ladyofthegeneral:

howtotrainyournana:

pinesonfire:

I love how Dipper goes to grab Stan and Mabel goes for Ford

There’s a message being conveyed here that I can’t quite pinpoint

But I love this for reasons too numerous to count

That’s all I wanted to say, carry on

@pinesonfire The younger twins are each holding back the older twin whose mistakes they almost repeated. Dipper kept a secret he shouldn’t have to try to protect his family; Mabel tried to keep her ideal future by any means necessary, thinking she knew best. 

Also, the younger twins are holding back the older twin whose best characteristics they share. Dipper has Stan’s willingness to do anything for his family and tenacity; Mabel has Ford’s enthusiasm and desire to make the world a better place.

But at the same time, they’re also holding back their opposites. Ford and Dipper have the same intelligence, same drive to prove themselves, some love of the unknown and the same insecurities. Mabel and Stan are both the carefree one, the exciting and slightly eccentric one, the physically stronger twin, the one who always protected their twin. Likewise, Mabel has seemed closer to Stan than Dipper’s been, and in turn Dipper’s been closer to Ford.

And yet Mabel doesn’t run to Stan and Dipper doesn’t run to Ford. They run to the one who is most like their twin, their opposite, the yin to their yang–but as the yin and yang symbol shows, every side has a little bit of its opposite. Dipper is more like Ford, but he shares a core defining trait with Stan and that’s who he pulls back. Same with Mabel.

ladyofthegeneral:

howtotrainyournana:

pinesonfire:

I love how Dipper goes to grab Stan and Mabel goes for Ford

There’s a message being conveyed here that I can’t quite pinpoint

But I love this for reasons too numerous to count

That’s all I wanted to say, carry on

@pinesonfire The younger twins are each holding back the older twin whose mistakes they almost repeated. Dipper kept a secret he shouldn’t have to try to protect his family; Mabel tried to keep her ideal future by any means necessary, thinking she knew best. 

Also, the younger twins are holding back the older twin whose best characteristics they share. Dipper has Stan’s willingness to do anything for his family and tenacity; Mabel has Ford’s enthusiasm and desire to make the world a better place.

But at the same time, they’re also holding back their opposites. Ford and Dipper have the same intelligence, same drive to prove themselves, some love of the unknown and the same insecurities. Mabel and Stan are both the carefree one, the exciting and slightly eccentric one, the physically stronger twin, the one who always protected their twin. Likewise, Mabel has seemed closer to Stan than Dipper’s been, and in turn Dipper’s been closer to Ford.

And yet Mabel doesn’t run to Stan and Dipper doesn’t run to Ford. They run to the one who is most like their twin, their opposite, the yin to their yang–but as the yin and yang symbol shows, every side has a little bit of its opposite. Dipper is more like Ford, but he shares a core defining trait with Stan and that’s who he pulls back. Same with Mabel.