So I came to this show because bluesky was flooded with “Jax is trans” memes and comments. That’s how I discovered the show (apparently I was living under a rock), so on some level I was waiting for that reveal the entire time.
I binged the show over the past few days, and there was never a big “look Jax is a woman now” reveal that I noticed. Sure there was the french maid outfit, but that felt like a gag to me.
Can someone hold my hand and explain what apparently went over my head about Jax being trans? I’m not arguing it didn’t happen, I’m saying I was apparently oblivious to it.
Jax is closeted (I think that term applies to being trans as well) and dies before he is able to come to terms with it or come out.
There’s a lot of subtext, such as him being uncomfortable in female clothing, toxic masculinity, having a wierdly accurate understanding of Zooble’s issues and his death having a specific song behind it.
His arc isn’t the same as a lot of other lgbti+ representation, where everyone gets accepted and has a happy ending. It’s a more realistic, tragic story where he had a bad coming out experience which caused him to spiral into suicide.
Thank you!