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A deep analysis of Jax's vulnerability in the stargazing scene because I love this rabbit more than anything

⚠ OBVIOUS TADC EPISODE 5 SPOILERS!! ⚠

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DISCLAIMER: I don't hate Ragatha, but I didn't like her behaviour this episode. I want her to have a character arc where she learns and grows, these are my feelings and this is my perspective as someone who understands Jax on a deep level. Please be respectful of that in your replies, thank you.

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Okay, first of all, I wanted to point out the way Jax's facial expression transforms in this scene:

People who don't fully understand Jax's character often overlook the fact that Jax doesn't say things out loud, you have to look at his expressions if you ever want to understand his true intentions. And Jax is such an expressive character, you can really derive a lot from just the way his face looks at any given moment.

And here...

He looks so...sad.

Like, I have never seen Jax look so genuinely hurt this whole series. He wanted to say something to answer Pomni's comment, but I have a feeling that he didn't want to do that in Ragatha's presence because he knew she was going to argue with him about it.

After Pomni asked him if he had any actual friends, his expression dropped, from annoyance to just...sorrow. 

...because that's probably the first time in a while someone has asked him that question. It's like when you're on the verge of tears and someone asks you if you're okay.

And I have a feeling he was going to answer "No" or "Not really..." before Ragatha interrupted him. That's when his eyes widen and he gets mad.

Jax's silence here speaks volumes. He says nothing, but his face and body language shows every bit of anger he's feeling at that very moment.

Jax doesn't want to defend himself for a reason.

I honestly feel like Jax is not only mad at Ragatha here for mentioning something so traumatic, but also because she answered HIS question FOR him. And quite rudely.

Ragatha took a moment he was trying to be vulnerable in and ruined it completely. Nothing she could say in that moment could fix that, and Jax knows if he tried to defend himself she'd just start getting defensive, like in the beginning of episode 4.

That moment he had the energy to actually fight back, but he says something incredibly important; "Why do you always make me out to be the bad guy? I'm not really a bad guy!"

Jax is aware he's a jerk, but he's tired of Ragatha making it so that's all he is. Because Jax sees it as banter and fun, but at some point it gets malicious because in his mind, if Ragatha wants him to be a villain? Then fine, he'll be one. No point in trying to be vulnerable and nice when she'll never care anyway.

Ragatha proved him right here, that's why he says nothing.

And when Pomni asks, he doesn't see the point in trying to explain deeply. He just says "It's... Nothing. Who cares."

Because in his mind, yeah, who cares. Whatever he says, he won't be listened to. Might as well keep being an asshole, right?

He attempts to vent, then ends it with an "...I don't know." before going back to acting snarky and sarcastic because the emotions were getting too overwhelming for him to handle.

When you consider all of this, Jax's dislike of Ragatha becomes more understandable.

Jax feels like Ragatha is trying to sabotage any chance he can get to have another friend, and I honestly deeply understand now why he's always so frustrated and mad at her. I would be so much angrier, he's being so forgiving here by not immediately lashing out and yelling at her.

And if he did, I would completely understand why.

Personally, I feel so bad for him. His reactions here hurt so much because they're so deeply relatable.

He was trying to open up, be vulnerable to someone new that he wants to make friends with. Only to be rudely reminded why he never does that, or why he's never even allowed to do that. That's deeply relatable as someone with trust issues, trying to make a friend in someone only for the person who's been preventing you from doing that to remind you why you're "not allowed" to have any.

Jax and Ragatha's relationship is beginning to ring as "abusive mother and son" to me, with the way she acts like she has no choice but to try and control Jax's behaviour. It's weird, and toxic.

Ragatha is becoming her mother even with how much she dislikes her, and I understand that deeply as someone who also has an abusive mother. But she needs to understand that even if Jax is annoying, it is NOT her decision who he gets to make friends with, it's NOT her responsibility to manage his behaviour.

And it's NOT her responsibility to decide whether he gets to be friends with Pomni or not. Pomni can think for herself, she can make her own decisions.

The fact she's taking this parental role on is detrimental to both her and her relationships. Not to mention Gangle must feel incredibly infantilized whenever Ragatha steps in to defend her, I wish Gangle would say something though because it's likely Ragatha doesn't know this and thinks she's doing her a favour.

I honestly hope Ragatha realizes this in episode 6 or 7, I don't want her to abstract before she gets to have this character arc. She's been through a lot but her behaviour isn't helping her situation, and she can still grow and change, but I don't think she deserves Jax's forgiveness tbh any more than he deserves hers.

...Maybe Kinger's unbiased and encouraging attitude can help more than Pomni's. I mean, he was the only one who could lift her mood after she looked so sad:

Kinger and Ragatha becoming like Zooble and Gangle is honestly what I'm hoping for because I see a LOT of potential in these two <3

Hey, if you read this far, reblog with your thoughts! I'm very happy to discuss, but please be civil!! I'll be blocking those with bad intentions.

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Hey yall!

To my surprise, I haven’t seen many people talk about this scene.

Moment when Jax suddenly becomes a vegan during the adventure.

Which is strange, considering that - ever since the pilot we’ve known from Kane that:

“One of the few things I don't have control over are your minds.”

After digging into it a bit (since Kane is an AI, and I’m definitely not an expert in that field), I think I’ve found a way to explain it.

So, Zooble says:

Does this mean that participants (not just Zooble, but anyone) can alter each other’s mental states?

Yes, BUT - only within the adventure structure.

Here’s how it works

An “adventure” is a controlled simulation that includes:

• Structure,

• Narrative frame,

• Reset resolution,

• And the ability to install temporary “perception rules”.

When a character (like Zooble) says:

“Let’s make Jax a vegan for the rest of the day.”

they’re basically assigning a variable:

Jax.isVegan = true (while adventure_active)

That variable doesn’t just change behavior

It overwrites part of Jax’s mental structure. So deeply, in fact, that he doesn’t even realize it’s happening.

(Which explains why he freaks out a bit when he notices it.)

When the adventure ends, all temporary mental modifications are rolled back.

Honestly… this creeps me out a little. If this logic holds, you could (probably) write in any mental override for a character - as a joke, or not.

What do ya think?

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people mischaracterizing ragatha are gonna make me scream and throw up and cry dude

to a certain degree, YES, this is JEALOUSY. but i don’t think it’s just because “jax is getting close to pomni and that makes her mad” or anything.

(before i make the rest of this post. this is NOT about ship posts. this is NOTTTT about shippers you guys can frolic in the fields. i am talking about THEORY posts <3 thx)

ragatha, ON THE OUTSIDE, has no… depth. she’s nice. she’s friendly. she asks you how your day is. and then, she does nothing else. she backtracks when she says something slightly off kilter. she’s nervous when you react poorly. she leaps on you when you’re happy. there’s no depth, because she refuses to let there be any. and when she does, its “odd”, or its “out of character,” or its “too much”.

how are you supposed to be friends with someone, have a meaningful relationship with someone, who backs out every time they try to have depth? meaning behind their actions?

it’s looking at two groups and realizing neither one stopped to wait for you. it’s trying to do everything right and realizing nothing is enough. it’s being told you’re allowed to get loud, and angry, and then getting told to calm down when you do.

it’s asking yourself why you can’t have something that everyone else gets to have right in front of you.

she idolized a relationship with pomni she isn’t getting. she envisioned a friendship she can’t have. and it’s hurting her, watching it bloom with someone she hates.

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hiiii im doing artfight this year ehe

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Hey guys so this is kind of fucking me up

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Shout-out to the 0.5 seconds where Ralsei makes direct eye contact with you as if to ask "are you possessing Susie too??"

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a detailed list of things i hate

hot weather

high temperatures

heat

warmer than average conditions

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isat opening sequence but its the soul

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they did WHAT to tenna's head (deltarune animation)

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The ol’ jitterbug

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i am still in absolute disbelief that i managed to capture this moment

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Toby Fox puts so much love into the process of making his games, I don't remember the full story but I get a little emotional when I think about how Toby asked someone to design a shopkeeper for the cyber world, and they gave him three designs to choose from but he loved them all so much that he put all three in the game. But thats not all because you KNOW he didn't intend for the shopkeeper to be that important, just a funny little guy like Seam who hangs out in the shop, but Toby was like "I love these guys so much they're gonna follow you through the beginning of the game they're gonna have gags they're gonna have a cool battle with a cool theme made in collaboration with a cool person they're gonna pop up through the whole game." I think he loves his game as much as we do.