I love in the first episode, and especially 2nd, Ragatha's established as the kindest member of the circus while Jax is the Token Evil Teammate. While both appear in Pomni's nightmare in episode 2, Ragatha's the central figure who saves who saves her in episode 2's ending while Jax is the only one who's hand is NOT seen.

However, episode 4 shows different sides of the two. Unlike Gangle, they don't literally wear a mask but metaphorically. Ragatha's the people pleaser who's nice for validation. Jax is the one who embraces the nature of the circus. While Ragatha has negative emotions she surpresses, Jax cares more than he lets on.

"If I'm always nice, nobody will hate me" (cuz of her mother)

"If I'm always mean, I won't be close to anyone and suffer from losing them" (cuz of Ribbit)

When people say "kindness without empathy" vs "empathy without kindness" they aren't saying she has NO empathy. But because she's always so nice (as a coping mechanism), as Gangle says, you can never tell when she's being genuine or seeking validation. Meanwhile, Jax is always mean (another coping mechanism), so its WAY easier to tell when he's genuine and its why Pomni bonds with him. "In Kindness there's evil" and "in Evil there's kindness". Just like you know when Ragatha shows negative feelings she 100% means it, you know Jax is showing vulnerability its NOT an act.

These two are perfect foil's to each other