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6.5/10

on paper the idea is great. a dysfunctional family in their own universe is the exact kind of set up i want from a circus setting, and when it lands, it lands. but boy, when it misses, it misses. the decision to make so many characters enamored by regina in a way that wasn't specifically platonic is ... a choice (though i wasn't bothered by maya's or phoenix's characterisations ... and bat's as well, of course) like i get what they were doing, but woof. max would be an amazing character otherwise, and the only reason why i can stand ben is if i rationalise trilo as being a different character (im huffing copium, i know). i just really did not like the first day of the trial at all! so uncomfortable the entire time.

acro is a great culprit, being one of the few sympathetic ones that have been introduced. my only nitpick being that him wanting to kill regina sours the whole "but he cares so much for russell!!" narrative. but whatever, humans behave irrationally and contradictory all the time. moe is awesome, huge moe fan. he's terribly unfunny in a way that it looped back to funny for me. and we love money the monkey in this house if only for the joke where phoenix pretends to be a monkey. ive flip flopped on whether the murder method is too goofy for me, but honestly, considering the setting, i think a little goof is fine.

in the end, its definitely a mixed bag. the stuff i love i really love and the stuff i don't makes me want to die.