Crazy to think Gideon realising there's a third book was added just as a contrivance to get to the chase because that scene is so amazing. And I'm so thankful they showed the portal, it ramped up the speed and tension which was exactly needed
I think a story with just Dipper and Gideon would have been amazing. They’re both characters who have unrequited crushes, the want to grow up too fast and not enjoy childhood, and they’re just two completely different characters who approach things form very different angles.
19:01 "We never thought about children at any point in the process, so it doesn't surprise me to hear that some of this stuff was too intense!" Yeah, that explains a lot
It Took A Whole Year Until We Got Season 2 And Ironically This Whole Time We Thought The Crew Had That Story Of The Portal All Thought Out! That’s Why We Didn’t Get Any Hints About It During The Hiatus!