0:00 Recently, Goose revealed even more info about episodes 8 and 9. First off, everyone remembers that one-word description for all episodes where episode 8 was described as O. But it's obvious that this kind of description only really revealed something for episodes 3 and six, while everything else could be interpreted in a very abstract way. O doesn't give us any useful info directly either. And because of that, one Blue Sky user asked Goose Works what new words she could use to describe episodes 8 and 9. As a result, episode 8 turned into fun. and episode 9 into long. In this case, we immediately understand several things, not only about the next episode coming out on March 20th, but also about the final episode of The Amazing Digital Circus. Let's first briefly talk about episode 9. The word long in the context of episode 9 can really mean only two things. Either the final episode is going to be insanely long in runtime, maybe something [music] close to an hour, or Goose Works meant a long wait for something like a long journey that will eventually lead the characters to an exit from the digital circus. Honestly, it feels to me like Goose 1:00 wouldn't reveal something like that right now, which means the most likely option is a hint at episode 9's runtime. If we go back to the leak about the total runtime of episodes 6 to 9, we'll find that around 66 minutes have already been used, including credits, which means episodes 8 and 9 have about 84 minutes left. If we assume episode 9 is going to be the longest one in the history of the Digital Circus, there's a high chance episode 8 will be around the same length as previous episodes, roughly 32 to 34 minutes. In that case, episode 9 would end up being around 50 minutes long. Obviously, all of this is very approximate, and we don't know whether Goose Works was counting the credits or not, but I'd honestly love to hear your thoughts in the comments about the runtime of episodes 8 and 9. Goose described episode 8 as fun, and I've got a pretty interesting theory about what that actually means. I think a lot of people have already heard the theory that in the next episode, we'll see the last unexplored location of the digital circus, [music] the amusement park. Even before episode 2 released, Glitch showed us a teaser of a mini adventure in that 1:57 place. But after a year and a half, we still haven't seen even a single hint of anything like that. [music] We've seen tons of locations inside the tent, that lake, but the amusement park still hasn't been revealed at all. Considering that episode 7 ended with every single character being completely emotionally drained, it makes total sense that to kind of make up for it, Kane won't throw the circus residents into some complicated adventure and will instead decide that they just need to rest and have some fun to distract themselves [music] and forget all the horror they went through. It's very possible that Kane will tell them to go to the amusement park where unlimited fun will be waiting for them. I think the characters will agree to this just [music] to get themselves together and only then start thinking about how to escape this digital prison into the real world. In that case, both one-word descriptions for episodes 8 and 9 actually sound pretty logical and justified. However, it's important to understand who [music] the key figure of the digital circus is right now. And of course, I'm talking about Jax, who over the last while managed to make everyone 2:53 fall in love with him, then made everyone hate him, and in the end left the entire fandom completely confused about who he really is. It's obvious the show creators planned all of this in advance and are taking us on these, so to speak, emotional roller coasters for a reason. Because of that, I've got another theory about the word fun in the context of episode 8. What if Goose Works is directly tying the word fun to Jax? Because lately, everything has been pointing toward this character being on the verge of turning into an abstracted monster, but now we're starting to understand that everything is moving toward Ribbit properly appearing in the next episode. And slightly going off topic, I want to say that I'm already working on the biggest video about Ribbit yet, where I'll break down every aspect of this character and explain why she's so important for the future of the [music] story. And trust me, this goes way beyond her friendship with Jax or her presence on the dev's list. What if Goose actually hinted [music] that starting with episode 8, we'll see the real Jax, the one who radiates genuine joy and fun, and all [music] the signs leading to his abstraction will finally 3:49 disappear completely. This gets even more interesting when you consider the fact that a lot of fans don't fully understand the real reason behind Jax's mental state. So, let's break that down in a bit more detail right now. This exact moment became the final starting point of the events we see in episode 7. It was during the scene at the the Digital Circus Awards that Jax realized all his pretending no longer felt like the right way to live and was only hurting him instead. All of this was made even worse by the fact that literally every day Jax was seeing the doors of his abstracted friends who were genuinely very close to him. Apparently, before the events of episode 6, [music] Jax didn't really struggle much with panic attacks, but considering how well he knew what to do in that situation, it proves that at least a few panic attacks had already happened before the one we were shown for the first time. As I see it, Jax was dealing with all of this, as [music] funny as it might sound, by hiding behind his cool guy mask. And the moment that mask started hurting the people he could have potentially become close friends with, his whole archetype began to crack. If we know that Jax had 4:49 panic attacks before, but always managed to stay [music] confident, then it's exactly after episode 6 that we notice he stopped pretending. From the very start of episode 7, Jax already looks insanely depressed and completely disengaged from life in the digital circus. This was the first alarming signal that gave us an understanding that something truly scary was happening to Jax. But after that, it only got worse. While being around the others, even if kind of distant from them, Jack still felt like he was part of something bigger. While once he was left alone, he fully sank into his own thoughts, and everything that followed, you already know very well. Strange visions that later turned into even stranger hallucinations. It immediately felt strange to me that Jack said he was sleeping. On one hand, it's totally possible that it's true. But then, what were those hallucinations? Just a dream? But then, why did Jack sink into them right after touching Ribbit's hand during the vision? In that case, we can say for sure that Jax said it just so he wouldn't reveal to the others that he's losing his mind and is already one step away from turning into an abstracted 5:48 monster. That might have been Jax's biggest mistake if he had just closed the door back up cuz we all remember that in the pilot episode we were told that lately Kofmo had become kind of withdrawn. It's very likely that this is exactly what caused the abstraction to progress. We'll talk about this closer to the end of the video, but for now, it's time to get back to the reasons for what could have happened to Jax. Since so far, we've only broken down one. Let's remember the scene of another one of Jax's panic [music] attacks. On a closer look, you can notice several shots from Jax's real life. We were shown a road as well as a small residential area. If we pay attention to the signs placed there, one of them limits the speed, while the other warns that people can run out onto the road in this zone. Considering that these exact scenes pop up in Jax's head during a panic attack, we can be 100% sure that Jax was [music] responsible for a car accident in which a person died. And judging by everything, he fled [music] the scene afterward. This event has been haunting Jax his entire life. And what's important to understand is that these memories didn't just appear in Jax's 6:46 head for no reason. The peak of this whole situation is Jax's breakdown. At that moment, Jax fully realized that Kane had gotten into his head and had been doing this constantly. In my opinion, after these events, Jax will stop having panic attacks or visions because now he understands that any display of weakness on his part makes him more vulnerable. This brings us back to the scene where Jax almost became abstracted. And now we understand that none of this was a sign that Jax was losing his mind. The real cause of everything is Cain, who has found yet another victim. [music] Jax became that victim precisely because lately he has been overwhelmed by too many negative thoughts, events, and memories. In this sense, Jax truly is an ideal target. Not only does he himself realize that he no longer belongs in the digital circus, [music] but Cain also adds fuel to the fire, intensifying the entire situation. Kane expertly plays on the weaknesses of the others. And up until now, he had been succeeding at it perfectly. Yet, for some reason, he still couldn't finish the job in Jax's case, and it seems he won't be able to anymore. And this is where things get really 7:46 interesting. What if Jax understood all along that Kane was influencing him and pushing him toward becoming an abstracted monster and after the hallucinations that were practically screaming that Jax was almost done for? Our rabbit realized that isolating himself from everyone else would be the absolute worst option. I'm sure Kane acted in a similar way before as well. He would wait until someone started experiencing [music] serious mental issues and then gradually worm his way into their head, showing disturbing scenes, reminding them of terrifying events from their past. And each time it would get worse and worse, right up to the point where the character completely closed themselves off, which ultimately led to them turning into an abstracted