The blog of Logan Tyler Smith

  Another well-aimed supernatural episode where the supernatural elements do not actually seem to come out of nowhere (in fact they are hinted at fairly early in the episode’s conflict). It’s worth noting this episode is about a haunted (and abandoned) convenience store Dipper goes to with his coworker/crush Wendy and her friends (of course Mabel is along for the ride, as always).  This episode is very funny and inventive and has all the hallmarks the show has had from the beginning; fun humor and a cross-generational appeal (as I’ve mentioned several times throughout my reviews. This episode also doubles down on the supernatural/mysterious elements that made the show so great from the beginning.  Of course, all the characters experience their own arcs; Dipper goes from apprehensive about his “lamb dance” he did as a kid, but ultimately has to execute said dance in front of his crush, Wendy, in order to stave off ghosts. What makes this moment extra sweet is Wendy decides...

  This episode is a bit cliche; Mabel needs to tell a psychic named Gideon (note the lack of air quotes on “psychic”) that she’s not into him and that they won’t date. Unsurprisingly, things don’t go well and she triggers Gideon’s creepy psychosis (supernatural and ‘natural’).  Despite the cliche plot of this particular episode, Gideon is an intimidating presence; though he looks sweet at the beginning, we slowly begin to acclimate to his creepiness and possessiveness (his actual supernatural powers just add to this).  The way to defeat Gideon is hinted at when his more unsavory personality traits start to seep in as he hits on Mabel (he gestures toward his bejeweled bolo tie, which seems one-note at first before it’s revealed as the source of his powers). This method seems to work at first, but leads to a set up that Gideon may return one day (in other news; he has a book similar to the one Dipper found in the first episode!) Cliche or not, the humor still rolls off the ...