I LOVED IT!! The show was always gonna have a sweet ending :))
the moment "Isn't she lovely?" played I felt that it really reflected the relationship Jax had with Pomni. Pomni was able to put Jax in their place, while also being tender and loving to them, something Jax didn't fully experience before. Ribbit didn't challenge Jax until it was too late, but Pomni nipped that shit in the bud! Ribbit was the friend, but Pomni was Jax's sister. I think Pomni and Jax had a relationship where BECAUSE it started off with Jax being rough and rude, and then Pomni got to see the softer sides of them, that it helped Pomni really call him out for his shit behavior. With Ribbit, we only ever see the moments where they were soft and sweet together, and when he did a 180 on her... Well it was a huge betrayal, they betrayed her before she could "betray them". Jax couldn't trick Pomni though, they tried to betray her and hurt her, but Jax had their cards laid out before the end of the game. Pomni was like a big sister in my eyes, she called out the childish game Jax was trying to play, she fought and acted childish right back at them. Then when it came to the abstraction, Pomni showed that tenderness and care, she didn't let go or let Jax run away anymore. She powered through it all, and was there for Jax. luckyleftie on tiktok talked about how it was a strange choice of a song, and after reading some comments I found that the choice may have been about Pomni AND Jax. Luckyleftie mentioned that it was to show Jax's potential to be good and sweet, and while I think that's true, I also think that it's about the tenderness Pomni gave to Jax and the innocent yet mature way Pomni comforts and approaches people with such earnesty (which many adults refuse to do because everyone is emotionally constipated). Innocent in how she is so open and sweet with people, but mature because she is wise enough to not let people take advantage of that. Honestly, Jax was funny and an asshole, but she is also a clear example of what happens when you stay emotionally constipated and act edgy/mean to drive everyone away. Other parts of the ending I liked? I love how Gangle felt so complex about Jax abstraction, on one hand she's like "man FUCK THAT GUY", but on the other she feels bad about it. Her feelings are so valid, Gangle no one can make me hate you. Zooble is the realest, I'm glad they got to have sex finally. Zooble really was the most mature and reliable in my opinion, they said what needed to be said and they also still cared about everyone. Zooble as a character didn't want to do anything to take charge, but the moments where she spoke up really mattered and I loved it. Ragatha, the girl with the candy heart. I wish we got to hear more about her trauma with her mom, I would love to know more of her backstory honestly. It's like we got to see so much of the results of her trauma but not what it was. I want to hear about what she went through, and I want to know more about how her IRL Self managed to get away. I want to know her full story, Suzie's story. Kinger, I love how we got to see him be crazy and serious. I love how we got to see him shine in the ways we needed him to, and I hope he feels at peace now that everything is settled. Caine's growth was really important, a bit rushed- BUT I think it was wonderful to see him finally be understanding. Caine finally got the acknowledgement he wanted from gis gods, and it was from him learning how to be a shepard. Metaphor aside, I'm glad he learned to be more sweet and caring, and I'm curious on how everyone relates to him now after everything. I wish we got to see a little more of the characters that were there before, but it is what it is. Remaining questions- What happens now? Will more humans come in? What happened with the company? Is there a way to restore abstracted people? If restored, will they have their memories or will they be the same? If they can't be restored, why not? Would it be impossible to restore corrupted data? Would Glitch be willing to publish an anthology book about the characters and their lives? So much to think about... All i know is that I loved this ending and how bittersweet and yet hopeful it was!

Like most people, dungeons and dragons is introduction into TTRPGS. Not because it deserves it, but because of how over inflated it is- which makes it easy for people to find games for it. For some fucking reason, every TTRPGS GROUP I RUN INTO WANTS TO ONLY FUCKING PLAY DND!!! I have a server i'm in, and I like most of the people in it but they only ever play dungeons and dragons. Or homebrew versions of it. I think I saw 3 campaigns out of like, 20 that weren't dnd focused. I think every dnd campaign hasbro makes is boring, the only time i'm interested is with homebrew stories. I would rather roleplay than learn the combat shit again. I hate math, I actually hate dnd's combat system because it is so boring and depending on what you play- its incredibly hard to keep up with. Oh and don't forget, the character sheets for online play are NOT long enough. You need a seperate document to keep track of what else is happening. This is truly my own issue, I'm a player who hates reading the books, hates combat, hates math, hates "optimizing" my stats, and I fucking hate the types of players this game can draw in. For example, players who nitpick everything and treat dnd night as "sacred" because they want to have their lil power fantasy. I'm a player who loves the story, the character interactions, and combat can be fun sometimes! I also treat game nights as... Well game nights. I appreciate the time we all spend together, but I also have a life to live. So if i can cook a meal while playing a game, i'll do that! I don't need to just sit still doing nothing while waiting for my turn for dnd's long fucking combat. Maybe that's my issue, dnd is just less engaging for me because combat takes 50 fucking years. I also have a different standard of etiquette- As long as you the player are doing your best and doing your own work (not pawning off tasks to other people), not constantly interrupting or breaking important rp moments, showing up when you can, and having positive interactions with your group/team? Then its all good. Some players have bad memory, some have bad speaking skills, and some are just self centered. What matters though, is keeping a balance. We can make up for eachothers faults, boost eachother when needed, and humble others when needed. Frustrations can certainly stem, I understand that. The goal at the end of the day though is having fun and getting that extra bit of hope we all need. One of the games i've been playing though, I haven't been feeling that great about lately and it's slowly pushing me away more and more. The game master is fantastic, it's just that i get teased a lot because i'm not as invested in the dnd rules as the others are, during game I get busy or tired because i have my IRL stuff happening and i need to multitask, I forget details, i suck at math, I also have to miss sessions some weeks because i have a job with an inconsistent schedule. This results in one player, teasing me often and making my rp moments feel worthless. My strong suit in the game- and I did verify this with my GM to make sure i'm not hallucinating lol, my strong suit is my participation in the story and roleplay. My interactions with the in-world characters, and how i try to connect with them! Though, I'm half tempted to leave game and just give up. Last week i was at my breaking point with the constant teasing and downplay of my roleplay moments. It felt like no matter how i handled a situation in game, i would get made fun of for it. Just thinking about it, i feel teary eyed because in my everyday life i already feel... Helpless and useless, and I'd like to try and play a game to feel at least a little better about myself? I'm just insecure and depressed as it is, and having someone point out my flaws every week feels like torture. I talked to my GM about it and the player who has been doing it primarily did apologize, but... At this point i have anxiety and dread just showing up for game, and I'm unsure on how to handle it. Anyway, for example of the combat i do like-World of Darkness has an incredibly fun and rewarding combat system!! It's simple yet that simplicity lets you get away with detailed attacks! It counts the numbers of success you have rather than how good the dice number looks! Unlike... dnd... Where if i roll good, and say "yeah i'm gonna chop his head off!" i suddenly hear "erm you can't do that, if you want to do that you'll have to do it on your next turn and you'll have to roll a nat 20 and even then it wont be as cool as you want." Meanwhile if i get 3 successes in a vampire the masquerade game, i can just tear a guys head off and have the badass scenery i always wanted B) I used to like dnd, i used to actually do pretty decent with the rules and balancing! Though I havent really played the game in a while until recently and I just really don't care for how the games usually go. I love my WoD campaign, it makes me feel so great playing it and i really just enjoy it so much.