I know I've got other stories to write, but I really wanted to just talk about Gravity Falls in general. At school, I got caught drawing Bill Cipher and had to come up with a terrible excuse to why I was doing it (I said my bro was obsessed with the show, and eventually said he was supposed to be the Eye of Providence) and it made me start talking to myself again. So I had to just talk to the Gravity Falls community, because you guys are the ones that understand. Hopefully. So, here are where my ideas grow. I'll try to start off with some topics on the tops of my mind, and I'll take it from there. Feel free to leave topics you might want me to talk about or express my opinion on in a review. Without further ado, let's get to it! Also, in the case my story is erased again, I will be putting poems, made up songs, and little one-shots in this. Don't remove it again, FanFiction!

Starting off, birch trees. When I watched Gravity Falls for the first time, one of the reasons I liked the setting was because it practically described where I live. In the middle of nowhere surrounded by forests of pine trees. Pine trees and oak trees make up most of the background in Gravity Falls, and I honestly didn't care about birch trees. However, ever since Dreamscaperers aired, my entire perspective about everything in GF has changed, including birch trees. Starting off, Gravity Falls' forests are as I described them above, so a select group of birch trees is unnatural and unlikely in this environment. So why was there a cluster of them not that far from the Mystery Shack? Coincidentally, in the place Bill was summoned too! (I'm going to make an entire rant on him, just wait and see) This originally made me think that birch trees have some sort of magical property, which they may as well have, but then I noticed something else. Their strange design makes it look like there are eyes on the tree. We all know what special place eyes have in the show, right?

They see things that we may not notice at first, just like a special dream demon we know and hate/love. However, this doesn't bring up anything special, right? It could have just been a random place Gideon chose to summon Bill. But an event in Gideon Rises made me think again about them. When Mabel and Dipper go to try and devise a plan to get the Shack back, Mabel brings out a grappling hook. When she shoots it, it bounces off of a birch tree, successfully hitting Dipper in the face. Out of all the trees in the forest, the birch tree, the trees with eyes on them, the one Bill's associated with, rebounds the grappling hook back at Dipper. This seems very unlikely, especially in a pine-dominant forest. And it's not like the foreshadowing of something unspecific coming back and blowing up our faces before hasn't happened, right? Alex Hirsch is the king of hiding obvious things in the open, and making them an essential part of the overall story. I think birch trees will be connected to Bill in a way, or at least be used as a plot device eventually. It makes sense, and there are a few instances in which it could be used. Of I could be completely wrong. Who knows?

Next off, Dipper being a lamb is used A LOT in the story. It started in the Incoviencing, with Dipper doing the Lamby-Lamb dance. Then, in The Hand that Rocks the Mabel, Gideon tried to CUT OUT HIS TONGUE with lamb shears. Then, in Boss Mabel (one of my favorite episodes) Grunkle Stan makes him dress up in a wolf costume, in which Mabel wittingly makes the joke of him being a "sheep in wolf's clothing". We know from Dipper's personality that he isn't that much of a fighter, or even fierce. Then again, there has been a lot of character development since then, I mean he jumped off a cliff to save Mabel from Gideon who was inside a robot! Even to this, though, there are constant callbacks to him being referred to as a sheep of lamb. Why? I believe that once again, this is foreshadowing. Lamb and sheep are often used as sacrifice in mythology, being portrayed as innocent creatures. I think there will be a time in which Dipper will have to make an ultimate sacrifice, most likely for Mabel. This could go from anywhere from trading places with her, to having to literally give himself up so someone else will be able to get there in time.

For my last topic, (running out of ideas for some weird reason) I want to talk about woodpeckers. In the series, they're one of the three birds having been acknowledged in the series, the other two being a eagle that attacked Soos in Boss Mabel, and the duck from Duck-tective. However, they have more appearances. First in Tourist Trapped, when Mabel rolls down the hill, one is pecking Dipper on the head, next in Little Dipper, when they're on the totem pole, the woodpecker comes back and pecks him on the head again. Later, in Irrational Treasure, a man is getting married to a woodpecker, and a woodpecker helps the Mystery Twins and Trembley escape from the crate. Finally, the last time I believe a woodpecker was used was in the slowed down, "To be continued" music of Dreamscaperers. What do I think this means? Well, I think simply from Irrational Treasure that woodpeckers symbolize silliness, or at least thoughtfulness and creativeness. After doing some research, I discovered that Native Americans believed the woodpecker to be a protector of thoughts, or of mind. Mind seems to be a revolving theme across the series.

Dipper is being hit on the head by a woodpecker in Tourist Trapped for one of two reasons: he believed the town was silly, and it was gettin to him, or it was a mental block, seeing as he couldn't think of anything to do. But why would this protect him? I'll get back to that in a second. Why he was hit in the head in Little Dipper was like physically having a thought hit him, seeing as he found a way across to get to the shack. As for Irrational Treasure, the woodpeckers in that repersented open-minds. It is an unusual thing for a man to get married to a woodpecker, but not to an open mind. Without an open mind, or silliness as addressed in the episode, Dipper and Mabel would never have escaped the crate. Silliness and open mindedness often are blurred in the show's context, which also shows that Mabel is very bright subliminally. As for the end of Dreamscaperers, I believe that was put in there simply for context.

Back to one of the ideas above, why would a mental block help Dipper? I could only think of one thing: TO PREVENT HIM FROM KNOWING TOO MUCH! Think about it! Everyone that finds out too much disappears or becomes insane somehow! In "Rumble's Revenge", there is a cryptogram given to you by a mysterious personage. It says, "Dipper is playing with fire." Assemble all of them, and a secret code reveals the message, "MY NAME IS BILL" showing that Bill is telling us these things. If Dipper keeps discovering things, and heading down this path, he may be "burned" or at least end up like others who had the same intent. But why would Bill threaten Dipper, or at least try to prevent him from getting the secrets of Gravity Falls? To understand this, we must simply look at Bill's name. At first, it seems to be referencing the dollar bill, and the codes on it. But looking up the meaning of the name reveals something more. Bill, or William means "Protector" or "Guardian" while Cipher means "Secrets". Protector of Secrets, Bill Cipher. Whatever's going on, Bill is hiding something, or has something important enough to be hidden away. Perhaps a secret of his origin? Who knows.

Wow, all of that came from a woodpecker. I am obsessed with this show.

So, for all the people who want little snipets of actual story, here's a poem to soothe your mind. Nope, it's about nightmares!

Ever on and on, light searches back

Trying to find the deepest emotion

Then, what better place than the Mystery Shack?

Home of mystery, secrets, and hidden notion

Come with me, there's more to see!

A man terrified of losing his identity

Or sacrificing it to one such as me,

That he loses his humanity, his empathy

A young boy terrified of the dark

But he will never give in or flee

Fabled to carry the created mark

Of the strong, loyal Pine Tree

There's a girl, oh so silly!

But lighter than her brother dear

She alone can save home from his folly

His fantasy to which he is seer

It's quite entertaining, you know

Watching them mess around

The game hasn't even started; the wind's barely begun to blow

Yet they go blind, without sound

Their stupidity and dumbness show

Now who am I?

The all-seeing eye!

It's clear to those in reality

Or at least normal, mentally!

So you!

And you!

All so clear!

I'm not just a dream

I'm their reality's worst fear!

Now that that's over, thanks for reading my little rant and some theories. I would go deeper, but I don't want to accidentally give spoilers away. (Solve the below cipher using Caesar, or three letters back!) Remember: if there's any idea, topic, or theory that you want me to talk about, feel free to leave it in a review. Bye!

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