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Just watched the new TADC episode and oh my god, I have thoughts.

The Amazing Digital Circus has been subtly laying the groundwork for Ragatha’s emotional unraveling. Her constant optimism masks growing despair, and the world around her is slowly eroding her ability to cope. If the show continues on this trajectory, Ragatha may either be the next to abstract, or come terrifyingly close.

Ragatha is often portrayed as the “nice one,” the peacemaker, the one trying to maintain some semblance of positivity in a nightmarish world. But look closer, she’s also consistently isolated:

Pilot: She’s the only one who tries to comfort Pomni, yet she’s brushed off. Even her kindness is met with suspicion.

New episodes: The others treat her like background noise. Her upbeat attitude is tolerated at best, but rarely reciprocated.

People seem to see her as disingenuous. She's “too nice,” too much of a people-pleaser, someone putting on a fake face.

This forces Ragatha into a role where she has to be liked, but is never truly seen. She’s stuck in a loop: the more she tries to be included, the more it highlights her outsider status.

Ragatha’s cheery persona is beginning to show cracks. Moments in the new episode hint that she’s deeply aware no one values her.

She seems to be internalizing the belief that her worth depends on what she does for others. But in the Digital Circus, effort means nothing. That’s the horror of it. You can try your best and still be punished. You can love and be left behind.

That kind of emotional invalidation? It’s the perfect storm for abstraction.

I mean, look at her character design. Ragatha is a doll. Dolls are meant to be played with, posed, and then left behind. They smile, even when they’re cracked.

There are moments where her expressions don’t quite match the tone of the scene. Lingering smiles that feel plastered on, like someone desperately trying to keep it together.

That kind of dissonance is exactly what abstraction feeds on.

Let’s be real: the show needs a major character abstraction eventually to raise the stakes. And Ragatha?

She’s likable.

She’s vulnerable.

She’s safe enough to shock the audience but not so safe it would derail the whole show.

Which makes her the perfect candidate.

Even if she doesn’t go full abstraction, a near-miss could be just as devastating.

We could see a moment where Ragatha snaps, maybe even lashes out, and is moments away from losing it, but someone pulls her back. Maybe Pomni. Maybe Jax. Maybe it’s too late.

Either way, the breakdown is coming. And if she doesn’t go over the edge next episode, she’ll be hanging on by a thread.

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I like that they're becoming friends, honestly-

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The two types of “Talk to me, Benji”

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sleepover

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No but Jax and Pomni becoming close friends makes so much sense BECAUSE Jax would rather eat glass than have Pomni be his therapist friend. Like when he's talking to her, he's talking to her like a peer vs letting her fix his problems. Because he would rather die than have anyone do that.

And Pomni...kinda needs someone who doesn't bullshit her but keeps her from getting too anxious. And Jax needs someone who will take all his bullshit and accept that about him instead of trying to fix him or make him better. Funnybunny shippers how are we feeling?

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lane: ive captured you because i knew this was the easiest way to hurt ethan hunt

benji, giggling and kicking his feet: stooop he doesn’t even like me that much omgg

lane:

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WE GOT CHELLEY CHIBIS!!

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Mission: Impossible is THE franchise

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I can see House having such terrible eating habits. Going long stretches without eating or eating vending machine food. But, when Wilson moved in with him, Wilson notices that he eats more if it’s HIS food.

At first it’s annoying to Wilson, but he ends up just making extra of his food and labeling it as DO NOT TOUCH on purpose because —out of spite—House will eat it. Which is his way of tricking House into taking care of himself while also taking care of him.

Wilson also just telling himself it’s easier to make extra of his food since House was stealing it and NOT because he cares or likes the fact that House enjoys his cooking.

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Easy way to remember: blue is glue. And red? Red is dead.

Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol (2011, dir Brad Bird)

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is this anything

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yoof ( yikes + oof )

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I was doodling for my stupid au and i like how these shins turned out

Also shin & sara for those who enjoy

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In between the attempted rebirths, they meet in the corridors and pipes

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Tried full render for the first time, kind of proud of it

Alt versions under cut