#tadc rant

[llminal-circus]

Can you get along

- stares at the TADC shipping community -

FOR FIVE FUCKING MINUTES??!

Listen, we all have our preferences in ships. We all have our likes and dislikes, but that does NOT warrant death threats and violent words towards others!

We are a community built together, and as such we should stand together. Bullying and harassment just makes us worse than what people in 2016 were doing. Can't we all just stay in our little corners and eat our ships in peace without someone else deciding that their opinion is the upright holiest and needs yo be spread.

The block button exists people. Learn to use it instead of being "oooh but my feewings", you can block entire tags you know. Just block a ship if you don't want to see it, just as you would block a vent or a gore post.

Istg if I wake up someday and see someone being doxxed or threatened irl over their FICTIONAL TADC FANSHIP I am going to fucking scream.

[sunzy-creates]

‼️TADC EPISODE 2 SPOILERS‼️

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I knew episode 2 of TADC was gonna be sad but oh my god did that hit me hard. So here are my thoughts that no one asked for but imma give you anyway:

For Pomni and the other humans obstruction seems like a long painful process of losing your sanity.

And from what we saw of Caine’s lil dungeon, he can’t just poof away the obstructed souls. But Gummigo was just gone in an instant. Just a snap. Maybe the fact that they are the one thing Caine can’t fully control is why he tries so hard to keep them involved and interested?

This world is so interesting, sad, and hopeful at the same time. I also found Jax’s involvement in this story very intriguing. Because while he’s obviously an asshole, he gave off a sense of desperation in the end to feel anything from the adventure.

Like he wasn’t just bullying to be mean. It was to feel something. Putting everyone in more and more dangerous situations just to feel an ounce of brain stimulation. I feel like Kinger seems the most insane because he’s completely removed from everything that’s happening around him.

But Jax is all too aware of everything that’s happening around him. And I think that’s making him crazier. I also wonder if Zooble hates adventures because they had a similar experience with an NPC. Or if they just get disassembled all the time in them lmfao.

Also did anyone else notice that Gummigo sounded super similar to the clones in Star Wars the Clone Wars? Or was that just me?

Anyways those were my thoughts! Kinger and Zooble are my favorites and if you read this far damn dude thanks :D

[kawaiidemoneart]

Welcome back with Lyla_Art and her Tadc theories because she can’t get it out of her head. Don’t read it if you haven’t seen episode 3. Also sorry for the grammar errors I’m ranting so I don’t really care about the errors and I’m just writing what comes to mind 😅.

Anyway it’s not a big theory. So in episode 3 Zooble goes to ‘therapy’ and we learned that they hate their body and can’t find pieces that they like. Plus we know they are non-binary. Now I’m taking ref by what some of my friends who are non-binary told me. It might not be for all people who are non-binary. So what they told me is that boy or girl they still felt lost and didn’t know what to choose. Now with the tech we have you can become a girl or a boy so like kinda like the zooble’s pieces. Where if you want you can change some of your body parts.

So maybe their character represents how they feel about themselves or how they acted in the past. Zooble can’t find pieces that they like just like a person who is non-binary feel when they are force to choose between being a girl or a boy. (Again this is based from what my friends told me it might be different for you).

Now for the past part, with Kinger we know that he work in tech, but why a king chess piece? Chess pieces are often used to represent someone being used. Like the company who he work for control him? Could he have participated in the project of the digital world? Don’t forget that his wife is also a chess piece. Plus he said that she likes bugs. Could it be a reference to a bug in tech? (Also while we are at it why does Kinger remember working in tech? Is it because the longer you stay in this digital world the more you will start to remember? )

For the moment I’m not sure for the other characters, except maybe Pomni being a jester. Jester would entertain the king and the nobles BUT in fiction like in ,King Lear, the court jester is used for insight and advice. Could she also have a part in the project? Maybe all the characters have a part. Maybe they were employees?

Wait now I might’ve some ideas now that I think about it, Gangle is known to like drawing, could she have been part of the design? I don’t know this just came up in my brain.

Anyway my point was that I think that their persona are based from:

1. How they think of themselves

Or

2. A ref to their past and action.

It could also be both. Anyway I would love to see what you think and if you have other theories!

[deagledig]

Pomni abstracted woooooooooooooooooooo she still gets her hat tho

oh yeha big rant lol

could not get this idea out of my head until I drew it LMAO, inspired by a post I reblogged earlier

ngl it would be so cool if this happened (not really cus caine sends the abstracted to a pit like damn) if more characters get abstracted i hope it’s different designs for each one that somehowwwww relate to their normal form?? Idk

I’ve seen this theory which the ending scene relates to The Last Supper and some other details which im forgot but I love the idea I think it’s cool af

Sorry for rambling idk who else to tell this about. I just kinda go on fatass rants in discord sometimes but it’s always just me talking to myself bro 😭 I’m going to regret and cringe at this post in two years give it time

Anyways have a good day hope you enjoyed my artwork

[aalien-s]

im seeing a lot of the npc jax theory and though i must say i like it (literally just cuz hes my fav) i can see it more being Kinger than Jax.

short rant under the cut

Kinger has been here the longest- Long time for Caine to forget and none of the current squad to know (someone that abstracted mighve known)

Kinger calling himself a royal in the pilot- he wouldve probably been coded as a king and seems to genuinely think he is one.

Hes been there for so long, is literally insane and yet, he hasnt abstracted. Im guessing NPCs cant abstract.

i think itd be funny if Caine just made an npc specifically for Queenie during one adventure and maybe Queenie got so attatched that she brought him with her and maybe abstracted soon after. So when Caine found Kinger he thought he was Queenie (as in: Queenie never existed instead it was Kinger all along)

anyway i dont really care what happens. it would also be extremely hilarious if the creators put that Caine line where he said that he can forget whos an NPC and whos human, just because they knew ppl would go crazy with the implications lmao. ik its been said that theres a lot of hidden secrets and forshadowing (if im not wrong ofc), but not everything has to be.

[postcards-of-the-hxnging]

Aight so I may get flamed but here: I don’t like Jax x Gangle. She’s a punching bag to him, not a love interest. It perpetuates the whole “oh if he bullies you he likes you” which. Just. No. FUCK no.

If someone else ships it then whatever, I’m gonna be over here shipping Caine and the Moon.

[tyrannogiglwatr]

THIS SONG IS SO GAY AND ON PRIDE MONTH TOO LIKE????? NOOOONOBONONONO YOU GUYS DONT UNDERSTAND😅😅

"get your jax toy, get a little laugh boy, so you're not down to clown, but I wont let that get me down, Im your jax toy, have a little laugh boy" ON TOP OF THE WAY HE SAID "Ill keep you company" HELLLLOOO??

⁉️⁉️💥💥🙏⁉️🗣️💥🙏🗣️💥 LOOK ME IN THE EYES AND TELLME HE ISNT GAY FOR THAT STARE AT ME AND TELL ME HHE ISNT GAY WITH A STRAIGHT FACE, TRRYYY MMEEEE OHH MY GKD DUDE GAYGAYGAYGAHAGYAGYAGYAGAYAGAUAHY

[helloiamadrawer]

‼️RANT‼️(my review on the ending of episode 2 of TADC, mostly when Caine sends Gummigoo back to NPC Land)

tw: basically my own opinion of Caine in EP 2, mentions of spoilers

So..aside from the very heart touching message from the scene of Kaufmo's funeral..

Some of the masses have now turned their backs on Caine saying he supposedly "killed off" Gummigoo (which I understand why some ppl would feel like that) which to me I don't think he killed him he probably just sent him back, because as we all know he IS an NPC but with feelings ever since he's realized he was in the map.

BUT..if Caine ever did kill him, remember: HE IS AN AI WHO DOESN'T KNOW ANY BETTER, he's oblivious to what he has made, he just needs to hear what has been said and understand before making his own decision to make people disappear in via confetti. Aside from that..

Alex Rochon, the VA himself has actually said he's still rooting for Caine as shown here.

The series has just begun as well so there's hope for improvement for this sweet boi, unless Goose wants to make him a despicable,devious villain that I have to hate for the rest of the series (she'll have to try reallllllllyyy hard to do that)

No, this does not mean I hate Gummigoo, he was a good character and hopefully we will get to see him again in the next few episodes. Even though he could have been Pomni's first official friend she had official friends all along when she first landed in the circus 🥺 (aside from Jax because his hand wasnt the one saving her from her dream)

In conclusion, Caine need to learn how to acknowledge feelings from another humans' perspective that's all.

[poppyseedqueenz]

Can we just talk about how toxic the tadc(Digital Corcus) fandom is and bassiclly ruins the experience for everyone else?

Goozworx did not need to tell people to chill out over people not liking the show beacuse people should've already known(but then again we live in a shitty society)

but don't mind me as I'm just some "Hater" looking for clout and not concerned of how toxic a fandom grew in over the course of a single ass month of its series premiere but to be fair it's mostly the little gen alpha kids in the fandom who made gave digital circus those 100 million views that made it toxic 🤷🏾‍♀️

Sorry but someone had to say it....

[dana-chan-the-control-brain]

TADC: Thoughts on Jax in Episode 2

Thoughts on Jax after Amazing Digital Circus Episode 2 Dropped.

Massive spoilers below the cut. Just watch the ep before you read.

Amazing Digital Circus had an amazing second episode as we're introduced more to what the adventures are like, and what NPCs are like and ofc the existential horror of being a living AI only created for a source of entertainment.

Also, I love the dream sequence at the beginning, because we actually get some deeper insight into Pomni's thoughts on Ragatha. Feeling like her helpfulness is the guise of like "man, you're not cut out for this like the rest of us" which is typically something a lot of people who have been bullied in highschool perceive genuine acts of kindness and engagement. (which I kind of suspect Pomni might have been, or at least, been a shut-in and didn't have a lot of friends in her human life. )

Jax wasn't really the main focus of the episode, but it wasn't really until the end of the episode I understood his behavior and what this episode is foreshadowing overall.

Since while Jax isn't the focus emotionally, he is definitely the plot device to push things forward. And I mean, a plot device in a very active and quite literal way. He's the one that causes Pomni to clip out of the map, takes advantage of everyone and is just... genuinely an unpleasant person.

I actually really like this.

As, I know the first episode in the digital circus, many people (me included) could perceive or analyze Jax's actions as someone who is "helping" in a roundabout asshole way. Episode Two has none of that here. He just wants Bloodshed, And I love that we're getting additional context on his character.

It's hard to tell how much fan reception Gooseworx saw of episode one before episode two hit production, so I don't know how much of the fandom perception of Jax had an influence on the writing process, but I can't deny that might have been a factor in assuring us "no he's not secretly helpful, he's just an asshole" But I'm just going to assume that this has been part of his characterization from the start and it becomes way more clear as the episode goes on.

But there was something in his behavior throughout this whole episode that seemed off to me. Like Jax was taking up a majority of the B-plot, while Pomni had the A-plot. So I was wondering why Jax seemed to be the protagonist with the B-plot when Pomni was the A-plot when they seemed to be so disconnected with eachother in motivations and telling us things about the characters.

But then it hit me when the episode ended and the two plots merged together.

"who... knows... what could happen..."

And then it hit me.

Pomni finds comfort in an NPC who is going through a similar experience to her and can emphasize, despite their being other humans who have gone through the same thing, due to her self-admitting to being a loner in her human life. Well, she didn't admit it outright, but from how she perceives Ragatha's kindness as an act, or patronizing, it seems like she doesn't have a lot of friends...

Meanwhile... Jax... He treats the adventure like a videogame. Why shouldn't he? He's trapped in a videogame, right? But it really goes beyond that.

The fellow humans that Jax is trapped with, he treats THEM like they're NPCs, while Pomni treats the NPC like they're human.

Jax says to Gangle "Aren't you supposed to be the suggestible one?" Which you wouldn't typically wouldn't say to a person, right? That's something you would say more about a character that you maxed out the dialogue trees in.

He calls Pomni "His Bridge" even.

They're his objects. His tools, his own npcs he's exhausted the dialogue options on.

Jax dehumanizes the players in a way that Pomni humanizes the NPCS.

These are two opposite ends of the spectrum but what really sold it for me was Jax's reaction to the funeral.

And Jax is the one member out of the cast who doesn't even show up to the funeral. (aside from Caine and Bubble but they are AI.)

He does NOT want to think about the Players as real people. And showing that opposite perspective compared to Pomni I think is much as important going forward.

Jax was the plot catalyst of this entire episode, and served the thematic theme of the episode quite well, even if it didn't look like it on first glance.

I absolutely loved this episode and I can't wait for more.

Also... Poor Pomni can't have shit in Detroit

[inkandpaintleopard]

So Digital Circus huh

[ask-pomni-blog]

Ok this may seem like im grasping at straws here but i need you guys to let me cook for a sec-

HUGE TADC EPISODE 2 SPOILERS

We start off the episode with Pomni’s nightmare, which is a reflection of Pomni’s fears and feelings that are going to be expanded upon throughout the episode. Her main fear isn’t abstracting here, it's the feeling of helplessness, the feeling of not mattering to anybody in the circus. This is seen clearly when Ragatha, Jax, and Caine are shown above the cellar, basically saying “good riddance” upon witnessing Pomni abstract.

And it makes complete sense that Pomni would feel this way once you look back at the circus’ reaction to Kaufmo abstracting (before the second episode). He doesn’t get acknowledged as someone who has just passed away, he doesn’t even get a moment of silence. Pomni notices this, and after she wakes up from her nightmare, she seems almost reluctant to bond with the rest of the circus members because this fear is still on her mind.

This is seen particularly when Pomni is speaking to Ragatha. Ragatha attempts to be helpful at any given chance, but most of the time Pomni is lost in her thoughts. Pomni doesn't seem very open to conversate with Ragatha because of her fears. But this isn't unwarranted, Ragatha literally calls the situation from the day before a “doozy” which brings up the fact that Ragatha constantly dismisses important issues, saying that they should just forget about the situation that happened the day before when Pomni left her for the exit. I understand that she’s trying to ease the tension between them, but I fear she might be making it even worse. Additionally, Ragatha dismissing a very important issue like that makes Pomni’s fears stronger, it may seem to Pomni that Ragatha doesn’t care…

When it’s actually the opposite! The whole episode she tries her best to motivate Pomni (“look, Pomni. We’re already friends with the princess!”, “So, Pomni, I’m sure there’s some way you could help out here.”)

and she’s also very concerned for Pomni when she’s gone (“...Pomni’s still on board!”, “Oh man, Poor Pomni. I hope she's alright.”, “I’m more worried she’s having another horrible experience.”, “Pomni! Are you okay?”)

However, all these remarks could be seen as condescending from Pomni’s perspective… And on the other hand, Ragatha feels like Pomni blames her for the situation, and that Pomni dislikes her. 

Returning to the topic of Pomni’s fears, a lot of this is also reflected in her conversation with Gummigoo:

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G:“I don’t matter in the slightest. I’m nothing. My life, my memories… my friends… it’s all fake.” 

P:“...I think I know the feeling.”

P:“...I guess I just don't want you to feel like you’re nothing. I don’t want anyone to feel like that.”

G:“But I'm not even a real person. Would I even belong?”

P:“I’m sure you wouldn’t belong any less than me.”

—

Pomni relates to Gummigoo’s fears!! And Pomni is so compassionate and understanding too! …sadly their friendship didn’t last very long… and that brings us back to Ragatha and Pomni. Ragatha tries her best to be reassuring… unfortunately that didn’t work either. AND THIS WHOLE INTERACTION IS JUST- OH MY GOD... LET ME PUT A HUGE EMPHASIS ON THEIR BODY LANGUAGE HERE:

Also the WORDING HERE:

and this scene ooohhhhhhh,,,,,,,, this scene...!!

POMNI IS REASSURED ONCE SHE SEES THAT THE CIRCUS MEMBERS DO CARE. THEY WOULD CARE. HER FEARS DISSAPEAR AND AND- ohhhhmy god this is so sick and twisted.. this ep was.. soooooo good. holy smokes. anyways thank you for listening to my TED talk.

[xx-sketchy-xx]

*grumble grumble* my photos are being annoying

LOOK AT THE COOL DUDES, I feel like Jax would try and make Wally commit as many crimes as possible with his eye eating powers

[kawaiidemoneart]

I think I finally see what @gooseworx meant when she said that Jax is going to get worse. I think it might go with attention seeking. Like when people want attention and some reaction so the more you ignore them the more they are going to get worse. I might be wrong. Maybe it’s because he didn’t get what he wanted for three adventures so he is just going to lose it. But anyway I’m so excited to see what will happen and what he will do.

[anonymouscheeses]

CHAGGIE AND RAGAPOM OUTFIT SWAP PLSSSSSSSS PLS PLS PLS PLS🙏😍

(-your old buddy old pal)

U asked this twice pookie 😒 /h

I did the swap based on the person they share the most personality with and not what they would actually wear. Charlie would definitely pick the jester outfit lmao

First meet under cut vvvvvvvv

It's the slutty goth-coded outfit that made Pomni guess that.

[canterbury-bell]

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