Hello there! The name’s Hugh Jidiot, and I’m an aspiring author. You’ve probably come here from my AO3 account, but if not you can check out my stories here. This will mainly be my dumping ground for anything related to my favorite fandoms (currently Total Drama Island, The Amazing Digital Circus, Amphibia and The Ghost and Molly McGee): dumb memes, links to my favorite fanfiction, theories and more. And if you like my fanfiction, you can check out my original work on Reddit over at r/TheHughJarchive. But please be aware that I am both a SWF and NSFW writer, so certain stories I write may not be to your taste. Everything is tagged so you know exactly what you’re getting into with whatever you decide to read.
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Pomni- spent the entire series chasing after Jax, forgiving him, justifying him, and trying to save him.
Ragatha- always called him out on his actions and put him in his place, but somehow they always made her look bad; if she was nice, she was "fake," if she spoke her honest mind, it was "ugh, how awkward" or "calm down, don't be so harsh."
Gangle- was submissive, detached, a crybaby, and only mattered to canonize a lesbian ship.
You know what, Gummigoo was more human than any of the humans in the circus combined. He was the only character to actually react with the appropriate level of horror to his existential situation. He actually asked questions, like how valid his 'memories' are if they were just a programmed backstory. He asked why there wasn't a character model of his mother, and if she ever even had a face to begin with. And Gummigoo was an NPC. And then after learning the truth he hides it from his friends because, despite knowing what he knows, he still sees them as people.
And then Pomni just kinda does this 'ehhhh' Seinfeld thing like, well, I kiiiiinda broke his reality? 😅😬🤷♀️
I mean, who's the NPC in this situation really? The character who's raw and emotional, or the character who walks around with this quirky-ass dialogue 'well, that just happened. Can he come to the circus?'. 🤡
I haven’t seen anyone point this out, but hasn’t Jax been queerphobic towards Zooble in person as well? Like in addition to his fantasies??
In episode 7, when Zooble is enjoying themselves at the beach, Jax says "Aren't you supposed to be miserable about your inability to choose your own body?". Like, mans cannot handle seeing a queer person be happy. Additionally the fact that he sounded sarcastic/mocking? Jax seemed like he was ridiculing Zooble's struggles, and he was most definitely upset that Zooble was having a great time. That miserable ass rabbit cannot handle others not being as miserable as him.
What's there not to speak about Jax? We all know about Jax in the Amazing Digital Circus. A character that certainly has many pointss of views, opinions, and differing views as well. a character that is really popular and not only that! A character that is a massive jerk (and thats putting it lightly), yet a character that also seems to have went through a lot too. However? Does this justify his actions? Not really. He is just a character that as his role is suppose to be and meant? Fills it pretty well and actually does it in a unique and intriguing way.
So why do I believe that Himself is the WEAKEST aspect of the writing of The Amazing Digital Circus? To me? Even the worst aspect of the writing as a whole.
DISCLAIMER!! This isnt me trying to throw shade and just say that the entire story of The Amazing Digital Circus is RUINED thanks to Jax. This isnt either a post to just bash on Jax. This is all more an analysis and a take I noticed as I rewatched lots of the episodes lots of times and what I believ the biggest flaw of the story is.
So that being said? Lets begin!
I had stated many times that I believe that Jax is a character that for his role and all? Doess indeed fulfill the role.
Said role being a character that is: "Unredeemable, or DOESN'T want to be saved."
Thats the key thing. The story ITSELF doesn't want to go or do anything with that. Or present consequences even. Hell, if anything? The story BENDS itself in favor or trying to favor Jax despite EVERY consequence that he receives beiing rightfully deserved. The story itself does gymnastics to make sure that Jax doesn't FULLY FULL receive the entire weight of what he does wrongs or the flaws in general.
This is WAY more apparent in Episode 5....onwards. Yup. Beginning Episode 5? Jax just in a sense becomes a half Gary Stu. I am saying Half Gary Stu, because at the very least the show doesn't hide thaat he has issues and the is FAR from being perfect. However? The story feels that it doesn't have the guts to show or make Jax face entirely said "find out" phases, because either the writing wants to make us kinda feel bad for him? Or try to like? Be lke "okay but chill" all in favor of him.
Granted, take this with a grain of salt. Maybe the writing didn't wanted to evoke that, but it still came across with it, and that kinda shows in how there's still room to iimprove or at least correct it. I genuienly felt that Episode 5, 6 and ESPECIALLY 8!! It feels tht the story wants Us to feel bad for him when in reality? I feel that he didn't earn that kind of empathy or feeling to say the least.
Speaking of thoses episodes? I'm saying all these too due to the fact with the story bending in favor of Him? It kindaa slanders as well characters like Pomni, Zooble and Gangle and of course, Ragatha.
The biggest example being how much Episode 5's Softball adventure? Had POMNI, tell Ragatha? That she should calm down or RELAX. DESPITE Pomni, A FEW MOMENTS AGO? Tellingn her that ITS MORE THAN OKAAY TO CRASH OUT??
And even BEFOREE that? Pomni was scolding BOTH Jax and Ragatha in trying to tell Her how she feels. That she has her own agency, and all. Take note of this too by the way.
Yet, despite, Ragatha, VERY VERY UNDERSTANDIBLY AND RIGHTHFULLY STILL Crashing out and calling out Pomni on her hypocrite moment? Pomni STILL wanted to be with Jax? Ask how he feels?
The thing that stings the most in Pomni's character? Is that she knows how to handle and or avoid conflicts. Her most reasonable choice honestly on the matter would've been to get out from the turmoil. Just telling them that She prefers not to be innvolved in ssaid bullshit. Or at the very least? Tell BOTH Jax and Ragatha to calm down (not the best, but still at least SOMETHIING).
Episode 6 to me? Despite how hyped up it was and all for the matter? The more I look back at it? It had such a weird regression or slander on Pomni's character. Across the past episodes before the sixth? Pomni was a character that had a steady and really determeined and stable outlook on being empathetic and kind towards many. Including both Humans and NPCs.
So to see her just? Mirror Jax's personality or even traits?? IIt feels so out of character. I am aware that she said to screw with anything and just that she will be chaotic evil.
THATS the whole point though! I feel that She shouldn't even go with that. That entire talk with Jax? About aarchetypes? In other words, that was Jax telling her to give up on trying to be human and just? Do stuff for the lols and NOT be empathetic.
Pomni, a character that WANTSS to cling on to her agency, just decided to follow Jax? Just like that? Not even like??? At least have her have some doubt in shooting either Kinger or Ragatha? I don't know, but if You ask me? If I had to shoot the PERSON (Kinger) THAT HELPED ME AT MY LOWEST (in Episosde 3) I WOULD HAVE DOUBTS BEYOND DOUBTS AND HUGE HESITATION. Honestly not even having the guts to try and shoot them. Pomni STILL believes they are humans CAUSE THEY ARE Humans.
And in my opinion? I think this way more decreasing Pomni's character of being a "Leader, emotional stable that holds into the Little agency she has over herself and also a person that can lend an ear to hear and be there for others!" Basically like an unstoppable force when You put her against Caine's unmovable object.
To now just a "I can fix him" type of character. Which to me? It feels like that thanks to how much the story is pushing Pomni to be that. Which is such a HUGE GLOSS over her character and how she is.
This is a showcase in how the story wanting to favorite Jax's entire being isi what I mean that its a bad aspect. The favoritism BLEEDS to the story and makes the characters not be themselves from what have been estipulated or shown.
EVEN if, its not favoritism? Its still not exactly the best showcase of Writing cause its regressing and or changing Pomni's character just like that.
Alright, now lets go with Zooble. Zooble isn't afraid to show that They DISLIKE Jax. We know this. We seen this. Despite it all? They still are human. They still at least won't try to want Jax to be dead or sosmething.
My problem is? Is that They were TOO lenient with just having Jax press the red button and screwing them off.
Even if the arguement of the blue button NOT making them escape? It felt real. And that was enough for all of them. ESPECIALLY Zooble who wants to get out just as bad. THEY WANT to have a time and a mark outsside the world.
Yet? What does Jax do? Justs be like "I told you so." WHICH AT THAT MOMENT? ISS THE WORST. But he doesn't care. He doesn't care, he didn't care nor will, nd yet? No fight back from Zooble.
The least that could've be done from Jax? Is to apologize or somethig, but we KNOW that he will never do that, yet the story is afraid to do somethinig about it. LIke haave them be more pissed with him or just frustrated or aanything! Emotions runs high and I think a crashout was deserved. The story is afraid to have him face that. Its afraid of letting the character genuienly BE PISSED at him. Which in turns just make said characters feel way off.
Again, the Digital Circus isn't exactly the heaven or secure place either. Jax suffered alot yes. But liike I had saidd plenty of times.
Two things can be true aat the same time. Jax has suffered, but that doesn't mean that he has the right to make others suffer just cause he suffered. Everyone in the circus is in the trenches and this isn't to powerscale trauma or anything, far from it, itis more so to show that the last thing to do? IS TO ADD MORE to it. Copium or not. Reminder that he is hte MAIN reason why Gangle feels liike she isn't human anymore at this point, and just feels like a toy. Which is way fucked up.
And Jax? Takes pleasure in HURTING AND KILLIING all of them just to entertain himself. REMINDER TOO that the Pain feeling? Is stilil there. THEY CAN STILL feel pain.
Like I had said, I feel that the biggest flaw is how much the favoritismm bleeds or if not? How much the story itself is afraid to have Jax face a lot of what rightfully is crashes out against him.
To wrap this analysis? I wanted to talk about this in terms of bring up an aspect that per say could be improved for the writing or at least something that perhaps Episode 9 could tie or wrap it a much better light to all the characters and all despite the overarching favoritism flaw. Rather than just saying all this to throw shade. The crew behind TADC are all talented people, but they are all still humans and they can make mistakes. Not every story is flawless or perfect and thats okay! Hell! Many stories have different flaws that one cant ignore or have the same kind of flaw like I believe Jax being for this particularly story.
I sincerely want nothing but the best for the team behind TADC and said if any of them wanna do any future stories? To see the flaws as a way to improve and see what can be better. To NOT let something that is personal to you (whether You love or hate a character that it bleeds into the story and thus change it for the bad cause its affecting how You feel).
Thank You everyone for reading my analysis!! I hope yall are having a great day and night!!
Ain't no fucking way people still trying to find any excuses to why Jax isn't in the wrong for pressing the button to keep them all trapped, ain't no fucking way I saw someone say "well, rabbits are red colorblind, they can't see red, so maybe he just didn't know he pressed the red button" genuinely. Genuinely... Shut your bitch ass up I'm going fucking insane over how much people are grasping to excuse his fucking bullshit oh my GOD
Just let this be his fucking fault, I don't care he has trauma he's an asshole, you all are so determined to take away his character agency just because you want him to be a uwu soft boy actually and not the traumatized and fucking jerk asshole he is. It was not caine controlling him, and even if caine made his memories be a bit stronger, JAX still fucking pressed the button. He knew what he was doing and he did it because he's a coward who didn't want to go out in the real world and so doomed everyone to stay in the circus. He's a fucking terrible person. Let him be that. I sorta like him, but oh my God the fucking excuses. If it was Ragatha or any other female character there'd be fucking pitch forks.
Jax is allowed to get away with so much and hurt everyone around him, just because he's also hurt. No! That doesn't make it fucking okay! I don't fucking care he almost abstracted, it doesn't give him a justification. And before anyone says it's because I hate him, no, it's just, holy fuck stop excusing all of this shit I'm sick of it. The blatant favoritism and excuses in this fandom annoy the crap out of me. Let him be of fucking blame for five fucking seconds. People were blaming Ragatha for getting mad at him when he literally bullies her constantly, I saw people honest to God blame Pomni for "pushing him and going to fast", I saw someone say that Gangle isn't in the right for not liking Jax and being scared of him. Oh my God you people are insufferable, the only guy is allowed to get away with practically fucking everything, but none of the girls are allowed to have any mistake? Or be angry? Or show any fucking emotion?
Jax is allowed to trap everyone in the circus just because he didn't want to go outside because he's a cowards, but they're not allowed to yell at him or be mad at him or have a fight with him when he if being a fucking asshole. God you people piss me the fuck off, this fandom is insufferable with all this Jax favoritism and misogyny.
Jax makes me really sad. He could have been a perfect, morally ambiguous character. Seeing him truly repent, and ask for forgiveness or having a confrontation with Ragatha or a genuine conversation with Kinger would have vastly improved his arc. Do you know what that's called? Oh yeah, "facing your actions."
Instead, so much of his character was fetishized and victimized to the point that I don't just feel sorry for what he could have been, but I also feel sorry for him as he is. Honestly, 30% of the series is about him being fetishized, another 50% is about him being victimized, and the remaining 20% is just him being an idiot.
It feels like the storytelling was constantly manipulating us to fit cliché phases: "Oh, you like silly characters? Jax is a silly character, haha!" Oh, wait, do you also like deep characters? "Well, guess what? Jax has trauma too! Because he doesn't actually mean to do all the things he does to others he's just sensitive inside! :(("
The amount of safety features incorporated into modern cars is unreal. I've seen crashes where the car flipped over and the occupant only had minor injuries. My dad was t-boned by someone speeding off the highway and walked away with a broken arm. The car was completely smashed except for the passenger compartment, which was curtained on all sides with airbags. That one manufacturer has decided they are exempt from implementing all these advancements disgusting and terrifying
When I was going through driver's ed I was taught that the steering column would stab through your chest if you crashed head on and that was just the way it was. We do not want to go back, not even a little
The point of car safety features is that the car is supposed to die in an accident so you don't have to. Your car should be a pile of smoking rubble after an accident, and you should be fine.
I totaled my first car. Like, the car itself just stopped where the windshield met the dashboard. Ahead of that point, there was no more car. It was gone.
Me? I had some really spectacular bruises and a lil friction burn on my nose from where Mr. Airbag and Ms. Glasses had a disagreement. That's it. That's it.
I was driving a little tiny coupe and went more or less head-on with a pickup truck. The entire engine and hood of my car was twisted rubble that was not connected to the rest of the car afterward. I sat down on the verge, about twenty or thirty feet from the accident, while I waited for the cops and EMTs to work their way through the traffic backup to get to us, and found that I was sitting beside one of the headlights of my car. The whole entire headlight, bulb and reflector and cover and frame and all.
All I had were bruises and that little friction burn. That's it.
Crumple zones save lives. So do seatbelts and airbags; half the bruising was the exact shape of my seatbelt in livid crimson and black on my torso. It was and remains the most insanely intense bruising I have ever experienced in my life. BUT IT WAS JUST BRUISING!! Unpleasant, sure, but eminently survivable and didn't even require much treatment beyond not wearing a bra for a few days. But all the force that created that spectacular bruising was force that wasn't flinging me through the windshield or impaling me on the steering column. My car crumpled and crushed and dissolved but it held me safe and secure and protected.
Crumple zones save lives. You do not want your car to look undamaged after the accident, because that means it made like a Newton's Cradle and passed every bit of the impact straight through to your soft and highly crushable body.
#it's worth noting the tesla is being towed#it's not in a drivable condition#chances are the internals are fucked#given how difficult repairs on one of those would be it's probably also now scrap
"Humans are the crumple zone" is basically how tech bros view people who aren't on their tax bracket in general. This makes for a perfectly apt visual metaphor.
The idea that you can be corrupted and tainted by fiction is just crazy to me. It’s a very Christian-based mindset. (I used to be a super religious Catholic, so I know. I used to feel that way too!)
You are not staining your soul or your mind by enjoying fiction that’s different, dark, taboo, kinky… you name it! Even if you’re not Christian, it’s still a culturally Christian concept of sin. And the urge that antis have to evangelize others to their side and convince them they’ve sinned in some way (even if those words aren’t used, the concept is there) is also very Christian-based.
I am not saying Christianity is bad. But I am saying that these puritanical ideas of sin and corruption through thoughts and fantasy are all Christian-based ideals. It’s extremism of those concepts. And I just wish antis would stop trying to push those concepts onto everyone else. Quit projecting your own shame on other people. I don’t have to feel shame for what fiction I enjoy, and neither do you. No one does.
