If you enjoy Gravity Falls, you will enjoy Steven Universe



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Sean Wang

BILL CIPHER

Normally a show is merely confined to the screen. There is no element of mystery as all backstory and all implications are spoken through dialogue or other means of delivering exposition. It is very rare for a series to be as creative in delivering a sense of mystery such as gravity falls. Let me break up the show into various bits to explain why I enjoy this program.Two twelve-year-old twins, Dipper and Mabel Pines, visit their Great Uncle (Grunkle) Stan in his tourist trap establishment called the Mystery Shack. Dipper finds a mysterious book, a journal to be more precise, marked by a six-fingered hand and the number '3'. Inside this journal, there are many entries on paranormal events and cryptic creatures that lurk around the mysterious town of Gravity Falls. Through their adventures, Dipper and Mabel grow together as both family and growing youths just as a buried evil returns to power.This story was extremely well written. The story is relatively linear as there are only a few episodes that focus on character building. It could be said that this story is more of an experience than a tale. I would compare it to Alice in Wonderland. Viewers get to experience what the twins are seeing through their adventures. This show is also famous for its amazing plot twists, which I will not spoil here. Instead, in the flavour of the show, I will give you a clue.The humour in this series is clever for the most part. It definitely caters to older teenage audiences. There are actually some jokes that would go over the heads of young children but make older youths laugh.The art style isn't exactly revolutionary. However, the creature designs are all pretty spectacular despite retaining simple yet traditional designs. Each character is extremely recognisable from each other, even if they were literal clones of each other (It's an early episode and doesn't count as a spoiler right?).There are many youtube channels out there trying to decipher the mysteries of Gravity Falls. One such channel would be the Royal Order of the Holy Mackerel, hosted by Douglas Mackrell. He analyses every episode of Gravity Falls as it comes and gives insight into the mysteries while he plays into the persona of a cult leader of sorts. He seems like a pretty interesting guy. If you are interested in the series or need more help convincing yourself to watch the series check out his channel.If you are into paranormal shows and mysteries but aren't a fan of horror shows, I would recommend this series. If you enjoy trying to guess what is going on in the show only to have a plot twist change your perceptions and when you rewatch everything, the plot twist some how makes sense, then you would love this show. It is an experience to live.