History Recap / GravityFallsS2E7SocietyOfTheBlindEye

* ShaggySearchTechnique: [[AvertedTrope Averted]]: They found the secret passage way by following the Society's SigilSpam.

* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: Dipper, Mabel and Wendy ask some questions about the Blind Eye Society.
--> '''Wendy''': Who are you bathrobe-wearing freaks?\\

* BadAssBoast: "[[InsanityImmunity YOU CAN'T BREAK WHAT'S ALREADY BROKEN!]]"

* BlatantLies: In the video of Robbie's memories, Robbie tries to claim that he kicked the butt of the weird guy attacking him. When called out on this, he grudgingly admits that a [[Recap/GravityFallsS1E10FightFighters "twelve-year old"]] saved him.

* CrossoverPunchline: The pencil, mug, and notepad that get sucked through Stan's portal in TheStinger show up in the ''WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty'' episode "Close Rick-counters of the Rick Kind".

* ShoutOut: Old Man McGucket's descent into madness is eerily similar to the transformation of a certain [[WesternAnimation/AdventureTime princess kidnapping king]]

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[[caption-width-right:236:Unsee what you saw.]]

* TheDogWasTheMastermind: The Society has a lot of minor and background characters as members, though the literal mastermind [[LampshadeHanging specifically tells the group]] [[DefiedTrope that they've never met him before]].

The next day, the Pines Twins are in a slump; Mabel has learned that her merman crush Mermando is arranged to be married to a sea manatee queen, another reminder that all of her attempts at a summer romance have failed. Dipper, meanwhile, feels that his search for the Author of Journal 3 has hit a standstill, what with the destruction of the laptop at Bill Cypher's hands. However, Mabel notices a manufacture's label on one of the chips- ''[=McGucket=] Labs''?! It couldn't be! But, after adding up multiple subtle clues, Dipper realizes that Old Man [=McGucket=] must have written the Journals!

* BigBeautifulWoman: Upon seeing the picture of the Manatee Princess, Mabel comments that 'she's so beautiful'. Mermando's expression in the picture indicates he feels otherwise.

** The man who married a woodpecker in "[[Recap/GravityFallsS1E8IrrationalTreasure Irrational Treasure]]", Toby Determined, Bud Gleeful, the farmer from "[[Recap/GravityFallsS1E9TheTimeTravelersPig The Time Traveler's Pig]]" and the bouncer from "[[Recap/GravityFallsS1E3Headhunters Headhunters]]" all turn out to know each other, as they are part of the Blind Eye society.

'''Blind Ivan''': ''(hesitantly)''. Maybe a little. ''(uses the memory ray)''. But not anymore.

* ArcSymbol: In one of [=McGucket's=] later memories, he is ranting and raving. Right before the video cuts out he holds the thumbs and forefingers of each hand in a triangular shape over one of his eyes. [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything Does this remind you of anyone]]?

* CutLexLuthorACheck: [=McGucket=] instead of testing the amnesia ray on himself could have developed it more to assist traumatized patients or war veterans with PTSD, doing more research into the side effects. Even the Society of the Blind Eye could charge people to forget their memories instead of forcibly erasing them.

* DudeNotFunny: InUniverse, Soos makes fun of Lazy Susan's mascara, which Mabel and Wendy find offensive. Although the "She's doing the best she can" line implies they took it as an indirect insult about her lazy eye.
* EarWorm: InUniverse, The "blanchin" rap song.

--> '''Dipper''': MABEL? Seriously?!\\

* SecretCircleOfSecrets: Because ''Gravity Falls'' wouldn't be a full-fledged ConspiracyKitchenSink without a secretive and sinister quasi-Masonic cult of guys in funny robes dedicating to keeping secrets.

* TheSmurfettePrinciple: One of the Blind Eye members is female, and she gets no lines; you only see her in the FreezeFrameBonus. After the Society loses its memories, she's seen walking out and rubbing her forehead.

* WellIntentionedExtremist: The Society was meant to help the people of Gravity Falls cope with the supernatural happenings by making them forget so they could live their lives without worry, but they JumpedOffTheSlipperySlope and started erasing memories without concern for the side effects or whether or not a person ''wants'' to forget.

* JustBetweenYouAndMe: The Society decides to exposit about themselves to the gang after capturing them, because, they won't remember it afterwards.

* {{Lampshading}}: Besides the example in EvilBrit above, [=McGucket=] notices that he has [[PointlessBandAid a useless bandage]] on his beard, and wonders why no one ever pointed it out.
** [=McGucket's=] beard bandage is lampshaded further when it's later revealed to be a leftover from a chin injury early into his downward spiral. It was never removed and it stuck onto his growingly bushy beard as time passed.
* LaserGuidedAmnesia: The Society of the Blind Eye has a ray that allows them to extract memories, though it has side effects. The "laser-guided" aspect seems to be the problem, as it seems to take some related memories as collateral damage: Using it to erase "little men" from Lazy Susan's memories made her forget about the gnomes, but also whether she was a man or woman. Because Blind Ivan associates himself with the society so much, removing his memories of it [[IdentityAmnesia made him forget who he was.]]

* MemoryWipingCrew: The Society of the Blind Eye turns out to be this.

--> '''Dipper''': " Don't you see, this is ruining lives. What about Old Man [=McGucket=]? He lives in a hut and talks to animals thanks to you. Don't you feel bad about that?\\

'''Blind Ivan''': ''(Hesistantly)''. Maybe a little. ''(Uses the memory ray)''. But not anymore.

* ArcSymbol: In one of McGucket's later memories, he is ranting and raving. Right before the video cuts out he holds the thumbs and forefingers of each hand in a triangular shape over one of his eyes. [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything Does this remind you of anyone]]?

Underneath the Mystery Shack, the Universe Portal has increased in strength- it's now starting to pull things ''in.'' But in spite of the dangers, Stan refuses to give up on his plans. "I don't care if it's dangerous. I don't care how long it takes. I'm gonna pull this off, and ''no one's gonna get in my way!''"

!!Tropes:

--> '''Dipper''': " Don't you see, this is ruining lives. What about Old Man [=McGucket=]? He lives in a hut and talks to animals thanks to you. Don't you feel bad about that?
--> '''Blind Ivan''': ''(Hesistantly)''. Maybe a little. ''(Uses the memory ray)''. But not anymore.

--> '''Wendy''': Who are you bathrobe-wearing freaks?
--> '''Dipper''': Why are you doing this?
--> '''Mabel''': What's with your creepy British accent?

* ConnectedAllAlong: The man who married a woodpecker in "[[Recap/GravityFallsS1E8IrrationalTreasure Irrational Treasure]]", Toby Determined, Bud Gleeful, the farmer from "[[Recap/GravityFallsS1E9TheTimeTravelersPig The Time Traveler's Pig]]" and the bouncer from "[[Recap/GravityFallsS1E3Headhunters Headhunters]]" all turn out to know each other, as they are part of the Blind Eye society.

--> '''Dipper''': MABEL? Seriously?!
--> '''Mabel''': Ehehehe . . . maybe?

-->"Into the Hall of the Forgotten!"
-->"Into the Hall of the Forgotten!"
-->[[LampshadeHanging "Good chanting, boys! Have you been practicing?"]]

-->'''Mabel''': I think she looks beautiful!
-->'''Wendy''': She's doing the best she can, Soos!

* ShoutOut: Many fans consider Old Man [=McGucket=]'s descent into madness similar to the transformation of a certain [[WesternAnimation/AdventureTime princess kidnapping king]]

* ShoutOut: Many fans consider Old Man McGucket's descent into madness similar to the transformation of a certain [[WesternAnimation/AdventureTime princess kidnapping king]]

* VocalEvolution: McGucket's voice is slightly lower and less scratchy in this episode.

* NotSoDifferent: Blind Ivan points out that everyone has bad memories that they would like to forget, and Mabel was going to use the ray on herself.
--> '''Dipper''': MABEL? Seriously?!
--> '''Mabel''': Ehehehe . . . maybe?

** BadAssBoast: "[[InsanityImmunity YOU CAN'T BREAK WHAT'S ALREADY BROKEN!]]"

** After defeating the members of the Blind Eye and tying them up, Mabel crosses on the "Knowledge" tattoo on Blind Ivan's forehead and writes "Butts" in sharpie. The whole gang laughs as Ivan proclaims it's not funny.

* AnnoymousBenefactor: The members of the Society of the Blind Eye had used the memory eraser ray on themselves so much, they forgot who their founder was. [=McGucket's=] memories then reveal that ''he'' was the one who started the society after inventing the ray to make himself forget the project he worked with the Author on.

* WhamEpisode: [=McGucket=] didn't write the journals but he worked for the person who did! Additionally, TheStinger shows Stan revealing that the portal created by the machine is ''growing'' with each passing day.

* BlatantLies: In the video of Robbie's memories, Robbie tries to claim that he kicked the butt of the weird guy attacking him. When called out on this, he grudgingly admits that a [[Recap/GravityFallsS1E10FightFighters "twelve-year old"]] saved him.

The next day, the Pines Twins are in a slump; Mabel has learned that her merman crush Mermando is arranged to be married to a sea manatee queen, another reminder that all of her attempts at a summer romance have failed. Dipper, meanwhile, feels that his search for the Author of Journal 3 has hit a standstill, what with the destruction of the laptop. However, Mabel notices a manufacture's label on one of the chips- ''[=McGucket=] Labs''?! It couldn't be! But, after adding up multiple subtle clues, Dipper realizes that Old Man [=McGucket=] must have written the Journals!

Taking Soos and Wendy along for the ride, the gang confronts the local kook. [=McGucket=], however, can't remember anything beyond thirty years ago. Trying to jog his memories, Dipper shows him Journal 3, and an entry on hooded men called Blind Eye spurs FreakOut from [=McGucket=]. Concluding that this "Blind Eye" must have tampered with [=McGucket=]'s memories, the gang takes him to the place of his earliest memory- theGravity Falls history museum. There, they discover a series of hidden chambers, and witness the hooded men erase Lazy Susan's memories of the gnomes with a ray gun, sending the encapsulated recollections through a pneumatic tube. Dipper, Soos, and [=McGucket=] follow the tube while the girls stand guard. There, Mabel considers using the ray to forget her failed romances. The men find a chamber full of memory capsules coming from people in town, but removing[=McGucket=]'s triggers an alarm. The hooded men capture the kids, while [=McGucket=] slips away in the confusion.

* DisabilityImmunity: [=McGucket=] has been going so long without any memories that the ray doesn't have anything it can do against him.

%%* BookcasePassage

The hooded ones reveal themselves to be townspeople, such as Toby Determined, Bud Gleeful, and that guy who married a woodpecker last Pioneer Day. Led by the enigmatic Blind Ivan, they are the Society of the Blind Eye, an order dedicated to removing all memories of Gravity Falls' supernatural weirdness so the rest of the town can live in blissful ignorance. And now, they plan to remove the gang's memories of everything they've seen this summer. But before Ivan can fire the ray, Old Man [=McGucket=] leaps in to the rescue, having raided the miner's exhibit for weapons. A battle for [=McGucket=]'s memories ensues, and when Blind Ivan tries to fire the ray again, [=McGucket=] takes the shot, showing no ill effects as his mind is too warped to be damaged. "Take your best shot, baldie! But my mind's been gone for thirty-odd years! ''You can't break what's already broken!''" The Society is defeated, and Dipper uses the memory ray to erase the members' own memories of being part of it. After sending them off (And giving Blind Ivan a new identity), the gang examines [[=McGucket=]'s memories.