A reason for LdshadowLady not being in is because one of their cats died. Both Smallishbeans and Lizzie explained it in their episode that came after their break
I’ve noticed that Lizzie typically likes to take it one series at a time, last life happened to just be between the empires seasons, so I suspect that may be the reason
Yeah i agree with you she typically does that so maybe if there is more parts of the life series thats not part of another series maybe she will return
if youve been a fan of lizzie, you know that she typically has a hard time in scheduling. she mainly focuses on her IRL life rather than youtube, taking care of the house, the pets, etc. lizzie is also sensitive in stressful/competitive situations (this is why she doesn't like joining MCC) and the smp can be that sometimes. Like when last life happened, she just tried out the weekly sessions and maybe found it too difficult to keep up with especially with her current situation with the house renovations. Because of this, she also missed out a lot on other smp's like RATS smp, and missed out on other things in empires. It's unlikely that lizzie might join back on future seasons but who knows?
This series requires a commitment to be available at a particular time on a particular day of the week for multiple hours on multiple weeks so real life events will have a bigger impact on availability than normal smps. Plus there is also the requirement to produce the episodes fairly quickly. Hopefully everyone can return when possible, but people not been available will always occur.
yeah thats why bdubs. is yet to upload his POV. we all know how he's picky about editing his videos. so uploading it within a certain timeframe might not be his thing. on that note. much respect for pearl. i hear that she has to wake up early to be able to play and record with them. not to mention her ping.
@@Avoidthevoidx Yea. I know in some reactions to content like the "Out of Context" clip montages other members of the server have commented about "4 AM Pearl".
1:40 Skizz explains why he opted out of Double Life more during his and Impulse’s podcast! He said that he had a vacation planned that would cause him to miss 2 back to back recording sessions, and it was easier for him just not to join than to try and work him into the schedule.
Skizz was also travelling periodically to Florida I believe for some sporting event his daughter was in, I think it was soccer but I could be wrong. He may have been able to make it work, but he ultimately decided that it was more important to be there with his family, which is the right call.
Lizzie and Mumbo have both said that they’re not the most interested in competitive content (eg. MCC). I know that the Life series isn’t massively about the competition, but at the end of the day it is still a last man standing competitive series, so this could feed into their hesitation to rejoin
Oh no. I really hope that doesn’t mean Mumbo doesn’t want to join again. He looked like he had so much fun, and said he looked forward to another season
@@theAstarrr I think first things is that Mumbo hasnt been playing Minecraft much. its a burnout and he def wouldnt want to play on a comp combat server when he doesnt ever do combat. Idk how Grian takes ideas for the server but i think it might be cool if they have groups. Aka redstoners, PvPers and idk some other stuff. Or maybe something like groups but each group as a set person in a role. And people cant use stuff in other roles. It might change it up and let non pvpers play
He doesn't take any suggestions because he likes the ideas coming from his own brain, but that would be a cool idea. Reminds me of a specific season of a local (to my country) reality TV show.
I almost decided to skip limited life when I learnt ren was not in it. He is almost always involved in major alliances and makes the story fun. He prioritizes story and drama before everything else which I love. Hope to see him back.
@@rishavgoel3827 Don't you enjoy the group of people though? Mumbo is my favorite out of the Last Life cast, but I still watched each series for all the fun of the other people. They’re all great
I really hope Ren will come back next season. He uses music and sound effects really well to make his videos exciting. When the music builds up it really catches your attention. In addition to that he is a very good storyteller as you mentioned in the video. I haven’t seen any other member of the “Life” series tell the stories in a similar way as him. He takes the videos he creates very seriously and thus his videos become very enjoyable to watch. Watching his “Life” series videos is almost like watching a horror/action film. It’s really well made
Yeah I love Ren’s style a lot, especially in the last life finale with the monotone and red colors. The only member who I’d say competes with Ren in terms of style would be Martyn, who also makes his videos feel like full on films
@@Savariable When it comes to Impulse, yeah he is great with editing, but I think his choice of music lowers the quality of the video. Like I don’t want to listen to “happy” music while he is planning to blow up “bread bridge” with his allies. I think it makes the videos very unserious. Other than that tho, he does indeed make great content, I just prefer Rendog
Hope he returns next season! He brings a great energy for others to play off of. We normally start with smajor's perspective, since he tends to be everywhere, he gives the best overview. Then we watch specific viewpoints based on what events we want to see. Eventually, we manage to watch everyone's.
I would love it if, against all odds, we had every single member in again for season 5. Last Life was a gem. (Especially for Mumbo, who I've said doesn't often come to "Third-Party" events from Hermitcraft, like Among Us, 3rd Life, etc)
It would be epic if season 5 was an all-star remix, every old member, and maybe some new ones from empires and hermitcraft. But everyone gets a different challenge (some play by the rules of double life, limited life, last life, and 3rd life) Meaning that everyone has their own unique goal with the server. Weather it being kill for time, or dont get your teammate killed.
@@LegoLifeSMP It certainly has some flaws. Like the life giving system from last life. But i think they could easily find a way to make it just a short crazy one, not to really be like a full season. But more like a special. (even tho it would still have multiple episodes) They also once jokes about doing a sports day as a 1 episode series called real life. And i think a 45 min video of all the lifers doing irl sports would be amazing. But scar would have to miss out.
@@Puggylord316 I definitely agree with those points. A special would be tons of fun! And an IRL one could include sports like archery and lightsaber dueling, which could include Scar if tweaked, and even some basketball throws! Everyone could do those, and the people who choose not to show faces would compete on Wii. Wow I just got super invested in something that never will occur...
I dont really think anybody is rly leaving life series because of how close the members are to eachother. Most members have a very long history of friendship behind of them (Joel and Lizzie even being married). So the main reason some might not participate is that they simply do not have time.
lizzie probably didn't do it because she might find it too chaotic (she once said mcc was too chaotic and that's why she now only shows up for event mccs e.g. pride month mcc) but i hope she does it again as it's my favourite series to rewatch on her channel
I think that it is worth a note that Lizzie had an episode of limited life where she was in control of Pearl's perspective, which shows that she may still be interested in the series and may return. Also Gem had an episode taking control of Cleo's perspective so she may be a new member to the series in the future. Just worth a note.
3rd life was originally meant to be a stand alone series, I don’t think any of the content creators expected to be doing it so often. It may not seem like a lot to us, but each session is roughly 3 hours and then they have to edit the 3 hour long footage, double check that editing, and receive hate if they did something to another creator in the series (like boogeyman kill). Then they have to do this all over again the next week, so it’s understandable that not everyone can do that and other series like hermitcraft or empires. Basically what I’m saying is that it’s ok if people need a break. This video was quite good at saying that and I like how it didn’t go into detail about anything that could be personal.
The hate comments are the part that sucks the most. It's a series that pits the content creators against each other, even if in a fun and not so serious way, and everybody of course wants interesting content out of it. So when some player kills another, they both get what they are after. The whole point of the series is to trick, backstab, trap and kill each other in funny ways, so it's just ridiculous when some stans get upset about it.
@@wombat4191 yeah it’s terrible, some people don’t understand how much pain words can cause, especially if it’s multiple people saying the same thing. I get being a little mad if your favourite creator dies or something but it doesn’t justify going to the other creator and hating on them. All the players are there for fun and are friends, they have agreed on the rules and can back out if they want. The hate that fans cause could seriously be the thing that puts a stop to the life series which would be very unfortunate. Some people just overreact.
I remember hearing from Joel that him and Lizzie had moved recently, and that because Lizzie’s channel is bigger, she allowed Joel to grow his channel while she sorts out the moving stuff
I didn’t know Martyn mentioned doing a big collab with Ren and now I’m beyond excited, I’m literally shaking. They are 2 of my favorite content creators, and like my 2 favorite life series creators, with their bright personalities and humor, amazing chemistry, and incredible story telling abilities, I just can’t get enough of them together!! God bless ❤
I'm excited about it too !! Their personalities bounce off each other soooooo well. Third Life was my first mc smp series, and I was shocked to know that they weren't longtime friends at the time.
In regards to Mumbo, I feel like he only joined because he wanted to see if it was for him. Then again he basically took a 8-9 month break last year so that may have a part in his absence from the series
I would assume for the most part it was just due to scheduling issues or lack of interest. Double life has an extra excuse due to needing an even amount of players.
Lizzie did make an appearance this week (session 6) and I think everyone enjoyed it, so I wouldn't be too surprised to see her in the next one. Also GeminiTay could make a full season appearance next season because again I think many people enjoyed her subbing in for Cleo
lizzie usually does one series at a time, and right now lizzie and joel’s house is being renovated so it’s hard for them to record at the same time with the space
I really like this video, it’s not like the other videos under this concept which are like “HE DIDN’T JOIN BECAUSE OF THIS EXACT REASEB THAT I DO NOT HAVE A EVIDENCE TO”
A lot of the Life Series’ success comes from A) everyone getting online and recording every week And B) good vibes between players. While it’s really easy for some players to handle doing a ton of different smp’s at once(looking at you Scott) others like to take it slow and only focus on one at a time. I think all of these players might come back with the right circumstances,(especially Ren) but it’s good no one is forcing themselves to be on the series, because if they were, it probably wouldn’t be as fun to watch.
Bdubs also took a long break from his singleplayer series while he was doing Hermitcraft. Now that he's juggling both of them, I'm sure he didn't want to add even more work for himself. He has young kids too.
Lizzie been busy with renovating her house so she was focusing on that and plus recently Buddy(her cat) passed away so that might've made her take a break from uploading :(
A reason why Lizzy didn't join the life series is because in irl on her twitter or Instagram( I cant remember which one ) is because her house that she just moved into not that long ago was being redon so she didn't upload for a month due to staying in a caravan and that Lizzy dose mainly focus on one series at a time now then before duo to being busy with her new merch store and irl things.
whats amazing about mumbo, is that his projects are clearly a cut above his usual mc projects, if you've seen his stuff about directing music videos, photography, and overall offline side of work he has done, its impeccable and admirable.
Not a person I hope will REjoin, but I hope Docm77 joins the series. He’s a really cool guy and I wanna see him in action on the Life series. He apparently really fears PvP, but I wanna know how good his trap making skills are.
I didn't realise Ren was absent when I watched the first session and it felt like something was missing until I realised in the second session. Whenever I think of the Life series I think of Ren so it's pretty sad to not have him there. Also Lizzie kind of made an appearance in Limited Life in session 6, she played Pearlescentmoon as she couldn't be there that session. (Geminitay did the same for Zombiecleo in the same session)
I like how you addressed this point, only for both Lizzie and Mumbo to return to Secret Life. Honestly, the fact that Ren hasn't come back is a bit sad and his presence is definitely missing, but at least we got the other two to return.
I _really_ want to know what would have happened if Skizz was available for Double Life. Because they need an even amount so someone else will need to be added. (Or removed :( )
I heard word on the street that Fwhip was interesting in joining Double Life (worked with his schedule) but didn’t because of numbers, so maybe he’d have been in it?
ngl finding it funny that Lizzie filled in for pearl in ep 6. it was nice to see her do that. but gosh it made me miss her in this SMP! also makes me want Gem to be in the next life SMP season.
The funniest thing is that Lizzie came back on Pearls account to play in Limited Life- 😂 I think she enjoyed it but I don’t know if she liked the “competitive” aspect of it, sure it wasn’t too competitive but from the usual SMP’s she is in the Life series was MUCH different, more like a game then an SMP, which that’s really what it is- I don’t know fully but like I said her content is usually a little more lore like with SMP’s that revolve around building and things like that- I don’t know how to explain it but she also tends to do one series at a time. And like you said with Ren he has personal reasons not to join and it makes me really sad, but I am hoping more that his mental health gets better rather then him coming back in the Life Series! Though like I said before with Lizzie playing for Pearl ahem actually played for Cleo in the exact same session! Which was a joy to watch! And honestly I’m excited about the animations that this series will have when it ends, and how people will interpret everything because those artists are INSANE!
For Limited life especially since episode 6 attendance for every session seems to be mandatory which while makes sense due to the timed aspect of the series may have influenced alot of players decision making in wanting to be in the series.
I think they can sit out a session if they cant be there but I think Grains afk session might have been an influence on Pearl and Cleo to have an episode even if they cant play. So it might seem like its mandatory but I dont think it is. After all you cant always know if something goes wrong, I think Bdubs had some issues with his recording in last life so his perspective for his final episode was lost.
I love most of the cast for the life series but I understand it’s a big commitment to be in every series, so of course not everyone can be in every series, I miss them but it’s their lives and they need to do what’s best for themselves
And this week of the limited life 😂 lizzie came back but not on her own account as well as gem too just join to replace their friends... it was so much fun
Well, that was just because Pearl was in Japan and Cleo was having computer issues, so the 2 were nice enough to step in for them But it still would be nice to see them in season 5, they did make the last session a lot more fun
I would love to see FitMC join sometime. It's totally not his usual content, but he's a great dramatic storyteller. He could really come up with some great storylines along with Ren and Martyn.
While I agree that Fit would make for a solid addition, it doesn't seem very likely. Everyone in the Life series is connected to Grian in some way, whether it be through Hermitcraft or Empires (now that entire server collabs are a thing) or his old Evo SMP. I think there are too many dots to connect between Grian and Fit for him to just casually pop up in one of these.
@@monohymn Yeah, I agree it's unlikely, but we can dream (see what I did there...). Another solid choice would be DocM77. His traps would be scary... His ability to exploit game-breaking mechanics would be limited by being reduces to a limited number of 3-hour recording sessions, but I'm sure he could come up with something.
Ngl i didnt even notice that ren was not there, but in my mind i thought that someone was missing, someone important, series just felt wrong, there is an important character missing that made the series enjoyable
I also miss Ren being in the life series, he really D&D's the crap out of it. With Ren around you know everything will feel deeper in lore and role play. Limited life may be less lore and role play, but it's more of a game. People are much more focused on actually playing it and trying to win back time and all, so it's more competitive, but less of a story, not necessarily a bad thing
Considering Lizzie and Gem were able to swap in for Pearl and Cleo in Session 6 of Limited Life. I do think it’s a possibility they’ll return for a fifth season if there is one.
Not having the time, mental energy and just from most recounts irl stuff which mental health and irl should always come before hand. Mumbo not being in this season and double life was very much due to a well needed break and hiatus and him focusing on hermitcraft and redstone videos is probably the best thing at this time. Lizzie is more than likely focused on the one series, this being empire's. Is pretty self explanatory and valid too. Especially when the Life SMP series is taxing with schedule and editing three hours worth of footage. Skizzle taking a break/vacation for season three is also understandable. As for the ones outside this season, Ren dealing with irl stuff is something I dont and no one should blame him on irl affairs and I hope he recovers well. No one is entitled to know anything, itll be parasocial behavior to even pry, its invasion of privacy. As of no POV of BdoubleO, apart from a maybe future compilation, him being a figure in others POVs is an interesting concept. And he has every right to do that especially when his main focus is hermitcraft and building with series by the looks. In any case if a season 5 does happen I do hope for all members to return but I woulsnt be upset if that doesnt happen maybe they'll bring on new players who knows. This type of series does take a significant lot of planning and scheduling, and as we seen with grains second episode of Limited sickness can strike anytime so even leave with one or two episodes can happen especially with irl stuff.
While this could be completely unrelated, I know Lizzie tends not to compete in the Minecraft Championship (MCC) as she isn't as fond of the competitive nature, with her usually competinging in non-canon MCCs. This could also be true for the life series
I love Lizzie especially, and i’d love to see her in another season if there is one, but i don’t think she would join again, but i’m super happy she subbed in for Pearl in Limited Life anyway - I’d also really want to see oli join something like that but I know his schedule isn’t..the best, and the recording sessions probably wouldn’t match up for him
3 days after this video, we got a Lizzie and gem cameo, they pretended to be pearl and Cleo respectively because both of them couldn’t make it to the session
I think I’ve actually heard the Fwhip said he was considering joining Double Life, but there needed to be an even amount of people. Double Life was in a lull before Empires s2, so it makes sense that he’d have the availability to do it then, but not for Limited Life. (But I’m still trying to find where this was originally heard, so don’t take my word for it)
Ok so with the newest episodes out and Lizzie filling in for pearl I do think she will return/wants to return because if she didn‘t like the style of smp or whatever she wouldn‘t fill in for Someone yk? But I think it‘s likely she‘s just taking things slower rn
I don't want to pressure anyone. I just want to know if they are taking care of themselves first and foremost, THAT is what is more important to me as fan of theirs.🙂
also to add on to lizzies reasons when she took a month break she ended up coming out and saying that her cat buddy who has been known as her pet for years
the reason lizzie is abscent from the recent series is because of their house being renovated. She almost did not appear for the entire hermitcraft crossover, not even making a video on them going to their side. And joel had to end that collab early because of the renovations. Its why she took the break. It was not really by her choice. We dont really know how joel kept uploading during that time but from what we heard it was only possible for 1 pc, and since he uploaded more consistently he got the pc. And she might have just returned right before limited life started (not too sure) but its because they would have not known if she would have been available for the season. And she seems to never be in more then 1 season at a time. TLDR: Her house was being renovated, so they probably was unsure if she would be able to join in for the season. And she tends to be in 1 smp at a time, so to have 2 going on straight after a renavation probably was another reason.
i am watching this 8 months later because i know what happened (secret life) and wanted to see if you got it right edit after watching the video: you got it all right except for renthedog though afcourse we dont know if he now has other personal things (he did cover for Tango in episode 6 of secret life)
Lizzie said, she had her house under reconstruction which is why she stopped for a while and which is probably why she had to drop out of Limited life. It would've made her life a lot harder
Tbf lizzie and joel's hosue is being revonvated and are living in a caravan. So they have to record in an office. It might just be easier to not take as any trips
Would love to see mumbo back. he struggled to do what he wanted to in his first season tho. None of the traps he made really worked which may have discouraged him from re-attending.
If you've been listening to Ren's livestreams, then you surely know that he recently had been informed that his current landlord had unexpectedly decided not to renew the Ren's lease, which is scheduled to end in a few months, apparently due to the landlord deciding they are no longer going to be leasing the property out so they can use the space themselves. Ren has been searching for a new place to live that meets his various needs, and decided that this and some other IRL issues take priority over another series at this time. He has been very candid about that during the livestreams. Hopefully, things settle down and he can join any future series.
Mumbo only just returned to TH-cam after his 6 month break, but you didn’t mention he is also currently in the Philippines so sure he is making the most of his time there as well... I do hope Lizzie comes back, and Ren as well! Would love to see some others join as well, like Gem, Sausage and False! The life series are my favourite minecraft series, and I love watching all perspectives...
My theory about Lizzie is that she said she doesn’t like competing with her friends on mcc so it may be a similar reason that she doesn’t like fighting with her friends
How i see it its mostly because people have a life outside of TH-cam/Minecraft. If you don't feel like you have the energy or the time to be in the series its so much okay. People may come and go, at the end they all feel like a group of friends in the series and no one should feel pressure to be in it. Personally i dont't care who might be missing or not as long evryone has a good time :)
At least you are super respectful with your takes. I could only dream of playing on their SMPs. I’m only a casual player because I don’t have the opportunities like that. I literally have time to burn and it’s hard to motivate on single player. And I really like the way they handle their servers.
A lot has been going on with Lizzie lately. She uploads a lot more leisurely, but she also had to take a break with Joel due to their cat dying. Lizzie also doesn’t upload more than one series at a time, probably because of all the effort she puts into her own videos. Lizzie doesn’t have an editor, so planning, recording, editing, rendering and uploading one episode is a lot of work, and I don’t think she would be able to schedule getting on at a certain time on a certain day to record a several hour long session, edit it herself, render it and upload it along with empires season 2 without sacrificing quality.
Bdoubleo is recording for his thing at the end, but he isn't uploading. Skizz stated in his podcast with Impulse that he didn't join double life specifically due to his vacation. Mumbo's absence is because he is in the Philippines, not because he is focusing on Hermitcraft. LDshadowlady did actually return temporarily when she filled in for Pearl when she was in Japan during session six. In the same way, Geminitay filled in for Cleo when her computer broke down that session, but she hadn't been in a previous season. Rendog was absent because as the season started, he was visiting family in South Africa, and the wifi there isn't good for multiplayer games, or even voice chatting. He may be back now, but he is too late to join except by filling in for someone else.
I think some new players into the next season would be really cool, I feel like one of the factors that made last life my favorite was the anount of players on top of the boogy mechanic.
Last time Lizzie did last life in the middle of empires. It did affect the uploading time for both series but my guess is Lizzie either likes to do one series at a time or wanted to just spend more time on empires smp.
Who do you wish to return in the next season?
MumboJumbo, LDShadowLady, and Renthedog
Mostly Mumbo
Lizzie
I really want all the members
A reason for LdshadowLady not being in is because one of their cats died. Both Smallishbeans and Lizzie explained it in their episode that came after their break
I’ve noticed that Lizzie typically likes to take it one series at a time, last life happened to just be between the empires seasons, so I suspect that may be the reason
last life took place when episodes 16-19 of empires were put out... and then those episodes were followed by 9 more
Yeah i agree with you she typically does that so maybe if there is more parts of the life series thats not part of another series maybe she will return
Lizzie joined the Life series *during* Empires though.
lizzie takes time doing vids so maybe she is busy ( they also recently moved )
if youve been a fan of lizzie, you know that she typically has a hard time in scheduling. she mainly focuses on her IRL life rather than youtube, taking care of the house, the pets, etc. lizzie is also sensitive in stressful/competitive situations (this is why she doesn't like joining MCC) and the smp can be that sometimes. Like when last life happened, she just tried out the weekly sessions and maybe found it too difficult to keep up with especially with her current situation with the house renovations. Because of this, she also missed out a lot on other smp's like RATS smp, and missed out on other things in empires. It's unlikely that lizzie might join back on future seasons but who knows?
This series requires a commitment to be available at a particular time on a particular day of the week for multiple hours on multiple weeks so real life events will have a bigger impact on availability than normal smps. Plus there is also the requirement to produce the episodes fairly quickly. Hopefully everyone can return when possible, but people not been available will always occur.
yeah thats why bdubs. is yet to upload his POV. we all know how he's picky about editing his videos. so uploading it within a certain timeframe might not be his thing.
on that note. much respect for pearl. i hear that she has to wake up early to be able to play and record with them. not to mention her ping.
@@Avoidthevoidx Yea. I know in some reactions to content like the "Out of Context" clip montages other members of the server have commented about "4 AM Pearl".
@@highrofellos6721 isnt it 5AM pearl?
1:40 Skizz explains why he opted out of Double Life more during his and Impulse’s podcast! He said that he had a vacation planned that would cause him to miss 2 back to back recording sessions, and it was easier for him just not to join than to try and work him into the schedule.
It's fair, imagine being away for 2 episodes, tries to join the server (hypothetically speaking), and finds out that BigB got to red/died in red
Yeah that makes sense, I remember hearing something about his “vacation” on the HC subreddit discord server but I couldn’t find any other info
Skiz has a real world job to deal with
Skizz was also travelling periodically to Florida I believe for some sporting event his daughter was in, I think it was soccer but I could be wrong. He may have been able to make it work, but he ultimately decided that it was more important to be there with his family, which is the right call.
Lizzie and Mumbo have both said that they’re not the most interested in competitive content (eg. MCC). I know that the Life series isn’t massively about the competition, but at the end of the day it is still a last man standing competitive series, so this could feed into their hesitation to rejoin
Yeah it’s probably a big factor too, I guess we just have to wait and see for the next season
Oh no. I really hope that doesn’t mean Mumbo doesn’t want to join again. He looked like he had so much fun, and said he looked forward to another season
@@theAstarrr it’s more likely to me that his nomadic lifestyle makes the scheduling commitment difficult
@@theAstarrr I think first things is that Mumbo hasnt been playing Minecraft much. its a burnout and he def wouldnt want to play on a comp combat server when he doesnt ever do combat.
Idk how Grian takes ideas for the server but i think it might be cool if they have groups. Aka redstoners, PvPers and idk some other stuff. Or maybe something like groups but each group as a set person in a role. And people cant use stuff in other roles. It might change it up and let non pvpers play
He doesn't take any suggestions because he likes the ideas coming from his own brain, but that would be a cool idea. Reminds me of a specific season of a local (to my country) reality TV show.
I feel like it isn’t the life series without Rendog. He adds so much fun to the story
Yeah he is a pretty big star here
I would say he puts out more effort but the Life series is always good when it has a lot of players (which is always)
I almost decided to skip limited life when I learnt ren was not in it. He is almost always involved in major alliances and makes the story fun. He prioritizes story and drama before everything else which I love. Hope to see him back.
@@rishavgoel3827 Don't you enjoy the group of people though? Mumbo is my favorite out of the Last Life cast, but I still watched each series for all the fun of the other people. They’re all great
@@theAstarrr don't get me wrong, I still watch it and I like most of them as well. Just ren not being there made me sad.
I really hope Ren will come back next season. He uses music and sound effects really well to make his videos exciting. When the music builds up it really catches your attention. In addition to that he is a very good storyteller as you mentioned in the video. I haven’t seen any other member of the “Life” series tell the stories in a similar way as him. He takes the videos he creates very seriously and thus his videos become very enjoyable to watch. Watching his “Life” series videos is almost like watching a horror/action film. It’s really well made
i miss ren
i loved his 3rd life vids a lot
Yeah I love Ren’s style a lot, especially in the last life finale with the monotone and red colors. The only member who I’d say competes with Ren in terms of style would be Martyn, who also makes his videos feel like full on films
@@SodioYT I might have to check him out as I haven’t really watched his content before
@@Savariable When it comes to Impulse, yeah he is great with editing, but I think his choice of music lowers the quality of the video. Like I don’t want to listen to “happy” music while he is planning to blow up “bread bridge” with his allies. I think it makes the videos very unserious. Other than that tho, he does indeed make great content, I just prefer Rendog
Hope he returns next season! He brings a great energy for others to play off of. We normally start with smajor's perspective, since he tends to be everywhere, he gives the best overview. Then we watch specific viewpoints based on what events we want to see. Eventually, we manage to watch everyone's.
I would love it if, against all odds, we had every single member in again for season 5.
Last Life was a gem. (Especially for Mumbo, who I've said doesn't often come to "Third-Party" events from Hermitcraft, like Among Us, 3rd Life, etc)
Everyone in Last Life was perfect, and the large amount caused chaos.
It would be epic if season 5 was an all-star remix, every old member, and maybe some new ones from empires and hermitcraft. But everyone gets a different challenge (some play by the rules of double life, limited life, last life, and 3rd life) Meaning that everyone has their own unique goal with the server. Weather it being kill for time, or dont get your teammate killed.
@@Puggylord316 that idea is INCREDIBLE and I must see this!
@@LegoLifeSMP It certainly has some flaws. Like the life giving system from last life. But i think they could easily find a way to make it just a short crazy one, not to really be like a full season. But more like a special. (even tho it would still have multiple episodes) They also once jokes about doing a sports day as a 1 episode series called real life. And i think a 45 min video of all the lifers doing irl sports would be amazing. But scar would have to miss out.
@@Puggylord316 I definitely agree with those points. A special would be tons of fun! And an IRL one could include sports like archery and lightsaber dueling, which could include Scar if tweaked, and even some basketball throws! Everyone could do those, and the people who choose not to show faces would compete on Wii. Wow I just got super invested in something that never will occur...
I miss the 17 player season so much, and so does Ren miss Skizzleman when they see each other again in season 5... (I hope)
love how this appeared in my recommended the day Mumbo and Lizzie rejoined the series
But ren ?
I dont really think anybody is rly leaving life series because of how close the members are to eachother. Most members have a very long history of friendship behind of them (Joel and Lizzie even being married). So the main reason some might not participate is that they simply do not have time.
lizzie probably didn't do it because she might find it too chaotic (she once said mcc was too chaotic and that's why she now only shows up for event mccs e.g. pride month mcc) but i hope she does it again as it's my favourite series to rewatch on her channel
I got that feeling as well. She's in plenty of other things, so I can always get a Ldshadowlady fix when I want it.
Pride month BS is cancer and should be banned
I think that it is worth a note that Lizzie had an episode of limited life where she was in control of Pearl's perspective, which shows that she may still be interested in the series and may return.
Also Gem had an episode taking control of Cleo's perspective so she may be a new member to the series in the future.
Just worth a note.
3rd life was originally meant to be a stand alone series, I don’t think any of the content creators expected to be doing it so often. It may not seem like a lot to us, but each session is roughly 3 hours and then they have to edit the 3 hour long footage, double check that editing, and receive hate if they did something to another creator in the series (like boogeyman kill). Then they have to do this all over again the next week, so it’s understandable that not everyone can do that and other series like hermitcraft or empires. Basically what I’m saying is that it’s ok if people need a break. This video was quite good at saying that and I like how it didn’t go into detail about anything that could be personal.
The hate comments are the part that sucks the most. It's a series that pits the content creators against each other, even if in a fun and not so serious way, and everybody of course wants interesting content out of it. So when some player kills another, they both get what they are after. The whole point of the series is to trick, backstab, trap and kill each other in funny ways, so it's just ridiculous when some stans get upset about it.
@@wombat4191 yeah it’s terrible, some people don’t understand how much pain words can cause, especially if it’s multiple people saying the same thing. I get being a little mad if your favourite creator dies or something but it doesn’t justify going to the other creator and hating on them. All the players are there for fun and are friends, they have agreed on the rules and can back out if they want. The hate that fans cause could seriously be the thing that puts a stop to the life series which would be very unfortunate. Some people just overreact.
I remember hearing from Joel that him and Lizzie had moved recently, and that because Lizzie’s channel is bigger, she allowed Joel to grow his channel while she sorts out the moving stuff
I didn’t know Martyn mentioned doing a big collab with Ren and now I’m beyond excited, I’m literally shaking. They are 2 of my favorite content creators, and like my 2 favorite life series creators, with their bright personalities and humor, amazing chemistry, and incredible story telling abilities, I just can’t get enough of them together!! God bless ❤
Yeah I’m hyped as well :DD it might not be a *big* collab tho but I guess we’ll see
Yes I wanna see this!!!
I'm excited about it too !! Their personalities bounce off each other soooooo well. Third Life was my first mc smp series, and I was shocked to know that they weren't longtime friends at the time.
In regards to Mumbo, I feel like he only joined because he wanted to see if it was for him. Then again he basically took a 8-9 month break last year so that may have a part in his absence from the series
Considering that double life and planning for limited life happened during that time period, it's no surprise he wasn't apart of either.
I would assume for the most part it was just due to scheduling issues or lack of interest. Double life has an extra excuse due to needing an even amount of players.
Lizzie did make an appearance this week (session 6) and I think everyone enjoyed it, so I wouldn't be too surprised to see her in the next one. Also GeminiTay could make a full season appearance next season because again I think many people enjoyed her subbing in for Cleo
lizzie usually does one series at a time, and right now lizzie and joel’s house is being renovated so it’s hard for them to record at the same time with the space
If u watch fwips fishing with lizzie and shubble she mentions recording in the van while cold is kinda hard. Episodes not that old too.
I really like this video, it’s not like the other videos under this concept which are like “HE DIDN’T JOIN BECAUSE OF THIS EXACT REASEB THAT I DO NOT HAVE A EVIDENCE TO”
A lot of the Life Series’ success comes from A) everyone getting online and recording every week
And B) good vibes between players.
While it’s really easy for some players to handle doing a ton of different smp’s at once(looking at you Scott) others like to take it slow and only focus on one at a time.
I think all of these players might come back with the right circumstances,(especially Ren) but it’s good no one is forcing themselves to be on the series, because if they were, it probably wouldn’t be as fun to watch.
Lizzie: in the middle of empires
Mumbo: just taking a really long break... probably since Grian magic nearly failed
Skiz: busy
Bdubs also took a long break from his singleplayer series while he was doing Hermitcraft. Now that he's juggling both of them, I'm sure he didn't want to add even more work for himself. He has young kids too.
Technically Lizzie already returned in session 6 playing for pearl while she was absent
Lizzie been busy with renovating her house so she was focusing on that and plus recently Buddy(her cat) passed away so that might've made her take a break from uploading :(
A reason why Lizzy didn't join the life series is because in irl on her twitter or Instagram( I cant remember which one ) is because her house that she just moved into not that long ago was being redon so she didn't upload for a month due to staying in a caravan and that Lizzy dose mainly focus on one series at a time now then before duo to being busy with her new merch store and irl things.
To add, Lizzie also recently lost her 12 y/o cat, she might’ve taken that break to mourn a bit, i hope she comes back!
I appreciate you emphasizing that we need to respect the content creators wishes and their privacy. I hope they all can return in a future season!
Already as fine as aged milk
Lizzie has substituted for pearl this week
whats amazing about mumbo, is that his projects are clearly a cut above his usual mc projects, if you've seen his stuff about directing music videos, photography, and overall offline side of work he has done, its impeccable and admirable.
lizzie said somewhere that the reason shes wasn't in double life was because of empires the musical
Not a person I hope will REjoin, but I hope Docm77 joins the series. He’s a really cool guy and I wanna see him in action on the Life series.
He apparently really fears PvP, but I wanna know how good his trap making skills are.
I don’t think Doc has to fear pvp as much as he does, half the server aren’t great pvpers.
He would just nuke the entire server in the first epsiode
I didn't realise Ren was absent when I watched the first session and it felt like something was missing until I realised in the second session. Whenever I think of the Life series I think of Ren so it's pretty sad to not have him there. Also Lizzie kind of made an appearance in Limited Life in session 6, she played Pearlescentmoon as she couldn't be there that session. (Geminitay did the same for Zombiecleo in the same session)
mumbo and lizzie actually rejoined in Secrets life (the latest version of the life series)
I like how you addressed this point, only for both Lizzie and Mumbo to return to Secret Life. Honestly, the fact that Ren hasn't come back is a bit sad and his presence is definitely missing, but at least we got the other two to return.
Mumbo was also on vacation in the Philippines when limited life was starting up so he would have joined back mid game
I love ren's storylines and I hope he returns if theres a next season of the life series
Whoa you better explain episode 6.
Aged amazingly
I _really_ want to know what would have happened if Skizz was available for Double Life. Because they need an even amount so someone else will need to be added. (Or removed :( )
I heard word on the street that Fwhip was interesting in joining Double Life (worked with his schedule) but didn’t because of numbers, so maybe he’d have been in it?
i agree with what you said about mumbo, i think he's still adjusting to posting minecraft videos again
I swear I haven’t seen bigb most of the limited life series- I’m so dumb and blind
ngl finding it funny that Lizzie filled in for pearl in ep 6. it was nice to see her do that. but gosh it made me miss her in this SMP! also makes me want Gem to be in the next life SMP season.
I think Lizzie could be back next season due to her filling in for pearl in episode 6. She still seems interested.
LIZZIE PLAYED ON SESSION 6 FOR PEARL
The funniest thing is that Lizzie came back on Pearls account to play in Limited Life- 😂 I think she enjoyed it but I don’t know if she liked the “competitive” aspect of it, sure it wasn’t too competitive but from the usual SMP’s she is in the Life series was MUCH different, more like a game then an SMP, which that’s really what it is- I don’t know fully but like I said her content is usually a little more lore like with SMP’s that revolve around building and things like that- I don’t know how to explain it but she also tends to do one series at a time.
And like you said with Ren he has personal reasons not to join and it makes me really sad, but I am hoping more that his mental health gets better rather then him coming back in the Life Series!
Though like I said before with Lizzie playing for Pearl ahem actually played for Cleo in the exact same session! Which was a joy to watch! And honestly I’m excited about the animations that this series will have when it ends, and how people will interpret everything because those artists are INSANE!
Lizzie was there last session ... kinda .. or rather Pearl got a frog stuck in her throat
For Limited life especially since episode 6 attendance for every session seems to be mandatory which while makes sense due to the timed aspect of the series may have influenced alot of players decision making in wanting to be in the series.
I think they can sit out a session if they cant be there but I think Grains afk session might have been an influence on Pearl and Cleo to have an episode even if they cant play. So it might seem like its mandatory but I dont think it is.
After all you cant always know if something goes wrong, I think Bdubs had some issues with his recording in last life so his perspective for his final episode was lost.
I love most of the cast for the life series but I understand it’s a big commitment to be in every series, so of course not everyone can be in every series, I miss them but it’s their lives and they need to do what’s best for themselves
And this week of the limited life 😂 lizzie came back but not on her own account as well as gem too just join to replace their friends... it was so much fun
Lizzie and Gem may join next Time since they joined for Session 6
Well, that was just because Pearl was in Japan and Cleo was having computer issues, so the 2 were nice enough to step in for them
But it still would be nice to see them in season 5, they did make the last session a lot more fun
I know but that showed me how cool it whould be if they joined
@@Swiftie_in_Disguise agreed
I would love to see FitMC join sometime. It's totally not his usual content, but he's a great dramatic storyteller. He could really come up with some great storylines along with Ren and Martyn.
While I agree that Fit would make for a solid addition, it doesn't seem very likely. Everyone in the Life series is connected to Grian in some way, whether it be through Hermitcraft or Empires (now that entire server collabs are a thing) or his old Evo SMP. I think there are too many dots to connect between Grian and Fit for him to just casually pop up in one of these.
@@monohymn Yeah, I agree it's unlikely, but we can dream (see what I did there...).
Another solid choice would be DocM77. His traps would be scary... His ability to exploit game-breaking mechanics would be limited by being reduces to a limited number of 3-hour recording sessions, but I'm sure he could come up with something.
Ngl i didnt even notice that ren was not there, but in my mind i thought that someone was missing, someone important, series just felt wrong, there is an important character missing that made the series enjoyable
Ren will surely be back next Life series. I don't know about Mumbo and LDShadowlady.
Lizzie wasn’t in double life due to working on the Empire Musical. Not sure about Limited Life..
-Confirmed on her Discord Server!
I also miss Ren being in the life series, he really D&D's the crap out of it. With Ren around you know everything will feel deeper in lore and role play. Limited life may be less lore and role play, but it's more of a game. People are much more focused on actually playing it and trying to win back time and all, so it's more competitive, but less of a story, not necessarily a bad thing
Lizzie was living in a camper van at the time of limited life I think
Why
Considering Lizzie and Gem were able to swap in for Pearl and Cleo in Session 6 of Limited Life. I do think it’s a possibility they’ll return for a fifth season if there is one.
Not having the time, mental energy and just from most recounts irl stuff which mental health and irl should always come before hand.
Mumbo not being in this season and double life was very much due to a well needed break and hiatus and him focusing on hermitcraft and redstone videos is probably the best thing at this time.
Lizzie is more than likely focused on the one series, this being empire's. Is pretty self explanatory and valid too. Especially when the Life SMP series is taxing with schedule and editing three hours worth of footage.
Skizzle taking a break/vacation for season three is also understandable.
As for the ones outside this season, Ren dealing with irl stuff is something I dont and no one should blame him on irl affairs and I hope he recovers well. No one is entitled to know anything, itll be parasocial behavior to even pry, its invasion of privacy.
As of no POV of BdoubleO, apart from a maybe future compilation, him being a figure in others POVs is an interesting concept. And he has every right to do that especially when his main focus is hermitcraft and building with series by the looks.
In any case if a season 5 does happen I do hope for all members to return but I woulsnt be upset if that doesnt happen maybe they'll bring on new players who knows. This type of series does take a significant lot of planning and scheduling, and as we seen with grains second episode of Limited sickness can strike anytime so even leave with one or two episodes can happen especially with irl stuff.
I would love to a see a battle royale type thing in season 5 with all original players as well as other members of empires and hermitcraft
Yeah that’s what I originally wanted for Season 4, like an MCC-type life series event
I hope GeminiTay(Slay) joins for the next Life series. She's shown that she's a great pvper
it would have been so cute if lizzie was in double life and was joels soulmate
True
But then no boat boys
While this could be completely unrelated, I know Lizzie tends not to compete in the Minecraft Championship (MCC) as she isn't as fond of the competitive nature, with her usually competinging in non-canon MCCs. This could also be true for the life series
I love Lizzie especially, and i’d love to see her in another season if there is one, but i don’t think she would join again, but i’m super happy she subbed in for Pearl in Limited Life anyway - I’d also really want to see oli join something like that but I know his schedule isn’t..the best, and the recording sessions probably wouldn’t match up for him
duh they have personal lives with things going on
3 days after this video, we got a Lizzie and gem cameo, they pretended to be pearl and Cleo respectively because both of them couldn’t make it to the session
I think I’ve actually heard the Fwhip said he was considering joining Double Life, but there needed to be an even amount of people. Double Life was in a lull before Empires s2, so it makes sense that he’d have the availability to do it then, but not for Limited Life.
(But I’m still trying to find where this was originally heard, so don’t take my word for it)
I think they mentioned it on an Imp and Skizz podcast. I know they talked about Skizz absence from the series but not sure if they mentioned Fwhip
Also it’s more amazing Mumbo ever did a pvp series then that he stopped. Mumbo has always sat out these series.
Ok so with the newest episodes out and Lizzie filling in for pearl I do think she will return/wants to return because if she didn‘t like the style of smp or whatever she wouldn‘t fill in for Someone yk? But I think it‘s likely she‘s just taking things slower rn
I don't want to pressure anyone.
I just want to know if they are taking care of themselves first and foremost, THAT is what is more important to me as fan of theirs.🙂
2:08 Skizz mentioned on his podcast with Impulse a while ago that he couldn’t do Double Life because he was on holiday with his family.
also to add on to lizzies reasons when she took a month break she ended up coming out and saying that her cat buddy who has been known as her pet for years
With Lizzie you gotta remember the death of her and our beloved lil kitty she might of been mourning when they had started limited life
Lizzie’s cat buddy died around the time she was absent as well, I think she was devastated as she had him for so long. Joel was sad as well.. 🥺
Mumbo was also on vacation in the Phillippines during the first few limited life episodes
the reason lizzie is abscent from the recent series is because of their house being renovated. She almost did not appear for the entire hermitcraft crossover, not even making a video on them going to their side. And joel had to end that collab early because of the renovations. Its why she took the break. It was not really by her choice. We dont really know how joel kept uploading during that time but from what we heard it was only possible for 1 pc, and since he uploaded more consistently he got the pc. And she might have just returned right before limited life started (not too sure) but its because they would have not known if she would have been available for the season. And she seems to never be in more then 1 season at a time.
TLDR: Her house was being renovated, so they probably was unsure if she would be able to join in for the season. And she tends to be in 1 smp at a time, so to have 2 going on straight after a renavation probably was another reason.
the biggest issue is that it’s at a set time and some people can’t be there
i am watching this 8 months later because i know what happened (secret life) and wanted to see if you got it right
edit after watching the video: you got it all right except for renthedog though afcourse we dont know if he now has other personal things (he did cover for Tango in episode 6 of secret life)
Lizzie said, she had her house under reconstruction which is why she stopped for a while and which is probably why she had to drop out of Limited life. It would've made her life a lot harder
Tbf lizzie and joel's hosue is being revonvated and are living in a caravan. So they have to record in an office. It might just be easier to not take as any trips
Would love to see mumbo back. he struggled to do what he wanted to in his first season tho. None of the traps he made really worked which may have discouraged him from re-attending.
I'm pretty sure Bdubs said in that clip that he HAS been recording
If you've been listening to Ren's livestreams, then you surely know that he recently had been informed that his current landlord had unexpectedly decided not to renew the Ren's lease, which is scheduled to end in a few months, apparently due to the landlord deciding they are no longer going to be leasing the property out so they can use the space themselves. Ren has been searching for a new place to live that meets his various needs, and decided that this and some other IRL issues take priority over another series at this time. He has been very candid about that during the livestreams. Hopefully, things settle down and he can join any future series.
lizzie filled in for pearl in ep 6 of limited life, so here is to hoping she will be back in the next edition xD
Mumbo only just returned to TH-cam after his 6 month break, but you didn’t mention he is also currently in the Philippines so sure he is making the most of his time there as well... I do hope Lizzie comes back, and Ren as well! Would love to see some others join as well, like Gem, Sausage and False! The life series are my favourite minecraft series, and I love watching all perspectives...
My theory about Lizzie is that she said she doesn’t like competing with her friends on mcc so it may be a similar reason that she doesn’t like fighting with her friends
well lizzie subbed for pearl in session 6 so it's clear she has an interest in returning
How i see it its mostly because people have a life outside of TH-cam/Minecraft. If you don't feel like you have the energy or the time to be in the series its so much okay. People may come and go, at the end they all feel like a group of friends in the series and no one should feel pressure to be in it. Personally i dont't care who might be missing or not as long evryone has a good time :)
At least you are super respectful with your takes. I could only dream of playing on their SMPs. I’m only a casual player because I don’t have the opportunities like that. I literally have time to burn and it’s hard to motivate on single player. And I really like the way they handle their servers.
A lot has been going on with Lizzie lately. She uploads a lot more leisurely, but she also had to take a break with Joel due to their cat dying. Lizzie also doesn’t upload more than one series at a time, probably because of all the effort she puts into her own videos. Lizzie doesn’t have an editor, so planning, recording, editing, rendering and uploading one episode is a lot of work, and I don’t think she would be able to schedule getting on at a certain time on a certain day to record a several hour long session, edit it herself, render it and upload it along with empires season 2 without sacrificing quality.
Meri died?
@@silentopolis6577 yeah. Joel made an announcement on his channel.
it was actually their cat Buddy who passed away (check both of their Instas or Twitters) not Meri
i remember when Lizzie posted the first one life vid still iconic
Bdoubleo is recording for his thing at the end, but he isn't uploading.
Skizz stated in his podcast with Impulse that he didn't join double life specifically due to his vacation.
Mumbo's absence is because he is in the Philippines, not because he is focusing on Hermitcraft.
LDshadowlady did actually return temporarily when she filled in for Pearl when she was in Japan during session six. In the same way, Geminitay filled in for Cleo when her computer broke down that session, but she hadn't been in a previous season.
Rendog was absent because as the season started, he was visiting family in South Africa, and the wifi there isn't good for multiplayer games, or even voice chatting. He may be back now, but he is too late to join except by filling in for someone else.
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“if lizzie gets a steady schedule.” i never thought i’d hear that sentence
I think some new players into the next season would be really cool, I feel like one of the factors that made last life my favorite was the anount of players on top of the boogy mechanic.
We need a life series with all 17 members
That’s why I loved last life so much, but One can only wish 😔
Add 3 more and we have nightmare round
5 months later, Bdubs HAS uploaded a compilation of Limited (it's about 12 hours long, and uploaded the same day Grian did a compilation of 3rd Life)
Really? What channel is it on and do you have a link?
Last time Lizzie did last life in the middle of empires. It did affect the uploading time for both series but my guess is Lizzie either likes to do one series at a time or wanted to just spend more time on empires smp.
I miss all of them especially Ren. He is the best in storytelling together with Martyn. 😢