Whether you were the biggest Gravity Falls fan or just watched a couple of episodes a couple of years back, I think we would all agree that it has something. Some kind of magic that makes the show much more than just an animated series. It has characters who go through a process and change during it. Nobody is perfect. On the contrary, they are great because of how weird they are. They aren't the sweetest nor the meanest. They are endearing to a point where we can't forget about them. There is one exception, though: the meanest, most evil animated character, Bill Cipher. These characters are complex. They have a long story that we only get to fully discover if we watch the whole series, and that is just one of the aspects that makes this show incredible.
One other aspect that is important to consider when we talk about the greatness of this show is the finale. If you like Marvel or superhero movies, you will probably love this 3-episode finale. It was built up during the whole series up to that moment. The diaries, the secrets, Stan Pines… –if you know, you know. All to get this amazing wrap-up where we get to see characters that were gone for a while, remember what Dipper and Mabel have been on to, and finally confront Bill after all that time. This ending needs to be studied by other scriptwriters as a model. One of the most perfectly executed final episodes ever made.
I remember when I was a kid, I used to be a little scared when watching the series. And that is part of the magic of it. It can be a first approach for a young kid to horror without actually being that scary. It is also a great first approach to world-building shows. The ones where, even though you can watch most of the episodes in whichever order you want, if you do it in order, you get a developed story that was built so that you could discover secrets about the characters. Overall, it's an amazing show, and I'm glad that the fandom is still alive after all those years. Maybe in some time we could get some extra things or a reboot, but even if we don't, I already think that this series has given us more than we ever asked for.
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