The original post: /r/television by /u/KindaLeftOfCentre on 2024-09-19 20:14:51.
Original Title: Got tired of not catching the references to the show and started binging Gravity Falls… I’m not the “happy” type, but this kids’ cartoon about the paranormal… I caught myself smiling for the first time in ages at kindness and wholesomeness of all things.
Edit: when I was younger, my town was the only one in a three hour drive with a theater. I didn’t go often, but I cherished the experience (I turn 50 in a few days so I saw Return of the Jedi there as well as Back to the Future). After a show, I’d step out into a dark rocky mountain summer night and a profound sadness would manifest; almost physically painful but in a sweet way, that the movie was over and it was time to go home. I felt the same thing just now finishing this series. This show was a bittersweet gift… Nice to know I can feel this again even if it means it’s over.
It’s worth your time if you haven’t seen it. I’m currently halfway through season 2 and I think I’m going to be pretty bummed out when it ends, but for now, it’s so sweet to see siblings and friends depicted in a way that’s not a snarky sitcom cliche. I never thought I’d find sincerity and sweetness so surprising. I had no clue this show is only a couple seasons and a decade old.