I think in the chaos of today, it's important to also remember that Alex hosted this stream the same day one of his heroes; David Lynch, had passed away.
As Alex said, there would be no Twin Peaks with out David and in turn, no Gravity Falls.
And the thing is, Gravity Falls was hugely inspired by Twin Peaks. There's many nods to the show in GF from the Red Room, the town vibe, small scenes here and there, etc.
David Lynch even originally was asked to be the voice of Bill Cipher. He turned it down and Bill's voice that Alex does is more as he said it, a bad impersonation of David.
Alex even jokingly mentioned once he's make a season 3 of GF with David voicing a ceiling fan.
There was also the Peaks Twins in the Next Time On that were a clear play on Twin Peaks...
Also, he has a pretty close connection to Kyle Maclachlan, due to the fact he voices the bus driver in the finale.
Alex wanted him to be the one to take the twins home as he felt having Dale Cooper do so would be a fitting end to their story. He reached out to Kyle's managers who never got back to him. So, Alex wrote a personal letter to Kyle telling him how much Twin Peaks meant to him and that he'd love for him to do this cameo on Gravity Falls. Kyle instantly responded back and agreed to do it.
When I heard the news David passed, I instantly first checked on Alex cause I knew he'd take it pretty hard. I think in a way, David Lynch was for him what he is to so many of us Gravity Falls fans.
Below is a video Alex posted to Instagram after he heard the news...
I'm gonna finish Twin Peaks now in his memory. I meant to do so for ages as I began watching it the same time I got into Gravity Falls but never finished. Now more than ever is the best time to get it done!
Rest in Peace, David Lynch. Thank you 🌲
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