mari hyperfixates

i don't care about old social media posts that have coincidentally and mysteriously "resurfaced" following the outrage of transmisogynist fans. you clearly missed the part of this where Jax is reflective of Goose's past behavior of using edgy and harmful humor to play the bad guy and push people away in order to cover up the fact that she is a trans woman. you missed the part where Gooseworx has explicitly grown past that kind of behavior and Jax is an exercise in extending empathy to a past version of herself who was trying everything in her power to be uworthy of love and care. you fundamentally do not understand the art you are a fan of.

it genuinely sickens and concerns me how emotionally immature some of y'all are, and that's coming from a 6-year-old.

first before i start ranting abt y'all's terrible Jax takes, I want to remind you that what is important here is a real life actual woman is getting harassed and banned over making a show you liked up until your mean and quippy tumblr sexyman turned out to be a troubled trans woman. Goose deserves so much better than this and y'all should know better by now than to do this to her.

i think the "...but oh, you secretly Felt Like A Woman the whole time they were doing it" ask is just... so revealing. Jax didn't "Feel Like A Woman", SHE (not "they", asshole) WAS a woman. it's so disturbing to me that this is how you talk about a transfem character because you don't like her and it tells me everything i need to know abt how you treat the tma people in your life. trans woman's womanhood is apparently, to you, contingent on whether or not she is a good person in your eyes.

it's also obvious to me that many of y'all genuinely think that someone has to meet your standards for what a "good person" looks like in order for them to be worthy of understanding and empathy. Jax is not someone i would identify as a "good person", and based on her posts i'd say Goose almost definitely agrees with me.

Jax is not someone i would want to be around in real life, and i know this because i've known many girls just like her irl and i don't talk to them anymore. i'm glad to be free of them, but i do also think of them sometimes and hope they've been able to make a better life for themselves out there. i even worry for them and hope they've all got access to housing and hrt and basic medical care, and food, and social support. i hope they're not dead and i hope they're not in prison. i hope they have friends they let in and who help them be better people. i hope they can learn to be happy and forgive themselves even if i'm not ready to forgive them.

i am not here to argue that Jax is a good person or deserves forgiveness and i really don't mind that some people hate her for her actions. but i will say i think it's important extend understanding and care sometimes to people who don't deserve it, especially when they've made themself into someone unforgivable because they can't imagine that they're someone worthy of love or kindness.

but also

HEY, THIS IS A CARTOON! THESE ARE FICTIONAL PEOPLE!

(I DONT support goose/the va’s of tadc)

I probably shouldn’t have made so many "not-animator-friendly" changes but we ballin ‼️‼️ Name of au: The amazing digital alternative

Conversely, if you understand TADC as a story to take every single aspect, moment, outcome, and detail totally literally rather than in tandem with the thematic signficance it communicates. Or were looking for a more lore-driven story. Or were hoping for a more rounded exploration of its world and characters, a hollistic dive into the premise it sets up rather than a story barreling towards a specific end goal/a very pointed thematic stance. You're gonna end up disappointed with what you got.

And this is not a moral judgement, I don't think any expectation is at all more correct than another. I actually think my last point is probably even the most fair stance to have. Especially if you don't engage with any secondary material and just look at the show itself, since it doesn't totally establish Jax as a core focus until later in its run. Some storylines do feel very sidelined.

The first thing that Pomni mentioned after Jax's abstraction was regarding containing Jax.

While Gangle, Zooble, and Ragatha focused on the emotional fallout of Jax's abstraction, Pomni focused on the practical aspect of his abstraction.

Pomni listened to Ragatha talk about Jax and Ribbit and consoled Ragatha when she blamed herself.

She then told Ragatha, told her what she meant to her, then left.

It doesn't seem like anyone checked in on Pomni and her feelings. I'm not blaming anyone for that since the timing of Jax's abstraction was traumatic for everyone, but her unchecked behavior is likely what led her to pursue Jax.

Put simply, I think Pomni hatched the idea to pursue Jax during her conversation with Ragatha. The reason she hugged Ragatha and told her how much she meant to her was because she anticipated that she might abstract while chasing Jax.

Look at these two hug scenes. They parallel one another. Pomni initiated the hug and then the other person reciprocated. Both happened after they gave their backstory regarding Ribbit. We're supposed to link these scenes and compare/contrast them.

Most importantly, Jax knew it was a goodbye. The hug was the last interaction between Jax and Pomni in the series.

Pomni never planned on leaving Jax's side. I truly think that if Zooble didn't grab her, she would have abstracted with Jax. I don't think Pomni has a death wish, but I do think that she loves Jax so deeply that she never wanted to let him go. Her feelings were reinforced by the fact that he FINALLY opened up to her about EVERYTHING.

Even when Jax and Pomni are pulled apart, Pomni keeps looking back to Jax for the rest of the series.

She stayed with him in the tent.

She cried when his background was mentioned.

She even started learning the piano for him.

Okay, I really see parallels between their arcs and how Ragatha and Caine resolved their conflicts. their estrangement from the group due to loss of life/removal

Their sense of guilt over how they messed up their relationships with others

Twice

The belief that others hate them and they are abandoned.

Trying to get closer to the others only repels more.

And here is the turning point about letting go of the situation/control.

And in the end, joining the team.