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Kaufmo funeral

Pomni's words at Kaufmo's funeral

Well, this is interesting.

Inside Falls 2

Meet the Inside Falls team:

The one on a scooter is Gideon, he has a complex with his height and that's why he always rides that flying scooter. I think the role of a fungus-like psychic organism from a hive mind deep in the Hollow Earth.

Below this, looking wonderful as she checks her phone is Pacifica Northwest. She got her job thanks to a surprise selfie, where the background of it was Taylor Swift in her reptilian form. However, she has proven to be a perfect director of Cognito's Media Manipulation and Subliminal Messaging.

On the other side of the picture we meet Candy, although I'm sure in this multiverse it's because she experiments with a variety of unusual narcotics. Because of her work as a biochemist.

I'm sure you've noticed Grenda, she signed up for the super soldier experiment and is now a hybrid between orangutan and human. But that doesn't stop her from flirting and she is a supporter of the Januhairy movement.

And last but not least, Dipper and Mabel pines. Their great-uncles are the bosses but since Stan divorced his wife, Edalyn; things have changed (u know). Dipper was supposed to move up in his position, but due to being a social klutz; his uncle Ford has seen fit to hire his sister Mabel to increase the charisma of the team. They like each other though as siblings, they will fight but then reconcile.

That's must hurt

this scene had no business being this unnerving what the actual fUCK

Rich wasn't sure how this happened. One moment, he went back into the factory to grab his keys. The next thing he knew, he was pulled into the office by Rowan Stoll to explain the sightings.

"Hi sweeti-Wha...?"

"Hi mom..." Angel grinned sheepishly, eight colourful living plushies -was that purple cat in a straight jacket?!- hanging from his body. "Remember how you always wanted grandkids?"

Mrs. Rich stared at her adopted child. "...Richard..." she called as the giant Kissy Missy, supported by a massive DogDay, waved. "Richard, you better come here, now."

Well. That wasn't the worst reaction in the world.

-_-

Rich stared at the giant assortment of plushies.

The small Smiling Critter plushies had been herded into an old playpen and were currently feasting on the beef stew his wife had made in a hurry. The bigger toys- the Bigger Bodies toys holy fuck Rowan had been right about that part- sat around the table, currently eating much more elegantly.

At least, DogDay and Kissy Missy were.

CatNap was glaring at the wall while Poppy stood on the table, staring him down. Rich tried to not sweat. He always thought the Poppy dolls were the creepiest little things and now that he knew that a little girl was essentially in there, it made things worse.

"Okay, I'm back!" Angel's cheery tone made Poppy blink, and Rich tried to not so obviously slump with relief. He felt a brow raise as DogDay straightened, looking delighted as Angel sat next to him. His wife, his darling wife who he owned so many things, was already there to set a bowl of stew down. "Oh, thanks Mom!"

"It's alright, sweetheart." She sounded stressed and Rich made a promise to make it up to her. Maybe go to that fancy restaurant that she had been hinting at? "Now, your dad has a story to share, it seems."

...Oh boy.

Wonder what are they looking for?

💀💜Scary Dream💜💀 (Spooky Month Comic, 4 pages)

Idk i just wanted to do smth like this x’DD It’s a bit rough (I’m not good with comics tbh x’DD) but I still hope you like it ! 💜🧡💀🎃

Toon Fnati Henry the beloved,,,

i was actually thinking about how toon henry would work in oblitus casa and itd be something like, hourglass kidnaps him so they can get the last of henrys body and finally become whole. and jake has to track them down

Reunion

Poppy is finally out of her case and greeted with hug from Boogie Bot. But will the others be just as happy and enthusiastic as Boogie? Huggy kept Lelu away from Poppy’s room for a reason, a reason that his sister and friends don’t know about. What does Huggy know that the others don’t?

Bye Sweet Carole is a hand-animated horror game inspired by classic Disney movies.

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Do you think Mabel gets too much hate? I noticed when a female character acts selfish she gets hated on but when a male character does the same it’s praised

We’re free to love or hate any character with or without reason. That said, I feel sad seeing Mabel hate and agree Mabel receives too much hate. I feel like the rhetoric claiming she’s unforgivably selfish is skewed. I think people have decent criticisms regarding Mabel’s character and how she’s presented. However, I don’t think they sufficiently describe the full picture.

Anecdotally, I don’t think this is a case of sweeping sexism because Ford also receives more criticism than I think warranted. My perspective on how much hate each character proportionately receives could be incomplete, though.

But anyway. Let’s talk Mabel.

First though: please don’t try to debate this with me. If you don’t like my opinion, no worries. That’s chill. I’m just not interested in using my recreation time debating this. Thanks! :) However, if you want further clarifications, analyses, case studies, etc. I’m happy to talk more, because this is NOWHERE close to exhausting my thoughts on this topic.

Mabel’s Selfishness: The General Critique

I think everyday anti-Mabel criticism tends to use points like:

When other characters act selfishly, they’re called out and the narrative punishes them. But when Mabel wants something, she gets it, and it’s a reward (The Deep End, The Time Traveler’s Pig, Escape from Reality).

Mabel never learns how to give up something important and deal with that loss. Even when she lets something go, it’s not something that would have been good in her life. For instance, her failed puppet performance is “dodging a bullet” rather than losing something meaningful, since Gabe’s just a puppet kisser. In the end, she doesn’t have to live with sacrifice (Boyz Crazy, Sock Opera).

Mabel even selfishly causes the apocalypse by giving Bill the rift. She’s never held responsible for that (Dipper and Mabel vs the Future).

The narrative reinforces that Mabel is a good person even when she’s not (The Last Mabelcorn).

People particularly look at Mabel in S2 over S1; many claim that’s when her character began to feel selfish and insufferable. 

This isn’t everything, but I have tried to characterize the rhetoric fairly based upon what I’ve seen.

I find these discussion points understandable. Mabel can be self-focused and sometimes ignores others’ feelings. Alex Hirsch admitted in DVD commentaries that he focused on Dipper learning lessons because he put himself in Dipper’s shoes. And some of Alex’s writing intentions could’ve been clearer, like instances where the twins resolve conflicting desires. We could talk about how the show could be improved or the character is legitimately not-selfless.

At the same time, I think how fandom uses these talking points isn’t 100% fair to Mabel’s character or the show’s full narrative. 

I want to point out that Mabel hate for her selfishness covers two fronts: one claim that Mabel is selfish, and another claim that the surrounding plot doesn’t handle her selfishness satisfactorily. I think there’s fair constructive criticism when it comes to narrative framing (even if I disagree), but I don’t think the same dialogue is good rationale against Mabel’s personality. At times I see the two concepts conflated. The narrative may annoy you if you think selfishness isn’t addressed in plot, and contribute to you disliking the character, but claiming “Mabel is selfish” because of that is flawed logic. 

In this analysis, I’ll cover both fronts. I’ll tackle the four points I mentioned above and explain why I find them too harsh. I’m not going to cover all my thoughts (yes, my original draft was longer!!), but I will argue:

Mabel reverses her selfishness - and that’s the big choice sealing the climax of multiple episodes. She doesn’t get off “consequence free” either (Boyz Crazy, Sock Opera)

Mabel sacrifices for others. The narrative does show that Dipper and Mabel meet in the middle, not that Dipper feels guilty enough to ameliorate his sister’s wishes (Sock Opera, Escape from Reality)

Mabel giving the rift to “Blendin” mirrors Dipper offering a puppet to Bill. Both twins are emotionally compromised and believe they’re making a harmless deal with an inconsequential item. Neither would’ve made these choices in calmer circumstances. Sock Opera doesn’t have Dipper deal with his culpability; relax up on Mabel (Sock Opera, Dipper and Mabel vs the Future)

Mabel’s selfishness is addressed, handled, and resolved. The moral of The Last Mabelcorn isn’t defending Mabel’s goodness; it’s Mabel embracing imperfection. Mabel learns she’s a bad person and changes her perspective of herself multiple times in canon (The Last Mabelcorn, Lost Legends)

I could also have talked about how selfishness isn’t required to be resolved in her character arc, all the times Mabel does nice things for others, how she doesn’t always obnoxiously hog the spotlight, and other things, but I want to cap the length of this essay.

So let’s begin.

Can Mabel learn from selfishness if she’s consequence-free and never handles meaningful loss?

Anti-Mabel Argument: Circumstances don’t adversely affect Mabel. This means she never has to sacrifice for her brother like Dipper does for her. For instance, in Sock Opera, Mabel sees that Gabe is a weirdo over-obsessed with puppets. Her failed puppet performance was “dodging a bullet” rather than losing something meaningful, so she doesn’t learn true self-sacrificial love. Mabel never learns how to give something important up and deal without it. So, she never changes.

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