#ford trying to keep bill out is like...homura from madoka magica fighting walpurgisnacht over and over again

[trianglesimpfordpines]

the fact that ford ultimately breaks down and is about to actually make a deal with bill to spare stan and the kids during weirdmageddon is like...a really powerful moment i think. this man has been trying to hold the line for three decades. but nobody could keep that up forever! it may have taken him longer to crack than it would have taken most people, and ford may be insanely determined and resilient, but in the end, he’s only human. even he has his breaking point and weirdmageddon was it. stan ended up finishing the job and delivering the final blow not because ford “was never really the hero,” not because ford’s efforts against bill didn’t actually matter, but because ford was worn out. bill’s defeat took a team effort from stan and ford because humans are meant to help and support each other and that’s what makes us great; we’re not meant to carry the weight of the world alone. and when that’s exactly what you’ve been doing for three decades, all to prevent something that ends up happening anyway...anyone would break down at that point. even the greatest heroes are falliable. even the most perseverant people can be worn down. even the strongest people need other people.

#i'm too tired to be coherent but man. i actually Love that ford doesn't end up being the one to finish bill off. #i love when characters fail not because they're weak or stupid but because what they were trying to do just... #wasn't something they could actually reasonably manage. #imo his Struggle against bill was doomed from the start #if stan hadn't brought him back to dimension 46'\ and ultimately taken up the torch to defeat bill? #i think ford would 100% have died fighting bill #and weirdmageddon would have happened anyway eventually #ford trying to keep bill out is like...homura from madoka magica fighting walpurgisnacht over and over again #hoping that Maybe This Time she can win. but she can't. it's a doomed effort #gravity falls #gravity falls meta #stanford pines #ford pines