Okay, so now that Episode 4 released, I'll give my review on it in this comment, since I got a reply that asked what I thought of it and I feel like more people are gonna be asking. The 4th episode, honestly, felt... strange. People were saying in the comments how it felt a little slow, but to me, it felt kinda rushed. Maybe it's because of the timeskips, maybe it's because that there were scenes that felt like they should've been longer (like the scene where Pomni talks to Gangle at the back of the store), but regardless, it felt like it was moving kinda quickly. It was pleasant seeing returning characters, and a prediction of mine that I didn't mention at all in this video - something that lots of people had speculated, actually - ended up coming true: the return of Gummigoo. That brief clip in the trailer where Pomni looked up from the cash register, then got startled and fell backwards, had a curved white shape in the upper-right of the screen, and it looked like it could be Gummigoo's chin. And if it really was him standing there, then when Pomni looked up from the cash register, she would've been looking at his face (which she did in the episode). So it really felt like he was going to come back, and I'm happy that he did! Though, also like I expected, he didn't have any memory of her, and that was a little disheartening, but it makes sense. And seeing how Pomni reacted to his return was also fun to watch as well. What also felt strange about this episode was that we didn't see the characters interacting with each other that often, and whenever they did, the conversations were so short. I understand why, since this particular adventure has them working an actual job, but part of why I like the show is seeing the dynamic between the characters, how they collectively react to certain happenings and situations. But in this episode, their personalities were all so different, and it felt weird. Gangle had a mask that would force her to keep calm, Ragatha accidentally got "stupid sauce" or whatever it's called in her eye and got really dumbed down as a result, Jax wasn't being the wisecracking jerk he normally is, Kinger was completely absent, Pomni felt sidelined, and Zooble... well, Zooble felt pretty normal. But for the most part, the characters didn't feel like themselves, and it felt kinda awkward. And as interesting as seeing the gradual decline of Gangle throughout the work shift was, it was uplifting when she took off the new mask and threw it away. With how saddened she looked at the end of the shift, it made me wonder if the new mask and her Tragedy Mask had swapped emotions, so that the new mask made her sad but then she was happy once she removed it. Though, seeing her still crying afterwards ended up shooting that theory out the window, but from that brief but heartwarming interaction with Zooble at the end, where she smiles and wipes away her tears... it gave off the illusion that she was wearing her Comedy Mask again. I don't know if that new mask ended up imprinting some happy characteristics on her Tragedy Mask, so that she's capable of smiling more naturally as a result, but it did feel like that experience helped her get a better handle of her emotions. But yeah, all in all, I think the 4th episode was okay. There were still interesting and funny things that happened, but when put next to the first 3 that we got, it doesn't really hold a candle. The others felt so intriguing and exciting, whereas this one felt dull in comparison. But then again, Gooseworx did say that she thought people would see this as the most boring episode, so I can't say I'm too terribly surprised in that regard. But hey, at least this means all the episodes afterwards should be more thrilling and engaging from here!
I think the character with Gangle has depression and her comedy and Zooble masks are her way of hiding it, but it only makes it worse for her with all that emotion building up and cracking her mental state, (which I think is an analogy of her comedy mask shattering), and Zooble this episode is trying to find a coping mechanism to help her get out of depression and recover.
@@fatality9967 That's a really good way of looking at it. I also saw people in the comments saying that this was an allegory for depression, and when seeing it as "putting on a happy face despite being sad under the surface", there's definitely something to that. It does feel a lot like Gangle has depression, and the way they expressed it without outright saying it was very well done, in my opinion.
I mostly agree. Though I will say I like Pomni's reaction when Jax wasnt being an asshole, like at first she didnt noticed and just responded, then u could tell she got real suspicious, and then was left utterly confused when Jax just walks away XD
All of the scripts for the season has already been made months before the episode comes out so it was just on what goosworks decided to show for long at not long
1. Gooseworx confirmed that Jax didn't react well when he first arrived IIRC, so he didn't come willingly. 2. Jax did protect Kinger and Gangle from Kaufmo. Maybe he kills NPC's out of stress relief but cares for the others but hides it?
maybe they can actually die of kaufmo that its like a thing where he knows something can go wrong, he is maybe so lets try this out bcs they cant die if he does something that is terrible nothing will change they will come back to the circus and everything will be fine it doesnt matter what he does🤔
19:19 then you'll be happy to know that episodes 4-6 are going to focus on Gangle, Ragatha, and Jax respectively. the other episodes are going to be surprises. this was something confirmed by Gooseworx after episode 2 dropped (as well as confirming that episode 3 would focus on Kinger and Zooble).
I knew about that, actually. 4th episode is Gangle, 5th episode is Ragatha, and 6th episode is Jax, and the rest of them are left to the imagination for now. I'm _absolutely_ looking forward to these, and I'll be there and watching the 4th episode when it drops tomorrow. :3
@@cherrybombwaffles518 Plenty of people do, though I've refrained from watching them, just to keep my own thoughts about it nice and clear without others influencing it. That's why I didn't delve too deeply into the teaser for episode 4 in this video, and only talked about how it could give more development for Gangle.
I LOVE this show. Episode 1 is flawless, if a little low scale. A perfect introduction to a wonderful show. (It’s terrible as a pilot, but as an episode 1 it’s the best I’ve ever seen) Episode 2 I rewatched endlessly. I’ve probably watched it more times than anyone else, a ridiculous number. An emotional masterpiece, but I think it has some rushed voice acting that puts it a bit below the first episode. The writing is just as good if not better than the first episode, it’s purely the production quality I have issues with. Episode 3 is my favorite episode of any show ever. Not what he seems has been beaten. I recommend everyone that reads this analyze every word that kinger says, it’s the best dialogue ever written. It has the production quality of 1, the budget and emotion of 2, and the dialogue of both. The characters are just flawless, both in design and personality. Their dynamic is previously unimaginably good. I know I may be jumping the gun, but this show has accomplished more in 3 episodes than most can do in a whole season. I consider it my favorite ever made.
@@Terrifyger The show is honestly as Good as TADC, but you have to pay attention to every little thing to understand the story, otherwise you will be very confused, that is the show's only big flaw.
@@TheUltimateMovieWatcherINC. Hmm... needing to pay atention to every little detail might be the main flaw, then. I can't be so laser-focused for that long.
I’ve never seen Such a good unbiased respectful review of TADC since the pilot came out, this is amazing, because as somebody in the glitch fandom (aka in the murder drones and meta runner fandom) nobody has any respect to TADC, they treat it like a plague, something that the world would’ve been better if it had never existed, for just being more popular, even though it helped there shows, because of TADC, Murder drones (which I’m gonna call MD for now on) had 45M extra views, and everybody was introduced because of TADC, and yet they still treated like garbage, MD is not a good show, it’s confusing, the characters are generic and only have one personality, and half of the TADC characters have more development than any MD character, and by God the comedy, everything you liked about TADC’s Comedy are not in any MD jokes, it ruins entire episodes like 4 or 5, and no it didn’t get more family friendly, but my God it’s extremely immature and not serious, and the parts that are trying to be serious are pretty cringe, I can go on how disrespectful the fans are, but we don’t have any time, so I don’t really recommend it, but still an amazing video.
@@The_gaslight_district_Fanboy glad to see someone bring up the extra views the MD pilot because of TADC. I mean, if you think about it, people should be thanking TADC for single handedly saving indie animation.
Unrelated...but I'd argue being a kid show shouldn't be a negative in general as bluey is a perfect example of a good kid show as its child friendly but still covers good subjects...hell bluey found a way to talk about rainbow babies in a way that's child friendly yet still nuanced it's honestly quite poetic.
@@princeOpalite3650 Oh, if a show is actually made for a kid's demographic, then there's no problem with that. It just means it wouldn't be my cup of tea, that's all.
I dont think cain is evil. When pomni in episode 1 asks how to leave and he freezes up, I don't think he doesn't know, but was about to tell them how and something, either coded rules or someone else, prevented him from saying it. The line about being spoiled, in my opinion, is just out in the void is where all the adventures are kept, and he doesn't want people to see them before they go on them. I dont have anything really about the sus way he delivers the exit door explanation at the end. The only thing i could guess is that maybe that is his way of trying to circumvent the limits that prevent him from telling them how to exit
Yeah, I do think he knows HOW to leave, which is the real exit door... hence why he keeps hiding it. Like I said, I don't think he _wants_ the characters to escape. Gooseworx did say that, while Caine is an antagonist, she wouldn't say he's a villain. And I agree. I don't think he's being outright malicious, but he _is_ unaware of the long-term effects that the adventures can bring to the other characters.
I think what people meant was that the Murder Drones Pilot ended up being pretty different from the rest of the series(There's a general consensus that they should have pulled a Vivzie and kept it seperate and made a real episode 1 instead of upgrading the pilot). So yes, Episode 2 is a bit less dark than Episode 1. But the series massively picks up from 4 onward, it's just very different from what the Pilot was going for. Rather than Humans or the Murder Drones the main villain is an eldritch monster who takes the form of an AI entity
Murder Drones is good but not it's well-written like Digital Circus. The latter focuses on character development while Murder Drones is a fast-paced story.
And I'm not really one for fast-paced stuff. I can certainly handle it, but I don't enjoy it. It's good if the show's episodes can slow down and take some time to breathe.
I commented previously about general things, but I want to go more in depth on the characters. Each one has a coping mechanism that defines their character, and it seems we’ll get to see that coping mechanism explored in each character’s episode. I’ll just briefly cover each character except for kinger. I’ll talk a lot about kinger. Zooble’s coping mechanism is probably least interesting, the “I hate everything and I’ll be apathetic about everything to never be let down”. I like that she (she drew herself a female body in episode 3) doesn’t go on the adventures repeatedly, giving it far more weight that she is going on this next one in 4. Gangle’s mask is mostly comic relief at this point, but her dependence on masks is a brilliant idea for a coping mechanism. Sure she’s not allowed to be happy with her drama mask, but more importantly nothing can make her sad when she has her comedy mask. The thought of eternal purposelessness cannot depress her, only her drama mask can. Jax is the standard “insecure with a hard shell” type of character, it’s his dialogue and specific actions in this wacky world with no consequence that makes him so interesting. He kills npcs for fun. He tortures his fellow circus members because it’s funny. There are no repercussions for his actions. His bullying of gangle will have a very satisfying conclusion in 4, and I can’t wait to watch him inevitably break in 6. Pomni doesn’t have a coping mechanism yet, I think that’s why she’s going crazy so quickly. She’s grounded temporarily by the people around her, and that may even develop into a permanent coping mechanism as it matches the core theme of the show. Ragatha’s toxic positivity is definitely my second favorite of the crew. Literally refusing to think anything negative is such an unstable coping mechanism, I think she’s the closest to abstracting. There will always be people to bully. Gangle’s mask strategy is unshakeable, at least with only those 2 masks. This new mask could accelerate her abstraction. Pomni just got here, she can’t abstract yet. Ragatha has nothing to protect her if she thinks about how awful her predicament is for just a few minutes. Kinger. Kinger is so special. His coping mechanism is to NOT THINK. It’s ragatha’s strategy cranked up to the max. However, this isn’t willing, so it’s much more stable than ragatha’s strategy. Possibly the strongest of any of the circus members. If he isn’t in the dark, he can’t even think about his problems if he wants to. My favorite line in the entire show is “how about we try… not thinking about it”. He’s silently telling pomni how he survives, and how he’s okay with his fate. But the best part is, HE ISN’T. When pomni comments on how he’ll just go back to being crazy, kinger is noticeably worried. But he makes sure to put on a mask of serenity and determination to act as a source of strength for pomni. I love the father daughter dynamic they have, and how he directly conveys his wisdom from his 48 years. One thing someone else had to point out to me was the irony that he is the light in the dark for pomni both figuratively and literally, but he can only think when in the dark. He has very little character flaws, that’s a brave decision for Gooseworx to make. A wise character should have few flaws, there are times when the student should school the teacher but it shouldn’t be every time. Just many well written characters, it’s gotten me obsessed.
You have no likes or comments but I wanted to tell you that I read ALL of this and think it’s so well put together. I really appreciate this insight, thank you for writing it.
@ No problem. I just love to gush about this show, I’m thoroughly obsessed. I could probably go way more in depth on the nature of each character if I gave it more than 20 minutes.
tiny thing: zooble did not draw themselves in a female body. it was gangle who made the drawing in the beginning, and they needed a notebook, so glitch used the existing asset, but accidentally left in the drawing
Something you didn't really talk about which I'd like to mention is Ragatha's toxic positivity. I also really like her and I agree she wasn't guilt tripping Pomni but I don't think her overly positive attitude is healthy. A blaring example of this is when they first find Kaufmo abstracted and her first reaction is along the lines of "Oh! Kaufmo abstracted! That's okay!" What do you mean it's okay your friend essentially died!? The point you brought up that the Gooseworx mentioned is even more evidence. She says stuff without meaning it to ease tension. I'm not saying any of this to rag on Ragatha by the way I really love her character I just want to bring it up because I think it's an important layer of depth to her and I imagine we'll see her facade break at some point later on the the show. On a similar note I also think Jax has a facade and is gonna end up being less antagonistic later too, but I have far less evidence to back that up. It's really just a feeling based on how the show is going. I do feel like before he turns around on them there will be an episode where he does some especially fucked up stuff like actually almost get someone killed/abstracted and Pomni, who has now bonded with everyone but him, will blow up at him. That's just what I think though. I am very excited to see where the rest of the story goes! Also I really liked this video! I also only recently watched the show and I was surprised by how much I enjoyed it!
Yeah, I do think that both Ragatha's optimism and Jax's toxicity are their own coping mechanisms for being trapped in the circus. I feel like, when things are nice and calm, Ragatha's optimism is natural, but if things are actively going wrong, then it's more forced. Like what you mentioned, "Oh! Kaufmo's been abstracted! That's... okay!". I know that Episode 6 is gonna have more development for Ragatha, and I feel like _that_ is where the forced happiness will show some cracks, if not outright break. And with Jax, there's a quote from the graphic novel "Cardboard" that I'd like to say here. The quote goes as follows: "I know that deep down inside you're afraid. You're afraid that if people ever really knew you, they wouldn't like you. So if you act like a jerk and beat them to the punch, you won't experience their rejection of the real you". I dunno if Jax is dealing with a similar mindset, but if he is, then Episode 7 (where we'll get more development with him) could play into that and make it really emotional. But then again, Gooseworx has confirmed that Jax is gonna get worse, and that he'll do something unforgiveable at some point, so maybe he really is just a rotten person to his core. Only time will tell. I'm happy you liked the video, though! Thank you! :)
@@Terrifyger OMG, WHAT EMESIS BLUE, IF YOU KNOW WHAT TF2 IS, ITA FUCKING PEAK, THE ONLY SFM I CAN THINK OF IN MY 17YRS OF LIFE THAT TOPPLES ST IN QUALITY
One thing I don't really see much discussion on is the nature of the characters. I don't have Twitter, and I don't really keep up with what whoever confirms or denys outside of the media they make and try to piece together what I can in the episodes themselves, so take what I day with a grain of salt. In the first episode, it's implied that no one can remember their name, which is odd because they remember who they were, instead having to rely on a random name generator to give their new alias. What I think each character is isn't a trapped soul, but a save file or character made by the game's playtesters who think they are real, similar to how Gummigoo reacted when he found out he never had a real life of his own. Another reason I think of that is due to the fact that Pomni said she put on a headset, and while trying to take it off, is able to pull her eye out of her socket. If you've ever worn a VR headset, you wouldn't be able to touch the top half of you face due to the headset stopping you. Caine being an A.I. to create adventures leads me to believe that he constructed the exit, he said as much himself, but wasn't sure what to add behind the exit because he doesn't know what the real world is, that's beyond his programming. Abstraction is likely a save file corrupting or being deleted. It happens when a character loses their mind or "breaks the game." With a broken save file, the whole game is at risk, take a look at Security Breach. I feel like something similar is going on here. They aren't trapped, they only exist because a playtester added their own character, likely based off of themselves, to play the game on. Edit: One more theory. This show is based on I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream, and that does interest me. Spoilers for those that haven't read the novel, but AM keeps the 5 people alive for 109 years, but that doesn't mean they are immortal. AM controls when they die, sure, but when they got an opportunity to kill each other, AM couldn't do anything. Caine has power over the characters and can undo almost anything that happens except for abstraction. Depending on how much inspiration Gooseworks takes from IHNMAIMS, that might be their only exit from this world.
I think the reason cain comes off as dark or twisted is the fact that his program has likely been running for far to long and he has been forced to work outside of his parameters as well to look after the humans.
@@ProGremlinPlayer Since I covered 3 episodes in this video, I think I'll wait until the next 2 episodes come out, so that I can covered 3 again. There's supposed to be 9 episodes in total, so at this rate, I can cover them all in exactly 3 videos.
Maybe all the players died and Cain made NPC copies so the people running the game don’t shut it down. Them being NPCs would make them not being able to leave make sense and give another reason why he doesn’t wanna let any NPCs into the circus. The less wacky AI creatures runnin around the less likely you are to lose the ones that actually matter to your survival
@@soulking2007 I don't believe they're NPCs. Gooseworx has confirmed that Jax isn't an NPC, and Caine refers to them as "humans". Interesting idea, but I don't think it's actually the case.
Honestly really liked this video. Good on the algorithm for bringing in some TADC reviews before Gangle's ep tomorrow! I hope you'll cover the future episodes as well cause once ep 4 is out, im definitely gonna be doing some sleuthing of my own! Also the four eyed tadc oc says hi to you. And says she'll try to check the void again if she can make it there without Caine spotting her🙂↕️
@@V-SanSings580 I'm happy you enjoyed the video, thank you! I'll be sure to cover more of the episodes in due time, but maybe I'll do it in batches of 3. I covered 3 episodes here, and there's supposed to be 9 in total, so if I do 3 episodes per video, I can make exactly 3 videos once the series is over. That feels pretty well-rounded to me. :)
I did, actually, after I finished watching the series. Intriguing, to be sure, but I still think they're real people who have been sucked into the game, rather than a digital copy based off of a brain scan of the player wearing the headset.
20:30 or the "spoiler" is that they cant leave still but they can see out of the computor, after all how can you hop dimensions with no vessal, your not physical after all
Well, I'm one of the people who believes that they were physically trapped in the computer, and _not_ just being digital copies based on the system scanning their brains.
I’m sorry dude, but as soon as you said “her dainty and feminine mannerisms” when describing Ragatha, I nearly cringed out of my skin💀 Coming from a woman btw
My issue with the escaping through the void theory is that everyone except Pomni has been stuck here for years, or at least a good while. If their bodies are still in the physical world, wouldn’t those physical bodies basically be dead and rotting by now? Unless they’re somehow preserved or only a part of each person’s mind is in the digital circus while the rest is still a living and breathing person in the real world, and if that latter option is true it could be really interesting to see how the characters would have to adjust to being back in their bodies that have undergone so many new experiences in the real world, like two different consciousnesses in the same body.
@@vizardonator8571 I'm working under the assumption that they physically got sucked into the computer, and are not just digital copies based off the system scanning their brains.
@ Ah ok, so it’s their full physical bodies. Interesting. I wonder if they’ll reflect how much they’ve aged inside the circus physically or if their bodies will be like how they would’ve been before (obviously we wouldn’t have seen them before, but it would be interesting to see if they visually fit their canon ages when or if they escape, or if they’ll look younger).
31:04 Some of the best characters you've seen? *Laughs* Aren't you overthinking it a little? The characters are FINE, but not as good as you said they were. The only one that was in the good zone to me was Kinger. But mostly, I don't find Pomni an interesting lead character because there's nothing that makes her stand out. And as for Jax, Gangle and Ragatha. We need to know more about them.
@@Stratoblast I said they're some of the best _I've_ ever seen, not some of the best there ever are. What constitutes how good a character is to me doesn't purely rely on how much development they have.
@@Terrifyger Hey, no hard feelings. Just thought i'd share my thoughts. If you like these characters, that's fine. I'm glad you can enjoy it in a way i didn't.
@@Terrifyger Plus, i'll give you this: You manage to make my day better with that video. I've been down in the dumps lately and needed something to cheer me up.
Okay, so now that Episode 4 released, I'll give my review on it in this comment, since I got a reply that asked what I thought of it and I feel like more people are gonna be asking.
The 4th episode, honestly, felt... strange. People were saying in the comments how it felt a little slow, but to me, it felt kinda rushed. Maybe it's because of the timeskips, maybe it's because that there were scenes that felt like they should've been longer (like the scene where Pomni talks to Gangle at the back of the store), but regardless, it felt like it was moving kinda quickly. It was pleasant seeing returning characters, and a prediction of mine that I didn't mention at all in this video - something that lots of people had speculated, actually - ended up coming true: the return of Gummigoo. That brief clip in the trailer where Pomni looked up from the cash register, then got startled and fell backwards, had a curved white shape in the upper-right of the screen, and it looked like it could be Gummigoo's chin. And if it really was him standing there, then when Pomni looked up from the cash register, she would've been looking at his face (which she did in the episode). So it really felt like he was going to come back, and I'm happy that he did! Though, also like I expected, he didn't have any memory of her, and that was a little disheartening, but it makes sense. And seeing how Pomni reacted to his return was also fun to watch as well.
What also felt strange about this episode was that we didn't see the characters interacting with each other that often, and whenever they did, the conversations were so short. I understand why, since this particular adventure has them working an actual job, but part of why I like the show is seeing the dynamic between the characters, how they collectively react to certain happenings and situations. But in this episode, their personalities were all so different, and it felt weird. Gangle had a mask that would force her to keep calm, Ragatha accidentally got "stupid sauce" or whatever it's called in her eye and got really dumbed down as a result, Jax wasn't being the wisecracking jerk he normally is, Kinger was completely absent, Pomni felt sidelined, and Zooble... well, Zooble felt pretty normal. But for the most part, the characters didn't feel like themselves, and it felt kinda awkward.
And as interesting as seeing the gradual decline of Gangle throughout the work shift was, it was uplifting when she took off the new mask and threw it away. With how saddened she looked at the end of the shift, it made me wonder if the new mask and her Tragedy Mask had swapped emotions, so that the new mask made her sad but then she was happy once she removed it. Though, seeing her still crying afterwards ended up shooting that theory out the window, but from that brief but heartwarming interaction with Zooble at the end, where she smiles and wipes away her tears... it gave off the illusion that she was wearing her Comedy Mask again. I don't know if that new mask ended up imprinting some happy characteristics on her Tragedy Mask, so that she's capable of smiling more naturally as a result, but it did feel like that experience helped her get a better handle of her emotions.
But yeah, all in all, I think the 4th episode was okay. There were still interesting and funny things that happened, but when put next to the first 3 that we got, it doesn't really hold a candle. The others felt so intriguing and exciting, whereas this one felt dull in comparison. But then again, Gooseworx did say that she thought people would see this as the most boring episode, so I can't say I'm too terribly surprised in that regard. But hey, at least this means all the episodes afterwards should be more thrilling and engaging from here!
I think the character with Gangle has depression and her comedy and Zooble masks are her way of hiding it, but it only makes it worse for her with all that emotion building up and cracking her mental state, (which I think is an analogy of her comedy mask shattering), and Zooble this episode is trying to find a coping mechanism to help her get out of depression and recover.
@@fatality9967 That's a really good way of looking at it. I also saw people in the comments saying that this was an allegory for depression, and when seeing it as "putting on a happy face despite being sad under the surface", there's definitely something to that. It does feel a lot like Gangle has depression, and the way they expressed it without outright saying it was very well done, in my opinion.
I mostly agree. Though I will say I like Pomni's reaction when Jax wasnt being an asshole, like at first she didnt noticed and just responded, then u could tell she got real suspicious, and then was left utterly confused when Jax just walks away XD
It says alot about this show that episode 4, which is still pretty damn good, is the weakest of the series so far.
All of the scripts for the season has already been made months before the episode comes out so it was just on what goosworks decided to show for long at not long
1. Gooseworx confirmed that Jax didn't react well when he first arrived IIRC, so he didn't come willingly. 2. Jax did protect Kinger and Gangle from Kaufmo. Maybe he kills NPC's out of stress relief but cares for the others but hides it?
maybe they can actually die of kaufmo that its like a thing where he knows something can go wrong, he is maybe so lets try this out bcs they cant die if he does something that is terrible nothing will change they will come back to the circus and everything will be fine it doesnt matter what he does🤔
17:34 FINALLY SOMEONE ACKNOWLEDGES THE BEST LAUGH IN MEDIA
The sheer exaggeratedness of it was just glorious. X3
11:15 in episode four she said “I wish somebody can flirt with me” it’s your time to sign.
WOW, okay, no way I'm passing up on this opportunity! Thanks! OwO
Yall wild
“Get her drunk and take advantage” ahh comment
@JacobMead-ph1cx Wouldn't do that, not my style.
19:19 then you'll be happy to know that episodes 4-6 are going to focus on Gangle, Ragatha, and Jax respectively. the other episodes are going to be surprises. this was something confirmed by Gooseworx after episode 2 dropped (as well as confirming that episode 3 would focus on Kinger and Zooble).
I knew about that, actually. 4th episode is Gangle, 5th episode is Ragatha, and 6th episode is Jax, and the rest of them are left to the imagination for now. I'm _absolutely_ looking forward to these, and I'll be there and watching the 4th episode when it drops tomorrow. :3
@@Terrifyger same here dude. I even have some theories about episode 4.
@@cherrybombwaffles518 Plenty of people do, though I've refrained from watching them, just to keep my own thoughts about it nice and clear without others influencing it. That's why I didn't delve too deeply into the teaser for episode 4 in this video, and only talked about how it could give more development for Gangle.
I think that there will be another episode about Zooble since Zooble only got like 3 minutes of screen time on episode 3.
Hi grate job on the vid! and BTW whoever said that murder drones gets more kid friendly is just objectively wrong no other way to say it.
I LOVE this show. Episode 1 is flawless, if a little low scale. A perfect introduction to a wonderful show. (It’s terrible as a pilot, but as an episode 1 it’s the best I’ve ever seen)
Episode 2 I rewatched endlessly. I’ve probably watched it more times than anyone else, a ridiculous number. An emotional masterpiece, but I think it has some rushed voice acting that puts it a bit below the first episode. The writing is just as good if not better than the first episode, it’s purely the production quality I have issues with.
Episode 3 is my favorite episode of any show ever. Not what he seems has been beaten. I recommend everyone that reads this analyze every word that kinger says, it’s the best dialogue ever written. It has the production quality of 1, the budget and emotion of 2, and the dialogue of both.
The characters are just flawless, both in design and personality. Their dynamic is previously unimaginably good.
I know I may be jumping the gun, but this show has accomplished more in 3 episodes than most can do in a whole season. I consider it my favorite ever made.
@@minecrafter3448 and as for episode 4…?
@ I take more time than 2 hours to solidify my thoughts on an episode. I’ve only watched it 3 times, I’ve got about 40 to go
The answer in short is yes. Its perfect 👌🏾
Murder drones actually does not go more child friendly, with episode 7 and 8 it goes way darker then it ever was before in fact.
Oh? I wasn't aware of that. Like I said, this is just what I heard from people.
@@Terrifyger It just slows down a bit in those episodes, but it is still quite good even in those episodes where it is a little less dark.
@@Terrifyger The show is honestly as Good as TADC, but you have to pay attention to every little thing to understand the story, otherwise you will be very confused, that is the show's only big flaw.
@@TheUltimateMovieWatcherINC. Hmm... needing to pay atention to every little detail might be the main flaw, then. I can't be so laser-focused for that long.
@@Terrifyger Eh, you can watch videos that breakdown what you missed in the episodes, that is what I did while watching it.
I’ve never seen Such a good unbiased respectful review of TADC since the pilot came out, this is amazing, because as somebody in the glitch fandom (aka in the murder drones and meta runner fandom) nobody has any respect to TADC, they treat it like a plague, something that the world would’ve been better if it had never existed, for just being more popular, even though it helped there shows, because of TADC, Murder drones (which I’m gonna call MD for now on) had 45M extra views, and everybody was introduced because of TADC, and yet they still treated like garbage, MD is not a good show, it’s confusing, the characters are generic and only have one personality, and half of the TADC characters have more development than any MD character, and by God the comedy, everything you liked about TADC’s Comedy are not in any MD jokes, it ruins entire episodes like 4 or 5, and no it didn’t get more family friendly, but my God it’s extremely immature and not serious, and the parts that are trying to be serious are pretty cringe, I can go on how disrespectful the fans are, but we don’t have any time, so I don’t really recommend it, but still an amazing video.
@@The_gaslight_district_Fanboy glad to see someone bring up the extra views the MD pilot because of TADC.
I mean, if you think about it, people should be thanking TADC for single handedly saving indie animation.
Unrelated...but I'd argue being a kid show shouldn't be a negative in general as bluey is a perfect example of a good kid show as its child friendly but still covers good subjects...hell bluey found a way to talk about rainbow babies in a way that's child friendly yet still nuanced it's honestly quite poetic.
@@princeOpalite3650 Oh, if a show is actually made for a kid's demographic, then there's no problem with that. It just means it wouldn't be my cup of tea, that's all.
I dont think cain is evil. When pomni in episode 1 asks how to leave and he freezes up, I don't think he doesn't know, but was about to tell them how and something, either coded rules or someone else, prevented him from saying it. The line about being spoiled, in my opinion, is just out in the void is where all the adventures are kept, and he doesn't want people to see them before they go on them. I dont have anything really about the sus way he delivers the exit door explanation at the end. The only thing i could guess is that maybe that is his way of trying to circumvent the limits that prevent him from telling them how to exit
Yeah, I do think he knows HOW to leave, which is the real exit door... hence why he keeps hiding it. Like I said, I don't think he _wants_ the characters to escape. Gooseworx did say that, while Caine is an antagonist, she wouldn't say he's a villain. And I agree. I don't think he's being outright malicious, but he _is_ unaware of the long-term effects that the adventures can bring to the other characters.
I think what people meant was that the Murder Drones Pilot ended up being pretty different from the rest of the series(There's a general consensus that they should have pulled a Vivzie and kept it seperate and made a real episode 1 instead of upgrading the pilot). So yes, Episode 2 is a bit less dark than Episode 1.
But the series massively picks up from 4 onward, it's just very different from what the Pilot was going for. Rather than Humans or the Murder Drones the main villain is an eldritch monster who takes the form of an AI entity
ok hold on, murder droned became more kid friendly as it went on?! i think you were trolled.
Like I said to someone else, it's just what I heard from people. I didn't watch the series myself, so I've no way of verifying that.
@Terrifyger infact it gets more scarier each episode. I would highly recommend this series to you
@@Terrifyger They have lied through their teeth to you, plenty of gore and horror
@@LongDeadArtist it becomes a deathfest
the only thing that milds the horror is that it gets more seen as normal but that doesnt really do much at all
Murder Drones is good but not it's well-written like Digital Circus. The latter focuses on character development while Murder Drones is a fast-paced story.
And I'm not really one for fast-paced stuff. I can certainly handle it, but I don't enjoy it. It's good if the show's episodes can slow down and take some time to breathe.
I commented previously about general things, but I want to go more in depth on the characters. Each one has a coping mechanism that defines their character, and it seems we’ll get to see that coping mechanism explored in each character’s episode. I’ll just briefly cover each character except for kinger. I’ll talk a lot about kinger.
Zooble’s coping mechanism is probably least interesting, the “I hate everything and I’ll be apathetic about everything to never be let down”. I like that she (she drew herself a female body in episode 3) doesn’t go on the adventures repeatedly, giving it far more weight that she is going on this next one in 4.
Gangle’s mask is mostly comic relief at this point, but her dependence on masks is a brilliant idea for a coping mechanism. Sure she’s not allowed to be happy with her drama mask, but more importantly nothing can make her sad when she has her comedy mask. The thought of eternal purposelessness cannot depress her, only her drama mask can.
Jax is the standard “insecure with a hard shell” type of character, it’s his dialogue and specific actions in this wacky world with no consequence that makes him so interesting. He kills npcs for fun. He tortures his fellow circus members because it’s funny. There are no repercussions for his actions. His bullying of gangle will have a very satisfying conclusion in 4, and I can’t wait to watch him inevitably break in 6.
Pomni doesn’t have a coping mechanism yet, I think that’s why she’s going crazy so quickly. She’s grounded temporarily by the people around her, and that may even develop into a permanent coping mechanism as it matches the core theme of the show.
Ragatha’s toxic positivity is definitely my second favorite of the crew. Literally refusing to think anything negative is such an unstable coping mechanism, I think she’s the closest to abstracting. There will always be people to bully. Gangle’s mask strategy is unshakeable, at least with only those 2 masks. This new mask could accelerate her abstraction. Pomni just got here, she can’t abstract yet. Ragatha has nothing to protect her if she thinks about how awful her predicament is for just a few minutes.
Kinger. Kinger is so special. His coping mechanism is to NOT THINK. It’s ragatha’s strategy cranked up to the max. However, this isn’t willing, so it’s much more stable than ragatha’s strategy. Possibly the strongest of any of the circus members. If he isn’t in the dark, he can’t even think about his problems if he wants to. My favorite line in the entire show is “how about we try… not thinking about it”. He’s silently telling pomni how he survives, and how he’s okay with his fate. But the best part is, HE ISN’T. When pomni comments on how he’ll just go back to being crazy, kinger is noticeably worried. But he makes sure to put on a mask of serenity and determination to act as a source of strength for pomni. I love the father daughter dynamic they have, and how he directly conveys his wisdom from his 48 years. One thing someone else had to point out to me was the irony that he is the light in the dark for pomni both figuratively and literally, but he can only think when in the dark. He has very little character flaws, that’s a brave decision for Gooseworx to make. A wise character should have few flaws, there are times when the student should school the teacher but it shouldn’t be every time.
Just many well written characters, it’s gotten me obsessed.
You have no likes or comments but I wanted to tell you that I read ALL of this and think it’s so well put together. I really appreciate this insight, thank you for writing it.
@ No problem. I just love to gush about this show, I’m thoroughly obsessed. I could probably go way more in depth on the nature of each character if I gave it more than 20 minutes.
tiny thing: zooble did not draw themselves in a female body. it was gangle who made the drawing in the beginning, and they needed a notebook, so glitch used the existing asset, but accidentally left in the drawing
Something you didn't really talk about which I'd like to mention is Ragatha's toxic positivity. I also really like her and I agree she wasn't guilt tripping Pomni but I don't think her overly positive attitude is healthy. A blaring example of this is when they first find Kaufmo abstracted and her first reaction is along the lines of "Oh! Kaufmo abstracted! That's okay!" What do you mean it's okay your friend essentially died!? The point you brought up that the Gooseworx mentioned is even more evidence. She says stuff without meaning it to ease tension. I'm not saying any of this to rag on Ragatha by the way I really love her character I just want to bring it up because I think it's an important layer of depth to her and I imagine we'll see her facade break at some point later on the the show.
On a similar note I also think Jax has a facade and is gonna end up being less antagonistic later too, but I have far less evidence to back that up. It's really just a feeling based on how the show is going. I do feel like before he turns around on them there will be an episode where he does some especially fucked up stuff like actually almost get someone killed/abstracted and Pomni, who has now bonded with everyone but him, will blow up at him. That's just what I think though. I am very excited to see where the rest of the story goes! Also I really liked this video! I also only recently watched the show and I was surprised by how much I enjoyed it!
Yeah, I do think that both Ragatha's optimism and Jax's toxicity are their own coping mechanisms for being trapped in the circus.
I feel like, when things are nice and calm, Ragatha's optimism is natural, but if things are actively going wrong, then it's more forced. Like what you mentioned, "Oh! Kaufmo's been abstracted! That's... okay!". I know that Episode 6 is gonna have more development for Ragatha, and I feel like _that_ is where the forced happiness will show some cracks, if not outright break.
And with Jax, there's a quote from the graphic novel "Cardboard" that I'd like to say here. The quote goes as follows: "I know that deep down inside you're afraid. You're afraid that if people ever really knew you, they wouldn't like you. So if you act like a jerk and beat them to the punch, you won't experience their rejection of the real you". I dunno if Jax is dealing with a similar mindset, but if he is, then Episode 7 (where we'll get more development with him) could play into that and make it really emotional. But then again, Gooseworx has confirmed that Jax is gonna get worse, and that he'll do something unforgiveable at some point, so maybe he really is just a rotten person to his core. Only time will tell.
I'm happy you liked the video, though! Thank you! :)
1:46 DANG IT, OK, YOU MIGHT NOT LIKE SKIBIDI TOILET
What do you mean, "might not"? I _know_ I won't like it. I saw just the first video of it and I rolled my eyes and left the rest of the videos alone.
@@Terrifyger dk
That memes dead
@@ImDryBonez72728 Correct.
@@Terrifyger OMG, WHAT EMESIS BLUE, IF YOU KNOW WHAT TF2 IS, ITA FUCKING PEAK, THE ONLY SFM I CAN THINK OF IN MY 17YRS OF LIFE THAT TOPPLES ST IN QUALITY
One thing I don't really see much discussion on is the nature of the characters. I don't have Twitter, and I don't really keep up with what whoever confirms or denys outside of the media they make and try to piece together what I can in the episodes themselves, so take what I day with a grain of salt.
In the first episode, it's implied that no one can remember their name, which is odd because they remember who they were, instead having to rely on a random name generator to give their new alias.
What I think each character is isn't a trapped soul, but a save file or character made by the game's playtesters who think they are real, similar to how Gummigoo reacted when he found out he never had a real life of his own. Another reason I think of that is due to the fact that Pomni said she put on a headset, and while trying to take it off, is able to pull her eye out of her socket. If you've ever worn a VR headset, you wouldn't be able to touch the top half of you face due to the headset stopping you.
Caine being an A.I. to create adventures leads me to believe that he constructed the exit, he said as much himself, but wasn't sure what to add behind the exit because he doesn't know what the real world is, that's beyond his programming. Abstraction is likely a save file corrupting or being deleted. It happens when a character loses their mind or "breaks the game." With a broken save file, the whole game is at risk, take a look at Security Breach. I feel like something similar is going on here.
They aren't trapped, they only exist because a playtester added their own character, likely based off of themselves, to play the game on.
Edit: One more theory. This show is based on I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream, and that does interest me. Spoilers for those that haven't read the novel, but AM keeps the 5 people alive for 109 years, but that doesn't mean they are immortal. AM controls when they die, sure, but when they got an opportunity to kill each other, AM couldn't do anything. Caine has power over the characters and can undo almost anything that happens except for abstraction. Depending on how much inspiration Gooseworks takes from IHNMAIMS, that might be their only exit from this world.
this is such a cool video!!! absolutly loved it!!!!!🤩❤❤
Thank you so much! :D
6.5 hours until next episode
I think the reason cain comes off as dark or twisted is the fact that his program has likely been running for far to long and he has been forced to work outside of his parameters as well to look after the humans.
That's an interesting idea!
the only thing i absolutely hate about his show is that i have to have a twitter account to get a bigger picture of the show
2:26 who the heck told you THAT? They were seriously lying to you.
11:17 LMAO
I like your interpretations and theories. Will you do an update video to this where you talk about Episode 4? It's out now.
@@ProGremlinPlayer Since I covered 3 episodes in this video, I think I'll wait until the next 2 episodes come out, so that I can covered 3 again. There's supposed to be 9 episodes in total, so at this rate, I can cover them all in exactly 3 videos.
Maybe all the players died and Cain made NPC copies so the people running the game don’t shut it down. Them being NPCs would make them not being able to leave make sense and give another reason why he doesn’t wanna let any NPCs into the circus. The less wacky AI creatures runnin around the less likely you are to lose the ones that actually matter to your survival
@@soulking2007 I don't believe they're NPCs. Gooseworx has confirmed that Jax isn't an NPC, and Caine refers to them as "humans". Interesting idea, but I don't think it's actually the case.
0:50 reminds me of another great not for kids series, skibibidi toilet😊
(Btw i havent even watched this vid yet, im doing that now)
11:19 What💀
Don't ask me, I didn't make that tweet.
@Terrifyger i know, that assisting your liking on ragatha does make sense aswell,
Glitch Productions published the series moreso than making it, from what I gathered
Right, I know it's more of Gooseworx's creation. But _GLITCH Productions_ are still behind the series, in some capacity.
I thought Glitch team helped with animating it, hence why Episode 4 only took 3 months rather than the usual 8 after Murder Drones ended.
@ Maybe, but they aren’t the ones that write the show
Honestly really liked this video. Good on the algorithm for bringing in some TADC reviews before Gangle's ep tomorrow!
I hope you'll cover the future episodes as well cause once ep 4 is out, im definitely gonna be doing some sleuthing of my own!
Also the four eyed tadc oc says hi to you. And says she'll try to check the void again if she can make it there without Caine spotting her🙂↕️
@@V-SanSings580 I'm happy you enjoyed the video, thank you! I'll be sure to cover more of the episodes in due time, but maybe I'll do it in batches of 3. I covered 3 episodes here, and there's supposed to be 9 in total, so if I do 3 episodes per video, I can make exactly 3 videos once the series is over. That feels pretty well-rounded to me. :)
Yeah definitely! Can't wait man! And good luck!
@@V-SanSings580 Thanks very much!
You should watch The Game Theorists videos on this ❤❤
I did, actually, after I finished watching the series. Intriguing, to be sure, but I still think they're real people who have been sucked into the game, rather than a digital copy based off of a brain scan of the player wearing the headset.
@Terrifyger both theories would would, can't wait for Friday, ep 4 is dropping
@@rebeccataylor5860 It's December 13th, and that 13th is on a Friday? Friday the 13th? I hope there's a Jason Voorhees reference somewhere in there.
@Terrifyger oh that would be good
Oh hey look at that XD hows it been terrifyger?
20:30 or the "spoiler" is that they cant leave still but they can see out of the computor, after all how can you hop dimensions with no vessal, your not physical after all
Well, I'm one of the people who believes that they were physically trapped in the computer, and _not_ just being digital copies based on the system scanning their brains.
@Terrifyger yeah, thats honestly the best possible ending for escape...
I’m sorry dude, but as soon as you said “her dainty and feminine mannerisms” when describing Ragatha, I nearly cringed out of my skin💀 Coming from a woman btw
Yeah, I know not every woman out there has a lot of femininity, and that's perfectly fine. You do you.
Next up: reacting to murder drones.
My issue with the escaping through the void theory is that everyone except Pomni has been stuck here for years, or at least a good while. If their bodies are still in the physical world, wouldn’t those physical bodies basically be dead and rotting by now? Unless they’re somehow preserved or only a part of each person’s mind is in the digital circus while the rest is still a living and breathing person in the real world, and if that latter option is true it could be really interesting to see how the characters would have to adjust to being back in their bodies that have undergone so many new experiences in the real world, like two different consciousnesses in the same body.
@@vizardonator8571 I'm working under the assumption that they physically got sucked into the computer, and are not just digital copies based off the system scanning their brains.
@ Ah ok, so it’s their full physical bodies. Interesting. I wonder if they’ll reflect how much they’ve aged inside the circus physically or if their bodies will be like how they would’ve been before (obviously we wouldn’t have seen them before, but it would be interesting to see if they visually fit their canon ages when or if they escape, or if they’ll look younger).
I'm thinking they are digital copies of real people. Somehow scanned and uploaded into the computer. Which is just a terrifying concept😬
@@vizardonator8571 That, I'm unsure about. I feel like their bodies are kept in a form of statis.
@ That would be my thought too, still it’ll be interesting to figure out.
31:04 Some of the best characters you've seen? *Laughs* Aren't you overthinking it a little? The characters are FINE, but not as good as you said they were. The only one that was in the good zone to me was Kinger. But mostly, I don't find Pomni an interesting lead character because there's nothing that makes her stand out. And as for Jax, Gangle and Ragatha. We need to know more about them.
@@Stratoblast I said they're some of the best _I've_ ever seen, not some of the best there ever are. What constitutes how good a character is to me doesn't purely rely on how much development they have.
Buddy that’s what we call an opinion.
You know what an opinion is, right?
@@Terrifyger Hey, no hard feelings. Just thought i'd share my thoughts. If you like these characters, that's fine. I'm glad you can enjoy it in a way i didn't.
@@Terrifyger Plus, i'll give you this: You manage to make my day better with that video. I've been down in the dumps lately and needed something to cheer me up.
Hey Terrifyger!
You could react to the Fargo series?
You will like it so much!
It's a good show. I'm MUCH more into Helluva Boss and Hazbin.
Took a year
Indeed it did. These kinds of videos aren't exactly quick and easy for me to put together.
Like the review, but please try not to judge a show by his art style
I stopped judging it by its artstyle after I heard that it has darker themes and sticks to them. That's what started my curiosity in the show.
smg4 is great digital circus is also good
@@iliyas6805 I completely agree.
@Terrifyger you probably dont since you didnt expect much from TADC because of smg4 when that show is awesome
@@iliyas6805 I didn't expect much, true, but those expectations were blown out of the water after I watched the show. So yes, I reiterate, I do agree.