HORROR FAN REACTS TO THE AMAZING DIGITAL CIRCUS - EPISODE 2 - CANDY CARRIER CHAOS

This episode fucked me up. The ending man... I really do like how Caine is written as an anti-antagonist, a character who really means well by their actions trying to give hope, but ruinning it in the end causing so much pain because of it.

Jax has layers. If you look at his facial expressions when Ragatha mentions the funeral service you can see a bunch of emotions play across his face. Including sadness/regret before he leaves. Probably doesn't want to show the other members of the Circus that he cares and he just wants to grieve alone. I feel like we're going to dig into his character a lot more as the show goes on.

I love that it took a funeral to make Pomni care about the others and see that they care about each other. It shows how death helps people find the beauty of life and I also love the way it’s symbolised by the four of them pulling her up as they are giving her reason to stay in the circus

Cane is 100% an AI. He knows of things from the real world but lacks any surrounding context to know how the main cast would feel about it. That's why he treats drowning like a a fun activity in the first episode. He also does other weird things a learning program would do, like treat "XDDCC" like a valid name option, or apply descriptors like "humanoid" to things that very clearly don't reflect it.

I love how you had this theory about the princess being corrupt and not caring about people, then immediately took it back when Fudge said he was eating them all.😂

At least they gave us a GummyGoo plushie so we can hug and cry with 😢

One thing I found interesting this episode is that Kinger felt more...present? He seemed way more sane than in previous episodes. Seems like the anxious mania we associate him with isn't his default, but he instead has these really calm and wise moments.

The way Gummigoo got removed in less than a second reminds me of Sir Pentious getting one shot by Adam. 💀 An NPC having an existential crisis is the most amazing plot concept ever. Having Gummy Goo stare into the eyes of his own character model gave me chills.

I really love how they tied together the episode by removing Pomni’s fear of being forgotten. With her dream you can really tell that’s what scared her most about being abstracted, that she’d get put into the pit and nobody would remember her. At the end, seeing Kaufmo’s funeral, it put into perspective that they all truly care when they lose someone, wrapping back to her in the pit. It wasn’t just Ragatha’s hand, it was all of them. She realizes then and there that she won’t be forgotten. Perfect narrative example of show, don’t tell

Poor gummy crocodile. Caine unaliving Gummigoo so unceremoniously made me feel so much rage… And right after Pomni found someone she could really confide in.

While watching this reaction, I thought of something that could partially explain Jax's behavior. Sometimes, video game makers will sometimes hire someone to intentionally try and break the game. Their job is to try and do things that the developers did not think of, and see if it causes any glitches, bugs, or even crashes. I am guessing that this is why the person who became Jax was brought in. It would literally be his job to do the craziest, most outrageous things possible, and see what happens.

Seeing the Utah Teapot (or the Newell Teapot) is so funny to me as someone who studied a bit of animation. For a bit of context, it’s often the very first thing you learn to 3D model and animate as a student and it’s a bit of an insiders joke among 3D animators. If you go back to some early 3D animated films, you’re more than likely going to see a teapot somewhere. It’s like our version of the Wilhelm Scream lmao

The fact that this show is only two episodes in and has already become so successful is truly amazing. Love how in the pilot, Pomni is scared, anxious, and unfamiliar with her surroundings, while in the first episode, she seems to be a bit more comfortable in the circus. R.I.P. Gummigoo. Greatly loved, deeply missed.

I literally almost sobbed at the end of this episode, but I love Pomni's character development and her comforting Gummigoo I also noticed at 34:26 that Jax looked sad for a split-second about Kaufmo's funeral

Gangle: exists Jax: and I took that personally

It is rather scary how nonchalantly Caine just obliterated Gummi, makes you wonder if he ever would do that to a player. 🤔

It's really hard to notice, but if you pay attention at the shot of Jax's face while Ragatha mentions the funeral (34:25), there is a split second where he shows a hint of sorrow, so it seems there's more to him then he's letting on.

Princess Loo has my favorite character design in the series so far, she looks like a more sweeter version of Princess Bubblegum. And rip Gummigo, he was too good for this world ❤

When Caine says that thing about not being able to remember who’s a human and who’s an NPC… could one of the main cast secretly be an NPC?

I love all the gators designs they are so cute! And Gummigoo’s character really got to me. When I saw him explode made me gasp even though I knew something like that would happen.