thank u SO much to everyone who was there for the premiere!! it was so much fun, genuinely so thankful and lucky to have this community of smart and hilarious and thoughtful people. and thank you to YOU dear viewer!!!! i try and reply to / read all comments but its a little futile at this point (which is mad in itself) but i APPRECIATE YOU so MUCH !!! such an indescribable feeling to have put my heart and soul into this vid for almost 2 months and have it hit pretty much exactly how i wanted it to like..... very warm feeling. very nice feeling. thank u for giving me that feeling. ily
Said this in chat but will say again. Fiona you can't say you aren't a video essayist after this one. The cut to talking about Numb by Linkin Park was an hbmomb level swerve, the emotional resonance of reading your teenage diary, the literary references, the studies. This is art. I'm waiting for it, the green light, I want it.
I think Sebastian brings attention to his purported desire for solitude because he wants people pursue him. He complains about feeling invisible because no one is putting in the effort to know him on his own terms.
As someone who is watching this video and realizing that Sebastian is apparently me.. yes. That's honestly a lot of it. The effort. That's one of the biggest issues I've had with feeling close to my family. They'll pay attention to me if I say "pay attention to me!" and not bother any other time. I understand that people can't be mind readers, but I don't think it's expecting people (especially family) to read your mind for wanting them to actively seek you out, respectfully. The 'on his own terms' part of your comment is so important, because I swear, every single time I've had a conversation talking about this with my family, they end up blaming me. You never want to come out with us. You never want to do this. You never do that. It's almost like they blame them treating me as an afterthought on me having boundaries and enforcing them. I get written off as 'difficult' so they don't bother. They assume I'm happier on my own, because it's easier for them to believe that then to spend time with me in a way that respects my boundaries. So either I chase them, or I'm just left to rot.
@@ElecrtricBlue I can relate. I'm on the spectrum and to many people I may come off as aloof or disinterested. However, I'm content being in the same room; I find forced smalltalk awkward, not silence. My mother, siblings, and children don't take my personality "personal" and won't let me isolate myself for too long (because I'll become complacent being alone). Unfortunately, I'm alienated from the paternal side of my family because I should "Just know" what they mean instead of intellectualizing my relationships. Being an adult on the spectrum is difficult because I'm less likely to get grace since I don't fit people's preconceived ideas of ASD. I've had to learn to love them without expectations.
yes, this is why i connected with sebastian so much. im autistic and every friend i ever made was an extrovert that came up to me and just started talking to me. i loved them very much because they tried to connect with me in a way my family never did. they didnt care that i was weird because we were just kids. that stopped happening as i got older though and people my age got more judgmental, and having dealt with that loneliness for so long now, i understood sebastians want for people to understand him, but still needing to withdraw. you want to connect but it is so hard to find people who are willing to meet you halfway, instead of forcing you to adhere to their standards of whats normal.
43:41 Sebastian is like a cat, he only wants attention when and how he wants it. If you try to leave the cutscene he suddenly wants it, like a cat who wants outside as soon as you shut the door 😂
Sebastian being annoyed at people not taking his job seriously is very valid, my dad started doing home Office way before the pandemic and back then everyone thought you were just lazing about if you worked from home
Unpopular opinion about Seb’s tabletop heart event: they are not playing DND, they are playing a “choose your own adventure” cooperative adventure game, like House of Danger.
True, DnD is the easiest comparison. Yet computer games more often referenced other Tabletop games. It took until late 90s for advanced options in games. Solarion Chronicles is like a text-based adventure. The ones where you type simple prompts. Thankfully without the "[The Game] does not understand [Typed word]". Before Maniac Mansion.
I can feel already feel all the tangents and the nuance Edit: there were tangents!!!! THERE WAS NUANCE!!!!!!!!! edit 2: I wasn't convinced until you said Sebastian is my frog. I want a little frog husband. (also how could you make a Sebastian video and wait THREE HOURS AND TWENTY MINUTES to mention frogs???)
41:00 for what it's worth, I dont think that our in game character can judge Sebastian for not wanting to "be a part of the corporate rat race." I mean, our character left their job to move here and be farmer bc they were tired of engaging in said rat race. Essentially, we got into the rat race and realized we couldn't stand it while Sebastian had the insight to see it for what it was and not engage in it. He didn't have to go through it before realizing he wanted no part in it. I'm American so idk what it's like in the UK per say but I really can't blame Sebastian or our character. Trying to work two jobs to be able to afford the cheapest crappiest apartment while being a full time student is absolute hell
My headcannon is that bright things, like sunny days or florescent lights, are overstimulating for him. I think he does like being outside, but it can often become too much for him, like interacting with his friends.
The trailer is so cinematic and hilarious. Even as someone who isn't a Sebastian fan, I'm excited to see what your experience and take are. After 4 hours, we're all gonna be so numb. Or at least our bums will be. 😂
The way my heart just jumped up into my throat when I saw the thumbnail and then plummeted down to my feet when I realized it's still two more days. The countdown is on. I'm so here for this.
For whatever it’s worth, I think Sebastian feels anxious of people’s expectations more so than of other people, which is why he’s more or less a shut-in when he’s in Pelican Town and wants to move to a city. Cities have more people, but because there are so many people, there’s also way more anonymity. Plus, Pelican Town is literally a village of like 35 people maximum. When a single new person arrived, literally EVERYONE in town knew about it and many of them personally visited the new farmer AT THEIR HOME. There’s very little privacy in small communities, and everyone is in everyone else’s’ business. Some people can find immense comfort and a sense of community in this kind of space, but some people also would prefer to be able to leave the house without everyone in town taking notice. As an English Lit/Psychology major, I absolutely loved your tangent about Song Of Myself and sharing your personal journal entries with us though. What a lovely touch. ❤️
I completely agree. As someone who gets very anxious around people (i sweat, fidget) I actively do bigger crowd things like concerts to get me out of the feeling that people are watching me. It's a liberating feeling being in a crowd and feeling that "anonymity" you mentioned.
yes, this!! i'm very similar to sebastian and i almost certainly have agoraphobia. (tangent for those who don't know, agoraphobia is a bit misunderstood. it can be as severe as everywhere outside of your home feeling unsafe all the time, but it's simply anxieties around being in a place where a person perceives danger and there's no easy way to escape. a very common trigger is crowded public spaces.) big cities are my absolute favorite to visit and i'd love to live in one if i could. even if i don't leave my house much, the knowledge that there are people around at all hours makes me feel less lonely. and being able to just walk around the block to get my people time and tasks/activities in instead of it being a whole excursion away from my home would be a huge help for me. it may seem contradictory because big crowds make me feel very unsafe, but once i'm familiar with a space, i feel safe in it because i know my escape routes. cities are very lively and i think it's actually really common for people like me, who desire human connection but have certain roadblocks in the way of getting it, to like cities.
Fun fact from a Sebastian person, if you play as a female farmer and marry Sebastian there's a chance that the kids can be ginger. So the hair theory isn't totally out of cannon (could be a recessive trait obviously)
If one parent has red hair, it might skip a generation. My dad's mom had red hair, my uncle had red hair, my dad had brown hair, me & my sibling have reddish-brown hair. It could be recessive, but I'm not 100% sure.
@@fionasangster hair genetics aren't straight forward, but red hair is recessive confirmed via my old biology textbook & google lol. It makes sense, blue eyes & red hair is one of the rarest combos I believe. Although one point against Seb being a ginger is we don't see him have freckles. It's almost unheard of to have red or reddish hair & not have freckles. Could be a dev choice to not do skin details (nobody has any birthmarks or freckles if I recall).
for me sebastian feels like an undiagnosed high-masking autistic person, the struggles with communication in general, the feeling of no one "getting" what he is feelings/boundaries/why he does the things the way he does, the persona being a mask to hide his "otherness", the self-doubt, the yearning for a explanation to his struggles, being a "hobby-based" guy
Same. As a high-masking autistic person, Sebastian is me before my diagnosis. I think he doesn't really hate Maru, he wants to be her, with the ease the things he knows he wants (like being friendly, and getting energy out of being with people) so bad it hurts, but he doesn't know how. And the comic books reads to me as Robin throwing his special interest away 'because you have to start acting like an adult now!' (I still have gripes about my mom giving my toy cars to my brother, because I didn't play with them anyway, I only lined them up ... although I was too stunned to even think of screaming as a 7-year-old)
Much mood. Sebastian was the first person I romanced due to the "otherness" feelings I get as well irl. We could be two lonely, misunderstood people together. And this is before I was DXed lol
Man this comment really hit me. I always related the most to Sebastian and I mostly chalked it up to "I was also an emo kid." Like yeah, I also don't like a lot of social interaction and prefer being up at night when it's dark and quiet. I also feel misunderstood constantly and dive into hobbies for mental stimulation. He gets it and nobody else does. Anyway I'm working on getting a diagnosis, so I guess I shouldn't be too confident in how much it relates. I'll find out in a few weeks lol
YES I had this feeling as well! I never really realised it in my own gameplay, only decided to romance him the moment I met him (as a fellow former emo teen lol). While watching this video and hearing Fiona collect all the things she thought didn't fit together or that she initially didn't like, I kept thinking that this sounds SO MUCH like a high masking / low support needs autistic person. It retroactively makes it so funny to me that I immediately latched on to Sebastian. Altho we don't think I'm autistic, 3 out of my 4 closest friends are. My bf is as well. The two people I dated in the last years before my bf were autistic as well. At this point I feel like there is a clear pattern akdkfjf (I'm DXed with adhd, which I've heard someone describe as Diet Autism once and I think that's pretty funny)
when you live in crazy hot climate and you have chronic illness oof, it's so easy to get reverse SAD. As soon as it cools down and I can go out it's just a night and day difference.
I’m from a hot climate and I hated the summer, but then I moved to a cold climate and now I can’t stand winter because there isn’t enough sun 🫠 we are all just complicated houseplants lmao
Something that I feel was missed in the family section: since Maru is Seb's younger HALF sibling, not step sibling, and she is at least 18, that means Demetrius has been part of the picture, possibly married to Robin, for at least 18 years. The age difference between Maru and Sebastian is unknown and therefore a little tricky but, realistically, Demetrius has been a father figure to Sebastian since he was was anywhere from 2 to 10 years old. We tend to act like Demetrius and Maru are new in their lives and that's why there is so much tension, but Seb wasn't already a moody teenager, and Demetrius never made an effort to bond since they have different interests. On the other hand, Sebastian has lived with Maru as his sister for her whole life, and he treats her like she isn't part of his family because she is too different from him as well. I think it really shows how similar Demetrius and Sebastian can actually be, and that the family dynamic is mostly working because Robin is so accommodating to the needs and wants of the three very particular people she loves. I also think it's very telling that Demetrius has a book about being a step parent at least 18 years later. Either it's an old book, or Robin bought it for him as a last ditch effort semi recently.
@jayline7776 also it always bothered me that Demetrius NEVER talks about Sebastian. Like I dont even think negatively, he just does not exist to that man. And thats FUCKED if hes been his step dad for at least 18 years??? Like...Demetrius that's your SON?
I agree however That's literally just a family dynamic. It's complicated. It's weird he could do more but also at this point Sebastian is a grown man you don't know what it was like when they were younger because it's a game. Also, robin doesn't particularly mention maru when you guys get married. Some of it represents a normal family dynamic and some of it's just coding. I feel like a lot of people love to head canon without actually saying that their head-canoning when realistically there's no actual evidence of for instance Robin, buying him the book or even when he got it.
@@freyagrant4630 How is it not equally headcanon to assume what went on when Sebastian was younger that somehow makes it somewhat/equally his fault that his relationship with Demetrius is bad? The simple fact is that Demetrius was an adult the entire time Sebastian was growing up and their family dynamic was forming. Demetrius is the one who had the responsibility to create a home and a relationship that would make Sebastian happy, and he failed miserably. You could maybe argue that he tried and failed, but honestly, nothing in Demetrius' personality makes giving him the benefit of the doubt seem reasonable. He's kind of a cold dick to most people who aren't his daughter. It is really not unreasonable to think he's kind of a shitty parent. He's not even a very good parent to Maru, who he's TRYING with. It is not at all an unreasonable leap to go "wow, so he gushes constantly over his daughter and doesn't have a single voice line acknowledging his stepson's existence, MAYBE he's a bad parent".
I left a comment saying the same just today! Thank you for also noticing this, because it really scuttles the whole idea that Sebastian's personality as an adult is somehow responsible for a family dynamic that must go back to when he was...what, at most 5 years old?? I can't see Sebastian as being a whole decade older than Maru. That said, I have a rather different perspective on Robin, which is that - while I don't think she exactly WANTED to - she kind of threw Sebastian under the bus for the sake of her marriage. Maru has two rooms on the main floor of the house she built; Sebastian has to both work and live out of a single room in the basement. (The argument is made in the video that Sebastian must have picked the basement room for himself, but...we don't know when Robin built the house, I don't think? All we know for sure is that Maru was obviously born, for her to have rooms set aside for her. But it may have been long before Sebastian was the bitter loner who wanted to isolate himself from his family, so we don't know he CHOSE the basement...and, honestly, if he had his say, why does he only have one room while Maru has two in the first place? That seems like a decision the adults made - specifically, it seems like something Demetrius pushed for, and Robin allowed.) According to Sebastian, everyone - including Robin - leaves Maru alone while she works, while Sebastian gets interrupted. Demetrius blatantly plays favorites with Maru, constantly lauding her with praise and paying attention to her, while not even acknowledging Sebastian's existence except to apparently deny him things(see: him insisting Sebastian's snowgoon gets torn down while Maru's snowman gets to stay), and not only does Robin apparently allow this favoritism, she never acknowledges it's happening anywhere in-game. Even though it's blatant enough for the player character, who doesn't even live in their house, to witness the favoritism firsthand multiple times. I think that's why Robin fusses over Sebastian so much. She didn't *want* to be put in a position where she had to choose between humoring her husband or sticking up for her child, but she was, and she consistently makes calls that Sebastian pays for. I think a lot of her solicitousness towards him is guilt, and her trying to make it up to him in whatever ways she can...but Sebastian is very aware that she never sticks up for him and has played a role in creating the dynamics he's the victim of, and so he shuts her out due to being bitter over her sacrificing his well-being for her 'happy family'. The simple fact is that if Robin *were* actually good at accommodating the needs and wants of the people she loves, Sebastian wouldn't be so miserable and feel like an outsider in his own home. All the game evidence kind of points to him getting shafted for the sake of the other three, and while I fully believe Robin loves Sebastian and at least *wanted* to do right by him, his current circumstances and unhappiness are things she had to have a hand in - even if just by her inaction in allowing Demetrius to ignore Sebastian and blatantly favor Maru. (And to some degree talk her into it, as well, since she built the house and gave Maru those two rooms to Sebastian's one.)
I agree that the gaps are why Stardew works in spite of how little character development we actually get. It gives you enough to care about the characters, but not enough to fully flesh them out and Sebastian has more gaps than most. It's really interesting to see how differently people read his character and fill in those gaps. Ex 1: His bio dad was abusive. His bio dad is dead. His bio dad just stopped talking to him after the divorce. Ex 2: Demetrius is an asshole. Demetrius and Sebastian genuinely love each other and just squabble a bit. Demetrius and Sebastian have conflicting communication styles that leads to a lot of misunderstandings. Ex 3: He legitimately wants to move to the city and just doesn't have the money. He legitimately wants to move, but is scared to take that final step. He knows the city is a fantasy. The lists go on! (I put my personal reads at the end of each example if you're curious.) This ambiguity and complexity is almost certainly what drew me to the character. I'd played Stardew before and wasn't big on the romance aspect. Decided to romance Sebastian this latest time and boy did he hit different. So much unexplored depth that made my brain tingle! I'm with you on wanting a Sebastian and Maru reconciliation arc. I want that whole family to do some growing because they all seem to be in desperate need of working on their communication skills (except Maru. Maru seems to just be in over her head.) It's like you said, I don't think any one person is to blame, life is just complicated. Like my personal theory is that Maru happened while Sebastian was still adjusting to having a step dad (or even just his mom having a boyfriend) and Demetrius and Robin now had a baby to deal with on top of everything else and so Sebastian got less attention when he probably needed it most, leading him to internalize things they never intended him to. This feels especially likely since we see that Demetrius and Robin aren't exactly world class communicators. He has a pretty ridged world view and she's got a hair-trigger tempter. Not a good mix. Therapy for the lot of you!
Fiona! The level of production is insaneeeeee! A trailer and everything? That was so amazing, so I can only image the actual video will blow my mind hahaha I'm really looking forward to this video 😊
Omg the way I can't wait to watch this while I play Stardew... and just end up holding the controller on the pause menu for 4 hours while I fall down this rabbit hole 🫣😅 calling it rn lmao
I downloaded the expanded dialogue mod and when you’re married to him, he calls you ‘Froggy’ which coming from ANYONE else would be fighting words, but from him it so adorable :)
Actually got a little emotional when you were reading out entries from your diary! While it’s funny knowing we all had very similar feelings as kids / teenagers, I can’t help but feel sad and just want to grab younger me and give her the biggest hug! 😭 Also great video as usual! Been very excited for this one as a Sebastian girlie 😌
it was meant to be funny but loads of people have told me it made them cry 😭i guess its easy for me to laugh at cos i know how dramatic i was being but like. yeah i felt that shit. being a teenager is hard
fiona i am sobbing. I genuinely cannot finish this video right now because after that intermission (where i now understand sebastian as well) I’m now realizing I AM sebastian. I cannot continue with this call out without continuing to sob (Love you though 😭🫶)
Im so terrified for the Shane video, I feel like a lot of people misunderstand his character and just see his surface level of "he's a drunk!" "you cant fix him!" "he keeps drinking" blahhhh when in reality you can tell the people who haven't had to struggle with addiction of any kind (family/friend or their own), they think its so easy when its such a hard thing to over come and sometimes people relapse. anyway sorry for the rant- love your videos! Thank you for providing another amazing video while I draw!
I agree that people often lack empathy for people struggling with addiction, either due to never experiencing it/knowing people who struggle with it, or just lacking empathy to others. I think some people definitely blame/dislike Shane for being able to completely overcome his addiction because they disregard how difficult it is to recover, even when he's trying as much as he can. But I do think some of the criticism comes more from the fact that sometimes it's really difficult for people to try to support/care for addicts when their self-destructiveness hurts the people around them. I've been on both ends of the addict spectrum, and I've definitely had times where I had to lower contact with people I knew who were struggling with addiction, because trying to help them was destroying my own mental health, and their struggles led to them doing things that directly harmed me/the quality of my life. So I think the people saying they don't like him as a romance candidate due to him continuing to drink have a valid point, in that there's a big difference in how difficult it is to support a decently close friend struggling with addiction vs helping a spouse/romantic partner. But obviously, there's a big difference between pointing out those things and actually insulting him for it, so I agree that the latter group don't even try to have empathy for him. But that's just my biased opinion ofc
@@notshelbyuwu3620 in all fairness, “you can’t fix him!” Is objectively true. The only one who can fix him is himself. You can be compassionate and supportive of someone struggling with substance abuse, but unless they put in the work, they won’t make any progress.
@@LikeTheProphet ...So then don't be involved in his life? Building relationships with certain NPCs is something you can freely decide not to do. The problem is the constant shitting-on about him in fandom circles, not to mention the ableism and this same exact defense every single person makes about it. Just don't romance or build a friendship with him, then, it's literally optional.
My guess is that his father was the one who did the damage in his childhood. I think part of what makes him jealous of Maru is that she has a father that not only stuck around, but loved and nurtured her.
I get Summer SAD, the heat and how bright and long the days are really drag on me because I'm hypersensitive to light. It can feel genuinely painful to just exist during the summer, especially because there's only so much you can do to really cool down. Conversely, rainy days or even just winter in general just feel softer, darker, quieter. It's peaceful and calm and comfortable.
This 100%! I don't know if mine is full on SAD but just in general if it's too hot or bright I can't sleep. I get so irritable and stressed, and it feels like my skin is too tight and too hot. I hate going outside and not being able to see anything and I HATE summer, the only good thing is swimming to cool off. But spring, fall, and especially winter are great! I can wear my favorite clothes and bundle up a bunch. The vibes of a nice snowy winter or a rainy spring or fall can't be beat for me.
"Need somethin?" "what's the matter? somebody steal your sweetroll?" "I was an adventurer like you once, till I took an arrow to the knee" "got to thinking... maybe I'm the dragonborn, and I just don't know it yet" "you disrespect the law, you disrespect me" okay I'm done, just heard "You need something" and all the flashbacks of skyrim came flooding back
Fun fact: From all the characters and their heart events Sebastian's scene when he is repairing his motorbike - and he smiles at you and shares this different side of himself; that is the only scene that really made me feel something/blush ... to my own surprise because I felt similarly about him as Fiona. He was too emo for me, but this fucker got me with his bloody smile, adorable blush and surprising hobby ...
Me as a day one simp. When I saw his smile I folded immediately. When I first started playing Abby was mu first crush cause I saw her purple hair and how fun she was. Then I saw Sam and I like skateboard types but when I saw Sebby I immediately knew there is more to him. As I started to learn more about him. I loved him more and more(the fanart of people drawing his kid in frog onsies didn't help) I've tried dating and marrying the other people but everytime I smiles everytime that damn emo cat smiles at me (I make fun of him too)
42:55 I always read the "if I'd gone to college" as like a missed opportunity? Together with his want to go to the city, to leave stardew valley, I just assumed he couldnt go for one reason or another, even tho he wanted to. And now he's coping with reasons he came up with over time
I’m glad you shared your journals. I could not share mine, they were so cringe I barely can look at them when I go back to them, I think I’ve only done it once moving stuff after college
BECAUSE TONITE WILL BE THE NITE THAT I WILL FALL FOR YOUUUU~ (seb's my fave!! i'm so excited for this, this is the BEST Halloween treat 🖤 Thank you, Fiona!)
For real! I found Sebastian to be surly and immature. Like if someone talked to me that way in real life, I’d be pissed. But I have been proven too harsh 😅
I don’t know with the point of the video I’m at currently if it’s brought up more in depth, but with his loved gifts, MOST of them do kind of give off that “edgy” vibe. Obsidian, frozen tears, void eggs. (Personally I view it as an appreciation for the darker things that some people don’t pay much attention to, kind of like how Sebastian feels about himself). I’m not sure about sashimi (simple to make? Low effort? Recipe comes from Linus who lives life his own way regardless of how other people perceive it?), but pumpkin soup is a recipe you can only get from his mom, Robin. So that paints this picture that he loves his mom’s pumpkin soup, that it’s a comfort. He’s a mama’s boy, and out of the household, he has most respect for her and wanting her to be happy and her work to be appreciated. With the special orders board, if you do robin’s request for 80 hardwood, she makes that bed and in the cutscene, Demetrius is saying it has an inefficient design and robin is mad at him, but if you side with robin, Sebastian has a positive response (don’t remember how exactly, whether it’s a heart bubble or complimenting her work, something like that). Mama’s boy with daddy issues, Sebastian is. He probably feels so unseen and nonexistent because of an absent father and a basically absent step father in Demetrius. Depending on how old he was when Maru was born, a lot of attention is needed for a newborn/infant, attention he likely still needed for his own development that got pushed to the side because of baby stress.
Fiona this is incredible!! This cannot have come at a better time. I have had such a long and emotional week, and I’m so excited to have this to look forward to. P.S. god, if the trailer for Seb was this cinematic I can only imagine what we have in store for Shane 😶🤞
aw i’m glad you’re looking forward to it!! hope you’re doing ok ❤️ hehe the shane vid will either be my magnum opus or just me slamming my head into a wall for 8 hours
1:18:00 EVEN HIM USING SCENARIO CARDS versus DMing is an example of his like inability to come up with things to say, his anxiety. no real conclusion with this (obv i havent finished the video and seeing all the info yet!) just something i wanted to point out Xd
I was looking forward to this video. I must have missed the notification lol. I think one thing that kinda got to me about Demetrius is that he makes a comment about how he wants to use the basement without acknowledging that the basement is Sebastian's room.
I’ve been looking forward to the video so much, 4 hour video is such a blessing tysm!! I was in the hospital after a bad car accident today and this really made my day so much more tolerable. Thank you ❤
Ginger Sebastian is a very popular head Canon and a lot of mods support that idea. Also I can't be the only one who thinks he looks a lot more handsome with red hair
The amount of references to all the emo music from my teenage years in this video was everything to me and possibly a reason why I love this boy so much lol. The interjection of analysis of Numb was amazing lmao
1:28:22 I don't know if I have SAD, but I do know that learning that you could get it in the summer was a big "wait what?" moment because I find summer so draining and I'm so much happier in the winter, though I don't relate to the specific symptoms you listed. It's definitely something that made me like Sebastian because I get so excited when people get my preference for being happier in the cold and the rain and the dark. I don't view it as emo or a personality thing because I'm generally a pretty upbeat person, I just legitimately love that weather and longer nights so much more and don't get why people like the awful heat and the evil sun so much. So I didn't view any of this as emo, I just saw someone who liked the "good" weather.
absolute banger, the intermission was so good and i appreciate sebastian a lot more now. he reminds me of my partner so... i guess i know which candidate im picking
As someone who wants to be a Narrative Designer and Writer for Games 1:05:33 is one of my favorite sections. I love it, Thank you for sharing your expertise on these videos~!!
THE INTRO IS SUCH A MASTERPIECE I'm not into Sebastian myself (the broke writer with a crab in his pocket has my heart forever), but I'm really enjoying learning Sebastian's lore and all the details you give us!
Too busy bawling my eyes out from the Intermission to give any meaningful feedback (or maybe thats feedback enough). That was genuinely beautigul. But I loved your analysis of him. As all of your videos have shown, these characters are so much deeper than their tropes. I'm glad you take the time to dissect a silly little farming game. Because you get feelings and emotions out of character and narrative analysis that I never wouldve thought of otherwise. Yes, he IS contradictory, and aren't we all..
"Sebastian is Robin's biological daughter." Not yet he isn't. Just Sebastian a few years, I'm sure the depressed, ttrpg playing, programming emo who wears hoodies most of the time will figure herself out eventually.
I was 10000% NOT expecting it to hit THIS close to home. I literally don’t even like Sebastian that much but this video made me relate to him in so many ways because of ur explanations and analysis of his character I quite literally stopped going to sleep and opened the lights to just finish watching the video eyes wide open
I love how in the last phase of the video you can see Shane's wiki page peeking in the corner😭 Thank you for this video, Fiona You've put so much work in this and we see it!! Now i really need some updates or remakes of your early videos when the time comes
haha nice spot!!!! i did accidentalyl click off him halfway through oh well lol. i will def be revisiting the earlier videos i have thoughts about alex
Wow, your conclusion made me tear up 😭 i fully get the fantasy escape and distant dream (without wanting to persure it) i didn't really see Sebastian's appeal until now as well. Very well done, your writing abilities draw connections and get better with every video i watch, thank you!!!
I've never been the biggest Seb fan, but this video made me realize I have more opinions about him than I thought; your theory of self-projection in action I suppose. Specifically, I think he's socially anxious and deeply depressed, but nobody seems to notice the latter, which only affirms his belief that nobody cares about him. So, to protect himself he puts up barriers and develops an "I'm fine with whatever" or "let's keep all of the options on the table" sort of attitude because he feels that any firm display of emotion on his part will be brushed aside or met with rejection, and the thought of that hurts way more than just pretending not to care at all. The comic book dialogue is also a good example of this. He's angry at his mom, and rightfully so, but instead of expressing that, he pulls himself back and probably just tells her it's fine and to forget it. Then he praises himself for this choice, meaning he genuinely believes that holding in his emotions is the morally right and "mature" thing to do. And presumably, he's been doing this for a long time, which would lead to long-term resentment, especially toward Maru, who doesn't do any of that. He probably thinks, I try so hard and she doesn't try at all. Why do so many people like her more than me? Then on top of it all, the motorcycle represents his desire to run away and be alone, because the way he's developed leads him to believe complete solitude is the only acceptable way to unmask and sort out his true feelings. It would probably take many years of therapy for him to heal from and unpack all that (I say from experience lol). Also, I headcannon him as being an Aquarius, so very much "I'm weird, I'm a weirdo" energy 😆
I'm someone who deals with reverse SAD, I live in florida, and the only time of year that I can go outside with immediately getting sunburned/drown in sweat is in late autumn and winter. Because of this, I spend most of my summers inside. One thing I think can worsen it too is seeing friends and peers online having the time of their life, when I just can't get myself to that headspace. When I do go out during these bouts I just feel like I'm sucking the fun from everyone else. I think that's why I relate so heavily to Sebastian during his early heart events. The needing an activity to be able to hang out with someone, so I don't feel like my personality during these times will make or break the interaction
YEEES YEEESSS YAAAAAS i have been waiting for a new video of yours! I actually dont know anything about stardew valley apart from your videos, but they are just so good! It‘s like a comfort show at this point ☺️
I can tell you’re a game narrative designer cos this video was so insanely creative!!!! I loved the last 10 ones but I am HYPED for the ones going forward!
An absolute masterpiece! Thank you for how much time you took to put this together, the love and care that you have for this series truly shows in the content. Thank you for sharing with us ♥️
Two days before this video came out, my mother in law passed away. Two days ago, we had to put our beloved pet rabbit to sleep. Just to say, thank you for this amazing distraction. The ending was amazing and I CANNOT wait for Shane, but also please don’t rush or put too much pressure on yourself or anything like that 💖💖
Ngl if you ever did book reviews with all your usual analysis of characters and such I'd be so down lol Banger vid as always! Was a nice treat after writing a 12 page essay over the course of 2 days haha. I feel like I understand Sebastian more now, tempted to go read some Alex/Sebastian fanfic lol. I still don't think Sebastian is necessarily my type bc of how similar he is to me but I get it too now lol
after watching this, sebastian feels SO relatable. i also didn’t get the sebastian hype before, but you’ve really opened my eyes! thank you so much for your hard work, fiona. your videos are always insightful and entertaining🥰💗
On my first play through, I couldn’t decide which bachelor to romance because I wasn’t super sold on any of them, but I ultimately settled on Sebastian because I felt we had the most similar vibes being introverts. His six heart event was great, and I felt more sure in my choice. Then (I didn’t know this at the time) after I married him, I was so surprised to receive coffee as a gift from him. When making my character, I typed ‘coffee’ in as my favorite thing and thought that due to some magic programming he was able to give me my favorite thing. I looked it up and nope - that’s just what he gives his spouse! So, after that, I became a hands-down Sebastian girlie and haven’t been able to romance anyone else since. (edited for grammar)
I’ve always interpreted the line at 1:22:33 a little differently. Sebastian’s been through a lot - his parents are (presumably) divorced, his dad is out of the picture, he doesn’t get along with his stepfamily because he feels they undervalue him. That’s a lot of hurt and anger and betrayal for a kid to deal with, so I thought that might’ve manifested as him having anger issues growing up. So when he doesn’t yell at Robin, he recognises that growth and feels like he’s matured past those issues, and he feels close enough to you to share that accomplishment! That’s how I thought of it at least. Great video as always :)
today is my birthday so perfect timing!!! sebastian has always been my favorite bachelor. i always connected with him because of my own social anxieties/issues and longing for things you might not actually want; it doesn’t hurt that i always had a thing for the emo boys too lmfao. thank you for another beautiful video and having the best upload timing, i’m gonna rewatch later as a bday gift to myself 🖤
Maaaan this was such a good video. I got so giddy hearing that you get it now, like I always knew you'd give him a fair shot just like any other marriage candidate, but seeing you Get It was such a joy. I think the projection is spot-on, I definitely see parts of myself in Sebastian, as a big introvert who found social interactions so tiring and anxiety-inducing for most of my school life the only people I regularly talked to in real life by choice was my family. And I was pleased as punch about that. But Sebastian doesn't have that cocoon of warmth and acceptance to fall back on with no hesitation. And it's not so easy to say "just talk to them", because that kind of relationship takes time to build, the same way it takes time for him to warm up to the farmer. And yes, I am definitely part of the "come with me sweet boy, let me give you happiness (in my giant house on my gigantic farmland)". I've always been of the mind that whole family dynamic could vastly improve once Sebastian moves in with the farmer. Not because he's the problem, but because it's better for him to be away from that environment that has him actively going down the jealousy spiral. His dialouge after he's married about visiting Robin gets to me so much, that her face lit up when he walked through the door and him saying she deserves to be happy. Like we see him work through all those messy emotions when he lives on the farm, because he's away from the situation that caused them. And he really is such a frog boy. I love that his official plushie has him with a little frog. One note however, I've gotten the "Are you single? Just curious" question a lot of times before dating Sebastian. Though I am a sap who likes to offer the bouquet and the mermaid pendant at a 'good time', like when its raining or when I catch Sebastian out alone, so it's never right away.
You did such a great job, im so proud of you. Sebastian is great example of a young grown up who is still figuring out who he wants to be. First thing which drowned me to him was the fact that he is just like me. Thank you for this video and don't stop to slay queen!
i love the hc that seb is ginger! i'm blonde but dye my hair black/dark brown all the time and a lot of people are surprised when i tell them i'm actually blonde and tell me they thought it was my natural hair color (even if my roots are showing lol)... so i can definitively see that, esp since i'm alt too :o)
Sebastian was my first partner in Stardew, and I kind of forgot why (it was several years back). Today, I see surprising similarities between him and my real life crushes (especially considering mental health, but that’s also very much relates to me personally as well). But also, his character arc made me aware of my own “orgastic dreams” I am grappling with. This video honestly took me on such a journey! I enjoy your content soooooo much! Can’t wait for the Shane video!!!
the premiere just ended, Fiona this is PHENOMENAL. the graphs, the poetry, the music, the research, the outfits (HELLO???). getting to watch this with the community was such an uplifting experience and I loved being able to build off thoughts with other watchers in real time - to the community too, thank you all for being here, we laughed together, cried together, caused mischief when Fiona left for a couple minutes together - all the work that went into this is absolutely astounding and your dedication to this series has inspired me to pursue my interests with the same level of passion. thank you so much for this, you've come so far and I'm so happy for you
i always avoided sebastian but yikes he really is me and we have both become so numb. bless you for the content you are really the stardew valley youtuber of all time
thank u SO much to everyone who was there for the premiere!! it was so much fun, genuinely so thankful and lucky to have this community of smart and hilarious and thoughtful people. and thank you to YOU dear viewer!!!! i try and reply to / read all comments but its a little futile at this point (which is mad in itself) but i APPRECIATE YOU so MUCH !!! such an indescribable feeling to have put my heart and soul into this vid for almost 2 months and have it hit pretty much exactly how i wanted it to like..... very warm feeling. very nice feeling. thank u for giving me that feeling. ily
the cut to the segment about Numb was so good, absolutely peak
And we love YOU, Fiona! Quick question are you also a dragon age fan 👀
@fionasangster the work you put in is palpable. Thank you!
if this is the hype for the seb video i can't imagine the hype for the shane one.
Right! Shane is going to be last for sure
@@draacu well yes hes the only one left 😭
Said this in chat but will say again. Fiona you can't say you aren't a video essayist after this one. The cut to talking about Numb by Linkin Park was an hbmomb level swerve, the emotional resonance of reading your teenage diary, the literary references, the studies. This is art. I'm waiting for it, the green light, I want it.
I second this!!!
😭 to be fair one of the thumbnails (im ab testing lol) has the words 'a video essay' bc yeah i cant deny it anymore hahah. tysm 😭
I think Sebastian brings attention to his purported desire for solitude because he wants people pursue him. He complains about feeling invisible because no one is putting in the effort to know him on his own terms.
As someone who is watching this video and realizing that Sebastian is apparently me.. yes. That's honestly a lot of it. The effort. That's one of the biggest issues I've had with feeling close to my family. They'll pay attention to me if I say "pay attention to me!" and not bother any other time. I understand that people can't be mind readers, but I don't think it's expecting people (especially family) to read your mind for wanting them to actively seek you out, respectfully.
The 'on his own terms' part of your comment is so important, because I swear, every single time I've had a conversation talking about this with my family, they end up blaming me. You never want to come out with us. You never want to do this. You never do that. It's almost like they blame them treating me as an afterthought on me having boundaries and enforcing them. I get written off as 'difficult' so they don't bother. They assume I'm happier on my own, because it's easier for them to believe that then to spend time with me in a way that respects my boundaries. So either I chase them, or I'm just left to rot.
@@ElecrtricBlueCompletely relate and agree.
@@ElecrtricBlue I can relate. I'm on the spectrum and to many people I may come off as aloof or disinterested. However, I'm content being in the same room; I find forced smalltalk awkward, not silence. My mother, siblings, and children don't take my personality "personal" and won't let me isolate myself for too long (because I'll become complacent being alone). Unfortunately, I'm alienated from the paternal side of my family because I should "Just know" what they mean instead of intellectualizing my relationships. Being an adult on the spectrum is difficult because I'm less likely to get grace since I don't fit people's preconceived ideas of ASD. I've had to learn to love them without expectations.
okayyyy illicit affairs is about matty healy truther
yes, this is why i connected with sebastian so much. im autistic and every friend i ever made was an extrovert that came up to me and just started talking to me. i loved them very much because they tried to connect with me in a way my family never did. they didnt care that i was weird because we were just kids. that stopped happening as i got older though and people my age got more judgmental, and having dealt with that loneliness for so long now, i understood sebastians want for people to understand him, but still needing to withdraw. you want to connect but it is so hard to find people who are willing to meet you halfway, instead of forcing you to adhere to their standards of whats normal.
Somewhere, past three hours in: " I want to get into his anger, but we don't have time"
FIONA WE HAVE TIME.
thiisssss like let‘s get into it!
i said we didnt have time. what i meant was i am tired and want to stop thinking about this emo fucker 😭
@@fionasangsterlmao fair enough! love your vids!
@fionasangster *nods* Shane brain time. I hear you.
43:41 Sebastian is like a cat, he only wants attention when and how he wants it. If you try to leave the cutscene he suddenly wants it, like a cat who wants outside as soon as you shut the door 😂
This!
Sebastian being annoyed at people not taking his job seriously is very valid, my dad started doing home Office way before the pandemic and back then everyone thought you were just lazing about if you worked from home
Unpopular opinion about Seb’s tabletop heart event: they are not playing DND, they are playing a “choose your own adventure” cooperative adventure game, like House of Danger.
True, DnD is the easiest comparison. Yet computer games more often referenced other Tabletop games. It took until late 90s for advanced options in games. Solarion Chronicles is like a text-based adventure. The ones where you type simple prompts. Thankfully without the "[The Game] does not understand [Typed word]". Before Maniac Mansion.
oh interesting, guess im kind of a normie when it comes to TTRPGs lol only played dnd
I love the idea of Seb collecting obscure CYOA games from the 80s and 90s, and Sam just joining him for games to show willing.
@@EberhardtTheReindeer that's how I read it, too!
I can feel already feel all the tangents and the nuance
Edit: there were tangents!!!! THERE WAS NUANCE!!!!!!!!!
edit 2: I wasn't convinced until you said Sebastian is my frog. I want a little frog husband. (also how could you make a Sebastian video and wait THREE HOURS AND TWENTY MINUTES to mention frogs???)
hahahahahahahahaha
41:00 for what it's worth, I dont think that our in game character can judge Sebastian for not wanting to "be a part of the corporate rat race." I mean, our character left their job to move here and be farmer bc they were tired of engaging in said rat race. Essentially, we got into the rat race and realized we couldn't stand it while Sebastian had the insight to see it for what it was and not engage in it. He didn't have to go through it before realizing he wanted no part in it. I'm American so idk what it's like in the UK per say but I really can't blame Sebastian or our character. Trying to work two jobs to be able to afford the cheapest crappiest apartment while being a full time student is absolute hell
My headcannon is that bright things, like sunny days or florescent lights, are overstimulating for him. I think he does like being outside, but it can often become too much for him, like interacting with his friends.
Like in fall he comes out alot to go smoke even if it is for awhile and in fall its not so hot outside and sunny
real i just know this man is neurodivergent in some way (definitely not projecting)
@@themelnova (definitely not lol)
@@themelnovano I agree fully, and also fully not projecting 💀
The trailer is so cinematic and hilarious. Even as someone who isn't a Sebastian fan, I'm excited to see what your experience and take are. After 4 hours, we're all gonna be so numb. Or at least our bums will be. 😂
Just had to add: I love your post-it notes in the thunbnail. Some very relatable notes and questions. 😂❤
thank god
The way my heart just jumped up into my throat when I saw the thumbnail and then plummeted down to my feet when I realized it's still two more days. The countdown is on. I'm so here for this.
IM SO READSDYYYYYYYT
For whatever it’s worth, I think Sebastian feels anxious of people’s expectations more so than of other people, which is why he’s more or less a shut-in when he’s in Pelican Town and wants to move to a city. Cities have more people, but because there are so many people, there’s also way more anonymity. Plus, Pelican Town is literally a village of like 35 people maximum. When a single new person arrived, literally EVERYONE in town knew about it and many of them personally visited the new farmer AT THEIR HOME. There’s very little privacy in small communities, and everyone is in everyone else’s’ business. Some people can find immense comfort and a sense of community in this kind of space, but some people also would prefer to be able to leave the house without everyone in town taking notice.
As an English Lit/Psychology major, I absolutely loved your tangent about Song Of Myself and sharing your personal journal entries with us though. What a lovely touch. ❤️
I completely agree. As someone who gets very anxious around people (i sweat, fidget) I actively do bigger crowd things like concerts to get me out of the feeling that people are watching me. It's a liberating feeling being in a crowd and feeling that "anonymity" you mentioned.
yes, this!! i'm very similar to sebastian and i almost certainly have agoraphobia. (tangent for those who don't know, agoraphobia is a bit misunderstood. it can be as severe as everywhere outside of your home feeling unsafe all the time, but it's simply anxieties around being in a place where a person perceives danger and there's no easy way to escape. a very common trigger is crowded public spaces.) big cities are my absolute favorite to visit and i'd love to live in one if i could. even if i don't leave my house much, the knowledge that there are people around at all hours makes me feel less lonely. and being able to just walk around the block to get my people time and tasks/activities in instead of it being a whole excursion away from my home would be a huge help for me. it may seem contradictory because big crowds make me feel very unsafe, but once i'm familiar with a space, i feel safe in it because i know my escape routes. cities are very lively and i think it's actually really common for people like me, who desire human connection but have certain roadblocks in the way of getting it, to like cities.
CANT WAIT ❤ WE’VE BECOME SO NUMB
Fun fact from a Sebastian person, if you play as a female farmer and marry Sebastian there's a chance that the kids can be ginger. So the hair theory isn't totally out of cannon (could be a recessive trait obviously)
If one parent has red hair, it might skip a generation. My dad's mom had red hair, my uncle had red hair, my dad had brown hair, me & my sibling have reddish-brown hair. It could be recessive, but I'm not 100% sure.
GINGER SEBASTIAN CONFIRMED NOT CLICKBAIT!!
@@fionasangster hair genetics aren't straight forward, but red hair is recessive confirmed via my old biology textbook & google lol. It makes sense, blue eyes & red hair is one of the rarest combos I believe.
Although one point against Seb being a ginger is we don't see him have freckles. It's almost unheard of to have red or reddish hair & not have freckles. Could be a dev choice to not do skin details (nobody has any birthmarks or freckles if I recall).
@@SidKnee380 Clint has a birthmark! When he was birthed, a mark was left on the world of Stardew Valley
@@SidKnee380im not sure about UNHEARD of. i have 2 sisters with red hair and i have red hair and im the only one with freckles >
you have captions??? 😭 for a 4 hour video??? we really don't deserve you fiona oh my god
for me sebastian feels like an undiagnosed high-masking autistic person, the struggles with communication in general, the feeling of no one "getting" what he is feelings/boundaries/why he does the things the way he does, the persona being a mask to hide his "otherness", the self-doubt, the yearning for a explanation to his struggles, being a "hobby-based" guy
Same. As a high-masking autistic person, Sebastian is me before my diagnosis. I think he doesn't really hate Maru, he wants to be her, with the ease the things he knows he wants (like being friendly, and getting energy out of being with people) so bad it hurts, but he doesn't know how. And the comic books reads to me as Robin throwing his special interest away 'because you have to start acting like an adult now!' (I still have gripes about my mom giving my toy cars to my brother, because I didn't play with them anyway, I only lined them up ... although I was too stunned to even think of screaming as a 7-year-old)
Much mood. Sebastian was the first person I romanced due to the "otherness" feelings I get as well irl. We could be two lonely, misunderstood people together. And this is before I was DXed lol
Yes! I understood him so well from the jump.
Man this comment really hit me. I always related the most to Sebastian and I mostly chalked it up to "I was also an emo kid." Like yeah, I also don't like a lot of social interaction and prefer being up at night when it's dark and quiet. I also feel misunderstood constantly and dive into hobbies for mental stimulation. He gets it and nobody else does.
Anyway I'm working on getting a diagnosis, so I guess I shouldn't be too confident in how much it relates. I'll find out in a few weeks lol
YES I had this feeling as well! I never really realised it in my own gameplay, only decided to romance him the moment I met him (as a fellow former emo teen lol). While watching this video and hearing Fiona collect all the things she thought didn't fit together or that she initially didn't like, I kept thinking that this sounds SO MUCH like a high masking / low support needs autistic person.
It retroactively makes it so funny to me that I immediately latched on to Sebastian. Altho we don't think I'm autistic, 3 out of my 4 closest friends are. My bf is as well. The two people I dated in the last years before my bf were autistic as well. At this point I feel like there is a clear pattern akdkfjf
(I'm DXed with adhd, which I've heard someone describe as Diet Autism once and I think that's pretty funny)
when you live in crazy hot climate and you have chronic illness oof, it's so easy to get reverse SAD. As soon as it cools down and I can go out it's just a night and day difference.
Hey I don't remember making an alt account and posting this comment
@@katethevampire it's bc you were too sleepy
i’m feeling so much better now that it’s cooler bcs i can actually go outside now lol. before outside was too miserable
I’m from a hot climate and I hated the summer, but then I moved to a cold climate and now I can’t stand winter because there isn’t enough sun 🫠 we are all just complicated houseplants lmao
THIS!
Something that I feel was missed in the family section: since Maru is Seb's younger HALF sibling, not step sibling, and she is at least 18, that means Demetrius has been part of the picture, possibly married to Robin, for at least 18 years. The age difference between Maru and Sebastian is unknown and therefore a little tricky but, realistically, Demetrius has been a father figure to Sebastian since he was was anywhere from 2 to 10 years old. We tend to act like Demetrius and Maru are new in their lives and that's why there is so much tension, but Seb wasn't already a moody teenager, and Demetrius never made an effort to bond since they have different interests. On the other hand, Sebastian has lived with Maru as his sister for her whole life, and he treats her like she isn't part of his family because she is too different from him as well. I think it really shows how similar Demetrius and Sebastian can actually be, and that the family dynamic is mostly working because Robin is so accommodating to the needs and wants of the three very particular people she loves. I also think it's very telling that Demetrius has a book about being a step parent at least 18 years later. Either it's an old book, or Robin bought it for him as a last ditch effort semi recently.
@jayline7776 also it always bothered me that Demetrius NEVER talks about Sebastian. Like I dont even think negatively, he just does not exist to that man. And thats FUCKED if hes been his step dad for at least 18 years??? Like...Demetrius that's your SON?
I agree however That's literally just a family dynamic. It's complicated. It's weird he could do more but also at this point Sebastian is a grown man you don't know what it was like when they were younger because it's a game. Also, robin doesn't particularly mention maru when you guys get married. Some of it represents a normal family dynamic and some of it's just coding. I feel like a lot of people love to head canon without actually saying that their head-canoning when realistically there's no actual evidence of for instance Robin, buying him the book or even when he got it.
@@freyagrant4630 How is it not equally headcanon to assume what went on when Sebastian was younger that somehow makes it somewhat/equally his fault that his relationship with Demetrius is bad? The simple fact is that Demetrius was an adult the entire time Sebastian was growing up and their family dynamic was forming. Demetrius is the one who had the responsibility to create a home and a relationship that would make Sebastian happy, and he failed miserably. You could maybe argue that he tried and failed, but honestly, nothing in Demetrius' personality makes giving him the benefit of the doubt seem reasonable. He's kind of a cold dick to most people who aren't his daughter. It is really not unreasonable to think he's kind of a shitty parent. He's not even a very good parent to Maru, who he's TRYING with. It is not at all an unreasonable leap to go "wow, so he gushes constantly over his daughter and doesn't have a single voice line acknowledging his stepson's existence, MAYBE he's a bad parent".
I left a comment saying the same just today! Thank you for also noticing this, because it really scuttles the whole idea that Sebastian's personality as an adult is somehow responsible for a family dynamic that must go back to when he was...what, at most 5 years old?? I can't see Sebastian as being a whole decade older than Maru.
That said, I have a rather different perspective on Robin, which is that - while I don't think she exactly WANTED to - she kind of threw Sebastian under the bus for the sake of her marriage. Maru has two rooms on the main floor of the house she built; Sebastian has to both work and live out of a single room in the basement. (The argument is made in the video that Sebastian must have picked the basement room for himself, but...we don't know when Robin built the house, I don't think? All we know for sure is that Maru was obviously born, for her to have rooms set aside for her. But it may have been long before Sebastian was the bitter loner who wanted to isolate himself from his family, so we don't know he CHOSE the basement...and, honestly, if he had his say, why does he only have one room while Maru has two in the first place? That seems like a decision the adults made - specifically, it seems like something Demetrius pushed for, and Robin allowed.) According to Sebastian, everyone - including Robin - leaves Maru alone while she works, while Sebastian gets interrupted. Demetrius blatantly plays favorites with Maru, constantly lauding her with praise and paying attention to her, while not even acknowledging Sebastian's existence except to apparently deny him things(see: him insisting Sebastian's snowgoon gets torn down while Maru's snowman gets to stay), and not only does Robin apparently allow this favoritism, she never acknowledges it's happening anywhere in-game. Even though it's blatant enough for the player character, who doesn't even live in their house, to witness the favoritism firsthand multiple times.
I think that's why Robin fusses over Sebastian so much. She didn't *want* to be put in a position where she had to choose between humoring her husband or sticking up for her child, but she was, and she consistently makes calls that Sebastian pays for. I think a lot of her solicitousness towards him is guilt, and her trying to make it up to him in whatever ways she can...but Sebastian is very aware that she never sticks up for him and has played a role in creating the dynamics he's the victim of, and so he shuts her out due to being bitter over her sacrificing his well-being for her 'happy family'. The simple fact is that if Robin *were* actually good at accommodating the needs and wants of the people she loves, Sebastian wouldn't be so miserable and feel like an outsider in his own home. All the game evidence kind of points to him getting shafted for the sake of the other three, and while I fully believe Robin loves Sebastian and at least *wanted* to do right by him, his current circumstances and unhappiness are things she had to have a hand in - even if just by her inaction in allowing Demetrius to ignore Sebastian and blatantly favor Maru. (And to some degree talk her into it, as well, since she built the house and gave Maru those two rooms to Sebastian's one.)
I agree that the gaps are why Stardew works in spite of how little character development we actually get. It gives you enough to care about the characters, but not enough to fully flesh them out and Sebastian has more gaps than most. It's really interesting to see how differently people read his character and fill in those gaps.
Ex 1: His bio dad was abusive. His bio dad is dead. His bio dad just stopped talking to him after the divorce.
Ex 2: Demetrius is an asshole. Demetrius and Sebastian genuinely love each other and just squabble a bit. Demetrius and Sebastian have conflicting communication styles that leads to a lot of misunderstandings.
Ex 3: He legitimately wants to move to the city and just doesn't have the money. He legitimately wants to move, but is scared to take that final step. He knows the city is a fantasy.
The lists go on! (I put my personal reads at the end of each example if you're curious.) This ambiguity and complexity is almost certainly what drew me to the character. I'd played Stardew before and wasn't big on the romance aspect. Decided to romance Sebastian this latest time and boy did he hit different. So much unexplored depth that made my brain tingle! I'm with you on wanting a Sebastian and Maru reconciliation arc. I want that whole family to do some growing because they all seem to be in desperate need of working on their communication skills (except Maru. Maru seems to just be in over her head.) It's like you said, I don't think any one person is to blame, life is just complicated. Like my personal theory is that Maru happened while Sebastian was still adjusting to having a step dad (or even just his mom having a boyfriend) and Demetrius and Robin now had a baby to deal with on top of everything else and so Sebastian got less attention when he probably needed it most, leading him to internalize things they never intended him to. This feels especially likely since we see that Demetrius and Robin aren't exactly world class communicators. He has a pretty ridged world view and she's got a hair-trigger tempter. Not a good mix. Therapy for the lot of you!
hahaha THERAPY FOR EVERYONE def the best move here
the g note references really do it for me 💀💀💀💀
Fiona! The level of production is insaneeeeee! A trailer and everything? That was so amazing, so I can only image the actual video will blow my mind hahaha I'm really looking forward to this video 😊
aw thank u!! (i kind of cheated cos the trailer is just the first part of the video lol)
Omg the way I can't wait to watch this while I play Stardew... and just end up holding the controller on the pause menu for 4 hours while I fall down this rabbit hole 🫣😅 calling it rn lmao
hahahaha so real
I'm booting up my laptop to play while I watch now! 😂 Don't see much playing happening either haha
I've watched you diss my husband for long enough. Time to do him justice! 😂
Justice for how confused yet sweet emo cat/frog boy!
I downloaded the expanded dialogue mod and when you’re married to him, he calls you ‘Froggy’ which coming from ANYONE else would be fighting words, but from him it so adorable :)
@@emilybarclay8831 😭 oh God I wish I had a pc to download that
Actually got a little emotional when you were reading out entries from your diary! While it’s funny knowing we all had very similar feelings as kids / teenagers, I can’t help but feel sad and just want to grab younger me and give her the biggest hug! 😭 Also great video as usual! Been very excited for this one as a Sebastian girlie 😌
it was meant to be funny but loads of people have told me it made them cry 😭i guess its easy for me to laugh at cos i know how dramatic i was being but like. yeah i felt that shit. being a teenager is hard
fiona i am sobbing. I genuinely cannot finish this video right now because after that intermission (where i now understand sebastian as well) I’m now realizing I AM sebastian. I cannot continue with this call out without continuing to sob (Love you though 😭🫶)
😭 i hope its a cathartic sob at least 😭
@@fionasangsterfinally finished the video and I literally proved your whole point. Your MIND 🫶
Im so terrified for the Shane video, I feel like a lot of people misunderstand his character and just see his surface level of "he's a drunk!" "you cant fix him!" "he keeps drinking" blahhhh when in reality you can tell the people who haven't had to struggle with addiction of any kind (family/friend or their own), they think its so easy when its such a hard thing to over come and sometimes people relapse.
anyway sorry for the rant- love your videos! Thank you for providing another amazing video while I draw!
You can have compassion for someone with a SUD without being directly involved in their lives or cycles of self-harm. 🤷♀️
I agree that people often lack empathy for people struggling with addiction, either due to never experiencing it/knowing people who struggle with it, or just lacking empathy to others. I think some people definitely blame/dislike Shane for being able to completely overcome his addiction because they disregard how difficult it is to recover, even when he's trying as much as he can.
But I do think some of the criticism comes more from the fact that sometimes it's really difficult for people to try to support/care for addicts when their self-destructiveness hurts the people around them. I've been on both ends of the addict spectrum, and I've definitely had times where I had to lower contact with people I knew who were struggling with addiction, because trying to help them was destroying my own mental health, and their struggles led to them doing things that directly harmed me/the quality of my life. So I think the people saying they don't like him as a romance candidate due to him continuing to drink have a valid point, in that there's a big difference in how difficult it is to support a decently close friend struggling with addiction vs helping a spouse/romantic partner.
But obviously, there's a big difference between pointing out those things and actually insulting him for it, so I agree that the latter group don't even try to have empathy for him. But that's just my biased opinion ofc
u have no need to be terrified, he is my comfort character he will get the most nuance of all. 15 hour video essay solely about his 2 heart event
@@notshelbyuwu3620 in all fairness, “you can’t fix him!” Is objectively true. The only one who can fix him is himself. You can be compassionate and supportive of someone struggling with substance abuse, but unless they put in the work, they won’t make any progress.
@@LikeTheProphet ...So then don't be involved in his life? Building relationships with certain NPCs is something you can freely decide not to do. The problem is the constant shitting-on about him in fandom circles, not to mention the ableism and this same exact defense every single person makes about it. Just don't romance or build a friendship with him, then, it's literally optional.
My guess is that his father was the one who did the damage in his childhood. I think part of what makes him jealous of Maru is that she has a father that not only stuck around, but loved and nurtured her.
I get Summer SAD, the heat and how bright and long the days are really drag on me because I'm hypersensitive to light. It can feel genuinely painful to just exist during the summer, especially because there's only so much you can do to really cool down. Conversely, rainy days or even just winter in general just feel softer, darker, quieter. It's peaceful and calm and comfortable.
This 100%! I don't know if mine is full on SAD but just in general if it's too hot or bright I can't sleep. I get so irritable and stressed, and it feels like my skin is too tight and too hot. I hate going outside and not being able to see anything and I HATE summer, the only good thing is swimming to cool off. But spring, fall, and especially winter are great! I can wear my favorite clothes and bundle up a bunch. The vibes of a nice snowy winter or a rainy spring or fall can't be beat for me.
"Need somethin?"
"what's the matter? somebody steal your sweetroll?"
"I was an adventurer like you once, till I took an arrow to the knee"
"got to thinking... maybe I'm the dragonborn, and I just don't know it yet"
"you disrespect the law, you disrespect me"
okay I'm done, just heard "You need something" and all the flashbacks of skyrim came flooding back
HAHAHAHA same
"Come to the Cloud District often? Ha.. what am I saying? Of course you don't!"
SKYRIM BELONGS TO THE NORDS
Fun fact: From all the characters and their heart events Sebastian's scene when he is repairing his motorbike - and he smiles at you and shares this different side of himself; that is the only scene that really made me feel something/blush ... to my own surprise because I felt similarly about him as Fiona. He was too emo for me, but this fucker got me with his bloody smile, adorable blush and surprising hobby ...
he does kinda sneak up on ya doesnt he
Me as a day one simp. When I saw his smile I folded immediately. When I first started playing Abby was mu first crush cause I saw her purple hair and how fun she was. Then I saw Sam and I like skateboard types but when I saw Sebby I immediately knew there is more to him.
As I started to learn more about him. I loved him more and more(the fanart of people drawing his kid in frog onsies didn't help)
I've tried dating and marrying the other people but everytime I smiles everytime that damn emo cat smiles at me (I make fun of him too)
42:55 I always read the "if I'd gone to college" as like a missed opportunity? Together with his want to go to the city, to leave stardew valley, I just assumed he couldnt go for one reason or another, even tho he wanted to. And now he's coping with reasons he came up with over time
I can't with this trailer jesus. The way I cackled at the eyeliner smear. Please roast my husband with nuance for 4 hours, I'm blocking off the day.
I have, quite literally, just canceled some of my plans for Sunday. I am READY
omg 😭 thank u for ur sacrifice brave soldier 🫡
I'm glad it went beyond the surface level "he's emo" analysis, wasn’t expecting so much!! thank you for keeping me company this lonely Saturday
HELP I'M GONNA CRY THIS IS SO DRAMATIC FOR NO REASON /POS
I HAVE BECOME SO NUMB
I’m glad you shared your journals. I could not share mine, they were so cringe I barely can look at them when I go back to them, I think I’ve only done it once moving stuff after college
it was very select excerpts, most of it was so cringe i flew into the sun
BECAUSE TONITE WILL BE THE NITE THAT I WILL FALL FOR YOUUUU~ (seb's my fave!! i'm so excited for this, this is the BEST Halloween treat 🖤 Thank you, Fiona!)
i like how every video converts you into a fan of the character lol
For real! I found Sebastian to be surly and immature. Like if someone talked to me that way in real life, I’d be pissed. But I have been proven too harsh 😅
For me, it's more content for my sebastian hyperfixation, i'm obsessed with the man..
I don’t know with the point of the video I’m at currently if it’s brought up more in depth, but with his loved gifts, MOST of them do kind of give off that “edgy” vibe. Obsidian, frozen tears, void eggs. (Personally I view it as an appreciation for the darker things that some people don’t pay much attention to, kind of like how Sebastian feels about himself). I’m not sure about sashimi (simple to make? Low effort? Recipe comes from Linus who lives life his own way regardless of how other people perceive it?), but pumpkin soup is a recipe you can only get from his mom, Robin. So that paints this picture that he loves his mom’s pumpkin soup, that it’s a comfort. He’s a mama’s boy, and out of the household, he has most respect for her and wanting her to be happy and her work to be appreciated. With the special orders board, if you do robin’s request for 80 hardwood, she makes that bed and in the cutscene, Demetrius is saying it has an inefficient design and robin is mad at him, but if you side with robin, Sebastian has a positive response (don’t remember how exactly, whether it’s a heart bubble or complimenting her work, something like that).
Mama’s boy with daddy issues, Sebastian is. He probably feels so unseen and nonexistent because of an absent father and a basically absent step father in Demetrius. Depending on how old he was when Maru was born, a lot of attention is needed for a newborn/infant, attention he likely still needed for his own development that got pushed to the side because of baby stress.
Fiona your content has made my days brighter
aw thank u!!
I think Sebastian liking Flounder is a reference to the comic sidekicks in the Little Mermaid.
She did indeed cover that
Fiona this is incredible!! This cannot have come at a better time. I have had such a long and emotional week, and I’m so excited to have this to look forward to.
P.S. god, if the trailer for Seb was this cinematic I can only imagine what we have in store for Shane 😶🤞
aw i’m glad you’re looking forward to it!! hope you’re doing ok ❤️
hehe the shane vid will either be my magnum opus or just me slamming my head into a wall for 8 hours
@@fionasangster ily 💛 either way im sure it will be riveting to watch haha
1:18:00 EVEN HIM USING SCENARIO CARDS versus DMing is an example of his like inability to come up with things to say, his anxiety. no real conclusion with this (obv i havent finished the video and seeing all the info yet!) just something i wanted to point out Xd
I was looking forward to this video. I must have missed the notification lol.
I think one thing that kinda got to me about Demetrius is that he makes a comment about how he wants to use the basement without acknowledging that the basement is Sebastian's room.
I’ve been looking forward to the video so much, 4 hour video is such a blessing tysm!! I was in the hospital after a bad car accident today and this really made my day so much more tolerable. Thank you ❤
oh wow that’s awful i hope you’re ok!! sending love for your recovery ❤️🩹
Ginger Sebastian is a very popular head Canon and a lot of mods support that idea. Also I can't be the only one who thinks he looks a lot more handsome with red hair
my body is ready to watch this ALL over again. it was THAT good.
i have been waiting for this since i found your series. Sebastian is the one I marry every game. I cannot wait to see your deep dive!!!!
The amount of references to all the emo music from my teenage years in this video was everything to me and possibly a reason why I love this boy so much lol. The interjection of analysis of Numb was amazing lmao
Can't wait for the 8 hour deepdive into Shane from Stardew Valley
1:28:22 I don't know if I have SAD, but I do know that learning that you could get it in the summer was a big "wait what?" moment because I find summer so draining and I'm so much happier in the winter, though I don't relate to the specific symptoms you listed. It's definitely something that made me like Sebastian because I get so excited when people get my preference for being happier in the cold and the rain and the dark. I don't view it as emo or a personality thing because I'm generally a pretty upbeat person, I just legitimately love that weather and longer nights so much more and don't get why people like the awful heat and the evil sun so much. So I didn't view any of this as emo, I just saw someone who liked the "good" weather.
ohmygod 4 hours??? girl you are too good to us
THIS IS MY SUPERBOWL
I was convinced I’d never see the light and here it is
I'm so excited to see your progress in learning all this social media timed release stuff and your mastery of editing! Go Fiona! ❤
you’re so sweet 😭 thank you
absolute banger, the intermission was so good and i appreciate sebastian a lot more now. he reminds me of my partner so... i guess i know which candidate im picking
So excited!! Getting closer to Shane's video
REAL!!!
As someone who wants to be a Narrative Designer and Writer for Games 1:05:33 is one of my favorite sections. I love it, Thank you for sharing your expertise on these videos~!!
THE INTRO IS SUCH A MASTERPIECE
I'm not into Sebastian myself (the broke writer with a crab in his pocket has my heart forever), but I'm really enjoying learning Sebastian's lore and all the details you give us!
Too busy bawling my eyes out from the Intermission to give any meaningful feedback (or maybe thats feedback enough). That was genuinely beautigul. But I loved your analysis of him. As all of your videos have shown, these characters are so much deeper than their tropes. I'm glad you take the time to dissect a silly little farming game. Because you get feelings and emotions out of character and narrative analysis that I never wouldve thought of otherwise. Yes, he IS contradictory, and aren't we all..
"Sebastian is Robin's biological daughter."
Not yet he isn't. Just Sebastian a few years, I'm sure the depressed, ttrpg playing, programming emo who wears hoodies most of the time will figure herself out eventually.
literally!!!
egg egg egg egg
my exact thoughts fr
Does he like Abigail or want to be Abigail…
I was 10000% NOT expecting it to hit THIS close to home. I literally don’t even like Sebastian that much but this video made me relate to him in so many ways because of ur explanations and analysis of his character I quite literally stopped going to sleep and opened the lights to just finish watching the video eyes wide open
I love how in the last phase of the video you can see Shane's wiki page peeking in the corner😭
Thank you for this video, Fiona
You've put so much work in this and we see it!! Now i really need some updates or remakes of your early videos when the time comes
haha nice spot!!!! i did accidentalyl click off him halfway through oh well lol. i will def be revisiting the earlier videos i have thoughts about alex
Me after every Fiona video about Stardew husbands/wives - "you're right, I should marry them"
SAme. It does not help my already existing executive dysfunction based around this game 😂
THE 27TH? BEST BIRTHDAY SURPRISE EVER‼️🎉
happy birthday!!!!!
Wow, your conclusion made me tear up 😭 i fully get the fantasy escape and distant dream (without wanting to persure it) i didn't really see Sebastian's appeal until now as well. Very well done, your writing abilities draw connections and get better with every video i watch, thank you!!!
I've never been the biggest Seb fan, but this video made me realize I have more opinions about him than I thought; your theory of self-projection in action I suppose. Specifically, I think he's socially anxious and deeply depressed, but nobody seems to notice the latter, which only affirms his belief that nobody cares about him. So, to protect himself he puts up barriers and develops an "I'm fine with whatever" or "let's keep all of the options on the table" sort of attitude because he feels that any firm display of emotion on his part will be brushed aside or met with rejection, and the thought of that hurts way more than just pretending not to care at all. The comic book dialogue is also a good example of this. He's angry at his mom, and rightfully so, but instead of expressing that, he pulls himself back and probably just tells her it's fine and to forget it. Then he praises himself for this choice, meaning he genuinely believes that holding in his emotions is the morally right and "mature" thing to do. And presumably, he's been doing this for a long time, which would lead to long-term resentment, especially toward Maru, who doesn't do any of that. He probably thinks, I try so hard and she doesn't try at all. Why do so many people like her more than me? Then on top of it all, the motorcycle represents his desire to run away and be alone, because the way he's developed leads him to believe complete solitude is the only acceptable way to unmask and sort out his true feelings. It would probably take many years of therapy for him to heal from and unpack all that (I say from experience lol). Also, I headcannon him as being an Aquarius, so very much "I'm weird, I'm a weirdo" energy 😆
I'm someone who deals with reverse SAD, I live in florida, and the only time of year that I can go outside with immediately getting sunburned/drown in sweat is in late autumn and winter. Because of this, I spend most of my summers inside. One thing I think can worsen it too is seeing friends and peers online having the time of their life, when I just can't get myself to that headspace. When I do go out during these bouts I just feel like I'm sucking the fun from everyone else. I think that's why I relate so heavily to Sebastian during his early heart events. The needing an activity to be able to hang out with someone, so I don't feel like my personality during these times will make or break the interaction
The 4heart scene reminds me SO much of james hurley from twin peaks 😭😂😂 "Sometimes i think i should just get on my bike and go"
YEEES YEEESSS YAAAAAS i have been waiting for a new video of yours! I actually dont know anything about stardew valley apart from your videos, but they are just so good! It‘s like a comfort show at this point ☺️
I can tell you’re a game narrative designer cos this video was so insanely creative!!!! I loved the last 10 ones but I am HYPED for the ones going forward!
An absolute masterpiece! Thank you for how much time you took to put this together, the love and care that you have for this series truly shows in the content. Thank you for sharing with us ♥️
spectacular, phenomenal, pure genius, and I'm no longer numb, thank you! you've worked so hard for this success, congratulations ❤
ty 🥹
Two days before this video came out, my mother in law passed away. Two days ago, we had to put our beloved pet rabbit to sleep. Just to say, thank you for this amazing distraction. The ending was amazing and I CANNOT wait for Shane, but also please don’t rush or put too much pressure on yourself or anything like that 💖💖
The trailer is ridiculously good. I love your art Fiona!!
thank u ☺️
i’ve never been more excited for something to be uploaded in all my 20 years on this platform LETS GOOOOO
Saw this right after getting home from a long shift and literally yelled “yes!!” Love your videos, thanks for all you do! 🤩
this is the first video i’ve watched from you and oh my gosh a 4 hour vidoe WITH subtitles? thank you i am in your debt
Ngl if you ever did book reviews with all your usual analysis of characters and such I'd be so down lol
Banger vid as always! Was a nice treat after writing a 12 page essay over the course of 2 days haha. I feel like I understand Sebastian more now, tempted to go read some Alex/Sebastian fanfic lol. I still don't think Sebastian is necessarily my type bc of how similar he is to me but I get it too now lol
Btw that essay had a 3 page minimum lmao, can relate to like. having to cut myself off from writing more
after watching this, sebastian feels SO relatable. i also didn’t get the sebastian hype before, but you’ve really opened my eyes! thank you so much for your hard work, fiona. your videos are always insightful and entertaining🥰💗
On my first play through, I couldn’t decide which bachelor to romance because I wasn’t super sold on any of them, but I ultimately settled on Sebastian because I felt we had the most similar vibes being introverts. His six heart event was great, and I felt more sure in my choice. Then (I didn’t know this at the time) after I married him, I was so surprised to receive coffee as a gift from him. When making my character, I typed ‘coffee’ in as my favorite thing and thought that due to some magic programming he was able to give me my favorite thing. I looked it up and nope - that’s just what he gives his spouse! So, after that, I became a hands-down Sebastian girlie and haven’t been able to romance anyone else since.
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I’ve always interpreted the line at 1:22:33 a little differently. Sebastian’s been through a lot - his parents are (presumably) divorced, his dad is out of the picture, he doesn’t get along with his stepfamily because he feels they undervalue him. That’s a lot of hurt and anger and betrayal for a kid to deal with, so I thought that might’ve manifested as him having anger issues growing up. So when he doesn’t yell at Robin, he recognises that growth and feels like he’s matured past those issues, and he feels close enough to you to share that accomplishment! That’s how I thought of it at least. Great video as always :)
You’re my favorite TH-camr to listen to while studying right now, I just did four solid hours of homework while listening to this lol
today is my birthday so perfect timing!!! sebastian has always been my favorite bachelor. i always connected with him because of my own social anxieties/issues and longing for things you might not actually want; it doesn’t hurt that i always had a thing for the emo boys too lmfao. thank you for another beautiful video and having the best upload timing, i’m gonna rewatch later as a bday gift to myself 🖤
happy bday!!
Maaaan this was such a good video. I got so giddy hearing that you get it now, like I always knew you'd give him a fair shot just like any other marriage candidate, but seeing you Get It was such a joy. I think the projection is spot-on, I definitely see parts of myself in Sebastian, as a big introvert who found social interactions so tiring and anxiety-inducing for most of my school life the only people I regularly talked to in real life by choice was my family. And I was pleased as punch about that. But Sebastian doesn't have that cocoon of warmth and acceptance to fall back on with no hesitation. And it's not so easy to say "just talk to them", because that kind of relationship takes time to build, the same way it takes time for him to warm up to the farmer. And yes, I am definitely part of the "come with me sweet boy, let me give you happiness (in my giant house on my gigantic farmland)".
I've always been of the mind that whole family dynamic could vastly improve once Sebastian moves in with the farmer. Not because he's the problem, but because it's better for him to be away from that environment that has him actively going down the jealousy spiral. His dialouge after he's married about visiting Robin gets to me so much, that her face lit up when he walked through the door and him saying she deserves to be happy. Like we see him work through all those messy emotions when he lives on the farm, because he's away from the situation that caused them.
And he really is such a frog boy. I love that his official plushie has him with a little frog.
One note however, I've gotten the "Are you single? Just curious" question a lot of times before dating Sebastian. Though I am a sap who likes to offer the bouquet and the mermaid pendant at a 'good time', like when its raining or when I catch Sebastian out alone, so it's never right away.
Can I just say that I love how open and loving you are about fanfiction? So many "professional" writers look down on it.
OMG, that journal entry part felt like it was ripped straight out of MY old, angsty teenage journals 😭😭
You did such a great job, im so proud of you. Sebastian is great example of a young grown up who is still figuring out who he wants to be. First thing which drowned me to him was the fact that he is just like me. Thank you for this video and don't stop to slay queen!
WE’RE BECOMING SO NUMB WITH THIS ONE 🔥🔥🗣️🗣️
I got so excited and then its a trailer and i am CREASED. I laughed so hard I have tears! omg
Clicked on notify me so fast. I'm grateful for my almost birthday present of a video!
happy birthdayyyyyyy
i love the hc that seb is ginger! i'm blonde but dye my hair black/dark brown all the time and a lot of people are surprised when i tell them i'm actually blonde and tell me they thought it was my natural hair color (even if my roots are showing lol)... so i can definitively see that, esp since i'm alt too :o)
The g note transition is absolutely diabolical for sebastian
Sebastian was my first partner in Stardew, and I kind of forgot why (it was several years back). Today, I see surprising similarities between him and my real life crushes (especially considering mental health, but that’s also very much relates to me personally as well). But also, his character arc made me aware of my own “orgastic dreams” I am grappling with. This video honestly took me on such a journey!
I enjoy your content soooooo much! Can’t wait for the Shane video!!!
i’m so excited to see what you do after these bachelor deep dives! maybe stardew cookbook videos? no matter what it is i will be sat 🙏
1:14:02 this is a very underrated bit. like how there's always a delay when the news reporter switches
the premiere just ended, Fiona this is PHENOMENAL. the graphs, the poetry, the music, the research, the outfits (HELLO???). getting to watch this with the community was such an uplifting experience and I loved being able to build off thoughts with other watchers in real time - to the community too, thank you all for being here, we laughed together, cried together, caused mischief when Fiona left for a couple minutes together - all the work that went into this is absolutely astounding and your dedication to this series has inspired me to pursue my interests with the same level of passion. thank you so much for this, you've come so far and I'm so happy for you
cries for 1000 years. thank u for being there it was SO fun!!!!! pursue those interests hell yeah love to see it
i always avoided sebastian but yikes he really is me and we have both become so numb. bless you for the content you are really the stardew valley youtuber of all time