lordmep

First of all, if you haven’t seen The Amazing Digital Circus on YouTube yet, you should. It’s damn good, not to mention crucial for understanding my theory. The core premise of the pilot episode is that a small group of humans have been trapped within a computer game, slowly driving them crazy. However, whether or not that’s intentional is up for debate. The pilot episode begins with the visuals being framed by a computer screen with graphics reminiscent of an old Windows game. We then zoom in, and the graphics smooth out into the show’s style. I agree with the interpretation that this was a purposeful choice for reasons beyond art aesthetics. The zoom symbolizes the viewer literally entering the game, our first clue, before the characters spell it out a few minutes later. Next, we meet Caine, the apparent god of this world. By his own admission, he controls almost everything except for the trapped people’s minds. While there’s some debate over this guy’s status, I believe that Caine