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I think the reason I hate a lot of asshole characters in comedy is because the shows makes it clear that your still meant to root for them at the end of the day, even if they do or say something genuinely bad

The people around them don't really react to they're actions in a reasonable way, and sometimes those that do call them out are portrayed as annoying or sensitive

When the show wants you to sympathise with them it feels like they downplay or ignore the shitty things they've done and are actively doing so that your more likely to be on they're side

In comparison the gang in it's always sunny are terrible people with an incredibly toxic dynamic who are treated as such by the narrative and general public, they are hated by or ruin the lives of almost everyone around them

A lot of the comedy comes from seeing just how far they can take they're depravity and watching as they're insane plans and schemes blow up in they're fave and karma comes to bite them in the ass

The gang can be likeable and sympathetic at times, but the show never feels like it downplays or ignores they're behaviour, even when the gang themselves do, it's made clear that it's because they are bad people and most other people give appropriate responses to the gang and they're actions, and they are almost always portrayed as reasonable reactions

I also love that Dee is able to be just as awful as the guys, in other shows she may be made the default straight man, not as bad or treat her as an outsider because she's a woman, but this show really makes sure she is fully integrated into the group, with chemistry just as strong as between the male characters

-while pomni appears to have more complex relationships with the male cast than the female characters and zooble, this is more due to the nature of there characters than their gender

-gummigoo becomes her first friend as she's able to connect with him at a time when she isn't fully trusting of the other humans in the circus yet

-kinger takes on a mentorship role and helps her see how important it is to reach out to others and make them feel seen which sets up her moments of kindness towards the other characters for the rest of the show

-I do think that gooseworx favouritism towards Jax lead to her relationship with pomni getting far more focus than anyone else's which is to the detriment of the rest of the casts development

I appreciate they're attempt to show autistic adults engaging in adult life and activities like sex and employment, as well as trying to gain they're independence, but it really feels like the show and other characters are still infantilising them. The neuro typical people in the show don't see them as peers, they see them as a responsibility or experience or nuisance. Also everyone in the show who doesn't know they're autistic has these weirdly over the top reactions to they're behaviour, like they act as though they're dangerous or crazy or freaks and that they don't know autism or other mental disabilities exist, like I feel like that would be the natural conclusion on seeing that behaviour.

In comparison, in Everything's Gonna Be Ok, the neuro typical character treat the autistic main character as a teenager who also has autism and not a child playing teenager. Others who don't know her or aren't aware of her autism just react with a more realistic awkward discomfort that most would. It even covers a similar situation to As We See It where the character Matilda has sex and her brother Nicholas, who is her main caregiver, grapples with the complicated situation and has an honest and open discussion with Matilda, with the extra layer of her autism being brought into consideration. In As We See It when this situation happens it feels like Violet's brother is talking down to her.

I also greatly appreciated the late diagnosed autism rep in the form of Nicholas. It was great to see someone, who many dismissed as sassy or rude due to his queer identity and feminine mannerisms masking their genuine social difficulty, as autistic rep. It resonated with me as I often mask my social difficulties with sarcasm or humour myself. As well as highlighting how siblings of an autism person may have their own autism overlooked as they're autistic traits don't look like they're sibling's.

In Extraordinary Attorney Woo, while the way Woo is portrayed can feel a bit infantilising, for the most part she is treated as a peer by her colleagues and boss at the law office she works for. they address the prejudice shown to her when they first meet her and find out she's autistic and as the show progresses they overcome this and treat her as a genuine asset and competition. For a Korean show about autism, a country that tends to be pretty ignorant on this subject, it really is fantastic representation, to the point I was genuinely surprised the actress who plays woo isn't autistic. Of course it would have been better if they got an autistic actor but she does a good job showing the nuances in the character.

If you'd like to watch a musical comedy show about a woman's self destructive antics in trying to get back together with a childhood sweetheart, seen through the unreliable lens of her unrealistic perspective, and social commentary including criticism of the very phrase it's named after and the harmful beliefs and biases it represents and upholds then boy have I got the show for you.

If you don't like reading here's a much smarter person than me discussing the show in video form. My rant is down below.

I have not felt so deeply entwined with a show since RWBY. The Amazing Digital Circus is a show I haven't seen before, and most likely won't see again. That's a damn shame.

-The fairytale theming in Ruby has so much potential

-Rubys character arc as of the latest seasons see her trying desperately to forge her own path in the face of predetermined destiny and escape the shadow of her mother forged in legend

-while Ruby is the main protagonist, two of the main deutaroganists are textbook examples of the protagonist you would usually see in a show like this

-Jaune, Ruby's friends and leader of team jnpr who cheated his way into beacon, an elite huntsmen school, and find mentorship in his fellow teammate phyrra as he tries to prove his worth amongst his incredibly skilled classmates

-Oscar, a farm kid entirely disconnected from he world of hunters who suddenly starts to hear the voice of Ozpin, beacons headmaster and a reincarnating servant of the gods, and is set on a path to find and assist his old student and allies in order to right the wrongs of the fall of beacon

-usually these two would be the first pick for protagonist, they fit the archetype and they're fish out of water status makes it easier to introduce this world to the audience, but instead it's Ruby, an incredibly skilled huntress in training stuck in the shadow of her revered huntress mother, who is one of the few born with silver eye abilities that make her a formidable rival to humanities greatest enemy the Grimm

-there is such an interesting dichotomy to explore here between the more conventional protagonist archetypes of Jaune and Oscar as Deutaroganists in Ruby's story that is completely overlooked

-especially in a show with heavy fairytale theming, where character are based on some form of fairytale or myth, there own inspirations often being the protagonists of there own stories