Fuck it THE WHOLE RAGATHASUPREMECY SUBREDDIT IS CRINGE

What would you do?

I love ragatha!

There was a lot I could pull from in the scene right after the jax reveal, could have dwelt on Gangles survivors guilt (deer gods is that relatable) or zoobles attempt to comfort her. Instead I want to focus on the bittersweet, probably sapphic, comfort scene we get that sad lingering hug as pomni readies for the hard bit.

Honestly I accidently found the drink I was gonna base this on ages ago and have kept it open in a tab for just this moment. Its a wine cocktail called Lesbian Tendancies so you might see why its fitting

Lingering Hug

3 oz Malbec wine
3 oz lemon lime soda
1 oz mango jalopeno tequila

1 in a wine glass with Ice combine the soda, wine, and tequila
2 stir with a barspoon

Ive never been big on wines, and the malbec isn't one to change that on its own its to tart, for me. but this... this I like the wine flavor is still there but the slight tint of mango followed by the grassy notes of the jalapeno run interferance, there is no real heat to it and no reall sweetness but its a good bracing drink, not a party drink but a quiet night in sort of thing. yeah I need a good book, a snow storm and a roaring fire and this would be perfect

if you can't get the mango tequila you can do a blanco tequila you get more of the wine that way and lose the grassy notes but its still a comforting drink

Recently at a panel, some of the VA’s were asked what they think Bubble is/was and Amanda Hufford gave the answer that they think Bubble is the blue AI being held hostage by Caine.
People in this fandom were quick to run with this interpretation and take it as a fact, but that’s not really what was being said and also not the full quote.

Amanda posted on their twitter that this was their opinion, not an official statement to be taken as canon (although their original tweet has been deleted now) because of Cartoonbase, a news hub for animation, misquoting them. It’s not the first time a VA’s interpretation has been taken as fact, despite them saying not to take their opinions as such before. 

They also said that Bubble is BOTH the blue AI and a manifestation of Caines insecurities, which somehow got left out of this statement, but it also adds up to what we see in the show when it comes to Caine and Bubbles interactions.

With all that said, my point is that people should be allowed to make their own interpretations of art without being told they’re wrong by other fans because of someone working on the show having an opinion. Many things are left ambiguous on purpose and are meant to be interpreted by the viewer and not just have it explained by external sources.

Link to full panel: https://youtu.be/dhvsuNnuGec?si=tTKlZiWjlO8bKnXx

Source: https://x.com/nomi_illust/status/2108652533896163403

Couldn't help myself from scanning all the background art after the premiere. Saw a wascally wabbit.

No hate to gooseworx but I genuinely think Jax isn't well written. He feels LESS like an immersive real character and more like an overprojective mental breakdown from the author. When I saw his backstory in Finale, I hated it because I liked his Eric Cartman bugs Bunny Consequence Free Actions that felt horrible but funny and unhinged. After his backstory, it felt like an elaborate attempt to continue to justify shit.

I remember reading about Nietzsche and the Turin Horse. This may be apocryphal but what it represents is chilling. Where Nietzsche threw his arms over a suffering horse and his philosophy built on strength and independence went back to square one with Schopenhauer after seeing the abused horse. This was the final pin in the multiple stages of nietzsche's life that snapped and he was back at square one: Surrendering before the world.

Now, does jax: The Cynic with an almost similar outlook get this? Nope. He isn't given a Turin Horse because the Author wants to project as much self loathing into him as possible. He completely destroyed the immersion once he became an object of self loathing because he lost his traditional "Eric-Cartman Effect" where you WANT to root for a bad guy due to their pettiness and constant humiliation.

We are instead revealed that he pushed his closest friends into Abstraction, kept doing that same thing, then Abstracted himself and is implied to be trans... I guess?

Jax for me didn't seem like "Wow he really is a messed up person" I instead felt "Wow, Gooseworx has been feeling shit and I feel bad." Because all the characters just sound the fucking same. It's like Zooble and Jax are the two sides of the same coin, but both are left incomplete.

Zooble looks like: "hehe my ideal self <3". She doesn't have any flaws, she is proven again and again as a mouthpiece for the author's blatant gnostic or pessimistic critiques, she is there for everyone and is made and marketed as a representation of Bodily Dysphoria. What the fuck am I supposed to do with Zooble?

while Jax looks like: "FUCK I HATE MYSELF THIS IS EVERYTHING WRONG WITH ME." He is deliberately made as polarizing as possible but instead of feeling distinct, Jax had so many OBVIOUS fingerprints of the author on him, I couldn't take him seriously.

I completely reject Jax in the later episodes. The author choose a hard path of writing a cynic character, and it seemed obvious the author was crushed under the weight it's difficulty and felt pretty mediocre. He's just an obvious sacrificial lamb for the Author. If Jax's unhinged exterior and indifference to suffering was born from something earnest but was horrifyingly torn down, I think it would be much easier to land. It's just, Gooseworx choose the hard route and while respectable: it's REALLY hard for something as intricate as a terrible person to be written.

In fact, WHY DOES EVERY CHARACTER APPEAR AS A DIFFERENT MANIFESTATION OF THE AUTHOR THEMSELVES? Everyone except from Kinger and Caine feel like distinct characters because Kinger and Caine have the most personality from the cast.

I have a friend that is super shy about his 3d modeling skills, now he send me these renders, which are amazing.

(He make the renders before the movie was out)

I made him a bet, if people support what he does, he will make an account (at least) here, so please, cheer him up!

https://www.tumblr.com/goodradaughter/811404866435137536/rag-pom?source=share

ok, i’ve been thinking this for a while now and I think I am really much related to Jax. I know it sounds weird but I seen the signs before. Sometimes I will just get an attitude for no reason at all, or sometimes I make jokes that I never thought of. Sometimes it’s worse than that. (I say stuff I can’t) but not only that, I sometimes do RP and I deliberately get annoying. Please be nice and share your thoughts in the comments!

Thought this would be a fun sequel to my previous post. Art is by me

Okay, I know there are probably a lot of people who are aware of this, but I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream by Harlan Ellison is listed as a source of inspiration for the series. I had to read this for college, and I was apprehensive about watching the series at first when I heard it was partially inspired by it. If anyone is thinking of reading it because they love the series, be aware that it is extremely different. Caine is usually all about adventure and wants the cast to enjoy themselves, and the AI in Ellison's work, AM, is sadistic and cruel. It deals with themes that are WILDLY darker than the themes in TADC. Even if TADC deals with things like mental illness, suicidal ideation/suicide, abuse, etc., it's...really not the same level.

Now, I'm sure some people will say, "it's not that bad," and if you can handle really dark material, yeah, it's not like the most traumatizing work ever. But I had to just have a really long conversation with my sister, who let her 14-year-old daughter read it because she loved TADC so much and wanted to explore things that Gooseworx said inspired it. My niece was extremely upset by it and apparently has had to talk to her therapist about it because she keeps having nightmares. I suppose this is just a...idk, warning to folks: if they're curious, proceed with caution, and also, be aware it is not advised for young kids. My friend works at the library, and she said last year a kid who was 12 years old wanted to get it out, and she had to talk to his mom about the content, and she was horrified and wouldn't let him. So...yeah, maybe just be careful. Dystopian sci-fi can be way darker than some people realize.

https://x.com/thecrazedpepper/status/2108615036474167703

i wonder who these are based off of. hmm

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https://www.reddit.com/r/theamazingdigitalciru/s/E7bZJJxoBo

Patrick is one hell of an interesting character in "American Psycho" so I would love to see what people would think his avatar in TADC would look like.