We are definitely at the point in the indie animation "boom" where we might want to be pickier with what shows we want to spend time with, so I appreciate reviews like this.
I personally loved the episode and, despite the swear words technically being censored, it definitely established that The Amazing Digital Circus is not for little kids. I decided against showing it to my Dad despite him enjoying the pilot, not because he would hate it or be offended by it, but because the references clearly skew towards millennial and Gen Z stuff. He would have been absolutely confused by that "Pizza Tower" joke where the stubby-armed gummi gator kept making poses and a very Pizza-Tower-esque sound effect while holding onto a rope and dodging bumps in the road, kind of surprised that overly-specific reference took pretty much an entire minute or two of the entire episode. I guess the clue that this show wouldn't be "Baby-Boomer"-friendly was in the title, specifically the "Digital" part. On the other hand, my Dad does a good job explaining references in 1970's comedies like Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, so maybe I just need to work on doing the same for him.
I think you were actually right on the money of Caine being some kind of anti-Christ metaphor, though he could also be a reference to how it's extremely tempting, whether you're a "Dungeon Master" in Dungeons n' Dragons or playing a "god game" like SimCity or Rollercoaster Tycoon, to just make the little pixel people and NPCs suffer immensely for your own sick pleasure.
Anyway, loved the episode myself, thought it was funny, wished it was much longer, and Monkey Wrench deserves to be AT LEAST as popular as The Amazing Digital Circus. I literally financially support Monkey Wrench on their Patreon, and I want an Episode 4 BAD, please watch Monkey Wrench too, guys!
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