The Amazing Digital Circus EPISODE 1 Reaction

This was fun. I’ve never watched the show before but I think I’m going to keep watching now. Definitely enjoyed the reaction!

In my case when the doll talked about what the point of everything is, I just went to life itself, "when we first arrive" being when we are born... And as we walk life. This show is the first time for me too, cause I'm seeing it with you and I didn't know of its existence. Looks interesting.

I feel like TADC is literally designed to move fast, its taken me several watches of the episodes thus far and engaging with the community to sort of see all the hidden details. Gooseworx directs the show so well that even the cast hardly know what happens. I like to see Marissa (gangle's VA) react to the show because she likes to throw out her own theories and ships into the fandom. Anyway the only concept i think you missed is what abstraction is. Basically Ragatha explains it vaguely as a 'terrible thing' that happens when a person reaches their 'breaking point.' So they pretty much go insane and 'abtract' into a jumbled mess of colorful eyes, which is what we saw Kaufmo turn into. And for even more context if you want it, Kaufmo was their friend, he sort of looks like a clown? There was a picture of him on the door to his room. Apparently he likes joke around and make people laugh. There's always a theme with character design and personality, i wonder if you'll spot some of the them as you continue to watch! Anyway abstraction has a lot of theorizing in the community and it isn't really addressed on what exactly it is. Zooble said she couldn't believe Kaufmo 'gave up like that.' So many people assume its similar to dying/going into some sort of psychosis. Perhaps it could even be a way to escape the circus? The avatar is disconnected from the player's mind and therefore assumes an entirely new amorphous identity? That's sort of my theory, anyway. You, my friend, are in for a wild ride x3 Oh and for hazbin/helluva fans, Gooseworx did the OG score/sound design for the pilot episode of hazbin hotel, i absolutely adore her version of Angel dust's theme song and nearly screamed when it came back in the s1 finale lol

I was brought into TADC buy my son about a few months back. My wonderful offspring also introduced me to Hazbin late in 24 as well as Helluva around the same period. Finally about a week ago, he started me on Murder Drones. So with his preferable style of television; he manages to hook me on these shows left and right. I guess I did OK as a parent 😂☀️☀️ I think the review is great. I really enjoy Tim digging into the psychological parallels that the characters experience.

The creator, Gooseworks, said that they wanted to show that "there's meaning to be had in a stagnant life." I feel she demonstrates her own answer to how one does this through the series. I think you're right in that many people at this point in history are questioning their purpose in life and how to find joy when life feels so heavy and many are disenfranchised. Buddhism would say to practice acceptance in the present moment, but I also think the bonds between people are key.

I only started watching this show this week. I've had friends tell me I should watch it for a while, but it took you saying you were gonna start reacting to it on Saturdays to get me started. I'm four episodes in so I basically still have no idea what's going on, but it's very interesting. Saw someone already mentioned that Jax's voice actor played Angel Dust in the Hazbin pilot, but there's another voice actor from there in this episode too, namely Elsie Lovelock who did Charlie's singing voice in the Hazbin pilot. She voices the Gloink queen in this episode. Just a fun little thing I noticed while watching it.

I wonder if the Black Mirror episode you're thinking of might be "USS Callister", because fun fact BOTH that episode and this show are heavily influenced by the same short story "I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream". This was a 60s sci-fi horror about a AI inflicting unending physical and psychological torment on a group of human while preventing them from ever dying. Also thought I'd give you a heads up, Zooble (the triangle headed character) is non-binary and referred to as They/Them throughout the show.

This is going to be one of those shows where every little episode has tiny details and those details mean everything

Really excited to see more of this! The Amazing Digital Circus really surprised me. Its animation is great, and continues to get better, but its writing and direction is what really floored me. The charecters are extremely well written, and its themes are really well integrated into the story.

I was uncomfortable watching this pilot, but I ended up enjoying it. Jax the rabbit and Caine the ringmaster are my favorite characters. The episodes just keep getting better and better. These are the main characters: - Caine (the ringmaster) - Bubble (Caine's assistant) - Pomni (the little jester) - Ragatha (the doll) - Zooble (the one with the geometric shapes) - Gangle (the one with the theater mask) - Jax (the purple rabbit) - Kinger (the chess piece)

I only got into TADC last year but it came to me at the right time. As a federal employee getting jerked around like everyone else in the civil service, there was (and still is) an immense feeling of helplessness. No good choices. Feeling trapped by the job market. This show has resonated with me so much.

i'm so excited for you to watch the show ! It's my current obsession and the final episode will soon come out as well in June on YouTube. So it's quite nice that you decided only now to start watching the show, you won't be waiting for too long for the finale. Also, I recommend watching some of the fan songs that feature the voice actors of the series. They all can sing but Lizzie Freeman (voice actress of Pomni) has such a beautiful voice, I'm obsessed ! Here are some fan songs with the cast singing that don't spoil anything past episode 1 : Digital Hallucination by OR3O, Self Control by Mike Geno, Digital Land by Kyle Allen Music. They are not official but if you want to hear their voices, it's a good place to look.

The art style in this series was a bit turn-offish for me at first but already in this pilot episode the concept was so deep I just had keep watching. And I got used to the art style, too. It doesn't bother me anymore. I actually wonder if Disney's Inside Out was an inspiration a little bit, because in it there's that abstract thought tunnel thing that turns the characters into abstract blocks that look a bit like Zooble in this series.

You've caught on very quick Tim. Like hazbin this show moves fast so you did well following along with the madness. Speaking of Hazbin, Jax the purple rabbit characters voice actor Michael also voiced Angel Dust in the Hazbin pilot.