What makes Gravity Falls work is the characters. Dipper Pines is one of the most fully realised animated personalities ever created. Alex Hirsch gave them enough depth that their choices always feel meaningful.
Read full review →Gravity Falls started strong and only improved. By season two, Alex Hirsch had found a confidence that made the show feel inevitable. Weirdmageddon is one of the finest episodes in animated television history.
Read full review →Gravity Falls pushed the boundaries of what animated storytelling could do. The exploration of growing up was groundbreaking for its medium. I still think about Mabel Pines's arc regularly.
Read full review →I grew up with Gravity Falls and now I'm watching it with my own children. They love it as much as I did. the sibling relationship at the heart of the show is just as effective the twentieth time. True classics work across generations.
Read full review →I did not expect Gravity Falls to make me cry but here we are. Weirdmageddon hit me completely off guard. Bill Cipher is written with such care that the emotional moments land with full weight.
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