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Hey everyone! I just finished watching the show for the first time, and it was amazing. However, I have a genuine question for the fandom — WHY DO YOU LIKE BILL SO MUCH?

Don't get me wrong, he's a fun villain, but I honestly don't see why people romanticize him or put him at the very top of their character lists. To me, he felt like a classic cliche villain and a hypocrite who can't even break the 4th wall, let alone the 3rd dimension.

Personally, characters like Dipper and Mabel felt way more compelling and underrated in comparison.

So today, I want to go over the weird canon of Gravity Falls because it’s honestly more complicated than one might think, and I think it will be fun to go over.

So, what is canon?

Well, in a tweet from Alex Hirsch on 3/7/16, he states, “@_AlexHirsch If anyone wants to know what I consider canon, it’s easy: it’s what happened in the show.”

Dipper and Mabel and the Curse of the Time Pirates’ Treasure

But is this tweet true? The short answer is no, because there is a bunch of media outside of the show that is also considered canon or “canon-ish.” For example, in Dipper and Mabel and the Curse of the Time Pirates’ Treasure, even though we know that this book isn’t completely canon, Alex Hirsch explains that it does contain one canon secret, which is the Axolotl. So, this is an example of media outside of the show that contains a piece of something Alex Hirsch considers canon.

Gravity Falls: Lost Legends

Another piece of media that Alex Hirsch considers partially canon is Gravity Falls: Lost Legends. In Gravity Falls: Lost Legends, there’s a secret code that states, “A fandom’s work is never done/So here’s some tales just for fun/You wanted more?/You got your wish!/Don’t stress—it’s only canon-ish.” So, yet again, we have another piece of media that is stated to be partially canon to Gravity Falls.

We also have even more evidence in Gravity Falls: Lost Legends. It’s explained that after Weirdmageddon, there were rips to the Nightmare Realm because of Weirdmageddon and all the ruckus Bill was causing. The Pines family was basically going around and fixing these rips to the Nightmare Realm.
And guess what?

In The Book of Bill, the same thing happens. Stanford states that there are rips to the Nightmare Realm that he and the Pines family have to patch up due to Weirdmageddon. So, not only does Gravity Falls: Lost Legends have a code explaining that it’s canon-ish to the show, but an event involving the Pines family sealing off rips leading to the Nightmare Realm is also explained to happen in The Book of Bill.

Journal 3 and The Book of Bill

Also, another thing that’s obviously canon, which I really shouldn’t have to explain, is The Book of Bill and the real-life version of Journal 3.
In the Barnes & Noble description of The Book of Bill, it states:

“For all of you still living in the world of Gravity Falls, Alex Hirsch has brought back his most nefarious of villains — Bill. The Book of Bill is Bill’s chance to tell his story, from his evil origin to an interactive array of puzzles and ciphers, all brought to you by the mastermind himself. This is Gravity Falls as you’ve never seen before. Even better, the Barnes & Noble exclusive brings you even more Bill.”

So, it wouldn’t make sense for it not to be canon if its description literally states that it was made to explain Bill’s story and his origin. It would therefore have to be canon.

Another thing that’s obviously canon is Journal 3. The Barnes & Noble description states:

“You’ve probably seen Mabel and Dipper around, perhaps on the television. Well, now it’s time to dig deeper into their world than ever before. Journal 3 is practically a field guide to Gravity Falls, the perfect gift for the fan in your life.”

Additionally, more text from the Barnes & Noble website states:

“Journal 3 brims with every page ever seen on the show plus all-new pages with monsters and secrets, notes from Dipper and Mabel, and the Author’s full story. Fans of Gravity Falls will simply love this 288-page full-color jacketed hardcover version of Journal 3! Plus the book jacket doubles as an exclusive poster!”

So, it’s obviously canon since it’s the exact same book we see in the show. Also, another thing to note is that since The Book of Bill is canon to Gravity Falls, by extension, itsnotawebsite.com would also be canon to Gravity Falls since itsnotawebsite.com is directly connected to The Book of Bill.

Bill Cipher Reddit AMA

And last but not least, another piece of media that we know is canon to Gravity Falls is the Bill Cipher AMA. We know it’s canon to Gravity Falls because the AMA gives us information such as Bill Cipher being able to see into the future and alternate timelines, him existing in a state of quantum uncertainty, and other pieces of information that weren’t explained in the show but were later confirmed to be canon by Alex Hirsch or through other canon Gravity Falls media.
So, yeah, I hope you enjoyed this read of me going over the weird canon of Gravity Falls.

The End

I hope you enjoyed it, and if I missed something, please comment on it.

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This is how I felt after watching it on Disney plus

I miss the show

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I would day season 1 episode 16 is my favorite it’s do funny 😄

They get along so well.

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When Bill releases the Bubbles of Pure Madness, I immediately thought it was paying homage to Starcrash (1978) when Count Zarth Arn used madness inducing energy bubbles as a weapon. I looked online to confirm but found no references in the wiki.

Anyone else see this connection?

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Here’s the source link: https://x.com/rf_unserious/status/2016674435902701679?a=HGf8jEBkYR3oa5ceHao&s=46

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