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kittykat-creations · 7 years ago

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Deaf Stan Twins AU

So, after binge-watching “Switched At Birth” on Netflix for a few days, my brain gave me an AU where the Stan twins are deaf. So... here goes another explanation post for an AU I created! (Includes Fiddauthor, gay!Ford, and my OC)

At five years old, they both get meningitis (which is what Daphne got in the show). This is what causes them to go deaf. Trash Can (Stan and Ford’s dad- please don’t make me type his name) then leaves because they’re deaf (because isn’t that just what he would do), leaving Ma Pines with the deaf Stan twins, age five, and Shermie, age fourteen.

Neither of the twins can talk or hear once they go deaf. Ma is able to explain to them what happened (Ford gets it more easily that Stan) and gets some A.S.L dictionaries from the library. She, Shermie, and both Stans learn sigh language. After a while, Stan and Ford discuss sign names for their family members. Stan suggests ‘Nerd’ for Ford, but he doesn’t want it and signs that if he has to be ‘Nerd’, then Stan has to be ‘Jock’. Stan agrees to this. Shermie ends up being ‘Moody’, and Ma is ‘Best’ (because, according to the Stans, she’s ‘the best mom ever!’), although they still just call her Ma.

For three years, sign language is the only way Stan and Ford are able to communicate. They’re bullied at school for being deaf and they can’t talk to anyone else because none of the other kids bother to learn sign language. So they’re stuck in their own little bubble. When Ma is able to find affordable speech therapy classes, they started going and learning to talk. Of course, the kids at school just make fun of how they talk. When they find the Stan O’ War, it’s an extra bit of escape, to imagine that one day they’ll live in their world where they won’t get made fun of for how they talk and use sign language.

Stan and Ford aren’t forced to go to boxing classes, but Stan wants to. To protect his brother. When Ford figures out his sexuality, he’s nervous to tell his mom, but he does tell her. She slowly accepts it more and more and by the time Ford meets and dates Fiddleford, he introduces the two of them.

Stan still breaks Ford’s project. But he’s not tossed out. Instead, Ma makes them both sit down and talk it out. They do, and Ford learns that it really was an accident, and they remain close. Stan even moves to an apartment near the Backupsmore campus. Ford is still bitter for awhile, but eventually he gets over it.

Ford goes to Backupsmore and accepts that he’ll probably be the only deaf student on campus. He avoids meeting his roommate until the second day. He’s ecstatic when he sees Bella signing “I love you” to Fiddleford as he leaves, because he’s lost and is happy to see another deaf student. Unfortunately, she’s not deaf, she only knows the one sign. But she’s nice, and helps him out, and he thinks that maybe college won’t be like the rest of his school year. And then he meets Fiddleford, his roommate, and he’s nice about it, too.

Ford introduces Bella and Fiddleford to Stan. Stan and Bella start dating. Bella and Fidds want to learn sign language and the twins happily teach them.

Gravity Falls.

Ford arrives, and Fidds comes with him right away, and Bella and Stan moved in in town, so they’re all nearby. Fidds keeps Ford safe from anything that could sneak up on him because he can’t hear it coming. And then Ford summons Bill. And Bill shows up in Ford’s mind, and Ford realizes that he can hear him. And this isn’t a voice he knows from before he went deaf, this is a new voice, so it couldn’t be a dream. Bill’s voice is the first voice he’s heard in over twenty years, and it’s one of the reasons Ford gets so attached to the demon (adding to that, Bill pulls up memories of Bella and Stan and Fiddleford talking so Ford can hear their voices).

The portal incident. Fiddleford goes through. He’s talking too quickly for Ford to get any of what he says, but when Fiddleford stomps out, he gets the idea. Fiddleford quits. Breaks up with him. (Tate has been born, Bella was the surrogate, he stays with Bella and Stan a lot) Ford calls Stan over far too late. Requests that he takes the first journal and takes it across the country. Stan gets upset, because Ford hadn’t talked to him in awhile, and he’s worried about Fidds, but Ford won’t tell him anything, and Jesus Christ, Ford! I can’t go across the country, I have a family! and they fight, and Ford goes through the portal, and Stan can barely see his brother’s lips form the word “STANLEY!” And the room goes still, the vibrations from the portal stop, and it’s a different kind of ‘dead silent’ than the kind Stan is used to.

Bella and Stan and their kids and Tate move into the shack, so that Stan can work on the portal. They still can’t find Fidds. Stan starts the Mystery Shack, because why not? They need a source of income other than Bella’s books. The next 30 years go pretty much according to canon. Stan doesn’t take his brother’s name, though, just fakes his death. All the kids grow up learning sign language.

And the summer that Dipper and Mabel arrive. Shermie taught his son sign language, and that son taught Dipper and Mabel. But they’re rusty, because they’ve never needed to use it before. And yeah, Stan can read lips, but he prefers sign language. So the twins re-learn and do a pretty good job. Mabel remembers to slow down when talking to her Grunkle (and she comes up with her own signs for ‘Grunkle’ and ‘Graunty’, which are just combos of the signs for ‘great uncle’ and ‘great aunt’), but it takes a while. Stan misses most of what she says for the first few weeks of summer.

When Ford comes back from the portal, he can hear. When he meets Jheselbraum and she puts the metal plate in his head, she offers to do something so that he can hear as well. Ford is against it at first. But the multiverse is a dangerous place, even more so if you can’t hear. And most of the aliens he interacts with don’t have visible mouths to read. So he does it. And when Stan finds out, he’s a bit upset. This, plus that Ford thinks it’s Stan’s fault he went through the portal, is what they fight about.

Weirdmaggedeon. Ford gets captured. Stan becomes chief of “whatever’s left of normal.” They rescue Ford, and he draws the zodiac, and Stan is standing over by the Fearamid entrance. Ford can’t call for him, so he runs over and tells him, they need to get on the zodiac, and Stan is upset about it but does so. Not without the whole “Say thank you!” argument. And Stan can’t tell, but Ford doesn’t say ‘Thank you’ out loud. He signs and mouths it.

And then the dreaded ‘Grammar, Stanley’ remark.

Stan gets his memory erased. When Bill’s in his mind, he notices that he can hear his voice. Bill offers the chance to hear Ford’s voice, in exchange that they don’t kill him. Stan doesn’t shake his hand, but Bill let’s him hear anyway. Stan both hears his brother’s voice for the first time in sixty years and punches Bill. And Stan remembers sign language afterwards. And once he gets all his memories back, he remembers Ford’s voice. But he never tells him. And Ford is able to get the thing that Jheselbraum put in so he could hear removed. Even after so long, it still felt strange to be able to hear.

Ford sees Fiddleford again. He forgot sign language, so Ford teaches him again while he can still hear. It’s a long way coming, but Fiddleford remembers all the signs. Once Ford gets the device removed, Fiddleford is still able to communicate with him. And they started going out again.

Stan and Ford go out on the Stan O’ War II, along with Bella and, later, Fiddleford. Stan and Ford are always up the latest, long after Bella and Fidds go to bed, and in those hours, not a single word is spoke. Sign language only. They don’t even move their lips.

#gravity falls #stanley pines #stanford pines #deaf characters #Deaf Stans AU #fiddauthor

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thelastspeecher · 7 years ago

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Stan Pines, Farmhand - Chapter 16: This is How the World Ends

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Holy shit, it’s finally done! I’ve been working on this fic since October, and this AU series for over a year! But it’s done! I mean, as done as I’ll ever be; the multichaps are over, and all that’s left are random posts or ficlets I might make about it. Thank you guys for all your support, it has been lovely, and so wonderful to write this, with all the love you guys have given me for my nonsense. I love y’all, and I hope this is a satisfactory ending. In this, the final chapter, plot lines are resolved, there is yelling and hugging and reconciliation, and Angie tells Ford off. Enjoy~

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August 14, 2012

Emily winced as the shouting from her parents’ bedroom reached new decibels.

“I’ve never heard them fight like this before,” she said quietly.

“I wanna know what they’re saying,” Mabel said. “But the last time Grunkle Stan caught me eavesdropping, he grounded me. And then he said that if he caught me again, he’d cut off my ears, so I couldn’t do it anymore. He probably won’t do that, but I asked for some cute earrings for my birthday, so…”

“Ya don’t wanna risk it,” Emily finished. Mabel nodded. “I can try to listen, if ya want,” Emily offered. “It’s not like they can really ground me anymore.” Mabel beamed.

“Thanks!”

“You got it, cuz.” Emily ruffled Mabel’s hair on her way to her parents’ bedroom. She pressed an ear against the door.

“I’m not gonna apologize for protectin’ you. You and the kids,” Stan said firmly.

“Ya didn’t protect me! Ya lied to me!”

“Bullshit.” Stan’s short response was enough to stop Angie in her tracks.

“Excuse me?”

“That’s bullshit. I protected you. I protected the kids. Do you have any clue what woulda happened if I hadn’t kept all of this a secret? Even with all the precautions I took, Bill still almost got the house this summer.” Emily’s eyes widened.

Dad knows about Bill? Did he overhear Uncle Ford talkin’ ‘bout him?

“Who the hell is Bill and what does he have to do with ya lyin’ to me fer thirty fuckin’ years?!” Emily’s jaw dropped.

I didn’t know Ma even knew real swear words.

“Bill’s the asshole demon that possessed Ford and pushed ya down the stairs thirty years ago,” Stan said.

Wait, what? Bill hurt Ma?

“All the more reason ya should’ve talked to me ‘bout this!” Angie said fiercely. “If Bill is such an evil, manipulatin’, powerful bein’, ya needed someone to help ya out.”

“Clearly, I didn’t,” Stan snapped. There was a long, drawn-out silence.

“Clearly,” Angie said in a subdued voice.

“Angie,” Stan started. Emily could picture him moving toward her mother, reaching out his arms to comfort her.

“Leave,” Angie said. Emily blinked.

That’s not usually how fights end with them.

“…What?” Stan asked, like Emily, taken aback.

“Leave me be, Stanley Pines. I need some time to myself.”

“You just got back, though.”

“I know.” Emily winced at her mother’s choked-up voice. “I don’t want to be alone, I don’t want to be apart from ya. Yer not the only one with old issues resurfacing.” Stan said something so quietly that Emily couldn’t make out what it was. “Yes,” Angie said. “So ya can understand why it hurts me to send ya away. But- but we can’t sleep in the same bed tonight, Stan.”

“…Fine.” There were footsteps. Emily moved away from the door just before it opened. Stan looked at his daughter. “Squirt, how many times do we have to tell ya not to eavesdrop?” he said tiredly, closing his bedroom door.

“I wasn’t eavesdropping!” Emily protested.

“Kid.”

“Okay, maybe I was. But it was for a good cause!”

“Mabel asked ya?”

“Yeah, but I was gonna do it anyways.”

“Figures.” Stan took a seat on the floor in the hallway. Emily sat down next to him.

“Are ya sure you’ll be able to stand up again?” she asked. Stan sighed.

“Now’s not the time,” he said. Emily looked down.

“Sorry.”

“Not yer fault. Nope, it’s my fault. All of it.” Stan groaned. “This isn’t how today was supposed to go. The first day of seein’ yer ma in months, well, if I hadn’t messed up like this, there’s no way we’d be spendin’ it in separate beds. Can’t really do what we planned on in-”

“Dad.”

“Right.”

“It does suck, though,” Emily said. “You thought Ma would be happy to have Uncle Ford back, and that Uncle Ford would be happy to be back and wouldn’t punch ya. And ya didn’t think you’d be worried about yer twin stealin’ yer family from ya.” Stan looked at Emily, startled.

“What?”

“Dad, I was there. I was there durin’ yer very questionable run for the mayor of Gravity Falls. I was there when ya started gettin’ worried over Uncle Ford and Dipper playin’ that weird graph paper game. The same one Danny ‘n Daisy like fer some reason. I’ve seen how nervous ya are that Mabel and Dipper like him better.”

“Damn. You’re too smart for yer own good, kiddo,” Stan said quietly.

“I know.” Emily leaned against Stan. “Things’ll work out.”

“Ya keep sayin’ that.”

“That’s ‘cause it’s true. It’ll just take a while is all.”

“Don’t have much summer left fer that.”

“So?” Emily asked.

“Never mind.”

“No, tell me!”

“Nope. Help me up, will ya,” Stan said. Emily groaned.

“I guess.

-----

August 17, 2012

There was a gentle knock on Ford’s door.

“Come in,” Ford said, concentrating on shaving. The door opened.

“Uh, Stanford, why are ya holdin’ a lighter so close to yer face?” Angie asked, staring at him.

“Hmm? Oh, I’ve found that this is much faster than traditional shaving.”

“And more dangerous,” Angie said. She took a few steps into the room and closed the door behind her. “Stanford, I didn’t get a chance to talk to ya yet. Between the jetlag and the…emotional roller coaster, I’ve been too exhausted. But I’ve gotten some rest, and feel refreshed. Which means we need to discuss what happened thirty years ago, and what’s happenin’ now.”

“Okay.” Angie took a seat on the couch and patted a spot next to her. Ford reluctantly joined her.

“Look, I’m glad to see ya. But you made one hell of a mistake back then,” Angie said shortly. “Fidds told ya not to get dark magic involved, but ya still made a deal with a demon, and just about all of us paid the price.”

“I’m sorry about that. I didn’t think Bill was-”

“Ya didn’t think a literal demon was bad news? Stanford, yer supposed to be a genius. Act like it,” Angie snapped. Ford stared, surprised to hear such a cruel tone from her. “Ya don’t owe me an apology just fer makin’ a deal with Bill. Ya owe me an apology fer pushin’ me down those stairs. Ya put me in a coma. My arm was broken. I had to go through speech therapy ‘cause my stutter came back. And my fam’ly was put through hell worryin’ ‘bout me. Worryin’ ‘bout Fidds, and Stan, and you. Stanford, we were terrified fer you.” She sighed. “And then Stan told us that you were dead.”

“I know. I’m not very pleased with that.”

“Don’t matter whether yer pleased with that. Ya still owe some apologies. And ya need to thank Stan fer bringin’ you back. Emily told me ya never did that.”

“I’m not going to thank Stan for endangering the entire universe,” Ford snapped. “And I’m sick of your judgmental tone!” Angie glowered. Ford immediately regretted his words.

“Yer over fifty years old, Stanford Pines. So why are ya actin’ like a child? And I should know what a child acts like. I raised five of ‘em.”

“…Five?”

“Someone had to help Fidds with Tate. You left a mess behind, and instead of thankin’ folks fer cleanin’ it up, or apologizin’ fer makin’ it, yer lashing out at yer own damn fam’ly. My tone may be judgmental, but I’ve got good reasons to judge ya. I have no clue what is so broken between you and Stan that ya can’t even recognize what he did fer you. Was it perfect? No. But it was still an enormous undertaking.”

“I can’t thank someone who put my safety above others’.”

“That’s what Stan does,” Angie said softly. Ford looked down, her words connecting with the guilt he’d had in the back of his mind. Angie played with her hands. “Okay, I just have one thing left to say ‘fore I go hide from my husband some more.”

“What?”

“Don’t try to keep Dipper and Mabel away from the weirdness of Gravity Falls.” Ford stared at her, thinking about what Stan had told him.

“Why not?”

“They’re kids. They’ll mess with things ya tell ‘em not to.” Angie sighed. “Over thirty years of bein’ a dad, you’d think Stan would’ve figured that part out. But I prefer that you encourage them to look into things. To be curious. That way they know how to be safe ‘bout it. Stan was right, Gravity Falls is dangerous. But only if ya don’t know what yer doin’. So show ‘em. But show ‘em how to be safe, too. No matter how difficult it is to break yer habit of throwin’ caution to the wind.” Angie smiled weakly. There was a hesitant knock.

“Yes?” Ford said. Dipper opened the door.

“Great-Uncle Ford, I was wondering if you had any research you wanted to do today. Mabel wants me to help plan our birthday party, so I thought I should check in first.” Dipper noticed Angie sitting next to Ford. “Oh, hi Grauntie Angie.”

“Howdy there, kidlet,” Angie said.

“Actually, Dipper, yes, I do have something I could use your assistance on,” Ford said. Dipper’s eyes widened eagerly.

“Really?”

“Yes,” Ford said. Angie patted Ford’s leg.

“I’ll leave you two kooks to do yer research.” Once the door had closed, Dipper looked at Ford.

“So, what do you need me to help with?”

“You recall the containment for the rift, yes?”

“Yeah.”

“Well, it’s cracking.”

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Emily hesitantly opened the door to her parents’ bedroom.

“Ma?” she said cautiously. Her mother looked up from the book she was reading and smiled.

“Hey there, sweetling,” Angie said, putting her book to the side. Emily sat on the bed next to her. “What’s the reason fer ya stoppin’ by? Thought you were workin’ in the gift shop right now.”

“I had Wendy cover me fer a few minutes,” Emily replied.

“That Corduroy girl is somethin’ else,” Angie said.

“Yeah. Look, Ma, here’s the thing. Dad is- he’s really upset. Like, really upset and-” A stormy expression gathered on Angie’s face. “-and that’s clearly not what I should be talkin’ about.”

“I know yer dad feels bad fer what he did,” Angie said slowly. “And he should.”

“I know! I know he should feel bad. But maybe give him a break?” Emily suggested. Angie shook her head.

“No,” Angie whispered in a broken voice. “No, I can’t. Not yet. He lied to me longer ‘n you’ve been alive.”

“Ma-” Emily started.

“Leave me alone,” Angie said suddenly.

“What?”

“Em, I need some time alone.”

“But-”

“Emily Marlene Pines, leave me be!” Angie snapped. Tears were standing in her eyes. Emily bit her lip.

“Sorry, Ma, I didn’t mean to-”

“I know you didn’t, but I just can’t handle talkin’ ‘bout yer father right now,” Angie whispered. She rubbed her eyes. “Go, sweetie. I don’t want ya to see me cry like this.”

“Ma-”

“I mean it! Get goin’!”

“O-okay,” Emily stammered. She stood up and walked over to the door. Before she left, she looked back at her mother. Angie’s head was in her hands, her shoulders shuddering from the force of her sobs.

“Yer ma’s still angry, huh?” a voice asked, the second Emily had closed the door behind her. Emily spun around, startled. Stan was in the hallway, looking abashed. Emily rubbed her face.

“Dad, I think she’s beyond angry right now. Ya know how important tellin’ the truth is to her. Everyone’s upset, including Mabel and-”

“Wait, Mabel’s still upset?” Stan interrupted.

“Uh, yeah.”

“I thought I talked her down.”

“Well, I saw her a few minutes ago and she was crying. And I was goin’ to ask Ma fer help, but I brought you up, and that pissed her off, so I had to leave ‘fore I could ask.” Stan frowned. Emily recognized the look. “What are you thinkin’ ‘bout?” Stan rubbed his chin.

“I’ve been wonderin’ if I should try that McGucket conflict resolution thing with Dipper and Mabel.”

“Is that the same thing you and Ma had me do with Daisy?”

“Yeah. It worked with me and Ford, and we were way past what Dipper and Mabel are dealin’ with, so it should work for them.” He sighed. “I’ve just been hopin’ that I wouldn’t need to, that they’d figure it out on their own.”

“Dad…”

“I know, I know. I shoulda tried to fix things sooner.” They heard the bell of the gift shop door jingle. Voices carried to where Stan and Emily were standing.

“Dipper and Uncle Ford are back,” Emily said quietly. She looked at her dad. “Now’s as good a time as any.”

“Yer right. Go fetch Mabel, I’ll handle the nerds. A fam’ly discussion is long overdue.”

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Soos walked into the living room, closely followed by Angie.

“I brought her, dudes,” Soos said, gesturing to Angie. She frowned.

“Jesus, you weren’t serious about the salamander you claimed to have found, were ya?”

“…No,” Soos admitted. Angie sighed and took a seat on the floor.

“Fine. What’s goin’ on here? An intervention?”

“I think so,” Mabel said slowly. Her eyes were still red-rimmed from crying earlier. “But I don’t know what it’s about. I mean, after the last one, I stopped using glitter in everything I bake!”

“This isn’t about glitter,” Emily, who was standing near one of the exits, said. “It’s about how everyone in this house is upset, but no one’s doin’ anything ‘bout it. Ma’s avoiding Dad, Uncle Ford won’t explain whatever he’s doin’ in the basement, and I guess forgot how manners work, and now Dipper and Mabel are havin’ issues, too!” Angie looked at Dipper and Mabel, concerned.

“Is that true?” Angie asked. Mabel looked away. “What happened?”

“Ahem, I’m the moderator,” Emily said. Angie raised her eyebrows. “…Ma. But anyways, yeah, Dipper and Mabel, go ahead and explain what happened.”

“I don’t know what you’re talking about,” Dipper said, crossing his arms.

“Yeah right, apprentice,” Mabel scoffed. Dipper stared at her.

“How do you know about that?”

“The walkie-talkies! Doy!”

“Wait, catch me up here,” Angie said, “Dipper’s an apprentice?”

“Great-Uncle Ford asked me if I wanted to be. I’d stay here in Gravity Falls and help him with his research,” Dipper explained. Angie crossed her arms and glared at Ford.

“He asked ya that, huh?”

“And Dipper agreed!” Mabel burst out. She sniffled. “He’s- he’s gonna stay, and I’m gonna leave, and-”

“But this is a huge opportunity for me,” Dipper said to Mabel.

“It’s a horrible opportunity for me!” Mabel shouted. “You’re- you’re supposed to be the person I can count on. I don’t wanna leave Gravity Falls behind, but- but when I thought you were gonna come back home with me, that was all right. Now you’re not? I- I don’t wanna grow up without you!”

“Hold on,” Angie interrupted. Mabel and Dipper looked at her, but she was still staring at Ford, clearly furious. “Stanford, ya didn’t consult anyone about any of this.”

“I-” Ford started.

“If yer goin’ to ask a boy to leave his fam’ly behind, talk to ‘em first! I mean, I don’t think Caleb and Amelia would actually be comfortable with this. But now ya went and got his hopes up over somethin’ that, logistically, won’t happen.”

“Caleb and Amelia would be ecstatic, given my educational background and experience,” Ford said.

“Just ‘cause yer smart don’t mean ya make good decisions,” Angie snapped. Ford glowered.

“The boy needs space to develop his intellect! He’s been suffocating, tied down by a twin that he’s never been apart from!”

“Is that what you really think?” Mabel whispered. Dipper stared at his twin, devastated.

“No! I- I never said that, Mabel, I promise!”

“But you were gonna leave me.”

“I-” Dipper stopped. “I don’t want to,” he said quietly. “I don’t think I ever wanted to. I just got caught up in, y’know, the coolness of it all. Being an apprentice to the author of the journals. Saving the world and whatever. But I’d be spending my teen years cooped up in a basement, and without you. And I don’t want that.” Mabel smiled weakly at him.

“And Mom and Dad would freak,” Mabel said.

“Yeah. They would,” Dipper said. “Awkward sibling hug?”

“Sincere sibling hug.”

“See, Mabel?” Stan said, watching the two embrace. “Like I told ya, you’ve got your brother with you. You’ll be fine.”

“You’ll be fine, too, Grunkle Stan,” Mabel said confidently. She patted Dipper on the back twice and they broke apart. Stan smiled, but it was clearly insincere.

“If you say so, kiddo.”

“Actually, Dad, that’s a really good segue,” Emily said. She looked at Dipper and Mabel. “You two can leave, if ya want.”

“And miss out on all the juicy gossip? Please,” Mabel said, waving a hand. Dipper nodded.

“Yeah, like we’d leave of our own free will, when things are gonna start getting good?” Emily looked over at Stan.

“Dad, you can decide if they stay or not. It’s yer business that we’re dealin’ with next.”

“Great,” Stan muttered. He sighed. “They can stay. They’d eavesdrop even if we kicked ‘em out.”

“You know it!” Mabel chirped. Stan cracked a half-smile.

“All right, then. Onto Dad’s issues,” Emily said. Stan closed his eyes with a groan. “Who wants to go first, Ma or Uncle Ford?”

“Ladies first,” Ford said, gesturing towards Angie. Angie frowned.

“Sure, yer quite the gentleman when yer tryin’ to avoid talkin’ ‘bout yer feelin’s,” she said snidely. “You Pines folk ‘re all stunted emotionally, I swear.”

“Ma,” Emily intervened. Angie sighed.

“Guess I’m up first. Stan, ya did the wrong thing fer the right reason. But I can take care of myself. I don’t need unsolicited protection.”

“I know,” Stan said. “But when ya were comatose in a hospital bed, or gettin’ frustrated over how slow yer speech therapy was goin’, really didn’t seem that way.”

“The lyin’ went on past that,” Angie replied.

“Yeah. It did. I’m sorry, Angie.”

“This is the sort of thing married folks aren’t supposed to have. Secrets that go on fer thirty years. Is it any wonder I have issues lookin’ ya in the eye?” Angie asked, her voice breaking. “Is it any wonder I can’t hardly be in the same room as ya? All that time, all that time spent together, happy, raisin’ our kids. Now those good memories are- are poisoned. ‘Cause you were lyin’ durin’ ‘em.” Angie bit her lip and looked away. “Sometimes…sometimes I wondered if ya were cheatin’ on me.”

“What? Angie, I would never-”

“Cheat? But how can I trust ya ‘bout that now, knowing yer lies?” Angie shook her head. “Maybe the blame’s on me, too, though. I ain’t blind. I knew somethin’ was happenin’. I knew there was a reason you were runnin’ yourself more ragged than usual, that there was a reason ya suddenly developed an interest in what Stanford was workin’ on, that there was a reason ya had us move into yer dead twin’s house, and start up, of all things, a tourist trap. I told myself you were just grievin’ in yer own way. But I knew there was more, and if I hadn’t been too scared to actually figure out what else was goin’ on, maybe- maybe we wouldn’t be in such a rough spot right now.” Angie finished her speech with a decrescendo, getting quieter as she neared the end, until the last few words were almost a whisper.

“Angie, when we got married, you said there wasn’t anything that could make you leave me,” Stan said. He swallowed. “Is that still true?” Angie looked down.

“It hurt every day I was in Maine,” she said softly, after a pause that was far too long for Stan’s liking. “But not from old age. From missin’ you. I’m furious ‘bout all of this. But I love you and the life we built together more ‘n I’m angry.” She looked up, and there were tears standing in her blue eyes. Eyes that still had the same brilliance Stan had first seen forty-one years ago. “Stanley Pines, I can’t think of a single thing that would make me leave.” Stan smiled weakly at her. “Even with the lyin’, and my nightmares comin’ back, and everything feelin’ like it’s fallin’ apart, I- I can’t get over how much I love ya. I ain’t leavin’. I ain’t plannin’ on ever leavin’.”

“I’m sorry that I dragged us into this mess,” Stan said.

“It- it is what it is, I s’pose. All’s we can do now is try to move forward. Work on the trust stuff a bit more.” Angie and Stan shared a tentative smile. Ford, who was standing near the tank Angie kept her favorite amphibians in, frowned.

“Nightmares?” Ford asked.

“Nothin’ to write home ‘bout, I don’t think. Had ‘em a bit ‘fore Stan showed up at the farm, had ‘em a bit ‘fore you showed up at the farm, and they started up again while I was doin’ research in Maine this summer.” Angie shrugged. “But they stopped when I got back. Put me in an awful mood fer Stan tellin’ me he got you home, though. I was so exhausted and frustrated, even without the nasty things I was dreamin’. With all of it together, I almost didn’t come home.”

“Shi- shoot, Angie, if you didn’t come home,” Stan said, “I…I don’t know what I’d do. Send the kids home? Kick Ford’s a- butt for bein’ the reason?”

“Mm. Prob’ly both, knowin’ you,” Angie said. She suddenly registered the concerned look she was getting from everyone else in the room, other than her husband. “Wh- what’s the problem?”

“Bill has the ability to cause nightmares,” Ford said.

“So? The human psyche can make ‘em, too,” Angie said. Ford nodded.

“Yes, but the timing seems odd. Your nightmares tend to have surges at crucial points. Stan arriving at your house, and therefore not becoming a homeless criminal. Stan and I meeting at your house, and therefore patching things up before we became too distant. Stan telling you that I’m back, and therefore we can put a stop to Bill’s insanity once and for all.”

“When yer stressed-” Angie started.

“We set somethin’ up around the house,” Emily interrupted. “It keeps Bill’s influence out. He can’t peek into any minds here, can’t cause any nightmares. And yer nightmares stopped when ya came back.” Angie was silent.

“Violynn said that yer nightmares got so bad the first time, that yer folks almost didn’t leave,” Stan said quietly. Angie looked at him. “If yer folks didn’t leave when they did, they wouldn’t have found me. And the second time, they talked about not lettin’ Ford come over. And now…”

“…Now I almost broke yer heart, which would’ve ruined everything else,” Angie whispered.

“If Stan and I got in a physical altercation, or the kids went home, Bill would have found it much easier to gain access to the rift,” Ford said. “Frustration, anger…those emotions are ones Bill relies on. He can finetune righteous fury until it fits his own perverted needs.” Angie put her head in her hands.

“I have a million questions,” Angie said quietly, “the first one bein’ what ‘the rift’ is. But- I don’t think I’m ready fer the answer right now. I thought it was bad enough, that demon puttin’ me in a coma. But playin’ with my mind? I-”

“Yeah, it sucks,” Dipper said firmly. Angie nodded.

“Sure does, kiddo.” After a long pause, Emily cleared her throat.

“So…Dad and Uncle Ford?”

“Are we seriously still doin’ this?” Stan demanded.

“Yes.”

“It’s been a long day, I think we could use a break,” Ford said.

“Nuh-uh. If we stop now, we won’t ever finish,” Emily said, shaking her head. “So. Dad and Uncle Ford. Talk.”

“Ford, up yours.”

“What?!” Ford said.

“Dad. Not helpful.”

“Fine. Ford, thirty years ago, ya asked me to abandon my fam’ly, to save yer skin. Sure, that fight might’ve ended in me pushin’ you through the portal. But it never woulda gotten that far if you didn’t put your own bullsh- crap above everyone else,” Stan snarled. Ford glowered.

“I put my problems above others’? Stanley, you were willing to risk the universe’s safety for your family, and then later, for me!”

“I did what ya asked me to!” Stan snapped. “You asked me to help you. I did it. And after thirty years of breakin’ my back to do what ya told me to do, we won’t even talk! Goddam- gosh dangit, Ford, I thought we were past this!”

“So did I!” Ford shouted. Dipper and Mabel exchanged a wide-eyed look. “So did I,” Ford said, in a more reasonable tone. He ran a hand through his hair. “Why do we keep having this argument, over and over again?”

“‘Cause whenever ya have problems, it always happens at the worst time,” Angie suggested.

“Ma, yer not allowed to contribute,” Emily said. Angie rolled her eyes.

“No, that- that sounds right,” Ford said. “Maybe we are emotionally stunted, unable to talk things out, until it builds and builds, and the only possible result is explosive.”

“Does that mean yer gonna thank me?” Stan asked.

“Only if you apologize to me,” Ford replied. Stan frowned thoughtfully.

“I’ll think about it. But no matter what, I ain’t apologizin’ in front of the kids. They’ll think I’m soft.”

“You already said sorry to Grauntie Angie about ten times,” Dipper said.

“Eh. That’s different.”

“Are we done?” Ford asked Emily. Emily nodded.

“Actually, yeah. Huh, and it took less time than me and Daisy did.”

“Stanford, what is the rift?” Angie asked suddenly.

“Essentially, it’s a rip in the fabric of the universe, a portal of sorts between our dimension and that of Bill’s. It was created by Stanley turning on the portal,” Ford explained.

“The big problem,” Dipper jumped in. He stopped and looked at Ford, who nodded. “The big problem is that Bill can come through it if it gets too big. So Great-Uncle Ford sealed it in a snow globe.”

“The containment device is more durable than a snow globe, but continue,” Ford said.

“But now, the containment device or snow globe or whatever it is, is cracking.”

“Which means that the rift isn’t actually contained,” Angie said slowly.

“Yes. Dipper and I went to the UFO site today, to find alien adhesive to seal the containment device shut,” Ford said.

“Seems like yer tryin’ to put a bandaid over a gunshot wound,” Angie said. “That ain’t goin’ to work in the long run!”

“I just needed to buy some time, until I find a better solution,” Ford said.

“Didn’t you meet anyone in other dimensions who might be able to help out?” Emily asked. Ford paused.

“Actually, yes. But Jheselbraum is busy, and I don’t have a way of visiting her dimension.”

“Does she have a cellphone?” Mabel asked. “You could call her.” Ford rubbed his chin.

“No, she doesn’t have a cellphone…but you’re right. I could call her. Through other means, of course.”

“Great! And now that all the end of the world things are taken care of, we can finally start planning the birthday party!” Mabel said enthusiastically. Angie chuckled.

“You really have a one-track mind, don’t ya, darlin’?”

-----

September 2, 2012

Ford stood on the porch of his house, if it could be called that anymore, given the discussions that were going on about the Mystery Shack’s future.

“I can’t live here anymore,” Ford said abruptly, the night of the “intervention”. He, Stan, and Angie were enjoying some much needed alcoholic beverages.

“Why not?” Stan asked.

“It’s just changed so much. It’s not the same place I left. Even if I wanted to live in a house that also functions as a tourist trap, I can’t do that if it doesn’t feel like home.”

“Then where will ya go?” Angie asked, idly stirring her rum and coke.

“Not sure. Unless…maybe I could get the Stan O’War up and running.”

“What?” Stan said. “You- you wanna go on an ocean adventure?”

“Yes. I think it would be a nice break from all of the…”

“Drama,” Angie suggested.

“Bullshit,” Stan said.

“Well, yes, this summer has been full of both of those things.” Ford looked down at his glass tumbler. “But I don’t think I could crew her on my own.” Stan was silent. “I don’t want to take you from your family, Stan-”

“My kids are all grown up, Angie’s busy findin’ evolutionary missing links. All I do is sit around, bein’ old,” Stan said. He grinned. “Finally doin’ a trip on the Stan O’War sounds pretty great to me, Sixer.”

“You two could use some bondin’ time,” Angie added. “So’s long as ya don’t disappear off the face of the earth, I think I can handle bein’ apart from Stan fer a few months. Done it before.” She looked at Stan. “But the two of ya wouldn’t be able to leave fer a bit, y’know.”

“Oh, yeah, there’s a thing. The whole fam’ly’s goin’. I can’t go until after it.”

“That’s fine. The extra time will be useful. I can put some affairs in order, adjust the ship to be suited for my research, et cetera,” Ford said.

“Or you could come to the party,” Angie suggested. Ford blinked.

“Um, I don’t know how wise that would be. I don’t even know what it’s for.”

“A birthday. Yer welcome to come,” Angie said. She picked up on his hesitation. “But you can think about it a bit ‘fore ya make up yer mind.”

“Geez, Angie, what do ya take us for? People who think before doin’ things?” Stan asked sarcastically.

“Clearly ya aren’t, since ya haven’t discussed what you’ll do with the Mystery Shack.”

“Shut it down, obviously,” Stan said. Angie stared at him, aghast.

“And break poor Jesus’s heart like that?”

“Why do ya call him by his full name?”

“Why do ya not realize how much this dumb ole place means to him?” Angie retorted. Stan sighed.

“Like always, you have a point. Soos is a good kid. He shouldn’t have to watch the Shack shut down.” He frowned thoughtfully. “Hmm. I bet the Mr. Mystery suit would look good on him.” Angie smiled.

“That’s more like it.”

Ford shook himself out of his memories and watched his twin load up the Stanleymobile. Emily tossed Stan a large duffel bag. Stan caught it, but stumbled slightly under the weight and force of the throw. Ford smiled as Emily laughed.

“Yer losin’ yer touch, old man,” Emily said teasingly. Stan rolled his eyes and stuffed the duffel bag into the trunk.

“I’m just goin’ easy on ya. What with you bein’ my daughter and all,” Stan said. Emily snorted.

“Sure, Dad.” Ford heard the front door open. Angie walked past with another bag of luggage.

“Geez, how much crap do you guys have?” Stan asked. Angie went over to her husband.

“This is yer stuff, darlin’. And it’s the last of it.” Stan took the bag from her and put it in the car, then closed the trunk. “All right, you two, we ain’t stoppin’ fer a while. Bathroom break now or hold it,” Angie said briskly. Emily shook her head.

“I’m good, Ma.”

“Then let’s load up,” Angie said. Stan opened the door of the Stanleymobile for her, eliciting a laugh. Angie kissed him on the cheek before getting into the back seat. Emily joined her mother. Stan closed the door.

“So, where are you headed, again?” Ford asked.

“We’re gonna stop by San Diego to pick up Emmett, and then go to the farm,” Stan replied. “The whole fam’ly’s gonna be there to celebrate the triplets’ birthday.” He looked at Ford. “Includin’ Fidds, Tate, and Tate’s kids. You made up yer mind about comin’?” Ford rubbed the back of his neck uncertainly. On the one hand, he was eager to see his son and grandchildren. On the other, it had been thirty years.

The McGuckets probably wouldn’t want to see me.

“You probably need the extra space for Fiddleford,” Ford said. Stan shook his head.

“Nah. Fidds headed out yesterday,” Stan said. Angie rolled down the car window.

“I didn’t sit in the back seat fer nothin’, Stanford!” she shouted teasingly. Ford cracked a small smile.

“I really don’t know if I should intrude…”

“Intrude? Ford, it’s pretty damn difficult to crash a fam’ly gatherin’ if yer fam’ly,” Stan said. “Seriously. Ya comin’?” Ford looked at his house.

I don’t think I can call it that anymore. He looked back at his twin, his sister-in-law, and his niece. His smile grew broader.

“…Yes.”

#it is so fucking long just an fyi #but it's done!!!!!!#stanley mcgucket au #gravity falls au #gravity falls #stanley pines #stanford pines #dipper pines #mabel pines #soos ramirez #(technically he shows up so)#gravity falls oc #angie mcgucket #Emily Pines #stan pines farmhand #my writing #my stuff #speecher speaks #Stangie Family

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2016 Year in Review Part 1:

Hello there, everybody! My name is JoyofCrimeArt and welcome to the fourth and finale part of my month long "Deviant-cember" event! Hasn't 2016 been a great year, guys!...guys? Okay, okay, I know that the grand majority of you probably hate 2016 and are really looking forward to a brand new year to get a fresh start. Though I have noticed that it seems like every New Year's people talk about how much the previous year has sucked and how they can't wait for the next year cause things are totally going to be different next year guys! You'll see! You'll see! I kid, I kid. I know why people are upset about 2016, there have been a lot of celebrity deaths (though there seems to be a lot of celebrity deaths ever year, though there has been a lot more this year it seems.) There was a lot of political tension in the United States with quite possibly the most divisive presidential election in recent history. Not to mention racial struggles, natural disasters, shootings, ISIS attacks....Yeah. Though to be fair most of those things I just listen didn't just "start" this year. They where problems in 2015 too, and will probably continue into 2017. Getting mad at the year, an abstract concept, just feels...unproductive to me. It seem's like it's the wrong target to be directing all this anger at. Sometimes bad stuff just happens, and there's a good chance that by the end of 2017 we'll hate that year too. Because most of the bad stuff that happened in 2016...probably won't just go away come January 1st. That's why I'm here today. To distract you all from the harshness that was 2016 and focus on something a little more fun. Why focus on the dark and depressing world of "reality" when you can focus on things like cartoons! (That's how I stay so optimistic.) Because while the world outside was burning itself to f#&king hell the world of animation has been a roller coaster of ups and downs, and one that I think is worth going over today. Hopefully this review will bring somebody some much needed joy in a year that was so insane. That's why I present the first in a (hopefully) annual tradition on this page in, the "2016 Year in Animation REVIEW" Now let me explain what exactly this is, because I have never done anything like this before. I have compiled a list of a series of new series and different cartoon announcements, controversies, or news stories that I will discuss in a brief manner. (Or brief for me anyway.) The events will go in a rough chronological order, starting from January 2016 to December 2016. And I will discuss my thoughts and feeling on all the changes that has happened in the animation world this year. I will not be talking about animated films or anime, just series and network updates. I also will not be able to talk about every show/event that occurred in 2016 and will be focusing on the ones that I found the most relevant to me, personally. So if I miss something try not to get to upset. I can't watch anything. Also I am completely acknowledging that I am completly ripping off online anime reviewer Gigguk and his yearly anime reviews. I loved the concept and the way Gigguk would go about his yearly reviews, so I borrowing the format to talk about something that I'm passionate about. If you want to check out Gigguk here's a link, www.youtube.com/user/gigguk&nb… if you are really into anime, or maybe even if your not, you should consider checking him out. He's a bit raunchy but he also has a great balance of comedy and critical thinking in his reviews, and his reviews have been a big inspiration for me and my reviews so check it out. But enough pointless blather, it's time to get into things! It's time for my 2016 year in review! The year started out...with a bit of a rocky start to be perfectly honest with you. The first big piece of cartoon news I noticed in 2016 was with the inclusion of a new main character in "The Fairly Oddparents." with the added inclusion of Timmy's new neighbor Chloe Carmichael

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D56T-r3Dz28

(My God, at the time of this writing this video has over 39 THOUSAND dislikes to 4.4 thousand likes. Jesus Christ!) So I'm going to be honest here. I don't watch the Fairly Oddparents. I haven't watched this show regularly in years, so I haven't actually seen any of the episodes that Chloe is in. Normally I wouldn't talk about something like this except it was kinda a big deal at the beginning of the year in the cartoon community. People who had stopped caring about Fairly Oddparents suddenly cared again as they ran to watch the episodes so they can see how bad the show had gotten. It was kinda a resurgence in the fandom to be honest. It does amaze me that the show is still adding new characters, and not just new characters, but like cartoonish exaggerations of what shows with new characters have. Like adding a baby I get, that makes sense. And even Foop makes sense given the established lore of the show's universe. But never since Scrappy Doo have I seen a show add a talking dog to the main cast of characters unironically...until Fairy Oddparents. It's kinda incredible in a way. Now I don't know how bad Chloe is, and adding another kid that Timmy has to share his Fairy's with is a dumb idea...BUT if you where to put a gun to my head and tell me that I had to make a new Godkid for Timmy to share his fairies with...I probably would come up with someone like Chloe. In concept Chloe as a character should work. She's kind, smart, and completely unselfish. She's the opposite of Timmy and should make a good foil. Plus, from what little I've seen, she does seem to have a bit of a crazy side that should keep her from being boring. It at least sound better than Sparky who, from the way it sounds at least, is just another Cosmo. Though keep in mind all this comes from someone who hasn't actually watched the show, and from what I understand the execution is what most people have a problem with. I've seem people say that she's a Mary Sue character, and the reason she has fairies doesn't make sense. Maybe this is true, maybe it isn't. (Though it probably is.) But I guess I'm a bit more open to the idea than most. I was honestly surprised how many people got mad at this new development. Like I just don't understand why people got so upset. Like if this was any other show I would understand, but It's the Fairly Oddparents. The show has already jumped like ten sharks by now. At that point what's the harm in jumping one more. Like, what do they have to lose? What I'm actually annoyed at is the fact that Poof and Sparky have been written out of the show! No, written out is to generous. Written out implies they gave a reason why there gone. There just gone, without any mention of why there gone! Poof is confirmed to be in ONE episode later this season, and Sparky has been confirmed by her voice actress to be gone from the entire season. She says that it was a decision from the higher ups, which is really surreal when you think about it. The artist was the one saying "Nah man, we need a talking dog." and it was the higher up who where like "Wait, what! Why?" Maybe it has to do with Sparky's voice actress going through a sex change operation between seasons. Maybe she went through voice therapy or something, and maybe that effected the voice. But I don't even think that's a factor 1.) I have no evidence that Sparky's voice actress did go through voice therapy and 2.) Poof is also gone, even though he's IN THE THEME SONG! I don't get it. The could of hand waved something but no. It makes Cosmo and Wanda look pretty frickin' neglectful when they don't even mention there son. And I know what your probably thinking. "Who cares, isn't it a good thing that Poof and Sparky are gone. They sucked." And that all might be true, but you can't just retcon them out of existence! You're not DC Comics! Retconning them is the lazy way out. THEY MADE THESE STUPID CHARACTERS AND NOW THEY HAVE TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEM! ...Okay, maybe I can kinda start to understand how so many people could get so upset about The Fairly Oddparents. But look on the bright side, next year the Fairly Oddparents will be switching over to flash! S...Some shows have Flash that looks good. I'm sure Fairly Oddparents will put in the effort to....Okay, screw it, next topic. Gravity Falls aired it's final episode after airing a three day long marathon in which Disney XD aired the entire season FOUR FRICKIN' TIMES! (Calm down Gravity Falls, your making Spongebob and Teen Titans Go jealous.) (WARNING: I'M GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT SPOILERS FOR GRAVITY FALLS! IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN GRAVITY FALLS TO THE END SCROLL PAST THIS PART AND CONTINUE READING ONCE YOU SEE BOLD AGAIN! THIS IS NOT A SHOW YOU WANT SPOILED!)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_t-aOeiFa0

Anyway, Gravity Falls aired it's final hour long episode as Dipper, Mabel, Stan and Ford go up defeat Bill once in for all. This finale was definitely and interesting one to talk about because, in my opinion, it did have a lot of problems. Oh God! Hear me out! Hear me out! A lot of things about this special, especially in the first half I didn't like. I didn't like how Stan so reluctant to save Ford from Bill. I know that Ford and Stan didn't get along, and Stan was still mad at Ford because Ford didn't thank him for rescuing him the first time, but it felt out of character for Stan to be that selfish. The whole series makes a big point about Stan being willing to do anything for his family. He spent thirty years trying to save Ford even though there last encounter was a giant fight. It shows that he still cares about his brother well being even after all of there bad blood. He was willing to work thirty years to save Ford the first time and now that he knows Bill has captured him and could be torturing him or killing him or worse and he just doesn't care. And I get it, Ford wasn't thankful the first time so he's not going to go through all the work a second time, but this is Bill where talking about. Ford's LIFE is on the line and Stan is basically leaving his brother to die just because he didn't apologize to him, and that made him seem very unlikable an goes against his whole "protecting my family" motivation. I see what they where trying to do, but I just don't think they executed it that well. Also there were a couple of other problems that, while not as much of a big deal to me, were still problems. Like how they make a big deal about how they have to whip Stan's mind to kill Bill, but couldn't they just write "Bill" on the memory gun and just erase him, without whipping out Stan's entire mind? Also the twist that Stan and Ford can do perfect impressions of each other did kinda seem like an ass pull, especially when they could of easily set that up some time earlier but didn't. I feel these are real problems that hurt the episode.. ...but for the most part none of that matters. Because the episode gave us everything a Gravity Falls fan could want from a finale. It had an epic conclusion with the entire Pine's family working together to stop Bill and save the world. It wrapped up all the lose threads and plot points and gave every character there happy ending, in a way that just felt complete. Unlike some other shows that either end without proper finales or end with the story left open this one felt complete. Not that those types of ending are bad, those endings can be great, but it is nice to see a show that delivers on all of it's promises in such an epic way. I really cannot think of many cartoon finales that felt as HUGE as this one. Where it really felt like the world and possibly the entire universe would be doomed if our hero failed. other cartoons have had finale's like that, but rarely do you really feel the weight of that kind of threat. In this episode you did. It was a grand finale and a perfect end for such an amazing series... (Though seriously Bill knew all the people who where in the zodiac and he didn't kill like, one of them, just to be safe. That pretty stupid Bill) (OKAY NOW YOU CAN COME BACK, PEOPLE WHO SKIPPED ALL THAT!) After Gravity Falls ending there was a void that lots of cartoon fans needed to fill. Gravity Falls had ended and Steven Universe was on hiatus and people needed there "cartoons with an ongoing lore." fix to be quelled. But nothing quelled it. This lead to several months of people freaking the f#&k out over Steven Universe being on hiatus from January to May. Now I get that they hiatus sucked and it happened right in the middle of a story arc, but I feel like people where really over reacting to this. It was a four and a half month break between seasons. That's perfectly normal for most tv shows. Show's like Adventure Time and Regular Show have had hiatus comparable to that and nobody seemed to care, but here people were freaking out, saying how Cartoon Network didn't care about Steven Universe and stuff like that, which I just felt like was a bit over dramatic, personally. And afterwards at least you got a summer full of new episodes. Maybe I'm just use to long and random hiatus due to being a "Young Justice" fan. (Which for real once had a three month hiatus, than a two weeks of new episodes, followed by another three month hiatus! DANG!) Anyway after that we got the news that Craig McCracken's "Wander Over Yonder." was going to be cancelled. This coupled with Gravity Falls ending made things hard for Disney XD fans, leaving only "Star and the Forces of Evil" and "Pickle and Peanut-"...leaving only "Star and the Forces of Evil" for most adult cartoon fans to be excited about. I didn't watch much Wander Over Yonder, only seeing some season one episodes and none of season two. That being said from what I saw, and this might be a bit of a controversial opinion, I didn't like it that much. Which is weird because I love "Powerpuff Girls" and "Fosters" was, from what I remember, pretty good. I don't know, the show just didn't seem like anything that new. It was another show where a dumb oblivious character annoys a rival who hates them while the main character doesn't realize said rival hates them. I just felt like we've seen that before in shows like "Spongebob" and "Camp Lazlo." and the show didn't seem to add much new to the formula. I didn't find the characters that interesting and even there space setting didn't seem that interesting. Maybe a lot of this improves in the episodes I haven't seen, but even though I didn't like the show I was still kinda sad to see it go. Even if it's a show I don't like I'm never glad a show ends, because I know it means a lot of people are out of a job and lots of fans are upset. So keep that in mind when I talk about cancelled showed. And speaking of cancelled shows it was also announced that Uncle Grandpa would be getting the ax sometime next year. Uncle Grandpa seems to be a somewhat divisive show, but I will say that I think the show is fine. Not great, but fine. Uncle Grandpa was always a unique creation, and I admired it for it's out there qualities. (And for helping create one of the best Steven Universe episodes ever! That's right, I said it!) The show was fun and wacky, and the comedy and characters were passable. It's no piece of fine art, but I don't think the show was trying to be. There was a lot of creativity in this show, and it always felt like the people behind it were always trying there best to make something good, even if it didn't always pan out. It is a shame to see it go, but not a grand shame. It got five seasons, and that's probably enough if where being honest. Plus with Cartoon Network having so many shows running it's probably a good thing to see some ending, making room for some fresh blood. Just as long as they don't cancel to many of there shows this year...he he he.... And speaking of fresh blood Cartoon Network premiered a new show this year. He he he....Okay, let's just do this again, and talk about the 2016 reboot of The Powerpuff Girls. May God help our souls!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbvC9Xtpm_8

Since I've already talked about this show before, I'm going to try to make this brief. (Ha! That's the funniest joke in the whole frickin' review!) What is there to say about this show that I haven't said already in my 6,836 word long three part review of the show. (Oh my God what is wrong with me?) Well, there is some stuff. As my opinion on the show has changed a bit since then and at the time of writing that review I had only seen twelve episodes, and now thirty nine are out. (Though I have not seen ALL of the episodes.) So let's briefly go into this. Once more, with feeling. Is rebooting The Powerpuff Girls a bad idea? Many say yes, I say no. I think that if we have to make a reboot out of any Cartoon Network show right now, I think Powerpuff Girls would be the best option. We know that superhero shows in particular are very easily reboot-able, and there are many different directions you can go with it. Just look at any Batman show if you want proof of that. Also unlike Ben 10, I think the Powerpuff Girls is old enough to warrant a reboot, as the show ended in a whole eleven years before this reboot came out. In concept I think there is a lot of cool things you can do to change the Powerpuff Girls and make it unique. I mean the Powerpuff Girls Z did it, and while I haven't seen that show, it does show that there are different directions you can take this franchise. Because, this isn't even the first time the series has been rebooted! I was excited about this show coming out prior to it's release. I think I was the only on who was optimistic about it. And how did the show do when it actually came out? Well...that's kinda the problem. The show is pretty mediocre. I do think I was a little to easy on the show when I first reviewed it, but a lot of what I said back then still stands. I think that the problems I have with the show are different from the problem most people have with the show. The main problem with the show is that it just seems kinda bland. It doesn't seem to have it's own identity. In a lot of way it seems like it's trying to be like the old show, by keeping the old character designs and most of the old voice actors, and not really explaining who most of the characters are. The show expects you to know the source material going in. Some episodes like "Bye Bye Bellum" don't make ANY sense unless you've seen the old show. So the reboot must be aimed at the older fans right? Well I don't really think that's true either because a lot of stuff that made older fans like the original Powerpuff Girls are gone. The humor doesn't really match the first show, and the action is for the most part gone. In terms of crime fighting we've still haven't had an episode with Sedusa, The Gang Green Gang, or Fuzzy Lumpkins as main villains yet and we're pretty close to being done with our first season. It seems like the show was trying to appeal to everyone and, judging by the ratings and online response, didn't end up hitting anyone. It seemed like they were kinda trying to be like the original, while also trying to be kinda like a less controversial Teen Titans Go! (focusing more on humor then the crime fighting.) While sprinkling in a little Steven Universe with some of it's more feminist qualities and it really just felt like there where to many cooks in the kitchen. That being said there are some things I do like about the show. I like how they tried to focus on the girls more, as most people seem to agree that the girls were the most boring part of the original show. Though the reboot kinda messed that up by making the girls feel like flanderized versions of there 98' counterparts. Still though, I do like how the Powerpuff Girl's personalities are a bit different in this version than in the 98' version. Most of the characters just act like how they did in the original but they changed it up a bit and I appreciate that. I know in my first review I said Buttercup was about as good as she was in the original, but after watching more episodes, yeah...she is kinda annoying in this version. There are really only two characters who I think they improved on, and that's Bubbles and Princess. I like how both of these characters are portrayed in this series, and I might prefer these versions over the originals. Both seem to change some stuff about the character while still making them still capture the spirit of the original. Bubbles is less of a crybaby and a bit more ditzy which is fun, and Princess is a lot less whiny and they do a lot more funny stuff with her being rich, and having her have a rap themed soundtrack is something I never knew I wanted, but I like. Also Princess is a lot more sympathetic in this show, which I also like. Also there are some good episodes, like "TTG vs PPG" (Which is technically a Teen Titans Go! episode but still) "Poorbucks" and "Tiara Trouble." (YES THAT EPISODE HAVE A "NO ME GUSTA" REFERENCE BY IT'S LITERALLY ONLY THREE SECONDS LONG AND THE REST OF THE EPISODES SURROUNDING IT WAS PRETTY GOOD!) And speaking of the "No Me Gusta" thing, let's talk about the whole meme thing. I understand if you think those jokes are annoying, there not funny, or were not executed well. I completely get if you have that opinion. But I feel like the whole meme thing has been so overblown that it's kinda ridiculous. If you look at any online review for the Powerpuff Girl reboot you will see that almost all of them will have wither the "No Me Gusta" face or the girls twerking as the thumbnail. While you may find these scenes and jokes dumb I don't like how people act like the show is just nothing but that. Even though that if you take all of the meme references in the entire show and string them back to back it probably takes up less than two minutes total. People obsess over these scenes even though tonnes of cartoons make references to memes. In "Painbow" Blossom makes a "I can't even" joke and everybody freaked out, but when Lincoln Loud said the exact same thing in the Loud House episode "Roughin' It" nobody sees to care. And that's not even counting all the other cartoons that reference meme's, like these examples.

And yes, that last one was a "surprised chipmunk" reference from "The Powerpuff Girls Rule." which was written, directed, and story boarded by Craig McCracken himself. And as for the twerking lots of other cartoons do that to. Again, Lincoln from the Loud House has his butt dance at the end of "Roughin' it" there's the infamous "Booty Quake" from "SymBionic Titan" and, again from "The Powerpuff Girls Rule-"

-Man, Mojo's been shaking his grove thang since before Miley Cyrus was even on the SCENE SON! And you might still see these things as a problem, I get that. After all execution is a big thing, which is why I love it the internet references in We Bare Bears, but am mostly indifferent to the ones in this show. All I'm saying is that this is far from the first show to do stuff like this. And it's seems odd to be that these are the moments that people are freaking out about when this show DOES have a lot of serious problems that holds it back, and yet it's the "No Me Gusta!" reference that everybody is freaking out about. The show, as a whole, is mediocre. I don't want it to get cancelled, I want it to improve. And hopefully that'll happen in season two, because I want a good Powerpuff Girls reboot to happen. And if the critical and financial of this series stops that from happening, I'll be very disappointed. It seems like everybody just wanted this show to fail almost a whole YEAR before it came out, and months before we even had our first clips of it and I just didn't want that. Plus if it wasn't for this show I probably wouldn't of started doing these reviews, so there's also that. But at least it wasn't the most hated reboot of 2016.

But then, after that, something happened in the animation community. A new show premiered that, really out of nowhere, took off like a rocket. A show that was a hit with both adult critics and in the ratings (sort of the reverse of Powerpuff Girls.) This show was none other, than The Loud House.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6MpT7lLwls

Yes, it was the Loud House, the show that changed Nickelodeon in the eyes of many people. Not only did this show come with many adults praising it but the ratings for the show were, and still are, huge. The shows popularity rivals Spongebob Squarepants! Think about that. What was the last show that aired on Nickelodeon that was both good and Nickelodeon actually gave reruns to on there main channel fairly consistently. I'd say T.U.F.F Puppy and that show was only reran at the beginning of it's run. For a show on Nickelodeon to be both good and not treated like garbage by the network was a big deal! And the fan made Loud House memes! OH THE FAN MADE LOUD HOUSE MEMES! So how was the show. It's pretty good. I don't think I love it as much as some other people do, but it is a good show. As someone who is the middle child with three older siblings and three younger ones the premise alone had me interested. I also really like the Sunday comic inspired style the show has. It's a unique look that really makes the show stand out. It's also neat seeing a cast of mostly girl characters in a show on Nickelodeon, that seems like it's really been trying to push shows for boys. Is this proof of my "Girliness Revolution" theory? PLUG! Cartoon Thoughts: MLP and the Girly Revolution. The show is pretty funny. Though the humor can be a bit to juvenile for me at times, with a lot of toilet humor and stuff like that. Also the characterization of most of the characters are a bit weak in my opinion, with most of them being pretty one note. Hopefully they'll be developed a bit more in season two, but as it stands there kinda bland in my opinion. Not bad per say, just a bit one dimensional. It's these things that make me say that the show is only good and not great. Also like a third of the episodes follow the formula of, 1.) Lincoln wants something incredibly simple. 2.) His sisters f#&k it up for him 3.) Lincoln is justifiably mad 4.) Lincoln learns he shouldn't be mad at his sister cause family, even though his sisters totally has the right to be upset. That's also a bit of a flaw with the show, but it's not a huge one or anything. If the characters could become a little bit more than there one trait I think we would have a great show on our hands. But despite all the shows flaws, I still like this show. It's not the best show ever, but it is a step in the right direction for Nickelodeon. I'm really glad that Nickelodeon has a show that is almost as popular as Spongebob that is actually pretty decent. Hopefully this can be a turning point for Nickelodeon, like how Adventure Time was a turning point for Cartoon Network. But only time will tell if that's the case. Also THOSE DANK LOUD HOUSE MEMES, BRA!

And that seems like a good place to stop for now. I would go on, but I'm afraid that if I make this review to long nobody will actually read it, so I'll be breaking it up into two parts. Part two will be up tomorrow, on New Years Eve, so get excited about that. What do you think of some of the shows that I've talked about here today? Tell me your thoughts in the comments down bellow. I would love to hear them, even if your opinion is different from mine. Please fav, follow and comment if you liked the review, have a great day. (I do not own any of the images or videos in this review all credit goes to there original owners.)

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