THE DELETED SCENE WHERE FORD SPITS INTO BILLS EYE AND THEN HE LICKS IT ??!!

I already said before that Bill Cipher is literally the worst character to get emotionally invested in but it's true. Like oh yeah I could cry over this silly cartoon triangle. Why? Oh let me just explain Journal 3 lore and tidbits from the Reddit AMA that reference a victorian novela that gives us the best picture of what his past and home dimension was like and also this secret poem that only exists in a spin off book thats otherwise non-canon and goes into how he regrets some of his actions and could potentially become better and also let me explain how all of this recontextualizes all these scenes from the show and his relationship with Ford. Btw all the horrible shit he did only fuels the fire like oil.

Q: Was it fun to shed some light into the backstory between Ford and Bill Cipher and to get a glimpse at the larger threat?

Hirsch: Befriending Bill was the worst mistake Ford ever made. His ego was so seduced by the idea of being “chosen” by a muse that he became Bill’s biggest fan. Ever wonder why there were so many Bill shaped artifacts in the shack (rug, stained glass, etc.)? Ford was obsessed with this god-like character’s influence on history. Unfortunately for Ford, this “god” was really the devil in disguise. And he’s getting ready for Revelations.

thinking about this bit again

ALEX: i’m trying to think of this—it’s a hard question cause it’s like, there’s this weird thing, like, in fan communities where they just- they really desperately want to turn everything into benedict cumberbatch or jack skellington. like... you draw a dog and they’re like “what if that dog was dressed in a top hat and tails and was seducing somebody and had high cheekbones and looked like hannibal” and it’s like it doesn’t matter-

DANA: who is also half a deer. for some reason

ALEX: yeah it’s like, whether it’s a man or a woman or a circle or a square or a piece of paper or a log, people will be like “how can we make it fuckable?” and so like everyone wants bill, who’s just this obnoxious little dork, to be somehow just like this suave and handsome dream lothario, which is totally in no way connected to his personality whatsoever. so like, you know, that stuff.... when i see it i’m like “sure go nuts have fun” but when people are like “is this it?? is this bill?” i’m like.. it’s not.. it’s not the bill i created. it’s your own original character. so go nuts. so like, when i try to think of human bill it’s just so bizarre to me because.... the whole joke is that he’s this dumb little illuminati triangle with a top hat and like mr. peanut arms and legs

Goncharov (1973) - variant poster 2

[link: variant poster 3]

Man wearing traditional Mexican folk costume in Oaxaca de Juárez, Oaxaca, México

bill cipher is so funny to me i love him so much i cannot believe people thought he was some kind of sexy tall guy back in the show's heyday. like are you kidding me this is a cute little thing with a silly hat and a funny bowtie and he has noodley arms and tiny hands and sock feet. he looks like a cereal mascot. he looks like an oldschool kirby antagonist. he looks like a bootleg toy you'd win at a fair. this creature is a small animal to me. i want to lounge on the couch watching tv while i pet him in my lap. he would leave me gouged out eyeballs of local wildlife and neighbour's pets on my front porch but i would just tell everyone Its ok he just has a lot of energy and ambition and personality :) don't worry about it

Anyway obviously there's the dreadful implications of Bill's relationship with his family being "worse than Stan's" and the Oracle specifying that he killed his parents while destroying his dimension but I'm also thinking about the specific phrasing being "including his parents and everyone else he'd ever known". Like damn he had nobody to hold onto back there huh.

I want him

Thinking about that silly straw line

My first love 💕