I’m just here to ask if this makes any sense. Sorry if this is a bit long.
I feel like too many people who say the other TADC characters don’t have development pays more attention to Jax than focus on the characters they say they like.
Zooble spends more time with the gang throughout the show despite being standoffish and distant in the first three episodes. Spending more time with Gangle helped with that along with being more comfortable in their own skin by getting back at Pomni and Jax by using multiple arms. That’s why in episode 7 Zooble talks to Jax about being fine with having multiple choices to how they look.
After her talk with Zooble, Gangle starts speaking up a lot more and standing up for what she believes in, especially in episode 8. She even smiles more often in her sad mask which is why Jax questions if she's capable of being happy in episode 5. Her smiling more was done BEFORE her bing talk with Zooble in episode 6. Her talk with them in episode 4 was what really started her development.
Ragatha stands up to Able and tells Pomni to ignore the Sun’s bad attitude. Then later on Caine. She’d NEVER do that in the previous episodes. She was too scared to hurt someone’s feelings. And she doesn’t try so hard to be overly positive when that isn’t what’s needed in the moment later on too. Jax even questions her about it in episode 8. “What? Got nothing positive to say about this one?”
Jax questioning these three is when their development is basically told to our faces. He does that with Zooble as well in episode 7. How are people not noticing these things?
I’m saying this with every amount of respect possible but if you love these characters enough to the point you’re begging for development, it would help a lot to pay more attention to them instead of the character you don’t like.
YES, PLEASE, SAY IT LOUDER FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE BACK TO HEAR!
I agree 100% with you. And seeing people say this is actually so funny because like, we had pratically ZERO information or any development on Jax's character until ep 6.
People need to learn that it is completely normal for Jax to have screentime because HE IS A PROTAGONIST, and even as a protagonist, it took SO LONG for him to actually get something in the series. Like, we know something about everyone.
Ragatha lived in a farm and had an abusive mother. Pomni worked in a supermarket as an accountant, and enjoyed recording herself exploring abandoned buildings and posting on her YouTube channel. Gangle was studying graphic design, dropped it, and went after more "realistic" goals, working as a fast food manager (and possibly attempted suicide around that time). Zooble worked as a tattoo artist and a bartender. Kinger was married AND HE CREATED CAINE. And like you said, they're all constantly getting tons of development throughout the whole show.
Now, what do we know about Jax?
We know he is the youngest and he's been there for a good while. We got that flashback sequence completely out of context that revealed to us that he doesn't want to leave the circus, which is HUGE. We have many hints of what might have happened to him through lines and his own behavior. We know he was probably very very close to Ribbit and also Kaufmo. We have hints of a conflict he probably had with Ragatha in the past, AND THAT'S ALL.
Most of what we know about Jax are just HINTS. We have only one episode left and we got nothing concrete about him, unlike the others. He has screentime because he's constantly stealing the spotlight BECAUSE THAT'S PART OF HIS ARCHETYPE LOL, and again, he's one of the protagonists. Him getting screentime is just natural.
It's exactly what you said, Jax haters hate him so much that it becomes an obsession. They can't see or hear anything even if you spell it to them, because Jax is on the screen.
Dude, may I throw here two of my biggest hottakes about tadc here?
Tadc is not a show for Jax haters. Not even the circus members hate Jax bro, and he's the creator's favorite, what the heck are you doing here.
And tadc is for smart people. The show will give you food, but it won't chew everything for you. Watch, analyze, think, and you will find the answers.
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