Iāve seen people comment that Pomniās torture scenario was kind of weak compared to the others, and that it could be because she hasnāt been in the circus as long, thus Caine canāt personalize her punishment as well.
And even if heās technically using their traumas to hurt them, I donāt think that was his main intention. I think he was āreplyingā to their criticisms.
Pomni: We think your ideas suck!
Including Gummigoo, Pomni?
Zooble: Pathetic! Youāre like a child! What kind of all-powerful being has such fragile ego?
How can someone, whose body perfectly encapsulates their mind and is fully customizable, not feel satisfied yet? How many options do you need? How vain can you be, Zooble?
First of all, I know that Zooble most likely suffers from dysphoria, and Caine focusing the torture scenario on that was a massive dick move on his part, especially when Zooble had shared their insecurities about their body in a previous episode.
However, in that same episode, Caine shared with Zooble his own insecurities.
Caine: Making adventures is my art! Itās all I exist to do! All I am⦠good at. (ā¦) ⦠w-what youāre saying could imply that Iām bad at the only thing Iām good at, and thatā¦
Iām just saying that he probably took Zoobleās criticism as a low blow of its own and he made it personal.
Ragatha: You never let us feel like weāre at home.
Which home? Yours, Ragatha?
Gangle: You discourage us from thinking outside the box and doing things our way!
Spudsyās was a hell of your own making, Gangle.
Jax: You lie to us constantly!