0:00 Just over a month is left until the long awaited release of the new episode, which means there isn't much time left before the traditional build-up starts. While Glitch are staying silent with zero information about episode 8 out there, fans have started coming up with their own theories and digging a bit deeper into past episodes. So, today we'll talk about a few interesting events that happened recently, go over some pretty intriguing theories, and also discuss one important detail that directly affects episode 8. Before that, I want to give a quick heads-up that the video I announced in the previous video is getting slightly delayed and I'll do everything I can so we can see it on Thursday. One of the most [music] talked about topics in the Digital Circus community lately has been a post by Gooseworx where she wrote the following: "I made Digital Circus with and idiots in mind as the target audience. Whenever I find out someone likes it who's not a stupid person, I get so [music] pissed off that I pass out and hit my temple on the corner of a coffee table. It honestly surprised me that [music] some fans actually took this post even a little bit seriously because Goose is 0:59 known for writing stuff that's completely meaningless and backed by nothing but sarcasm and humor, so I don't even see a point in discussing it." Literally a minute ago, I told you that because of the lack of new information, some fans started building theories based on previous episodes, and one of those theories is the idea that Jax's room doesn't actually belong to him and that he just took over the room of his abstracted friend Ribbit [music] by simply swapping the images. This is a pretty interesting theory because at first glance, it really might seem like Jax's room fits a girl more than a guy. Pink walls, rainbows, chairs, [music] all of this hints that a room like this is meant for a girl, and as I've noticed, a small part of the Digital Circus fandom actually thinks that way. [music] However, if you watched my video about the characters' rooms, then you know that a room is generated automatically after a character appears inside the Digital Circus tent >> [music] >> and it has its own unique style that can only change in parallel with the characters' mental state, which we saw [music] with Caine. Each individual room essentially represents its own world 1:55 where the character resides and no one can alter it, including Caine, who despite being an AI, can't enter a room as long as it's closed. In episode 4, Caine was able to get into Zooble's room only because the door was open at that moment. All of this is necessary to understand one simple pattern. A room is essentially a single location directly tied to its character, and no one else can change anything inside it, including the character's image. At this point alone, it was already clear that this theory makes [music] absolutely no sense, but if we dig a bit deeper, we start to understand who Jax really is and what his actual personality type is, which in turn became the foundation of his room. Also, on top of that, another theory popped up claiming that abstraction is basically [music] an exit, and here are the main arguments. We already talked about how the characters really could have escaped if [music] someone had pressed the blue button, while Bubble claims that the blue button would have sent all Digital Circus residents to Shrimp Town. In episode 7, we saw a short scene featuring an NPC shrimp, and if you look closely, it does resemble the shape of 2:54 an abstracted character. This theory is definitely interesting, however, a basic understanding of how abstraction actually works completely strips this theory of any right to exist at all, and as usual, I've already made a video on this topic. >> [music] >> The previous two theories were completely debunked, but with the next one, it's not that simple. Pay attention to the scene from episode 3 where Jax decided to scare Pomni a bit and closely watch her reaction. It feels like Pomni is afraid of loud sounds or sudden movement toward her body, and while here, it can all be brushed off as atmosphere, since literally just a few seconds earlier, Pomni said she wasn't very comfortable being in a place like Mildenhall Manor. The scene from the pilot episode reveals a bit more of the theory that Pomni was bullied during her teenage years. A completely unremarkable and [music] obviously safe situation made Pomni cover her face, hoping to protect her body from a potential hit, and that's already kind [music] of disturbing. Also, if we remember this scene from episode 6, Fight back! Are you crazy? I SAID FIGHT BACK! IT REALLY DOES feel like everything is 3:54 pointing to Pomni's childhood or teenage years not being all that easy. I'm really curious to hear what you think about this, and maybe you've noticed a few more examples that support it. So, I'll be waiting for everyone in the comments. Today, we talked about Jax, abstraction, and a lot more. However, now I'd like to dive a bit deeper into the topic of Jax's potential abstraction that almost happened in episode 7 and understand what exactly caused it. And at the same time, this should make it clearer for you how this whole process actually [music] works. Jax was literally on the verge of turning into an abstracted monster. We can clearly see how his eyes turned into the same thing we saw all over Caufmo's body, and that's already one of the main signs of abstraction. We also learned that before turning into an abstracted monster, a character falls into a hallucinogenic sleep where nothing [music] makes sense, but at the same time everything feels calm. So, Jax really was on the edge of abstraction in [music] episode 7, and today we're going to talk about why that didn't happen and what actually caused it. And trust me, things here are nowhere near as simple as they might 4:51 seem at first. Jax's story started at the exact same time as everyone else's, back in the pilot episode. Throughout the first three episodes, Jax looked like a typical troublemaker who seemed impossible to hurt or push into a state of panic. However, episode 4 was the first one to show that Jax isn't actually that unshakable, and the final scene with him was the first time it revealed Jax as a character who can feel what you could call oppression. Episode 5 opened Jax up a bit more, and as for what happened in episode 6, we all remember that very well. 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 >> [music] >> 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 5:51 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 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 panic attacks before, but always managed to stay 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 [music] 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 [music] kind of distant from them, Jax still felt like he was part of something bigger. While once he was left alone, he fully [music] 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 Jax 6:51 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 Jax 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 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 Caufmo had become kind of withdrawn. It's very likely that this is exactly what caused the abstraction to progress. 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 [music] Jax was responsible for a car accident in which a person 7:49 died. And judging by everything, he fled 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 head for no reason. And if I keep it short, these memories are being planted into Jax's head by Caine. From previous episodes, we've learned that Caine can actually get into the characters' minds and influence their thoughts. The most perfect example is when he managed to make Jax a vegan, and he genuinely lived in that role. Jax was convinced he was a vegan and couldn't do anything about it until the moment Caine removed that trait from his personality. In the exact same way, he got into Jax's head during the [music] panic attack, fully disorienting him and stripping away whatever sanity he still had left, [music] especially considering that Jax was already the most vulnerable character at that point. The peak of this whole situation is Jax's breakdown. At that moment, Jax fully realized that Caine 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 8:47 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 Caine, who has found yet another victim. Jax became that victim precisely because lately he has been overwhelmed by too many [music] 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, but [music] Caine also adds fuel to the fire, intensifying the entire situation. Caine expertly plays on the weaknesses of the others, [music] and up until now, he had been succeeding at it perfectly.
