HORROR FAN REACTS TO THE AMAZING DIGITAL CIRCUS - EPISODE 2 - CANDY CARRIER CHAOS

[@Dogonauts]

Jax has layers. If you look at his facial expressions when Ragatha mentions the funeral service you can see a bunch of emotions play across his face. Including sadness/regret before he leaves. Probably doesn't want to show the other members of the Circus that he cares and he just wants to grieve alone. I feel like we're going to dig into his character a lot more as the show goes on.

[@drewo.127]

We do have that possible minimum wage episode coming up! (Also, Kinger with a shotgun for some psychotic reason!)

[@kinoleogeo7998]

Yeah, I agree that Jax is most likely detached because of the reality he’s in. He indulges in the chaos because of nihilism and probably embellishes the godlike power of immortality if he doesn’t abstract. Still, his arc probably has more weight if he does grasp the importance of making honest connections, because the funeral is remembrance that keeps us from fading away or falling into the abyss like Pomni feared. Jax doesn’t want to abstract either and would probably not want to be forgotten, that’s why he acts out so violently. Or he’s got chaotic game Brain.

[@Fantasmaa9]

I have a sneaking suspicion Jax is someone who played video games a lot in his regular life and was really into competitive shooters and things like Doom so he just sees this as a videogame going "ya none of this is real and I can be as violent as I want" but he does actually have emotions he just hides them because the world is fake so why should he have to be real? Tldr videogames is probably his escape and he probably doesn't want to be real at all

[@drewo.127]

@@Fantasmaa9 if that is true…I don’t think I can handle having my heart ripped out by seeing Jax break down in tears and spill all of his insecurities out! Imagine hearing Jax stuttering and gasping with tears in his eyes while still trying to push everyone away! Imagine Pomni showing Jax the same love and care that she showed Gummigoo, and that Ragatha showed her! If we get a moment where Jax starts sobbing into Pomni’s arms, I’m….I’m already tearing up right now!😭😭😭

[@Fantasmaa9]

@@drewo.127 oh 110% dude is going to break down and is a silly little guy bottling up his emotions, real question is will he abstract when that happens tee hee

[@Gummyz25]

I love that it took a funeral to make Pomni care about the others and see that they care about each other. It shows how death helps people find the beauty of life and I also love the way it’s symbolised by the four of them pulling her up as they are giving her reason to stay in the circus

[@bungiecrimes7247]

True. Even though the agony of theose who are abstracted is probably eternal.. (yikes), a funeral really adds a proper finality to whatever his character even was.

[@RothAnim]

It also makes for a very thematically tight story. If you consider Pomni's perspective in the pilot, Kaufmo's abstraction and disposal was treated with almost a shrug. Between that and Ragatha's attempts at perpetual positivity must have made it look like her own eventual death would be treated with the same casual attitude. Talking to Gummigoo helped her externalize her own fear of being forgotten, only for Caine to yank it all away with the same indifference as he had with Kaufmo, and Ragatha trying to smooth it over again. The funeral made her realize how much Kaufmo actually mattered to them, and helped her realize that she could matter to them too.

[@YuyuHakurei]

Might be over analyzing it a bit. It was that she couldn't see them as being on the same side before. She thought everyone was in it for themselves. It was just the funeral that taught her that it isn't the case and not everyone is like Jax. The person she interacts with the most in the first 2 episodes. The symbolism is that the relationship she was trying to have with gummigoo could have been with these real people instead. She was only initially shocked that he got vaporized. She didn't actually care in the same way kaufmo abstracting. It was kinda a parody lesson you see in kid shows. This one was teaching you that you don't need to put your feelings into an npc over the real people you have available to you. It's probably not a very good lesson considering there are people in reality who have no real people available to them, but it works in the constraints of the show. Although it is sort of a parody moment. Not all parodies are done for humor. Of course I'm only assuming so considering this is really the first real episode. Pomni is still not in the opening song yet so maybe we'll find out by then if this is a normal thing or a parody.

[@DanGamingFan2406]

I love how you had this theory about the princess being corrupt and not caring about people, then immediately took it back when Fudge said he was eating them all.😂

[@MichaelJW72]

Kind of like Princess Bubblegum in Adventure Time. She is a tyrant but if you threaten her subjects she will make you past tense.

[@mikeyua7]

I mean, she was willing to execute a few bandits even though they're just stealing the syrup to support their village. So I say, let the fudge monster eat them all.

[@rosebro7428]

This episode fucked me up. The ending man... I really do like how Caine is written as an anti-antagonist, a character who really means well by their actions trying to give hope, but ruinning it in the end causing so much pain because of it.

[@LiMe251]

Do you mean anti-villain?

[@Blikke1]

@@LiMe251Antagonist = villain

[@LiMe251]

@@Blikke1 No, the antagonist is a character who opposes the Protagonist, like if Nintendo made a game where you played as Bowser and fought Mario, then Bowser would be a villain Protagonist and Mario would be a hero antagonist.

[@Blikke1]

@@LiMe251 what I meant was that antagonist can be used in that sense, a character who opposes main characters. An antagonist can also be used an obstacle, for example, Encanto. The grandmother (sorry I don't remember her name) opposes Mirabel despite her meaning well.

[@LiMe251]

@@Blikke1 that is the same thing

[@HaughtyToast]

Cane is 100% an AI. He knows of things from the real world but lacks any surrounding context to know how the main cast would feel about it. That's why he treats drowning like a a fun activity in the first episode. He also does other weird things a learning program would do, like treat "XDDCC" like a valid name option, or apply descriptors like "humanoid" to things that very clearly don't reflect it.

[@somdudewillson]

He _explicitly_ notes how terrible of a name 'XDDCC' is, unprompted.

[@HaughtyToast]

@@somdudewillson Yes, he knows it's not a good name, but in spite of that he still presents it to Pomni as an option like he would any other name.

[@YuyuHakurei]

Sometimes things aren't meant to be analyzed and are just a joke. This might be one of those times. While the first episode does have mysteries and some of those things cain does is a nod to him being an AI and not understanding certain things. Some things aren't meant to be over their place as a joke. Especially because it was a pilot episode. The humor is more prevalent in the first episode than it is in the second. I am slightly bummed she skipped over my favorite joke in the episode though. I saw the Reaper wink at me. xD

[@HaughtyToast]

@@YuyuHakurei Nice try. I watched Bojack Horseman. I know how this ride goes already.

[@Jonathan_Collins]

The way Gummigoo got removed in less than a second reminds me of Sir Pentious getting one shot by Adam. 💀 An NPC having an existential crisis is the most amazing plot concept ever. Having Gummy Goo stare into the eyes of his own character model gave me chills.

[@Helloitsmeartgirl]

Fr tho

[@VshVshyy]

HELPP FRR THO

[@kingofredlions7709]

him asking about his Mum almost broke me

[@Tacocat_Backwards]

Fr

[@YuyuHakurei]

It's not really anything new though. It's a pretty common trope in psychological horror. It might just be the first time they dropped every variation of it into the same story at once. It also kind of parallels the situation they are in. They don't know if they are real either. They haven't actually remembered anything specific from their former life yet. Sometimes series like to foreshadow things super obviously so you can look back after watching the whole thing and see that they were hinting at certain things the whole time.

[@DanGamingFan2406]

Poor gummy crocodile. Caine unaliving Gummigoo so unceremoniously made me feel so much rage… And right after Pomni found someone she could really confide in.

[@Mia-zi2ec]

Real

[@magiccalls4116]

Gummigoo did NOT deserve that, even if he was an npc. He was basically self aware at that point. Wich made it even more sad

[@beanfroggie9890]

Why are you everywhere

[@theangel9087]

Don’t worry. He will be immortalized in the fanart, fanfiction, and other stuff that will be out in less than a week.

[@filmfangirls9163]

​@@magiccalls4116hopefully he will return like Ragatha said!!

[@ItzCharChar]

I literally almost sobbed at the end of this episode, but I love Pomni's character development and her comforting Gummigoo I also noticed at 34:26 that Jax looked sad for a split-second about Kaufmo's funeral

[@maximoarana5549]

At least they gave us a GummyGoo plushie so we can hug and cry with 😢

[@Airin..]

I also think its because gumigoo will be coming back eventually, ragatha hints at that with the “ caine sometimes reuses NPC’s “ thing and with them making a gumigoo plushy but also stating “ the MAIN cast are now plushies “ or something along the lines i doubt gummi is gonna be a one time character, he seems important or atleast important enough to deserve merch

[@YuyuHakurei]

He may have his own arc every time he is reused. When things are hinted that obviously it usually is more of a sign to the audience that he's not dead for good. He might even remember what happened and think Pomni betrayed him. XD

[@airakorainies]

Seeing the Utah Teapot (or the Newell Teapot) is so funny to me as someone who studied a bit of animation. For a bit of context, it’s often the very first thing you learn to 3D model and animate as a student and it’s a bit of an insiders joke among 3D animators. If you go back to some early 3D animated films, you’re more than likely going to see a teapot somewhere. It’s like our version of the Wilhelm Scream lmao

[@margogoralski6294]

That's cool, because one of the most common projects we did for creating a 3D object with shading in Drawing class in High School was also of a teapot.

[@ivy_angels]

Oh funny y'all use the teapot as well in animation I've had some practice with game development and over there they place those under the map to test lighting on complex shapes/curves because a teapot has a lot of weird shapes and curves to it which makes it perfect for testing lighting angles.

[@Floweramon]

That's fascinating! Is there a reason skill-wise or technique-wise they have a teapot be the first thing, or is it just tradition?

[@spiritofchaos58]

One thing I found interesting this episode is that Kinger felt more...present? He seemed way more sane than in previous episodes. Seems like the anxious mania we associate him with isn't his default, but he instead has these really calm and wise moments.

[@icykiwi6650]

He definitely seems to fade between moments of wise words, weird obscure mania, and compulsive behavior. He’s still in there… but he’s a bit shattered mentally.

[@BorbinTeacup]

It seems though, bugs are one of the things that keeps him together.

[@kaylasilverstein4137]

That’s because he is their Space Kid lol. The one who seems like they have no idea what’s going on unless someone explains it to them, but then they say stuff that shows they know EXACTLY what’s going on. If you’ve ever watched Camp Camp, you know exactly what I’m talking about LOL

[@dragonix8527]

Previous episodes? We're on episode 2, dawg.

[@dickbong3661]

It makes sense that he was so off in episode one too - he's the first person to sound the alarm about something being seriously wrong with Kaufmo; the others just take it in stride that he didn't bother to leave his room that day, but Kinger is nervously hiding (which seems the best way to stay safe from an abstraction until Caine has the chance to deal with it), he refuses to go see Kaufmo himself, and warns the others that his mental state has taken an alarming turn recently. Kinger's been there for a very long time after all, he's seen a LOT of people abstract, so he knows the warning signs. Kinger's not usually as out of it as the first episode suggested; Pomni (and the audience) just... happened to meet him on a bad day. In this episode, the Kaufmo situation is handled, nobody else has warning signs of abstraction, and so Kinger's got it together a lot more, now that he's not trying to cope with a very active stressor. His 'crazy' moments in this episode also only really occur in the context of the adventure, which makes sense! He's been here a long time, he knows the adventures can't have real consequences, and so instead of getting emotionally invested, he's just messing around and having fun with it, like Jax. Just... Kinger's idea of having fun involves him amusing himself with silly antics, while Jax's idea of having fun is trying to raise as much hell as possible.

[@DesMuttYS]

While watching this reaction, I thought of something that could partially explain Jax's behavior. Sometimes, video game makers will sometimes hire someone to intentionally try and break the game. Their job is to try and do things that the developers did not think of, and see if it causes any glitches, bugs, or even crashes. I am guessing that this is why the person who became Jax was brought in. It would literally be his job to do the craziest, most outrageous things possible, and see what happens.

[@nineparr3110]

I could see this being a whole theory, honestly. Jax is the game breaker, Pomni is the meta player. I’m guessing kinger’s obsession with collecting insects is foreshadowing his role as the bug reporter or something similar. Ragatha… I’m not sure. Maybe she’s the one that makes sure the storyline actually goes the way it’s supposed to? She’s the average player that just wants to complete the storyline and have fun. Gangle is the support character role, and Zooble… it’s hard to say. Maybe something like an idle camper or something that relates to their lack of actually going on adventures?

[@kaylasilverstein4137]

@@nineparr3110her role is to see what happens when a player just stands there and does nothing LOL

[@TFoxhound]

Definitely think each member is a playstyle and or part of making a game, like you said Pomni a meta gamer so would help point out the inconveniences, Jax game tester trying to break the game n find glitches and see what he could do(probably found a place that has a large amount of keys), Kinger like you said is probably bug fixer/tester and him being in the longest(imo Jax is the second longest) Gangle is what helps the player feel what the game wants you to feel(happy or ssd and of course the meny inbatweens) and imo a random NPC making her lose her mask first few seconds is a way to show this story will be sad(bandits stealing to save a village and you are told by royalty to stop them[also extra mile by Jax by letting The fudge in the gates]) Zooble is definitely the artist/designer and probably one that was into the adventures but at one point (probably like Pomni) had s experience with a NPC(Jax teasing her about wanting to see the more advanced AI)

[@bad-girl-coventhe-owl-club1119]

The fact that this show is only two episodes in and has already become so successful is truly amazing. Love how in the pilot, Pomni is scared, anxious, and unfamiliar with her surroundings, while in the first episode, she seems to be a bit more comfortable in the circus. R.I.P. Gummigoo. Greatly loved, deeply missed.

[@andrejhornberg2024]

It's not called the AMAZING digital circus for nothing

[@andrejhornberg2024]

I wouldn't be called The AMAZING digital circus if it wasn't amazing

[@wolf-zinstinct3655]

You do realize that the new episode is labeled as the 2nd not the the 1st, right? Unlike most cases, Glitch typically treats their pilots as episode 1s.

[@stephenclaridge5654]

Gangle: exists Jax: and I took that personally

[@fredbeardelamater]

I really love how they tied together the episode by removing Pomni’s fear of being forgotten. With her dream you can really tell that’s what scared her most about being abstracted, that she’d get put into the pit and nobody would remember her. At the end, seeing Kaufmo’s funeral, it put into perspective that they all truly care when they lose someone, wrapping back to her in the pit. It wasn’t just Ragatha’s hand, it was all of them. She realizes then and there that she won’t be forgotten. Perfect narrative example of show, don’t tell

[@silentnight6810]

Except jax, he wasn't there

[@LydiaManahan-kh3ce]

Oh no, now I'm crying happy tears. Oh wait its gone now nvm

[@YuyuHakurei]

Jax still does care to some extent though. If you pay attention to him he's actually keeping Pomni somewhat sane. While he does screw with her a little he also tells her what she needs to know and face. His straight forward approach is the most effective for getting someone out of initial depression and functioning as a potential team mate faster. He also is very capable during adventures and takes charge very quickly. I don't think we have seen the full premise of the show yet because we don't actually know what is causing people to abstract. Like sure the situation is pretty bad, but we don't fully know the rules around adventures and nothing shown yet gives us the full picture of why people have a reason to suddenly freak out. What we've seen is pretty chill and people would just get used to it and stop caring. So there has to be a deeper reason and maybe something cain does from time to time that makes people abstract more than what was shown here. We haven't really seen a bad day yet. Like we've seen a day where bad things happen. We haven't seen a day where everyone hates each other, is yelling at each other, not cooperating at all, and fighting each other. Things could get much worse.

[@ethanwahl-g9k]

29:20 Correction Weeby, the creator of the show has stated that Jax's reaction to first entering the Circus was even worse than Pomni's.

[@CANNOTBECUR3D]

oo interesting, where did you find this info?

[@ethanwahl-g9k]

@@CANNOTBECUR3D In all honesty I just heard this second-handly but the person I heard it from said it was on Gooseworx Tumblr

[@rosemary3029]

​@@CANNOTBECUR3Don gooseworx's social media

[@DPTigre]

It is rather scary how nonchalantly Caine just obliterated Gummi, makes you wonder if he ever would do that to a player. 🤔

[@LiMe251]

He did say "who knows what could happen" if he can't remember who is an NPC or a human, maybe that's what the Pomni being bubble audio from the trailer is related to.

[@PotatoPatatoVonSpudsworth]

Since he can't affect their minds, he can't fully delete a player, but suddenly losing your body would be a VERY harrowing experience. ...and since he can't touch their minds, there's a chance they'd be beyond his reach at that point.

[@withintheframe8576]

It's really hard to notice, but if you pay attention at the shot of Jax's face while Ragatha mentions the funeral (34:25), there is a split second where he shows a hint of sorrow, so it seems there's more to him then he's letting on.

[@filoni8434]

I reckon he’s developed this tough and aggressive exterior after years of being trapped in the circus. My theory is he’s been here the longest, barring Kinger, and as such has seen a lot of people come and go. There was probably a time when he used to care, and was upset when people abstracted, but eventually, it hurt too much for him to keep going, so he started to detach himself from all closeness and warmth by being this snarky asshole that nobody could like.

[@samuelisaacdelacruzaguiler2489]

​@@filoni8434No, Jax is a jerk with no redemption.

[@amdete8254]

@@samuelisaacdelacruzaguiler2489 And how do you know that lmao. The show only has two episodes yet. Literally nothing is certain

[@samuelisaacdelacruzaguiler2489]

@@amdete8254 Gooseworx revealed this information on her Tumblr, and also said that the chapter scripts are already done (chapter 1 2 3 and 4) Ignoring this information would be very stupid. Gooseworx is the type of person who: I tell you what will happen before it happens.

[@samuelisaacdelacruzaguiler2489]

@@amdete8254 so you don't have an answer to the canon?

[@LazyBody]

Actually Jax was actually sad for a second at the end but then changes his mood

[@Rubberman202]

That bit with Pomni telling Ragatha "I'm not a child, you don't have to hype me up" really hit me in a way I don't think many other people did. Most people seem to react to that with a chuckle or "mood", but my initial reaction was that it was surprisingly blunt and dismissive from Pomni, given that she evidently had a nightmare of no one really caring if she abstracted and even later on said "I could use a friend" to Gummigoo, even though Ragatha has been actively trying to be friendly to here in both these episodes. The more I thought about it, though, the more I thought about the possibility that Ragatha is just trying too hard and winds up being overbearing with how constantly positive and enthusiastic about things, which could potentially get tiresome, especially if you're REALLY not into what you're doing right now. In this case, Pomni seems... less than enthused about the whole "adventure" thing in general, and Ragatha's comment about them being friends with the princess can come off as a bit patronizing, so her line about not needing to be "hyped up" is a bit more understandable in that context. Not to mention, given that she had to outright ask if Gummigoo was OK after, you know, telling him that his entire existence is based on playing the role of a villain to be defeated in a game made specifically for short-lived entertainment. She seemed to be more focused on trying to get out of there than what he's going through, which coupled with her disregarding/not noticing Ragatha's attempts to be friends with her, suggest to me that Pomni is really not good at reading people emotionally, not to mention she tends to prioritize her own concerns over others unless directly confronted with other's problems. Still, the fact that she had a genuine heart-to-heart moment with Gummigoo does show that she is capable of empathizing with others, when given the opportunity. I just find Pomni's character flaws fascinating, in that she's definitely not a bad person, but not exactly the nicest person either, even if her not-nice qualities are mostly unintentional and born of thoughtlessness. At the very least, at the end of the episode, she comes to realize by the end of the episode that all the other human characters are in the same boat as she is, and despite their different personalities, they still care for one-another. This helps reassure her that she isn't alone in this, and that there will be people there to help her when she falls. The fact that she realizes this during a funeral and it's immediately after Gummigoo got popped into confetti makes this a bittersweet ending at best, but it's definitely more uplifting than the first episode.

[@fuzzylittlespider]

I love all the gators designs they are so cute! And Gummigoo’s character really got to me. When I saw him explode made me gasp even though I knew something like that would happen.

[@CheeseNacho_]

i love how you went full rant against the queen being a tyrant right before the Fudge told why he was banished lmao

[@black-shadow-eclipse]

Princess Loo has my favorite character design in the series so far, she looks like a more sweeter version of Princess Bubblegum. And rip Gummigo, he was too good for this world ❤

[@Teape_a]

For me she look like Sweetheart from Omori.

[@margogoralski6294]

I love her design, too. I just wanna eat her "hair" so much... did that sound weird?

[@PotatoPatatoVonSpudsworth]

Gooseworx said she didn't intend to go "full Gooseworx" on Loo's design because she was such a minor character, but couldn't help herself.

[@UnLuckyClover777]

I like that Pomni means remember, and the fact in her dream her name kept repeating, is interesting.

[@Alkasol]

I like how jaxs' hand was the only one to not grab onto pomni's at the end. Makes me think Pomni doesn't really trust him that much, which makes sense considering the kind of character he is lmao

[@Blue-qx2mx]

When Caine says that thing about not being able to remember who’s a human and who’s an NPC… could one of the main cast secretly be an NPC?

[@margogoralski6294]

I'd doubt it, but it is interesting. Maybe someone in the past was mistaken for an NPC and accidentally got killed. I feel that would make sense to me.

[@BorbinTeacup]

There is definitely some backstory to that bit, hopefully we get some context in future episodes.

[@PotatoPatatoVonSpudsworth]

I'm torn on it. On one hand that'd be a fantastic reveal, on the other hand Caine SPECIFICALLY said he was testing out a NEW AI this time.

[@stray_editori]

​@@margogoralski6294 hmm depends on if Caine is actually able to delete humans like he could Gummigoo (Rip)... and if so, why he would choose to keep the abstracted humans in the cellar rather than deleting them 🤔

[@HattedGamer01]

@@stray_editori When Caine mentions confusing humans with NPCs, he seems shaken after saying "who knows what could happen" as if he's remembering something. It's possible that he accidentally deleted one of the previous humans thinking they're an NPC, and has some lingering trauma related to it. It might explain why he just shoves abstracted humans into the cellar instead of deleting them.

[@eurussaphire]

The beginning and the end are pretty cool because in the beginning pomni was falling and the others were acting like they didnt care...and in the end they showed they care deeply when someone abstracts so they pulled her back up while she was falling this time showing that they do care about her. I think when pomni was talking with the crocodile about feeling like nothing matters, she was referring to her past self as well, and now she found something that DOES matter to her

[@stardust1815]

I remember in the first episode when Pomni was convinced she was dreaming Jax goes "she still thinks this a dream..." and looks at Ragatha, so I bet she also thought it was a dream when she first arrived. Which is a perfectly reasonable thing to think. Also apparently Ragatha is 30, so her being a mother in the real world is totally possible.

[@mirandamartin4001]

I think the reason Ragatha is struggling to befriend Pomni is because although she’s trying to make her feel welcomed, at the same time, she’s kinda sugar coating or downplaying the Pomni’s and maybe by extension the other’s situation by constantly trying to “see the bright side.” Or trying to hype her up for the adventures and try to distract her from the negativity when Pomni is still trying to process everything. Pomni is trapped, possibly for eternity, with no memory of her past life or who she left behind. You can’t make just cheer up someone by being overly optimistic. Pomni needed to work out and talk about her emotions, feel how she felt, something she was able to do with Gummigo and not Ragatha. Ragatha puts on this facade of being positive, she’s not being honest. but I think Pomni can see through it. I feel Ragatha knew what was gonna happen to Gummigo, but just didn’t say anything to not make things awkward. And after it happened, her response was “I’m sorry, at least you tried.” In a way that sounds as if Pomni lost a game. She means well, but she’s not really helping her with this bright side attitude

[@mirandamartin4001]

I do believe Ragatha means well, but she needs to be honest with herself and let others also feel what they feel instead of trying to “make it go away” with trying to distract them with activities

[@DavidSmith-tc7mo]

My favorite scenario is that Gummigoo comes back in a future adventure without his memories at first. Pomni understands he is not the same only for him to take her out of bounds to reveal that (while he was reset, his AI is so advanced that he remembered the experience of his previous existence). However, Princess Loo operates on the same AI system and (after being reset) has started remembering how these “heroes” abandoned her people to be eaten by Fudge. As such, Princess Loo secretly wants to get revenge on Jax and the others. Meanwhile, Gummigoo and Pomni agree to have secret meetings in areas Caine cannot see. He will not be a part of the circus, but he will be an ally to Pomni.

[@Manel-dq2kb]

I think this episode has completely sold me on Pomni as a character. I liked her in the first one, but she was too busy freaking out about the whole situation, so actually getting to see some great characterization for her when she comforts Gummigoo was really nice.

[@kaylasilverstein4137]

Same here. In the pilot she reeeeeally gave me “feelings are yucky and awkward and I don’t know how to DO them” type of person vibes (sort of like Wirt). I was totally expecting her to just not help the gator because opening up would be too hard for her. When it turned out she has good enough ppl skills to basically talk someone out of giving up their life and gave such ADORABLY mushy and sincere words of wisdom, ngl my jaw dropped.

[@Khadharphak]

Jax is like all the worst intrusive thoughts were a person

[@smt64productions40]

Pretty much

[@HadyanHD]

There's a new theory been around that Pomni was actually Therapist before put into The Amazing Digital Circus, and also Jax is denying his sympathy feeling, you could tell at 34:26 he's making a sad face in just split second

[@allisterblue5523]

Of you look carefully, you see how Jax is actually sad about Kaufmo's funeral, he just hides it under a wall of sociopathy.

[@endgamer7896]

My theory on Jax is that he creates chaos to distract him from the reality that he is trapped from his real life, and that he does care about the others, he just acts like he doesn't. It looked like he was sad, or regretful before walking away from the funeral. My guess for this is that he had a friend in the circus, who abstracted. The moment Ragatha said something about remembering the people who abstract, his eyes kind of widened a bit before he rolled his eyes.

[@kyourichim2x380]

Yeah I agree with your theory, I feel like the characters' personalities show how they are coping and preventing themselves from going insane like ragatha staying positive and kinger being absent minded sometimes

[@samuelisaacdelacruzaguiler2489]

Debunked by Gooseworx, she said he's a jerk and that's it.

[@endgamer7896]

@@samuelisaacdelacruzaguiler2489 Even if he's a jerk, that doesn't mean he doesn't have feelings inside. Most jerks went through something to be that way, and the expression on his face towards the end clearly looked in some way regretful or remorseful. And as we have seen in the past, gooseworx does lie when it comes to this show.

[@samuelisaacdelacruzaguiler2489]

@@endgamer7896 She said he's a psychopath, he's based on Poppe, she wanted a psychopath with rabbit ears from her series All I hear is your copium mechanisms with "Gooseworx lies for fun" when everything said about Jax has been true The fans are simply too idiotic or blind to see that the character will only get worse along the way and that he is irredeemable. Everything Gooseworx said about Jax has been canon and since YOU can't prove otherwise you cling to the copium

[@endgamer7896]

@@samuelisaacdelacruzaguiler2489 It is in fact true that I am an idiot, but I'm not one of those Jax stans that don't see that he is clearly a psychopath. I just don't think he is irredeemable. I think that with how it ended, Jax will eventually become a better person, but will definitely start with a downhill direction. And I don't get what you mean with copium, I'm theorizing about how Jax is going to evolve throughout the series.

[@Spookworm]

Jax plays single-player in a co-op game. That's his entire character. He's off on his own side-quests despite everyone else trying to work together to complete the main goal

[@skateboardingwaters7251]

I view Ragatha as a chronic people pleaser which is why she goes so out of her way to cheer up and encourage the others no matter what. Unfortunately this can cause the same effect that the character Joy had in inside out. Sometimes what people need is to be sad to get through what they need to. However, Ragatha’s way of coping is lying to herself that everything is fine. Which inadvertently causes her to lie to the others as well. She seems to still be upset about pomni ditching her but instead of communicating that,she instead tells herself that it’s fine and that she’s not upset. One person can only lie to themself for so long so I’m expecting her to SNAP eventually

[@djcrazydan]

I was too attached to Gummy within the first 5 seconds of them.

[@TheBritishDragong]

I got my hopes up WAY too high when he got through to the circus

[@djcrazydan]

@@TheBritishDragong Naw same here

[@soulbound2]

6:51 actualy the creator confirmed they do have some of their memorys

[@Rubberman202]

It's funny, too, because she said this specifically to stop people from claiming the show "contradicted it's own lore" or crying "plot hole" when characters eventually do recall stuff from their life before entering the Digital Circus.

[@soulbound2]

@@Rubberman202 indeed

[@samm425]

Jax is totally a kokichi, they would get along so well

[@yell0w-man]

DANGANRONPA FAN SPOTTED

[@qiwnie]

FR

[@Wonderfulprecure.fan1414]

I agree

[@abc_idc]

yh

[@ravenclaw1848]

36:30 i’m not entirely sure what direction they’re going to take Jax character, but my theory on the ending scene part of his way of coping with this life is putting on this front.. and probably doesn’t like to show a lot of emotion in front of the others so he might be doing his own grieving away from them. because you can see a little flex of emotion right before he walks away from them

[@abthedragon4921]

Jax being an agent of chaos every time he's on screen

[@bewareking6458]

I think the reason as to why Jax and the others don't really care about where they are most of the time is because they've been in the Amazing Digital Circus world for so long that they've probably gotten use to all the whacky and insane stuff.

[@tahraethestoryteller6079]

I think Jax does care cause if you look closely there was a flicker of sadness before he left I think he didn’t go to Kaufmo’s funeral because it was too painful for him

[@icykiwi6650]

I think Jax is one to repress his attachment to the others. Like he knows physically the others will be fine no matter how beat up they get Caine can just fix em. But he does show a moment of weakness in his expression at the last moments of the episode showing he probably knows he can’t keep up his facade in a highly emotional situation like a funeral.

[@DoctorKabanov]

I’m really intrigued by the way Pomni kinda ignored Ragatha when she said “don’t worry no hard feelings about you leaving me behind” Pomni was like: eh? I wonder if Pomni will never actually have good relationships with the cast or if it’ll be a slow burn with their friendship

[@DoctorKabanov]

Wow you said pretty much the same 😂 Should’ve watch before writing lol😅😅😅

[@vivianneclaire]

With every reaction video I have seen with this episode, and admittedly even when I watched it, no one seems to have believed for a moment that Gummigoo would be able to join the cast at the circus with Pomni, everyone knowing something would happen to him, is telling for the sort of show this has already proven to be. Everyone seems to have know instinctively that it just wouldn't work.

[@jubileebaby0]

In a very subtle detail at the end where Pomni's nightmare from the beginning of the episode replays, everyone in the group is seen grabbing her hand to save her except Jax's. Pomni probably doesn't consider Jax a friend due to his whole behavior and wouldn't expect him to have her back like the others.

[@noahschultz9031]

Well this episode just made me sad… I would have liked GummyGoo as a new main character. I don’t think Caine killed him or anything, I think he just sent GummyGoo back to his world. I also have a theory of why Jax is such an asshole. My theory is that he’s actually been in the Circus the longest, not Kinger. Jax has been stuck at the circus for so long that he’s accepted ages ago that he can never escape and possibly already lost a lot of his friends to abstraction to the point that Jax has become more numb to his emotions and is the way he is now as maybe a means to cope with it all by putting up this go with the flow, tough guy facade. Jax is the way he is because that’s the reality that he and the others are forced to live in. He’s seen too much. But that’s just a theory of mine, nothing more.

[@zeleeba8774]

Maybe he was a maniac

[@M.R.BrickFilms]

32:53 Gummigoo, I’ll never forget you 😭 Damn it Caine 😡

[@defbbcivy]

the foreshadowing is crazy in this video istg

[@SakuraLuckyStar]

20:27 It’s okay Weeby My thought process was exactly the same 👍🏻😅

[@DayWithThePigeons]

I love how this was uploaded literally right after I finished watching the episode

[@demonicdude1328]

One interesting thing about this episode is even when Ragatha gets impaled she feels no pain. They all might not be able to feel pain, but I like the idea of a painless character being the most empathetic. Not to mention shes a literal doll which are usually an object of emotional support.

[@MichaelJW72]

I’ve seen several folks note that The Fudge is similar to The Greedy from Raggedy Ann the Musical Adventure. Like many cartoons from the 70s it feels like you downed a bunch of magic 🍄.

[@WarmLusamine]

35:39 "He (Jax) has no heroic qualities." - Gooseworx, on her Tumbr when somebody asked if Jax was an antihero

[@TheMusicalBoy93]

Were you… not there for episode one? Pomni literally says how she put a “weird headset” on and was transported into the Digital Circus world

[@rosemary3029]

You mean the pilot

[@luceyferr]

Jax is so suspicious to me. At first I thought he might be someone aware of what's going on, because of how he just casually had keys to everyone's rooms, but after this episode I'm more thinking he was a criminal in the real world. The desensitization to violence, the pickpocketing, the familiarity with weapons, knowing exactly what to do in a car chase? If it was just entertainment for him, wouldn't he be unintentionally causing more problems along with the intentional ones, too? But he seemed way too organized. It could also just be they have done a lot of similar adventures before, but no one else seemed to know what to do. It was also weird how little he cared about the loss of someone he clearly knew well based on the first episode dialogue. Seems like death just doesn't mean anything to him.

[@TheDahaka1]

"If I lost track of who's an NPC and who isn't, who knows what could happen!" Official prediction here: Jax is an infiltrated NPC He always pretends to be compliant to Caine, even if after he doesn his own thing. He never wants to go directly against him. His disregard for other people's feeling and everything in general might be because he discovered he's not a human like the others, so he thinks everything is meaningless. He seems to be much more in control of himself than the others that stayed there for less time. Maybe only Kinger is older than him, but of course he'll never remember how Jax got there.

[@MtheRaccoon]

I love so much Gummigoo that when Caine disappeared him i was just like “What?😀” i even didn’t process it yet, i hope we could see him comeback to the show 😭♥️‼️

[@coeurdeloup13]

Yeah my reaction was very much like Pomni. I rlly hope he comes back

[@MtheRaccoon]

@@coeurdeloup13 for real!! I love the silly guy

[@MaximeLafreniere433]

I knew Caine wouldn't let Gummigoo stay, but I didn't expect it to be so brutal.

[@stardust1815]

Kaufmo flashbacks: Absolutely, but I'd also be interested to learn more about the other circus members who have abstracted over time.

[@Snow_Skitter]

Friendship ended with Jax, now Gummigoo is my new favorite character

[@Amnesiac122]

Just gonna comment that I'm pretty sure they very much remember their previous lives, as their names were the only thing ever highlighted as something they forget

[@Desdemona-XI]

Except they also lack context for why they "put the headset on" Im guessing what they do remember is very vague and general, or its limited to just the few minutes before putting the headset on I wonder if in the real world, the headset is like an scp, and all the people were given amnesics before being sent in.

[@A_Person_Who_Likes_Things]

This show is tryna make me cry. Episode 2 is actually one of the best episodes of any show that I've ever watched

[@ItzJillion_]

11:48 They way Kinger just walks back down into the truck is so silly XD

[@Chewwy-bwossom]

I have a feeling some of the others knew that the npc wouldn’t survive a minute in the circus, but they played along with it to give Pomni hope, but in the end, it just brought her more DESPAIR

[@NyxDiscordia33]

I don't think the the bad guy truck they rode to the surface was a "beta" model In video game design and development devs will put assets in a hidden location (usually under the map) so that they're already stored in the memory and can be instantiated without having to load them on the spot. that's why there was a bunch of models down there in A poses so the one they took was probably just the original prefab; the original object that the other one was an instance of

[@NyxDiscordia33]

fun fact: around 8:07 you can see one of the purple NPC mannequins shaking another blue so hard that it head pops off and the purple one gets concerned cracked me up the first time I noticed it

[@vankhelevplayz3095]

Please watch the next digital circus if they posted it because it's very interesting seeing other peoples reaction and yours feels like more genuine and funny

[@count-countess8464]

34:26 if you pause it at the right time you can see jax's mask slip a little

[@aranthur]

Definitely feels like detachment is Jax's defense mechanism for his sanity

[@Enderstorm20]

Caine being an AI really explains a lot of the AI-esque behaviours he shows in episode 1 like just pausing when Pomni asks how she leaves like an AI trying to process a question and him just coming back to Jax's question of whether or not they were going to have a new adventure for Pomni a few minutes after he asked it.

[@TGrimm]

I like how pomni says her name is dumb, but her name is literally помни "remember" in russian.

[@jacquespaught]

Ragatha might be saying that there's no hard feelings, but you can see from her face after Pomni says nothing that she REALLY would have appreciated an actual apology. I wonder if they'll ever talk about it in the future, doesn't seem right to let that tension go unresolved.

[@Soleyboi]

You know…I think MatPat really was onto something when he said Pomni is Jesus. Notice how she was immediately going through that existential state like Kafmo in the beginning and at the end of the episode yet she’s still strangely…fine? At first from episode one, I just assumed oh that’s her character so it won’t qualify but then I rethought that sentence. That’s her character…it won’t qualify so what exactly would qualify her to abstract if she’s already in an a state that would trigger that affect?

[@Bigbang.1945]

I'm surprised she didn't even noticed the shot when pomni is among two trucks stretching is a reference to ice age 2 movie

[@littlespoonsebastian]

the way you predicted the whole point of this episode like 10 minutes in lmao

[@Willlowxb23]

Not to mess up everything, but it seem like the gummy creatures are made of ribbons and confetti and seeing that in the beginning of the episode to greet the new guests confetti was pouring down just think about that for a second 😮

[@carnicus1]

Yeah, Caine’s whole deal is that he’s an AI made to run a children’s game… and is doing his best to care for the minds of humans stuck forever in the game and while he’s doing his best, it’s straight up not what he was made for

[@happyagony.7644]

"Can you repeat the question? I couldnt hear you over the knives." Kinger is just hilarious 😂😂😂

[@aelitamcgarden442]

2:35 if it can help : GTLive: Matpat (& Ash) 💚 Game Theory : Tom💚 Film Theory : Lee ❤ Food Theory : Santi 💛 Style Theory : Amy 💙

[@kingdomsoul8968]

Random thought here. What if Cane already knew kaufmo abstracted and cause of that he made pomni as a clown just to have a new one taking his place

[@Paxtin]

You know what would be an even more messed up concept?...That Cain didn't actually intend for himself to be seen as a god by these NPC's...What if that was just something the AI developed on their own?

[@kinoleogeo7998]

I got real DRV3 ending vibes from Pomni’s attempt to comfort Gummiegoo. He was struggling with being fictional, but Pomni inherently acknowledged the falsehoods of her own reality and that it doesn’t need to stay fictional. Life isn’t just about truths or lies, it’s how we accept the reality to function. Also, the funeral is an important reminder that even if you might not have memories of those gone, someone else will, and that will keep you from falling into nothingness. Great episode!

[@justkat9148]

In Pomni's defense, it was her first day there. Everyone there was a complete stranger to her in a strange place where she had no idea what was going on. She was scared and confused and desperate to leave. She went through the exit out of fear. Ragatha still being a little upset by it is valid, but she's trying to be understanding because she knew how scared and confused Pomni was. Also, I think the reason she befriended Gummi first, was because he was the first person she found out she could relate to and find comfort in. She just didn't know Ragatha at first. But then she realized at the end of this episode that she can trust these people. And even though she just met them, they're all in the same situation.

[@__-yf6fm]

I'm quite glad this show has a young audience watching it along with us oldies I think more kids should experience this level of horror and a tangible idea of hopelessness as sick as that sounds

[@adamgrunther1367]

All I can say after this episode is: Caine, you asshole…

[@-itsmils-]

this episode confirmed for me that ragatha is NOT canonically (...yet) but MOST LIKELY a lesbian and I'm happy she and pomni are getting closer....I may ship them...okay I totally do

[@Lux_the_Lost]

I love the little layers with Pomni's abstraction nightmare and the brief callback to it near the end. In the nightmare, the ones looking down at her with total apathy are Caine, being the big frontrunning brain of all the digital craziness and the entity Pomni views as responsible for it all; Ragatha, who Pomni likely thinks resents her for her panicked abandonment in the first episode for an exit door; and Jax because... well, I don't think I need to explain that one. In Pomni's view, none of them would care if she abstracted and was locked away and lost to the dark, alone and forgotten. But at the end with seeing them come together in the impromptu funeral service they put together for Kaufmo, Pomni starts to see past the wacky craziness and observe that these people do genuinely care for one another sort of like they were a family and that her past thoughts and fears simply just weren't warranted. In the little callback to her nightmare, not only Ragatha's hand but Kinger's, Gangle's, and even Zooble's (despite not having had much interaction with her so far over these two episodes) hands all extend to save her from her fall. Of course Jax and Caine are both conspicuously not there in that brief moment, for obvious reasons. As for Jax... I know I'm walking on eggshells a little bit with him because apparently there's some stupid drama surrounding his character (leave it to Twitter to ham it up, am I right?), and to be fair I will say I have noticed a pretty big shift in his actions being way more abrasive, chaotic and downright mean-spirited (and that's being fairly generous) here as opposed to in episode one where he was just kind of smarmy troll. However, I don't think it's a full-on character change like some are claiming; some of his behavior here feels very much forced, and I think they were going for that intentionally - like he's putting up a front or using these ramped-up acts of chaos as a coping mechanism. And honestly, in the grand scheme of things while I can't commend his actions here by a long-shot, remember that everything they encountered in that little adventure is just a construct set up by Caine (that he was probably going to dismantle and pack away at the end anyway) so for the most part the results of Jax's actions are pretty inconsequential. That aside, I came across a bit where someone equated his behavior to an example of the different stages of grief, where he seems to be going through the "Anger" stage right now. Even before he goes off on his own before Kaufmo's funeral, you can see a moment where his whole smarmy, jerkish attitude kind of cracks for a moment and we see what looks like genuine sadness, possibly regret.

[@Youwillseesomething]

I honestly don’t really believe the “Amazing digital circus’s residents are copies of real people” theory now because of the Gummigoo arc. Why would they re-tread old ground? I never believed it from the start really... Something was off about it.

[@CalicoInsomnia]

I really hate that theory, I feel like them being copies would take away so much of the existential horror that comes with the premise of actual humans being stuck in a whimsical digital hell

[@Youwillseesomething]

@@CalicoInsomnia Me too.

[@drewo.127]

Just realized…GUMMIGOO HAD KIND OF A TRUMAN SHOW MOMENT!!! (Except it’s worse, because where at least Truman had an actual past with a family, childhood, everything, even though it was all fabricated…Gummigoo was just programmed with memories and a backstory, none of which have corresponding “physical forms” (as physical as a digital universe is anyway) for him to actually go back to! Actually…I think both instances are equally as horrifying! Whether you actually had a past but every moment was manufactured, like Truman, or you had memories implanted into your brain of things that never existed, like Gummigoo, it hurts regardless! 💔

[@backpack_hermit25]

I can’t wait to see Gummigoo again. He’s so precious and I am holding out he’ll come back and have a bigger purpose, he got a plushie release with the tagline ‘the whole main cast is now here’ so I think he will be part of the main cast but be a MUCH bigger role then we think.

[@SpringyDinge89]

13:22 - 21:11 That face and voice is the funniest thing I have seen this year.

[@cielsteam]

I laughed so hard when they straight up Sir Pentious’d Gummigoo. It was hilarious. 😂😂😂😂

[@jaxcraft2848]

This is much better than the pilot, in my opinion. Love how how much high quality the graphics got now. This episode was also pretty sad.

[@AirQuotes2962]

Day seven of asking Weeby to pick up FNAF again.

[@omoriiboy_]

tbf the lore gets a bit too much lol, the games are still fun, the lore not so much imo

[@jakeblitzcoffie4859]

I'm with you on that.

[@ronan5642]

No pressure on Weeby's part! They don't have too if they don't want too. Fnaf if pretty nonsensical lore wise, anyways.

[@DarthOmelette]

My take is that the princess isn't evil, just privileged and a bit airheaded. Doesn't understand the plight of the lower classes, and The Fudge was banished for eating *too many* of her citizens - implying she was willing to forgive him the first few times he ate someone. I'm certain that Gummigoo will return, possibly with his memories. He's the new AI Caine was testing, and Pomni trying to bring him back with her would show Caine that it was a huge success. (thus worthy of becoming a recurring npc)

[@MysticMylesZ]

Oh poor Kinger. Bro's mind is going

[@MysticMylesZ]

10:55 we seriously need to tally the weeby predictions 😂😂 Also oh boy there'll be a dilemma alright...