#gangle theory

[zebracorn-chan]

Wow, come to think of it, he really hated the re-evaluation room.

[radar-chaos]

Is no one going to talk about how the new plastic mask for Gangle is like a mask that neurodivergents use to make it through the day with other people? Gangle is visibly frustrated just trying to be “normal,” and in the end she still feels like she messed up, and I…

I get that. On such a personal level.

Not only that, but the mask is plastic. Plastic (the mask) is often considered cheap and unauthentic, whereas glass is considered more high quality (her real personality). No matter what she does, she feels like she’s failed. Her genuine emotions are so sensitive and easily hurt, but her mask is obviously and visibly a fake persona, and in her case, a completely out-of-character one.

It makes you wonder just how she was treated growing up.

[iluvizuocha]

TW MENTIONS OF SUICIDE

Do you think she committed suicide? Its a popular theory (some ppl think it is canon.)

I can see it being suicide, but at the same time isnt it an isekai ref?? I think it's a little wrong to pair those two up together.

For context, there is a popular trope that the main character of an Isekai (shounen for fantasy anime) is hit by a truck and is suddenly in a fantasy world.

Maybe it was like. Involuntary suicide, like she danced on the streets knowing she could "die," just not caring.

You may disagree because they can't exactly die, but look at her face.

She's not even all that surprised. Not devestated. Not sad. Not happy. Just neutral. Her mouth may look frowny, but that's her resting face.

Look at how happy she is to run over the street, even knowing the potential danger. She doesn't look both ways. She smiles, she feels euphoric, she feels real. That's what refutes anyone who says she knows she can't die. This is her real life to her. This is no different in her eyes.

Again, literally facing up and closing her eyes. The happiest we've ever seen her. And she's dancing, on the streets, about to trip into incoming traffic. There's no way she wasn't aware. I think she just doesn't care.

Don't get me wrong. I don't think this suicide was voluntary. I don't think she went "Finally, it's real! Lemme die now!" There's a thing I like to call "involuntary suicide".

Involuntary suicide, by definition, is a nonstandard term sometimes used to describe a death that appears like suicide but occurs without the person’s free, intentional choice, often due to coercion, severe mental impairment, or overwhelming external forces.

It counts when the person does want to die, just didn't do it on purpose.

They noticed the risk. They let it happen. But they weren't thinking "Finally I'm dying!!!"

That's what I believe happened with Gangle here. She wants to die. She wouldn't have danced on the streets otherwise, but she's not trying to. She just doesn't care about the risk of such an outcome.

This is reinforced especially when Gangle is back with Caine, and still looks unfazed. Even when he does mention it. She mentions she "cracked under the pressure," which further implies it's an involuntary suicide.

Why not voluntary?

Gangle wasn't seeking out cars. She didn't run to the street when she saw traffic. She just danced in the streets, even if she could tell how risky it was. Even if it felt like real life. Even if, at this point, it was real life. Cracking under the pressure implies the pressure got to her, and led her to dance, which ultimately led to her semi-metaphoric death.

It shows the death of one side of her, the comedy mask one, where she couldn't be happy unless she had it on.

It also implies that the pressure led her to just well, die. On the inside mostly, but they feel pain. She had to have felt the pain of a car crash where you never go unconscious.

"I suppose." It shows her doubt, she doesn't really know if she actually did commit. If she really did crack under the pressure. It indirectly shows that her involuntary suicide didn't really bother her much, and she wasn't sure what to call it.

And when she just didn't respond to Caine, she was processing all this. And what he said. She was speechless because she was unsure what had happened exactly, and how to label it.

Let me know if you agree!

[freebee303]

TADC THEORY!!!

This one is about Gangle because her… everything is very commonly debated.

But everything I’ve seen so far is bipolar disorder and such, and while it is plausible, I have reason to believe otherwise.

Because after watching Episode Four I realised that among my friends I was the only one who really liked that ep. And it’s because I realised I related.

I believe that Gangle had ADHD and Depression.

Now hear me out

Personally when I watched this episode I was in the process of weaning myself off of an ADHD medication that felt good, felt “normal, but in a good way” at the start. But then I began to feel different.

I felt like I was wearing a mask that was turning me into a different person.

Sure I was more enthusiastic sometimes, and I could hyper focus plenty. But it only amped up my depression and anxiety and I had zero of my usual coping mechanisms because I felt like I was in someone else’s body and mind.

I felt uncomfortable and scrambled and I would have thrown that mask away too Gangle.

My point is that Gangle is most likely neurodivergent and became depressed after realising that her dreams weren’t a reality. She most likely started taking medication to get her through her job but the “mask” factor was what gave her the mask in TADC.

Not to mention Masking in a neurodivergent person. And also when you are starting to cope with your depression often you put on a ‘mask’ to others.

And lastly. You don’t get ‘cured’ from depression. You grow with it.

Gangle smiling with her sad mask is her getting better without masking nor medication. She’s still got depression but she’s just suffering less.

Go Gangle 🫶

[scarf-and-the-squid]

Saw stuff abt gangles ribbons representing her physical fragility, but I’ve seen nothing about the whole ass truck that runs her over??

Like.

That’s probably where her fragility came from……

or maybe im stupid idk

[epichermesholymoly]

I have a theory

So remember in Episode 4 when Gangle got hit by a truck? And then in Episode 8 when it happened again? I think she was hit by a truck irl (before she came to the circus)

And then remember in Episode 7 when Jax was having those flashbacks of driving somewhere, and it was obviously very traumatic for him? I think he was the one who hit Gangle, and maybe that's why in the earlier episodes it's implied he sticks by her a lot (albeit to torment her), I think it's because he feels guilty :>

[voidsweirdthoughts]

Just realized how he grabs or slams everyone violently and Gangle’s just there being held like a lil mouse

I want to insert a little theory here without ruining the sillies, so I’ll put it with a cut

You know how Gangle was for a whole episode trying to make everyone do their job and to be happy at the same time? Does it remind you to anyone else? :)

Caine maybe feels a bit reflected in Gangle, but I don’t know if he can really feel compassion (empathy definetly not) or see the the resemblance without being told, since Goose said he can’t feel a whole range of emotions…

Let’s just call it a fun coincidence -w-

[ridleysr]

I think that gangle puts on the manager mask again because it’s her “comfort” zone.

so basically she’ll relapse (if im using the word right?) and use it again

honestly i feel like that would be really interesting