Come get your Episode 9 Ragapom Rambles
Oh look at that. My heart in two pieces.
Ok but itâs kinda funny to read this as a slight meta joke over how a lot of fans were speculating that she would be one of the humans next to abstract. Even if you werenât a Ragatha fan (hell I think Ragatha fans were the ones who were betting on it the most).
Survivors guilt is a son of a bitch.
So I know a lot of people raised an eyebrow here because based on what has been shown in the series, Pomni wasnât exactly shown being âfriendlyâ with Ragatha until like the end of episode 3 at the earliest. By episode 4 they were at least a lot more comfortable being around each other, and as we know after episode 6 is when they started to actually do more than get along, they started to really work together and rely on each otherâs opinions.
Many have argued that Gummigoo was her actual first real friend, and if we had to exclude him because of âreal personâ semantics, Kinger would probably be next thanks to their little talk in episode 3 and her constant reliance on his wisdom.
But hereâs where Iâm gonna be grasping at some lovely little bendy straws for your reading pleasure.
See, my interpretation of Ragatha and Pomniâs whole deal throughout the show is Pomni slowly but surely coming to the realization that she hasnât actually been very appreciative of Ragathaâs attempts at friendship and that she very much relies on her kindness. Itâs so so subtle that I wouldnât exactly blame the average viewer to pick up on it, but Pomni does actually hold Ragatha in high regard even before the end of episode 6, sheâs just really shit at showing it. And this makes Ragathaâs insecurities worse because unless Pomni outright tells her that sheâs her friend, Ragatha is not gonna believe it because sheâs convinced that everything she does is wrong.
They are a perfect recipe of miscommunication and thatâs why the offscreen talk was something necessary for them to actually start being on the same wavelength, to the point where all they practically need to do afterwards is just look at each other to get what the other is trying to tell them.
Yeah, Pomni starts the series being kind of put off by Ragathaâs overzealous attempts at making her feel better, but I think her talk with Gummigoo is what helped her realize that we all kinda need someone to care enough about trying to make a bad situation feel less bad.
I mean the whole point of her interaction with Gummigoo is that she is with someone who is experiencing existential dread in a manner not that different from where she was the day before. And Gummigoo wasnât exactly being an easy customer to cheer up (which probably felt a little familiar to her). In fact, it wasnât until Pomni offered friendship in a new world that he started to change his tune. Iâm sure everyone remembers how bad we felt for Ragatha after Pomni tells Gummigoo that sheâs could âuse a friendâ after she basically gave the one person in the Circus who was actively trying to be that for her the cold shoulder all day. But then we get this moment when they all get reunited.
Instead of Pomni getting annoyed at Ragathaâs attention, she looksâŚthoughtful, almost touched. She couldâve just said âI made a friendâ, but she specifies ânewâ because itâs in this moment that she accepts sheâs already had a friend in Ragatha. She was, after all, the very first person who was kind to her, informative, and helpful. Pomni initially wasnât receptive to it all in the most positive way because itâs a little hard to be in a good mood when your life went to shit so quickly. But with all that angst gone, she starts to see Ragatha in quite literally a warmer light.
Pomni had to be in Ragathaâs shoes for a minute with Gummigoo, and it helped her understand what she has been trying to do for her since she first arrived.
And even after Gummigoo was deleted by Caine, she understands through watching them all mourn Kaufmo, that she never had to deal with all of this alone.
Her talk with Kinger was what helped her realize that even though sheâs been reassured that she at least has someone whoâs doing her best to make her feel cared for, she must also do her best to extend that effort. Which is why when they once again reunite at the end of the episode, Pomni goes to finally verbalize her appreciation to Ragatha.
One other tidbit Iâd like to mention. Even when it looks like she has a second chance to rekindle her friendship with Gummigoo when he comes back for another adventure, the episode makes a point to show Pomni looking back at Ragatha before she ultimately makes the decision to let Gummigoo go.
While the background music plays âSomebody Realâ from the OST.
One more side note: thereâs this constant pattern throughout the show of the two of them reuniting after a bad time. Make of that what you will.
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