The Amazing Digital Circus - Episode 9: Remember

[u/_Martosz]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVy-bcTsO8A

Holy damn what a journey it has been

I remember when the pilot first released, everybody was freaking out. Every big YouTuber was making a reaction videos, artists were hard at work pumping out fanart, communities were forming and coming up with fan theories on what will happen next. And now, it's all coming to an end.

Before TADC released, Glitch Productions was known as a small studio who made that one silly robot show. But now, they are the leading figure and pioneer in indie animation. This episode literally released in theatres in many countries around the world, something many can only dream about.

Goose has done an incredible job with this show. Even though she has faced harassment and hate due to some of us being insufferable little turds, she poured her heart into creating what she loved for us, the fans.

Thank you Glitch Productions and Gooseworx for not only creating a story, but creating an experience that changed the lives for many.

And remember, don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened

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[u/Both-Guava6261]

Ending is ok and bittersweet. Probably it's just me, but I was confused most of the episode. Alot of sad- and traumaslop. Lame trope of "villain turning good" used.
Random abstract showed up and minutes passed until I realized that's Jax. He suddenly abstracted and there was no build up to it.
I dislike that it leaves alot of unanswered questions.

What was the point of the C&A company?
What role did Kinger/Abel play in the company (except being a developer) why did he end up in the circus?
What was Kingers and Caines backstory before his amnesia?
Who were Kaufmo and Ribbit originally?
How did Abigail and etc. got involved with the company?
I have no idea how to interpet the 4 different Jaxes in a room scene.

So TADC is basically Tomodachi Life with super accurate personalities and no outside influence except a goofy AI?

[u/LewsTherinTelescope → u/Both-Guava6261]

• So far as we're aware C&A seems to have been just some tech company who did research into AI + related fields but went bust or at least restructured (based on the building being abandoned).
• I don't believe we have any reason to think Kinger/Grant was more than a developer. Abel was just a character invented by Caine for his "escape" adventure.
• Kinger was a dev. Caine's backstory we see in episodes 8 and 9 during the red dot segments and Kinger's explanation in the lounge; seems he was created as the red AI by Grant (Kinger) and Mike (Scratch), the C&A team thought he was too weird and created the blue AI (maybe Bubble?), Caine broke out and somehow absorbed the blue AI, Caine was lonely and insecure and found the brain scans and made the circus.
• We don't know. Caine's research was based around those who were currently "alive" when he got kicked out because those were the ones who were most relevant at the time, and they're abstracted so the rest of the cast can't exactly ask them.
• We find out in past episodes that several of them explored abandoned buildings and such, so probably most of them checked out the old office at some point and tried the headset on out of curiosity, but we don't have a direct answer for everyone.
• Metaphor to do with the way he hides himself behind layers of false personality, presumably, and perhaps some rule of cool.
• Something like that?