@SamaraFlor35458@Voiles1910@thelovelyfall This wasn't directed towards you, but the other person saying she's fictional, which yes is true, but why does that prevent you from having a discussion around her??? 😭😭
@Voiles1910@SamaraFlor35458@thelovelyfall This is a really boring way to look at fiction. Genuinely, why did you even bother typing a reply if you think there's no discussion to be had on Jax?
@astr0br3ak_@PartTimeTakeOvr@Morihaus_FGC@MetaruSonikku_ Use your brain here for a second. That's clearly not the intention and it's not uncommon for people to forget to space the two accidentally. Like are we deadass calling people transphobic for forgetting to use proper spacing on TWITTER??
in honor of ryuji's birthday i'd like to shout out the new art they made for him for p5x, which sadly goes unused in place of his original p5 vanilla skull render, him being the only one among event characters for this to happen to. RIP p5x ryuji art, i wish atlus loved you more
@PinaccleOfMasc@The_Goobsterman@VerloreSiDaccus@fatmariomedia Actually there is a reason, it's entirely derogatory. There is no situation where you can call someone 'retard' where it isn't purely an insult, unless you genuinely think us being a minority makes us entitled to a special insult that was originally used to refer to us?
@PinaccleOfMasc@The_Goobsterman@VerloreSiDaccus@fatmariomedia How do you call someone a retard in a positive way the same way I call my friends faggots in a joking way? Also you clearly meant that as an insult so reclaiming doesn't even work here
I think that you can tell a lot about someone's media literacy / critical thinking skills based off of how they feel about the TADC finale. Obviously, you can dislike it, there's no harm in that, but I think that people who fail to understand what the show was really about and the core messages being conveyed aren't thinking about it critically enough; they're taking things at face value and failing to understand the core themes.
The show has never been some big story with tons of worldbuilding and external lore (e.g. things like C&A, how the Circus works, etc.). It's always been about the characters — how they interact with one another, how they grow as a person, and their flaws, struggles, and more. The finale was primarily centered around Jax because she's been the driving force of the plot pretty much the whole time, especially around the end. We were constantly shown this flawed character who's actions consistently impacted others, for better or for worse; it makes sense that the big climax of the story would be the climax of her story.
Personally, I believe this misinterpretation of the show is a big part of why a lot of people are disappointed or frustrated with the ending; they were under the impression that TADC is a story about these characters reaching a climax point rather than a story about the characters themselves, if that makes sense. They wanted something more like Episode 8, with Caine going berserk.
Either way, I'm really satisfied with how it ended. I've personally had a bit of an epiphany in response to Jax's story, it really hit close to home and there's a message that I really needed to hear from it. Thank you, Gooseworx, and everyone at Glitch, for producing such a phenomenal piece of media; I'm happy to have been along for the ride.
the "issue" with jax's character arc is that its ugly. its unpalatable, especially to mainstream performative mental health awareness. but worst of all, its realistic. and refusing to engage with a realistic story because you personally dislike the character is willfully ignorant
@C0smicLatte7@Cacahueco Him abstracting was the most tragic way his cycle of abuse could have ended. If there was even a little bit more time, Pomni could have helped him break the cycle and THAT'S the tragedy of Jax.
@JaceAVinson@TheNewRhyme With terrible pacing included, honestly the gameplay carries it which is ironic considering the themes of the story.
(I'll add in that I don't think the entire story is bad, I think it's very heavily flawed though in pacing and character writing)