THE AMAZING DIGITAL CIRCUS - Ep 4: Fast Food Masquerade | RENEGADES REACT

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[@samuelwolch1302]

If you’re curious, we got official art of what Gangle was drawing. It was a picture of her with Pomni and Zooble

[@That_Doctor_Del_Fella]

If you work a retail/fast food job, then you have to find that balance of working just efficiently enough to where you are a valued employee but not so good a job as to be seen as capable of handling more responsibilities than you are willing to take on.

[@100tifikoLoco]

This is so true.

[@KuroFoxxo]

I accidentally put more responsibility on myself once and now there's no going back

[@averongodoffire8098]

I would add grocery workers but yeah 1000% This episode has s9 much to adore

[@wilesnailspower9781]

I would over-perform when I worked nights because I would get anxious about getting yelled at by management and they eventually started over-relying on me to help out other areas who were behind on freight, it actually resulted in back/sciatic nerve pain and frequent panic attacks. Thankfully my workload on days is a lot more manageable, basically just zone my area and do my area returns.

[@abthedragon4921]

As a former fast-food worker, I concur!

[@Fungus8mycrab]

I remember someone saying on Twitter that during that this episode was probably the closest we got to witnessing an abstraction. If Pomni hadn't spoken to Gangle during that moment where the camera is zooming in on her during the closing shift, she mostly would have abstracted then be sent to the basement like Kofmo.

[@pundertalefan4391]

I'm not so sure about that. Like, maybe? If she was lost enough in her mind, it might happen. But Gooseworx said that abstraction is losing all sense of self. As someone who's been in that headspace many times, it doesn't feel like I'm losing who I am. It feels like there's too much of who I am. But that's just my interpretation.

[@8cladgamer210]

I agree 100%. I see it as Gangle going back to her old life because she missed it, fully taking in that she might never go home, and achieve her dreams, and almost breaking.

[@alexiaNBC]

This episode really nails the effects of depression. Gangle is wearing a mask she is unfamiliar with that covers up her tragic face. She's snapping at the dream of being a manga artist towards Jax despite that being her dream in an act of projection. Every criticism she gets feels like her soul being shattered. Then there's her standing listless and sad while staring into space at the end of the day. I know because I've done that as someone who suffers from depression. Thank goodness Pomni and Zooble were there to provide some support.

[@jjmara01]

I also think Ragatha being there at times does help, but sadly, you face the fear or judgment of genuine caring when you are being nice. Like I feel Ragatha does help in a daily or constant way, like talking or listening to Gangle, but sadly was knocked out with the sauce thing so couldn't had been there for that. Like you know what Pomni did at the end, offer to close up, Ragatha would had offered too.

[@leoultimaupgraded9914]

@@jjmara01also, it’s hard to tell if she’s being genuine, or just trying to keep up her happy persona to cheer everyone up which is also fair, but not enough to really help Gangle.

[@crystalgemgirl731]

As Kinger told Pomni last episode, "In this world, the worst thing you can do is make someone feel like they're not wanted or loved". Pomni took that to heart.

[@pundertalefan4391]

Nobody noticed because I have a cold, but I actually teared up near the end of this one. That barely EVER happens to me. Depression freaking sucks. Anxiety freaking sucks. Masking freaking sucks. Poor Gangle.

[@Arachnoid274]

I just realized that in the training video, when Gangle it's talking about being a comic/manga artist, she's not only referring to herself, but it also explains why we see her draw alot in the show.

[@Skellitor301_VA]

The thing about Pomni and her deal with Gummygoo, she did accept that he's not coming back in the scene you said she needed to let him go. She realized that she would just be putting him through all that again and she didn't want that. So, she wished him a good day, as a way to accept the reality of the situation.

[@mysticmind4563]

20:53 note Gumigoo's subtle reaction when Pomni said his name without introducing himself. His A.I. might ponder why that was possible.

[@gamershadow8]

or he still remembers?

[@CJ-ln5ov]

22:34 Not to mention this solemn look he gives her combined with the music from beneath Candy Kingdom’s map. Either he’s always programmed to sense kinship with strangers (when he’s not cast as a villain), or he never forgot, but is also aware that a life in the Circus is now impossible.

[@esoopthederp7672]

@@CJ-ln5ovI’m guessing it’s more so that he’s aware something is wrong with her and she seems to know something he dosent, but he dosent know how to react

[@zexalcommander7036]

I mean I’d be like “hol up-“ too if someone called me by name when I (in my mind) have never met this person before

[@b3rz3rk3r9]

Most likely it's possible he was weirded out by this strange clown person called him by his name. I don't buy into the idea that he remembered or anything.

[@supersasukemaniac]

12:24 Non-slip shoes actually do serve a purpose, if you slip and fall, and had non-slip shoes on, then your eligible for Workers Comp.

[@LuznoLindo]

You've got to be kidding me. Why? False advertising?

[@Nitram4392]

​@@LuznoLindoI'm not familiar with other countries law, but in germany it's the responsibility of the employer to enyhure for workplace safety.

[@monkemonkerson5620]

One job I was in has a rule where if you get hurt during your shift without doing the mandatory stretches and corporate finds out you DIDN'T do them, they won't cover your medical bills, regardless of if said injury was your fault or not.

[@shadowldrago]

"The only thing holding Caine back is the fact that he likes us." He's not wrong. Caine doesn't want to hurt anyone, and he's done a lot of damage already. If he ever DID...

[@MichaelJW72]

If he did, you’d see a cartoon version of AM.

[@shadowldrago]

@@MichaelJW72 Basically, yeah.

[@crystalgemgirl731]

They were both right, Caine's a genuinely nice guy who wants to make sure they have fun and keep sane (so, it's not in his nature to be malicious, like Jax said) and he does genuinely like them (as Zooble said)

[@shadowldrago]

@ Precisely. Which is why if he ever exhibited actual malice, shit could go, south…

[@crystalgemgirl731]

@shadowldrago Celestia help them...

[@supersasukemaniac]

25:32 What makes this even more hilarious is that i think Zooble's VA has a animation coming out based on a comic she drew.

[@billyweed835]

My theory for how she can do this is that, in keeping with the manager bit, Caine granted her, basically, admin privileges for the duration of the adventure, allowing her to do some of his reality-warping shenanigans.

[@haraken3119]

I am inclined to go with that theory too until it it get explained. Seems solid basis for the little we know.

[@LuznoLindo]

That's the only real explanation because I don't see how else Gangle would be able to do all that to Jax. Especially that training video featuring her that came out of nowhere.

[@lotusanime8477]

I got the thought that it's still Caine doing it, coming up with a training video on the fly, since there is a solid theory that cAIne is an AI. Could be both, or Cain temporarily made a Gangle-Ai-Subroutine fot the Adventure and focused on watching all the "perfomances" of the cast.

[@danganronper6278]

I love how most of the reactions I'm watching is reactors talking about their retail/fast food traumas

[@LuznoLindo]

Goes to show just how real the episode was, despite the cartoon characters. Instead of some fantastical world like the candy kingdom or the haunted mansion, a fast food joint is something real people know all too well. The fact there was virtually no music once the troupe got to the fast food place just made it all the more haunting.

[@conflictbrooks]

I've never even worked in retail but I think this episode made me feel how soul-crushing and monotonous it is. It has this melancholic atmosphere with the lack of music, loud noises, excitement, or even a clear objective or sense of time. The characters are just _there_ with no purpose other than exist and do the jobs they were assigned. The melancholic feeling even followed me outside the episode and I just kinda felt _bad_ for a few hours after watching. Mildenhall Manor's creepy scenes were "creepy" in a fun way,-they kinda felt like both a sendup and a love letter to horror game cliches. This episode is unsettling in a much more real way. It's _definitely_ the most unsettling episode of the series so far.

[@LuznoLindo]

@conflictbrooks It is unsettling because it is real. People cannot relate to a magical kingdom of candy or an abandoned mansion filled with ghosts. But people can absolutely relate to working at a dead-end job, dreading that you may be working there for most of your life. That is why reactors have been talking about their retail traumas instead of their "candy kingdom" traumas: Because the former is real.

[@sharpen193]

@@LuznoLindo "haunting" no its boring. all the soul is sucked out and you're someone else. punished for things you've finished too fast and not giving 110% on your smile. the no music really brings home the feeling that you're in an area that you have to sacrifice any real free will. you're chained here so you can live outside of it.

[@LuznoLindo]

@@sharpen193 Indeed. It's some terrible stuff.

[@haraken3119]

It funny how Pomni actually had a great time overall, working in retail.

[@justcoolerthenyou8926]

I'm not sure if she had a good time as much as she just didn't get traumatized for once.

[@haraken3119]

@@justcoolerthenyou8926 She seemed pretty smiley and satisfied by the end, didn't endure any noticeable discomfort (minus learning too much about GLoink reproduction, which seems like the one thing she didn't like at all but that is seems very minor negative) and even got to have a final parting moment with a friend she lost despite the weirdness of it letting go of one of her current big regrets. Seems like a pretty good time for her by the standards and any noticeable hints.

[@conflictbrooks]

@@haraken3119 When Jax asks her "How you doing?" she smiles and says "Everything's been-" in a happy tone. She was definitely about to say things were going good for once.

[@haraken3119]

@@conflictbrooks Yes my point exactly, she seemed to have had a good time overall and enjoyed having a mundane day. Almost everyone had a terrible time, but Pomni ended enjoying her time overall for the day.

[@zackludwig1264]

36:20 I don’t think it that it’s more like gangle is reliving her old life as a shift manager and is being reminded of all the terrible things about it along with Jax and zooted ragatha straight up saying they like her more when she’s depressed and sad

[@jjmara01]

I hate people always misquote Ragatha. She never said "I like you better sad", point to where she said it. She said she find the happy/comedy mask annoying. If you think that is the same...then I feel bad for you to not tell the difference.

[@zackludwig1264]

@@jjmara01 I was just saying that even though the wording is different gangle goes to the same conclusion that being they like her more when she’s sad and depressed

[@MelvinEmmanuelMendezGomez]

28:04 I wonder if anyone caught this line, Ragatha was saying a line from "Raggedy Ann & Andy - A Musical Adventure (1977)" which was a song Andy Singing "No Girl's Toy". That made me laugh, similar to the Bad egg trap door.

[@yungvoorheez5874]

And here I was heavily theorizing that it was info she was giving us on her backstory lol

[@shinymetagross1666]

@@yungvoorheez5874 Could still be. Might be both.

[@pundertalefan4391]

I did, because I've heard No Girl's Toy. I only looked into it because I heard Jax sing it first. Gooseworx is really selling me on that movie. XD

[@jdrupt6]

47:26 Unfortunately, the creators have stated that TADC will conclude in only one season, similar to their other show, Murder Drones. So, I guess the story they have planned out will wrap up in however many episodes are left. Edit: Okay, I just wanted to make it clear that I meant Unfortunately in the context of Nate and Nick's ideas for multiple seasons in the show. I fully agree with everyone replying that Glitch keeping it as one season is most likely for the best.

[@That_Doctor_Del_Fella]

As long as its this good all the way through, I'm okay with that. Better to leave everyone wanting more than to drag it out.

[@jdrupt6]

@@That_Doctor_Del_Fella Exactly my thoughts as well. Its my personal belief that a creator should know when to end a story. Great example of this are shows such as Gravity falls, or Breaking Bad. Both the same in the sense of having a satsfying conclusion, instead of continuing the show just for the sake of greed. Its insane to me that The Walking Dead is gone on for as long as it has, 11 seasons and multiple spin off shows. Thats what you call turning your product into a cashgrab.

[@infinityzer054]

Maybe 8 (if it’s 8, it might stay 8)

[@alf513]

@@jdrupt6or the zombie known as the Simpsons

[@briannorman1750]

If it’s a good conclusion then yeah, one season is fine. Murder Drones has too many moving parts and needed/needs more episodes.

[@anarky1765]

16:20 “Hi, welcome to Burger King. May I take your order?” “WHOPPER!!!”

[@firesonic23]

"uh, sir-" "WHOPPER NO ONION, LARGE FRY"

[@pundertalefan4391]

Who did that? I remember hearing it ages ago. XD

[@anarky1765]

@ Dane Cook

[@pundertalefan4391]

@anarky1765 Thanks. :-)

[@WastedGTAZ]

18:46, I work for Amazon delivery, and I still have to teach myself to quit doing the math on how many stops I have left, otherwise my days get longer.

[@jordanhunter3375]

40:33 Me, jokingly: And then she got hit b-I WAS JOKING!!!!!

[@averongodoffire8098]

Me who said the same thing: STAHP I TAKE IT BAAAAACK!!!

[@CJ-ln5ov]

“Brian, look out!”

[@mettatonex7221]

And then she got isekai'ed.

[@dokuganryu1565]

@@mettatonex7221 Isn't TADC already an isekai?

[@mettatonex7221]

@@dokuganryu1565 Uh, well... yeah. But imagine if she goes another layer deeper.

[@aaronfoster5680]

26:09 The "employee re-evaluation" is a parody of a scene from *Halloween 3: Season of the Witch* where a TV signal turns a kid's head into bugs and snakes.

[@pundertalefan4391]

I've never watched that movie, but now I'm considering it. XD

[@RyunaRin]

Here's how I like to explain the phrase "The customer is always right in matters of taste"; Customers have the right to buy garbage but not treat employees like garbage.

[@ZondaFRoadster]

How did Zooble only get a B plus?! They're the only one who did their job properly and professionally the whole day, and even stuck around for an extra hour to help with cleanup!

[@theweakestbrazilianmale3398]

thats why the last thing we want is ai generated performance reports

[@TravelocityKirby]

Probably docked because they were forced into it and only did it to avoid being punished lol

[@pundertalefan4391]

Because Caine is AI. XD

[@FranticFirewall]

I like how Orbsman walks and moves like a 64 character.

[@crystalgemgirl731]

He certainly looks familiar.

[@1805movie]

28:02: That's a Raggedy Anne and Andy reference. Specifically _Raggedy Anne and Andy: A Musical Adventure_ .

[@CJ-ln5ov]

Just wanted to leave a comment about the show’s future since Gooseworx (Show Creator) likes to tease a lot of stuff *Spoiler for the amount of episodes we’ll be getting* After Episode 3, Gooseworx revealed that the plan is that there will be nine episodes only. Maybe a few shorts, but no second season. Additionally, she confirmed that each additional episode would center around a specific character. This holds up as she said Gangle would be fourth. Ragatha will be fifth and Jax will be sixth. Seven, Eight, and Nine remain a mystery.

[@zavexcapricious2519]

12:22 As someone who had to spend 75 damn dollars on nonslip black shoes to work at BURGER KING, yeah its complete and utter bullshit. It was basically saying "Hey if you want to work for the $10 an hour shift you gotta pay a fee up front to have the privilege!"

[@LuznoLindo]

75 in United States Dollars for some shoes, huh? Goodness...

[@zavexcapricious2519]

@@LuznoLindo And that was with a DISCOUNT by the way, was 20% off because I was a new customer at JC. All so I could work at Burger King and make 10 an hour 3 days a week, I didn't even get full 8 hour shifts

[@LuznoLindo]

@zavexcapricious2519 Terrible situation all around.

[@phantomfeesh]

0:59 I couldn’t agree with you more Nate. Working at McDonald’s for over 2 years was the worst decision of my life, and I still have many years ahead of me.

[@SakuraAvalon]

Actually, Jax did work. After the hands grabbed him and forced him to watch the repeating images.

[@crystalgemgirl731]

I think that broke him. He even told Gangle he was on it when she told him to wash dishes.

[@MusicGirl881]

19:38 Not Pomni stalking GummiGoo while on the clock

[@deondrex18k]

Me when my friends come to my job

[@helper_games]

5:49 this, stories like THIS is why i don't want to follow the stariotype of "everyone's first job is at a restaurant" because i don't want to suffer that stuff and get fired for being right

[@updownjesse]

My experience working in fast food restaurants was more positive than it probably should've been. But then again I worked in the back prepping the food ingredients and not interacting with customers

[@sawyerprince7304]

That sound recognition moment at 11:40 is perfect, because I did the exact same thing! Including rewinding to show my friend who was watching with me!

[@nickdorenkamp959]

0:36 I currently work in a college cafeteria so I pretty much work in fast food. Edit: 6:06 dealt with people like that when I worked at a grocery store. I'm just gonna say this right now there were days I was happy to do maintenance. Edit 2: 17:22 I did that once while sacking a customers groceries. Didn't get fired of course. This was a few weeks before I started my cafeteria job at my college.

[@arielraya5979]

Lol the constumer is always right when it comes in taste, my mom always tells the kin must respect the parent so that their road is right, but she leaves out the parent must also respect the kin

[@zodiak123]

i think ragatha was rich growing up. having horses but also being forced to learn piano have fancy tea parties and being taught "proper" manners and making everyone like her. that might be why she needs everyone to like her even jax who she dislikes herself. i like the plastic mask that gangle literally puts on to hide the depression however the "wandered into oncoming traffic while suddenly happy" has some real dark connotations

[@nahnah390]

I mean that and it's a direct quote from the Ragedy Ann movie.

[@crystalgemgirl731]

​@@nahnah390That thing was made by someone who was totally tripping.

[@defrozendonut8715]

Surprised no one realized that the flashing screen with her face on it is a reference to Halloween 3

[@VictorCorona2]

I actually did! Boy was that a weird movie.

[@pundertalefan4391]

I've never watched it, but this makes me want to. XD

[@Ardomew]

I really appreciated the retail anecdotes you guys shared along with the video! As someone who works in customer service, I truly related to the characters here, especially Gangle! Also, it was so heartbreaking seeing Pomni and Gummigoo again. Just imagining what it’d be like to connect with another person, and the next time you see them, they don’t even recognize you…

[@TitanQueen]

My variation of "You got time to lean you got time to clean!" Was my manager saying "You should be doing something." While I'm waiting for an order so I can deliver it to the table or there's nothing to do! I also hate that fast food jobs don't care if you're supposed to leave at a scheduled time. I remember the fat hippo managers told me I had to stay until the next person clocked in. I stood at the register, bored and couldn't leave the register and the biggest hippo manager shouted "Want to be written up?" THERE'S NOTHING I CAN DO! 😂

[@crystalgemgirl731]

Wow, what am asshole. What was HE doing?

[@abthedragon4921]

10:32 I call the grill and I am speaking to 0 NPCs! That was basically me when I worked in fast food, though it was the fry station since we didn't have a grill (I worked at an Arby's FYI). It wasn't perfect but the position was easy and I didn't have to interact with the customers unless I had to.

[@MattTOB618]

1:44 Just like how people simplify the quote "The blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb" (AKA familial relations do NOT trump everything else) in order to reverse its meaning.

[@GhostGuy99]

"Blood is thicker than water". So then why do my friends feel more like family than my actual family? Also, blood is just water with red living particles in it, so that analogy falls apart. Also also, my stepdad constantly says this. Let me repeat that; my STEPDAD has the audacity to constantly tell me that blood is thicker than water. Funny coming from the asshole who married a single mom and gaslit her kids for most of their childhoods.

[@thejestor9378]

I work at a walmart where currently, we can’t finish out freight in Electronics cause they are telling us to stop working on it after 5 and do zoning, with one of the only two on hand closing associates for it doing the zoning of two other departments..

[@kyrauniversal]

16:31 So, Boomhauer after having a Pan-Galactic Gargleblaster. Got it.

[@hiddendesire3076]

43:18 That drawing is a humanized Zooble btw

[@arielraya5979]

Everyone mad that ragetha is more busy getting stoned then working but Everyone forgot that she was dunked in frying oil, tbh she kinda looks cute being dumb

[@nyrhine9664]

0:45 I'll take your word for it and won't work at McDonalds when I graduate high school

[@ghostslayer1981]

The horror was in this episode. It was going through Vietnam flashbacks literally from the start of the adventure to the end.

[@zexalcommander7036]

26:53 She’s lost in the sauce, literally

[@qliphalpuzzle5453]

I love they used the tv theme song of Halloween 3 for the reevaluation video

[@pundertalefan4391]

I've never watched it, but now I kinda want to. XD

[@VictorCorona2]

11:39: WRONG LEVERRR!!!

[@Sleepyduo38]

It is tough to work at a retail/fast food job, this episode really does an amazing job showcasing the struggles.

[@crystalgemgirl731]

That's why I'm as polite as possible when interacting with people who work in food service, they don't get paid enough to deal with spoiled entitled assholes.

[@shadowdragun]

26:10 That's a fucking Halloween 3: Season if the witch reference btw. It even has the same jingle

[@corvus2327]

Jax putting ragatha in the deep frier somehow reminds me of a story my mother once told me, about a coworker of her's who was high on PCP sticking his hand in the deep frier.

[@wierdgamer3067]

Let's see.... ●"Curiosity killed the cat" means dont stick your nose into something *we dont want you to know*. "But satisfaction brought it back" was the forgotten second half, implying you might find something worth the risk of curiosity. ● then there's the "blood is thicker than water." Leaving out "blood of the covenant" and "water of the womb." Original quote implies that the bond created between two unrelated people is sometimes more important than a bad/abusive person simply being related through genetic ties.

[@trickster3696]

The fear of punishment can be a pretty good motivator, especially if it's a punishment for being the worst of the bunch. It's like that joke about outrunning a bear. You don't have to be faster than the bear, just faster than someone else.

[@jordanhunter3375]

15:48 Oh hey, theres the 57! On the license plate 17:04 And also an order 57. How did I miss that the first time?

[@pundertalefan4391]

Okay, so I guess there IS some relevance to that number. People aren't just in Pixar mode. XD

[@RaideDuku]

Something I notice not mentioned a lot is the Halloween 3 reference when Jax gets held and forced to watch the flashing comedy/tragedy masks. In movie it was just a flashing jack-o-lantern, but the music is the exact same. It also might've killed a ton of kids in the movie. Fun!

[@Hanmacx]

40:40 Gangle nearly got Isekai'd by Truck Kun 😅

[@brandonlewis2861]

I honestly think Gummigo does remember Pommni as soon as she said his name at least on his reaction to it and how he looked when he left.

[@sonofjack6286]

10:19 I mean, yeah, I kinda am too. I worked at a mom and pop shop drive-in for two and a half years, when I was a sophomore in high school. Even mere four hour shifts were exhausting. The heat from the grill and fryer, the ringing of the phone, the rush to make orders, and all of them have something different, and you have to watch it all and make sure nothing burns. I usually worked the grill, but I'd also usually do fryer when the usual guy wasn't there. I also did the phone when nobody was available to do it. That said, I do really miss the discounts I used to get for making myself food there. Tenderloins and double cheeseburgers, the buns toasted, and eaten with crinkle fries and either cheese curds or cheese sticks. The shakes were EXTRA THICCC, and Chocolate with peanut butter was my usual whenever I got it, usually on weekends.

[@calebditch8648]

41:26 dang😂 guess Zooble was right, Caine might not understand people, he's an AI after all, but he 'does' love em❤ like for real, Kinger, Jax especially, and Ragatha too unfortunately should've gotten worser scores but didn't just because, which in my opinion is okay because again it shows he does care about them❤

[@Arachnoid274]

6:17

[@ibonthewitch]

Thanks Caleb

[@HunhowsShadowStalker]

Good on ya, Caleb.

[@matthewelliott7294]

Thanks Caleb

[@alexreznov45]

43:57 That pose is a reference to Memo Aponte Digital Circus sketch meme. Also a few frames later you can see the Family Guy pose meme.

[@pundertalefan4391]

It also looked like the bootleg Caine costume in there at one point. The one from that creepy real life video. XD

[@truegrit2060]

26:18 Also I think it was a reference to Halloween 3.🤔

[@cjnewman7550]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought that

[@lightbornindarkness]

Omg i thought i was the only one too! Finally, cultured peeps!

[@Dark-Swordsman-ura]

Feelings of work fatigue at retail flooded back to me after watching this episode

[@jasminemartinez7305]

And let’s not forget the customers who yell at you for something that’s out of your control

[@butterdog6500]

Jax was weirdly nice this episode he really didn't shun anyone well aside throwing rag in the deep fryer and slightly annoyed at Gangle he was merely mad at the adventure like he even had a moment with pomni and asked her how she was doing and even at the very beginning he apologized immediately for breaking Gangles mask it might just be me but I think rag intentionally escalated it just to argue with Jax

[@BilalAhmad-ff3xq]

U know it's bad when even jax is concerned about other 😂😂😂

[@pundertalefan4391]

I think there's more to Jax. I've thought so since the beginning. But we have to wait til after the Ragatha episode to find out.

[@CassidyTakanauf]

I work customer service since I was 14. It's difficult but easy to get around if you know your thing.

[@tfrowlett8752]

I’m so glad I never worked in fast food, I did work briefly at a post office and a grocery store, but that was enough for me. I’m now a fridge repairman and the happiest I’ve ever been at work. And by the way, 24:18 at least you had a training video, I went into my job not knowing how to change a compressor or even braze a copper pipe, I was only shown once then left alone to figure it out. It took a little while but now it’s easy for me.

[@franknova987]

Those training tapes, oh boi ._.

[@crystalgemgirl731]

Jax looked... Genuinely scared.

[@anyathepanther7977]

I've got a feeling that Gangles Mask is not just a play on "hiding emotions", but also an alegory for Medication. Now i am neither a professionel, nor a patient. Im just saying as im seeing. Gangle gives me the feeling that she has Depression. And i have heard that you dont just get one pill and everything is ok. It is a mix of Medication and a long journey of trial and error. Your Therapist and Psychologist give and watch. Hoping they will find the combination that works for you fast. "The mask was'nt the right one" gives me "the medication was'nt right" vibes.

[@MichaelJW72]

I think Gangle may be more bi-polar as she mentioned manic episode. But your point makes sense.

[@A.Z.296]

31:45. My answer to that is this: Are you gonna pay me extra to do it? I'm not here to do that, I'm here to do this.

[@legohunter1020]

Gummigoo didn't ask how Pomni knows his name. I say he does remember but he doesn't want to mess things up for either of them.

[@xxanimneechanxx]

As someone who has worked in the restaurant industry for almost 3 years. It does.Have its cons Depending on the restaurant chain. But Hey, my first job didn't really suck. It was just people kept handing me things last minute. Which kept me overtime but upside. I got 3000 back on my tax return. 3rd job sucked so much (cut so many hours that Messed up my rent)

[@gamershadow8]

i think Gummigoo remembers Pomni because when sge says his name, you can see his eyes widen a little and start to reach out to her. Maybe he pretends not to know in case Caine zaps him again

[@jasminemartinez7305]

I think so too you can see it in his eyes he does remember her but if he says anything Caine would probably zap him again and he will get his memories erased so he has to pretend for his sake and for Pomni’s

[@bolbyballinger]

And also because he doesn't want the boys to find out and get traumatized like he did.

[@Rubberman202]

Dude, I had no idea the full quote was "The customer is always right in matters of taste," they really do love hacking off that last bit and turning customers into entitled idiot bastards with no sense of consideration for what the worker actual goes through, or even just what's actually possible to do. I worked part-time at a fast food place for several months, but it was mostly in terms of clean-up than customer interaction, so I don't have many "customer horror stories," but I know from other tales and seeing videos just how bad things can get. This is just speculation, but perhaps Caine wanted to do another horror-themed adventure right after the last one because Zooble didn't even bother hearing out what the adventure was, and now that they're here this time, maybe they'll actually go on an adventure this time. Of course, Caine gets annoyed when Pomni described what happened last time and Zooble just asks "Why did you think I would like that?" so no go for horror adventures it seems. Speaking of Caine, I can't help but think that the suggestion for more "normal" adventures and the idea of punishing players who don't perform well might be something that gets carried over into other episodes... Which is kind of a terrifying thought, especially since Caine overruled Zooble's desire to skip the adventure again. I initially thought Caine glitching out at the end was just a gag... but could it be more than that? Is something happening to Caine that could put the entire Digital Circus at risk? I realize I ended up talking more about Caine than the other characters here... Maybe it's because everyone else already said what should be said about all that, though I WILL point out that it's not like Gangle asked to be the shift manager, Caine just appointed her to the position arbitrarily. Not to mention she DID try to help Ragatha at least, until Ragatha brushed her off and insulted her. Still, even if she didn't outright ask for this specific adventure, the fact that she's at least partially responsible for everyone having a miserable time, which on top of Jax and Ragatha saying they don't like her when she's "happy", sent Gangle to a pretty dark place... I agree that it's she might have abstracted had Pomni not stepped in and offered to close up in her place. Caine, though... Can Caine abstract, or is it just humans that can abstract? I actually don't know...

[@jordanhunter3375]

18:19 JAX! WHY DID YOU INVITE THE JORDAN PERSEGATI ARG HORROR MASK!?

[@angeliadark]

Oooooh, that bit about being delegated and voluntold to do other stations' work after doing your own....that's why more recent jobs (especially retail and food service) have that final caveat of 'any task required of you' at the end of the job description, usually after a metric fuckton of OTHER things to do, because folks started complaining. One of my past jobs was cashier. Job descriptions said 'cashier'. I ended up being a cashier, a stocker, cleanup, inventory, AND opener and closer. They wanna keep the number of hires down while delegating the tasks of three people onto one just to save a few bucks.

[@Nick-Wickerbeast]

No-slip shoes actually did something for me when working at an A&W/KFC joint… that’s just me speaking personally

[@jaxcraft2848]

YESSIR! 0:37: Oh God. This episode gonna hit home for you, Nate. XD

[@pundertalefan4391]

I agree with you wholeheartedly. Matters of taste aren't wrong, but don't be Karens, alright guys? Your pillow looks like the mask in this episode. XD

[@seeonaga1524]

22:56 while Gumi doesn't exactly remember, you can clearly tell both in how he tells her good day and how he actually tries to raise his hand out to her as she says his name. There's clearly a sense of recognition on his face. I feel like he didn't get completely mind wiped. I say he probably got mostly mind-wiped but there is probably some things still left inside and it definitely is going to be brought up in a later episode. He's definitely going to get his full Memories Back

[@r3aperofsoul556]

Orb man was giving me vector man vibes

[@TitanQueen]

I remember when I worked at Dunkin Donuts one of the ladies just quit. She gathered her stuff and left during a breakfast rush! And she only returned once to get her last check and that was it. I was mad at the time, but I wish I had the nerve. Dunkin donuts is the single worse place to work.

[@levilewis6622]

26:11 That tune is from Halloween three.

[@loganhowe9496]

Time moves slower when you look at the clock. Sitting in school should've taught anyone this.

[@323starlight]

Worked at a chick fil a once. Saw two guys get into a fist fight in the drive thru

[@Dr.Mlieko]

Episode 2 of Space King also came out on the same day as this

[@Touhou20246]

I am surprised that they did not catch onto Jax,s tone of voice when he said it was an accident.😅😳🤔🧐🤨

[@Kaiju_Fans_Memes]

6:17 let’s get digital y’all

[@franklangston3004]

I think I would rather want to survive fighting a serial killer than work at a fast-food restaurant!

[@lucretiaderloshon]

16:11 to me it feels like when your were the headset and there a crappy speaker which makes a nonstop feed back loop that is hell on the ears every time the customer speaks into the mic, and I have to deal with it every time I have to go to work.

[@fluffycakes5898]

I am getting all the worst flash backs from this holy moly-

[@This_is_interest]

I love hearing about your guys' experiences and reactin to the episode! :D

[@GhostGuy99]

30:49-30:56 I work part-time at retail and this was how my first year was. I was told not to be on my phone even though I was done with what I needed to do. I'm sure nowadays they trust me a lot more, but I'm not gonna play with fire; I could be done with everything and can only wait for more stuff to do, and I'll probably get told not to laze about.

[@cross9404]

Used to work in fast food myself, and the most childish people you will ever meet are adults.

[@MichaelJW72]

💯

[@Zekrel]

26:10 I love a good Halloween III: Season of the Witch reference

[@MattSipka]

I hear you about the problems regarding “the customer is always right” but I think the problem stems deeper than managers leaving out that final part of the phrase to their employees. It’s used more and more by customers themselves who think the phrase gives them entitlement over those who run the business so they can get whatever they want. The problem is customers think the phrase is a Right they have as a customer and not a store policy the company can choose to follow or Not. Any store can deny service or sales if you are “that guy” and/or call the authorities should things escalate.

[@Touhou20246]

I wonder if the renigades are aware of all of the theories about gangle,ragatha and Jax specifically that Ragatha and Jax are siblings and also the theory that ragatha could possibly be the next one to abstract in general.😅🤨🤔🧐

[@ShadyRK9]

I have no idea about fast food workers but my mother worked at Burger King back when she was 18 and said that it was literal hell! I feel like eating at a fast food is better than working there! And thats why I try to be as nice as I possibly can! Because then they'd actually value you and want you to come back! Also I'm pretty sure Gangle would've abstractin this episode if it wasn't for Pamni! 🎭💀

[@mrcwillis6970]

Another great episode. Big props to all good employees who work at retail and have to deal with sh-

[@DoMorrMusic]

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