Life is Strange 2 Episode 1: 7 Things That Made Us Go WHOA (SPOILERS)

[@outsidextra]

Beware spoilers as Luke and Jane put Life is Strange 2 Episode 1 under the microscope. Is it right to tell Daniel you'll never lie to him? Why won't Jane hug Esteban? Plus Jane offers convincing proof that Brody is an angel. 👼 Don't forget to tell your theories for a future video by commenting with the text 'LIS2THEORIES', and enjoy!

[@edwells8963]

LIS2THEORIES You come across Max, who turns back time to before the accident so Sean can go to that party. That amazing, cool party that they spent so much time talking about.

[@theradiantdehd3997]

LIS2THEORIES My only theory... Mini theory? Is that in Captain Spirit when he's revealed to actually have powers at the end, it seems oddly similar to Daniel's power, making me think that maybe Daniel actually caught Captain Spirit when he falls out of the treehouse, and the protagonist of Captain Spirit doesn't really have powers. On another note, I feel this kind of confirms that Rachel really did have powers in Before The Storm, not just fancy effects and random wind when she's screaming in the forest.

[@wierdalien1]

@@edwells8963Not to be horribly cliché but maybe Max is the mother

[@alexballard4481]

LIS2THEORIES max and the Diaz bros are gonna start the next avengers

[@kstroutsmcc]

the second I saw the dog in the shop I nearly died at the thought of being responsible for it. worst nightmare come true. also really want there to be a chloe and max cameo

[@benevolentwaffle7438]

I refused to watch any other channels discussion about this episode before yours came out.

[@outsidextra]

D'aw shucks! Thanks for your patience :)

[@benevolentwaffle7438]

I have watched your channel from the very start, and have been watching OutSideXbox for the last 4-5 years. Long time fan, so glad I've been noticed at last. :)

[@connorjohnson9598]

LIS2 theories: Brody is Johnny from Eurogamer in a big D&D campaign where he is also secretly everyone, but one character just looks like him.

[@DerelictMachine]

This is Brody approved

[@yamiyomizuki]

Considering that we know the creators of Life Is Strange are fans of eurogamer i would say it is extremely probable that Brody was based on Johny

[@brocksisson7128]

Before any theory, if anything happens to mushroom in this gamre, i'm going John Wick on DontNod LIS2THEORIES Brody is a disgraced Prescott who turned down his families money and wants to help people.

[@dan290786]

Brock Sisson nah i doubt it. There are plenty of rich families with no soul

[@pinkcloudsnightlightbell]

snbnddssbdshbdsdhsajdd Soulless indeed. [cackling forever]

[@leopardleotard2286]

Well, somebody's going to die. Whether it's the dog, the kid. Trust me, one of them won't make it.

[@angelighthouses]

I actually thought of this too!!!

[@IMVUDressUp]

Brock Sisson i thought this too!! At first I thought he was a grown up Nathan but Nathan would’ve died when Arcadia Bay was sacrificed

[@smnoy23]

I liked Brody a lot, but the first game taught me never to fully trust friendly bearded fellas with glasses.

[@Limbolots0]

Mr. Jefferson?

[@Magnezium7]

Mr. Jefferson never really seemed friendly to me. One of his first lines was "YOU EITHER KNOW THIS OR NOT!"

[@Clipz-ov9rw]

It was sad because mr Jefferson was my favorite character then he did what he did and I thought wtf

[@bigfoot2639]

I really liked Mr. Jefferson at first, but then....you know.

[@orangecat862002]

LIS2THEORIES: 1) The homeless woman from LiS season 1 will appear at some point down the line if you saved her from the tornado or if the tornado never happened to begin with. 2) Their mother (named Karen as I recall) was the person who accidentally killed Chris's mom from Captain Spirit. Running from a vehicular manslaughter charge would be a reason for suddenly disappearing. And they never caught whoever it was who killed Chris's mother. Either way feel like they are being super vague with her so far, but she's clearly not dead so I feel like she will be met or what happened with her with be explored. We talked about this some on the Discord so would love to hear what you think! 3) Two Whales Diner in season 1. Three Seals Hotel in season 2. Four Dolphins Coffee Shop in Season 3. I'm on to you Dotnod! 4) Everyone is secretly Mark Jefferson wearing a mask.

[@paoloibayan7055]

The homeless woman theory is interesting to be honest.

[@dustinbenzel8704]

The first one literally can't happen, because Life is Strange 2 if I'm not mistaken does not know what you did in the first one, because it asks if you saved Arcadia Bay or not, even if somehow that's only when you play Life is Strange 2 completely on a new device or a different situation. It's probably not going to account for if you saved the Homeless Woman or not.

[@orangecat862002]

Dustin Benzel well at the start of this first episode it did ask you what your state of Arcadia Bay was, so it could ask a similar question before another episode.

[@NicandBud]

I agree with the 4th one

[@aspen1713]

YES I was thinking the same thing about the moms!

[@itilosi9929]

LIS2THEORIES: lyla comes after Sean and Daniel. Possibly being used by the police to bring them in but you (might?) bring her with you on the run. Didn't she also mention wanting to run away?. P. S. Might become a love interest, she obviously cares about Sean and I could easily see that developing further

[@Canadian_Zac]

Lyla is the best character, and i do really want her in the game more, but i kind of hope she doesn't become a love interest. So few games are willing to just have different gendered friends.

[@itilosi9929]

@@Canadian_Zac good point. I don't know whether I'd prefer lyla as a friend or love interest to Sean. If she does come back, I hope you have a choice to do either.

[@SarahT11]

Hopefully not different gendered friends like in the past game, creepy stalkerish Warren and Eliot.

[@orangecat862002]

I know people are gonna hate me saying this, and I loved Lyla as a character, but I think she is gonna get us caught in the end. If you picked up the phone when she calls, she's is pressing you over and over to tell you where you are. It could be that she is a super concerned friend, but it could also be that the cops are there and forcing her to help them find you. I hope I'm wrong, and it could also be possible that we don't have any more contact with her after this episode, it was just a gut feeling I got with that conversation with her.

[@gregorhodson3741]

They certainly spent way too much time on her character for her to just disappear.

[@warandpoetry9542]

LIS2THEORIES The game will end with a choice to either scratch out a life in Mexico or turn yourself in for the crime you didn't commit, taking the rap for the entire thing. The former will mean Sean and Daniel get to stay together but the latter means Daniel gets to go back home and try to achieve a normal life. Also, and this is just what I want, if you choose the latter, then Daniel gets adopted by a rather familiar looking couple from Arcadia Bay, who teach him how to control his powers...

[@itilosi9929]

By familiar couple do you mean max and chloe?

[@warandpoetry9542]

... Maybe Pricefield forever

[@truindividual]

@@itilosi9929 oh that's way too much fanservice for Max and Chloe

[@itilosi9929]

@@truindividual I think so too but they're the only couple who would make sense canonically

[@CarrierOfChaos617]

In Life is Strange, Life is Gay

[@CaitlinRC]

I take it Ellen remembers nothing about the episode except for how cute the puppy is?

[@VelcroYuppie]

If OxBoxTra ever goes to New York City, the othyers have to keep Ellen out of Chelsea. It's chock full of friendly doggos, and friendly people walkin g the doggos. They'll never pry Ellen out of there.

[@lynchet4532]

Is Luke in charge of catching her - Web !

[@safe-keeper1042]

Hated that he stole the puppy. Not just because they're going to have a hard time taking care of it, but also because I know something heartbreaking is going to happen to/with the dogs.

[@windpotato]

LIS2THEORIES: Taking care of Mushroom is going to be almost entirely Daniel's responsibility. How you raise/treat Daniel will displace into how Daniel raises/treats the dog. If something terrible happens to Mushroom, it'll be the consequence of how Daniel treats her, and the game's way of warning you that you're on a bad path.

[@Cinderbloom]

Good grief that would be a knife twist in the heart. Imagine if it gets so bad, Daniel ends up killing the dog.

[@acc45460]

Yep, I'm pretty sure that Mushroom can die at some point. I just hope she doesn't have to die, like, we can save her or something.

[@ninatheinkling5748]

That be so cool

[@aspen1713]

Oh god I haven't been raising Daniel well and I'm very concerned for Mushroom. I think Daniel might accidentally kill her during one of his freakouts??

[@windpotato]

True, in his chapter ending freak out I was super concerned she'd get hit by debris or run away

[@yastaav]

It was hilarious to see Johnny's reaction to Brody in Eurogamer's play through of this episode.

[@lordvoldemort49]

Who's this Brody?? I only remember blogger Johnny

[@creepytiki5342]

I was actually just thinking that I hadn’t heard your thoughts about this game yet, AND THEN THIS CAME OUT

[@BisectedBrioche]

LIS2THEORIES The main villain's going to be a Prescott; Brody says he's from a rich, immoral family and seems familiar with the area around Arcadia Bay. The Prescotts are from that place, rich and not very nice (as we know from the first two games). There's a comic in Captain Spirit where Hawt Dawg Man is picked up in the rain by Mustard, as Brody does for Daniel and Sean. They then run into "Big Mustard", who Mustard says is "like me". Before episode 1 came out, everyone assumed Mustard was representing whoever had powers, but my theory is that Mustard represents Brody, and Big Mustard is one of his less pleasant relatives. A rich white antagonist would fit the theme, too.

[@victorwagner2423]

The letter Brody leaves you says that he's family and destination is in Utah

[@BisectedBrioche]

That doesn't rule out the Prescotts having a presence in both Utah and Arcadia Bay

[@Hedvigu]

Nice! I would add to that. Along with your mustard connection, I see Brody like "Impendent Power Bear" (impendent; near at hand) = "contact me on my blog, I'm always online when I'm not on the road". For those fearing he might be a bad dude / too good to be true, this is how I see it; in a heroes journey there's often a mentor and guide that calibrates your moral compass and gives you something to start out with. Brody is a passionate activist and has made a name for himself in his "...network" (which I would guess is group organizing protests and movements), probably even has a leading role in it. So maybe in worst case scenario, his past life combined with future psychological triggers (or even people from hist past challenging him) can override his better judgement if confronted with it. Maybe he at times goes in for questionable approaches in desperate times such as petty crimes, stealing and "selling shit on eBay" when he can't support himself on his writing which seems to be the most important thing. I also came to think of Cody Pomeray from Kerouac's writings when I heard Brody Holloway, a character that fits in this case. A radical, modern beatnik, on the road. Also, yes, I am personally pretty certain that he is either a) Prescott b) that he is designed to make you think of that possibility. He's a very strong headed guy but detest violence; if you talk about beating up Stamper he's like "whoa kid, maybe he deserved it but don't do it and don't talk about it". But that he could dive in if needed, having his backstory in mind, which is not mellow. He is used to conflict and knows how to act in order to survive and clearly has skeletons in his closet, although he is upfront about it. He comes across as a guy that has made progress in dealing with his past and wants to help others in their current struggles. Maybe in a future episode we make a choice how to feel about him, a moral dilemma based on info or a pressing scenario. Making him a bad guy I think is too easy, you should have to really think about it, what makes a person bad and where do you choose to draw the line. I like the theory that we'll face a "evil" Prescott (or whateverthefuck) along with Brody but I can't imagine how that would be structured.. maybe he's actively undermining their business and reputation and they want him gone? Shooting in the dark. But that red scarf will come in handy.

[@Hedvigu]

You know what, I'll change my theory. Went back to the first chapter and looked around the stuff surrounding Daniel, he's so connected to Power Bear and I missed that. Power b themed stuff, named his room "Bear's lair". Nevertheless the hawt dawg/mustard man theme is interesting. I went back to the cartoon on the motel TV which showed them in a city, walking along the sidewalk, talking, when suddenly they spot the evil "bun-man" riding his bun-car. He turns his head and spots them, so now he's like "you are roasted and I'm gonna put you in my buns". So they run into an alleyway while he's stuck in traffic and they seem to have escaped, for now. Quite the bun-ty hunter. But what I'm reminded of is that mustard man is like the little guy, always being the first one to freak out. I'm starting to wonder. Maybe it's not as foreshadowing as I want it to be, damn. But it's fun to think about, that's what matters, it's all so perfectly mapped out to us. Like the D&D game in BtS.

[@Hedvigu]

God damn, right, sorry for hijacking your theory like this! lol

[@ClumsyByFact]

I just want to say thank you so much, I absolutely love Life is Strange games but none of my friends played it, so I am always excited to see your comments on the game or episode in this case. This is just a small reason why we all love you sooo much. Thank you :D :D :D

[@yastaav]

I know how you feel. I can't convince anyone to play these games.

[@ClumsyByFact]

@@yastaav Me Neither, some of them even have it in their library, and still didn't play it and probably never will.

[@yastaav]

That's a lot further than what I've got them to do 😄

[@homelessmexican410]

I've had friends tell me it's "not their type of game" ugh. I get we should respect opinions but like Saving Cloe or Saving Arcadia Bay, clearly one is far better than the other

[@justanothermadone7936]

LIS2THEORIES: You run into Max somewhere along the journey (maybe she's doing photography?) But who she's with depends on the ending you picked in LIS1: Chloe if you sacrificed Arcadia Bay, or Warren if you sacrificed Chloe.

[@BrianLocke]

I'm pretty sure it was just asked so you could see it in that one scene. (Or the nothing that was left.)

[@gregorhodson3741]

The reason I think it's not going to do that is it seems to not want to alienate people who haven't played the first game. The Arcadia Bay scene is pretty much the same if you don't recognise the town, but an encounter with Max not so much.

[@callumjones1724]

LiS2 is based before LiS1.

[@gremlin4304]

@CallumTheClueless Nope. LiS1 takes place in 2013. LiS2 takes place in 2016.

[@avathequeen14]

LIS2 Theories: I think the mom left because she may have also had powers. Like she was worried about hurting her family with her wild professor x powers that she passed on to her son

[@RuptimusPrime]

Agreed. Seems fitting

[@precious_muse]

LIS2THEORIES--I think this is not the first time Daniel manifested his powers. I thought it was very odd that Sean didn't really respond to the cyclone of stuff around Daniel when he learned the truth, and he seemed to know how to calm the powers. I wonder if that's because he's seen them before when Daniel was little. Maybe Daniel, when he was a toddler, had one of these telekinetic fits when their mother left, and the father made Sean promise never to tell him. I also think when they encounter Chris that he'll become an ally of sorts. I mean, they introduce a lot about Chris's story in "The Adventures of Captain Spirit"; it wouldn't be fair to leave those questions unanswered if Sean and Daniel are just ships passing in the night.

[@homelessmexican410]

Not bad...but kinda has some flaws. Him not responding to the cyclone (which I'm assuming you mean right before you choose whether to promise to tell the truth or try to) and him "knowing how to stop it" could just both be him assuming his brother was the reason for it and that it was emotionally tied to him. Especially after seeing in multiple other times a disaster of some sort being left behind due to Daniel being in some sort of confrontation.

[@precious_muse]

I think it's more than that, though. I saw a reaction video to this part that showed some of the other choices. If you really make Daniel mad, when Sean comes forward for a hug, Daniel shouts, "Don't touch me!" In most situations, such a request would be honored, but Sean still breaks through and presses Daniel's head to his chest. I could be wrong, but the only explanation I have for that is Sean knows that not hugging Daniel would only make the cyclone worse and the hug was the only way to make it stop.

[@homelessmexican410]

@@precious_muse It could be, but again he could just be assuming that his powers are tied to his emotions and that calming him down could stop the cyclone

[@heyitsmira17]

If you look at Sean's notes, he mentions the effects of the powers after they leave the store, and he doesn't seem aware that it's his brother doing that. By the time they're on the hotel room, after everything he saw, he already realized that it's Daniel, and the hug is a normal way to calm kids down, specially when they're grieving and not being able to deal with it. I really don't think Sean and Daniel were clearly aware of Dan's powers until the hotel room mess. Only after that, on the bus, he asks if he's not a monster. So I think Sean found it out, yet had other concerns to deal with him than being freaked out by his brother's powers.

[@precious_muse]

Fair point. I don't read the notes. Really, I just watch Let's Plays, and I don't have time to sit through 2 hrs, so when they're going through text messages or looking at stuff around the room, I just fast forward.

[@retrovibe3589]

What I love about this channel is that you make longer vids, discussions and such making it feel like a series or a chat with friends :D

[@orangecat862002]

So I was able to get the family at the gas station to give us some food. If you kind of chatted with them for a bit, the mother eventually gives you something. But the dad is totally a jerk no matter what.

[@lennethebeauty]

yeah I noticed that they kept ragging on the family as a whole but it seemed pretty clear the wife was a good person but married to a shithead, most likely in a highly toxic and possibly abusive relationship at that

[@coffeepoweredkatie6290]

Think that's giving her *waaay* too much credit, she probably just gives them food to get them to go away.

[@brocksisson7128]

As a carer for my disabled parents, parts of Seans story really resonate with me, responsibility that you're in no way ready for suddenly thrust upon you and you have to learn as you go.

[@maxlittlewood]

I see even as a teen, Jane has plans and experiments. We should have all seen it coming

[@jocosesonata]

*Child Jane:* Look, Mum! I'm an Evil Overlord! **Shows her toys bowing down to her** *Mommy Douglas:* Aww, that's cute. *Teenage Jane:* Look, Mum! These are my plans for taking over the world! **Shows her detailed plans, including, but not limited to, an orbital laser cannon** *Mommy Douglas:* Yes, yes. You'll be the Supreme Overlord of the whole wide world. Now eat your breakfast before it gets cold. *Adult Jane:* Look, Mum! I made a KZbin channel called Outsidexbox, where we'll talk about games, make awesome lists, play Dungeons & Dragons, and show subliminal messages that will corrupt the mind of the weak, indoctrinating them to give me their undying loyalty, so that once I strike it'll be nothing more but a walk in the park. Now it's only a matter of time until I become *High Supreme Evil Overlord* of the New World Order... I also got you this cake, for Mother's Day. *Mommy Douglas:* Aww, that's so sweet of you, Jane! Did you make it yourself? *Adult Jane:* No, I had my minions do it for me. *Mommy Douglas:* Well, it's still sweet. I do hope you thanked them for their hard work. *Adult Jane:* You're supposed to thank minions? Well, they have been doing some... passable work in the Video Mines. I guess I could give them a break. Maybe. *Mommy Douglas:* Well, at least give them my thanks. This cake *is* delicious.

[@jocosesonata]

Yes. I don't know what I was talking about. Here, me help you with that. By the way, what year is it? Is it still Tuesday? I don't know why, but time feels all muddled in my head, and for some reason I feel like I'm missing a big gap in my memory. Some flashes of tentacles, and whispers is all I could remember.

[@jocosesonata]

Oh, crap! Right, thanks for reminding me. *ALL HAIL THE EMPRESS OF THE BAWDS~!* Hey thanks, man. I thought I just bought myself a one way ticket to Ellen's Kitchen.

[@Cinderbloom]

LIS2THEORIES okay so minor theory - when I first saw Brody, I couldn't help but wonder if he was what he made himself out to be. I hope that he isn't completely done, since I would love to get more info on him. What I hope, is that Brody is a Prescott. Him coming from a family with money, but no soul, pointing to Arcadia Bay and saying that "it is in the past", and going to see his mother in a hospital in Oregon, it feels to me like it could fit. Alongside the physical similarities between him and Nathan, so long as you look past the beard and the physique.

[@psyndor1243]

Somewhere in the episode he mentions going back to Utah to see his mother. Also, his car has Utah license plates and Sean mentions that if you inspect Brody's car at the gas station.

[@arachnesakura9375]

I love this so much I hope its real.

[@orangecat862002]

I do kind of like this theory about him being a Prescott. But I do think Jane and Luke were right that Brody is pretty much Dotnod putting themselves into the game, and him saying "It is in the past" is them telling us we have to move on from Max and Chloe (even if we never will shut up Dotnod!)

[@Cinderbloom]

Ah does he? The Utah license plate could be explained away as him having moved there, but if his mother is in Utah, that does make it somewhat less likely. @psyndor

[@crazyandorian]

psyndor yes, it’s in the letter he writes you to say goodbye. He says he’d love to keep helping out but he needs to go to Utah to be with his dying mother.

[@jamalmalik3617]

These longform discussions are my favourite things you guys do!

[@agentofchaos6827]

LIS2THEORIES: Daniel accidentally ends up killing Mushroom in one of his power freak outs, therefore ensuring all of our hearts break.

[@RuptimusPrime]

I feel sorry for my controller if that happens

[@PaulHofreiter]

Mushroom is probably doomed unfortunately. They love to twist the knife and killing a puppy is probably the best way the can do that.

[@safe-keeper1042]

SACRIFICE MUSHROOM (X) (B) SACRIFICE PUERTO LOBOS

[@coffeepoweredkatie6290]

If Daniel kills Mushroom I'm killing Daniel. The End. (I don't even have the game lmao)

[@CaitlinRC]

LIS2THEORIES I have a feeling that Brody is probably going to get in touch with their mother. She's going to play a key part in how the boys grieve over the loss of their father and face the consequences of what happened.

[@orangecat862002]

Caitlin RC yeah if she wasn’t going to play a role in this game, I feel like they would have had her just be dead. She has to come back into play.

[@iwannabluepartyhat]

*spins Daniel around and looks him straight in the eyes* Listen kid this is life They definitely should add that button

[@truindividual]

Brody seems like the guy who seems way too good to be true.

[@PSaricas]

Not really, from what i gather from ppl who have travelled on the road. Its quite normal to find fellow travellers that help eachother and end up travelling togheter for a while

[@truindividual]

@@PSaricas That may be true but playing Before The Storm ans LIS1, can you trust anyone, save for maybe a few people?

[@PSaricas]

AAAAh I see what you mean! You ment it in story reasons rather than real life. I see where you are coming from than. Maybe he will be a good guy I mean they already showed so many bad guys they needed someone good so that this wouldnt be a preachy episode about how americans are all racist.

[@truindividual]

@@PSaricas and America has those types but not everywhere

[@andymcp4752]

LIS2THEORIES (half theory half my own headcanon) I think the superpowers in the series are given to people by the spirit of a deceased person (daniels must come from his dad) but they also must be for some kind of purpose we arent sure of yet (e.g I think Rachel gave Max her time powers because she knew chloe was about to die and wanted Max to save Chloes "spirit" in some sense of the word) But in the same way i think the powers come with some kind "bet" the deceased person makes (like an ancient greek parable, bet with the gods kind of thing) where you get a time limit (you have a week to use time powers or the town gets destroyed) which makes me think theres gonna be a limit for Daniels powers (get to mexico or whatevs in this amount of time or else something totally devastating happens)

[@RuptimusPrime]

I think Before The Storm kind of ruined the "Rachel gave Max her powers" theory. For one thing, the fight in the junkyard where Rachel gets stabbed would have gone a lot better if she had powers...

[@andymcp4752]

Rupti sorry if i phrased that badly, i dont think rachel had powers, just that after she died she was in the position to give max powers from whatever afterlife this game subscribes to (seemingly a spirit animal based one)

[@Baeraad]

My problem with the theory is the opposite one - I thought BtS hinted heavily that Rachel *did* have powers (over fire, to be specific) but that she just wasn't aware of them. But I can't think of anyone who might have died and left them to her?

[@RuptimusPrime]

@@Baeraad You're right, I meant Rachel clearly didn't have Max-like powers. I also believe Rachel had some kind of pyrokinetic thing going on

[@paoloibayan7055]

I think the game doesn't want to explain the supernatural phenomenon happening. That's why we haven't got any answer to how Max got her powers - only fan theories. I believe they wanted it to remain that way because life is strange.

[@nickjeffery536]

It is a good job that Luke wasn't on the writing team, or the boys would have already died of dysentery...

[@SlyRatchet4]

The last time a played a claw machine it was because my little sister wanted the Elsa doll inside, I got it first time. I think it might just be my greatest gaming achivement.

[@_sofie]

So wholesome

[@laurendrake215]

LIS2THEORIES That is not the last we'll see of Brody. He is an online journalist and blogger. He will either intentionally or accidentally reveal that he met and aided the Diaz brothers while they were on the run. I think he will champion their innocence online and his aid will be needed if the boys are to return and set the record straight in the end. But that begs the question, will the boys have the option (player choice) to return? Will they be forced (by the game) to stay in Mexico? Will they even reach Mexico at all?

[@RayLumos]

Finally ^^. Again a relaxing hour full of emotion and fun with Luke and Jane. I am still glad you two decided to do these kind of videos :). Thanks.

[@TMAC_burninator]

LIS2THEORIES , I assumed at first Brody was a member of the Prescott family who was smart enough to get away from them. I don’t think that’s backed up by the game lore as I think he has a different last name. Also, it would be wild fan service, but how fun would it be to run into an older, wiser Max? She could even have ambiguous dialog that vaguely refers to Chloe without giving away if Chloe is alive or not. Brody = angel. Flawless. I was afraid he was going to turn out to be a bad guy until the dumb shop owner turned up. And to be fair, people like the shop owner are exceptionally rare.

[@fallenaasimar3878]

My lone wolf boys! Awoooooo 🐺🐺

[@EC20222]

Daniel and Sean for life

[@chrisparker6325]

LIS2Theories: Just regarding the whole not wanting to run away, I read that as them not trusting authority,; even though they've done nothing wrong because of their race it'll still end badly. The only part I found unbelievable was the fact that a 17-year-old with a mobile phone was apparently untraceable for days by the police, but I just chalked it off as something you have to get past for story reasons (like Chloe not being caught in BTS after breaking into the DA's office, leaving fingerprints everywhere, and stealing and burning evidence). As for theories, the only thing I think at the moment is that there won't be a final choice like LIS1 and BTS, your actions throughout the game will make that choice for you.

[@RuptimusPrime]

It's also pretty unbelievable that his battery stayed alive for like 3 days with no charger

[@arachnesakura9375]

Gotta say i live in oregon and grew up in Washington, the police here are ridiculously stupid or simply suck at their jobs (and im a law abiding citizen) so with the Chloe is actually feasibly possible.

[@rmsgrey]

"What did she steal?" "Oh, just the blackmail material I had on a local drug dealer I hired to deal with my daughter's birth mother so I could preserve my family image."

[@dustinbenzel8704]

Well one he did have a charger, and if we are talking about a completely brand new fully charged battery, if you barely use your phone it will last 3 days. I know this because I remember the early days with my phone, fresh battery, I don't have a life, barely used my phone, lasted a very long time. Now, I can't spend 10-40% just playing a battery wasting game on it in like a few minutes, thus I need to keep it charged quite a bit. And even then when I don't use it at all, I could probably get a a day at least out of it (a full 24 hours). So it is feasible, I just don't know how Sean used it vs how much battery he had vs if he ever charged the battery at any point.

[@gremlin4304]

You can also just turn your phone off. The battery will drain very slowly - it would take 3-4 weeks to fully empty if you leave it in, but you can just take it out and keep it usable for years. It's not sorcery.

[@Ninjamanhammer]

I've not even played Life is Strange, I just love watching you two talk about it.

[@RothLepard]

I just have to point out that while it is 'unrealistic' for the boys to evade the authorities for so long in the game, it's also 'unrealistic' that a 15 and 9 or 10 year old to be considered suspects in some kind of above ground explosion that merely pushed stuff around, with the father dead from the cops gun. If this happened IRL they would be considered witnesses and missing children, even if the neighbours had said "It was the younger kid! He exploded with some kinda energy or something... why are you sedating me? I ain't crazy!" The 15 year old might be considered a suspect in the death / severe injury of the other teen, if anybody had actually seen them fight and watched the other kid go down and stop moving.

[@irrelevoice]

I feel that he thought they had to run because they're mexican, muricans be racist and stuff. The game pretty much punches you in the face with its agenda.

[@RothLepard]

Fair enough. I didn't realize in the US that 9 year olds, of whatever ethnic background, became immediate suspects in explosions that had lots of impact evidence but left behind no residue of chemicals. ;)

[@AwkwardFellow]

I think a lot of it has to do with fear, and Sean not knowing how to deal with the situation. All he knew was 1. Going to be sent to juvi for potentially killing/life alteringly harming another kid and 2, Daniel is going to be sent into foster care because of it. He in no way knew what the explosion was about just that 3 people might be dead, and he might get blamed for all of it. It probably wasn’t smart to run but realistically that whole situation would be confusing enough that some kids would run away/go into hiding.

[@n543576]

God damn are Luke and Jane a good duo. I've rewatched every single one of these Life is Strange analysis videos several times and each time i laugh at something new or find myself stopping what im doing to fully hear what they gotta say. I hope they do a video in the new Life Is Strange game coming out because they are excellent at being insight and playing off each other's comments well.

[@_sofie]

Me too! I feel exactly the same

[@dimitripsarianos4913]

I feel like Brody plays that way and is so encouraging because he might be angling a story. His immediate business is seeing his mum, but will come back to check on the boys, and not necessarily steer them on the right path, but the one that might make for a better journalistic piece. So for instance, maybe there's a chance for them to settle down with new identities but advice from Brody is like, "nah you're gonna be found out, leave these nice people and get back on the road" which isn'rlt totally bad advice but his intentions would be more so because he doesn't want the story to end there.

[@Sol-mr1lv]

Another thing that got me was "That's Johnny!" Because Brody looks a bit like Johnny Chiodini from Eurogamer And that is my #LiS2Theory: Brody IS Johnny Chiodini.

[@wierdalien1]

he does

[@AlphaOrion98]

This theory doesn’t contradict the “Brody is an angel” theory

[@Sol-mr1lv]

@@AlphaOrion98 yes! Johnny is Brody and Brody is an angel!

[@jocosesonata]

Wait... Wait, wait wait! Wait! Does this mean... Life is Strange, Oxventure Crossover!?

[@Sol-mr1lv]

@@jocosesonata We can only hope. I mean it's possible, in Before the Storm you could actually play DnD.

[@benevolentwaffle7438]

Just finished Life is Strange 2 Episode:5.... back to binge this whole my heart is still breaking...trying to get everything straight in my mind...heart breaking...

[@Omahdon]

Given the political climate in the immediate aftermath of the "horse set loose in the hospital" event of 2016; the super racist proprietor in LiS2 didn't feel so much heavy-handed as he was just "handed".

[@bigdog7632]

Omahdon Idk man, I thought the way they handled it was a bit immature for a game.

[@safe-keeper1042]

The caricature US cop and the doorstep and gas station racists were both pretty heavy-handed and one-sided. Yes, that kind of people exist, but three in a single episode is just overdone.

[@kaytron9812]

@@safe-keeper1042 I'm not sure if it makes it any less of a caricature, but I got the impression that what the police officer did was an accident.

[@kaytron9812]

Like I don't think it's any less shitty a thing to happen, but it's not really implied that the officer was deliberately gunning down someone on their own property because he was Mexican: more that "Well, this guy is clearly overwhelmed and not handling the situation appropriately and - whups."

[@TekniQx]

@@kaytron9812 You're completely correct. It's terrible when it happens, but according to FBI statistics, the chances of an unarmed civilian being shot during an encounter with police is less than 0.01 percent. 68 unarmed civilians were shot by police in 2017, and Hispanic males accounted for 18 percent of that number. So, everyone talking about how this scene from LiS 2 is likely because of the current "political climate" or "it's on the news all the time" is a bit mislead on the actual situation. Don't get me wrong though, *ANYTIME* something like this happens it's absolutely outrageous & tragic. =(

[@greenliongirl07]

Theory for LiS 3: your character is the one shot and looks to have died. Their spirit can't move forward and can effect things around them (move objects, mess with animals and people, and walk through walls). While trying to figure out how to move on, they see their friends and classmates deal with grief (maybe someone uses a Ouiji board we could mess with). They try to solve their case and try to get revenge. Eventually, they visit their family and learn that your character isn't dead, but in a coma. However, there is a doctor pressuring their family to let your character pass and donate their heart to another patient. In a twist it turns out the doctor is being payed to pressure them by the other patient's family and the man who shot you was part of the conspiracy because the other patient(who's condition was the result of drugs and treats the hospital staff poorly) has been given less than a month left without the surgery. So, you have to expose the doctor and after ward another patient(a child) comes in and needs an organ ASAP, so the final choice is either wake up and live or die and give this child a chance. If you live, you have to live with the guilt as you watch a funeral procession and vow to be a better person if only to justify your decision to stay. If you die, you go to your own funeral where the child and their family visits and thank your parents, and you are allowed to move on possibly seeing a dead loved one greet you.

[@arachnesakura9375]

I'd play the hell out of that!

[@MrLennyShelby]

That's more or less the premise of Murdered: Soul Suspect :)

[@Cinderbloom]

Also sounds a lot like it has the mechanic from Beyond: Two Souls.

[@stephenwithav9171]

God, I absolutely LOVE these discussions, two articulate people talking cool games and weird theories, this is heaven 😍

[@EnlistedHippie]

Been looking forward to this video all week. (Finally had some time off work to play through episode 1.) Jane, love the point about how important it is to connect with people while you can.

[@bilbo_t_baggins2762]

It's good that Ellen can rant about the flaws in tomb raider. It shows she has actually played it and that she does actually care. I'll tell you a secret, there's more than one reveiwer who plays a game for about 20 minutes and then rewords the press release. Ellen and Luke aren't like that.

[@jocosesonata]

Um... Wrong video?

[@goldenburger836]

LS2 Theory I could see them bringing in Max again to rewind back to the beginning, to elaborate on Janes "dad is alive" theory. I mean do we know where max is at the moment. I could see her leaving to go on a road trip after Life is strange 1. No matter what ending you choose. Maybe you meet her on your jorney like the way you run into broady. Unless we actually do know where she is and i just missed it, in which case nevermind. so many theories and ideas in my head. I love episode 1 and enjoy hearing you talk about it more then any other youtuber. All you guys are amazing hope to meet you one day.

[@inspirationmediatube]

I never understood why in the first game, Max didn't just go back and tell everyone to go to the bunker. she could have saved a lot of people in the town AND Chloe.

[@arachnesakura9375]

Whose going to listen to a teen from an art school? They would have either blatantly ignored her or punished her for scaring people. The only one who would oossibly listen would be Warren, maybe Kate, and possibly Joyce.

[@_b1ack0ut4]

Iirc she could only go back in time a certain distance, making travelling that far back not possible by normal means, and she can't do it by travelling back in a photo because shes limited to the area the picture is taken?

[@phantomspannah9679]

LIS2THEORIES : Brody/Johnny is a disgraced member of the Prescott family - explains the weird desire to stop at Arcadia Bay - near to dying Mum? Also, I love your discourse so much! I don’t have anyone to get excited over the games with and you two (and Johnny and Aoife) are blooming marvellous!

[@legocorvo]

So Jane voluntarily went into LIS2 with the intention of making it hurt as much as possible?! That's like completing a genocide run of Undertale.... Man, major respect for Jane! Respect and fear. Mostly fear.

[@thegoshdarnedbatman5257]

#lis2theories the bully wakes up in hospital and his witness testimony clears the boys names and everything is as fine as it can be forever after

[@CMak-gj4hm]

The issue is the dead cop flying thru the air

[@MrCaptainDiggs]

LIS2THEORIES The boys encounter professor X whilst stumbling through the woods. They are recruited to the X-Men

[@Justin-mb7lx]

And then we see Max

[@archangel2106]

Jane, at 32:00 you hit upon something when we realize that we are the "other", and your words were so eloquent. Its a very charged subject, to be judged for ethnicity, heritage, gender, orientation and all the worries that come with it. i know you and the team could say so much more. I just wanted to say thank you. Thank you, all of you. Thank you Jane and Luke for discussing it as respectfully as you did. Thank you for sharing those thoughts and emotions. You guys are awesome.

[@natefessler3961]

I'm watching this series in tandem with Eurogamer's Let's Play. Thank you so much for helping me unpack all the usual LiS feels with the usual degree of excellent insight. I cried at the end of this episode, and I'm sure it wont be the last time tears fly before the end! Thank you for your service

[@diredinosaus]

I would like to write a comment, but.. **Sobs uncontrolably**

[@willvreed]

LIS2THEORIES I think they might return to their home town (maybe an end game choice to flee to Mexico or to go home), Lyla is too strong of a character to lose, and I don't realistically see them making it into Mexico without a passport. That said Google told me it could be based off race for entrance into Mexico without a passport, but still a bit convenient from what I can imagine. Can't wait to play more either way!

[@TigerGoblin]

"The puppy is going to be in danger for the next 4 episodes" So you are saying that Mushroom is the chloe of this game?

[@_b1ack0ut4]

Nah, Chloe was plot critical in addition to constantly in peril. the dog is probably more expendable. meaning that the chloe of this game is Daniel. I can see him getting into all sorts of trouble, while also having plot armour through most of the story like chloe did

[@IvalAndros]

I finally finished the first chapter yesterday, it is so good to see pre-pandemic Luke and Jane, so full of hope.

[@chavamara]

18:50 Sooo, are we feeling any increase of sympathy for Ethan from Heavy Rain? You mock him when he runs around yelling, "Jason!" but it sounds like you had a fair bit of running around for "Daniel!"

[@unusunus4613]

Everyone thought Ethan screaming out his children's name was kinda funny.

[@Sc4r4byte]

LIS simply has more compelling characters than the main characters in a David Cage game.

[@kage968]

@@Sc4r4byte but the writing was horrible. And your choices didnt matter compared to Heavy Rain where there are actual consequences

[@kage968]

@@Sc4r4byte LIS was a cheap cash grab cus of Telltale's TWD

[@smartesttemmie]

There's actually people who exist who put David Cage's garbage over LiS? Fucking incredible.

[@ddubmomo]

Did Luke say the BERRY first thing? ...You monster...I love you

[@itilosi9929]

BTW if you challenge Daniel instead of the neighbour, he says "no wonder your mom bailed."

[@RuptimusPrime]

Glad to know someone actually did that. I was wondering what happens

[@itilosi9929]

@@RuptimusPrime I just saw gameplay of it. Can't remember where

[@paoloibayan7055]

I questioned Daniel too, and the moment Brett said that, I wanna go inside the screen and beat the hell out of him.

[@chinyang1200]

@@paoloibayan7055 I only watched Game plays but the one that I MOST want to beat the shit out of is the Cop like he's either a Rookie or a Racist ... pick one like how he reacted is just unacceptable

[@paoloibayan7055]

@@chinyang1200 he's both. Lol

[@theorangelemon6848]

Lis2theories one, both or neither of the brothers will die depending on the choices you have made throughout the game

[@TMAC_burninator]

I love the depth of the storytelling. I also read all those text messages. Worth the time it took to scroll through.

[@jufriannuar440]

LIS2THEORIES In Dogma, all angels wore hoodies (aka halos) Brody wears a hoodie Theory Confirmed!

[@VelcroYuppie]

I've never played LIS, or LIS2. But I just watched all of the Luke and Jane vids about them, and now I have to buy them. Damn you, Luke and Jane! :)

[@craignellist7277]

LIS2theoeries maybe Brodie has a power of his own like Max and Daniel.

[@Brady_Morningstar]

that moment when you don't wanna watch because spoilers but still open the video and skip to the end because oxtra deserves all the views I can give.

[@asherz2]

These guys are the only people I know who can turn a video like this into an hour long

[@pedroabreu005]

32:24 yeah, I was really surprised on how this game almost nailed the feeling you get when people are racist towards you. I'm black and I had a poor childhood and because of the clothes I had and how I talked people always assumed I was begging for money and that was kinda what happened. It's really weird seeing that portrayed so accurately in a videogame

[@NarwalHorns]

I went back and read all the texts and stuff and it was great, so much character building from such a small detail. Love these games.

[@shawnugwudike459]

LiS2theories: we will see their mysteriously absent and seemingly hated mother in the next episode or episode 3

[@inspirationmediatube]

I didn't steal from the swear jar, the car, the store, anywhere... and Daniel still stole Mushroom :(

[@aspen1713]

You'll get Mushroom no matter what, but your stealing will influence whether Daniel steals from Brody or not :)

[@lordprototype7175]

Just imagine if you end up meeting Max and Chloe and Captain Spirit and all of you have to use your powers together to escape some bad people and you all go off together to find other powered individuals

[@ljbrazill]

LIS2THEORIES I don’t know how much I believe this but I’m currently reading Of Mice and Men, and I remembered one of the devs said that the game is inspired by it, and so the whole time I’ve been reading it I’ve been getting increasingly more worried that Sean is going to have to sacrifice Daniel, or at least something that mirrors both the first game and Steinbeck’s novel’s endings (also, if anything happens to mushroom we riot- which is also looking very likely considering how many dogs die in Of Mice and Men :( ) 💜💜

[@ljbrazill]

LIS2THEORIES alsoooo, I think that the Reynolds’ from Captain Spirit are Sean and Daniel’s grandparents that they don’t see anymore (which he mentions to Brody), which could mean that we will learn more about their mum in episode 2, since it looks like it’ll be set in Beaver Creek 💜💜

[@veesvoyages]

Maybe Daniel will accidentally hurt Mushroom through using his powers because he doesn't realise the strength of his own powers yet, so it links a little bit to Lenny not knowing his own strength? (I think, it's been a while since I read the novel ha!) Just a thought from reading your comment :D I had no idea that it was inspired by that novel, I remember having to read it for school. Definitely keeping an eye out for any links to it from now on so thank you :)

[@scrambled5948]

LIS2 theory: I know this is silly and has a 0% chance of being true but, it would make sense if life is strange and X-men take place in the same universe.

[@AK.Carcajou]

Showing up very late to this, but I wholeheartedly approve of this idea! Imagine the crossover…

[@urface151]

I hope we get more Jane and Luke fangirling over live is strange bc this was great

[@inspirationmediatube]

My theory is that Max got her power in Seattle, just as Daniel did. it was just that she wasn't under enough stress until the Blackwell bathroom to activate them. #LiS2theories

[@TigerGoblin]

LIS2THEORIES My theory is that Brodie is the Jefferson of this game and before the end of the last episode will be revealed as a very evil person

[@abellekane7606]

Yaniv Avizrats same but mines him but Jefferson after his jail time.

[@acapybara3032]

i hope not

[@aspen1713]

I hope not D: I love Brody

[@beauvillamor621]

LIS2THEORIES This is not going to end happily you guys your self said it, its a 16 year old and a 9 year old kids traveling south to mexico, it feels less of a matter of will they get caught than when will they get caught, they have the rest of Oregon, California, and possibly some of Nevada depending on were they cross, to travel through while dodging Authorizes and anyone that would turn them in. and dont get me started on how they think they are going to get across the border.

[@coffeepoweredkatie6290]

They'll cross the border on a raft shooting anyone who tries to stop them John Marston style.

[@holly.h3476]

Yess lol going through Lyla’s texts took forever but was so worth it, I love that about LIS games 🙌💘

[@volfia4070]

I love how I didn't notice this was a hour and watched the whole thing and now I'm shook.

[@MidwestArtMan]

As someone who lives in the Midwest, I think the gas-station-owner-man was very poorly written. I have trouble imagining a real person who is so racist he'd attack and kidnap children, even if he thinks they're involved in an officer's death. It also bugged me from a gameplay standpoint that I chose both not to steal and to discuss with the guy, but Sean seemed intent on not trying to prove his innocence and I got the same outcome as if I made any other choices. One extra thing, the old lady didn't seem suspicious to me. She just seemed like a friendly store owner in a rural area, possibly because I washed up before going in the store.

[@EC20222]

THERE are not enough words in the dictionary to define and announce my heartfelt emotions towards daniel and sean. So much love. DONTNOD have absloutely smashed the opening of this storyline. I cannot wait to continue Daniel and Seans adventure 💖💖💖💖💖💖

[@kevinxander3398]

I have never felt more stress in my entire life playing hide and seek with Daniel. I was convinced he was a goner

[@arkosthepanther]

LIS2THEORIES: Daniel's powers are a result of Max's timeline shenanigans.

[@lnt305]

I don't even plan on playing the game, but I just love the both of you talking about something you're so passionate about 😊

[@uselessyoutubechannel7701]

#Lis2theories Everything works out in the end and nobody else dies

[@maineventmafia1633]

I honestly don't see why he ran. If anything that makes you look even more guilty. There's no evidence that he did something wrong so why run?

[@unusunus4613]

There was no evidence for the dad doing anything wrong and he still got shot and killed.

[@fionndalton9939]

Wow I checked the channel every day and the only day I don’t they upload 😂😂😂

[@veesvoyages]

Brody is an angel is my favourite LIS2 theory so far

[@evecleroux8368]

LISTHEORIES-- I've got a horrible feeling the game is setting the kids up to trust someone who seems kind but is truly evil. Because they've had a good experience with Brody they may assume the next person will kind. I really think the next person who is "a guardian angel" to these kids is going to turn out to be horrific. The game is using Brody to lure us into a false sense of security.

[@april00026000]

Luke and Jane should do a livestream for when the next episode comes out, I would love to see how they play and how they react to things

[@matthewaguilar7849]

To respond to what Jane said about the frivolousness of being polite to that dad when he had already made up his mind about the quality of person you are I have this story I was at work once five minutes into my shift a woman can in with her child and elderly mother I noticed her looking at the menu puzzled about what to get or even how to order so I explained in detail about what could be put into her item, how it would be priced, and the price range for everything I could think between each item , I even included what I liked to eat from the restaurant to help her make a more informed decision, I helped her the entire way through the line until she paid then went back to help other customers. My manager came out to talk to me two minutes later to tell me the customer compiled about me saying that I was dismissive, rude, used a condescending tone, and was trying to get her out so I didn’t have to talk to her anymore I alone spent near ten minutes helping her with my coworker watching and he reassured my manager that I did nothing wrong it made me so angry to put effort into helping someone and have them completely ignore it make a negative judgment about my character

[@thegreatpineapple4425]

I'm not even a fan of LiS, still watched this. That's how entertaining you guys are. 🤘

[@casamity6755]

aw i’ve never seen this channel before and omg you guys are so funny woah

[@amoschew3609]

Not gonna lie, LiS’s best contribution to the world is videos like these

[@TrafficJamByCam]

There are particular games that I want to play because others highly recommend them but I end up not enjoying but realize I enjoyed watching others play them/talk about them. The LIS series definitely seems like one of those to me. I'll admit that I have never played one but when I just look at gameplay footage I'm not interested. It's only when I watch people, like Jane and Luke, who get so excited and talk so in depth about it that I'm interested. I don't plan on buying LIS 2 but I definitely look forward to their conversations about them. Growing up my older sister played the Nancy Drew games and I got so bored when I would play, but loved sitting next to her watching her play and talking about it. This is definitely one of those situations with LIS.

[@TrafficJamByCam]

Then after watching this, I proceeded to buy the game... I hope I enjoy playing it as much as I do watching these two lovely folks talk about it.

[@kingofthebottleshooters5805]

Brody is great, but that's partly because you *do* want to ask him why the hell he doesn't do something more responsible; he's one of those nuanced characters that LiS does so well, whereas a lot of the other cast in this episode are pretty black and white, for better or worse.

[@Sage_Of_Thyme_]

I hated how their dad died. Of all the ways that THAT death could have played out, it had to be by the hands of a stupid, trigger happy rookie cop. Just.... ugh.... why....?

[@wierdalien1]

because people feel its a horrifically likely event

[@Sage_Of_Thyme_]

That might be the case, but it doesn't change how absurd it all played out. That cop was just a little too excited to pull his trigger.

[@truindividual]

@@Sage_Of_Thyme_ well, getting killed by trigger happy cops is a reality u see these days all too much

[@Sage_Of_Thyme_]

You're right.... and I wish that was not the reality that we live in, but it is, and it makes me sick to my stomach. Their dad didn't have to die, that neighbor didn't have to pick a fight with the two kids, and everything could have been resolved peacefully, but I guess then we wouldn't have an emotionally wrenching game to play in that case. Ugh... I just want life to be ok.

[@interregnum_]

Yeah, it's not the subtlest series of tragedies, is it. I feel like they were falling back on the "but these really exist!" explanation a little too hard. That cop was too conveniently freaked out, in that scenario, and that store owner was too conveniently itching to be a total racist. The ideas themselves were...fine, I guess, but the execution was, I think, a bit lazy.

[@przemekdude]

LIS2THEORIES Brody is Santa Claus

[@orangecat862002]

Przemek Dudek beard checks out.

[@thefourthcrusader2117]

This is not a theory. This is a fact.

[@Yun_denn]

Canon.