At first glance the Disney Channel show, Gravity Falls, looks to be a simple story about twins, Dipper and Mabel Pines staying at their great uncle’s tourist trap in the town of Gravity Falls that is filled with many anomalies and unusual creatures. But taking a deeper look into the show, it is quickly apparent that the series is far more mysterious and detail-orientated than previously thought. Even though the story is presented through animation, Gravity Falls is certainly among one of the most in-depth mystery television shows because of the creator's extensive understanding of the plot and characters and even more the numerous secret and codes to decipher. In the show, twins Dipper and Mabel Pines go to spend the summer with their great …show more content…
uncle Stan in a town called Gravity Falls. The twins have to work in their uncle’s tourist shop called the Mystery Shack, where their uncle scams tourists with fake creatures like the Jackalope (a jack rabbit with antelope horns glued on the head). Dipper has a feeling that something strange is happening in Gravity Falls but no one believes him and Grunkle Stan assures him that the lore around Gravity Falls is just a gimmick used to sell souvenirs to tourists. But when Dipper goes into the forest one day, he finds a mysterious journal hidden in the woods. The journal has pages full of strange creatures and magical places in Gravity Falls. Dipper starts on a quest to unravel Gravity Falls’ secrets and find out who wrote the journals. The character relationships in Gravity Falls are extremely detailed because the creator, Alex Hirsch, based it off his life and people that he knew in his childhood. Alex based Dipper off of himself as a child and Mabel, Dipper’s twin sister, off of his own real twin sister. This is what makes the kids’ relationship seem so realistic and deep. Furthermore, Mabel’s character depth benefits a great deal from the creator’s experiences and makes for a more relatable character. Every episode Mabel wears a different sweater that she made herself, while Dipper wears the same clothes every episode. Alex says that he and his sister were this way. This detail is one of the many little things that makes the characters more authentic. Grunkle Stan is also based off of a real person in Alex’s life. Hirsch used a lot of his grandfather’s qualities, especially his appearance, to make Stan. Alex Hirsch is one of the youngest people to produce a television series, a widely successful one at that, being only in his twenties when the show first aired. Hirsch’s age might seem like a difficult aspect but it actually may be a huge reason why the show grew to be so popular. Despite being a Disney Channel animated series, a huge section of the Gravity Falls fanbase are teens and young adults. Alex’s young age makes it easier for him to appeal to younger viewers and people his age. Kids enjoy the show for the adventure and humor, whereas older viewers are generally in it for the extensive lore, mystery and to catch the humor that goes over kids’ heads. A large fanbase exists in online sites like tumblr and reddit filled with people speculating about the secrets of Gravity Falls and decrypting the codes and hidden messages scattered throughout the show. Gravity Falls has codes hidden within it in three ways.
Sometimes codes will be hidden throughout the scenes in the background. Another method is at the end of each episode a code is shown after the credits. The third way is through codes shown on the pages of Dipper’s journal that is shown at the end of each episode. These codes give clues that can help viewers to solve the mysteries of Gravity Falls along with the characters or just simply for a nice hidden joke. There are three types of ways that hints are most commonly decoded. One of the methods that is used commonly is reverse speech. Backwards messages are often scattered through Gravity Falls. An example of this is found in the episode in which the dream demon Bill Cipher is summoned by the Pines’ rival lil’ Gideon. Lil’ Gideon recites an unintelligible chant in order to summon the demon. When the chant is played in reverse Gideon can be heard simply saying, “backwards message” over and over again. Even though this particular code doesn’t give any insight to the future plot, it does add some humor. Another way messages are often coded is through a cipher code. In a cipher code a number stands for a particular letter. The one used in this show is pretty simple; the number one stands for “A,” two stands for “B,” three for “C” and so on. This is the type of code that was shown after the credits most often in season two. This code is likely how the main villain Bill Cipher got his name. Bill is probably the one behind the …show more content…
codes hidden in the background of scenes. The last and most common code is an alphabetical code that looks like gibberish and random letters. The key to cracking this variety of code is hidden in the intro. At the end of the main title theme whispering is heard. At first the whispering sounds like nonsense, but when the first method is used and the whispering is played in reverse the voice can be heard to say, “three letters back.” When this advice is used, the messages are revealed. This technique is the most important and common method in the show. An example of this decoder in use is found in a page of Dipper’s journal that is flashed after the intro song. The page, among many other important things, has the hidden message “VWDQ LV QRW ZKDW KH VHHPV” written in the corner of the page. When the “three letters back” decoding device is used on the message, it is revealed to say, “Stan is not what he seems.” The reason for this coded warning is because Stan had been pretending to be his twin brother for years. In season one finale, the viewers discover that the twins’ great uncle Stan has not only been pretending to not know anything about the journals and the secrets of Gravity Falls but also using the journals to start up an interdimensional portal that he had hidden underneath the Mystery Shack. This would allow him to save his secret twin brother Stanford from another dimension that he had been trapped in since the two got in a fight. This is a lot to take in in a few sentences but it simply proves how complex and well thought out the series becomes. In the episode “Dreamscaperers” the demon Bill Cipher is first summoned by the Pines’ rival, in order to invade Stan's mind and steal the deed to the Mystery Shack.
Bill Cipher appears as a golden brick triangle with one eye in an obvious reference to conspiracy theories about the illuminati. When Bill’s plans are foiled in this episode he warns the twins he is always watching them. This statement is supported by the appearance of many things resembling the character hidden in the environment. In nearly every scene there are things resembling Bill Cipher, especially Bill’s characteristic eye with a vertical slit, can be found. If that wasn’t enough, the codes that are dispersed through the show support this. In one episode, a message is seen written on a pipe underneath the floorboards that reads, “ELOO LV ZDWFKLQJ.” When deciphered it reads “Bill is watching.” Many of the secrets in Gravity Falls seem to be pointing to Bill Cipher who is definitely going to be the main conflict throughout the shows
life. Overall, Gravity Falls’ extreme attention to detail makes the show uniquely specific. The show has heart and character style that most shows these days, especially animated ones, don’t have. The heart comes from the amazing creator and his experiences. Not only is it rich in spirit but it is also is fantastically in-depth when it comes to the mystery aspect. It seems like no detail has gone unthought of. The amazing thing about the series is that the viewers feel like a part of the show, not only because of how the plot is surrounded with mysteries that they get to solve as the characters do, but also because how connected they feels to the authentic characters. Gravity Falls is truly unique in more ways than one.
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What are some ways that the person or group that was the intended receiver and those who overheard the message could respond?
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