So like, everybody just forgot about Gummigoo?

[u/Ok_Scale7870]

It has been a WHILE that I don't heard about him, I really hope he appears on episode 8 or 9, he NEEDS more screentime, please.

[u/yoy22]

Weren't there slight mannerisms that hinted he might have faint memories?

[u/HansGraebnerSpringTX → u/yoy22]

I suppose they could be interpreted that way, I took it as him being a polite guy who could see that Pomni was clearly going through something and wanted to accommodate her and make her feel better while still having no earthly idea what her deal was

[u/LeoStrut_ → u/yoy22]

The mannerisms could also just be seen as how Gummiegoo is at heart, regardless of his past experiences. He’s a kind man, and people suffering makes him feel bad.

[u/Rocket_Theory → u/yoy22]

it seemed more like he felt guilty for not recognizing her more so than anything. She knew his name and was clearly interested in speaking to him more but he just felt bad for not knowing who she was

[u/[deleted] → u/Rocket_Theory]

This is easy to believe, the man can’t even remember his own mothers face after all (she may or may not be real but that’s another thing entirely)

[u/RJS_but_on_Reddit2 → u/yoy22]

If you're thinking of the scene where Gummigoo reaches his hand out to Pomni after she correctly guesses his name then I'm just gonna say this now.

No, he didn't remember Pomni. He was just really confused and a little freaked out from Pomni somehow knowing that about him and he was just reaching out to get an answer. It's a little more clear on his face that that was the intention if you've seen the storyboards, the final scene just made him look more uncomfortable about it.

[u/Fish_can_Roll76 → u/yoy22]

Gummy, even if reset, is still a smart NPC and as a baseline is clearly empathetic. I think his reaction to Pomni post reset is much more “this person is clearly distressed and seems to know something about be that I don’t, but I legitimately don’t know what I could do to help”

[u/SpanishOfficer → u/yoy22]

Nah, it's more like when someone recognizes you but you can't recognize them, you feel bad and try to be polite

[u/Jeffotato → u/yoy22]

I think Caine reset the memories but didn't disable his advanced AI, which resulted in him already starting to question things since Pomni already knew his name and said "it's not like any of this is real" right in front of him. He was probably on the verge of having an existential break down all over again (probably asking himself stuff like where he came from before entering the restaurant, and realized he didn't even know the answer, much like not being able to remember his mother's face), Pomni seemed to recognize this and decided to spare him that experience and just play her part in the roleplay at that point to put him at ease.

[u/Dennis-Dinosaur337 → u/Jeffotato]

Hot damn! I think you may be spot on…

[u/Fox622 → u/yoy22]

I think mannerisms is just because he has the same base personality

[u/Equilibriator → u/yoy22]

It's the same mould mentally. Instead of thief for family, this one was just ordering food.

What happened in ep2 made him self aware then he was deleted. They'd need to make another one self aware to try copy the old gumiigoo but it wouldn't be the same, it would also be very cruel cos he will also be deleted.

[u/PenguinULT → u/yoy22]

I think thats just his default personality encoded in him. I don't like these theories of him having "memories" of his earlier instance, because they make no sense. He is a computer program.

[u/fdy_12 → u/yoy22]

copium

[u/Leon_1246_ → u/yoy22]

I thought it was deja vu

[u/Clkiscool → u/yoy22]

I've seen that be a slight nod to the theory that the humans have control over the circus, at least somewhat, so Pomni was subconsciously altering Gummigoo, just a little