2 years ago, the indie animation studio Glitch came out with a pilot for a show called The Amazing Digital Circus. Since then, they’ve released 5 more episodes. And today, i’m going to rank them. In last place I have episode 3, The Mystery of Middenhall Manor. It felt like the least hyped one of all 6 episodes, and it’s just a worse version of episode 2, which i’ll talk about later. But, it’s not a bad episode, none of them have been bad, episode 3 is just the weakest in my opinion. In second-to-last place I have episode 5, Untitled. It just felt directionless, even if that’s the point. I felt like Glitch had no good ideas for the 5th episode, so they made this. But it’s just not as good as some of the later episodes. In third-to-last place I have the Pilot. It feels like a better version of episode 5, but that’s not really much of a compliment, considering where I placed that episode. Pomni’s introduction to the Circus is great, but it doesn’t do an amazing job in many other areas. My top 3 begins with episode 2, Candy Carrier Chaos. This episode does a great job introducing the idea of Adventures, and introduces one of my favourite characters, Gumigoo. It’s like the later episodes without any super emotional scenes. In second place I have episode 4, Fast Food Masquerade. It’s the episode where Gangle gets the most personality, and becomes one of my favourite characters. Their dynamic with Zooble is amazing, and i’ve watched this episode so many times. And in first place I have episode 6, They All Get Guns. Each duo gets their own emotional scene, and it reveals Jax and Ragatha’s insecurities, as well as showing Kinger’s softer side. Pomni isn’t the biggest focus in this episode, and for good reason, since she has the worst arc in this episode, but everything else is masterfully done. This episode also has the 3 funniest moments in the whole series. It has one moment where Zooble tells Caine she wants the ability to have s*x, and Jax reacts by saying “No way, we’re finally talking about this!”. Later in the same scene, Zooble says “Jax is the one that f*cks everything up!”, and Jax reacts by saying “Oh, you are in a mood today!”. And during the adventure, Jax and Pomni are singing Daisy Bell outside Zooble’s door, but then Zooble bursts out with multiple arms while shooting at them. Let me know your thoughts in the comments!
Thanks to GLITCH for making this show, I really love it.
