Content guide
Preview first — about 10+
Gravity Falls Ep 2, “A Tale of Two Stans”, scores 3/5 for violence, 1/5 for sex and 1/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 3/5 — Preview first — about 10+. Cornered underneath the Mystery Shack, Stan must finally reveal the secrets of his past and his mysterious portal to Dipper and Mabel. Academy Award winner J.K. Simmons ("Whiplash") recurs as Stan's twin brother.
Across the episode we counted 10 flagged moments in 2 themes: Violence & injury (9); Alcohol & drugs (1). Every moment below is either a direct quote from the episode transcript or a short description of what happens on screen, so you can decide before you press play.
Watch for — every moment, theme by theme
Violence & injury 9 moments
How Violence & injury shows up in Gravity Falls Ep 2:
- And so the Murder Hut was born!
- Punch each other and laugh
- Ha ha! Good thing you've got your smarts, Poindexter. I've got the other thing. What is it called? Oh, right, punching! (punches through a board; looks at his hand, which now has splinters all over it) Cool. Splinters!
- Punches him in the face
- What I did?! Why, you ungrateful... (Tries to punch him but Ford ducks and grabs him) Don't expect me to go easy on you, just because you're... family. (As Ford slams him to the ground) Ah!
- Punches him playfully in the arm) Well then, I guess you better come visit me on the other side of the country. Haha. (Walks away back home
- It's a trans-universal gateway, a punched hole through a weak spot in our dimension.
- Wait, forget. That's it! I think I know a way we might be able to defeat those agents! (Takes a Memory erasing gun out of a bag and gives it to Stanford)
- (Plugs some wires into the gun and looks through some viewing glasses to see the agents running into the shack) There.
Alcohol & drugs 1 moment
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in Gravity Falls Ep 2:
- (Stoically) I'd say we wasted a car trip.
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