#Digital Circus Critical

[gaybabeyjailbreak]

So, I have watched TADC due to all the hype that's been around it and I just... Don't see the reason for any hype to be there at all?

I'll break it down, It's not uncommon for Indie animations to accrue a big following that will stay with them throughout thick and thin as the major appeal of the genre is the romanticised idea of supporting an underdog and helping fulfill the dreams of an art school graduate in realising their own little piece of art. It is also not uncommon for this fandom to dissolve when they perceive an issue in this fantasy that no longer satisfies them like this, which results in all of the jumping ship that happens when a new project is released and the previous fascination is portrayed as bad. And of course the entire juvenile idea of there being mature animation (Read crass and rude, not actually mature.)

So it would make sense for the popularity of tadc to be from this combined reasons, and I feel the reason for this because i saw the show, and the only genuine way this mess would be so popular would be because of spawning st the right time, just as the magic from Lackadaisy and Spindle horse is dying a bit and people need to fix on s new project.

Because let's be real, there's no inherent appeal in digital Circus as a show. The promised theme of the show is Dark Psychological comedy. But like that's not a thing, that's a combination of words that doesn't actually mean anything, walk with me for a second. How do you do dark, psychological, and comedy at the same time. Think about it, yeah, dark comedy is a thing sure. But can you turn that psychological? You have to be serious to be psychological, at least in the way the show protrays it, and it's not working. I don't know whether I'm supposed to be deeply invested because the moments requiring that are cut short by comedy, and I can't take the comedy in because suddenly a serious moment requiring deeper focus.

For real, the whiplash doesn't work, it is a tone issue you're not sure how to approach and the writers certainly aren't skilled enough for this to work.

See the premise could work as a comedy, it very much could, but I'd believe people would hate it because fandom hates not being able to theorize and mysterize the show of the week. So we also get, some bits of seriousness, some attempt at a story, but without actually committing to any. We don't get enough of a story to fully grasp anything coherent, even for pilot standards, but what little there is, is distracting from the premise of no story needed just characters in a setting having fun. It tries to be dark and psychological by attempts of horror, except the "psychological" is just mental torture of the main fem character Pomni, which starts reading like outright fetishism of fem suffering after the second time we're very intimately shown she's breaking down. And the "dark" horror falls short because the inherent fear of the unknown from the monster, the mystery that contains dread is immediately revealed, and the existential horror is underutilized.

Speaking of mysteries, it's kinda embarrassing to try and pull a computer based mystery nowadays, and people fully accepting it as a fresh take. I guarantee you that any reveal of why something in this show is the way it is, will be very underwhelming. Possesed headsets, computer code going haywire, possesed viruses, government experiments, dead people souls in some code. Literally any explanation you can think of has been done, and considering how little these revelations add to a story, their only aspect being shock value suddenly dissapears, and now you will be left with a nothing of a reveal in your nothing of a story.

And that's really what it is. A sandbox, It's a tumblr post of one of the various potential cartoon shows like Officer and mr. Paws, except they actually managed to make a pilot. The only appeal the show has is introducing a few tumblr sexymen and sexywomen. I do not see any appeal in this show, no story it wants to tell.

I would say they're like clowns in a circus just playing for your enjoyment, which would be clever, but it's something so obviously advanced for how the show appears to be written right now that I seriously doubt that was an intentional parallel.

[spitinsideme]

how to attract your serial killer lesboan crush (by ragatha, of course)

(comedy horror au !!)

[bump-inthe-night]

It’s funny how Vivziepop fans are trying to undermine The Amazing Digital Circus's (TADC) accomplishment of hitting 14 million views within six days, despite Hazbin Hotel’s two teasers and the latest episode of Helluva Boss receiving less views than TADC’s pilot.

Rather than being happy for GLITCH and congratulating them, Vivziepop’s fan base feels threatened by another show being popular and the center of attention instead of Helluva Boss and Hazbin Hotel.

[theloganator101]

You see, THIS is the approach Vivzie should’ve gone with Hazbin Hotel!

Instead of just sending it straight to Amazon or wherever the fuck she wanted it to air on, she should’ve taken her time with making episodes ONLINE so people would WANT to make her show a success!

And look, I love both Hazbin AND Digital Circus… but it’s clear to see which one is better.

[fortunelowtier]

There's something rlly funny about the biggest Hazbin/Helluva shill on the platform preaching about bad character writing lmao

[littledemon55]

*sighs* Why are people like this? 🥲 (stupid person below the cut, might trigger you to punch a wall)

The amount of bullshit coming out of your mouth is astonishing. I hope you'll realize how stupid you were one day.

Vivziepop is a fucking misogynist, rich brat, fetishizer and transphobe, how tf can you support her?

The Amazing Digital Circus will always be better than your Fujoshi Shitshow <3

Also:

Gooseworx >>>>>>>>> VivziePop

H*zbin H*tel

[chaifootsteps]

Yeah, like, at this point there's almost nothing Netflix can do to fuck up TADC. It will only have one season, the story was planned out ages ago, most voicelines were recorded ages ago, most episodes are definitely quite far into production. Besides, even if Netflix pulls a Voltron on TADC and pulls it out from their platform, we still have YouTube.

Also, can we just appreciate that TADC got on a major streaming platform in less than a year, while Hazbin was literally delayed because (if I remember correctly) it couldn't find a platform?

Right? They can't cancel it, can't change it...they're pretty much just hosting it to an even bigger audience and throwing money at it.

(Correct. Netflix approached Glitch and Gooseworx and agreed to all their terms, while Viv spent years trying to find a platform.)

[flower-boi16]

Hey so about AyyLmao's latest video about Jax...

...just so y'all know, the video is actually him complaining about the hate Jax is getting as a character, he recaps the drama that's been happening and actively says that the hate is dumb.

That title and thumbnail are literally just clickbait intended to mislead you. So...ya.

[the-irreverend]

If you're wondering what I'm referring to, apparently someone made a video on Twitter titled "The Amazing Digital Circus if it was written by the guys who made Helluva Boss" and basically re-did the opening scene to be full of swearing and adult jokes.

How did Vivziepop react to this?

*deep sigh* She blocked the person who made it.

Just... come on.

[peachi-blossom]

Shows that have a better color palette than Hazbin Hotel

The three on the left from top to bottom are my favorite shows.

Edit 6/22/24: I got more that I forgot to put in

[chongoblog]

Do you think the reason so many new independently animated shows suck nowadays because they're written by artists & not writers? They all feel like Community bits that every fandom can apply to their favourite characters™ stretched out into 30 minutes rather than a story with consistent & chohesive plot, narrative, themes, structure & direction.

I mean I dunno which independent animated shows you’re referring to here. Most of what I’ve seen is pretty good, but I can still address what you’re probably trying to say here.

Like you might have a point that a lot of them probably aren’t Vince Gilligan level, but yeah there is very much a point that indie animated shows come from a place of love for the characters and animation over a love for a perfectly engineered plot. And there’s nothing wrong with that.

[sneakyboythingz]

HOW THE FUCK

Theres was so many kids in the helluva Boss painel and much more adults with no sigh of kids in the digital circus painel

Watching the clips that are popping up of kids asking the actors questions about helluva/hazbin is really uncomfortable

[digitaltrapdigitalcircusocblog]

This Is Rich Coming From A Guy Who Excuses All Of Vivziepoop's Flaws With Her Show

Of course Hazbiner fans can't handle an actual jerkass character who isn't excused for his behavior because of some sad past. It makes him refreshing.

[hulloitsdani]

List 5 things that make you happy, then put this in the askbox for the last 10 people who reblogged something from you! get to know your mutuals and followers (ू•‧̫•ू⑅)♡

I took this as an excuse to draw five funny little guys that have taken over my brain, but what I ended up with is a funny sliding gradient for the types of characters I like.

[demiaroacejadeharley]

The Amazing Digital Circus Episode 2 Review

Warning: This post contains spoilers for the second episode of The Amazing Digital Circus. If you haven't seen the episode, please skip this post and watch the episode before reading this post.

This post also contains critical commentary about Vivziepop. If you're a Vivziepop stan, please do not interact with me. Critical fans and antis are welcome to interact. Reblogs on this post are turned off to prevent Vivziepop stans from interacting with me.

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I didn't find out that TADC had another episode out until Saturday night while I was preparing for my morning shift at work. I decided to watch the new episode before bed and wasn't disappointed at what I watched.

The episode starts with Pomni having a nightmare before Ragatha woke her up. Poor girl can't catch a break after what she went through in the first episode.

And now, for the main event of the episode. Caine assigned the crew to a mission to return the maple syrup that was stolen for a candy kingdom by a small group of gummy gator bandits. I also got some nostalgia feels for the episode as I grew up watching Adventure Time, and the candy themed kingdom reminded me of the Candy Kingdom from Adventure Time.

The chase scene was extremely hilarious, and I felt bad that poor Pomni had to try to keep the bandits from going away. If only Jax actually did something instead of antagonizing her. Gotta say that Jax is one lovable prick.

It made me sad that after Pomni and Gummigoo had their little bonding moment, Caine was like, "nope" and Thanos'd Gummigoo from entering the circus. But after that episode, I wonder what Gooseworx has planned for Caine. Will he end up being the big bad guy in the show? His role is to be some sort of ringleader, after all. I'm looking forward to the future episodes to come.

To end my thoughts about the new episode, I did like that the ending shows Pomni slowly starting to get comfortable with the others. I know Gooseworx said that she doesn't plan on shipping the characters, but maybe she might reconsider it with Pomni and Ragatha. But either or is fine. Gooseworx has the right to do whatever she wants with the show.

I've also mentioned at the very beginning of the post that I will add some critical commentary about Vivziepop. So I might as well address everything now.

I believe I've said this in my post about my thoughts on the first episode about The Amazing Digital Circus, which is that Gooseworx doesn't rely heavily on excess amount of swearing to make her content funny. I still got a good laugh out of watching the new episode. I also like how Gooseworx hired indie voice actors for the show, and it shows that you don't need voice actors who have been in the industry for years to get people to consume your work. Also, last time I checked, the new episode got over 30 million views on YouTube.

Another thing is that I really like how the characters are designed. I'm curious if there is any significance for the roles the TADC crew will play during the future of the show. For example, Pomni is in a Jester outfit, and I'm curious how it will affect her role in the show. And it's obvious that Caine, being the ringleader of the crew, by having him wear a suit and top hat to show that. Meanwhile, Vivziepop seems to rehash similar character designs for the rest of her characters, which, in my opinion, makes her characters look dull looking. Viv has the potential to create really well designed characters as shown with her past work. And I wish she could improve that in the future.

Lastly, the writing. I know The Amazing Digital Circus only has two episodes, but the writing is far better than Hazbin Hotel and Helluva Boss combined. The Amazing Digital Circus stays consistent to the plot by showing the crew going to various parts of the universe they're in to complete their missions. I will admit that the plot of Hazbin Hotel is somewhat consistent as it shows Charlie trying to redeem sinners on top of the threat of Heaven. My biggest concern with Hazbin is that whenever Season two comes around, I'm worried that Vivziepop will sideline Charlie's mission to redeem sinners and help maintain the population of hell to either filler episodes or deter the main plot by focusing heavily on heaven or things that are not significant to the plot of Hazbin Hotel.

And then there's Helluva Boss. The show was promoted being about a group of imp mercenaries doing kill jobs. It wasn't until Viv decided it would be a "brilliant" to show that the main plot aside to focus on Stolas and Blitzo's "relationship" (even though I don't consider that a relationship due to how predatory Stolas is towards Blitz and something similar to Angel Dust and Valentino).

To close this post, I would like to say that The Amazing Digital Circus is what both Hazbin Hotel and Helluva Boss could be, despite TADC only having two episodes. If Vivziepop hired indie voice actors, worked more on her character designs, rethink how she writes both Hazbin and Helluva Boss, and works on giving her female characters the character development they deserve, then maybe I'll rewatch them in the future. However, the problem is that Viv doesn't really handle criticism well and relies on her fans to protect her. She's a grown woman, and she doesn't need other people to fight her own battles. If she can't handle that as a content creator, then maybe she should either step down from her position as the lead of HH and HB or consider taking a hiatus and have her work on herself.

But anyways, that's was I gotta say. The second episode of TADC was a fun watch, and I'm looking forward to what Gooseworx has in store for her viewers.