Sock Opera is a FASCINATING episode to rewatch now that the series is over

Because in hindsight, Dipper being obsessed with hacking the laptop is just as ridiculous as Mabel being obsessed with Gabe and the puppet show

But we don’t realize that on an initial watch

Because we, the viewers, want to know the answers as badly as Dipper does

That’s why we sympathize with him over Mabel in this situation