Despite a couple of words I wouldn’t personally use, I actually agree with the broad strokes of this post, and I admire Amazing Digital Circus more for it! Jaxx is the antithesis of the main morals of the story - about opening up, showing vulnerability, and showing empathy to others when they do the same. While Pomni and the others took those lessons to heart, and grew to make genuine connections with one another, Jaxx doubled down on his(?) toxicity and cruelty for the whole show, and ended up seeing the irreversible consequences of that in a harrowing cautionary tale. I don’t think the finale was ever supposed to make us feel bad for Jaxx or that his actions were justified.
Maybe? I didn’t know Goose actually said that, and I’ll have to look it up, but even assuming she did say that, I’m still not too bothered by it. Often characters that start off as self-inserts aren’t one-to-one, and can develop into completely different characters over time. As a good example, the main writer of Ed, Edd, ‘n’ Eddy based all three main characters off different sides of himself.
Goose is a trans woman herself. I see Jax not as a literal copy of herself, but rather as her idea of a “bad ending” if young-Goose (Gosling?) wasn’t able to come out and be herself
I think it’s also worth comparing Lee(roy) in real life versus Jax in the Circus. Jax is a snapshot of their mental state at possibly the lowest point in their life, immediately after their coming out apparently killed their mother. But while Lee was able to find friends and build out of that (on the way to a “good ending”), Jax never got that chance and ultimately succumbed to it
Hnmm, yeah, your point makes something. But Jax is still dislikeable, and I bet Lee(Roy) didn’t harrass a lesbian and caused deaths of 2 (humans? digital copies? we need a term for them.)
You didn’t watch the movie where they reveal that Eddy’s brother was a abusive asshole who he was desperate to earn the approval of. His constant need to scam people and talk up his brother all stems from their terrible relationship. This culminates in the rest of the kids in the culdesac siding with Eddy when they see how his brother treats him despite literally spending the entire movie hunting him down for a scam that went too far.
They’re still some kids who at most try to have child fun. Jax is NOT trying to have childish fun, that was straight up harassment.
(Can you give me the episode name? Yea, I didn’t watch it, I didn’t find most episodes avaliable at YouTube)
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Despite a couple of words I wouldn’t personally use, I actually agree with the broad strokes of this post, and I admire Amazing Digital Circus more for it! Jaxx is the antithesis of the main morals of the story - about opening up, showing vulnerability, and showing empathy to others when they do the same. While Pomni and the others took those lessons to heart, and grew to make genuine connections with one another, Jaxx doubled down on his(?) toxicity and cruelty for the whole show, and ended up seeing the irreversible consequences of that in a harrowing cautionary tale. I don’t think the finale was ever supposed to make us feel bad for Jaxx or that his actions were justified.
But the part about him being Goose’s self insert is still bad.
Maybe? I didn’t know Goose actually said that, and I’ll have to look it up, but even assuming she did say that, I’m still not too bothered by it. Often characters that start off as self-inserts aren’t one-to-one, and can develop into completely different characters over time. As a good example, the main writer of Ed, Edd, ‘n’ Eddy based all three main characters off different sides of himself.
But the Eds were kids who just wanted to have fun. Jax is straight up terrible.
Goose is a trans woman herself. I see Jax not as a literal copy of herself, but rather as her idea of a “bad ending” if young-Goose (Gosling?) wasn’t able to come out and be herself
I think it’s also worth comparing Lee(roy) in real life versus Jax in the Circus. Jax is a snapshot of their mental state at possibly the lowest point in their life, immediately after their coming out apparently killed their mother. But while Lee was able to find friends and build out of that (on the way to a “good ending”), Jax never got that chance and ultimately succumbed to it
Hnmm, yeah, your point makes something. But Jax is still dislikeable, and I bet Lee(Roy) didn’t harrass a lesbian and caused deaths of 2 (humans? digital copies? we need a term for them.)
You didn’t watch the movie where they reveal that Eddy’s brother was a abusive asshole who he was desperate to earn the approval of. His constant need to scam people and talk up his brother all stems from their terrible relationship. This culminates in the rest of the kids in the culdesac siding with Eddy when they see how his brother treats him despite literally spending the entire movie hunting him down for a scam that went too far.
They’re still some kids who at most try to have child fun. Jax is NOT trying to have childish fun, that was straight up harassment. (Can you give me the episode name? Yea, I didn’t watch it, I didn’t find most episodes avaliable at YouTube)
ed, edd n eddy’s big picture show, the series finale!
Oooh, thanks!