptop and Bill uses that weak state to enter his mind, because Bill takes his body while he’s standing up, so that’s not a dream

[@FlynnTheRedhead]

@Jay R Exactly

[@murph64]

Not a spoiler, just some insight from Mabel on Bipper from the real life journal- So, Mabel wrote a whole page about Bipper. She said that it was the first time she saw Dipper smiling with all his teeth to the gums, and that it terrified her. When they were driving home after the show, she found a note written by Bill about his plan to destroy the journal and then jump from the water tower while in Dipper's body. Messed her up for a while

[@matheusflores619]

That is going to mess me up for a while

[@kiwiparfaits]

jesus that's dark as hell

[@orioninfernal7269]

"Another goofy episode filled with silly jokes for kids!" - Alex Hirsch

[@rainbowrose8802]

Where does she finds it? Is it on her or dipper?

[@palomaroggeri8680]

The full note for anyone who wants it (my book is in portuguese so it might not be what is exactly written in the original): “Note to self: possessing people is hilarious! And to think I was loosing all of these sensations- burning, stabbing, drowning. As soon as I destroy that diary, I will give this body a gran finale: throw it from the water tower! And the best part is that everyone is going to think Pine tree went nuts. His mental form will be wandering through the mindscape forever. Do you want to join him, shooting star?”

[@mythmaker3250]

I'll be honest, I've watched this show a few times and I never noticed that the agents bugged the Shack.

[@anime-kun9231]

Really when did it show cause I didn’t even know and I’ve rewatched it countless times

[@blairdelarosa494]

I knew the first time I watched it 🤓

[@kkTeaz]

@@blairdelarosa494 good job bud, we care a lot.

[@whosdatgamer7]

Amateur

[@jeremytung1632]

Like many things in the show it’s very “blink and you’ll miss it”.

[@kkTeaz]

I love how genuinely confused bill sounds when Mabel proposes the idea of self sacrifice, "who would actively hurt themselves just to make someone else feel better?"

[@aros0018]

SPOILERS ... ... ... ... ... ... It especially makes sense when you consider one of the last people Bill made a deal with was Ford. His and Stan's relationship ended on completely terrible terms the last time they'd seen each other before he sent the postcard and even for the sake of the world Ford couldn't bring himself to destroy his journals because they were his life's work, thus his and Stan's fight when he tried to burn one of them. Bill can't imagine Ford or Stan sacrificing so much for each other so why would he expect Dipper and Mabel to do so?

[@ZeRandomizor]

@@aros0018 Also the fact that he LITERALLY is 2 dimensional

[@bradleyogilvie8869]

“That was hilarious and scary” the whole show described in one sentence.

[@f.p.ardizzi]

The laptop needs a password Calvin instantly: "McGucket" Wow...

[@christianmartinez5312]

Aarons excitement for finding the key is so wholesome

[@MrStyro]

*The moral of this story:* DON’T make deals with Devil Doritos and DON’T try impressing everyone you meet, especially puppeteers.

[@meddios]

14:03 I am so glad you noticed that they bugged the mystery shack. These little details reward the experience when you decide to look for more/decipher the codes

[@anastasyacortuna8551]

Where i dont see it

[@joshwilliams5860]

@@anastasyacortuna8551 look at the top of the screenshot (the screenshot goes above the top of the table)

[@andrewdiaz3529]

First time I saw it. Impressive

[@SerendipitousDays]

Not only did the agents bug the shack which you can see in between the floors when Dipper’s spirit moves through them, but they also appear/have appeared in many episodes in the background in the same way that you could see Blendin Blandin in the background of many episodes (the episodes that he time traveled to in order to fix Dipper and Mabel’s time anomalies) before we got our first official introduction to him in “The Time Traveler’s Pig”. There is a lot of strong continuity and easter eggs sprinkled throughout all the different episodes that you definitely have to rewatch the show to catch them all!

[@doctorduskofficial]

Missed a word for the rhyme there, Aaron! "No puppet strings can hold me down So patiently I watch this *town* Abnormal soon will be the norm Enjoy the calm before the storm"

[@dgchvz]

I’m sorry “you drive a biscotti” was top tier, so many layers

[@Depth217]

How can you when you DON’T EXIIIIIIST Bipper was terrifying

[@Khadharphak]

No puppet strings can hold me down So patiently I watch this town Abnormal soon will be the norm Enjoy the calm before the storm

[@ElectricFury]

This episode blew my mind multiple times as a kid. First just seeing Bill's shadow in episode 4 of the season completely suprised me, then his 2 dream sequences with Dipper and the twist of his deal had me audibly gasping. Then the confrontation between Mabel and Bipper where she finally sacrifises for Dipper was a great narrative arc. All in all a brilliant episode. Now I'm waiting to see you get to episode 7.

[@moonleafteaofthemonth]

That biscotti joke.

[@fenrirsrage4609]

Man the look of horror on Aaron's face on the screaming head is fantatic.

[@doctorduskofficial]

This is my favorite Gravity Falls episode! Bill is just so unhinged, it's such a wild ride to watch

[@jcj268]

Alex Hirsch also said this was his favorite episode as well

[@Hickory958]

*But how can you stop me,* *I F Y O U D O N T E X I S T* "Pain is HILARIOUS!!!"

[@keithanderson1980]

The strings line makes me think Pinocchio. " I've gotten no strings, to hold me down, to make me fret, to make me frown, I had strings, but now I'm free, There are no strings on me." Which in Bill's case is terrifying.

[@captainbirch2.079]

I love how Bill is so well written, that even in his SECOND appearance, there's a sense of terror behind his jokes

[@Frenchaboo]

That sticky note laptop password thing seems to be universal, a few years ago there was a huge scandal bc some major Polish politicians including I think the prime minister had kept government data secured like THAT 😂

[@TheMattVis]

I mean "saving" password like that already bad, but it even worse if you using that to a laptop that have goverment data on it, yikes...

[@EChacon]

Such an enjoyable and humorous episode where not only does it touch on Dipper and Mabel's relationship as siblings, buy also the return of the Dorito shaped One Eyed demon, Bill Cipher who is still plotting to take over Gravity Falls and taking over the universe. Not to mention his power on possessing people when he took over Dipper's body which shows how dangerous of a character he is to our heroes including Dipper and Mabel. Finally, I did enjoy the Post credit scene where it satirized the Muppet Show and you had puppet versions of Grunkle Stan and Old Man McGucket in the Statler and Waldorf role.

[@donovan802]

Regarding the puppet show Jason Ritter (Dipper), Kristen Schaal (Mabel), and Alex Hirsch (Stan and McGucket) did at the end, how do we know Alex doesn’t have a hidden talent to do Stan and McGucket laugh simultaneously and it’s not just audio editing?

[@SuperDora150]

Honestly with this show i think i like the discussions more than reactions 😂 i love all the decyphering

[@rainbowrose8802]

Oh Bill Honored the deal. He said he'd crack this thing up and he cracks it up

[@Mica_cosplay]

And by destroying it, they found out who made the laptop. So it did help in the end.

[@rainbowrose8802]

@@Mica_cosplay But it delayed the process

[@MikeyVenture]

Yes!!! I've been waiting to see you guys watch this one. Bill's disregard and abuse of Dipper's body was so unsettling. Talk about evil

[@sislord]

Oh man, I remember when this episode came out. Let's just say that "bipper" gained a lot of fangirls that day

[@Shine28]

lmaooo

[@finnmacmanus5723]

I can’t decide

[@kenjutsukata1o1]

People confuse me sometimes -_-;

[@merlumili]

LMAOO I think that's putting it lightly

[@ProjectMayhem4Chaoz]

@@kenjutsukata1o1 It's the preacher outfit. Looks hawt

[@user-oc7dl9or8f]

This is an amazing episode. Both the plot of Mabel and a stupid guy who does not deserve it and Bill is back !!!! Bill the scariest and strongest demon ever defeated by 12 year old kids once with kittens and this time with sock puppets

[@SomeoneTookMyOldName]

Sock puppets and tons of illegal fireworks

[@tashaglam4824]

To answer Calvin's answer about why Bill didn't outright possess Dippers body: Its because Bill has no power in the physical world. All of his power comes only in the Mindscape. He can haunt, manipulate, and psychologically torture people in their dreams, but without a consensual agreement with a human (via shaking hands..."make a deal"), he can't do anything to physically harm or coerce anyone into doing his bidding. When Dipper made the deal with Bill, he unwittingly gave Bill physical power to roam in the physical world through his body.

[@TheMattVis]

I think this is also explain why Bill will always try to manipulate their targets right? Cause if the targets not interested in him, he can't do nothing to them directly...

[@triforcelp131]

im so happy they caught the government bug

[@mattdoesntknowwhattodowith5760]

I’ve never noticed that

[@gummysnacksandknives9229]

I didn't notice that before but it brings up questions about what happens after 2x12

[@ElectricFury]

@@gummysnacksandknives9229 I imagine that due to all of their memories being wiped, they simply forgot they had a bug

[@roxtechs]

Not sure it’s a spoiler yet about the way Bill Works He can only haunt the dreams which is why they wake up after they encounter them.

[@JamesCPotter13]

My favorite thing about this episode is, The Head That’s Always Screaming’s tongue ties itself in a knot as its disappearing.

[@poojakhokar2999]

My favorite episode is this cause of these parts: 1. Bill: Seems like one puppet is a small deal or learn the secrets of the universe. What has your sister done for you lately? Dipper: *Turns his head around* Bill: All the times you sacrificed your happiness for your sister but what has she done for you? 2. Bipper: Howzabout you give me this journal? Mabel: No this is dipper's journal! Bipper: Hmm you didn't seem to have a problem taking it for your play or ditching him when he needed you. Man bill literally explained mabel in a few sentences. This episode made me realize that bill was so honest.

[@CyberDalek17]

Bill's Laugh along with many others like Mark Hamill's Joker are living Rent Free in my mind

[@dresdenwarlock7978]

My stepdad is a white hat hacker for a semiconductor company in Dallas-Fort Worth, and he has some INCREDIBLE stories about TERRIBLE security in his own BUILDING.

[@kaykaylit4712]

Bill appears to Dipper when he’s asleep, he always yawns right after Bill appears

[@JC-gv6sq]

Their getting so close, I can't wait until they reach.....this is making me re-watch the whole series all over again

[@MinersLoveGames]

On that day, Tumblr was *flooded* with thirst over Bill and especially Bipper. Something that Alex Hirsch has taken quite a bit of joy in poking fun at.

[@rebelxoswald]

I'd happily forgotten about that until this comment reminded me.

[@Hat-Trick]

Pray tell. How did Alex Hirsch make fun at that.

[@Lonelycoconut82]

@@Hat-Trick not sure if this is exactly what you’re talking about, but an example is, Alex Hirsch once did a draw athon, and made a “canon human bill cypher” making fun of people who made bill a hot human. Look up canon human bill cypher if ya want to see the abomination

[@stack.attack27]

Ummmm......

[@sunnivaixchel2]

Oh man, Bipper thirst. Good times. I remember it well.

[@Rick-lu6ut]

Idk if they know this yet but someone should tell them it’s not a spoiler just a cool fact and explains the design of the back ground but bill has a power to see through images of himself I don’t remember if it was a fact in a episode or book fact but that’s how bill knows stuff cause it’s more about the triangle itself then the eye

[@ShaDHP23]

11:27 you can hear an audience member yell "You suck!" That's always my favorite part.

[@steventhefan]

Ok guys, we’re getting to a point in the show where you do NOT read upcoming episode titles.

[@FlynnTheRedhead]

24:44 In a Simpsons cameo, he’s ‘revealed’ to be a form of Loki (a joke obviously but kinda makes sense)

[@MagicCardboardBox]

Or Loki is a form of him

[@FlynnTheRedhead]

@@MagicCardboardBox or form is a him of Loki

[@--CHARLIE--]

Also Jesus is shown to be one of Loki's forms in that scene. So even though its a joke with no basis in canon, if it were true, it would imply that Bill Cipher is Jesus.

[@HotDogTimeMachine385]

Bill never said he'd give Dipper the password. He said he'd give a hint...

[@Miyuki2319]

So patiently I watch this town, No puppet strings to hold me down. Abnormal soon will be the norm, Enjoy the calm before the storm.

[@BillPlunderbonesTew8]

In the real life Journal 3 Mabel found a letter written by Bipper that once he succeeded in destroying the journal he was gonna make Dipper's body fall off the water tower

[@lulolie]

And it ended extremely dark, the “wanna join him, Shooting Star?”

[@user-oc7dl9or8f]

Oh in this episode they were scared of the things Bill did and we will see how they react in the next episode with one of the scariest characters ever in the series!

[@phousefilms]

Journal 3(the physical edition released, which writes in character perspective)has Bipper take over the writing at one point and saying that after he destroys the Journals, he would make Dipper jump off the water tower and everyone would think Dipper had just lost it. Harmless villain, eh? "Oh, I'll hold my horses...I'll hold them....you monster." XD!!!

[@kaylagaymon4873]

9:15 Dipper is hilarious when he looks so mad 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@JamesCPotter13]

The shocking thing is Calvin’s immediate password guess would fit. M-C-G-U-C-K-E-T

[@marul5849]

It's Stanford actually.

[@jiraffe9600]

@@marul5849 That’s still weird to me. He was trying for a whole day straight, and didn’t think to try the name of his Uncle.

[@tashaglam4824]

As someone who has watched this show a bit too much because I'm avidly trying to catch all of the Easter Eggs, I have never saw the Agents bug in the Mystery Shack.

[@anthonyfanchin1144]

Eenie. Meanie. Miney. YOU! One on my favorite lines.

[@ElectricFury]

I especially love when he says it again in a future episode

[@Ultimaniacx4]

9:02 One of my favorite reactions of the whole series so far. They reacted just like someone from in the show would react to Mabel's silliness. Just tired resignation.

[@XxSherlockianHeroxX]

This is the episode that got me into the show, mainly because of Bill, but also, this episode had one of my favorite tropes.

[@ianplocki120]

Here have a head that’s always screaming! Best gag of the show 😂

[@robertdelossantos5844]

Continuing the tally on who spots the key. Aaron spots the key this episode. Eric 1 Rick 1 Calvin 1 Aaron 1

[@razorhorn1775]

10:31 Aaron's face had me weak🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@lizewilcox9898]

It's such a freaky but cool poem I love it so much: No puppet strings can hold me down Abnormal soon will be the norm So patiently I watch the town Enjoy the calm before the storm

[@merlumili]

I have been waiting for this for SO LONG!!! One of my favorite episodes in the whole show.

[@mr.weirdo5756]

I love Bill so much. One of my all time favorite Villains

[@eduardolanza8954]

Some episodes have more codes than the ones in the credits and the post-credits image. You can actually find the keycodes of the last three episodes and the next one, in a page where Dipper writes possible codes for the laptop password, they are in caesar. There's another one in a page under a UV light that's in atbash

[@berjanhelmaghari9396]

This have been one of my favorite show since childhood but you guys made it even more fun watching!! Keep it up👍

[@edithcrow6717]

So happy one of my favorite gravity falls eps landed to get reacted to on my birthday, love your vids guys!

[@aliciaaslund]

Happy birthday!!

[@edithcrow6717]

@@aliciaaslund thank you so much!!!!

[@Name_23]

Gravity falls show is cartoony with some dark edges to it, but outside of that the universe of Gravity Falls becomes a lot darker when you think about it or read the journals. Correction, one journal but still.

[@moonleafteaofthemonth]

"Bipper...."

[@gargles5270]

it’s so hard to decide a favorite between this episode and a few others from this season but this episode is immaculate, it’s perfection, i love it so much 🫶🏻

[@StarshineStranger]

"*GASP* You drive a biscotti??" Love the double facepalm there, guys. XDD

[@ThallVic]

14:56 "It's a bit much, Aaron." No, sir. That's a totally adequate reaction.

[@yumirouse]

I've come to conclusion what your reaction (uncoding included) for me became same tier as Gravity Falls itself

[@fenrirsrage4609]

Its kinda cool how the Stan and McGucket puppets would be use in commercials and non-episode tv stuff like commercials, promos or shorts.

[@jaxcraft2848]

YES! The episode I've been waiting for. Bro! Bill is the definition of "I want all the smoke!" Holy Shit!

[@elusive-osmium]

definitely one of my favorite episodes

[@elusive-osmium]

still to this day

[@elusive-osmium]

still to this day

[@kiwiparfaits]

One of my favorite episodes of the series tbh

[@jonasquinn7977]

I love this episode both for the story and comedy but it’s also probably the worst that Mabel’s selfishness gets, especially when contrasted with how much Dipper gives up for her

[@Lalaisinhaa]

oh yes its finally here, one of my favorites eps of gravity falls! i love bill chipher and his evil laugh

[@maxdon2001]

Great reaction! This is a really good episode!

[@Galaxod-._.-]

This honestly has to be my favourite gravity falls ep! Sooo glad to finally see your reactions to it!😄

[@spiritsofwolves]

This is one of my favorite episodes! but the cipher oh my god.

[@Chaosm03]

Everyone always asks, O brother where art thou? Only Rick asks How brother where art thou?

[@AlephSharp]

Thing I JUST realized: they're RIGHT about the codes being next ep. This episode ISN'T about Mcgucket, thats true. But you know what he's seen??? Bill. Taking people over.

[@troubaderring-do9640]

Think... Who made the laptop?

[@mr_lemonade4230]

Pssssst no spoilers

[@noahwesterberg8566]

@@mr_lemonade4230 I mean, they don't read the comments. Unless you're talking about the general public.

[@ElectricFury]

It's not about the next episode. The one about McGucket is a hint for 2x07. The one in 2x01 talking about "the man downstairs" clearly means Stan, idk why they think it had to be the shapeshifter for that. And the one for this episode is clearly written by Bill and it talks about his ulimate goal which doesn't happen in 2x05

[@baddealdude807]

7:06 key word is right there in the mirror

[@AmberyTear]

1:58 You reminded me of that fiasco in Poland when some hacker got into a camera on a laptop that belonged to some government official and gained further access to it because dude wrote password on a sticky note, attached it to the laptop and had a laptop in front of a mirror so it could be seen via the camera. XD

[@bigkingkill9026]

something to point out he knows how to make just about anyone fall for his deals this episode shows that

[@lachlancarter1707]

Am I the only one who thought the always-screaming head looked a lot like Rick?

[@drchickens3645]

4:04 Eric knows all about hating sounds

[@Purplefoxess]

The only problem with your bill and Stan portal theory is that Giddion had to summon bill. So he couldn’t have been at gravity falls all that time.

[@ulisestorres1122]

Bill Dipper is crazy character from This Episode and Dipper needs a new body of Mabel

[@jamesmoyner7499]

One thing never made sense to me about the deal between Bill and Dipper because Bill Asks for a puppet in exchange for helping Dipper with the laptop. So how is it that Bill was able to not keep his end of the bargain by breaking it, but Dipper did.

[@mateobustamante2304]

Bill offered a clue, when he broke the laptop it revealed the name of Mcgucket, that was the clue

[@jamesmoyner7499]

@@mateobustamante2304 Oh okay that makes sense. Thank you for clarifying that.

[@tashaglam4824]

Bill did offer him a clue. When he broke the laptop, it revealed Mcgucket's name as the person who made the laptop. It came to help Dipper later on his search for the author.

[@jamesmoyner7499]

@@tashaglam4824 Mateo already explained it to me.

[@exetone]

Spoilers kinda: 7 more episodes

[@mateobustamante2304]

Two fucking months

[@R.J.Godzilla81]

YESSSSS It’s my second favorite episode right after Golf War in more ways than one, LOL

[@arc7853]

Saw a couple of your videos before, subscribed like two weeks ago, don't regret it

[@feralprocessor9853]

Lol that Liveaction puppetshow at the end.

[@superkid801]

This is a good episode! I probably put this in my top ten maybe top five. Bill is such a great antagonist! Bipper is so creepy! Glad Mabel avoided Gabe. Things will be getting interesting so buckle up fellas!

[@wickedshadesproductions5254]

Every week they get closer to ‘Not What He Seems’

[@Shythalia]

I heard that the people who made that live-action puppet show also worked on the stop-motion backgrounds of The Cuphead Show.

[@wrknjob]

i love this. it’s my birthday today too, perfect present!

[@GodBear97]

"Dipper Would" is a great moment

[@memelord7567]

in the irl journal 3 there is a note by bipper that Mabel found which says that after destroying the journal he would throw Dipper's body off the water tower to get rid of him, making it seem like dipper lost his mind. And pretty sure there was never a password limit on the laptop, Dipper fell asleep before that and it was part of Bill's vision

[@damonestephens8722]

Love bill as dipper lol

[@blumbles_]

4:10 completely unrelated, but has anyone noticed that Dipper's shadow looked like Among Us?