Ford and the universe.

I just had a huge Gravity Falls realization:

remember in the finale when Ford is saying how if Bill spared Dipper, Mabel and Stan then he would let him take over the universe?

Let’s rewind to Not What He Seems and A Tale of Two Stans.

In NWHS, Dipper, Mabel and Soos discover a last secret message before the portal is opened:

“The device, if fully operational, could tear our universe apart!”



“If the clock ever reaches zero our universe is doomed!”



After Ford’s discovery that Bill was not on his side back in the 80s when the portal was being built, he shut it down and wrote that the fate of the universe was at stake should it ever be reopened.

Now to quote Ford from AToTS:

“This was an insanely risky move, opening the portal!”



Clearly Ford values the universe highly. Wouldn’t anyone?

Fast forward to Weirdmageddon 3:

“I have to play the only card we have left: Let Bill into my mind. He might be able to take over the galaxy, and maybe even worse. But at least he might let [you and] the kids free.”

Look at that. Ford values Stan, Dipper, and Mabel higher than the fate of the galaxy. He’d sacrifice the universe just to keep his family alive.

Damn.

Excuse me while I go sob in the corner about how amazing this show is.