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Second and last artfight wave

WP-INS - @project-insanesoldier

Mr. Colors - MemeMachine2010

Aruna - @rueket

Mr. Eros - @sebbythebug

Stardust Puzzles - estacestrella

Detective WPNZ - B0r3_dum

Pipmin - @tomodachi4l

Does anyone else ABSOLUTELY LOVE how the first person that Caine apologizes to is the very first person that he wronged: the blue AI that he assimilated?!

And let me make something absolutely clear, the show isn't using the other program to absolve him of blame by revealing that it was this evil alter ego making him do all these terrible things or anything like that.

The line from Caine above demonstrates that HE HIMSELF corrupted the Blue AI, NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND. It was saying all of that was because it accumulated all of Caine's own insecurities and egomania, and toxic tendencies, making Caine still fully responsible for all of his actions and the harm he caused the other program.

And so, by setting the other program free from himself, he's also setting it free from all the toxic qualities the program got from him!

So rest easy, my fellow Caine stans!

The Amazing Digital Circus was not a lore show!

So much of the discourse i've been seeing since the finale is about how it didn't meticulously spell out every single miniscule detail for the audience and failed to answer questions the show itself never brought up. And therefore, the show is bad now.

We weren't given an intimate understanding of the innerworkings of C&A, or a full backstory for the blue AI, or an explanation for how the computer housing the circus was still running despite it being in an abandoned building BECAUSE IT DOESN'T MATTER!

This show is about human connection, empathy, identity, and mental health. Not learning about the history of a failed 90's tech start-up! I could not care 1 iota how implausible it is that a program made in the 90s could connect to a wifi hotspot because it's such an emotionally satisfying payoff to the character's journeys.

The blue AI is a complete non entity. We don't learn anymore about it because it wouldn't serve any purpose to the story being told. It is a symbol of Caine's selfishness, and him letting it go represents accepting responsibility for his actions and starting to make amends. THAT'S IT!

I see so many people trying to jam this square peg into the circle hole and then getting mad that it didn't fit. It's this kind of pedentic complaining about inconsequential details that has led to many of the problems with modern entertainment. This is how we wound up with the Disney remakes!

And it's funny when I know for a fact that if the finale had an extra 10 minutes purley about spoonfeeding the audience a bunch of exposition about all this extra stuff, they'd complain about that.

I spent 3 years obsessed with a wonderful show that explored what it means to be human, how community and connection can lift us up, and finding hope even in the darkest hour. And it did that exceptionally well from beginning to end.

I don't care that the background has inconsistencies or elements that don't make sense, when the foreground is one of the most emotionally compelling and thoughtful narratives i've ever experienced.

Here’s a more clear image without the text (a tad blurry but it works!)