#I MISS GUMIGOO!!

[mysteriousl0ser]

FUCK IT, TADC EP 2 THOUGHTS MAJOR SPOILERS!! BE WARNED

LETS GO!! Pomni is still pretty screwed up over her first day here, I mean this is all fresh and new to her so like DUH. everyone else here is somewhat or entirely adjusted and kind of just cope with the fact that theyre here I dont think pomni has really processed how long theyve been here?? In the pilot she seems SO bothered by how okay they are with this and willingness to do caines fuckass adventures

i dont blame her, anywho pomni in her nightmare-induced state starts to abstract, she had to face an abstraction early on in her days here which like have to be pretty truamatizing (duh) and cried out to ANYONE, but where she called for help literally no one helped her “oh well” they though

Pomni doesn't feel like anybody else cares, shes the only one whos still going through an adjustment phase and freaking the fuck out while everyone else is just going along with the adventure, something she still thinks is kinda pointless and doesn't get why anybody would waste their time here doing when they COULD be looking for a way out, why is she the only one who seems to still be distressed here? To feel lost? At least from her perspective, it seems that way. Unfortunately, these people have already been here for a while.

Pomski then meets someone whos just like her, their whole reality was shattered and they don't belong anywhere, mirroring how pomni feels at the moment, even if she still has some sort of grip now vs when she first got here

And she finds comfort in that!!! Why is it that this NPC feels more real than the ACTUAL REAL PEOPLE trapped here with her??? Whatever the reason, its something to hold onto. Something to LATCH onto. Hes Real. or at least he feels real, and maybe she feels like she belongs with him because at least he knows the feeling, something shes not really felt w anyone else before

This comfort and solidarity she has with gumigoo is shortlived however as she gets brutally reminded that he wasnt real. The anchor she had vanished and there's quite literally nobody to catch her fall.

And i feel like ragatha trying to comfort her the way she did didnt help AT ALL. it was kinda a sore reminder that gumigoo is easily replaceable, and GOD thats so frustrating?? This thing felt so real to her and nobody seems to care that he just vanished!! If they could be so apathetic to this whos to say they wont just treat her demise just the same as she thought they would???

But then something important happens. They have a funeral for Kaufmo, someone whos been established to be their friend way before Pomni ever came here. And maybe it didn't ever settle in before that kaufmo was a real person! Literally!! And he was real to them. Just like gumigoo though less directly they relate to being in pain and kind of in shock of losing someone who they cared about and who was a real person to care about to them AND LIKE YOU CAN SEE WHERE IT CLICKS IN HER FACIAL EXPRESSION HERE, THE CHANGE IN HER EYES AND THE WAY HER EXPRESSION LOSENS AT THIS IDK IT DRIVES ME CRAZY GOD THE ANIMATORS WENT OFF W THIS EP VS THE PILOT IM IM IM

anyways anyways They have their funeral service, theres quite literally no reason for anyone to just lie and go along with whatever bs caines got going on, this also quite literally has nothing to do with him. This is kind of their own little way of keeping some sort of human traditions and respect for the human persons that get stuck here because they care. HELL you can even see pomni feel a little guilty here when ragatha says that his funeral was disrupted cause she arrived here

anyways thats exactly it!! They fucking car!! This whole time pomni thought that they just didnt care and were kind of apathetic or downright patronizing her over all this and mocking her or whatnot, like in her dream sequence. But no, they all talk respectively about their memories and experiences with kaufmo, the things they shared together and the feelings they had. EVERYBODY was grieving. Ragatha who always tried to put on some cheerful and kind of irritating (to pomni at least) everythings fine facade (which also kind of feels less real to her at least i think so but i don't think she figured it to be a coping mechanism) to just straight up start crying and breaking up a bit, even mentioning how this does not ever get any easier and how shes had to deal with this plenty of times before.

Zooble the usually apathetic and kind of asshole who keeps to themselves and gives off i don't care energy and probably gave off the impression that they didn't care about anyone here and just treated the people stuck here as an unfortunate fact and nothing more actually being vulnerable and probably doing the same as ragatha talking about their memories with kaufmo

Kingers ALWAYS kind of zoned out or not really taking anything seriously and just being there completely lost in space, but here hes grounded, and even earlier in the episode when ragatha needed it most he remained grounded then too (tho pomni didnt see that i just wanted to mention it). Just like the others he grieves and lives in the unfortunate moment

more of the kinger being grounded when the thought counts

GANGLE- dude even if its for just a moment she smiles here despite having her tragedy mask and like her whole shtick is being of whatever mood or emotion her mask is allegedly wether she wants to or not, but no here shes more than just that, she smiles for a bit when reminiscing her moments with kaufmo only to go back into crying, and man shes always crying with her tragedy mask but its beyond as far as anyone can tell wether or not its really her or just because of her mask, but here? its really her, no matter what the mask on her face shows!! shes genuinely smiling despite having her comedy mask and shes genuinely crying which is very blatantly obviously different to the usual mask cry etc etc

heres something about all this, it hits pomni in a way. These people ARE real, and they care. They care about her, they have nothing else but eachother and THATS something to latch onto. Thats something to hold her down, even if they just met pomni

SPEAKING OF JUST MEETING POMNI she literally expressed how she didnt wanna just LEAVE gumigoo there by himself because she believes no one should just be left there

the circus peeps just met pomni and just like how she felt a real connection to gumigoo in this digital hell she feels a sort of connection with these people too. Theyre gonna have her back all the same, maybe she wont feel so out of place and alone. BONUS THING!! The literal only times she genuinely smiles is when she feels this real connection to what feels real to her and has a genuine and sincere moment with these people whether it be an npc or a trapped member. Idk it just means something to me how significant both these moments are tipped off with a genuine smile a REAL SMIE!! (id add pictures but tumblr has a 30 image limit) OH ALSO BONUS BONUS THING THE DIFFERENCE IN OUTRO MUSIC IS SO IS SO ITS SO the outro song for the pilot kinda feels so ethereal and out of the moment at least to me it kinda feels like it you're slipping through the cracks and just, existing within yourself as the rest of the world around you kind of shatters into glass or melts into water or something i dont think ANY of that made any sense but its loud and its blaring and its so out of reach in a way, mad disassociation vibes but the outro song for the 2nd ep is a lot quieter yet its right there, at first it starts really small, lonely even. trapped by yourself but as the music gets louder and more instruments join in on the song it kind of has a comforting feel? bittersweet? even? its grounding ina way which is much different from how the first one felt at least to me lmao and the comforting feel kinda only emphasizes what I was talking about earlier- the comfort in having that anchor of reality with having a real moment with these people and making that connection yk? and like as i was saying at first the song starts off with just one instrument, at the start of the episode pomni feels utter alone and out of place even if these people here with here are stuck in the same situation as her, together alone. but as the other instruments join. in it kinda uplifts the song a bit, its not one sole instrument anymore like how in the end pomni feels that connection with everyone else, not so alone anymore idk jackshit about music theory so this is entirely a feelies talk instead of like- music lore? so don't take anything i say as like- idk some professional speak im just a nerd nerding about silly digital fixations ANYWAYS THATS ALL FOR NOW I AVE MORE TO SAY BUT THIS IS LONG ENOUGH LOL if you actually read all the way down this far thank you for listening!!! i really really appreciate it :]

[dogwholivesontheinternet]

I MISS GUMIGOO😭😭💔💔CAINE WHEN I CATCH YOU CAINE

I do too… rest in peace my dear prince 💔💔💔

[thegreatnpowerfulspuukiiz]

I HAVE THE FREAKIN FLU BRUH KILL ME

on an unrelated note i really liked the new ep of TADC! making a vid on it rn teehee. *slight spoilers below*

disordered ep thoughts :

i really liked the look of gangle’s plastic mask. it was so expressive and cute. also everyone looked so cute in the spudsy’s uniforms!! and the freaking stuff with gumigoo what if i actually cried. THEN what. also drunk ragatha was so funny 😭 plus it was cool to have zooble actually participating in an adventure for once (tho i did miss kinger.) lowkey felt bad for jax tho he was acting so normal to the point where it actually became sorta concerning esk that part when he went up to pomni and had a completely normal interaction with her???

i’d yap in detail about the ep but my brain hurts and im seconds from passing out so uh bye

[hughjidiot]

Quick Thoughts on Episode Four of TADC (Spoilers below the cut, obviously)

Non-spoiler first: as someone who spent a year working in fast food, this was so fucking accurate. Also there's a lot I wanna say about parts of this episode, but I'll do separate posts for them. Now then.

Ooh, we're getting more and more backstory hints, that's always good. Besides Gangle being a shift manager and having dreams of being an artist, Ragatha also had horses. Fascinating.

Side note: I'm guessing the in-universe reason they don't talk about their pasts much is remembering all the things they miss from the real world could put them at risk of abstracting.

Stoned Ragatha is fucking hilarious. Especially when she was jealous of Pomni "flirting" with Gumigoo.

Speaking of which, knew he'd be coming back. But was not the cause of that shot of Pomni looking broken-hearted we saw in the trailer.

I like that subtle moment of Pomni deciding not to push things with Gumigoo after glancing back at Ragtha. She's slowly but surely coming to appreciate the other members of the Circus.

Getting analog horror vibes from the whole training video segment.

Everything about Gangle this episode and trying to "put on a happy face" to mask your true feelings... oof.

Huh, Caine just started glitching out at the very end. That's... ominous.

Oh wow, the Gangle/Zooble shippers are feasting like kings tonight.

[porcelaintoybox23]

I’m sad to say that I still find TADC a bit boring, but I liked the second episode much better and I miss gumigoo. It was so obvious what would happen but I still hoped. Also, Jax is fucking annoying and I can’t be mad because he’s obviously designed that way.

[barbatos-sama]

basically: their adventure this episode is being forced to work a relatively normal fast food job but everything feels so existential, i guess because it's so Normal it reminds them all of their past lives, especially gangle who apparently had the exact same position (shift manager) and we learn in her real life before the circus she had dreams of being an artist and having her own comic but she never got to fulfill her dreams.

a running theme with gangle is that she is ribbon person with a mask for the face and every episode she manages to get her comedy mask broken leaving her with only her tragedy mask, so she's perpetually sad. in this episode her mask breaks but someone finds her a different mask that looks happy so she tries it out. at first she thinks it's helping and she feels energized but over the course of the episode essentially has a manic episode and she has to take the mask off at the end. i feel like this is supposed to represent trying out a medication for chronic depression and it Not Working Out.

during her episode she kind of becomes mad with power and takes authority, becoming dominant over everyone in the restaraunt. it pisses jax off because he's a chronic asshole who likes feeling in control or at the very least unimpeded, but when faced with a real possibility of punishment for his actions he has to back down and do what he's told which both pisses him off and makes him feel lowkey humiliated. it's good for him to be humbled cause i think he's so annoying and he's constantly bullying everyone but Especially gangle as she's usually the most submissive one in the group.

a very heartbreaking part of the episode was when pomni saw gumigoo, the npc she'd grown attached to in a previous episode who became self aware, but caine wouldn't allow to live in the circus with them. she's heartbroken to find out that gumigoo doesn't remember her at all, so their deep connection was all for nothing. he is just an asset in a game, and once the scenario is over he forgets it all, so she can never have a true relationship with him.

ragatha accidentally ingests stupid sauce, an ingredient they sell on burgers, and essentially becomes high. through the show ragatha is generally the one who tries to be super nice and caring and keep everyone together, she wants to impress everyone and is a people pleaser. but while she's high she's a lot more honest and even says gangle is kind of annoying when she's actually happy, which is obviously a huge upsetting thing for gangle to hear. gangle admits to pomni later that she loves ragatha and all but she's always wondered how sincere ragatha actually Is among all her people pleasing; her positivity and forgiveness is overwhelming so it's only natural people would become suspicious and suspect she isn't being honest and is keeping her opinions secret, which is proven true when ragatha loses her filter like that and calls gangle annoying. in fact a lot of ragatha's interactions this episode are general complaining and criticizing people; although not in a bitchy way just in a "I'm High and have No Filter so i'm just saying whatever is honestly on my mind" way so now we know for sure that ragatha has a lot of shit she doesn't talk about and it keeps her from forming genuine connections with other people. when remarking that pomni was "flirting with the npc" (gumigoo) she laments that she wishes someone would flirt with Her, which was really sad to me ): she also said "i miss my horses" which could have just been a comedic unexpected line that isn't true but it also could be some potential insight to her previous life i suppose. i could def see her being a horse girl lol. there have been theories that she's an npc due to her endless positivity but this episode made that seem less likely to me now that her sincerity has been severely called into question.

jax like i mentioned before gets kind of humiliated and in general just seems to hate the whole ordeal, he pretty much acts the way you'd expect a normal fast food worker to act, constantly looking at the clock and being annoyed, but to me his behavior this episode is actually unique for him as a character. during normal circumstances he does whatever he wants and tries to make everything he does fun (for him only, he gets a kick out of watching the others suffer for his own entertainment) so like, mostly he behaves due to gangles threat of punishment, but part of me still feels like normally he would have acted out Anyway regardless of whether he would punished for it or not, he just acted in a really interesting way this episode. at the end of his shift he found "his" car, and it was interesting bc the plate said "jax 001" on it. it being number 1 has to have some kind of significance. i don't think it has anything to do with the year he was born since canonically he's only 20. it could be that he's actually the First person to ever be in the circus, or maybe the one whose been there the longest. in the first episode he says that kinger has been there the longest but he could have just been lying about that, and kinger wouldn't be able to tell you one way or the other because he's kind of crazy and his memory is all over the place. i think jax definitely has secrets and is special among the group so perhaps this could be why he is the way he is.

at the end of the episode gangle takes her happy mask off and throws it away, and manages to actually smile with her tragedy mask on. she tries to do a cinematic anime running in the rain scene where she's just had some kind of "everything will be okay" epiphany but she accidentally runs in front of a semi truck and that's how her adventure ends lol. she wakes up in caine's office for a "performance review" of the day and gets a B+, and in general walks away from the experience feeling sad again because she was so controlling during her episode that she thinks no one will want to talk to her anymore. zooble convinces her to come hang out with everyone though and show them her art.

it's just such an odd episode, while the ending is technically hopeful it still leaves you feeling kind of empty because over all everyone just had a horrible day. maybe the dreadful feeling that lingers over the episode is the unspoken feeling everyone is probably having that the real world isn't actually some place that's so great, it can be miserable, and that if they can ever return to their real lives they still might be miserable, it's not going to fix them

[yuqi0starx]

Ya tengo casi todos los personajes solo me faltan Gumigoo, Chad y Max, la reina Gloink, la Luna y el sol solo eso creo

(Un personaje no es original mío fue creado por sm-baby creo)

(podría etiquetar a la persona que creo a Able pero no se si es sm-baby o si es otra persona y también porque aun no se usar Tumblr estoy aprendiendo)

Text in English

I already have almost all the characters, I'm just missing Gumigoo, Chad and Max, Queen Gloink, the Moon and the Sun, that's all I'm missing.

(all the characters are obviously not created by me, they are from Gooseworx and another character who is Able, I think he is from sm-baby, I don't know, but I think so, but if it bothers you that I use the character, that's fine, no problem, I can remove it, if the text is not understood it is because I use a translator, I speak Spanish, I barely know the basics of English)

(I could tag the person who created Able but I don't know if it's sm-baby or if it's someone else and also because I don't know how to use Tumblr yet, I'm learning)

[dogbounds-reblogs]

I love how the public opinion on Gumigoo is "*Sigh* I miss my husband, I miss him a lot. I'll be back." now