Random thing that just popped into my head that I don’t really see people talk about often: during the earlier episodes of TADC, it seemed like Gangle and Ragatha were actually pretty close to each other
Ragatha seemed concerned about leaving Gangle alone with Kinger during the adventure in the Pilot
Jax threatens to out Gangle’s figurines specifically to Ragatha, and Gangle immediately folds, reaching with manic laughter that clearly came off as distressed at the thought
Ragatha yells at Jax for breaking Gangle’s mask on accident with a baseball
Gangle specifically seems more hurt at High-On-Stupid-Sauce!Ragatha calling her “kinda annoying” than anything Jax said in that episode, plus Gangle offered to help Ragatha specifically out with her tasks, whereas with everyone else in that episode she was just micromanaging them
Later, even though Gangle rejects the idea of talking to Ragatha about her problems and shows doubt at Ragatha’s genuineness, she still makes a point of saying she loves Ragatha as a person
Gangle makes a point to thank Ragatha during the baseball mini-adventure
These are all just moments off the top of my head. It’s pretty clear that Gangle genuinely looks up to Ragatha, and Ragatha seems really protective of Gangle.
Maybe I just haven’t been looking in the right places, but it seems like fans don’t explore their relationship at all. On one hand, I get it: Gangle and Zooble’s relationship is sweet and wonderful, and Ragatha’s messy dynamics with Jax and/or Pomni is probably more compelling to explore than just a nice genuine friendship with Gangle, plus her father-daughter relationship with Kinger is pretty heartwarming.
On the other hand, these are two deeply insecure, psychologically compelling characters who I feel could have a very fun dynamic to delve into. Like you have Ragatha, who so desperately seeks approval and who feels the need to take care of everyone at her own expense, to the point that she’s blinded to Gangle already looking up to her. And you have Gangle, who could really use reassurance and comfort, who chooses not to seek it out from Ragatha even though she otherwise admires her
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