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Gravity Falls
Season 2
File:Gravity Falls, Vol. 3 cover art.jpgFile:Gravity Falls, Vol. 4 cover art.jpg
Cover art for digital distribution (volumes 3 and 4 respectively)
Starring
No. of episodes20
Release
Original networkDisney Channel
Disney XD
Original releaseAugust 1, 2014 (2014-08-01) –
February 15, 2016 (2016-02-15)
Season chronology
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Season 1
List of episodes

The second and final season of the American animated television series Gravity Falls began on August 1, 2014 on Disney Channel and on August 4, 2014 on Disney XD, and ended on February 15, 2016.[1][2]

Development

Plot

The second season continues right where the first season left off. The first 12 episodes mainly focus on Dipper, Mabel, Soos, and Wendy working on discovering the identity of the author of the journals, while Stan continues to work on operating the mysterious portal beneath the Mystery Shack. The last eight episodes primarily focus on the gang trying to stop Bill Cipher, a dream demon with infinite power who wants to take over the world with weirdness.

Production

On July 29, 2013, the show was renewed for a second season.[3] On February 16, 2014, it was announced that Gravity Falls would move from Disney Channel to Disney XD in Spring 2014, and that the second season would be shown on that channel.[4] On March 4, 2014, Alex Hirsch announced on his Twitter account that the second season would premiere in Summer 2014. On June 14, 2014, it was confirmed that Season 2 would premiere on August 1, 2014 on Disney Channel and on August 4, 2014 on Disney XD. On the same day, it was announced that Season 2 would air on both Disney XD and Disney Channel. However, most of the new episodes would premiere on Disney XD before Disney Channel. It was announced that the second season will consist of 20 to 22 episodes.[5]

On November 20, 2015, creator of the show Alex Hirsch announced that the second season would be the show's last and that it was his decision to end the show, not the network's.[6]

Cast

The main characters, voiced by Jason Ritter as Dipper, and Kristen Schaal as Mabel, with series creator Alex Hirsch portraying Grunkle Stan and Soos, and Wendy Corduroy played by Linda Cardellini, reprise their roles. Hirsch also voices Bill Cipher, who returns in the fourth episode, "Sock Opera". J. K. Simmons plays Stan's twin brother, Stanford Fillbrick "Ford" Pines, starting with the twelfth episode, "A Tale of Two Stans".

The recurring characters comprises the voices of Dee Bradley Baker as Mabel's pet pig, Waddles, and Hirsch also playing Old Man McGucket, the "local kook" of the town. Kevin Michael Richardson plays Sheriff Blubs, with partner Deputy Durland being voiced by Keith Ferguson. Pacifica Northwest is played by Jackie Buscarino. T. J. Miller plays as Robbie Valentino. Frank Welker voices Gompers, a goat who lives in the forest of Gravity Falls. Thurop Van Orman voices the recurring villain Li'l Gideon. Voice acting veteran John DiMaggio plays Manly Dan, a strong lumberjack and father of Wendy. Niki Yang and Carl Faruolo play Candy Chiu and Grenda, Mabel's two best friends, respectively. Toby Determined, a journalist for Gravity Falls' Gossiper, is voiced by Gregg Turkington, and Will Forte plays Tyler Cutebiker.

Broadcast

For this season, the show broadcast most of its original episodes on Disney XD,[7] with Disney Channel airing reruns, although "Scary-oke" and "Little Gift Shop of Horrors" aired on Disney Channel first. The season premiered on Disney Channel Europe, Middle East and Africa on December 3, 2014.[8] It also airs on Disney XD Canada with differently assigned numbers: "Northwest Mansion Mystery" is counted 11 instead of 10,[9] "Not What He Seems" is counted 10 instead of 11,[9] "The Last Mabelcorn" is counted 17 instead of 15,[10] "Dipper and Mabel vs. the Future" is counted 16 instead of 17,[10] and "Weirdmageddon 3" is counted 24 instead of 20.[10]

Episodes

  • Production codes for this season start with the string 618G-2 (the first three numbers numerically represent the birth month and date of series creator Alex Hirsch), with the last two numbers representing the order the episodes were produced in, which may not represent the order in which they air.[7][11][12]
  • The viewership of the episodes are given from the channel in which aired the episode first.
  • Episode 10 has been released on different platforms under two names: "Northwest Mansion Mystery"[13] and "Northwest Mansion Noir".[14]
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code		U.S. viewers
(millions)
211"Scary-oke"Rob RenzettiMatt Chapman, Alex Hirsch & Jeff RoweAugust 1, 2014 (2014-08-01)[note 1]2032.37[15]
222"Into the Bunker"Joe PittMatt Chapman & Alex HirschAugust 4, 2014 (2014-08-04)2010.94[16]
233"The Golf War"Matt BralyAlex Hirsch & Jeff RoweAugust 11, 2014 (2014-08-11)2021.27[17]
244"Sock Opera"Matt Braly & Joe PittAlex Hirsch & Shion Takeuchi Additional Written Material by: Zach PaezSeptember 8, 2014 (2014-09-08)2050.87[18]
255"Soos and the Real Girl"Matt BralyAlex Hirsch & Mark RizzoSeptember 22, 2014 (2014-09-22)2040.84[19]
266"Little Gift Shop of Horrors"Stephen SandovalMatt Chapman, Alex Hirsch & Shion Takeuchi
Additional Written Material by: Zach Paez		October 4, 2014 (2014-10-04)[note 2]2062.31[20]
277"Society of the Blind Eye"Sunil HallMatt Chapman & Alex Hirsch Additional Written Material by: Zach PaezOctober 27, 2014 (2014-10-27)2071.07[21]
288"Blendin's Game"Matt BralyAlex Hirsch & Jeff RoweNovember 10, 2014 (2014-11-10)2080.78[22]
299"The Love God"Sunil HallAlex Hirsch & Josh WeinsteinNovember 26, 2014 (2014-11-26)2090.82[23]
3010"Northwest Mansion Mystery"Matt BralyAlex Hirsch, Mark Rizzo & Jeff RoweFebruary 16, 2015 (2015-02-16)2111.17[24]
3111"Not What He Seems"Stephen SandovalMatt Chapman, Alex Hirsch, Jeff Rowe, Shion Takeuchi & Josh Weinstein Additional Written Material by: Zach PaezMarch 9, 2015 (2015-03-09)2101.58[25]
3212"A Tale of Two Stans"[note 3]Sunil HallMatt Chapman, Alex Hirsch & Josh WeinsteinJuly 13, 2015 (2015-07-13)2141.91[26]
3313"Dungeons, Dungeons & More Dungeons"Stephen SandovalMatt Chapman, Alex Hirsch & Josh Weinstein
Additional Written Material by: Zach Paez		August 3, 2015 (2015-08-03)2121.22[27]
3414"The Stanchurian Candidate"Matt BralyAlex Hirsch, Jeff Rowe & Josh Weinstein Additional Written Material by: Mike RiandaAugust 24, 2015 (2015-08-24)2131.16[28]
3515"The Last Mabelcorn"Matt BralyAlex HirschSeptember 7, 2015 (2015-09-07)2170.84[29]
3616"Roadside Attraction"Sunil HallAlex Hirsch, Jeff Rowe & Josh WeinsteinSeptember 21, 2015 (2015-09-21)2150.91[30]
3717"Dipper and Mabel vs. the Future"Stephen SandovalMatt Chapman, Alex Hirsch & Josh Weinstein
Outline by: Alex Hirsch & Mark Rizzo		October 12, 2015 (2015-10-12)2160.94[31]
3818"Weirdmageddon Part 1"Sunil HallAlex Hirsch & Josh WeinsteinOctober 26, 2015 (2015-10-26)2181.41[32]
3919"Weirdmageddon 2: Escape from Reality"Matt BralyAlex Hirsch & Jeff RoweNovember 23, 2015 (2015-11-23)2191.67[33]
4020"Weirdmageddon 3: Take Back the Falls"[note 4]Stephen SandovalAlex Hirsch, Shion Takeuchi, Mark Rizzo, Jeff Rowe & Josh WeinsteinFebruary 15, 2016 (2016-02-15)220-2212.47[34]

Critical reception

The season received wide acclaim from critics.

Review grades
No. Title Air date The
A.V. Club
(A-F)
1 "Scary-oke" August 1, 2014 B+
2 "Into the Bunker" August 4, 2014 A
3 "The Golf War" August 11, 2014 B
4 "Sock Opera" September 8, 2014 A
5 "Soos and the Real Girl" September 22, 2014 B-
6 "Little Gift Shop of Horrors" October 4, 2014 A-
7 "Society of the Blind Eye" October 27, 2014 A-
8 "Blendin's Game" November 10, 2014 A-
9 "The Love God" November 26, 2014 B+
10 "Northwest Mansion Mystery"
"Northwest Mansion Noir" 		February 16, 2015 A-
11 "Not What He Seems" March 9, 2015 A
12 "A Tale of Two Stans" July 13, 2015 A
13 "Dungeons, Dungeons, & More Dungeons" August 3, 2015 B+
14 "The Stanchurian Candidate" August 24, 2015 B
15 "The Last Mabelcorn" September 7, 2015 A-
16 "Roadside Attraction" September 21, 2015 A-
17 "Dipper and Mabel vs. the Future" October 12, 2015 A-
18 "Weirdmageddon Part 1" October 26, 2015 A
19 "Weirdmageddon 2: Escape from Reality" November 23, 2015 A-
20 "Weirdmageddon 3: Take Back The Falls" February 15, 2016 A

Notes

  1. ^ This episode premiered on Disney Channel prior to Disney XD. The episode premiered on Disney XD on August 4, 2014.
  2. ^ This episode premiered on Disney Channel prior to Disney XD. The episode premiered on Disney XD on October 6, 2014.
  3. ^ The runtime of this episode is 29 minutes long, rather than the usual length of 22 minutes.
  4. ^ This episode is a one-hour special. As of March 2, 2016, this episode has sometimes been split up into two separate 22 minute episodes. The first half of the episode is still titled "Weirdmageddon 3: Take Back the Falls", while the second half of the episode is titled "Weirdmageddon 4: Somewhere in the Woods"; the splitting is also observed on Disney+.

References

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    EP 16 Dipper and Mabel vs. The Future Aired on 01/26/16
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    EP 19 Weirdmageddon Part II Escape... Aired on 10/26/15
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