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Preshow + Episode 8

First of all, I love Iconic Digital Circus Character Orange Fish's theater etiquette reminders, and Caine's Ep 1-7 recap. They were very fun, very informative, and overall a wonderful addition to the theater experience.

The beginning of the movie is just Episode 8, which I've already shared my first thoughts about, so I won't say too much about that. However, I think I worded some things poorly in that post, so I will clarify a few things.

I do think Jax pressing the red button mattered, because even if the results didn't matter in the end, they all believed they were real in the moment, or at least they wanted to. I am glad that the others were mad at Jax, even with Zooble briefly lashing out at him, because choosing to keep everyone trapped when they could've gotten out would be horrible! However, I am also glad they decided to back off and reaffirm his place in the group afterwards, because if they didn't, he probably would've gone off to his room and abstracted.

Also, my love for Caine's character does not excuse his crimes. Even though I didn't dwell on the torture scenes in the Ep 8 post, that does not mean I agree with them, or that I am discounting the effect they had on the cast. Torture is wrong, full stop. Hopefully this was obvious, but apparently there are people out there who think the humans "deserved" the torture? Yes, they absolutely could've treated Caine better. No, insulting someone doesn't mean you deserve to be put through immense physical and psychological pain.

Episode 9

Cons

Although I did like the ending overall, there were a few parts which I definitely did not enjoy, so let's get that out of the way.

I have stated before on this blog that I did not agree with the theories about Jax being transgender, so you can imagine how I felt during the bow scene and the Isn't She Lovely montage. It was pretty clear that Gooseworx was screaming at the audience that Jax had gender dysphoria/dysmorphia (not going to say which one because the definitions I saw online were unclear. Might be both tbh.), and I am not going to argue with that.

However, I still don't believe that "estrogen would've saved her." Earlier in that very same scene, Jax tells us that his father was an emotionally-distant deadbeat, and even after his parents' divorce, his mother would compare Jax to his father constantly. Affirming Jax's dysphoria/dysmorphia feels like it would also affirm that becoming a woman is the only way to stop him from becoming a monster of a man like his father, and that... doesn't feel right to me.

Although it contained some important info, the Jax section felt a bit long to me, and it didn't make sense how Pomni got into his mindscape, but it was his last hurrah, and I've almost accepted that the last few episodes are the Pomni Tries to Save Jax Show, so it's whatever. Caine's section also felt a little long tbh, and I really like Caine, so that's saying something. The pacing of the show in-general is a little wonky (they should've gotten a few more episodes...)

Return of Maid Jax :/

Pomni and Ragatha being best friends feels forced. They have had a few friendly interactions, but they just didn't seem that close before Jax abstracted?

Kinger and Caine do not have a single audible conversation! They do not acknowledge each other outside of Kinger apologizing for deleting Caine at the beginning, and Kinger saying something inaudible to Caine during the final montage near the end. I don't know, I just expected them to say something, maybe lore about the Queenie or Scratch, maybe just Kinger explaining that they never meant to delete him and possibly apologizing for it? Idk.

I wish we could've learned more about the dev team, or other backstory stuff that wasn't directly related to Jax.

Kinger as a character felt underutilized beyond the conjuring scene, but I guess he's used to staying in the background.

So the blue AI was intact the whole time? And he's just... floating around out in the void now? What's he gonna do? How much of Caine's anger/violent tendencies came from "Abel" vs himself? How much power did Caine lose?

Oh, so they're just not going to question how Caine is back? That's fine.

Also, I'm not sure if this is a universal problem, but the sound mixing was sooo bad. Every song in the movie was way too loud, some of them actually painful. The Amazing Digital Eardum Blaster.

Pros

Now for the stuff I liked! :D

I am glad that they didn't swear excessively or make a ton of sex jokes once they realized the filter was gone, that would've really cheapened the moment.

Kinger teaches his kiddos conjuring! (Minus that one guy.)

"Why can't I cry for him?" It's ok, Gangle. I've been there, too. While I was never tormented like Jax did to her, it can be hard to grieve someone who pushed you away until the last moment.

Hugging! So much hugging and friendship! Yay! Even though Ragatha being Pomni's "closest friend" feels a bit rushed, I'm still glad that they trust each other now.

Pomni confronting Jax was cool. I like how the fakeout makes you think she's going to shoot him, but then she shoots out the lights to make it darker (she remembers what Kinger told her in "Hell").

Lots of cool flashback stuff. Ribbit and Kaufmo!!! And Jax ALMOST KILLING HIS MOTHER??? Ok I can see why he wouldn't want to go home and face that. Ok. Wow.

"I didn't know you could play piano."

Although I am torn on Jax abstracting, I do think it was handled fairly well. I'm glad that he finally got a little bit of character development, even if Pomni was the only one who witnessed it. I also like that Pomni's hug didn't un-abstract him in the end. If you refuse to be saved for long enough, then eventually it'll be too late. RIP bro.

CAINE IS ALIIIIIIVVEEE YYYEEEEAAAAAHHH!!!!!!!!!!

Character development for teeth man! He finally owns up to his mistakes!

CAINE NARUTO RUN REAL?!?!?! Not sure why he tripped in the air, but ok. Bring that boy down to earth.

The climbing section was neat. It was also a little confusing, and I didn't realize it was showing two separate events until I saw some people pointing it out in other reviews, but it was interesting. It raises sooo many questions, though, like why didn't Caine access the internet until now? I like the Caine evolution bit. (If red dot is baby Caine, is the little red guy toddler Caine?)

Pillow fort <3

A quiet and honest Bluetooth moment? In this economy???

Humble Caine sounds so weird. You would think it would be like when he's been sad or disappointed before, but he doesn't even have a hint of his normal showman voice. Just completely flat. Crazy. It was good tho, I liked it. Showed how serious he was.

I. CANNOT. GUSH. ENOUGH. ABOUT. THE SLIDESHOW!!!!! Pomni has friends! Ragatha cut ties with her abusive mother, and is living her show-riding dreams! Gangle's comic! Zooble's bar! Kinger and Queenie are still happily married with two lovely daughters (and Kinger got to hear his wife's voice again ouuugh 🥹)! Jax has a stable home and job (huffing copium pretending he's friends with irl Ribbit)!

Even though I wish our circus members could've escaped, I think this is the next best thing. The "real" people are out there living their best lives, and the digital copies are doing their best, too.

The ending montage oh my goodness! Now Caine has acknowledged and moved past his inferiority complex, and has a better understanding of the macroverse! The others have made peace with the fact that they are all digital copies, and view Caine as more of an equal (maybe? They're nicer to him at least)! They can finally have open and honest communication! YAY!!!

Caine and Gangle drawing buddies! Zooble's bar (Glitch do not cut away I want to see how Caine drinks that cocktail GLITCH YOU COWARDS-)! DnD with DM Gangle (and unlucky Caine lol)! Softball with Ragatha, with better uniforms and (presumably) more accurate rules! Probably more fun things I'm forgetting! RAAAHHH!!! <3

The abstraction aquarium... they are at peace, now... look at how they dance in the water... so graceful...

THE BUS STOP! THEY ALL LIVE/WORK SO CLOSE TOGETHER THEY USE THE SAME BUS STOP! THEY CAN ALL MEET UP AND BECOME FRIENDS IN REAL LIFE AAAAAAA!!!

And then when the credits roll THERE ARE MORE FUN ADVENTURES!!! YES! A real beach day! Cookies! The Amazing Digital Christmas! DnD again, this time as an interactive adventure!

Bye, Pomni 👋 (I'm not crying, my eyes are just sweating)

Final Notes

Guys, I was so giddy when I got out of that theater! I loved it so much! There were many things I did not expect; some were beloved, some were hated, some were just kinda... there. Now that the adrenaline has worn off, I can see more of the finale's flaws, but it still holds up pretty well imo. It wasn't exactly what I thought it was going to be, but it was a fitting ending to the story.

4/5 stars. Will watch again, will read fics, might write fics, bus stop t-shirt has been ordered. Yay!