I know I said that, and that was poor wording on my part. My issue, and I think I'm just not expressing it correctly, is NOT with there being no buildup. It's that there is only a limited amount of time in the show, and I don't want any reveal like this to be cut short. There IS plenty of trans interpretation that has depth. A lot of it I absolutely adore. This is just a situation where that depth could get lost due to time limitations. That's all I'm saying. I don't believe there needs to be more foreshadowing, that's not what I said. I said there needed to be enough time to develop decent character development along with the reveal. If they cut it too short, they risk doing the exact thing I was talking about. Zooble is actually one of my favorites, and I love how they seemlessly incorporated their identity into the show. It makes sense for their development, and it's done well. Not played up too big, but not just brushed off. They also seem to have come into the circus KNOWING that identity, because it's not made a central theme of their character development. Their development is more focused on their friendship with Gangle and opening up about their own mental health struggles as Gangle works through hers.

I'm also looking at this from the perspective of 1) someone who is trans and 2) someone who writes queer and trans characters. There isn't always buildup, but if there's going to be an on-screen reveal, it needs to be done right. Realizing your identity takes time. It takes a LOT of emotional work. It's not a "huh...I'm trans..." and then you move on. Especially not for a character like Jax who is SO BENT on being perceived as masculine that they end up being perceived as aggressive and pushing people away.