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I've let the episode marinate in my brain now and I think I can give my full honest review on it at this point.

As a guide, I'm gonna be using other people's opinions and theories.

"People are excusing Jax's abu$1ve behavior just because he's trans now"

^I am going to start off with this one since it's the one I've seen the most I think. Personally, Jax has always been my favorite character in the series, I think since episode 2; but at the same time, I was really annoyed by him and his genuinely abu$1ve behavior (especially towards Gangle). He WAS an asshole, even with the backstory given in ep 9, he did all of those things himself. No one forced his hand, but I think he acted that way because of his feelings towards himself and the conflict within himself. That isn't to say that his parents didn't have an influence in that, but he honestly didn't like himself, and that's something that he had to resolve himself, but he didn't get that opportunity, because he saw how those around him acted (pre circus). Which brings me to the next point.

"Jax being Trans came out of nowhere"

^Soooo.... As someone who didn't predict Jax as being Trans-Fem, I still have to disagree. Apart from Goose stating that Jax being Trans was always implied but still not obvious; throughout the show, Jax shows signs of at least being a little ✨zesty✨ I just couldn't peg what kind, and I stayed off of Tumblr or any theory post to avoid, well, drama (I joined the random late 2025). I'll admit, I did see from rime to time people saying Jax was trans coded, but I couldn't really see what kind, until I re-watched the episode 5, that's when I was like: "egg" cuz not only did I notice how Jax always tried to make it a point that he was "masculine" but he also obviously had some conflicting feeling on ✨the dress✨. She boymods, and I thought that people would understand/notice this, but I guess it's much easier for a trans person to realize this. There is no "way to be trans", you just are, everyone's experience is different, but in Jax's case, he literally tries so hard to act "like a man" because not only did his family give his a hard time for it but he didn't want anyone knowing or even getting a hint to the fact he is trans. She simply didn't accept herself.

Also, if you notice me using he/him pronouns for Jax, it's cuz a.) Goose said it was fine, but mostly b.) It feels wrong to use she/her pronouns when referring to her pre us finding out she is trans, cuz she never even came out, Pomni only knows cuz she literally invaded her mind (Jax obviously let her, even if subconsciously). So yeah, and now my last point:

The Fem Jax fanart/AU's

^This one is more just for fun, but I'm referring to people depicting/theorizing that Jax would automatically be "nice" after her transition. I personally don't like this theory, cuz, it's still Jax, she's still an ass and she still did all those abu$1v3 things, and in no way do I see Gangle or anyone "forgiving and forgetting" what he did just because of the fact he was dealing with alot of things and because he was hurting. I feel like she would slowly try to better herself and grow but it would still take some time. If anything I think Goose's post on "Jax if she wasn't an asshole" proves this further, because, she COULD'VE been nice, but that was only if Kaufmo hadn't knocked when he did and if he also just hadn't pushed everyone away, THEN and only then would she have been all sunshine and rainbows and wouldn't have done what he did to Gangle, Ragatha, Pomni and well, like Goose said, pushed Ribbit to ✨abstraction✨. But I guess that's the whole point of AU's, it's if where an alternate universe and the cookie didn't crumble the way it did.

To close off: I love how Goose depicted the Trans experience, specifically the boy-modding experience: observing how men act, and like Jax did, put on a performance (depicted as him being the comedic relief and breaking the fourth wall).