Can we talk for a minute about the impact Bill left on Dipper’s psyche
Dipper is terrified enough of Bill to point a memory gun at the person he looks up to
the terrified way he yells “PINETREE? IS THAT WHAT YOU WERE GOING TO CALL ME?”
Dipper being so terrified that he starts saying “trust no one trust no one” until Ford pulls him back into reality
This is a 12 year old child who has been scarred for life
To add in: one of the things Dipper is thinking about when he’s in the machine is EENIE MEENIE MINEY YOU! over and over again
Bill KILLED dipper. Twice. And dipper was a ghost for hours and mabel wasn’t listening to him when he tried telling her how bad the situation was. He can’t rely on his own sister because of bill. Dipper probably has PTSD considering the way he reacted and what was going on through his mind.