A little analysis on Jax and Pomni's relationship
We've all observed how kind and patient Pomni is to Jax, but why?
Well yes, Pomni is a good person. She even said to Gumigoo that she doesn't want anyone to feel like they're nothing, but her relationship with Jax goes beyond basic human empathy.
As bad as Jax can be, he's been reaching out to Pomni since the moment she entered the circus.
He suggested an adventure for her.
Snapped her out of her dissociative panic attack
Forced her to join the adventure when she was depressed
Asked her how she was doing after the whole Gumigoo situation
They were chatting at the end of the episode
Episode 5 was the big bonding episode between the two. Pretty much the whole episode, Jax was trying to get to know Pomni more.
It seems like he figured out that Kinger is sane in the dark and that Pomni has a good relationship with him, since he made him Pomni's assistant and made their meeting spot under the desk.
He found out Pomni's favorite color with the wire situation.
He went straight to Pomni during the anime adventure.
The stargazing scene was one of the most important scenes between them, because this is when Pomni figured out that there's more to Jax than just being an asshole.
He showed that he cared about Gangle and is jealous of Zooble. She found out that he lost a friend (or friends) with Ragatha's dialogue, and she even might have figured out that Ragatha and him may have been friends.
This was the scene where SHE let HIM in.
The bar scene is significant because Jax is the ONLY character that asked Pomni about herself. At least onscreen, we've never seen anyone actually ask about who she is as a person. Sure, Ragatha checks in on her and the others seem to worry about her acclimating, but they never try to get to know her personally.
During the softball adventure, Pomni caught on even further to the friction between Ragatha and Jax. She recognized that Jax masks around everyone but her.
I'm pretty sure Pomni sent off Ragatha to take her turn so she could have more alone time with Jax. Although we saw that it hurt Ragatha, I think Pomni saw it as a win/win, since Ragatha and Jax behave better when separated.
Pomni starts to actively seek out Jax's attention and approval. She notices that Jax likes Evil Pomni, so she became Pomni the Evil in episode 6.
Remember in episode 5 when Jax mentioned that he wanted to sleep twice?
In episode 7, we found out that Jax was microdosing abstraction via his dreams. At the end of episode 5, rather than take a nap, he goes off with Pomni. In that moment, he abandoned his self destructive behavior to be with Pomni.
I'll go back to episode 6 after this, but since I'm talking about Jax's depression naps, re-examine this scene. Jax suspected that the exit was fake from the beginning, and he seems at peace with abstraction. When Pomni invited him to the Chinese room, Jax said "Sure, why not?"
That's not an enthusiastic response from someone that's excited for the chance to leave. I suspect he only went to appease and spend time with Pomni.
Although Jax's ideology about everyone being characters is terrible, Jax gave Pomni advice that finally let her let go of some of her anxiety and helped her embrace the absurdity.
That logic ultimately won them the game, since Pomni realized she could make up winning logic.
Jax was actually very kind and supportive through the episode. That's what made his betrayal so painful for her BUT that also made her more skeptical about his behavior.
By this point, Pomni knew Jax had lost friends. She knew that he cares about the other members. She knows that his bad behavior is a mask and that he has the capacity to be a functional human being.
Although Jax was incredibly out of line during their fight, Pomni caught on to his game. She figured that her biggest fear is his biggest fear, which is the fear of Pomni abstracting.
It's so interesting that even before any of this episode started, Pomni was confidant that she had a handle on Jax. She did and still does. She knows exactly how to handle him.
That's why Pomni was scared for him at the end of the episode. She figured out that the man was traumatized and pushing everyone away.
I bet Pomni figured out why Jax has so much friction with Ragatha in this moment, which is why she came to Ragatha at the end of the episode.
True to her word, Pomni knew exactly how to keep Jax in check in episode 7, despite the big fight.
In turn, Jax is a lot nicer to EVERYONE, not just Pomni. In episode 6, Pomni tried to wear Jax's mask. In episode 7, Jax is behaving a lot like Pomni did when she entered the circus (anxious and self isolating.) I don't think it's a coincidence.
It was already shown that Jax and Pomni have great synergy when working together, but they also have great synergy when they aren't working together.
Pomni and Jax both questioned Abel's legitimacy, though they had the opposite development in that instance. That is, the longer the adventure went on, the more Jax believed it and the less Pomni believed it.
I think it's very important that Pomni and Jax both led to the red button being pressed. Keep in mind, Pomni's stalling gave Caine more time to flood Jax's mind and ultimately pushed him to hit the red button.
Jax called out Caine for being able to alter their minds. Jax has known since at least episode 5, but chose to call it out at that moment. I wonder if Jax put the pieces together that the abstraction dreams he was having had something to do with Caine.
Pomni joined in and realized that Caine was probably behind them forgetting their names.
If there is a way out of the circus, I bet killing Caine and shutting down the game has a big part in it, and I bet Pomni and Jax will be the ones to do it, or at the very least, lead the charge.
1.) Jax and Pomni have been helping each other out since episode 1.
2.) Both are pretty observant, but they don't always say how they're feeling.
3.) They have great synergy, which was displayed in episode 6 and 7. They're personally compatible as well.
4.) Their relationship has always been a pillar to the series and will likely continue to be until the end.
5.) Pomni figured out that Jax is misbehaving because he's traumatized. That's why she's forgiven him.
Jax knows Pomni figured it out, which is why he's simultaneously grumpy, but also being much nicer to her after the fight.
6.) Pomni values Jax because he reached out to her and got to know her personally. They have good chemistry.
Jax is emotionally immature, but I'm sure he'll eventually properly make up with Pomni.
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