“Dipper and Ford’s relationship resembles real-world grooming to an uncanny degree. It’s not unreasonable to see sexual abuse subtext in Ford’s offer of apprenticeship,” I say into the mic.
The crowd boos. I begin to walk off in shame, when a voice speaks and commands silence from the room.
“They’re right,” he says. I look for the owner of the voice. There in the 618th row stands Alex Hirsch himself.