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Jack & Jill - Phase 9, Part 39 - Penultimate Episode! (Patreon)

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2026-05-20 05:46:51
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2026-05-21 19:48:17
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We're finally here. The penultimate episode of Phase 9.

This one is 51 pages! That's not my longest comic episode ever (that title still belongs to the Homecoming Season 3 finale), but without question the most complex I've ever put together. So many characters, so many moving pieces, so many threads that all needed to feel connected and alive at the same time.

I wanted this episode to feel like the third act of a thriller - reactions stacking on top of reactions, emotional beats landing between the action, tension that doesn't let you breathe. Whether I pulled it off is for you to decide, but I can tell you it's the episode I've worked hardest on in a very long time.

There was a very specific shape I had in mind for this story from the beginning, and Part 39 is where that shape finally becomes visible. Everything that's been building - Josie, Connie, Jill, her father, the Coming Out dinner, the server rooms, Morosini - it's all converging.

One more episode after this. Phase 9 is almost over.

I can't wait to hear what you think. 💕

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Jenny S

And so it all takes shape. We knew where the fates were taking us, but that doesn't make it any less tragic. What a fantastic chapter. I know we have a whole Phase 10 after this, but it really feels like the end of things, the final admittance that even as an evil organization full of rich billionaire supervillains, Second Dawn was always destined to fail. Holly's listing of those who didn't make it, stories we never saw, was such a gut punch. I know they're just fictional names, but I really felt for them, and they prove that this whole process does not work, that Jill is the exception, not the rule. A subtle turning point for Josie. She's been making the best with the cards she's been dealt so far, but her insisting on being called Josie over the radio, and her calling herself a mom suggests a final acceptance of herself. Jill became a woman through Second Dawn's influence. Josie became a woman in her fight against it. Second Dawn may have done the surgery and delivered the hormones, but Josie was her own success, not theirs. If you can't tell, Josie's been my favorite for quite some time. :) Poor Angela. She really thought there would be a happy ending. :( Holly's redemption has been as fantastic as it is tragic. I mean, still not completely confirmed she's gone, but the narrative demands a sacrifice. As good of a heart as she proved to have, Holly is Second Dawn's original sin. Probably end of the line for Conner. RIP loser. Great work, Emory! I absolutely love it! <3

Maggie Heels

Geeeeeeeezzzz what a cliffhanger ❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️

Tim

I'm not certain, but I believe panel #37 (rifle muzzle flash as Connie fires at Xu) may have been the 3,000th panel in this epic comic series ... three-fucking-thousand! This is an amazing episode, Emory, and reaching 3,000 is truly unbelievable. Congratulations on reaching this milestone, but more than that, congratulations on seeing the shape of the story you had in mind nine years ago finally becoming visible.

Kris Greg

You foreshadowed the ending of this episode a while back, & now we see the details. It fits. I enjoyed the heck out of it. It was totally worth the wait!

Crewchick

Holy F__K! This is getting intense. And OMG, Josie is such a Bad Ass! I want to be her when I grow up! And yet she calls herself Josie and refers to herself as "mom". Well now we know how Holly and Xu each got shot. I was betting on Davis. But something tells me Connie is not going to survive this engagement. Hoping Holly does. And while Xu deserves to die, I think he needs to live on at least a little longer. There is a lot yet to explain about Second Dawn and Clinic 12. Killing him off right away would be too easy and leave the questions unanswered. We also have the scares on his body we saw some time ago. They need to be explained. There is speculation most of them are from torture he endured, but also some possibly came from undergoing surgery to transition him from female to male. Now someone who needs to be shot and would not be missed, is Davis. But in the flash forwards we see him running around with a gun. So we know he survives at least until when ever in this timeline that flash forward took place. And what is sad is that Holly got shot after giving that speech, and no one is going to hear it. Because Xu appears to be right about Morosini.

Tiki D

Wow. All the pieces are coming together and shows how Holly redeemed herself and especially how she defended and sacrificed herself for Jill. Connie was being beautifully recklessly dangerous, but at the same understandable due to his/her current state.

SingularCurve

Holly deserves so much better than this!

Jade Diaz

First, Xu absolutely had top surgery, but the scarring on his back? That’s from torture, 1000%. As much as I want the full Xu lore drop we’re not owed anything. Second, it isn’t like this plan is to end Second Dawn: Xu is correct that Morosini wants the machine for his own revenge (at first) and later? It’ll be a fun hobby.

Jade Diaz

Omg Connie looks so hot! Her arm tone, shiiiiiit. *pants in bisexual*

Thomas Tolliver

Fuck Connie, man. Jill was supposed to say, "kill the mofo" to her brother-in-law or almost brother-in-law? Really?

ckarya

Wow! I’m still way behind and I’m only looking at the images, but… WOW!!!

M Fielding

You know it's coming from the foreshadowing and yet, bam, right in the heart, we feel it as Jill experiences it. I was all in before but if it's possible now I'm twice as all in. Thank you, Emory.

AB

Well it's called Clinic 12, that feels like Silo 18, I'm guessing this is not the only one.

Pet Jeffery

Wow! That's a hell of a ride! The artwork is, as ever, superb, with the characters' faces telling so much of the story. The story is gripping and ends (for this episode) on such a cliff-hanger. I really hope that Holly isn't dead. For all of her failings, I've grown enormously fond of her. And she may be the only character who's met anyone from Dorley. I wonder whether Josie would have shot Connor if she'd realised that Jill was on his hit list. (I write thus because don't think that Connor's worthy of a feminine name or pronouns.) If there's to be a Phase 10, I suppose that Jill is bound to survive. Without Jill, how could it be Jack & Jill? There's some comfort in that reflection.

Jenny S

Oh, 100% Josie would have shot him if she knew. I think it's telling that Josie ends her conversation with him by pointedly calling him "Connor" instead of "Connie," which to me read as her going "you've failed to adapt and have now gone too far, you are not welcome into this sisterhood."

Pet Jeffery

Absolutely, Jenny. I suppose that Josie called him 'Connor' for the same reason that I did.

Crewchick

@JennyS, You can't really call it a fail for Connor when he never even tried. It is a failure for Xu and Davis, that their methods had no impact on Connor. But you can't blame him for resisting and for being angry and suicidal. That he is acting like a jack-ass now should not be surprising since he was one long before coming to the island and having this done to him. He is essentially being true to his nature and acting in the same way had something other than gender been done to him. Had they amputated his legs, he would be rolling down that hallway in a wheelchair firing off rounds as he rolled, trying to kill those responsible. He is no different from a feral dog. This is why you don't bring wild animals into your home. They can't truly be domesticated. They perhaps can be trained, particularly with food incentives. But they will never be domesticated and completely trustworthy. Just ask Roy or Siegfried & Roy fame. Actually, other than being an asshole by his very nature, he is not much different than Liam. Both are angry, resentful, and vengeful. The difference is that Liam has had more time to process, and something he cared very deeply about being used as leverage to keep him in line. Connor is still post surgery, had very little time to process, and feels he has already lost everything and so has nothing else to lose. If Emily had reached out to him when she first got on Island and gave him hope she still cared for him, he might have felt less inclined to go on a suicidal rampage and might have been more attentive and gone right to the beach to make sure Emily was safe. Not blaming Emily, much of what she feels now was done long before Clinic 12. Just saying even the biggest ass-hat needs hope and love, if you want them to stop acting like an ass-hat at some point. If Connor somehow survives his one-man assault on the theater. I think he and Liam would make an interesting, and probably very toxic, platonic pairing. Those two on a mission of revenge against all those who support and fund Second Dawn would be... interesting!

Jenny S

In a real world sense, Connor is justified in his anger and resistance, absolutely. However, one of the main themes in Emory's universe is in how we build connections with others in the face of injustice. Nobody beats this alone. Jill has survived this whole ordeal by both accepting support and comfort from others, and in turn she provides that to Xu's other victims, trying so hard to help Adele and Ryan. Josie might have been on the same track as Connor if Emily hadn't been right there when she woke up from surgery. Josie, Emily, Janelle and Brooke finding each other and building the resistance. Holly and Angela in each others arms. Sandy trying to help out Nikki. Cindy trying to help out Isa. This is sisterhood, even if not everyone within it accepts themselves as women, they still accept themselves are part of a whole brought together by their commonality, their response to a hostile world. I think this what they all gain from their forced femininity. Love and support and empathy. Connor has been extended an olive branch into that sisterhood multiple times, first by Jill, than by Josie, and has slapped it away every time. He will not accept change, he will not accept community, he's a macho lone wolf who values revenge over justice. Going so far as to actively seek harm against other victims. He refuses that empathy and is only in it for himself. And it's gonna get him killed. What makes Liam different is that he's been isolated the entire time, cut off from the sisterhood. The only only time he met another victim before tonight, the poor soul ended their lives right there in front of him. Liam has had no choice but to put up so many defenses, and hasn't had the exposure to understand why Jill and the other girls behave the way they do. Beyond a few platitudes, Liam hasn't gotten the invite the way Connor did. If anything, Connor is a warning for Liam, a premonition of how things might go for him if he decides to keep doing this alone. It's not that it's wrong to be angry over what's been done , and it's not about accepting being a woman. If Liam wins his freedom after all this chaos, I think his happy ending includes top surgery and t-shots. It's about Liam accepting that he has so much in common with so many, and they welcome him with open arms if he lets them. I hope Liam finds that acceptance. Connor has doomed himself because he can't.

Gemma

What an action, drama filled episode. You know could almost have titled this episode as ‘Holly’s Heroes.’ Holly has been one character that has provided for us all, such a ‘roller coaster ride’ around trying to get a handle on the ever-changing perceptions of who she is as a person and her underlying motivations and ‘end game.’ I have had held changing sentiments and assessments towards her throughout this story. Initially sympathetically seeing her as yet another ‘victim’ of second dawn, later a caring, ‘good friend and ally for Jill’ and then later assessing her to ultimately have been someone who was a survivor revealing herself to being self-serving and duplicitous. Now, she has clearly revealed herself, motivated by Jill’s character to be a ‘self-sacrificing’ hero. Her true heroism is not just in relation to her act of ‘taking a bullet for Jill,’ but, moreover, her revealing herself to be someone who is open to examining themselves, acknowledging and taking ownership of their character shortcomings and willingness to undertake change, even when the cost of this change comes at the expense of great personal sacrifice. I loved the way she took the stage at such personal risk, holding Xu at knife point and yet, even light of all that this man did, took the higher ground and rose above not undertaking murderous revenge as she spared Xu’s life. The new insights into Clinic 12 and all that had happened took me by surprise. Prior to this I was beginning to try and have some compassion for Xu, looking for the underlying personal trauma which may have led to his distorted thinking, behaviours that led to him engaging in the feminisation of men. However, finding out and learning so dramatically about the number of young men that died as a result of his ‘experimentation’ has sharpened my perceptions of him basically being a sociopath. In relation to different characters, one person who is less complex to get a reading on, and who has been very consistent throughout this story is Davis. Davis has never strayed away from presenting himself to clearly be, a narcistic, sadistic psychopath. I loved the drama you created in this episode as Holly revealed (and you revealed to us all) the full dark nature of the underlying elements and outcomes not previously spoken about occurring as a result of Clinic 12. Hollys’ naming of the 22 young men that Xu heartless saw as just ‘attrition’ outcomes of his experimentation. Holly humanising of these young men as unique individuals, young men all of whom had hopes, dreams and lives taken away from them (and loved ones) was very emotionally grounding and made it all very real. Alerting us all to elements within Xu’s work, Clinic 12 that we were not fully aware of before. So powerful, so sad to hear. The visuals and imagery throughout this episode continue with the same high standard. Seeing the facial expressions and the cinema graphic different visual angles you provide are just amazing. It really is like watching a movie as we experience creative ‘Hitchcock type’ directional decisions in the images you create that further heighten the impact of interesting and varied nuanced insights within the story. If this was a movie, Tv series, you would certainly receive a nomination as ‘best director’ and Holly would be nominated as ‘best supporting actress’ in this episode. Amazingly, after 51 images you still leave us up in the air. Once again awaiting, particularly in this episode for the ‘dust to settle’ to get answers to questions we all are left with. Will Holly survive? I hope so, she is such a special character. I also love and feel for Angela and have enjoyed seeing the unexpected beautiful romantic relationship developing between the two of them. Will Xu survive? Again, I hope he does, if only to ensure the real risk of the void in the leadership that would be left if he died being filled by someone like Davis. As I usually do, I have held off reading other patreons insights and comments until after I have sharing some of my own thoughts and comments. I also have not focused on other elements of the story that I will excitingly look forward to hopefully being able to see from the amazing insights and comments of other patreons. Thanks again Emory for your much appreciated and amazing efforts and painstaking creative work you have undertaken in this episode and throughout the whole Jack and Jill story. I am always blown away by the long term vision of this story line that you have had and been slowly revealing and delivering now over so many years.

TheVampire

I hope Connie survives

Jade Diaz

What a twist reveal that would be!

Nolwenn (edited)

Comment edits

2026-09-14 23:00 I like the Davis' s " i don't give a shit" attitude. In french the expression is " s''en battre les couilles "( litteraly " beating his own balls for something) something a lot of people in these comics can't do anymore. (Connors included 😁) That a really good episode I was really waiting for it. i was personnally thinking that Connor would be less frontal and more tactical he would be really more deadly like that. But I just hope he will survive Connie deserve to have a very long long life as a national hero..
2026-05-21 07:09

Pet Jeffery

Diana O'Neil, JennyS, I think that this debate is not only notable for your interesting points, but for the way in which you express them. On an internet which is so often marred by toxic masculinity, you are cooperating in developing your ideas. There is not only a sisterhood, I feel, at Second Dawn, but also on Emory's Patreon. If my original post that sparked this debate was not as lucid as it should have been, I apologise. In mitigation, I offer that I was today diagnosed with shingles, and have been unwell since the tail end of last week.

Jenny S

Oh, I'm sorry Pet, shingles suuuuuck

Pet Jeffery

Thank you, Jenny. It's not too much fun.

Tuor

Thanks for the update, I thought I was tripping when I read the post last night because I had scanned it right after you released it and saw Holly take the bullet for Jill but it wasn’t there later 😂

Michael Merenstein

Now that I've seen the final 9 pages, I'm not so sure I'm happy to see them, after all (in the best possible way). We all remember Holly at Jill's darkest moment.

SYJIS

My dear Emory, I just finished this episode and honestly, I think it's the one that has touched me the most since the beginning of Jack and Jill. You can feel the immense amount of work behind every scene, every line of dialogue, every build-up of tension. You managed to create something very heavy, almost oppressive at times, but in a good way. The fear, the despair, and the attachment to the characters are truly oppressive. What struck me most is that, for the first time, I felt this profound sadness for all these girls. They became so human and endearing as the story progressed that we no longer see them simply as characters, but almost as people we know and want to protect. This episode truly left me with a void and a lot of emotion. Take care of yourself. Hugs

Crystal Peaches

WOW!! What an episode!. Everything is culminating in something that mixes action and emotion. perfectly and we really feel it because you took the time to build. up the story and gave the characters room to breath. Cannot wait for the next part.

Emory Ahlberg

Jenny, you always catch the absolute best emotional beats. 💖 Holly reading out the real names of the boys who didn't make it was completely gut-wrenching to write. I really wanted to show the true, awful cost of Xu's empire.... everything we didn't get to see happening behind the scenes. And yes to Josie! Seeing her claim her name and embrace being a mom to Sam made me proud. It totally breaks my heart for Angela and her Milan cafe dreams, though. As for Connie... yeah... strutting into a room full of guards to shoot the boss isn't exactly a solid survival strategy!

Emory Ahlberg

Thank you, Tim! 3,000 panels... God, that's absolutely wild to think about. Seeing Connie light up that dining hall with her M4 is definitely an epic way to ring in a massive milestone like that. It has been such an incredible, crazy journey bringing this wild story to life over the years.

Emory Ahlberg

Thanks, Kris! 💖All those little breadcrumbs I dropped are finally exploding in everyone's faces.

Emory Ahlberg

Thank you, Diana! 💖 Yeah, Josie has definitely cemented her ultimate badass mom status. Xu is at least alive a little while longer as we saw him speaking to Jill in the flashforward at the start of Phase 9. We'll have to see if Holly's speech ever reaches anyone's ears. Would Janelle allow her to go unheard?

Emory Ahlberg

Trust me -- writing an animating that scene really hurt. I love Holly. Let's keep our fingers crossed for our favorite former-playboy-turned-queen-bee.

Emory Ahlberg

Thanks, Maggie. Don't you wish you could press "NEXT EPISODE" ? Hehe

Crewchick

So very sorry to hear this Pet! Praying you get well soon.

Emory Ahlberg

Thank you, Tiki! 💖 Holly has always been such a complicated character -- meanwhile, Connie is just pure, unadulterated rage. The difference between them is one is capable of remorse.

Emory Ahlberg

🤣 Dr. Hatcher and Mason's super-hormones definitely did some wild things to Connie's body, but she kept some military muscle tone!

Emory Ahlberg

Josie definitely would have put a bullet in Connie back in the hallway if she knew the colonel was gunning for Jill ANd, Jenny, I'm glad you got what I was going for. Josie dropping the "Connie" and using "Connor" right at the end of their tense hallway standoff was meant as an insult. Connor completely rejected all the help and solidarity Josie offered, deciding to go full selfish action movie star instead of worrying about Emily on the beach. Josie basically revoked his girl-club membership right then and there.

Emory Ahlberg

Oh my goodness, Crystal, thank you so much! I really wanted to take my time building up the tension so that when Connie finally kicked those doors open, it felt earned. Balancing all that intense action with those quiet, emotional moments backstage was super important to me. I'm so glad the pacing worked for you. I wasn't sure... 💖

Emory Ahlberg

Aw, lagarde, your comment touched my heart. 💕 I really wanted to honor what these brave women have been through. The characters we are following are extraordinary... but I also wanted to remind us that Second Dawn has harmed hundreds of people. Is Jill a stronger person than Jack was? Yes. But does that mean the pain she has endured is good thing? I don't think so. I can't wait for you to see the rest of Phase 9... and then, finally, Phase 10... The end.

Emory Ahlberg

I feel your pain, Michael. 💖 It's so hard to watch Holly fall after everything she did to help Jill survive her darkest days in the beginning. I really love her as a character. She's complicated and tragic and human... and much braver than she gave herself credit for.

Emory Ahlberg

Haha, sorry for my tiny little upload glitch! Seeing Holly catch that bullet is definitely a shock you only want to process once.

Emory Ahlberg

That French expression is absolutely hilarious and so fitting for poor Connie right now! You're totally right that Connor usually relies on stealth, but I don't think he wanted to survive. We'll see if he does!

Emory Ahlberg

We'll have to wait and see if her military training is enough to get her out of there in one piece! 💖

Emory Ahlberg

Oh wow, Gemma, thank you so much for this incredibly thoughtful comment! I totally agree about Holly's journey. Taking her from a self-serving survivor to someone who finally drops the knife and steps in front of a bullet for Jill was super emotional to write. Having her read out the real names of those poor boys was so important to show exactly how evil Xu really is beneath all his fancy philosophy. And yep, Davis is just pure, unadulterated cruelty. I'm so flattered by your movie comparisons, too. We will definitely have to wait and see if Angela gets her Milan cafe dream with Holly after Connie's crazy rampage...

Emory Ahlberg

We know from the spreadsheet early in Phase 9 that Clinic 13 is under construction somewhere... But we also learned at some point that "Clinic 12" was specifically named by Davis to SOUND LIKE there was more, but there isn't (yet). It's marketing lol.

Emory Ahlberg

M, thank you so much. 💖 I tried to drop those little hints along the way, but seeing it happen through Jill's eyes made it so much more painful. I'm so happy that you're still so invested in the story!

Emory Ahlberg

Haha, welcome to the chaos, CK! I'm so glad the artwork is grabbing your attention even without the text.

Emory Ahlberg

Yeah, Thomas, it's sad but Connie allowed her ego to totally consume her sense of self. She never liked Jack, so she truly HATED Jill, especially after what happened. Oh, and remember that Connie saw the episode of Jack & Jill where Jill chose to save Ryan over her!

Emory Ahlberg

Oh! Something that I think has been forgotten is that I showed Connie in the hospital bed watching the episode of Jack & Jill where she chose to save Ryan over her. So... that was another reason she hated "Jack" !

Emory Ahlberg

Wow, Jenny!!!! You completely took my breath away with this analysis. You've perfectly captured the actual beating heart of the entire story. 💕 I really wanted to explore how surviving something this traumatic requires radical empathy, and you just nailed the exact themes I was aiming for. Amazing! You're totally right about Connor. His rage makes complete sense, but his fatal flaw is that he treats survival as a solo mission. Josie handed him a direct lifeline with that bag of gear and a clear mission to protect Emily. He slapped it away because his bruised ego and need for vengeance are so much louder than his love for his wife. He proves that holding onto that toxic, lone-wolf mentality will literally get you killed in this universe. And he would rather die than survive with an ego this damaged. And your read on Liam is just incredibly poignant. Liam's hostility is pure trauma armor. Watching Parker take Hutchinson's gun and end her own life right in front of him taught him that connection only leads to absolute devastation. He never got to sit in the hot spring and just breathe with people who actually understood his pain. He built those massive walls because the Bear left him absolutely no other choice. I really love your vision for his happy ending. Thank you so much for engaging so deeply with the soul of this story. It honestly means so much to me to see you all understand the core of these characters this perfectly! 💖 I guess I'm doing something right.

Pet Jeffery

Thank you for your rood wishes, Diana.