I wish Pomni and Caine had more interactions in between episodes 2 to 7, just because of the fact that Pomni is a main character and Caine was the built up antagonist.
Confession time: I’ve actually been shipping showtime since the pilot, it just faded into the background for me due to their lack of screen time together
But there was a time I actually thought they would call back on the “He just wants me to suffer” line from episode 3 and have a moment where Pomni sees just a bit of humanity(?) from Caine. I think even if they had a scene or episode dedicated to them, Caine’s episode 8 crash out could still happen.
Like seriously a hypothetical moment in between episode 4 and 5 would’ve been all I needed. I say after episode 4 so it can be after Pomni’s growth talking with Kinger and also after her letting Gummigoo go. They don’t even need to be friends outright, just a quiet acknowledgment that Pomni at the very least sees he’s trying. <- I think this would’ve been best because they would still not be close enough for Pomni to reach out, but at the very least she might be able to notice that something was up with him.
In episode 5, Caine gets the same drink as Pomni out of everyone.
In episode 6, she was the one to point out him uncharacteristically swearing.
In episode 7, Pomni was one of the people Caine mentioned when he was asking Jax for feedback (besides Zooble)
I already rambled about Caine seemingly having beef with Pomni specifically in episode 8.
There’s like sprinkles of potential interactions, but I do wish they DID interact more. Not even cause of showtime, but because Pomni is a protagonist and Caine is an antagonist.
Plus the fact that these two share similar fears (Pomni being forgotten, Caine being abandoned) they just make me think think think.