MABEL MATCHMAKER! | Gravity Falls Season 2 Newlyweds Reaction | Ep 2x9 "The Love God”

[@DanGamingFan2406]

The "I EAT KIDS" balloon is both the highlight of the episode, and one of the funniest parts of the show. I especially love the dialogue before it: "Alright, Soos, let 'er rip!" "Oh no, a letter rip!" "What the H?" * Letter H falls* Just glorious.

[@adrianwagner8202]

Alex Hirsch vs S + P. Comedic Gold

[@watershipup7101]

One of the best parts of the show for sure.

[@seandonnellan5980]

Not many jokes make me snort and belly laugh but that scene was killer 😂😂😂

[@legoboy468]

Also the R is the first letter to fall, aka “let R rip”!

[@DarthRevan3994-ZC]

That legit did sound like the opening score to Baldur’s gate 3

[@AZDfox]

Fun Fact: the Journal 3 confirms that the love potions are only temporary. They provide the spark, then it's up to the people if they are able to maintain it. They basically just open the people up to it.

[@allycat0136]

I love how in every reaction video I watch of this episode, everyone is totally FLABBERGASTED that Dipper is bullying Thompson. It’s like he’s everyone’s kid and we’re all disappointed in him.

[@jbleichman]

@@Travel__SpinTHANK YOU. People constantly harp on Mabel’s mistakes but completely forget the time Dipper started a freakin’ zombie apocalypse just to prove a point.

[@yashjoseph3544]

@@jbleichman Dipper learns his lessons. Mabel doesn't.

[@jbleichman]

@@yashjoseph3544 _Does_ he though?

[@theblackbasketball]

@@jbleichmanHe’s not perfect, but I think the show generally makes it more clear with him that he does normally take accountability for his mistakes. While both he and Mabel have numerous selfish moments, the frustration that people have with Mabel comes with the fact that she doesn’t seem to grow from the selfish decisions she makes. I think that the reason for this is because Dipper’s selfishness in his love for Wendy and his desire to fit in are much more established character traits that Dipper gets time and focus to develop and grow from. Mabel’s selfishness doesn’t get as much focus, and as a result, she doesn’t get as much growth. Because of this, she retains a lot of her negative traits at the end of the show, and people became frustrated with her character.

[@Marta-uv4id]

Everyone always focuses on the "I Eat Kids" joke (for a good reason; it's hilarious), but I think the fact that it originally said "I Heart Kids" and the fact that neither Soos nor Stan thought there's anything wrong with it is way funnier.

[@defiantsnow6055]

The pouring out of the drink is a classic meme, you'd watch an old black and white film and something weird would happen and the drunk character would pour out their drink to signify they gave it up because they believe the alchohol was making them see things and it was time to give up drinking.

[@Otokichi786]

In the 1960's Marijuana's code name was "Tea." (I verified this in college when a known Pothead wondered why my Orange Pekoe didn't give me a buzz.;)

[@CD-zd6zr]

Funeral directors are usually some of the most upbeat and fun people you'll meet outside of their work.

[@thegreendragon5390]

Important reminder that the official book releases for Gravity Falls confirm that the Love Potion aren't pertinent if the feelings aren't based in something true.

[@valentinkambushev4968]

Doesn't make the whole situation any less f!@$!@ up.

[@dooda9566]

​@@valentinkambushev4968it does make it less fucked up tho..... still fucked up just way less

[@scrawnytony3174]

Granted, Mabel 100% didn’t know that.

[@MuffinHunterX]

That they felt it needed a retconn in the first place makes it worse IMO.

[@jacklansdale77]

@@MuffinHunterX This, and Mabel reading "victims" at 13:10 on the anti-love potion. Although the anti-love potion could be a separate potion and not love potion antidote as it appears to be here.

[@mimic1984]

The Stan balloon was one of the funniest jokes in this series.

[@alexschott2092]

The escalating joke with Grunkle Stan's balloon is one of the best I've seen not only in the entire series but most modern Western kids shows. I had to pause the episode for a good five minutes the first time I saw it because I was laughing so hard. The final shot of the mother clutching her son as the burning Stan balloon descends on them with dramatic music is a masterclass in comedic timing. The only other series I can think of in the last 20 years that had such an amazing buildup of jokes was ATLA with the "Ember Island Players" episode.

[@Hulkzilla0]

HONOOOOOOOOOOOR

[@adrianwagner8202]

Originally, the creator Alex Hirsch wanted to include some LGBT elements into this episode like a gay couple kissing and the Love God wearing a chain with the same gender symbols intertwined with each other. But of course, Disney shut him down. So he snuck in a rainbow sweater (the one that Mabel is wearing).

[@valentinkambushev4968]

I knew someone would comment this. Honestly, with all due respect, let it go. You guys are acting as if the love confession of nameless, present in this episode only, background characters would have cured the world homophobia or something.

[@ששבריבוע]

Also the gorilla with the rainbow wig!

[@jackeyesteon9427]

​@@valentinkambushev4968it's just a fun fact bro 💀

[@RibEyesProduction]

@@valentinkambushev4968it’s a fun fact, chill my guy did someone kill your dog 💀💀💀

[@valentinkambushev4968]

@@RibEyesProduction I know, but I am honestly sick of everyone making such a big fuss about it. Yeah, it sucks and Disney are awful (big shock), but it's not worth making such a big deal out of it. Canceling the Owl house, now that's something worth complaining about.

[@wertfi908]

Y’all really serving “hot farmer” these last episodes lol

[@greviousmart]

If kenny had a mustache will be a perfect wario cosplay

[@alexandruulesan7009]

The love potion stuff is incredibly creepy the more you think about it. Thankfully, it's revealed in the published Journal #3 that the potion effects are only temporary, and wear off unless the feelings are legit

[@azrael_pendragon]

Still bad, imagine kissing someone you wouldn't normally be with.

[@SyphonicsOne]

"Goat and a Pig", brought to you by the genius behind Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny, Potter Puppet Pals, and much more.

[@cawareyoudoin7379]

Also, the one who was supposed to write the intro to the show (Gravitron), and a song for the finale (It's gonna get weird).

[@jacobg6628]

The flaming Stan head of death is my favorite joke in the whole show

[@Envi_sage]

"the letter R falling" "What the H?" *The letter H and R falls down*

[@yashjoseph3544]

That's not what Soos said at all. He said "A letter rip".

[@aquatus1]

The thing about Dipper and Mabel is that, throughout the series, they...don't really change. Like, at all. They are, however, the agents of change for pretty much everyone around them.

[@narindercatt2230]

Mostly yes, but to me Dipper became less nerdy and more sociable as well as courageous, while Mabel... Idk, learned that romantic love isn't everything?

[@cawareyoudoin7379]

Yeah... Looking back at this show, I can see why it's not really my favourite anymore.

[@MarshTheYoutubeChannel]

1:54 wow, it really does sound exactly like that, lol. Never gonna watch this scene the same way again

[@seandonnellan5980]

The honey badger and snake kinship was a nod to Harry Potter fans and how Hufflepuffs and Slytherins can have interesting bonds

[@robling1937]

Yeah, the dude saw the guy fly by and then assumed that something in the "Hippy Tea" had made him hallucinate

[@dooda9566]

8:52 the day they react to adventure time is the day my life is complete

[@valentinkambushev4968]

I wonder if Kenny would say "jail" every time Ice King appears. Though with Ice King, it's deserved.

[@darknessunknown4384]

The first time I watched this episode, with my brothers, we were screaming with laughter at the I eat kids scene; and had to pause it for a couple of minutes.

[@TheBlackEternalWings]

Hippie tea is tea that is made from hemp leaves, aka MaryJane among other youtube safe terms.... It's something you can buy in some places, it can get you a little buzzed but not high

[@HaydrogenBomb]

While yes, Mabel shouldn't have messed eith Rodney and Tambry's emotions like that. Is it weird that, regardless, they are actually kind of a stable and kinda cute couple?

[@satiramalek2572]

i totally ship them the only wrong thing with the whole situation is how it started " food poisoning/ against their will "

[@scarlightemperor3410]

She's kinda a sociopath but not? She cares about others but... the wrong way.

[@relic5752]

​@@scarlightemperor3410She's intrusive, hence her lesson this episode

[@tylerhurst1046]

"I eat kids" is still the funniest joke in the series all this time later

[@tiffanymonet53]

I'm pretty sure the hippie tea joke was just that he started drinking the hippie tea, looked over and hallucinated a guy flying after some running children. A bad trip hah

[@midoriya-shonen]

Thanks for speaking out about the Thompson situation. I get so frustrated when stories that are meant for kids/teens play off bullying like it's some kind of running gag. It's not, and when kids see it on screen without some kind of consequence/lesson on why it's wrong they're likely to repeat it. I'll never understand why showrunners think this is ok. She Ra has a problem with this too. Like, really? What are we trying to accomplish here?

[@RasmusVJS]

Are you talking about Catra when you say She-Ra does it too? Because that certainly isn't treated like a running gag.

[@midoriya-shonen]

@@RasmusVJS Nah I'm talking about Kyle. Even Adora participates in it, and even though he gets closer to some of his other teammates towards the end, no one ever apologizes to him or has to acknowledge out loud that the way they teased and placed blame on him for years was wrong. It always felt wrong to me.

[@FrogmanAnime]

Jakes voice is also Wendy’s dad in this series.

[@lilbear472]

Fun fact love god didn't just voice Jake the dog but he was voiced bender from furturama

[@historyking9984]

Love god uses his potions but he doesn’t use it on just anyone

[@reneehoenicke4765]

This episode is so funny, especially the Stan Balloon. Also GET HYPE FOR NEXT WEEK EVERYONE! IT'S ONE OF MY ALL TIME FAVORITE EPISODES UP NEXT!

[@rebeccallanes797]

Next episode is my fav and I can’t wait for your reactions

[@jamesclarke721]

This ep was better than I remember it being.

[@valentinkambushev4968]

It's because of the balloon. Everything else sucks.

[@117dragonking]

"Oh no, he's happy." From now on, that's my favorite sentence. Context be dammed.

[@matiaspereyra9392]

15:46 this and generally all the bits they made with the stan ballon are straight up my favorite set of jokes of all gravity falls (tho that one is the best of them all)

[@Otokichi786]

"The Love God": Mabel messes with Robbie, big time. 2:35 And I never skip the Browncoat anthem when I watch my "Firefly" DVDs.;)

[@Vozu09]

12:34 Hey! Shout out from Costa Rica. You probably looked great with that v kneck Kenny ❤

[@satiramalek2572]

beware " the great devide " of gravity falls

[@gregovaromoreno6318]

I don't think this was the great divide. I think that title goes for episode 16

[@alexschott2092]

"Roadside Attraction" was far worse in my opinion. At least this episode had one of the best jokes in the entire series.

[@valentinkambushev4968]

No, that's "Roadside attraction".

[@HaydrogenBomb]

​@@alexschott2092Yeah. That episode doesn't even take place in Gravity Falls. Like, what the heck?

[@satiramalek2572]

​@gregovaromoreno6318 you know what ? so true but the thing is , i totally forgot about the existence of that episode unttik i read the replies like no joke my brain cant progress that episode as part of gf experience

[@wtimmins]

There's no way the end song should work as well as it does. Super catchy!

[@satiramalek2572]

this show has this habbit of putting one of it's worst and one of it's best episode back to back and i never know why

[@guy_who_likes_youtube5703]

Can't wait tell you get to episode 11

[@gracebrown3074]

Dipper also wanted to fix Soos’ birthday as well

[@loganmccune8343]

During the scene where the love god get bed head after coming out of the van, there is totally not a bong visible inside the van

[@taqiyukenji]

Ngl, Montana looks like hippie with that clothes.

[@rath3074]

Ayyy Kenny plays Baldur’s Gate 3

[@Flash33c]

15:53 Not sure if this can really qualify as a "Stan is a Menace" moment as he really didn't intend for it to happen and was just more a series of unfortunate events. Also in regards to the second Patreon question it was both of the twins idea to initially wish for Soos' birthday to be fixed before later deciding to let Soos decide himself. Finally in regards to the love potion it's more akin to a nudge as it wears off after 3 hours & can't force what wasn't already there. This was something Alex meant to clarify in the episode itself if I recall correctly.

[@kupaakaleo137]

9:51 They're gonna make a snadger lol

[@tomatowidgeon]

the immediate baldur’s gate brainrot moment lmao i feel seen here

[@azrael_pendragon]

Should that even be allowed tho, someone can just spray love potion on you without your knowledge.

[@SilverScribe85]

Fun Fact That person Love God paired Meredith with was ORIGINALLY meant to be female...but the censors didn't want any LGBT elements in the show. So, they changed it

[@FirethornYT]

Classic Disney.

[@satiramalek2572]

i genuinely like how you guys keep the positivity for the watch and the logic with mabel's situation when things can get on the nerve cause im kinda tired of watching reaction videos to this show ( specifically this typa episode) and watching people just nitpicking on mabel or yapping about how annoying she is for like half the video I do come to this kinda vids to hear people's diversive opinions and i totally get why they would find mabel annoying at times and may wanna talk about it but when those " opinions " and " talking " get turned into nitpicking and spreading negetivity ....

[@Rayni_XZ.o]

I mean, they're kinda right, Mabel was really annoying in that episode, she just roofied two teenagers because she wanted to prove everyone that she's the best 𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙘𝙝𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙧, she stole from Love God even though he warned her and almost broke whole group friendship.

[@punz7777]

Frieren // Vinland Saga Two A M A Z I N G shows I'd love to see you guys check out! So much opportunity to discuss

[@zelithfang2365]

I FORGOT about the "I EAT KIDS" joke. I was *dying* when i first saw that. The writing in this show of genius lmao. Let it rip! Oh no, a letter ripped! What the H?! *Decked in the head by the letter H*

[@masterofinfinity479]

is non one gonna talk about how Thompson was a pinata?

[@EthanKTufts]

20:44 what is going on in the reflection of the play button? This whole episode it looks like another person's arm is moving around or something.

[@WolfPack0]

The next episode is the best episode of the series

[@starbimael]

a homie hopper, if you will.

[@RandomPanHearts]

Wait… I think that it’s a coincidence, but the love god’s shirt + backpack looks like the demigirl flag! As a demigirl, I shall educate you. A demigirl is when someone identifies as part girl and part something they can’t identify. The color order for the flag is dark gray, light gray, white, pastel pink, white, light gray, and Dark gray.

[@andreworihuela5175]

this episode really caused a lot of debate about Mabel's character and even Robbie's character it's definitely not one of the best episode but The Love God guy definitely stole the show

[@mimic1984]

This and Boyz Crazy are my least favorite episodes of the entire series (which only 2 outta an entire series is pretty good) still enjoy the episodes for what they are though. 💜

[@Quintepalix]

I think my two least favourite are the storytelling episodes just due them being non canonical side stories. The only one that mattered was with the truth telling teeth :/ Say what you want about Boyz Crazy and Love God, at least they actually happened and introduced cloning and literal gods as part of the universe which I think is cooler than having the main characters talk about stuff that never happened

[@mimic1984]

T​o each their own. I love this series as a whole nonetheless.

[@Quintepalix]

@@mimic1984 No, no, I really love the series too, I just think my least favourite are the episodes where it doesn't add to to anything :3

[@chromaticdreams618]

This whole "friend" group constantly bullying Thompson is by far my least favorite part of the show. It's just not funny at all if you yourself have ever been bullied. I myself have BEEN that person- putting up with being bullied just to be "in" with a group. Ugh. Very uncomfortable watch from that angle. I don't come back to this one often. The "I Eat Kids" joke is funny, though.

[@jeremyrdlamaxima7052]

“😭😭 I’ve been bullied before so that means this episode makes me uncomfortable” 😂😂 you’re just sensitive nothing more. I’ve been bullied a lot before cuz I was not tall at all, by either friends or other people. Still find this funny, and it’s definitely not my least favorite part of the show. If you got bullied it ain’t the show’s fault.

[@chromaticdreams618]

^Lmao look at this person trying to be super cool by putting others down. Way to look mature. Anyways, this is still my least favorite aspect of the show. In my opinion it's just mean spirited in a way that the rest of the show never was and I don't like it. But me not liking it doesn't mean that other people can't. You're clearly allowed to disagree with my opinion, but instead of doing so silently you've decided to disagree vocally by putting me down for no good reason. Be the better person.

[@bernardorodrigues9635]

You two in jumpsuits look really cute (I think that's how the name of the outfit is spelled)

[@jaxcraft2848]

Eh. Not my favorite episode. Still funny, though. Like the Stan balloon! 😆 Next few episodes are the real deal, though.

[@valentinkambushev4968]

The Stan balloon was worth it.

[@matthewbrown3194]

Recommendations adventure time, and regular show

[@jbleichman]

Not my favorite, but the balloon scene is in the top three comedy bits in the series.

[@HaydrogenBomb]

So are you guys planning on starting Netflix's Avatar after this series? Or are you gonna give a new day for it?

[@forcecaptainoverlordsuprem2964]

They don't watch live action series

[@CarsonParks-v4u]

I think they should watch amphibia

[@mx9226]

18:15 upload that please! ❤❤

[@Alf_onti]

Yall should react to solo leveling

[@p.anthony_xpert1013]

React to Kipo or Amphibia after Gravity Falls ends.

[@christinejalandoni5919]

The most questionable episode 😆

[@Angela-ur5yf]

Pleeeeese React to Troll Hunters 🥺❤

[@blitz0590]

This episode is kind of strange. It’s funny but it feels incomplete given the story. Mabel manipulates people and there’s also the friend group stuff. Thompson deserves better.

[@mina-min]

peak episode next week

[@b3yourself91]

I was never a big fan of this episode

[@zakelinos]

AGREED

[@eu3801]

Glad u expressed that distaste for the thompson jokes.. punching bag characters are just outdated imo

[@THANIE1012]

What's with the overalls

[@YungandRekless545]

In honor of Big Henry

[@justinehercthehuman]

This was one of their weakest episodes in my opinion. Not a good message for kids to force love on people. And an unrealistic "the friend group will be okay in the end" cause let's be real. Many friend groups have been broken by romance drama and never recovered.

[@kupaakaleo137]

9:03 fun gay fact: in the original storyboards, the Love God paired this lady up with another woman. Unfortunately, this was changed for predictable reasons

[@BANGKITAS]

It's nice to see a rainbow without any lgbt stuffs

[@yashjoseph3544]

You don't know, do you?

[@BANGKITAS]

@@yashjoseph3544 nope