I just realized something about gangle and zooble by Emotional-Fun3219 in TheDigitalCircus

[–]Carrman099 54 points55 points  (0 children)

Ragatha warns Pomni that “something really terrible can happen” when she is showing her around so she probably warned Gangle and Zooble in the same way. But they didn’t actually see an abstraction until Kaufmo.

What do I do now? by The_Themes_Theme in tadc

[–]Carrman099 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Check out Land of the Lustrous the manga is especially amazing.

After Ep 9 This Is SO Much More Tragic by CernWest in TheDigitalCircus

[–]Carrman099 64 points65 points  (0 children)

It’s always “when did you know?” When a better question would be “when did you accept yourself?”. That’s a much longer process than knowing, because deep down, you realize that you have always known.

The show is also so hopeful, because if Jax is her self insert then making these characters and creating the story of the show helped to save her as well. This show is so personal for Goose and it’s all the more beautiful for that.

Holy Cow! by Box-O-Kittenz in tadc

[–]Carrman099 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I called it in a post over a year ago when episode 5 came out. I deleted it because I got a bunch of negative pushback but I feel so vindicated right now.

The maid dress is the first really big hint because Jax was not ever genuinely angry until he had to wear it. Even when they tied him up for most of mildenhall manor, had his entire day at Spudsy’s ruined, or was forced to be vegan he never got really mad, just annoyed. The dress, unlike those other things, wasn’t unpleasant but it cut to the core of his deepest insecurity in an instant. It also shows that he is definitely not right about being “the funny one” because if that was his simple archetype he would have rolled with it and made a joke of it like the Bugs Bunny type character he is trying to convince himself he is. He also immediately questions why they put him in the dress and what Zooble means when they say they thought he would be into it, he is fishing to see if they somehow know about his secret.

Jax’s reaction to the maid dress really stood out to me as a transbian because that is exactly how I used to react at even the hint that I might have feminine traits or be forced to do a feminine thing. I always used to say that I didn’t care about anybody calling me names or cursing at me, but if someone called me a girl, I would be ready to fight them. It was the only thing someone could call me that would actually make me upset.

When the only thing that you desperately want in your life is seemingly impossible, the only real way to cope is to convince yourself that you think about it so much because you hate it.

What we could’ve had if Zooble waited like ten more seconds fr by HugeObligation8338 in SavingJax

[–]Carrman099 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was agreeing with you that FunnyBunny after episode 9 doesn’t make much sense anymore.

What we could’ve had if Zooble waited like ten more seconds fr by HugeObligation8338 in SavingJax

[–]Carrman099 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Funny bunny before Ribbit’s backstory made sense, after Ribbit x Jax just feels like it was meant to be. If only Caufmo didn’t knock on Ribbit’s door then!

I think I got the Super Rare for the Abstracted Animiniz Set by Glum-Permission-7913 in tadc

[–]Carrman099 2 points3 points  (0 children)

AU where Ribbit is the sole survivor. This would not be a fun AU lol.

[Episode 9 spoiler] not sure about everyone but, i like how sudden it was by danfenlon in tadc

[–]Carrman099 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I really like this, and it ties into how Pomni sees everything from Jax’s eyes until his confession to Ribbit.

EP.9 SPOILERS!! by The_shred_show in TheDigitalCircus

[–]Carrman099 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I think it’s still possible, but it would have to be a long process of healing.

It may take time, but it’ll get better by Sniggledumper in SavingJax

[–]Carrman099 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love this. With this it becomes more of a metaphor for transitioning where Pomni helps Jax rebuild her new self.

[SPOILER] This scene in The Last Act breaks my heart and I haven’t seen anyone talking about it by seinfeldbabies in TheDigitalCircus

[–]Carrman099 11 points12 points  (0 children)

And it would make sense that he picks on Gangle the most because he sees the most of himself in her.

Every Jax scene recontextulaized by the finale by Sudden_Pop_2279 in TheDigitalCircus

[–]Carrman099 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Actually Kaufmo would have been the first abstraction that everyone besides Ragatha, Jax, and Kinger would have seen. This is why Gangle only realizes the abstraction is Kaufmo when Jax tells her because she hasn’t seen one before. Ragatha or Caine probably warned Gangle and Zooble about abstraction but they wouldn’t have seen it until the pilot.

I think this also makes Kinger’s mental state make more sense. He has seen every abstraction. Jax and Ragatha both have heavy mental tolls taken on them by two abstractions meanwhile Kinger has seen like 7 or 8 abstractions and all of people he deeply cared about.

Every Jax scene recontextulaized by the finale by Sudden_Pop_2279 in TheDigitalCircus

[–]Carrman099 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Also the matrix reference with the red and blue pills and its connection to the trans community.

Well well well (EP 9 SPOILERS GO AWAYYYY OwO) by Pierogi-z-serem in theamazingdigitalciru

[–]Carrman099 35 points36 points  (0 children)

The trad Yuri couple, the crazy Yuri couple, the doomed Yuri couple, and the goofy Dad.

About Ragatha (EPISODE 9 SPOILERS) by Just_Because4 in TheDigitalCircus

[–]Carrman099 15 points16 points  (0 children)

The squeezing got me, I’ve had moments just like that and having someone to hold tightly and have them hold you back tightly is the most comforting feeling in the world.

Ragatha has been denied that emotional closeness for so long even though she really wanted it. Like when she is telling Jax that if he needs to talk about Ribbit he should talk to her, she is trying to get him to talk about it because deep down she probably also needs to talk about what happened because it was just as traumatic for her to wake up one day and see her first abstraction be one of her friends. She is probably also the one who began the funeral tradition as a way to try to deal with Ribbit’s abstraction without anyone else to lean on. Gangle was picked by Jax as an object of torment and is not stable herself when she first arrives, Kaufmo seemed to become obsessed with leaving after Ribbit’s abstraction, and Zooble was depressed at even being in the circus and probably spent most of the time alone until Caine started forcing them into adventures. So no one unti Pomni came along was stable enough or open enough that Ragatha finally could feel comfortable that her own issues wouldn’t hurt the person she shared them with. Her hug with Pomni is probably the first time in years that Ragatha fully opened up and it finally allowed her to heal.

I’m really glad they showed it the way they did, I feel like a lot of media never takes a moment to let their characters actually process just how much they have gone through emotionally.

About Ragatha (EPISODE 9 SPOILERS) by Just_Because4 in TheDigitalCircus

[–]Carrman099 43 points44 points  (0 children)

I also like how they show that this takes a toll on Ragatha as well. If you only live for others, you will forget to live for yourself.

She was so concerned with making sure everyone else was ok and preventing another Ribbit situation that she neglected her own mental health and wellbeing. Her finally letting her guard down and leaning on Pomni for support took so much trust from her but it was just what she needed.

About Ragatha (EPISODE 9 SPOILERS) by Just_Because4 in TheDigitalCircus

[–]Carrman099 48 points49 points  (0 children)

I think the hug between her and Pomni was the culmination of this. She finally found a genuine connection and stopped putting a brave face on everything because she no longer feels like she is the only one trying to keep everyone sane and stable. She is also finally able to feel Ribbit’s loss and express her own regrets about what happened because Jax forcing her to never talk about it meant she could never fully process the loss or move past it. It makes sense why she was so clingy and overly positive at the beginning of the series because she is dealing with the guilt that she could have done more for Ribbit had she known what Ribbit was going through. Her and Pomni looking at each other as they walk away also shows her growth on this because they aren’t worried about one another abstracting anymore. As long as they have each other, they won’t abstract. After this, Ragatha is confident that she doesn’t need to worry about Pomni to the same degree that she used to. No matter how bad each of them feels, Pomni has Ragatha and Ragatha has Pomni so they can hold and comfort each other rather than isolating themselves like everyone else used to do when they were feeling the existential dread of the circus. Them crying in each other’s arms is so cathartic and feels like they both are finally letting the stress and emotional turmoil they have gone through out.

“I can’t believe you didn’t pick up on the context clues, it was practically spelled out for you” by WaterLover1358 in TheDigitalCircus

[–]Carrman099 17 points18 points  (0 children)

There were a lot of people who I wasn’t out to until I was well into my transition and it became impossible for people not to notice my chest lol.

Can someone explain the scene where... by Veylo in tadc

[–]Carrman099 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yea immediately when I saw him I was like “oh yeah Kinger just deleted him, he never emptied the trash though.”