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THE AMAZING DIGITAL CIRCUS - Ep 4: Fast Food Masquerade
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- Published on Mar 7, 2026
- Pomni and friends spend an honest day’s hard work at popular fast food chain; Spudsy’s! Keep an eye out though, Gangle is the manager and has a brand new mask… it’s like she’s a whole NEW person!
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at least i'm third i'm sad i not first but at least i'm third. next time i be first
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Love how manager gangle doesn't care if you do drugs, she just doesn't want you to do it on company time
Have you ever worked in fast food? Nothing would ever get done if the employees were sober.
Can confirm, personally just an unhealthy amount of painkillers and energy drinks but others were on....... stronger things.
@treesfebreeze7793I have, tho I was the only minor in the company with a manager who wanted any excuse to fire me, so I was also the only sober one and thus the most useless one.
Fr.
I work as a cashier in grocery, can admit to being accidentally high on the job. Too much trial and error with the THC. Though it does keep me calm with stressful customers (DON'T get me started on the digital coupons!), LOL. 🤪
I JUST realised the symbolism of the truck, she quite literally has been isekaied out of the reality that the adventure mimicked, giving her a way to attain actual happiness.
My headcannon is that everyone else was also run by a truck after their shift as a way to bring them to caine's office
@sason190 It is Caine so that could be legit. 😂
UNDERRATED COMMENT HOLY
Its really saying something that out of all the other fucked up stuff that happens in each episode, working in fast food is genuinely the most distressing scenario.
Not distressing more like depressing
So amyway, I had bk for lunch.
Fr. But more like depressing 😕
@andlemmejustsayJusew
Tell me about it. -_-
Looking back at this, ragatha is the definition of “yall went to high school, i went to school high”
5:44 It is so accurate for companies that when somone gets entirely dropped in a deepfryer for about a minute straight all they get is a band-aid and not even a break lol
I mean in the circus they dont die, but yeah
They actually do that?
School nurse type shit
I thankfully had a better experience where one time I got my arm sliced open (long story), and I was bleeding out during a rush. I’m glad my shift lead helped patch me up with a bandaid (😂) and my brother took the rest of my shift. But I had to get stitches in the end.
This part is gibberish 5:38
7:24 I didnt realise pomni uses a box because shes too short to see above the counter 😭
also the way she says "hello" to gummigoo is so cute
Real tho! everyone ships her and Jax, but the romance between Pommmeeee and Gummigoo is ADORABLE.
@ChrisSchmidt-o3zwhy did you spell pomni like that
I'm simping😌
@ChrisSchmidt-o3z Pomnigoo is indeed adorable
@warriorvikhyatjain4822pomigo 😂
The moment where jaxs's mood and personality shifts quickly when he leaves the restaurant shows how much he doesn't wanna show human emotion to anyone he knows and it also shows how tired he actually was.
i was definitely expecting for him to be driving the car that hit gangle tho🙀
@babynautilus yeah
here after episode 6. and yes jax looks tired here when he leaves and near the end of the shift. its almost the same look we get in episode 6 at the end after the fight, where he looks physically and mentally tired and upset, but hides the persona under a mask (like gangle)
(after ep 6)
well this aged like fine wine
Iya itu lho lalu dia yang depan kemaren itu kayak gini itu nomornya
I can’t describe how much I want to give gangle of hug right now.
Me either
Same like gangle is my favorite character
{ 😊 -
@Block_Of_Cheese_1 i almost cryed
Same
21:20 I love how Kinger is the only one that has an A+ even though he wasn't even there.
Because we all love kinger
@Dat_Guy-IsCool Was thinking the same thing fr 😂
Yep kinger is a cool character
Won by doing nothing
Just enjoying the rodeo
The concept of "masking" in a retail environment is such a unique topic. What a cool way to explore it. Well done.
Interesting that Pomni (and maybe everyone else as well) apparently assumed that the happy mask would actually *make* Gangle happy, instead of just making her appear to be happy, as it's... well, quite literally a mask.
This is something a lot of folks with bipolar or borderline depression use both at work and in everday life. In my experience having BPD, it's very much a cover to prove to others and yourself that you're doing better than you make out. It all stays inside until you're alone in the break room or taking out the trash and that's when the facade falls off like Gangle's mask.
oh yes. I can relate. after a while your mask is permanently broken and need to brute force through the day anyway. omg this episode was too real.
agreed
@kirasigncomics just letting you know, BPD means borderline personality disorder, and depression is an entirely different thing, but both can be experienced at the same time !
I’m glad they finally covered one of the most important yet depressing topics I’ve seen in fiction: not depersonalization, not the fear of death, not the processing of grief, not even the masking of our emotions to hid our deepest insecurities. Truly, the most saddening thing in this series is making people work fast food.
Wow
Facts!
Eh could be 50hrs in a factory tha'ts cold and the people are even more uncaring. Oh of course the occasional mandatory saturday.
@tastefulavengeryeah, thats working on fast food!
jokes aside my mom worked on both places and she said working in costumer service was worse
4 year kfc veteran.
Stop reading my mind.
The fact the one Jax’s name tag says idc😭
Gloink Queen: (9:23)
Jax: Does this count as a bus???
Jax at work is me at school
the way Ragatha said: “I miss my horses” because in episode 5 she says she was a farm girl
Loll
Could you not spoil it for the people in the comments who haven't seen it
@blackflamecørrupted maybe watch it then. one little hint won’t kill you.
@PeachyPlayzzz don't worry. I just got to that part.
Fr. 😂
21:20 kinger of riding that bull was definitely the funniest part of this episode
true surprised my self how loudly I laughed when i saw that
Man, I did not notice that until I came back and watched this again and found this comic
I think the reason why is because the voice actor was at some bull riding event and didn’t have much time for voice lines. Hence why he isn’t in the episode. (In the live stream the actors did playing the fast food simulator said that he couldn’t join cause he was out of town, but idk how spaced it was from the episode’s release)
@Nyahbeans Nah he was having a rematch with that bull
Also for the one getting a+
5:30 i LOVE how Zooble got a prosthetic spatula, just for it to be made of flesh and burn whenever they touch the grill. having a prosthetic spatula holding a metal spatula the whole episode is really funny
Yo 8:23
But I thought they can’t feel pain
@The_angry_shrimpo-gameryeah they can she winces
You know what that means? Ragatha was in boiling hot oil for a whole minute. If Zoobs can feel the grill through her prosthetic arm, Rags was in more pain than anyone can feel that whole time.
@classydays43 Yeah. Something like that would easily give someone PTSD. But they play it off as funny because it's a cartoon. Even if I was in that cartoon, I still would have freaked out and helped her immediately. Then I would have pulled a giant mallet from my pocket and crush Jax with it. Gangle didn't even help. T_T
"are you smiling?" "no" "why not..."
Ragatha's "that's beautiful" after the Gloink queen says she loves and cherishes all her children hits different after episode 5
How so?
Cause Ragatha never had a loving mother
@Be_your_own_you Lol I watched it right after I saw this comment and realized, but never came back to say anything, but yeah, that's cool!!
and remember that part where she says "I miss my horses" when talking about horseradish sauce? it reminded me of episode 5 when she said she had a farm
at least I remember she had a farm... Anyway!
AHHAHHHHAHAHS STOP I READ THIS COMMENT RIGHT AFTER SHE SAID THAT
I appreciate Pomni taking a back seat for this episode and allowing the rest of the cast to be fleshed out a little more.
True, this is a very positive point of this series when I started watching I thought it was going to be that typical series that always wanted to let the main character have all the best moments Having all the attention on him, but it's quite the opposite, leaving other secondary characters in the foreground. I love that in this series! In this video, Ponmi was in the background having scenes but not as relevant as the Gangel scenes.
Also it seems like she enjoyed whole being a fastfood worker thing. Good for her. Nice to see them actually have fun in these adventures.
Yeah I'm eating captain crunch while watching this
For real!
Pomni let the others shine.
That episode explained me how depressed and stressed you can be when you're managing everything. That episode was cute and wholesome ngl
Yea, you end up making mistakes and struggling while you try to handle your emotions, I've been through it as well.
At the end, you feel like her, you wanted to do your best for the business, but feel like you could have done it much better.
It's a job I do not envy AT ALL
I don't understand how nobody is talking about the way this is supposed to reflect on Caine. I feel like this episode was trying to show what it would look like if another character from the circus took control of running it, it shows how much pressure there really is on Caine.
Pay may be good for manager positions, but dang is it depressing and stressful ESPECIALLY when upper management is completely unhelpful at times.
There are many people who commit s*icide due to so much pressure in real life but I still don't understand why they committed s*icide.
If cain and bubble share the same tounge then whats with the pilot episode when bubble licks that black liquid thingy
I love how each of them kinda represents “that one coworker” that every job has.
Pomni being the sort of newbie who does their job but is a bit uncomfortable because they're just starting out.
Jax being the coworker who's been working there for way too long and is desperately trying to get out of there.
Zooble being the coworker who doesn't like their job but understands that they're there to work and may as well do it right.
Gangle being a former coworker promoted to manager whos having trouble leading her new team who don't see her any differently.
Rageta being the one who came in high and is just making shit harder.
Kinger being the one who got fired and is now on a better career
@normalLaSerpienteCopada taking a ride with the bulls
Yeah, sounds about right. But man what is in that "stupid" sauce? That stuff is STRONG.
Jax is right ragatha is drunk or something because of the weird sauce
Bruh what restaurant have you been at lmao. From all the places I have worked you would be hard pressed to find a cook who isn't high including the sous chef and head chef. The managers rarely ever even care because they still do their jobs well while completely baked because it is such a monotonous process and they're so used to doing it.
16:08 "We're doing another one of these"
I love how she just instantly recognizes the reoccurring pattern of her being some sort of awkward therapist
Lmao true
"Ah. Shit time to become a therapist"
I Actually Didnt Hear That
Wasn’t Kinger the therapist last time?
Pomni almost wet herself when she saw Gummygoo 😂😂😂
The fragility of Gangle's happy mask was actually a good thing. A mask that never breaks or falters brings more tension with each crack that is never allowed to be.
Christ you cooked SO HARD with this comment
that analogy goes so hard
OHHHHH
I NEED YOU TO MAKE A METAPHOICAL POEM NOW👹
wait can you clarify what you mean?
2:25 the suggestion box is peeing
Okay, but as a former fast food employee of 3-4 years, that “YOU GOT TIME TO LEAN YOU GOT TIME TO CLEAN” sparked a *physically aggressive reaction*
Yup 😊
that and the closing up scene shot like you're watching it through CCTV
I was told that once by a coworker and it never left me
Current retail worker and I know the feeling...
I wanted to chew through steel when I heard her say that
The way Gummigoo expressions shift when Pomni mentions his name, first is surprise she knows his name, then shock and then he becomes sad and tries to reach her with his hand.
And later when she goes out to talk to him as he is leaving, he makes a sad expression and the song that played when they were bonding in episode 2 plays, really makes me think he remembered her.
She seems to have noticed it too, and just let him go instead.
I thought the same thing when I saw the way he looked at her as he was walking away.😢
Thank you for helping me notice this!! He looks sad to leave which could be nothing…but could be something
God dam that Gummy crocodile is going to make me cry again
See, I got a different feeling from that scene. His expression, especially how his eyes slightly shift to the door then back to her, make it seem like a more uncomfortable/anxious "oh this weird stalker girl is here again."
Same dude. I was like...wait, something's up
Gotta love the foreshadowing when Gangle talks about not having the time for creating Manga and then in the last scene you see her drawing it. She was projecting her frustrations.
it was a drawing of zooble humanized by the way, could tell :3
The foreshadowing was banger.
Is that what i want say
ty🙃
(Edit :Guys you are not serious..,over 300 like??!! Thank y'all so much!🥺)
764 likes in 17 minutes no way
subtle foreshadowing
I LOVE HOW CAINE GAVE KINGER AN A+ FOR HIS OWN ADVENTURE THATS SO WHOLESOME😭😭😭
17:16 i like how jax's expressions transitioned to being happy to just straight drained shows how tired he was in the circus
Note the lighting change, too.
5:38
5:50
Das ist richtig, ich bin es, Orbsman. Kann ich das klassische 57-Günstiges Menü bestellen?
Hallo, ich bin bereit zu bestellen
"It's called a manic episode and you're getting three more seasons!" I love you Gangle
Hint for three more seasons of the series?! ...yeah, probably not. It'd be nice though.
I’m most definitely using that line for my next breakdown
I love that Iine
@Nintendon85there's only gonna be 9 episodes
@VelociterLET ME DREAM!
I like how Pomni was relatively stable throughout all of this, easily the most stable we've seen her so far. She's just comfortable when things aren't weird and are relatively normal.
After eps 2 and 3 those experiences def hardened her and it seems the idea of having friends at her side has kept her in high spirits.
to be fair, she’s still the newest so is probably still the most intact mind out of all of them
aside from the weird customers, this is actually a relatively normal environment compared to the stuff shes seen prior, most of the characters seemed to show how they'd actually act in a real environment, with zooble ironically being the most competent out of all of the characters despite never wanting to partake in adventures
@BitrateBillythe customers also probably normalised them. like seeing the special effects behind an old movie, and seeing the actors being silly in them behind the scenes.
in fairness she was somewhat traumatised by the off screen reproduction conversation
true, this was one of the most normal adventures they've been through.
“I don’t deserve a friend like you.”
“Well, you got one.”
I’m so glad we’re finally getting some time for Zooble to shine.
YES SIR, I AGREE.
yes
1:09 If zooble and gangle dont end up being gf's i will feel so dead inside!!!!
@yf7f7x RIP THEN.
Idk about that one chief@yf7f7x
To anyone rewatching this after episode 7:
Ok so while rewatching the scene at 18:12 I noticed the sound effects present were similar to those when Jax is in his room before the hole appears in his wall and a little after while the hands are crawling out. So it’s possible that Gangle was actually beginning the process of abstracting but Pomni snapped her out of it early enough she didn’t fall too far. Either that or Glitch just thought the sound effect was cool.
I'm thinking gangle was about to abstract
I think you're on to something. A second similarity I noticed is that her eyes were closing like she was about to fall asleep standing up. With Jax's confirmed near Abstraction happening during a nap, Kaufmo being found Abstracted in his room, and Queenie potentially Abstracting in the pillow fort, I'm suspecting that falling asleep is a necessary element of Abstracting. If I'm right about the sleep thing that all but confirms that you're right about Gangle almost Abstracting here.
Did anyone notice that the NPC with the bowl of cereal has Abel's voice?
@Tudy499 could be something but I think it's probably just so they don't need more voice actors
omg i noticed this too when i was rewatching the series for the sixth or seventh time
21:19 Kinger going on his own adventure to the farm and getting an A+ seems so wholesome
im so happy for him
You dont see a deletet scene of episode 4 kinger whit caine talking about mikl and cereal
It's funny how not being present period wasn't lead to being judged, since ALL THE OTHERS ended up with the same score.
Bit of a comically large sign that Caine is off his rocker.
agree
I didn't even notice that lmao
Jax’s name tag really said “I don’t care”
That look gumigoo gives pomni when leaving really makes me think that he remembers. Also the fact that gangle worked so hard and did everything “corporate “ wanted and still only got a B+ is so real
also, notice how Gumigoo actually tries to reach out to Pomni when she said his name? yeah, I think he remembers
Of course he does!
In defense of corporate, it’s obvious the in the truest indicator of an excellent fast food manager is their ability at bull riding, hence why Kinger was given an A+. So really Gangle just didn’t put it all out there. 🤷
I don't think he does
My manager at Walmart once told me “isn’t giving a 4/5 on your personal eval thinking a bit too highly of yourself?”
So Walmart only ever gets 3s.
21:20 Caine just gives everyone a B+ because he doesn't care if an adventure wasn't his idea . . . except for the A+ he gave Kinger who apparently went bull riding. I'd like to think Caine gave Kinger something fun to do out of spite since the others refused to do one of his's adventures.
I'd really love a mini episode of Kinger's bull riding adventure.
Yeah, Kinger is the GOAT!
Caine's ego is more fragile than Gangle's comedy mask.
maybe Caine was happy because Kinger gave some semblance of an excuse to get Zooble involved. Personally i like to think that Kinger decided to spend time with Caine in the meantime, so he gave him a whacky activity involving bull riding
Kinger is also so cute in this scene idk why😭😭 3:34
I can see why my grand daughter loves this show. (She went dressed as Pomi today for Halloween.). Very insightful and interesting.
My friend also went as pomni :)
this is so sweet i love you i hope you and your grand daughter are doing amazing
SLAY I LOVE POMNI SM GRAH
it's really well made
Both you and your grand daughter have superb taste. Enjoy this great show.
7:29 pomnis "hello" was so fricking cuteeee! Shes my fav character!❤❤❤
I was really intrigued by
Gangle mentioning one of her previous jobs and Ragatha saying that she misses her horses!
Ragatha had horses?? It gives me an idea on where or how Raggy live! Maybe she lived near a barn or she was a wealthy person who owned a horse or maybe she was a horse racer.
No, she was referencing the “horseradish” sauce when she was out of it. Edit: 400 likes WTH thx
yea, it's weird to think that they remember, and pomni may remember soon too!
@Unknown44478 Dijo que sus caballos amaban el rábano
@Unknown44478It's both.
As someone who used to work in fast food the attention to detail here was S-Tier. Caine mentioning non-slip shoes, those weird rubber floor mats with the holes, the little drawers for the finished burger patties... Even Gangle's line "If you have time to lean, you have time to clean!" I've had people tell me that exact thing, word for word.
My farts are better than GLITCH’s farts
Tbh that is a phrase people do say
It truly was nightmare fuel. I felt the frustration in Jax when he kept looking at that clock.
BFDI REFRANCE
Somewhat off-topic, but I think the rubber mats with the holes are made to prevent your feet from getting sore while standing.
Edit: This is not correct, I was mixing the grease mats up with something else that I've seen while working at Goodwill.
Apologies for the misinformation!
Notice how in the begining Gangle is learning how to properly throw something and in the end when she trowes her mask to the sky, she actually does a good throw.
Mind blowing detail
Actually now that I think about it. Theres always smth in the beggining of the episode that comes to the end. In the 2nd episode it was Pomnis nightmare. And in the 3rd it was the breathing. Nice detail
I thought gangle was a boy😭
@CrystalicMuravil WHAT!?
@CrystalicMuravilEXCUSE ME SIR!? Okay yeah, I can’t blame ya, I thought Zooble was a girl, a tomboy girl
Glad you noticed it too
4:00 non-slip shoes on and then Jax just slips
NON-SLIP SHOES SO HAH!!
@gemmagarfoot7313I KNOW RIGHT
@gemmagarfoot7313 y'know bfdi
Bfdi reference
16:36 This line is super interesting. Ragatha is portrayed as the emotional rock as the group, but Gangle, who wears a number of masks, probably understands that Ragatha is wearing a mask of her own. Wonder where this line leads to.
Probably won't wait too long considering the next episode relates to Ragatha here!
Gooseworx also said something about how it’s funny how everyone is talking about Evil Ragatha considering episode 5 or something like that. We’ll see!
Ooh, I didn't remember Gooseworx said that. I'm even more excited for the next episode now 🔥
She also just called her annoying so
Seeing Ragatha's true thoughts about everyone this episode was really fascinating. Curiously, we didn't get to hear what she thought of Pomni, but I'm sure that'll come out in a later episode (it seems like every character is getting their spotlight). She doesn't seem like a *bad* person, but definitely not as positive and upbeat as she acts. Her calling Gangle annoying really hurt, though, that shit suuuuuuuuuucks to hear.
The fact that rabbits are afraid of strobe lights/ flashing lights makes that scene where jax was put infront of the tv screen is so much more sencical now
jax is probably a hare.
Good observation!
@WildcraftPlayerOfficialYTon the wiki it says that he is a “lanky lilac rabbit”
heh, I like how they added that! That makes the scene even funnier! 😂😂
GAngle tryna kill jax
Gangle is so cool. She used to be a shift manager, she draws, she had dreams. Actual dreams that she was probably told were never possible. She has depression and is trying to overcome it. Shes insecure. She's not that bad of a leader.
Hard same when she stopped those times Jax and ragatha said/implied that they liked her better or she was easier to deal with when she was depressed.
The way Zooble has her back and is trying to help Gangle be more comfortable in her own body too is so sweet, and how Pomni was willing to sit down and talk to Gangle and help her, even covering the closing shift at the end...
Wait it’s a she, I thought it was a he (no hate just me being dumb)
She is amazing!
HIIII!!
si es buena pero es algo mala ya que en una escena ensiera a jax y esp seria secuestro malo 11:24
Now thinking about it Ragatha seems like the type of person that wants to be a hero to satisfy her hero complex than out of genuine kindness because the only real reason Ragatha would prefer it when she was depressed was probably because she could help her out. I think Pomni said it best in episode 2, "Im not a child, you don't have to hype me up". To Pomni (at that point), Ragatha's not really being genuine and moreso treating her like a kid rather than an actual person. At best, the others see Ragatha as somewhat ingenuine with her approaches while she believes she isn't and at worst, she has a severe hero complex.
Jax is me in the school week
1. The Pomni unicorn reference was gold.
2. Ragatha getting high and proceeding to casually say what she usually holds back when talking to the others was oddly satisfying to hear.
3. Jax getting astronomically humbled this episode was funny.
4.Oh damn Gangle was projecting during that training video, huh
Wait what was the unicorn reference?
@Bootyeatter6969it was a comic strip, I think
@autumn_sunday oh
@autumn_sunday oh
@autumn_sunday i had no idea lol
I actually really like how Pomni wasn’t the one who comforted Gangle at the end, instead it was Zooble. Pomni did comfort her just before that, but Zooble was the one who really helped Gangle with her depression. Not only is the friendship between Gangle and Zooble just really cute, it makes the digital world of The Amazing Digital Circus feel like a world filled with real people rather than a world that revolves around Pomni
Мне нравится Зубловское "мы найдём что-то более подходящее", это в очень духе Зубл и в духе Гузворкс
Pomni is the G here, she prevented Gangle from what could VERY MUCH be abstracting
Even though Pomni is basically the main character of the series, I suspect that TADC is really Zooble's story. Pomni is a transformative character, and it's her actions changing the people around her. If you think about it, Pomni helped bring Kinger out of his shell in the last episode, and that's likely part of what prompted him to step up here, forcing Zooble to go on the adventure. Zooble is the one on a character arc, going from disaffected to caring about the others.
LESBIAN COUPLEEEE
@GooseTheDreamworker no
This episode was really unique, the lack of music throughout the whole thing was GENIUS. It made the whole mood feel empty, which went really well with gangle repressing her emotions. It made it feel realistic, and tense, the kind of way you’d feel when you know someone is miserable and there’s nothing you can do about it. I’m glad they made a slower episode, because all of the characters got a lot of development and we got to see their personalities in a more normal environment, instead of the usual wacky places they’d be in. This was genius, and I really connected with the feeling of the episode, awesome work.
Fr
I thought it was just a good episode because it didn't have a lot of background noise and let me focus on the characters. Music is mostly for action and silence is for personal.
True
This explains why the episode was strange and underwhelming to me, I couldn't figure out what I was exactly feeling, like I do not hate the episode not at all but I really just stared at my screen blankly and stayed quiet the whole time.
@solanaheart same!
Surprisingly this is my favorite episode
The split second conversation between pomni & jax is super interesting. He actually asks how she's doing and she almost is open until she realizes who's she's talking to and quickly clams up. For the first time, Jax is open about feeling crappy and says "see ya" in a chill way, which is odd (& pomni looks confused about it too) bc he treated her like a person rather than a tool for his own entertainment.
Omg fr tho
Jax is not a bad person he is just like me he cant take this seriously and acts like its all a game
Even i dont feel bad about npcs in gta and use any gun in street
he most likely acts like this because this episode definitely played on his weakness of relying on others to entertain himself, he’s been traumatised by the experience and can’t find joy in anyone else’s suffering in this adventure
@unknownfunkymanNot to mention that unlike other adventures, there is legitimate consequences to failure, he cant do his usual nonsense cause otherwise shit will happen to him
@terry4751 "Jad" 🔥🔥🔥
Not me obsessing over the quote “it’s called a manic episode and you’re getting three more seasons”-
NAH FR THO
shes so me
This also means gangle may have bpd which means the other mask was him being in a depressive episode
Jesus loves you
@joshuaharper8957 all the time! Amen 🙌🏾
I like how as the episode continues, gangle starts acting more like her sad mask self, when she clocks out and talks to pomni, she slouches, fidgets with her hands, and starts talking as she usually would with her sad mask. The new mask didn't change her, it gave her a perspective of who she wanted to be.
I think it could represent meds wearing off, as some of the comments used that analogy.
Lord forgive me for what I'm about to do: HOLY SHIT 1K LIKES?!
My farts are better than GLITCH’s farts
her actual comedy mask allows her to express happiness. It allows her to be happy genuinely, but the fake one.... It didn't. It was just placebo, and once she started feeling stressed, she had to fake it to keep sane, until eventually, she just cracked from it all.
same
I’m just gonna say it’s a metaphor for depression, masked behind a feeling of what you want to be
4:47 I might be grasping at straws here, but I think that's Able on the 3rd sticky note behind Caine.
12:08 "are you smiling"😀
"uh no...."🤨
"Why not....."😶
Those lines for some reason got me laughing
同じく
same
That also kinda feels rather Haunting.
Now that you pointed it out and I rewathed it, it got me laughint
Why not
Makes sense that Zooble is the one comforting Gangle at the end. Ragatha is always cheerful and supportive, but as Gangle said, it can be hard to tell how genuine she's being. If she actually likes you and wants to help, or if she's just being the "nice one" as her own method of coping.
Meanwhile, Zooble is always genuine. Never puts up a front or pretends to like anything. Words of support can be nice, but sometimes some "real talk" is more comforting than all of that. And it helps that Zooble does seem to really care, as well.
Yeah I think that makes sense now.
And Pomni too
Which is why ragatha will kill zoobl in a later episode
True that make a lot more sense if you think more about it
@LolThisGame1 real
I think this has been my favorite episode, despite the simple plot, we can see in a way something that is quite real. 19:27 How something apparently normal like routine can cause so many things in someone, seeing that no matter how hard you try your dreams seem to be farther and farther away and that it will only remain just that, a dream, while you feel more miserable every day until you reach the limit and you get courage, to end it all. The first time I saw it I didn't understand it, but now it's clearer.
That is already very much your thing, I no longer support you in that.😂❤
Bro all you needed to say was that it had a good plot & character development, not writing the freaking Ulysses
This episode I saw premiere and it just 🔥 like episode 5
@milliganout This thread would’ve been better without you, honestly.
Makes sense now.
Is it just me or does jax’s name tag says I DONT CARE😭✌️
This is honestly just how it feels to work fast food/retail. the clock never seems to move, orders are endless, having to wear a mask and pretend you're happy because if you don't, you could lose your job, weird training videos that come across as creepy, babysitting both coworkers and customers, feeling guilty for taking a break or leaving early, no one appreciates you, and the work you do is never good enough. great job glitch on another banger episode.
I know. I even saw that they modelled the interior to more resemble that of a McDonald’s as I who work at one noticed a lot of similarities or I could be wrong.
It's so sweet seeing Pomni slowly progressing, hanging out and genuinely helping her new friends the best she could
I agree!
Yes! I think Pomni is pretty good.
She had a good day. Weird but weird is better than deep psychological scarring in my book.
@TheQuaadFather Food service may suck, but at least there's no ghosts trying to eat your soul
@TheQuaadFather yeah, she was actually alright for most of the episode. Nothing seriously bad happened to her.
I love how confused Pomni gets when Jax acts "normal" towards her. Like he doesn't say anything mean, asks how she is, all because he's been now traumatized by the reality of working a dead end job with no way up. Great episode
This was my favorite part!!
it could be a “I’m to tired to be rude” thing plus I do believe he cares for them that’s just how he is
I think he also just hates dead end jobs lol
Heyyyy
I'd be confused too if i was her lmao
If Gangle and Zooble aren't a couple by the end of this series, someone is getting Gummigoo'ed
I appreciate how it's pointed out that Ragatha's friendliness is at a point to where people couldn't be certain of her being genuine. Been in that position before where I was too nice to the point it was inauthentic and it hurt people. What a zinger!
I haven't been that nice... I cracked and got an inferiority complex and a superiority complex...
I'm too self-centered.
But yeah. Never met someone that nice. Most just have anxiety or are fake trying to make friends by faking themselves. Or people pleasing....
Anyway good luck with that!
No one's perfect anyways, just like no system is. Just have to put up with each other and each system that's presented. Not like we're perfect anyways, people still put up with our imperfections, so we kind of have to put up with other's imperfections too. Doing Revenge is so bad though, forgiveness should be talked about more often in popular culture.
Tbh haven't seen presentation of such personality that much in media so I'm happy to have it somewhere!
18:47
Yeah kind and gentle people weird me the hell out, I can never trust them, they are all fake. I much prefer a rude ass honest person
15:58 Pomni looks like she got caught hiding a body
Average reporter in South America 🔥
Xd 🤣🤣🤣
Fr 😂
FRRRR 🤣🤣🤣
Pomni: huya. You ah you good
Seeing Pomni being with Gummigoo was so sad and bittersweet. They really knocked the return out of the park
I love how Jaxs name tag says i dont care
The environment artists deserve more praise for their work. They really captured the dreamlike feel of early CGI. That shot of Gangle standing under the streetlight was absolutely beautiful.
That part was fucking beautiful, it made it such an inpactful moment
And then Gangle gets isekai'd.
Shatafaka
Dude they were absolutely COOKING with that scene
im so glad someone pointed this out!
I love how the Gloink Queen straight up devours multiple mannequins upon entry but scolds her children for tormenting one.
shes cool with murder but she draws the line at torture
its the "do as i say, not as i do" type of mentality
They shouldn't be playing with their food.
Don’t play with your food. 🥪
They are just in their larvae phase, they can't eat and digest like their mother but they try to emulate like her does, learning most like
my friend is German, so she was watching this in German and I was watching (not understanding though) and when the gloink queen yells at her kids to leave the NPC alone, she says "UZI, V AND CYN..." omg. its a murder drones reference !!
That's so funny! I love how they occasionally sneak in jokes and references in the other dubs
In French, the children are called "Riri, Fifi and Loulou", meaning Scrooge McDuck's three nephews
in russian dub they named them Gorrister Benny and Nimdok from I Have No Mouth and I must Scream😭
In Latin Spanish, they called them Noelia, Pablo and Denisse, referencing Noelia Lestani, Pablo Gandolfo and Denisse Leguizamo, Pomni's, Jax's and Gangle's voice actors in the Spanish dub
ngl this episode scared the ever-loving shit out of me but it's still one of my favorite episodes!
How Gangle is an allegory for hiding depression really touched me. I never noticed that until now. Keep up the great work Glitch
I struggle with Bi-polar disorder IRL and some of scenes hit a little too close to home. The scene where she and Pomni talk behind the building nearly had me in tears. I felt so heard and seen by that just 100/10
Hey baby, what you know good
I'm just getting back, but you knew I would
War is hell, when will it end?
When will people start getting together again?
Are things really getting better, like the newspaper said
What else is new my friend, besides what I read
Can't find no work, can't find no job, my friend
Money is tighter than, it's ever been
Say man, I just don't understand
What's going on across this land
Ah, what's happening brother?
Yeah, what's happening? What's happening my man?
Are they still getting down
Where we used to go and dance
Will our ball club win the pennant
Do you think, they have a chance?
And tell me friend, how in the world have you been?
Tell me, what's out and I want to know what's in
What's the deal man
What's happening? Tell me brother
What's happening brother?
Ah, what's happening brother?
What's happening my man?
Whoo, ah, ah, what's happening brother?
Say man, whoo, what's happening brother?
What's been shaking up and down the line?
I want to know because, I'm slightly behind the times
yeah my heart hurts after this ep i am still sad abt episode 3
Eu chorei literalmente, ver esse episódio me fez recordar de uma época obscura minha... Não me encontro mais nela, mas me fez ter uma sensação de recordação tão grande, que não aguentei segurar as lágrimas... Um episódio muito bonito e com uma grande mensagem
Pomni almost wet herself when she saw Gummygoo 😂😂😂
"I just want to wish you a pleasant day; thank you for eating at Spudsy's."
I think this line from Pomni really shows how well she's developed since the Pilot. Instead of still being in denial about her new life and trying desperately to get Gumigoo to remember her, she accepts the situation for what it is and allows Gumigoo to leave, but also using her CR roleplay to convey how she still cherishes her first real friend in the Amazing Digital Circus.
I suspect the series won't have a solid conclusion, and it'll effectively do some type of zoom-out to black as the adventures are forced to continue forever. None of them are getting out, but Pomni coming in was enough to help get them all into a better headspace. They're all still suffering, but the sense of togetherness makes it a little better. Could ultimately be a good allegory for life- it may not necessarily get better, but meeting people along the way can make the journey more comfortable
21:19 the fact that kinger got an A+ when he wasn't even there 😭🙏
What was kinger even doing in that picture?
KINGER STAYS WINNING 🗣️🗣️🗣️
@minecrafter3448 he was riding a bull and had his hand in the air like "🤟"
@ thank you captain obvious
@minecrafter3448 🫡
Love gangles's new mask symbolingizing medicationa and how it takes time to find a right fit
I LOVE how Jax is represented in the Evaluation scene (and beyond this point) like he isn't just portrayed as this "tough-guy" anti-hero who hates the cast, he actually feels genuine emotion, like how his eyes contract rapidly and he looks terrified. AND how it's not mis-characterized, as he says "Nobody can see this, right?" as he doesn't want the rest of them to see him at his most vulnerable. And it shows, like how someone pointed out Pomni being confused at how instead of Jax being generally obnoxious towards her, he's just normal, like he's been traumatized and just awaiting his shift to end.
But they did say there is nothing heroic about him
He looked super stressed out after the evaluation, I know I might be looking too deep into it, but I wonder if the evaluation might have any meaning later on and what Jax saw
@Nezuko_Kamado415Yeah. There isn’t anything heroic about him at all, it’s just that because of this episode he seems more.. human I guess.
I agree, I thought he was the kind of guy who could stand up to someone like Johan Liebert (one of the most evil characters in anime) but I think even Jax would be fearful and wary of Johan's insane manipulation
Okay but he can dye plz
12:03 i love that Jax's immediate reaction is to ask to make sure no one can see him
*insert mesmerizer meme here*
He’s my favorite for sure
that says alot about jax
hes so real for that
I love how instead of having panic attacks every five minutes,pomni seems more curious.
I've been rewatching this episode for the past few days
15:20 it feels... kinda genuine to see Jax talks like a sane normal person, with frustration and tired feeling. It kinda feels like he's showing his genuine personality instead of his sadistic persona, he asked how pomni's doing and said later pomni.
Pomni almost wet herself when she saw Gummygoo 😂😂😂
❤ me encantó esa escena fue muy bonita
Right? I noticed that too. Its different from his usual self
He asked her how she was doing AND said bye??? He's really changing 🥳🥳
I was like « hey, that’s the first time ever that he seems to care for someone other than himself » i was so surprised
The scene where Gangle throws the mask and smiles made hit me hard. As someone with depression, it does feel like that sometimes. Like the thing that most makes you miserable is hiding those feelings, not the feelings themselves. And when you drop the act, it feels kinda relieving. Even the tragedy mask can smile.
Edit: Watched the chapter again, I noted Gangle says to Jax she has a manic episode, that explains why she started dancing/moving erratically and fell to the traffic, and how she looked so sad when she realized what she had done. I also relate. Mania isn't being too happy, it's more of a state where you're too agitated and "excited", but not actually happy, just makes you more impulsive, more irritable, more alert, more unstable. Gangle is a perfect representation of both depression and bipolar disorder
You ever hear about what happens when a depressed person is suddenly really happy...
i relate as a person with autism, when i don't have to "mask" around people especially in school i feel free and happy, i think gingle has autism
I almost cried with em bro….
@OhMyGodMuffinsoh that tracks as they ran into traffic. It was an accident but still
And then do you jump over to traffic?
The way gumigoo reacted when pomni says "but its gumigoo" hits hard
Ikr
I feel like there was recognition in gummigoos face but he remembers what happend last time and dosent wanna get erased like that again so he's faking it but he feels for pomni it hurts him to see her like that
He had the same reaction when she said they'd call his name when the order was ready.
She never got his name....
So, if this Gummigoo is working on the same 'immersion' levels as the OG was, he would realize that isn't right, he isn't in the right place and that she knows something he doesn't. Notice his face and body language AFTER Pomni says his name, disturbing as hell
@alexwethington7764 more like, "how tf does a stranger know my name???"
@Game_Hero I mean maybe but were going on alot of assumptions tho it looked like he had a pained look tho like he knew something
This is the last "normal" adventure imo
“Packages landing on my head, tea parties, dancing lessons” I love the Raggedy Ann and Andy ref
You can push me, shove me, turn me around, but I'm no girl's toy!
hurt nothing, I've been hurt enough!
Guys i think she was also a horse girl
@Blank10948 WHEN THAT REF CAME ON, I NEARLY YELLED 😭
@TBX-j8u IK I WENT WILD XDDD
Love the visuals when Gangle throws her “happy” mask. Then the happy mask looks sad and the sad mask looks happy. Pretty simple way to illustrate the complexities of emotion.
That truck was pretty happy too.
@0rd1naryC0d3r truck-kun saves the day once again!
I'm literally watching an episode about fast food while on break at my fast food job. Life is grand
Hey now, if there's time to lean, there's time to clean!
@thetman0068uncalled for
I WAS ON MY BREAK XD
we gotta get you out the hood
Is your job accurate to this
Atp I feel like Pomni is everyone’s therapists
“Uh, nobody can
See this right?..”
Nah, just 78million people, your good
:3
@branch5791?
🤣
Lmao
Jax : oh ####
This was a really good episode. The fact that Gangle puts on a literal mask to hide her insecurities and self doubt is absolutely genius! Nice work, guys.
14:08
I love the giant glove hand pushing jax and giving him a pat before flying around
They’re starting to remember more and more of their previous lives
I love how Ragatha is usually the nicest and moral out of the circus members and seeing her act laid back and lazy while being done working at Spudsy’s is absolutely hilarious.
Makes Gangle's line about Ragatha not being genuine hit harder.
Low key has me worried about what's coming with her.
Is because like in gravity falls food there contains 💉🌿
EDIT : and also probably in the earth of helluva boss
Its Ragatha without the, well, mask. There's something to the idea that Ragatha is trying really hard to present this perfect positive supportive persona but deep down she's just as flawed as everyone else and trying her best.
Ragatha isn’t laid back in this episode she is drunk
I really like how Gangle mentions how she gave up on trying to be a manga artist and at the end you can see that she's drawing in her sketchbook. She's still hanging on to hope that she can achieve her dreams someday.
“Guess you’re never getting that unicorn horn, Pomni.”
There was a TADC comic (or storyboard, whatever it is) which showed Pomni with a unicorn horn saying “my iconic unicorn horn is picking up Soviet signals!”
Edit: Wtf 6.9K likes.
AODC Cold War before GTA6?
Yep! And she also said her catchphrase “Well, it’s possible”
@Blossom_thecat her catchphrase
@Blossom_thecati ate your fridge
The name of the comic?
gangle got her revenge on jax with that flashing lights
12:28 Fun fact: rabbits are sensitive to flashing lights, so for Jax this was torture
Thanks for the fact😊
btw Jax is my favorite character because my sisters rabbit died before I was born and ever since rabbits were my favorite animals
Ya i learned anout this a while back and a fan theory is that jax had epilepsy before he arrived in the circus and he was afraid that he would get a seizure "nobody can see this right?" Was him being afraid too show vulnerability
That training video scene took a very dark turn.
It's a reference to Halloween 3: Season of the Witch.
Por ESO SE puso ASI
18:27 love how this is deeper than just Pomni covering for Gangle.
Music choice tells you everything, it feels like Gangle would have abstracted here if Pomni hadn't intervened.
There were a few occasions in the episode where she would have without a distraction.
Gangle was definitely about to abstract glad pomni was there
Would Gangle have Abstracted? How can you be sure? We've never actually seen how getting Abstracted actually works, we've only ever seen the aftermath.
@frozenfoxgames5300I think it’s basically when the character completely gives up all hope or succumbs to an obsession. Example:
Kaufmo abstracted whilst looking for an exit to the Circus. The short film about him, despite being non-canon, shows this pretty well, so I’m guessing that he abstracted as a direct result of this, as he could never find the exit.
I also get the feeling that Pomni came close to abstracting in the Pilot, when she saw the monitor in the office maze. She looked absolutely deranged, and I think that’s when she lost it.
As for Gangle here, it’s the stress of being a shift manager piling up on her shoulders and crushing her. She couldn’t take it anymore, and so she came REALLY close to abstracting.
This is just my theory, feel free to correct me.
@frozenfoxgames5300 Yeah, but we've been told how it happens in literally the first episode.
Kinger getting an A+ for engaging in ridery at the digital carnival is a subtle reference to how I’d rather drown my self in the digital lake than work a shift in fast food.
“Oh no! Looks like I’ve taken Ragatta…
And drop her into the deep frier!”
-Digital circus Ep 4