#tw: filbrick pines

[comically-blu]

Shermie: “Bow ties >> Ties”

A 5 strip ft. more Shermie at his young adult prime!

Some rambles & the last 3 strips down below ⬇️

Why does Shermie prefers bowties over ties? Short answer? Longtime daddy issues.

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This is based on this silly snippet from Stan’s sweet story to the mystery twins at the finale in the canon 3ds game:

yep, I somehow made this silly jab at Shermie into something somewhat angsty. Just PW! Shermie not wanting to be like Filbrick, basically. He resents him that much. .3.

Stan still thinks of Shermie is a cool square in PW:ALTL lol

[cryptic-underground]

Please, Not Him

Watched the mirror scene one night and got possessed to draw this. Hehe, enjoy! :))

[sarcasticmothdraws]

We love thinking about the scenario where you're pissed off at your sibling but don't want to think about the uncertainty that they might think that you're dead, they killed you, and you don't know if they could cope with that guilt or not.

[azelmaandeponine]

I think people forget that Filbrick had a duffel bag packed to throw at Stan that he was kicked out of the house. In other words: Filbrick was already planning to kick Stan out. When he turned eighteen at best or when he graduated from high school at worst.

Yeah, like. The evidence points to the fact that Filbrick was just looking for an excuse to kick Stan out, and when the science fair incident rolled around, he acted on it.

It's not Stan's fault, and it's not Ford's fault.

It's Filbrick's, for, you know, kicking his son out of the house.

[ifbrd]

Weird Gravity Falls question:

As fans, we’re all aware that Filbrick sucked as a dad.

But do Stan and Ford understand that?

It seems obvious to us outside viewers, but I don’t exactly recall any comments by either senior Pines twin that would suggest they have connected those dots. I believe it’s fairly normal for children of abusive, neglectful or just simply bad parents to think their parent’s behavior was normal or that they deserved it or whatever, and in addiction to not being able to remember a moment where they admit their dad sucked, they certainly have both internalized his words.

Ford continued to pursue his education and was obsessed with academic excellence, as that seemed to be the one and only thing that made his father show him any kind of appreciation.

Stan continued to obsess over money, as his dad told him that was the only way he was allowed to return home. And let’s not forget his comment in the finale “dad was right, I am a screw up”

But again, and please please correct me if I’m wrong, I can’t think of anything either of them has said that criticizes their father’s actions. There’s the comment that he “wasn’t easily impressed” which I think more than anything, serves more as an excuse for his actions. Heck, in the flashback of Stan taking boxing lessons, I felt that whole scene was framed as Filbrick being a good dad, personally, I thought he was a good dad up until A Tale of Two Stans.

Idk I guess I just always assumed that after several decades they started to understand that Filbrick wasn’t a great dad, but it’s perfectly realistic for neither of them to have come to that conclusion, and frankly, the tiny bits of evidence from the show support this being the case.

I rambled a bit here, but what do you all think? Did I forget a moment that proves they do see their dad wasn’t a good dad? Do you think they have processed that part of their childhoods?

[prettyinpwn]

What is your opinion on Filbrick Pines?

Oh boy... long story short, my opinion on him is pretty low, not gonna lie. I went into his character a lot in my analysis post on Ford's writing (found here), since Filbrick had a large effect on Stan and Ford's characters, even if only in subtle ways. To summarize my points on Filbrick:

Definitely abusive, in my opinion. I don't think physically, but for sure emotionally and mentally. He's the type of father who provided materially, but otherwise didn't seem very good at it.

Was way too focused on money. Now, I think it's very possible that Filbrick could have a great backstory reason for this. My biggest guess is a life of poverty and wanting to provide better for his family, but the cruel irony is that in seeking wealth, he hurt his family (e.g "Stanley, by "sabotaging" Ford you hurt our whole family, because he was going to make us millions, so I'm gonna throw you out, ignoring the fact that by throwing you out I'm currently hurting the family in the way I'm accusing you of."). He also hurt Ford. The way Filbrick treated Ford was like a Willy Wonka golden ticket. "Oh, you're smart? This college might make you a millionaire? I'm impressed!". He didn't care about what Ford wanted, he cared about what Ford's brains could get him. Case in point: he didn't seem to give a rat's ass about Ford's brains or college dreams until the principal implied it could make money.

Iirc, according to Hirsch, the quote Stan says in Little Gift Shop of Horrors ("Movies are great! You watch the movie, you scare the girl, the girl snuggles up next to you, next thing you know you gotta raise a kid. Your life falls apart. Forget that last part.") was actually something Filbrick used to say. Like DEAR GOD Filbrick said that in front of Stan and Ford? "Hey kids, my life was great until I got your ma knocked up with Shermie, and then my life was pure suck after that.". Like... who... who just says that in front of their kids? Who even THINKS that about their kids? Yikes.

The way Stan and Ford are named. The code at the end of A Tale of Two Stans is played as a joke, but when you think about it, it's... kinda sad. "A STUBBORN TOUGH NEW JERSEY NATIVE, FILBRICK WASN'T TOO CREATIVE, HAVING TWINS WAS NOT HIS PLAN, SO HE JUST SHRUGGED AND NAMED BOTH STAN.". Filbrick did not give a single f*ck. "Oh, I have twins? Eh, I'm too lazy to think about a name, just call 'em practically the same thing.". What father does this?

In the post I linked above, I also hinted at how I thought Bill's manipulations of Ford almost were a mirror echo of Filbrick (even in their character design, it's odd how they both have yellow brick and blue with hats themed designs, he's got the literal word 'brick' in his name, etc). Because when you think about it, what did Ford's father teach him but "you are a puppet to be used by me to get what I want"?

There's a reason Ford and Stan are incredibly broken people, and it all started with Filbrick. He's the one that taught Stan to believe he's worthless and a f*ckup, and the one that taught Ford that he's a tool to be used. So... nah, not a fan of the guy, if I didn't make that obvious already lol. BUT... I will say this, as this is something I did give him credit for in my Ford analysis post: a lot of Ford and Stan's positive qualities are things he passed down to them, namely their protectiveness of family and "toughness". But unlike Filbrick, who manifested that in toxic ways, Stan and Ford took a heavy albatross necklace of generational trauma and turned it around to a positive.

This goes even further when Stan passes the lesson to Dipper. Dipper learning to "fight back"? That's a family lesson that comes from Filbrick, originally, when he signed Stan and Ford up for boxing. Some have criticized the way Stan taught Dipper that lesson, but you can't argue with the end result:

TL;DR: Filbrick mostly sucks, but... like most well-written characters, he does have some gray area. Was he a good father? No. But the gauntlet meat grinder he put Ford and Stan through - worth it or not - made them the tough family protectors they are as adults. I will give him that, at least.

[thatonebipotato]

erm, popping my little doodle under a cut bc that's child abuse 😋 carry on with caution <3 /srs

FILBRICK WHEN I FUCKING CATCH YOU

I HATE THAT OLD MAN /SRS

[virgil-is-a-cutie]

So, throwback to this

So in the telenovela long story short, the older sister of the main female lead got sent to a mental asylum by their nanny/mom's caretaker, who she saw killed their mom during the younger sister's christening. Said nanny became their step mom, and the poor girl is drugged up to be kept quiet by the main lady's orders

So in this au Filbrick decides since Stanley is a bit slow and he's embarrassed by Stanley, decides to pay a mental asylum to take Stanley. Heck maybe even sends Stanley when he's a preteen or something because I very much see it happening.

While in the asylum, Stanley is treated semi decently until he gets bursts of anger which leads to them drugging him till he sleeps and eventually he's basically numb and silent. Mute really since he doesn't talk anymore.

And at 28 years old Ford gets a call from the Asylum that for a reason he has to get Stanley or asks him to visit as Filbrick stopped paying or heck after some prying is told the truth, maybe even Caryn finally knows the truth

So much angst tbh

[hugenthusiast]

just discovered that ford got like another full name, he's stanford filbrick, and stan didn't, way to give that guy a sense of own individuality apart from his brother, I'm sure nothing bad will escalate from that!

[grunklefordpines]

https://www.tumblr.com/grunklefordpines/762639393344323584/i-heard-you-have-daddy-issues-i-can-help-with?source=share

"I don't got daddy issues" says the guy with an abusive father

- 🦊

You can’t decide who my father was.

[animateddadbracket]

Worst Animated Dad Bracket Round 1

Propaganda:

Martin: A conman who keeps running off and betraying people, especially Finn. He's responsible for Finn losing his arm!

Filbrick: Kicks his son out of the house for breaking a science project

Martin Mertins is from Adventure Time

Filbrick Pines is from Gravity Falls

[femboyhorror]

🥺🥺🥺 sexy rabbit ford 🥺🥺🥺

[misc-muses]

"Come get your father a ring or two from Pines Pawns. Dads love rings."

[azelmaandeponine]

Gotta love how the Gravity Falls fandom still has no media literacy and is putting out the worst """character analysis""" videos known to man.

[mamabelverse]

Chapter 7: Where's Mabel!?

Summary: Another fall day in Glass Shards Beach, New Jersey. The Pines family were doing their normal things. Or, at least, until a certain point...

Until... they noticed somebody missing.

It's starting... I hope you're ready, everyone!

[maxxiskindaweird]

WAAAAAAHHH IM SOBBING

Please, Not Him

Watched the mirror scene one night and got possessed to draw this. Hehe, enjoy! :))