This is by no means, a bad episode, mind you; it's very funny in parts,just not as consistently riotous as, say, the Time Traveler's Pig or Fight Fighters. It's a bit lackluster in parts, is all, and coupled with the fact that the format reminds me of funnier episodes from another series, probably makes me less charitable than it deserves.
The episode begins with Dipper, Mabel, Soos and
Stan chucking items into a nearby bottomless pit, but the wind picks up
and "an invisible pushing force" knocks them in.
As they're falling, Soos suggests they tell stories to pass the
time. Dipper says "I've got a story! It's called the time Grunkle Stan
got us thrown in a bottomless pit where we spent the rest of our natural
lives!" and Soos strokes his chin and exhorts Dipper to "go on" in a
such a way that does nothing to disabuse the viewer of Simpsons
parallels.
Dipper is up first and his story is called "Voice over," and
is probably the weakest of the lot. After Wendy, Soos and Mabel put
together a techno remix of Dipper's squeaky-voiced exclamations, Dipper
resolves to change his voice. I do appreciate the absurdity of Kristen
Schaal making fun of someone else's voice, however.
He runs into Old Man McGucket, who happens to be
working on a voice changing potion. Dipper drinks it and his voice
changes to a deep, resonant radio announcer's voice when he wakes up.
There's a running gag where his friends beat him with blunt objects
because they don't recognize his voice, but it's mostly a pretty
flat installment.
I really liked the next one, though.
"Soos' Really Great Pinball Story" (Told by Soos) Is That a Good Title? Do They Have to Be Puns or Whatever? |
Soos is playing pinball on Stan's creepy old pinball machine,
Tumbleweed Terror, and hopes to knock "POO" off the high score list.
When he can't do it, the twins recommend that he tilt the machine to give himself an edge. He gets the high score, but the vengeful talking skull inside the machine shrinks them down and traps them inside.
Dipper: Guys, there's an awful lot of green lightning coming out of that game.
Soos: Naw, that's a normal amount of green lightning.
Soos: Naw, that's a normal amount of green lightning.
At first they're excited, ("Hushed exclamation of wonder!"), but when they realize that the machine brought them inside to punish, the bloom some comes off this particular rose.
Soos knows where there is a manual reset, so after a brief flirtation with the pinball wench, he has
Mabel arrange a distraction, ("Are either of you good at jumping up and
down and making annoying noises?") so he could trigger it.
He balks when he realizes that he'll erase his high score, but finally does the right thing when the twins are in trouble and resets the game.
Grunkle Stan has a very brief installment where he talks about how he won "The Football Bowl", which is self-aggrandizing and dissatisfying to the other listeners. I liked it, though.
Mabel finished off the episode with the strongest story, "Truth Ache", where after Stan lies his way out of a ticket by claiming he has a doctor's note for a seeing eye bear after he's pulled over for trying to teach a bear to drive.
This offends Mabel's sense of justice, so she seeks out some magical teeth that force Stan to tell the truth all the time. Of course, telling the truth all the time when you have little or no concern for other people's possessions or emotions is a pretty bad idea, and Mabel and Dipper tackle him while he's in the process of calling the police station to admit his massive tax fraud.
At the end of the episode the pit spits them out right where they fell in, right in front of Gravity Falls' ubiquitous goat.
I enjoyed it. It was a nice change of pace and pretty funny in parts.
"My time has come." |
He balks when he realizes that he'll erase his high score, but finally does the right thing when the twins are in trouble and resets the game.
Grunkle Stan has a very brief installment where he talks about how he won "The Football Bowl", which is self-aggrandizing and dissatisfying to the other listeners. I liked it, though.
Dig that Pitt Cola sign! |
Mabel finished off the episode with the strongest story, "Truth Ache", where after Stan lies his way out of a ticket by claiming he has a doctor's note for a seeing eye bear after he's pulled over for trying to teach a bear to drive.
What seems to be the problem, officers?
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This offends Mabel's sense of justice, so she seeks out some magical teeth that force Stan to tell the truth all the time. Of course, telling the truth all the time when you have little or no concern for other people's possessions or emotions is a pretty bad idea, and Mabel and Dipper tackle him while he's in the process of calling the police station to admit his massive tax fraud.
At the end of the episode the pit spits them out right where they fell in, right in front of Gravity Falls' ubiquitous goat.
I enjoyed it. It was a nice change of pace and pretty funny in parts.
Yeah, dude that was 100% awesome, especially Mabel whacking Dipper. That part was SO COOL!!!
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