Fact Check: The Amazing Digital Circus Series Review Analysis

I got my associates degree on May 1st, the day after I got four teeth yanked from my mouth. So, naturally, I've had

some time on my hands the past little while. In the midst of searching for a summer job and thinking of things to

keep myself occupied over my break, I have stumbled across a lot of discourse that I couldn't care less about. But the

more I came across these tweets from angry middle schoolers, the more my interest peaked. Instead of going

outside and being productive and interacting with people with similar interests as me and touching grass, I

have finally decided to look into something that I have avoided more than watching One Piece, and that is a small

show called The Amazing Digital Circus. It's pretty niche. I don't know if you've ever heard of it. I had watched

the pilot when it came out in 2023, but I wasn't really all into the Sword Art Online plot, so I didn't watch anything

after that. But the finale of the series is releasing sometime in June, and with nothing better to do, I might as well

give it a try. I would absolutely call myself a digital circus hater. The clips I've seen from the show are incredibly

cringey, and like I said, I don't like the plot. It's just something I've never been interested in. But to be fair, I've

only ever seen criticisms of the show on my social media feed. It's pretty unfair for me to be so judgmental of a show

I've never seen more than one episode of 3 years ago, might I add. I've tried to avoid watching it like The Plague, but

the things I've seen with the fandom in particular is like recoiling. I know they're just kids being cringe, as they

should be, and it's likely just a loud minority, but I cannot stand it. I try to detach myself from communities that

are minor dominated because they always end up in a dumpster fire and I don't want to be associated with that and

crammed into a label because of something I consume. So, with little prior knowledge to the story and the

characters, I dove in and watched The Amazing Digital Circus as a hater. I'm going to be recapping these episodes

in chronological order and my thoughts while watching these episodes. I was thinking about doing my raw reactions,

but I believe reaction content is a very lazy way of making videos in many cases, so I decided against it. So, any

questions I asked during the segment of the video are just my inner monologue at the time. After the episode is finished,

I'll be rating it out of 10, as well as what I enjoyed and disliked about it. Before I move on to the next episode,

I'll be rating each character out of 10 based on how much I care for them. And at the end of the video, I'll be ranking

each episode based on how well I enjoyed it, as well as some afterthoughts. I will try very hard to check my bias.

It's not easy viewing things from a different perspective than your own, but it's a very healthy exercise to practice

to not be a selfish, close-minded person. There is a flashing light/epilepsy warning. There are a few

sequences in this video that may trigger photosensitive viewers, so please be mindful of that before continuing. I

will add a flash warning beforehand, though, so don't worry too much. Another thing, because if this video gets

attention, I may get comments about it. Some of my script may be contradictory, if that makes sense. I began writing

this script after finishing episode 8, so some of the things I learned later on in the series may surface before that's

not established, but I did do my best to write the script based off of the notes I took and not just my previous

knowledge. And finally, spoilers. WELCOME TO THE AMAZING DIGITAL CIRCUS. >> The episode opens up with a crunchy,

nostalgic, lowquality opening sequence before transitioning into a more polished digital space. I think it would

have been really cool if the entire series was animated like an old computer game, but I can definitely see why they

chose not to go with that. We dive into the tent where we're met with our first character, Kane, a humanoid wearing a

tail coat suit, top hat, and a head replaced with a pair of teeth. I believe the teeth are meant to be a pair of

Chatter teeth, a windup novelty toy from 1949, but they very well could have gone with that design for literally no

reason. He's also paired with his companion, Bubble, who is well, a bubble. The theme song, which is the

only time it's ever played in the series, introduces us to other members of the circus who have very differing

designs, which is something I quite enjoy. I hate same face syndrome, and I think that if you can recognize a

character from their silhouette, you've made a pretty solid character, and that's something Gooseb has succeeded

in. The theme song is hard, too, by the way. I keep catching myself humming it every now and then. We then meet the

newest member of the circus who quite literally just appeared. She's panicked and confused, grabbing her head before

rushing towards a disappearing exit door. After a meta joke of our jester character ruining the theme song, she

explains to the other characters that she remembers putting on a headset before appearing here. The other circus

members then explain that it's happened to all of them and there's no way to leave the circus. This is her new home

and her new body. As Kane is giving her a tour of the new place, he shows her a place called the void, which I can only

imagine will be greatly significant later on in the series. Before returning back to the circus tent, the jester

spots an exit door just before being ushered back inside. She quickly attempts to explain to the other members

that she saw an exit door before the idea immediately gets shut down and dismisses her imagination. This kind of

pissed me off cuz like if you've been stuck in another world for the past 5 years and someone claims to have seen a

way out, I'd very willingly hear them out. But at the same time, I do understand their skepticism. It's only

been 5 minutes, but I'm noticing there's a lot of, for lack of a better term, Ramboo humor, or like 2021 humor. I'm

assuming the script for the episode was written around that time, so I I'll give it a pass, but it's just something I

wanted to note. Kane quickly changes the topic by asking for her name, to which she doesn't have an answer. She

immediately panics before Kane assigns her the name Pomi, which a quick Google search will tell you that Pomni is the

Russian word for remember or to keep in mind. Once that finishes, Kane decides to send them all out on an adventure,

which Zubil immediately opts out of before being taken away by the GOinks that Kane summoned for the adventure.

Raggatha then suggests that they go check on on their friend Kofmo instead of searching for their other friend who

was just dismembered and kidnapped who hasn't been seen in a while. Kinger mentions the last time he saw Kofmo he

was rambling about an exit while losing his mind. Regardless, Pomny, Ragatha, and Jax go to check on Kofmo while

Kinger and Gengal go to find where Zubil has been taken. Something I want to mention is that I really enjoy the usage

of clunky 3D animation jokes like the characters glitching out and items no clipping into the ground. It's small and

stupid, but it's something that gets a nose exhale out of me. Once they approach Koffma's bedroom, they open the

door to find that he has gone through something called abstraction, which Ragatha proceeds to describe as that

terrible thing I mentioned when you reach your breaking point, which I believe is implied to be death. Like the

person actively dies when they abstract. Also, this scene where Pomni is all like, "Oh, look at my hand." It kind of

pissed me off a little. Like, look at Ragatha's body. Anyways, while Pomi is looking for Kane to see if she can fix

Koffmo and Ragatha and her poor little hand, she ends up finding the exit door from before where she enters it and ends

up in this back room office area. She goes into room after room after room and it seems completely endless. After what

seems like forever, she enters a long hallway with a logo for a company called CNA. After opening the last exit door,

she enters the void from earlier. This alerts Kane where he quickly grabs her and returns her to the main foyer of the

circus tent. Ker, Jax, and Gengal end up finding Zubul and return to the foyer as well before telling Kane that Kofmo has

abstracted. Kane ends up placing Kofmo in a cellar with a bunch of other abstracted members, which feels a little

unsettling to me. Again, I'm under the impression that abstraction means death for the living person. So, the idea of

this dead person being in a cellar with other dead people's consciousnesses is a little chilling. It's just not pleasant

to think about. Kane ends up apologizing for lying about the exit. He says he knows how much everybody has been

wanting one, but wasn't sure what to put on the other side, so he just forgot about it. The episode ends with all the

characters having a feast at a large table while the realization that Pomni is unable to leave and that this is all

truly real dawn on her. We then get a zoom out of the circus, then the void, then an empty office with a computer and

a headset next to it before the outro plays. If I had to rate this episode, I'd probably give it a 6 out of 10. It's

a very solid pilot and it gets a good idea of each character and their relations with one another, as well as

the direction of the story. I like that it's inspired by an old computer game, like a more advanced Purple Place. I do

also like the aspect of horror where you can never escape. The idea of being stuck somewhere that's so different from

your usual place is a concept that I absolutely dread. So that being a main plot point is something I do really

like. I mentioned that the humor is very cringy so far. Again, I know the script was probably written around the time

that this humor was most people's humor. And I'm also watching this in the big 26, so I can't be too harsh about it,

but other than that, I don't have too many criticisms. Again, the plot is just something I'm not into. I hate Sword Art

Online, but I don't think the plot is something I can claim as criticism. It's just my personal opinion. No one is

forcing me to watch this. I'm just a masochistic freak with nothing else to do. I'm also just not too big on uh I

think it's called mascot horror. It's like Poppy's Playtime and Dandy's World. It's disguised as like a cute, fun,

silly piece of media and it's actually oh Poppy Playtime is evil and he's making sad dog day. I don't really like

that kind of horror. It's so predictable and overdone. And from what I know about the show, it leans into that at the

moment. Here's my character ranking. Pomni gets a 5 out of 10. She's nothing special right now. Ragatha gets a 7 out

of 10. He's my favorite main character at the moment. Kanger gets a 4 out of 10. He's silly and goofy, but I'm not

too big on characters that are made solely for comic relief. Jax gets a 1 out of 10. I hate him. Zubil gets a 2

out of 10 as well. They're really nothing special, and I don't care for their whole pessimistic and whatever

attitude. They also made me cringe with this. >> If anyone needs me, then off.

>> Gangel gets a three out of 10. She's kind and sweet, but I don't care for her character archetype either. She's like

Fluttershy, but worse. I hate dormat characters with nothing more to them. Anyways, I am very much not looking

forward to episode 2, Candy Carrier Chaos. >> Our entire existence here is just

laring. The episode starts out with a nightmare Pomni is having of her abstracting and getting sent to the

cellar while Raggtha and Jax demean her. I literally just mentioned it, but I hate Jax. I hate him as a character. I

hate his archetype. I hate him everything. He's not Kokichi. I hate characters like this. I want to kill

him. Anyways, Pomney wakes up from her nightmare to Ragatha checking in on her, asking how she was, and to not worry

about the whole abandoning her for the exit door thing. I don't think it was meant to come off as passive aggressive,

but it came off as passive aggressive, at least to me. I'm kind of noticing that that's part of her character. She

tries so hard to be kind and nice to people that it just comes off as fake and rude. She tells Pomi Kane has come

up with a new adventure called Candy Carrier Chaos, which Zubul again opts out of. The group gets transported to a

magical candy world with gummy worm elephants and chocolate rivers and wafer walls. Something I really like about the

character design is that all the NPCs, as Kane calls them, are blank mannequin bodies for art students. Another thing I

noticed from both this episode and the previous one is that Kanger seems to be really interested in insects and bugs.

This is making me believe that he may have been an entomologist in the real world as his career or maybe as a hobby.

Anyway, the princess of the candy kingdom explains that three bandits have stolen loads of maple syrup and they

must retrieve it. Once they retrieve it, they'll use a key to unlock the gate and to let themselves back in. The princess

graciously gifts them a large semi-truck to go headto-head with them. We then cut to three bandits who are gummy

crocodiles. They seem to be resting for a moment in the candy desert to maybe eat or just sit and relax. We learn that

one of the crocodiles needs the syrup to help save his mother, who is, I would assume, ill. I don't believe it's ever

specified why they need the syrup. We just know it's for the crocodile's mother. As the circus members catch up

to the crocodiles, who scrambled upon seeing their truck, Jax grabs Pomni and throws her out of the truck. Again, Jax

really makes me angry. I hate characters who are purposefully annoying and abrasive. I sure hope he doesn't become

the focus of the show or anything. That would be awful. There also seems to be a gag with Ragatha getting stabbed with

knives and axes or anything. I'm sure it's a reference to something, maybe an old flash game on Newgrounds where you

throw knives at a ragd doll, but that's just something I took note of. Also, Jax mentions something about a figurine

thing while blackmailing Gangle. >> Do it or I'll tell Ragatha about the figurine thing.

There's a whole heist chase scene and the circus members end up falling off a cliff into a river and Pomney ends up

glitching through the map of the adventure and underneath with one of the crocodiles. The crocodile ends up

wandering the area a little bit to discover models of NPCs including himself and his friends. At this point,

the fourth wall is broken and he realizes that he's just a character in a game. Another thing I enjoyed, I liked

that they added this existential crisis bit of a character in a game realizing they're in a game and questioning

everything and losing their mind. I think that's something everyone has panicked about once in their life, that

they're secretly in a game or a show or something. Pomni ends up running into the crocodile and he obviously has a

bunch of questions that Pomni reluctantly answers. She informs him that this is all a simulation and he's

an NPC which causes him to very reasonably panic. I think this is a very wellexecuted scene and I was a huge fan

of the lighting and the colors especially. Moving back to the surface, the circus members meet a river monster

called the fudge and he explains he used to live within the kingdom walls before he was banished for eating too many of

the Candy Kingdom residents. Jax then takes the lead of the conversation by offering a deal with the fudge monster.

He'll let the monster back inside of the kingdom if he helps him take down the crocodile bandits before they have a

perfectly timed crash into the river as well. We cut back to Pomi and the crocodile and he's still having a

crisis. Pomni and him have a nice heartto-heart and she eventually comforts him through listening and

empathy. Then learning that his name is Gummy. Using the power of no clipping, Pomni and Gummy glitch out of the bottom

of the map and safely return to the surface. Going back to the circus members, Kanger and Ragatha also have a

little heartto-he heart. I'm not sure if this is important or just a bit of the stupid character giving words of wisdom

in dire times, but I think it's the latter. I forgot to mention that Pomi offers to have Gumigu live with them at

the circus since his entire world was a ginormous lie. So, they returned the maple syrup to the kingdom and happily

ever after for them, but Purple Rabbit left the gate unlocked and allowed the fudge monster back into the kingdom to

cause havoc before returning back to the circus with their new friend, Gummy. This is a really sweet moment of Gummy

accepting his reality and moving on with his new friends to start a new chapter of his life. And then Kane kills him.

That really sucked. I liked him a lot. Anyway, Zubulu comes back to the gang to tell Ragatha that they finished setting

up for Kofmo's funeral. She mentions that they like to hold a funeral service for those who have stra and everyone

attends except for Jax. I'm going to assume they used to be friends or something of the like and this is just

his way of coping, which is avoidance based on this very small scene right here. But if I'm wrong and he's just

being a dick and not attending his friend's funeral, then I uh hate him even more. This episode ends in a really

bittersweet way of a silent montage of the character speaking about Kofmo and sharing memories before the outro plays.

I was honestly not the biggest fan of this episode. It was pretty boring to me, so if I had to rate it, I'd give it

a 6 out of 10. It's on the same wavelength as the pilot. It's a good episode to help set the mood and give us

some character exploration, but nothing more. I really liked Gummy in this episode, and I think he's my favorite

side character at the moment, besides Bubble. I was also a fan of the psychological horror stuff they added,

if that's what that even qualifies as. Other than that, there isn't a lot I really like about the episode, but there

isn't anything I dislike either. The only thing I really disliked was Jax and the humor. I suppose there wasn't too

much of it other than comedic timing, I don't think. As for my character rankings, Pomney is at a 5 out of 10.

She's still nothing interesting. Ragatha is at a 7 out of 10. Ker is at a 5 out of 10. Jax is at a 1 out of 10. I hate

him. Zubel is at a 3 out of 10. The ending made me warm up to them a little more. I suppose it shows that they have

a heart and care about everyone, but doesn't really show it all that well. Gangles out of three out of 10. But with

that, we move on to episode three, the mystery of Milen Hall Manor. >> What?

>> We begin with a shot of all the characters in the lounge area and Pomny holding her breath. Jax mentions that

something different happens to each person when they hold their breath, which is such a strange quirk to

implement. Anyways, when Kinger holds his breath, he starts glowing, Ragatha's hair sticks up, Gengal's mask starts

spinning, and Zubel's limbs straighten out. We don't know what happens with Jax because he hasn't shown anyone yet. Kane

then interrupts the group to announce today's adventure, the mystery of Milden Hall Manor. As Kane is explaining the

lore of the adventure, he then states that he made this adventure just for Zubel so that they would hopefully begin

participating in his adventures. Spoiler, they didn't go on the adventure. As the group enters the big

scary haunted mansion, they're met with a ghost named Ghostly. Pomni gets horrified at the sight of the ghost

because she doesn't handle jump scares all that well and her eyes comically pop out of her head, but they don't retract.

As Kinger attempts out Pomi with her eyes, the ghost explains that there are two routes to go. There's a door that's

the normal door and a door that's the scary door. After Jack sucks the ghost through the vacuum and murders it, they

then have to make the choice of which door to go through. Jax, being the kind and heartwarming soul he is, grabs

Gengle's comedy mask and throws it at the scary door to see what happens. Why did he do that? Kinger, with Pomny's eye

still in his hand, rushes to the door to grab it before being sucked down into the horrifying void, dragging Pomney

along with him. We then cut back to the circus where we're met with Kane searching for Zubul to talk to them. He

wants to know why Zubel keeps skipping out on all of his adventures. So, now we're having a therapy session to get to

the bottom of Zubel's behavioral issues. Kane keeps pushing Zubil, asking what the problem with his adventures are, to

which Zubil replies that the adventures aren't the problem, and that's all he thinks about. We then cut back to the

haunted manor where Pomi and Kinger have entered a sort of living room area with a bunch of mounted heads, and it's very

unsettling. I will say that. Kinger then finds a cassette recording which explains that one of the mounted heads

is that which is neither human nor animal, rather something unholy. Pomny suggests they find a way back upstairs

since she's getting the heebie-jebies. So, they look around the room a little to find the way back up to the others,

but to no avail. The elevator thing is locked and the door leads nowhere. Or maybe the elevator door wasn't locked.

Pomni was just putting her feet on the door and pulling so it wouldn't budge. They continue searching to find what

looks like an office before King plays a second tape. The tape goes on to explain that despite shooting the creature in

its vitals several times and beheading it, the creature was not dead. The tape then advises that whoever hears this

tape to not take their eyes off the creature. The lights then go out and we get some nice 2D animation of their eyes

for what feels like forever. I'm not complaining, but this is a very drawn out scene. It goes on for like a minute

and a half. Anyways, the beheaded creature ends up finding Pomi and Kinger. And while Pommy attempts to

unlock the elevator with the key she found in the office, Kinger gets like hypnotized by the creature and nearly

gets eaten. Do want to say that the creature is actually incredibly scary, it has a disfigured human design, and I

really like it. If 8-year-old me saw this monster on scaryforkids.com or something, I would have a very hard time

sleeping. Pomi finally unlocks the elevator after fumbling with the lock and grabs Kinger before descending

further into the mansion rather than returning back to the top. We then go back to Zubel and Kane's therapy

session. This scene in particular really made me appreciate how well Kane is animated. I can't imagine that using his

teeth to animate both his eyebrows and lip syncing is easy. Eventually, Zubel finally reminds Kane of why they're so

upset and they begin to explain that they hate their body and are actively experiencing body dysmorphia. They hate

the removable pieces and everything about their body, which is very fair. If I were in Zubel's body, I would probably

be in an agonizing amount of pain every day. Zubel looks like they are actively in pain. Pain then says, "Oh, well, I

already gave you a solution to that. I gave you a huge box of body parts for you to mix and match with." Which seems

so impractical. Zubel straight up says that they hate the removable pieces. And Kane's solution to this is to give them

a box of removable pieces. So, based on this, Zubel seems to not like being able to stick to one thing and hates the idea

of choice. That's something I can absolutely relate to. I'm not a person that enjoys taking the lead or making

choices for myself or other people. I often need to ask people for other opinions or their input before making a

set decision. So, it was really nice to see the side of Zubel instead of the graciously annoying side that I hate.

Immediately, Kane shifts back to his self-centered yapping and begins talking about his adventures again. Zubel ends

up telling Kane exactly how everyone feels about his adventures, and that is nobody likes them.

>> Ragatha is just too nice to say anything. Jax just likes to fight with everybody. Gangal's too shy to speak up.

Kinger is insane and and Pomny, she looks traumatized every time she comes back from one.

>> Kane explains that this is his only purpose and if he's not good at his only purpose, then what's he here for? He

then has like a mental break for a moment and the stabilization of the circus shifts. I did some research and

one of the first programmable computers was called Aniac, which is Kane spelled backwards. This is leading me to believe

that Kane is a highly advanced AI designed specifically for the circus. Anyways, getting back to the manor,

Kinger and Pomney end up in the cellar of the manor. In it lies a dead body with a shotgun, not to be mistaken for

an angel with a shotgun. >> Kinger plays the third tape, which tells us that the man has been driven to a

paranoid mindset and insanity because of this creature, which led to him shooting his wife. At this point, Kinger is

acting like competent and normal, which is nice. I'm glad it's not just Pomy taking this seriously. There's also this

funny bit that made me laugh. >> Please don't come alive. >> Okay, I won't.

>> They end up grabbing the loaded shotgun, which has two bullets in it to defend themselves against the creature. So,

Kinger knows how to work a shotgun. That's pretty cool. Kinger successfully shoot and kills the creature before the

cassette recording begins to play again. Mr. Mildenhal then explains that the creature he had just shot was actually

one of God's angels. Anyone who causes harm to an angel will be dragged into the pits of hell. And that is exactly

what happens. While the rest of the circus members are busy having tea with ghosts and meeting friendly ones, Pomney

and Kinger are in this purgatory state. The cassette mentions that he needs a living host. And supposedly Kinger and

Pomny are those hosts. He said that any breath they take down there will be their last. So Pomney steps into the

hallway which is foggy and dusty before quickly getting possessed. During this possession, the demer or whatever it was

says, "How's your wife, Kinger?" >> The demon ends up leaving Pomny's body, and she has a very well-deserved cry and

breakdown of being stuck in literal hell. I'm a huge fan of Kinger being like normal. He's incredibly charismatic

when he's not being stupid and crazy. Kinger says seven years in computer science for this, which proves my

entomologist theory wrong. Kinger begins to apologize for getting him and Pomny in this mess. And as a way to distract

and comfort her, he tells her about his wife who was also in the circus with him. Right after she abstracted, the two

ended up in his pillow for and he goes on to say that the darkness helped calm her a little, just enough for her to

reach out and touch her one last time before she was sent down to the cellar by Cain. The darkness always reminds him

of that time. So darkness seems to help him be not as insane. He then rambles a little about her, how she was funny and

creative and how she really liked entomology, and that's the reason that Kinger likes bugs so much. Okay, so I

was kind of right, but not really. After Kinger and Pommy have a small heartto-he heart, which made me a little emotional,

I'm not going to lie. Ker then has it click in his mind that Mr. Mildenhal said, "Any breath you take down here

will be your last." So, he gets the idea to walk through the hallway without breathing. So, with Pomny's hand in his,

they reluctantly walk down the hallway while holding their breath, and Kinger starts glowing, and it's a really sweet

moment. The music during that scene is also incredibly beautiful and moving. The two finally make their way back to

the others where Kinger's normaly begins to fade and he returns back to his quirky and crazy self. They return back

to the circus and Pomney watches as Kinger retreats back into the pillow fort with a sweet smile before the outro

plays. This was absolutely the best episode so far. It really made me open up about Kinger a little and the plot of

the adventure was actually a bit intriguing to me. The animation also spiked in quality compared to the last

two episodes which is always fantastic to see. I'd rate this episode an 8 out of 10. The side plot of Zubel's body

dysmorphia, the main story, the animation, everything about this episode was fantastic. There wasn't anything

about this episode I particularly disliked. I'm sure there were definitely flaws within the episode, but I'm not

doing a deep dive. I'm just watching it while taking notes. As for my character rankings, Pomni is at a five out of 10.

She's still pretty boring, which is to be expected. She's such a bland character that she almost feels like a

self-insert in a way. I have a feeling my thoughts about Pomni will plateau and stay consistent. Ragatha is at a seven

out of 10. We didn't see too much of her this episode, so it was pretty hard for my opinion to improve or vice versa. Ker

is at a seven out of 10. I'm really glad my previous assumptions about him were wrong. He's funny and seems to have an

important role in the circus, so he's been bumped up. Jax is at a 1 out of 10. I hate him. Zubel is at a 4 out of 10.

It was really nice to see a more vulnerable side of them, but since this episode didn't really focus on them

strictly, rather just an issue they've been struggling with, it was hard to think of them any higher. I do like that

Zubel's appearance changes every episode. This is something I only noticed during this episode, but it is a

really nice detail. Gengal is at a three out of 10. Again, we didn't see much of her, so it's hard for my opinion to

change, but my opinion very well may change during episode 4, fast food masquerade

>> of ideas. >> That was weird. >> The episode starts out with Ragatha

teaching Gangal how to do an underthrow or something. So, Gengal throws the ball and Jax hits it and breaks her comedy

mask. Jax said it was an accident that time and he and Ragatha begin to argue. During this, Zubel invites Gangal to

come into their room because they found something they might like. Zubel digs through their box of parts and pulls out

a mask made of plastic for Gengal and insists she tries it on. So, she does, to which she says it feels normal and

that she likes it. Immediately, I like this mask on Gengle compared to the mask she typically wears. I couldn't put my

finger on it, but I think it's just because she looks better with pupils. I also really like the star and swirly

thing on her cheeks. It gives her a bit more color, and the yellow really compliments the red and pink. Kane then

calls the crew to talk about his newest adventure, The Curse of the Violent Psychopath Butcher, which Mommy

immediately asks to do something else and to chill with the horror, which like, yeah, she's had a rough couple of

adventures. Doing something laid-back and relaxing would probably do her some good. Zubel then tells Kane to check the

suggestion box for a different adventure. So Kane digs through the suggestion box and names off a few

adventures before landing on the one where they all work at a fast food restaurant. So the adventure changes to

an honest Hard Day's work at Spudsy's restaurant chain with Gengal being assigned shift manager. Zubel attempts

to opt out of the adventure again before Kinger suggests sitting out instead of Zubel, which is very deserved and fair

because Kinger was in literal hell last episode. I think Zubel could handle working a McDonald's shift. So to

spudsies they go and Jax is immediately being a [ __ ] I hate Jax. But you know who I hate more than Jax. A narc. Gangle

just narks on Jax to Kane. And then she has the audacity to say this. >> It's called a manic episode and you're

getting three more seasons. Anyway, >> the circus crew begins their breakfast

shift at Spudsies and it goes down how any normal fast food restaurant shift goes. An NPC shows up to the counter and

orders the stupid burger and make sure to emphasize that they really want the stupid sauce on the stupid burger

because they forgot it. So, Raga, who's on assembly duty, preps the stupid burger and squirts some of that sauce in

her eye, which makes her like hallucinate a horrifying gangle before geeking out. Pomni, who's on the

register, ends up meeting Gummy again. I got really excited. I love Gummy Goo. This does cause Pomni to kind of freak

out a little reasonably so. And she gets a little creepy with him, like following him around. This seems justifiable to

us, but in Gummy Goo's eyes, this is just a complete stranger who knows his name and is following him around and

being weird. Then it's lunchtime. Hooray. When I worked in fast food, I always dreaded Lunch Rush. It was always

so much worse than Dinner Rush. The place I worked at was right across the street from a high school, so it' get

very busy during lunch and like in the early afternoon, as well as after concerts or sporting events. So, not

much really happens throughout the episode that's notable. It's a very silly and light-hearted episode of the

crew working at a fast food place, but Gangal is constantly disrespected as their manager. My coworker, who was also

my friend, got promoted to manager, and because of this, she was constantly belittled and not really listened to,

and it really bugged her. Gen ends up kind of having enough of Jax and sends him to the back for more training, which

the training video is very like it says a lot about her character. It's very projecting. I'm assuming Gengal worked

in fast food as a manager during college and was pursuing art as a career before needing to drop it and focus on her job

as a manager. It's also safe to assume her parents didn't encourage this art path and wanted to do something else,

which is why she mentions having dreams is cool, but they're totally unrealistic. Again, not a lot happens

during this episode, but during dinner, Gengal takes a step outside to take off the happy mask she's been wearing to

reveal a very tired and exhausting face. So, the whole mask thing with Gengal is really interesting to me. I wonder if

maybe Gangal is autistic and the whole thing with her masks is her quite literally masking, which is a very

tiring and real thing that autistic people have to do to not be ostracized by society. If not autism, then I was

thinking some sort of mood disorder like bipolar or borderline. But I haven't really seen much to back up this claim.

More so just the two masks being happy and sad and those reflecting how she acts. Anyways, Ragatha, Zubel, and Pomny

close up the kitchen before Pomni offers to close up the store for the night, seeing Gengal really needs the time off.

After clocking out, Gengal throws the happy mask away and runs out onto the sidewalk. The visuals are fantastic and

it really is a wonderful scene, but she ends up getting hit by a truck at the end of it. I'm so confused. I don't know

if this is alluding to a possible suicide attempt in the past or current suicidal ideiation, but it was so

random. I'm pretty sure it'll be important later on, but right now I can't really decipher what it could be

referring to. After returning to the circus, Gangal is sitting alone from everyone and sketching. Zubel comes up

to check on her and she expresses how she's worried everyone hates her now and doesn't want to talk to her and the

adventure is her idea and blah blah blah. Zubel successfully comforts her and they walk back to the group before

the outro plays. This is a really fun and relatable episode for many people. I liked this one a lot. Again, the

animation quality improved greatly, which is something you can tell specifically through Bubble. That's just

how I like to see the animation improvement. I can just see how much better Bubble looks compared to episode

1. There were a few moments that got a chuckle out of me and the ending with Zubel and Gangle was really sweet.

Although this episode almost felt like filler, it didn't seem to add much to the plot. I understand it was an episode

designed around Gangal and her own character progression, but I feel like doing it in a fast food setting seemed a

little random. I did like that they put a typically submissive and dormat character in a position of power and

authority. That is something very important to a Dormat's character development. I don't think it landed

very well with the fast food aspect, though. I know the fast food manager thing is a very important part of

Gengal's character, but I wonder if this could have been done in a different way or a better way. I'd give this episode a

7 out of 10. It was a very nice and laid-back episode, and I always like to see characters who don't typically go

through normal things go through a normal situation. My character rankings at the moment, Pomi is at a 5 out of 10.

Gratha is at a 7 out of 10. Kanger is at a 7 out of 10. Jax is at a 1 out of 10. I hate him. Zubel is at a 5 out of 10. I

hope the show expands on their relationship with Gengal a little more. I think it's really sweet that there is

a soft spot for her. And Gengal is at a 5 out of 10. This episode didn't really make me like her more, but I'm a bit

more aware of her character and situation now beyond shy oovo girl. Now with my opinions of Zubel and Gangle

change, let's move on to episode 5. >> Sorry, Jax. Democracy has spoken. Democracy sucks.

>> The episode starts out with everyone except for Zubel, of course, returning from an adventure. They all seem

exhausted and wet. Also, Gengal puts her broken mask together just to wave and smile at Zubil, and I thought that was

really cute. After the circus members go off to do their own thing, Kane summons them back once again for advice on

future adventures he had planned, to which each one is a movie reference. I'm pretty sure the first one is Charlie and

the Chocolate Factory, but I'm not sure what the other two are. Maybe Fallout and A Boy and his dog or something like

that. After the adventures get not so great feedback, Zubel suggests using the suggestion box again. They liked how the

last adventure was grounded in reality, and Pomney agrees. Not everyone else though, but Jax is part of that everyone

else, so I don't care what they have to say. Since everyone wants different things, Kane declares they do a

lightning round. They go through a multitude of adventures, and when they want to move on to the next one, they

can hold a vote to skip it. So, not much happens during the section of the episode. It's mostly just for funnies.

They're in a safari- like game. Then, Pomni is president. Then, they're in an anime. I like the anime one. That was

awesome. And then we go to a field where they stargaze and just kind of relax. The members are all having a nice

nighttime picnic under the stars while Pomi and Jax lay down and stare up at the sky. They chat a little bit and

Ragatha comes over while Jax is kind of being rude about Gengal. He's all like, "Oh, do you think Gengal is actually

capable of being happy? And does she think hanging around Zubel will make her happy?" "Yeah, probably." Ragatha then

defends her, saying that she probably doesn't want to be around someone who's mean to her all the time. Pomny then

asks if Jax has any friends, which made me audibly laugh because that implies that Pomni doesn't see him as a friend.

Ragtha then quietly whispers, "Not anymore." before he angrily and slowly turns to her with an unreadable

expression. It was a mix of anger and hurt and shock. Ragatha scrambles off after fumbling an apology because I

think she met herself, but I assume Jax took it as a friend who had previously abstracted. I have a little theory in

mind that Ragatha and Jax used to be close, but then something happened, presumably an abstraction that caused

them to drift apart during their friendship. Maybe Jax opened up about his life in the real world and maybe he

lost some friends due to shitty behavior or maybe even through death. Anyways, Jax makes some really good points about

Ragatha, how if you keep telling people how awesome and love they are, the words begin to lose authenticity and meaning.

A little more of the conversation continues before Kane panics. He's noticing that they're enjoying the

suggestion box adventures more than the adventures he makes, which further proves that my theory that Kane is an

AI. We then get this like cool Cartoon Network animation intermission. It was really visually pleasing to the eye. And

I imagine if they had the same BPM, if I put Cartoon Network intermission music over the animation, you wouldn't even be

able to tell it wasn't made at CNHQ. After the intermission, we get this really cool bar scene. I really like the

lighting and the color choices used here. Other than the scenes of them like bantering and drinking, we get some

background on the characters. Pommy used to be an accountant for a supermarket chain and she would do urban exploring

as a hobby, which is how she ended up in the circus. I imagine that she came across an abandoned building office and

found the headset. At this point, I'm assuming the company that made the digital circus game is CNA and I'm

sticking to it. Zubel says they used to be a bartender and a tattoo artist for a little while, which Jax laughs at. I'm

assuming that's a jab at Zubel being queer or trans, but I could absolutely just be missing the joke. Something I

noticed though is that while Jax is talking about his past or whatever, he's making a Breaking Bad reference. Zubel

then calls it out before Ragatha says, "Was that a reference to something?" That implies Ragatha hasn't seen

Breaking Bad, so there's a high chance she came to the circus before Breaking Bad came out. Anyways, Gengal used to

work in fast food, which we already know, but she actually went to college for graphic design before dropping out.

Ragatha used to work in real estate. She mentions her mother was abusive and she kind of traumdumped a little, which kind

of ruined the mood, but it's okay. You can do anything you want. Not always forgiven queen. I would imagine maybe

Ragatha was looking at an abandoned building to renovate and sell before finding the computer and putting on the

headset. That just makes the most sense to me. Anyways, Jack starts being awfully buddy buddy with Pomni suddenly

to seemingly get under Ragatha's skin and bringing up her behavior from the previous episode and how she was

dismissing Gengal. I really want to know what happened between these two. I wonder if they dated briefly or maybe

they're even siblings. It seems like a stretch, but I'm nosy and I want to know. Disappearing Guy is cool. Love

Disappearing Guy. The bar segment is over now and we get this little softball game as a closer. They play against evil

versions of themselves, which I think is supposed to be a reference to those Benji X Scarlet songs, but I can't be

too certain. Disappearing guy makes a comeback. Love to see it. So, they play the game and yada yada yada. Jax gets

put in a maid dress. Cool. Ragatha ends up getting out during her time of playing, and she kind of begins to put

herself down a little before continuing with this toxic positivity mindset. Pomni says that it's okay for her to

show her negative emotions sometimes. So when Jack sits on the bench, she gets into an argument with him and Pomni

immediately tries to break it up and Ragatha kind of snaps at her, which lashing out at Pomni is unnecessary, but

like Pomney literally just said that it's okay to be a jerk sometimes and it's okay to lash out and now Pomny is

shutting it down. Anyways, Ragafet quickly composes herself and apologizes to Pomni for lashing out and apologizes

to Jax for what she said during the stargazing picnic. Gangle ends up hitting a home run and thanks Ragatha

for her instructions earlier, which I think is a call back to the previous episode where they were practicing

throwing softballs. Pommy offers Ragatha her turn to bat for a second chance and she doesn't even do anything, but they

win the game and everyone like cheers her on. Hooray, that's the end of that. They make their way back to the circus

tent and Pommy and Jax go off to do their own thing and Ragatha just kind of hangs back and watches before walking

away. We then get this very ominous and cryptic ending of an NPC standing behind a wall watching them before the outro

plays. This was an all right episode. I enjoyed it a lot. I liked that we got some more exposition on the characters

lives before the circus. And I also think the humor was a bit more my style this episode compared to previous ones.

The plot was okay, I suppose. Normally, I would prefer it if they stuck to just one thing rather than doing a multitude

of things, but I think the idea was executed in a way that was well paced and watchable. There wasn't anything I

really disliked about the episode. I wish we got some more background during the bar scene, but maybe we'll get some

more of that in later episodes. If I had to rate it, I'd give it an 8 out of 10. It was a really nice change of pace from

its usual shenanigans. As for my character rankings, Pomni is at a 6 out of 10. She seemed a little bit more

laid-back and relaxed this episode, probably because they weren't in like literal hell. So, she just came off as a

little bit more likable than before. Raggatha is at a 7 out of 10. Kanger is at a 7 out of 10. Dax is at a 2 out of

10. He wasn't unbearable this episode compared to previous ones, but I still hate him. Zubel is at a 5 out of 10. And

Gangal is at a 5 out of 10. The episodes are getting a little longer at this point, so my summaries will be a bit

vague except for the important or funny bits. So, now that we've gotten that out of the way, let's move on to episode

six. They all get guns. >> Here's guns and have fun. >> I didn't say have fun.

>> It's just a little aimless. >> Use the sights. >> This episode is brought to us by the

Favorite Character Awards. We begin with a scene of Jax and Pomni talking to Zubel, who's hiding from Kane since they

overheard him talking about an in-house adventure. I know I [ __ ] on Jax, but I do like this little budding relationship

he has with Pomni. Anyways, after Jax knocks on where Zubel is, Kane explains that today's adventure isn't quite an

adventure, but rather a little Olympics game thing he's holding for the character awards. After some

disagreeing, because who the hell would want to team up with Jax for anything ever, Kane instead decides to do some

trust exercises between the cast. Also, I really hate the situationship thing going on between Pommy and Ragatha. I

hate how awkward it is now, and it was perfectly fine before. I know it's important to the plot and Ragatha's

character, but it still upsets me because Ragatha was like kind of the first person to be a genuine friend to

Pomni. Kane comes up with this whole idea where you go into an empty room with a loaded gun and hand it to a

different person and they need to trust that the gun isn't fully loaded. This would probably be a legal social

experiment in like 1950 or something and I would absolutely conduct it if I were an evil scientist. Anyways, Jax is

handed the gun and just shoots Ragatha. So now they're playing Fortnite duos. Everyone pairs up and Pomni offers to be

on Ragatha's team, but she doesn't want Kinger and Jax to be paired together, so she declines before like flip-flopping.

She's incredibly hesitant for Pomney to be with Jax before spewing some like 988 [ __ ] Right after the game begins and

everyone scatters, Kane looks at some polaroids of an office, the same office that was behind the exit doors in the

first episode. Ker and Ragatha end up finding a pistol in the hallway while Raggatha is complaining about her

missing heart when Jax had shot her earlier. Kar just conjures up a butterfly and it can restore health and

he says he made it up. Yeah. Okay. I'm taking this as like you can manifest anything in the circus, be that an exit

door or a butterfly. And Kinger clearly knows this. So using this theory and applying it to episode 4, Zubel

manifested a mask for Gengal. Pomni manifested an exit door in episode 1. It might be a little farfetched, but that's

what I was originally thinking when I was watching the episode for the first time. This also applies to Jax and

Pomy's conversation while they're searching for guns. Jax [ __ ] manifests a line of cans for Pomi to

practice shooting because I don't see why that would just be in the hall. During this conversation, he makes some

very valid points. the game of the day is to shoot each other, so I take everything so seriously and

realistically. Basically saying, "We're in a cartoon, so cartoon logic applies." He also kind of empathizes with Pomi a

little bit, talking about how she's still clinging on to that part of herself that's in the human world when

she's a cartoon clown actively. This is the part of Jax that I really enjoyed seeing. I still hate him, but I don't

hate him as much in this moment. Pomi made me cringe really bad, though. I hated this part. Pomi, THE EVIL

AH, >> it's kind of cringe. >> Anyways, they're gunfilled hy jinks and

soon we get some silly moments and banters. While Jax is pursuing Ragatha, having her lose two lives in the

process, she quickly shouts how she knows what Jax is doing by trying to corrupt Pompy. He ignores this sentiment

and Ragatha sticks her finger in the barrel of the gun and it does that Looney Tunes thing. This made Jax really

mad and he shoots Ragatha in the face like six times causing her to go in the loser corner, which has a really nice

ambiance and a little fish tank to watch. I don't know what nerve Ragatha could have possibly struck, but she

definitely hit one. Gangle and Zubel have a nice moment, too. Gengle is upset that she rejected Jax's team offer and

is worried that she may have upset him by that. She expresses that she has a hard time accepting herself for the part

that nobody likes. I think it's more so talking about her personal issues rather than the mask thing. So, I think my

assumption of autism was wrong, and it may be closer to something like bipolar instead. It is a really sweet and cute

moment between the two, though. Pommy and Jax also have this moment of bonding where they're discussing phobias and

fears, which is really sweet. I do like their dynamic a lot. They end up finding Kanger and having this cool moment of

shooting each other in pitch black with the only illumination being their bullets. Kinger ends up accidentally

shooting himself and ends up in the loser corner with Ragatha. He notices Ragatha is upset and since it's dark in

the loser area, he becomes more aware and they have a nice little moment. Raggatha finally cracks under the

pressure and breaks down, talking about how she feels like she failed Pomni the same way she failed Jax. She feels like

she tried too hard to be friendly and now they both aren't very fond of her. Ker is a fantastic listener and he does

a great job expressing empathy. Given that he's like 50 or something, it makes perfect sense. He has the real world

experience and maturity to offer that kind of support and it was wonderful to see. Pommy and Jack end up both getting

Gangle and Zubel out, leaving the two of them as the winners. There was also this and I hated it.

>> Well, [ __ ] man. Guess that's the end of that. See you on the flip side. >> SHUT YOUR [ __ ] MOUTH.

>> Pomi continues to play into the evil persona shea she's been putting on for the game. And instead of playing along,

Jax keeps pushing this whole nothing matters, stop caring narrative while Pommy is still trying to hold on to

empathy and human connection. It kind of reframes Jax a little bit because instead of just being annoying for the

sake of it, he starts coming off as someone who is emotionally detached from everyone as a coping mechanism. A little

off topic, but I'm noticing in the first episode, Jack spoke more through his teeth because he's, you know, his mouth

is a toothy grin. That was something I really did like about Jax's character. Small details like that are really nice

to see. After the first episode, though, he just talks normally. I would assume it's just because it's a little

difficult for the voice actor to constantly speak through his teeth, so he stopped. But maybe I'm overthinking

it. So, yeah, this scene kind of speaks for itself how Jax chooses to mask his anger and hurt behind avoidance and

playfulness. He treats everything like a joke and his personal entertainment because I would imagine he did care

about people in a genuine manner when he was friends with Ragatha. But as time went on, it became too much to bear. So

he chose escapism instead of a healthy way of coping with this awful situation. I still hate him though because of this.

>> You are my play things and I get joy out of making you suffer. I'm the one who CAUSES PAIN FOR FUN. AFTER THE argument

ends, we cut to the award ceremony that Kane was talking about earlier, but we immediately go to Jax, who ran off to

the bathroom to have what looks like an anxiety attack. I would assume this is what pre-abstraction looks like. If I'm

wrong, then I'm completely and utterly embarrassed. Also, Disappearing Guy makes a comeback. Love to see it. The

character awards go on and the outro plays. This was a pretty solid episode despite being focused around my least

favorite character. I'd give it an 8 out of 10. It had some really good character exposition, and the adventure was fun to

watch. Even though this episode had the most moments that made me cringe, it was also a fantastic setup episode for

future conflict. I don't have any criticisms. This was a very enjoyable episode. As for my character rankings,

Pommy is at a 7 out of 10. She hasn't changed much, but she very much is growing on me as the main character.

Ragatha is at a 7 out of 10. Kinger is at an 8 out of 10. Jax is at a very surprising 4 out of 10. Even though I

got some explanation as to why Jax acts the way he does, now knowing why he's purposfully abrasive doesn't make him

any more enjoyable to watch. Zubil is at a 5 out of 10 and Gengal is at a 5 out of 10. I am quite hooked now, so I am

looking forward to episode 7, beach episode. >> You should throw a

freaking beach party. >> Good boy. >> The episode begins with Pomi, Ragatha,

and Gengal asking Zubel if they've seen Kane since nobody has seen him yet today. After Kane appears, he explains

that he doesn't have an adventure planned for today. So, the members are good to do whatever they'd like. So,

with Kane's very valued input, they decide to throw a beach party at the lake. Also, there's this joke regarding

the Chinese room. When I first watched the episode, I didn't know what the Chinese room was, so the joke went over

my head. But even after looking it up, I still don't understand it. I mean, I kind of do, but not really. Ker got the

joke, though, cuz he studied computer science, so that was cool. Anyways, they have a nice little segment at the beach

of lounging around and playing ball and swimming. Also, Jax and Zoole bicker a little bit, and after Jax takes a jab at

their body dysmorphia, they just explain that they've come to terms with it offcreen. That's cool. I didn't know

something like that could be solved so easily. Jax leaves the beach and goes back to his room where we finally get a

glimpse of his personal space. His room is like a little girl's room with pink and flowers and rainbows. It's funny,

but fitting cuz like he's a purple bunny with pink overalls. The room absolutely fits his physical appearance. There are

photographs of him with Kofmo and another character named Ribbit, which confirms that Jax actually did have

close relationships with people before everything went downhill. During this part of the episode, the video quality

itself tanks, and I did think that my connection was really bad, but I thought that was a really cool detail to add.

Jax reaches out to a triangular void with a green hand reaching out to him before we quickly transition into this

trippy fractal space. He's also naked. This scene goes on for a very long time, like three minutes. Anyways, his

doorbell rings, which snaps him out of the trance, and based off his eyes, he was like actively abstracting. We were

so close to the best day ever. Anyways, his doorbell rings, which snaps him out of the trance, and Pomny, Ragatha, and a

mannequin NPC are at his door. The NPC is claiming that he's actually a human that slipped past Kane and knows a way

out of the circus. Dax is skeptical of this, but everyone except for Kinger meets in the Chinese room to discuss the

plan on how to escape. During this, we learn that the name of the NPC is Abel. Like Cain and Abel from the Bible. Do

you guys get it? He explains that he used to be a developer for the circus, but once he began asking too many

questions, he got hooked up to the headset and stasis pods and was sent to the circus. We also get confirmation

that Kane is an AI. Who saw that coming? So, through some epic heist skills and war jokes, everyone gets access to

Kane's office while he's preoccupied doing something. I don't know. I think it's important to note that while Jax

was getting the office key from Kane, he was looking at these office photos again and talking about them, saying how he

wants to recreate it, but he can't since he doesn't have enough information on the place other than images. Anyways,

Abel is reluctant to let Kinger know about what's going on because he says he isn't ready to face him. He says they've

both done things that they aren't proud of. But despite this, Gengal and Zubil inform him of what's going on while

Pomi, Ragatha, and Ael get administrator passes. Once they get the passes, Kinger realizes something in his pillow fort.

He attempts to warn Pomni about something before leaving the fort and therefore leaving the darkness. So, he

forgets what he was going to say. Also, Jax is like really really hesitant to leave the circus. It's implied that he

doesn't have anyone on the outside of the circus and that he kind of likes it here. I mean, he definitely comes off as

a type to enjoy living in a cartoon world. Who wouldn't, right? I don't know. I don't have any thoughts about

it, but I'm definitely thinking about it. They make their way to Kane's office before Abel makes an ominous statement

to make the right choice. Kane's office is actually really cool. There are adventures they've gone on in the past

in fortune-telling looking orbs and Jax is strangely drawn to a specific one which is an adventure that takes place

on a snowy mountain. They approach the terminal to leave the circus and there are two buttons to press. Either press

the red button to stay or press the blue one to leave. Omni is about to press the blue button but hesitates wondering if

it's a trick or some sort of trap. She asks Kinger to make the choice but given that he's not fully here yet, Zubel

objects and it starts a small disagreement between everyone. And during this disagreement, Jax is

incredibly quiet and nervous looking. His breathing is hitched and he's hunched over. His body language is

screaming that he's not feeling great. During this fit of terror, we get some flashes of the real world through Jax's

eyes, which made me feel gross. I hate mixed media. I hate seeing liveaction bits in a show that's fully animated.

It's just so unsettling to me. Maybe it's an uncanny valley thing. I don't know. Anyways, Jax absolutely breaks and

runs to the buttons and slams his fist down on the red one. They all stand there for a moment after realizing what

Jax had just done to all of them. briefly attempts to explain before it's revealed that the entire thing was an

adventure fabricated by Kane. Abel was an NPC designed by him. The stasis pods, CNA, it was all fake. So, Jack starts

howling in laughter at this revelation. He snaps at Kane, calling him out for getting in his head and confirming that

Kane has control over their minds and memories. So, the entire time Kane was adding things and changing memories to

make the adventures more interesting. Circus crew is obviously not very happy about this. Kinger then suddenly

mentions a person named Scratch who was the first person in the circus to ever abstract. I'm not sure why that suddenly

came to mind, but whatever. The episode ends with the circus member standing there in a mix of shock and astonishment

before the outro plays. I'm probably going to get bashed for this, but I didn't really like this episode very

much. We absolutely got some very important information that will be relevant later on. But given that almost

everything we were told was based on a lie was utterly disappointing. The only thing that we got confirmed true during

this episode was that Kane can control the members minds. And we also got the name of the first abstracted person in

the circus, which was neat, but it doesn't feel all that important since we don't know who Scratch is. I did quite

like that we got more character exposition with Jax. I already knew there was a lot more to him than a

sarcastic, sexy Tumbman bait 4,000, but it was nice to be actively established rather than implicit. Honestly, I'd rate

this episode a 6 out of 10. It was a good episode and it was a fantastic way to build up to the finale, but knowing

that the entire episode was based on a lie, it was incredibly disappointing. I know that that was the point and I'm not

too sure if I'm communicating my grievances in an understanding way, but um shut up. I know what I mean and

that's that's all that matters. As for my character rankings, Pomi is at a steady 7 out of 10. Ragatha is at a 7

out of 10. Ker is at a 9 out of 10. Jax is at a very generous 6 out of 10. I believe they're attempting to make Jax

the antagonist of the show. Maybe in some twists he does work for CNA or something, but he's growing on me just a

little bit. I still hate him though. Zubel is at a 6 out of 10 and Gengal is at a 6 out of 10. And with that, let's

move on to the eighth and most recent episode. But you're too blind to see that.

>> The episode starts out with 2 and 1/2 minutes of this. I have no idea what it's supposed to be. It It's obviously

some computer tech stuff that I don't understand one bit. The ending of that sequence shows the circus tent being

built around a red circle. So that red circle could represent Kane. It could also possibly reference to something,

but I seriously doubt it. Anyways, now we're in a flashback at the beginning of the circus, like the very beginning. We

see Kar and some other members that we don't recognize. Kar is sitting alone on the stage before another chess piece, a

queen, approaches him, and they chat a little before they both come to the realization that they know each other.