Board Thread:Theories and Rumors/@comment-35879635-20180826070549

So, this is why I think Jay was so strange, to call it that, at the start of season nine: Of course, there could always be the answer of "oh, it was for views and laughs!" but because I'm the weird one who always thinks things deeper than they actually are, hear me out.

His adoptive father, Ed, said it; Nadakan said it; Jay himself said it; and I'm sure someone else did along the lines did, too.

Jay uses jokes to cover up how he feels. He tries to laugh off the bad things with "positive thinking" when he feels hopeless or scared. When he was lost in the First Realm - with no way of getting back, and much more problems piling up by the second - it was normal for him to immediately go to jokes to shield how scared he felt about their predicament.

So, with that said, I just think that he was being the casual Jay and trying to laugh off how bad the ninja really had it. Why, when the hunters started to go after them, he finally snapped? Maybe because it dawned on him that their secret was out and he was about to fight for his life - again.

And, because of that little forth wall break of "there are kids in the audience!" -- kai looks at camera. Plus, of course, the laughs...

What do you guys think? Sorry this original post was kind of long, but I had to get it out there... :/ 