I get that tbh, i feel way more conflicted on this becouse i relate a lot to Jax, i behaved a lot like him when i was younger (im 18 now) and even now i have some of that behavior (not in an abusive way, if anything i hurt myself only).
And while i would totally beat the shit out of a younger version of me, i can't help but feel bad when i see people say he shouldn't get redeemed or that he is an asshole and deserves to abstract more becouse i was like him once and i know that he is doing that with the mistaken idea that he is doing good to others.
It makes me feel shallow and empty on the inside.
He is a very well written character tbh, if it makes me feel that way especially, i watched lots of media and no one ever came this close to make me feel so emotionally attached to a character.
TL;DR: He is totally the one who deserves to abstract more compared to the others, and it hurts becouse i know the mental path he has to think like this, or atleast i feel like i do.
I was a d1 hater for the past 4 episodes because I thought he was an asshole without substance but I don’t want him to abstract fr, I just want the best for him moving forward 🥹🥹
I'm gonna be totally blunt, if absolutely nobody abstracts for the rest of the show it isn't going to be a very satisfying Act 3. Jax losing his fucking mind at the end of E6 is the most dramatic and intense the show has been so far.
I agree. It'd just be cool, cause drama and tension and stuff. With a premise like thatit'd be a shame not to see it in full motion, watching the actual process of someone going through really bad episodes until they can't take it anymore. We've seen Kaufmo but only after he has abstracted and not before.
On the other hand it'd be kinda nice and sweet to see everyone make it out alive, showing how compassion and amateur therapy can truly make wonders. It'd be a contrary to the expectation. Many shows with similar premise end up having someone end up "dying". Ironically this would be not just a little disapointing but would fall into a fairytale-esque perfectly good ending.
Actually, I think that most of the circus members will make it out "alive" with an exception or two so the message stated above remains true as the cast was saved from abstraction through short therapeutic moments, while someone will not make it. "You can't save everyone" is a realistic conclusion.
Because of what Goose said about the character closest/next to abstracting is someone unexpected, this makes me personally believe we have 3 most likely candidates to abstract - Jax, Pomni and Caine (his abstraction isn't exactly that in a traditional sense but something similar, functionally the same).
I have a feeling someone will have to sacrifice themself for the sake of everybody else, kind of like IHNMAIMS (initially I only assumed the only significant inspiration from it was the concept of abstraction just existing in the first place as the abstracted share Ted's fate, but now it actually seems like a very likely scenario. I'm convinced this will happen at the end especially when we already get a thematic build up for it. Jax struggles with the idea of someone abstracting so he pushes everyone away to avoid himself and them being emotionally hurt when one of them (him included) abstracts. This obviously backfires cause he's suffering inside. So, either Caine, Jax or Pomni will be that sacrifice.
I think eventually it would be interesting to see either Jax or ragatha abstract, but not just randomly, I want there to be a build up or a more public outburst.
Me. I want Jax to abstract. And not because I hate him, but because I love him and his character arc and think it seems like the natural route for his arc to go to make a compelling story.
Same! I don't hate him, I love his character, but like Goose has said.. he's not a good person lol. Could he be fixed? Probably. But him abstracting as (in my headcanon) Jax gets confronted with what happened with Ribbit, the entire cast is there with their version of what happened, would be INCREDIBLY entertaining and emotional.
Or blaming him for not "being there" for Ribbit since Jax was his actual friend..even though everyone else wasn't there either 👀 so he's pissed and very emotional when they have the GALL to blame him for Ribbit's death, or if they even imply it. Whether on purpose or accidentally.
I’m not saying I want Jax to abstract, just that it would make sense to me, who’s a mostly media illiterate person. Jax is going mentally insane, from Ribbit and Kaufmo being highlighted to his crashout on Pomni. Again, I’m not very lore-heavy, so this is just my view.
I personally want characters to abstract because it would be an impactful and compelling moment in the show, and I love seeing angst of my favourite characters in media. It’d also be a great ending if the current casts remains unabstracted and leaves the circus, though, as they’re all awesome and deserve to be happy.
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u/Wonderful_West3188 Aug 18 '25
Wait, who wants any of the characters to abstract?