Gus Can't Quit Stirring The Pot - 1.5 Spoilers

[@asonstrom4056]

The thing that always gets me is that SHANE is there just as much as Pam and Clint, and a lot of times he's even the first one in. And yet, Gus never mentions him. No wonder the dude's so depressed, the guy who gives him alcohol on a nightly basis doesn't even acknowledge his existence. :C

[@Leapalot]

Who is Shane? 🤔

[@irisbenitez5619]

At least shane and Emily are friends

[@Clepto_and_Co]

@@Leapalot I never thought there would be an NPC even more forgettable than Harvey

[@Iemonnie]

@@Clepto_and_Co i'd say that elliott is WAY more forgettable

[@struglemufin174]

@@Iemonnie idk man, Vincent is over there,

[@gracegrass4462]

My all time favorite Gus theory is that he's the one who wrote all the secret notes. It's like he says, he knows everything about the villagers!

[@Leapalot]

That's a great one! There are some that it definitely wouldn't work for, but on the whole I really like it!

[@gracegrass4462]

@@Leapalot Very true, some of the notes have obvious authors (Mr. Qi, specific people's handwriting etc). But I believe the theory is more about the notes with secrets and more general info. Looking at the wiki, notes 6, 7, and 11-21 could all be Gus (and 6 definitely is). Can't remember where I heard the theory but it makes me smile

[@OgreManGaming]

Gotta say, one unrealistic wish I have of the game would be that Gus wouldn’t complain about money being tight if you spend a certain amount of money there. Like if I dropped a million gold on salads, and he makes a 50% profit or whatever, it would be great to hear him be glad that he has plenty of money now, at least more than he needs to keep the bar afloat. Again I know it isn’t very realistic, but I feel like it would add a layer of depth to the game and let you feel like you are helping them out.

[@Leapalot]

Some different dialogue based on the economic changes of the valley would be very interesting!

[@ThePrimeMinisterOfTheBlock]

I agree, it would be good to see more of the positive influence the farmer has over the fortunes of the town.

[@ThatGuy-zw4le]

@Mickey Holmes i'm being called out and i dont like it

[@maddiemcnugget1076]

Let me tell you, profit margins are much higher on salads than 50%. Of course he’s gonna spend that money on the building and bills but yeah. Probably around 80-90%. Mostly on a lower end since we know he buys from Pierre.

[@gargoyles9999]

The economic malaise of Pelican town is really the fault of your Grandfather. He allowed what was likely the only real economic engine in town go to seed and then refuses to sell it so no one else could make use of it. if you hadn’t decided to quit your job and go farming the towns slow descent would have continued.

[@cobaltprime9467]

Sometimes all you need is a simple character that is just friendly. No drama. I do not think he’s Penny’s dad at all. He’s a good guy no way he’d be a deadbeat dad.

[@Leapalot]

Gus is the hero the valley needs, but not the one they deserve.

[@flarethedragonlord7470]

@@Leapalot na the farmer is the hero the town needs. Gus is just another guy struggling with business and moral dilemmas, which is why I weirdly like him and heck why I like most of the town as none at just down right evil. Just people with problems that they need to work through…

[@victory8928]

He is a good guy, always tries to look out for others and doesn’t want to disappoint anyone. He was one of the first character who I made friends with and yeah he definitely ain’t one note. He is a person who needs the money badly so turns a blind eye to these cause he has to. I do love his cranberry sauce cutscene

[@sal23246]

Emily probably pays the bills herself since her parents are gone. Kinda sad that she has to stay at work most of the day to support her and her sister

[@Leapalot]

That's pretty much my understanding as well. Gotta keep those lights on!

[@daamazingfireman5566]

If only Haley had a job, then they’d actually be ok. But NOOOOOO, Haley just HAS to be a stupid freeloader. Do her next.

[@sal23246]

@@daamazingfireman5566 and she is very ungrateful always talking bad about Emily behind her back and complaining about having to clean the sofa , like wtf you are living with Emily for free

[@southernsnowman7788]

I thought she need money for sewing hobbies and all those gems collection

[@Leapalot]

@@southernsnowman7788 It would be really cool if she could turn that into a business of her own! I mean... if she even wanted to.

[@Gabgab629]

I forget about Gus. He doesn't have a lot going for him, IMO. I feel like even after fully befriending him, he's still rather flat. Sure, he's a nice guy, but he doesn't really have the memorable details that other NPCs have

[@Leapalot]

He just fades into the background where he can observe the villagers and collect blackmail on them...

[@YooranKujara]

He's the villager I forget to talk to the most

[@Gabgab629]

@@YooranKujara Part of the issue is he rarely leaves the saloon. I don't find myself going there very often, so I just don't encounter him enough to build a relationship. It makes sense from a character standpoint for him to stick around the saloon, but it certainly doesn't help me remember that he exists.

[@YooranKujara]

@@Gabgab629 I only remember on the early birthdays where usually the best gift I can get is like a pizza or a beer from Gus

[@ThePrimeMinisterOfTheBlock]

He's the straight man against which these other jokers ply their trade

[@ocuniverse785]

I think an important thing to mention is that there's characters like Caroline who say that they get take-out from the saloon, so I'm guessing the saloon is less of a bar and more of just. a bunch of different types of restaurants and the like smooshed together. So in that regard the saloon would likely be one of the better-off businesses despite what Gus says. Gus probably keeps some of the other businesses afloat too, getting fish from Willy, eggs and milk from Marnie, produce from Pierre... and hey, Gus gets quite a pretty penny from me for salads and coffee so... what I'd call suspicious is that after 5 years I still haven't seen a single health inspector at his establishment 🤔

[@SadisticSenpai61]

Well, theoretically that might be what Lewis is doing at the saloon... He's totally not just there to chat up Marnie in the corner...

[@KaishaLouise]

That's also probably one of the main reasons that Emily is there all the time - in a lot of pubs you can't really have one person managing both the kitchen and the bar. Even if there's not a lot of customers, it just isn't practical. My heaedcanon is honestly just that one of them is 'in the kitchen' but we just... don't actually see that part. Because it would make more sense than having two bartenders. Frankly it would probably be Emily on the bar, Gus in the kitchen.

[@zinnialynn9579]

I imagine Gus finds himself in a tough spot in regards to Pam, Clint, and Emily. Other commenters have pointed out that Emily is responsible for supporting herself and her sister, so reducing her hours, while sound business sense, would actively harm her. Something Gus wouldn't want to do. Enter Clint who, while skeezy about it, makes keeping Emily on so many hours at least financially feasible. Does he tell his close friend and employee that a customer is creeping on her, risking not only his patronage but her sense of safety at work? Maybe it'd be the ethically correct thing to do... but it'd be shooting himself in the foot with both barrels. The same goes for Pam. If Pam were to get sober? Gus couldn't keep the lights on. Right back in that difficult situation. Do the right thing for someone he cares about and risk shooting himself in the foot... in a way that could also damage that friendship. If Pam isn't in a place to take steps toward sobriety? Pushing her even slightly could damage their friendship irreparably. It's a dark and difficult place to be in... and possibly a reason he chose not to engage with Shane when a third daily regular moved into the valley? He didn't want to be in this dance with another person. He stayed out of it.

[@kinseylise8595]

I agree with all of this. Gus is trying really hard not to rock the boat with anyone. Since he doesn't pay attention to Shane (Emily's pairing if you don't marry her), I think he may not realize that Emily has no interest in Clint (she presumably talks about him sometimes since they're friends). In that case Gus might see Clint as a total positive because he defrays some of the costs of employing Emily and may eventually date her, and doesn't worry about it further. For Pam, she clearly isn't ready to take steps towards sobriety when you first meet her, and Gus has known her to be that way for years. Even if he pushed her, she could always put in an order for beer from the Joja warehouse, and then she might have more beer in her house than she could safely drink, Gus wouldn't make enough money, and she would be paying more for the product. I would guess that if she expressed effort Gus would try to support her and suggest soda (he does have a soda machine in the saloon, maybe he could up the price a little to recoup costs? She doesn't seem to cook so he wouldn't lose all his profits from her even if she got sober.). However, he likely knows that she isn't ready for change and even if you get to max hearts with her and build her a new house she is still struggling and may not want him to push her. In many ways Gus strikes me as very neutral; he doesn't want to pressure anyone and is trying to provide what he can for the community without risking his livelihood or friendships. I also totally agree about Shane. Gus knew how difficult it was to rely on supplying Pam with the thing he knew she needed to quit, and decided to be grateful for the increased revenue from Shane rather than get involved personally.

[@jasminchristinee]

This is why I think Gus does not talk about Shane when talking about regulars: He's friends with Pam and probably knows her for a long time, therefor he knows she does not want to quit drinking (yet). Her mental state is also not affected by alcohol. She seems stable drunk and sober. Shane on the other hand is in a really dark place mentally and he uses alcohol as some kind of escape or coping mechanism - even though it seems as it makes him even more miserable (4 hearts and 6 hearts). And Gus probably knows that. So that is the reason why he is never bringing him up in conversations about regulars and how they are helping him pay the bills. Because he tries not to think about how the alcohol is probably doing more harm than good. He needs the money to pay for bills and Emily but on the other hand he almost feels guilty for giving alcohol to someone who clearly needs therapy instead of a drink. Gus probably always tells himself that "it is Shane's decision" and "not his responsibility". That's why he keeps selling him beer every night.

[@rowboatcop4451]

The way I read Gus is as a sympatgetic enabler. Not some one who is maliciously feeding into his patron's vices, but rather someone who is genuinly wants the best for them, but in his attempts to be nice, he perpetuates their issues. As far as why he employs Emily, i always thought of it as Emily is purely the bar girl, and Gus cooks. During slow hours he can juggle both but when it gets busy he's cooking and she's pouring

[@Leapalot]

I see some parallels between Gus and Penny there. Trying to help and do the right thing, but ultimately kind of making things worse...

[@Roytahto]

I like Gus, I think something that's important about the Stardrop Saloon is that Gus isn't just known for his drinks, he's more known and beloved for his passions in cooking. Being the man that brings the main dishes to nearly every food oriented festival and not many else in the Valley having as deep backgrounds into culinary arts. You have the only place in the valley to get fine cooking you didn't get second hand from Pierre, nor microwaved like Joja Mart.

[@jarl_jake2329]

Despite Gus saying how the saloon struggles I still feel like its a more viable business than most in town. You are literally Clint and Robins only customers in town. Now you could argue the farmers patronage at Robin could single handed fund her business is probably true, I feel like Clint would need a substantial more amount of customers. Willys too for that matter, although it at least seems to imply that willy sells his stuff to the saloon and probably other outside sources. Who knows maybe Clint sells his weapons online but that would be the only way he could survive. Harvey also has a horrible business plan. If he did house calls and traveled to neighboring towns I could see him keeping his doors open. But he doesn’t even have a patient every day and for an entire clinic with a part time nurse thats rough. Although the most ridiculous business is probably joja mart. Theres are not nearly enough customers in pelican town to justify a large chain like joja. Especially since half are still loyal to Pierre. Pelican is also a dead end town with very few out of town shoppers. It would be dead within a month on arrival. Anyway the TLDR of this is Pelican town really needs some tourism.

[@Leapalot]

Must be getting some mad subsidies...

[@Stirdix]

There are also some lines that imply Clint sells his weapons to the adventurer's guild, which may not be only a local organization. And either Clint or Robin could do "utilities work" as well, I suppose, serving as the plumber/electrician/etc. for the citizens of the town (which is a role we just don't see otherwise).

[@crutec126]

tbf there are usually tons of tourists during the various festivals

[@jarl_jake2329]

@@crutec126 Not really. Just the fair festival as far as I remember. The fair might help stimulate some of the business in the valley but it certainly does nothing for Harvey or JoJa Mart.

[@sophiathefurbst]

@@crutec126 there are 3-4 people that come during the stardew valley fair

[@cofeejoe2882]

I quite like Gus, i think him being a pushover is very accurate tho. Considering how he apologizes in festivals where there is no food, as if somehow he feels he has to do what people expect of him even if food is not a part of said festival. I love this little nonchalant character studies, very fun as always!

[@kevingriffith6011]

On the topic of having help at the bar, You'd think that Gus would need an extra hand to run the counter while he was in the kitchen... but ConcernedApe had a bit of an oversight and didn't actually *include* a kitchen in the stardrop saloon. (there is no stove, counter space or sink at the bar, so he can't cook it right there, and he has a personal dining area in the back that he never uses) Overlooking this bit of a flub, it's implied that gus cooks everything on his menu, which means that running the bar isn't a one-person job unless he's serving everyone reheated food he's prepared before the bar opens. (and considering that you can get perfectly high quality food out of the garbage cans in the valley, I'm inclined to believe that food just doesn't play by the same rules in stardew-world as it does in real life, so this might actually be a possibility)

[@Leapalot]

Gus is at the forefront of culinary innovation! He can produce fiery hot marinara without a source of heat. Is he a magician? Perhaps...

[@kevingriffith6011]

@@Leapalot We had it all wrong! It's not Abigail who is related to the wizard, it's Gus! You can tell because he's a wizard!

[@MayLina]

@@kevingriffith6011 so… Gus was wizard’s daughter all along??😱

[@southernsnowman7788]

I think there's more customer than we see. Harvey and Caroline or Jodi might order some take out time to time off scene. Just my guessing

[@Leapalot]

That would be a fun little addition! To have people scheduled to run into the bar for 20 minutes and grab food for their family or themselves. 😊

[@alienbanana129]

I personally think there’s no “morally perfect” NPC in the game, as it really mirrors us as individuals. We all have our good and bad sides, and you just grow up realizing that some of those “bad” parts are not done for the sake of causing trouble alone. While I don’t agree with Gus being somewhat responsible in Pam’s (and possibly Clint’s) alcoholism, he needs to pay bills and would ultimately be in trouble without their patronage. On top of that, he seems to be one of the few locals that respect Linus and his lifestyle(not judging him rummaging for food in trash cans and promising him that he can always ask for anything he’s made that day if he needs it).

[@Mathilde_Bruhn]

Gus' reasons for employing Emily and not cutting her hours might have more to do with him being a pushover; according to Emily, working at the saloon is how she pays the bills for her and Haley, which is especially important since Haley won't get a job. She even has an event saying that Gus would be understanding if she left her job at the saloon in order to pursue her passion instead. While I will admit that Gus probably has made the connection that Clint shows up for Emily, I really think his main motivation is the fact that Emily needs this job and needs hours in order to provide for her and her sister. While yes, Emily could get a job at Jojo Mart, given her personality, I think that's the sort of job she would rather die than have, and I think Gus knows that

[@dimgus3653]

I wonder how Alex's family earns a living... Cause no one in there house works right? Oh and even Sam's family.

[@Mathilde_Bruhn]

@@dimgus3653 Well, I assume it's mostly either George's pension, or perhaps insurance since he got confined to his wheelchair through an accident that happened on the job

[@cherryleafy101]

I've always wondered how Gus manages to stay open. Unless he charges astronomical prices, he surely can't make enough money with the trade he gets to break even. Even with Pam and Clint drinking there a lot, two people isn't enough to keep a bar open. So I always wondered if he did some kind of shady deal with Lewis or if he has a shady side business or something.

[@Leapalot]

100% certain that Gus has blackmail on Lewis.

[@gameygeemer4142]

Given that he probably brews his own beers in the big keg room, assuming no discount on buying in bulk he's probably paying like 30g per bushel of wheat, and selling beer for 400g a beer, which is alternatively what an iridium quality beer sells for at market. He probably stays afloat because even with low customer base he has a fairly low operating cost.

[@demoige7948]

Thank you for translating the second meaning of 'stirring the pot'! As a non-native english-speaker, I didn't get it and thought 'Oh, just another villager comes around to judge my place and does weird stuff'. Well, I play in my native language (german) and there, I think, they translated the sentence word by word. Thank you for explaining! And - great series, love your critical thoughts about Leo and the island :) Greeting from potato-land

[@kiwamihollie]

merry christmas leapalot

[@Leapalot]

Merry Christmas!

[@nobuebisu]

Merry Christmas!!! 🎄🦌☃️

[@MrThelemonrose]

Merry Christmas!!

[@qrapefru1t150]

I always felt kind of bad for gus, he’s always so dedicated to his business. (more than most in pelican town) His rainy day dialogue also says that he loves his job! I think he definitely just wants to keep people happy.

[@nickthatonenerd7690]

This is a weird Christmas gift

[@Leapalot]

Better, or worse than clay?

[@nickthatonenerd7690]

@@Leapalot hey I never said it was bad 😅

[@mrcoldmiser]

This is the first one of these that I really want to comment on. on my first farm I had this tiny head canon about Gus that he took on an almost father figure role to my young farmer. I would always stop by the saloon, usually to grab a quick bite to eat, but sometimes just to talk to gus. His warmth and niceness and... kinda... loneliness made me feel drawn to him. His 3 heart event where he was struggling financially, but didn't want to hurt pam really resonated with me. I had this thought that maybe he had wanted to settle down, maybe he was even married once and he wanted kids but it never worked out. Maybe his wife passed or maybe their marriage just didn't survive, but he saw me as a daughter and I saw him as a dad. What really cemented this is that, somehow, Lewis- who assured me that the gift of the winter star event was completely random every year- paired me and Gus for all three years I played that farm. Gus will always have a spot in my heart, he is such a sweet person and I am willing to overlook the few things pointed out in this video- by and large he does what he needs to and helps who he can.

[@Leapalot]

Gus is a great guy. One of my favorite NPCs. I give them Al lsome flak, but really they're all good folks and I'm just digging too deep. Thanks for sharing that story! 😁

[@Nagem1617]

You forgot Gus had a wife who passed away, their shared dream was the saloon. Closing it would mean closing the dream they had

[@MissNikiRae]

I think he’s only sussy for the fact that when you get there he’s the only place for food and entertainment (a bar/restaurant) and he’s always struggling. It’s a small town and you’re the only gig in it till the movie theater shows up. There’s no reason for it to be struggling.

[@oxybrightdark8765]

The town is too small. It only has about 30 people at the start of the game, and some of those people are children or sworn away from alcohol, like penny. Others don't seem to go for social interaction, you wouldn't expect the wizard there. Linus can't afford the tab, George can't get up the steps. Generally, there's not enough people to keep it open.

[@miagillard1596]

What's up with the few people that got offended from the Clint video? We don't actually know if he has social anxiety or not, still, that's no excuse for his behavior towards Emily.

[@Leapalot]

It's all good! My videos are all a little inflammatory so I expect a little frustration sometimes! But yes, despite a person's situation, we should still be able to identify some behavior as universally inappropriate!

[@miagillard1596]

@@Leapalot Exactly!

[@daamazingfireman5566]

it is a digital character THEY DON’T EXIST IN REAL LIFE IT. DOESN’T. MATTER.

[@kuritheking]

Theyre just IRL stalkers that are mad people didnt take to their stalking

[@dweebicusmaximus]

Considering the amount of “Well I’d stop being friend with my crush!” And related statements, I’m pretty sure it’s mostly projecting

[@th3s4lm0n]

I never thought about gus running the town like that, but it kinda makes sense, and it kinda paints him as a bit of villain. The gus qi hat edit was great :)

[@Leapalot]

Thank you! The colors got messed up, but it does feel like he's kind of Qi adjacent. Pulling the strings? Have you ever seen them both in the same room? 🤔😱

[@th3s4lm0n]

@@Leapalot that made me think of gus in qis walnut room 🤣

[@MeisoKun]

I only go to the saloon if I need food for someones birthday

[@Leapalot]

It's also a great place to catch most of the town on weekend nights if you're working on gifting/hearts. 😁

[@smsm-rp7xu]

Thanks for giving us some Christmas entertainment while I finish wrapping these presents. Merry Christmas to ya!

[@Leapalot]

Good luck with your wrapping! 🎁 One of my least favorite parts of the holidays lol.

[@BottomBunkArt]

I think you’re misinterpreting things. Gus is a gossip, he does care about people and he wants them to get help but he can’t say anything because he doesn’t want to hurt their feelings. Gus is the one NPC I wish were a marriage candidate. I’d gladly switch out Sam or Maru for him

[@Leapalot]

A very kind... Pushover

[@philipjorgensen2628]

As far as resident of the valley go, I think Gus is one of the most normal. Though honestly, that might be a bit of a low bar to set considering the other residents. I don't think that even the farmer is excluded in that regard. They are INCREDIBLY nosy and even downright stalkerish, tending to hide in bushes or watch from afar, even when they have no business doing so. A few of these events can be chalked up to the farmer having little social skills after being stuck in their corporate job for so long, but others are almost inexcusable, such as them DIGGING THROUGH PIERRE'S ROOM FOR NO REASON. What do you think Leap, is the farmer just an awkward person or a creepy weirdo?

[@ThePrimeMinisterOfTheBlock]

You are the farmer. You direct the sprite into Pierre's forbidden areas.

[@Leapalot]

Unless you're going to never enter Pierre's shop after 6 hearts that statement doesn't really hold true.

[@José-Cuba-s2s]

yeah farmer is worse than clint

[@DerRobims]

The Chad just nice Guy Gus. vs. The Virgin "Nice Guy" Clint

[@MissClockworkRabbit]

I can't imagine Gus being Pennies father, I don't think he'd be willing to not be a part of his kid's life. He seems more like the doting dad type. Maybe with some sage advice thrown in here or there.

[@saltwalk]

I beat Rune Factory Oceans a while ago, and one way I think they did a good job making the town economy make more sense was that the city had people living in town that you couldn't ever interact with (or if they did talk, they didn't have a profile pic or text box). If I remember correctly, they had houses that you couldn't enter as well. Also, tourists would appear in town and walk through the streets. When I play farming sims, I try to think that the town is much bigger than represented and that every character you meet and every building you go into are considered the only important characters and buildings to the protagonist from their POV. Once I do that, the game economy doesn't bug me as much. Ha ha.

[@eldrichnemo9312]

I think Gus is a good person but as the social center of the town, even after restoring the Community Center, I think he fears confronting anyone on their drinking or their reasons for coming to the bar because the fallout could be explosive for the town. Like when he remarks Clint coming in every night and going 'oh ho, good for business!" I think he's putting on the positive barkeep vibe when in reality he's not just worried how Clint may react, but also how that could harm Emily and by extension Hailey too. Gus enlists the Farmer's help to address Pam's debts as it is, can you imagine if he tried to cut her off from drinking there? Worst scenario is if he tried to cut Shane off in early game. Marine would ultimately support Shane over Gus, putting Lewis in an awkward position between his (secret) lady friend and a big source of town income. Jas knows something is wrong, she leans on Vincent the way little kids support each other. Vincent innocently repeats what he hears, leading Jodi in an upset to tell Caroline and both women debating whether to support the Saloon or not. Sam shares the scuttlebutt to Abigail and Sebastian. I'm going really far with this but I see Gus as the guy who would sooner keep the peace than risk an all-out town war. He's stirring the pot, but he doesn't want the sauce to burn either.

[@amityblight5000]

Referring to that first comment, as someone with social anxiety and on the road to a depression diagnosis, what that video did was very good bringing light to people like me, and making sure some behaviors aren’t excused Also...Clint isnt real

[@Leapalot]

For sure! It's okay to have a different experience than other people. But there's still some stuff that's just not right. Good luck on your journey, Miako!

[@_soothsayer_]

ive always liked gus, hes a genuine guy and ill never forget when he offered linus food in one of his heart scenes

[@l0remipsum991]

If Gus runs for mayorship all of Pelican Town would support him.

[@Kristen2245]

I personally understand the situation with Gus and Pam. Pam is his close friend and costumer plus he has a business so denying her order wouldn't only give him a bad rap around town(if that's even possible) he would most likely have trouble supporting his business with the lack of one costumer he got daily. Personally I think it's just one of those awkward but stress related tensions when it comes to Gus's business and maybe that's why he hire Emily to help him pick up and clean along with helping her get some extra money.

[@gameninjac6608]

You seem to ignore the fact that the Saloon sells take-out, that seems to be quite popular according to one of Caroline's lines.

[@Inxwolf]

happy Christmas and merry holidays! i like the stardrop saloon a lot cuz i can buy coffee for harvey

[@Leapalot]

🎄❤️🎁 And the whole place is just so dang cozy! I would hang out in the arcade/pool room every day.

[@chelmicorner8066]

Having been married to an alcoholic, trying to cut someone off can get very ugly and even dangerous. We already know Pam has a temper, and Gus might be afraid of the scene Pam would cause, not just for him but his other customers.

[@Leapalot]

And you definitely know there's not going to be any support from Lewis to say, bar her from the premises.

[@chelmicorner8066]

@@Leapalot True. Pam drinking = More Saloon Revenue = More Taxes for Lewis to collect = Bigger Golden Lewis Statue 😆

[@Loftwing1000]

Happy WINTER STAR EVERYONE !!!!

[@wolfiewifie]

I formed my entire opinion on Gus solely on the cutscene with Linus, and I find it very hard to think of him from other perspectives! Which is interesting, because I've been able to see the other side of every other character you've done a video on

[@Leapalot]

That is interesting! Is that because you love Linus so much, or because of the gesture itself?

[@wolfiewifie]

@@Leapalot I'm honestly not sure! A wee mix of both I think - although something about Linus just makes me want to protect him against the world. I completely understand the appeal of living in a tent in the forest and avoiding people

[@honeybunbb52]

I get so excited for these videos I'm going to be sad when you run out of characters

[@lillianne.luvs.]

As a person whos parents owned a bar in a small town, they actually don't make as much money as you would think. They have to pay for all the booze and food that is there and some days, like the weekend, when days are slow, they don't make much profit. They struggled to pay taxes and couldn't afford to have workers. After they sold the bar, things became better for them and we were all much happier.

[@TheMissileHappy]

It somehow all comes back to Lewis being a bad major. If he'd cared more for his town, he would support the local businesses but he just leaves everything up to the farmer and the farmer can't really do anything to help Gus' pub.

[@YooranKujara]

"And we don't give her the booze." Y-Yea...right...eheh

[@pedrofromrio645]

After this bar, I believe moves out the valley and opens up a chicken buisness by the name of “Los Pollos Hermanos.”

[@SadisticSenpai61]

"We don't give her the booze"?! Speak for yourself! I give Pam a bit of pale ale and beer... Okay, fine. I mostly give her parsnips because it's easy to build up a stockpile and certainly requires a lot less time investment than making booze. The person I give booze to the most is Willy - he sure loves mead!

[@___pollene2534]

im just mad that i couldnt get to try his giant omelette when i was literally the one working hard n providing him all the eggs 😭😭😭😭😭

[@hannah8466]

Merry Christmas 🎄

[@Leapalot]

🎄🎄❤️

[@kangarooacorn1280]

gus is one of my favorite non marriable villagers.

[@Leapalot]

Same!

[@foolbackwards]

I like to think he was a positive and friendly figure in pennys life and thats why she likes the color yellow and *edit* dandelions cause it reminds her of like her uncle gus. Growing up abt everybody has an aunt or uncle who isnt actually related

[@Leapalot]

I like that too. :)

[@neiltheblaze]

To be fair, Gus probably does a pretty good take-out business from Caroline alone.

[@Leapalot]

She truly hates cooking lol

[@Leapalot]

Hey all! Can we hit 200 million subscribers before 2022? You can help! Please like, comment, and sub if you haven't! 😂

[@GLADGC]

Please make a video on Marlon! He seems to be yearning for Marnie 😳 id much rather a love story on them, than with her and Louis haha

[@redrunner3912]

I wish there was a Quest that you can get once you get 8 hearts with Pam,Shane,Demitrius and Gus. Pam or Shane will come to your door and request that you try make Alcohol free beer to help them cut off it. The quest will ask you to ask around to see who can help which Demitrius does, You drop 50 of each of the alcoholic beverages to him and once the order is met you will get a cutsceen with you and him in the lab. It then rewards you with the ability to make alcohol free beer, and then a cutscene where pam and Shane enjoy it and Gus puts it on his menu. After the event Non alcoholic alternatives replace Pam and Shane's universal loves and if offered the regular they hate it stating they gave that stuff up for good.

[@devydev3112]

I didn't know you could write hit pieces on fictional characters XD

[@thatpandatho]

Happy holidays

[@hatyyy]

I think Gus doesn't want Pam to drink, but he has to, otherwise he would go out of business.

[@maxkindof1721]

if ppl think what you wrote about Clint was a hit piece they are probably like Clint lol

[@DundG]

We once see shane with a lot of bottles pased out in his room. So there must be other ways to get Alcohol. Joja? Definetly! So Gus throwing Pam out would not help her at all, but get her to Joja Mart, buying there the beer and getting drunk at home... all alone. It would get worse if he just throws her out. She needs an profesional and everyone in town could convince her of that, not just Gus. Plus the scene with the giant omelet he made on the house shows that he is a lovely guy. But maybe to nice, like for example with Emily. I think he only keeps her around so she has a job that she's doing good and Clint is an extra. One guy could not be the reason for another employee.

[@AxelQC]

You can't expect a barkeep to be the town psychiatrist. He serves beer and food. Everything else is gravy.

[@kartsiilats4471]

SV Among Us would be really funny. The farm computer could measure tasks for both teams. Or some tasks / sabotages could involve retrieving items from chests or stores, etc. (Or selling to the stores, gold could be one of the goals).

[@shadowmetroid18]

I feel like there's no way that Clint spends enough money there every day to warrant paying Emily to be there.

[@majuuorthrus3340]

I do wonder if Gus sees his saloon as like, a safe place for Pam to drink. Like, she's gonna drink heavily anyway, but this way she can drink where people can keep an eye on her and be served proper alcohol, rather than buying cheap Jojabeer or some kind of moonshine and getting sloshed alone in her trailer.

[@amy53241]

I'm late to the upload but I have a question, what would happen if there was a Leapalittle? Would you destroy each other like matter and antimatter?

[@luluehayes]

I love Gus, he's honestly my favorite

[@kirtail6723]

Someone tried to shame you for doing a character study on someone and called it a hit piece? I mean, whatever your priorities are I guess. Thanks for making the content you do, I have no problems with it.

[@maddiemcnugget1076]

Gus is staying afloat with all the salads he’s selling. Salads have the craziest cost to profit ratio. 🤭 I think I’m on a nostalgia run because I’m rewatching a lot of stardew videos

[@ethanhorn6093]

The scene where he's stirring his sauce most definitely has a nice way of communicating "I have to stir this pot. Not you. Be good or else the sauce is ruined." and feels very mobster like to me... like "what happens if I am a bad ingredient, Gus?" and he'd be like "Oh, I don't know, we might have to find a way to get the awful taste out." It almost seems threatening. Almost. Just how I felt on first viewing anyway.

[@jamesegg7372]

I just think Gus is a good guy that's in between a rock and a hard place.

[@chasek0746]

Gusmong us

[@_soothsayer_]

huh i never realized that clint closes at 4 and emily goes to work at 3:30, and doesnt leave until closing. thats an interesting tidbit

[@Glotzie1]

Merry christmas everyone! :)

[@Leapalot]

🎄❤️🎁

[@Rikrobat]

Clint may close shop at 4pm, but you can still get him to break open your geodes so long as he's in the building, haha. I'm always neutral about Gus, but I do agree that he seems to walk a bit of a line with his customers. He knows at least a couple of them are alcoholics, but he seems like an enabler at times regardless. Though, I suppose there isn't a lot of choice when Pelican Town is so small in population. I will say, I hadn't considered the idea that he keeps Emily around specifically to "encourage" Clint to hang out for a few beverages, and now I can't un-think that. Awesome analysis, as always!

[@Leapalot]

It's a tough line to toe when the people paying your bills are potentially addicts...

[@invertedgoddex]

Haha, I never put together the ‘stirring the pot’ pun! ConcernedApe is very clever :3

[@EarlyOwOwl]

0:14 this person needs to touch grass they are aware Clint is not a real person right-

[@claypidgeon4807]

He’s trapped in a bad situation wherein if he helps his friends in the way they really need he’ll ruin himself. You can see the depression over this shine through multiple times.

[@cakeisyummy5755]

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[@Leapalot]

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[@cakeisyummy5755]

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[@YooranKujara]

I'd say Linus is the character no one hates (except Mumps)

[@Leapalot]

On the other hand.. The entire town hates mumps.

[@YooranKujara]

@@Leapalot yea why wouldn't they, he's terrible

[@bib4eto656]

Lol at the Clint "hit video" comment lol. For sure someone who's being "friendzoned" right now

[@Leapalot]

🤔 The comment section is an interesting place sometimes....

[@coobs431]

Happy holidays leapalot!

[@Leapalot]

🎄🎁❤️

[@e_puffin]

Gus is well loved and all but his heart event made me feel like I did something wrong and it was just so off that it felt like a threat. Love Gus the only shop owner who is very consistent in his working hours and also isn't an asshat

[@Leapalot]

That whole event is so odd isn't it? Like a thinly veiled threat about he's watching you..

[@childhood9643]

I think there should be some random NPC's at the bar as well so it would feel more natural.

[@Bg2006]

Merry Christmas btw

[@Leapalot]

🎄🎁❤️

[@thatblueeyedwolf]

I've seen your sins. Begone.

[@martha1451]

AmounGus

[@ZeoViolet]

Ever consider the reason Gus keeps Emily around is implied eye candy for *ahem* certain customers? Her allure keeps him in business, so he has to pay her for the part. She's oblivious to it of course...

[@laum5371]

The thing about bars is that they dont just profit from people adicction but supply the ambience and service. If Gus stopped selling alcohol, he would still have a business as there are other customers that eat and the others would get the alcohol somewhere else. He provides because there is a demand for it. So he is not responsible for their excess at least he is giving a safe enviroment to enjoy.

[@fragilebean1314]

My dad owned a bar when I was little. It was his dream to own one for most of his life, and used all of his savings behind my moms back on one. She was pregnant with me at the time and left him (because of many issues, mostly because she's a bipolar lunatic and pretends to be dead for attention (not even joking, she'd do this or pretend to run away at least 5 times during my childhood)). He was basically a LOT better off without her anyways. That tangent aside, he had a good time for years, still struggling to make ends meet most weeks though. In the end, the housing crash in 2009 or whatever caused him to go bankrupt and sell the bar at a fraction of what he paid for it originally. He lost his house too. He lives in a trailer now but he's still content with life. Losing memory fast though. It's sad spending time with him because he just repeats the same stories over and over to me and gets disheartened if I don't react like it was the first time I've heard it.

[@caseytrenholm879]

I personally feel that Gus is a good guy, but I think it's super great to think about these things and question people's motives in real life

[@SentientSalt]

Forgot today was satarday

[@Leapalot]

🎄🥳

[@TuesdaysArt]

Fun fact: I used to think Pam was the wife of Gus because she was always at the saloon. It didn't hit me they weren't married until Gus told me she didn't pay her tab.

[@TheDarkUmbreon8623]

If anyone is sus, it's the damn mayor

[@MunchKING]

The other thing is just because he runs a bar doesn't mean alcohol is his main sell. Yeah Pam is drinking anything he'll give her that will get her buzzed, but I'm guessing Clint orders the food.

[@Swcher]

Sussy Gussy

[@matthewtalbot-paine7977]

"we don't give her the booze" yeah we do she asks for a pale ale and we give her it.

[@bikecaptain8015]

If you are the sort of person who doesn't put aside some sort of special booze for Pam on her birthday, I expect we may not be able to be friends... that is, if you would ever deign to talk to me in the first place.

[@matthewtalbot-paine7977]

@@bikecaptain8015 I have a chest of pale ale in her house.

[@matthewtalbot-paine7977]

@@bikecaptain8015 Her birthday is not special to me because every day I can I give her some ale

[@bikecaptain8015]

My fault. Had you heard me out loud, you would've heard a royal you. Glad to hear you're treating my friend right and not being smugly superior about it. "Those" that take the attitude of, "I'll be the better man and decide for you, you failure." are people that likely wouldn't want much to do with me and that I quite likely wouldn't get on with. That's for trusted loved ones to do. For the guy who just moved in down the way, it's just tricking yourself into double-dipping on self-satisfsction. Feeling superior for being able to turn your nose up at a supposed lesser, and then telling yourself it was charitable and wise to help by withgiving, because you so commendably know better.

[@matthewtalbot-paine7977]

@@bikecaptain8015 Oh no I'm better than all of them I've got so much money I can't even spend it all and we all live in a "town" with like 30 people living in it. I can make millions with 1 day of work per week and then sleep the rest. I spend my money improving the town with new bus services, a sort of metro system, access to a tropical island, bi weekly gifts for as many people as possible, a movie theatre.. I bought a movie theatre for a "town" with 30 people in it. That is insane. You can't pretend that they don't collectively have enough money for this stuff. Tickets to the movies are 1k and there are 30 of them and they all go to the movies at some point. 3/5 upgrades cost less than 30k so they can afford it.

[@aeresys]

Gus is possibly the purest person in Pelican Town

[@Leapalot]

Fact... Except for Krobus & Linus?

[@helicopterharry5101]

Considering how oblivious Emily is to Clint but she flirts with the player does make me wonder if Gus has twisted her view of Clint to keep them apart so Emily remains eye candy he can sell to Clint.