the deepest dive into emily from stardew valley

join me on a joblessly deep dive into emily from stardew valley!
this is the fourth video in my stardew valley romance deep dive series. subscribe to catch the next one!
all gameplay footage is my own. all music (except transitions) is from the stardew valley ost.
sources:
stardewvalleywiki.com/Emily
stardewvalleywiki.com/Clint
stardewvalleywiki.com/Shane
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www.stardewvalley.net/post-la...
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0:00 intro
1:15 intro to emily
8:32 2 hearts
11:35 4 hearts
14:10 6 hearts
31:33 8 hearts
44:43 dating / 10 hearts
50:09 marriage
55:04 14 hearts
59:39 summit
1:00:48 divorce
1:02:01 outro

[@b.p.70]

Me: *starts booing when you pull the Clint portrait* Video: cues booing sound effect

[@fionasangster]

hahahahaha

[@kooriicolada]

The thing I love about Emily is that... she's right. All her spiritual mumbo jumbo was a bit off-putting to me at first. But the more I thought about it, the more I realized... This world is literally full of monsters. There's a wizard in the forest. You're helping to rebuild a building with a bunch of apple-like forest spirits. Emily's just the one who sees the most.

[@dmin5782]

The Green Rain event in 1.6 makes her connection to forest magic much more obvious. She's the only person aside from the Wizard who understands what the rain means. Edit: 2nd year Fair new dialogue confirms another interesting thing: aura reading doesn't work on people with depression (Wizard mentions not being able to understand Sebastian's thoughts). This may explain why Emily takes interest in Shane and Clint.

[@kooriicolada]

@@dmin5782 Yeah I loved that. I have a secret headcanon/wish that the Wizard should make her his apprentice heh

[@dmin5782]

​​​​@@kooriicoladaMy headcanon is that Emily is his secret daughter, born from an affair with a mermaid. She already showcases psychedelic magic like a mermaid. Both the Wizard and her display interest in merpeople in-game, as well.

[@kooriicolada]

@@dmin5782 oooh that's a really fun theory!

[@KC-ep6sg]

@@dmin5782Dang, that would make emily and abigail half sisters 🤯

[@emmagrace8938]

The fact that the divorce sections are always like the last two minutes of the video kills me because I forget that it’s coming EVERY TIME SOMEHOW 😅😂

[@fionasangster]

hahahaha

[@marxisttheoryandlore]

Immediately after the release the fan discourse around Shane was completely insane. Everyone was going mad with the desire to "fix" him. I suspect that's why ConcernedApe jumped on promoting him to romancable, and Emily got to ride his coat tails. Everyone wanted to take Shane to bone town, holy hell

[@fionasangster]

hahaha wow… who would want to do that…. not me!!! haha…

[@aknavvy3188]

@@fionasangsterhahahah no same in my first game i dated 2 people and it was haley and shane, sooooo….

[@cjdm39]

I like Shane’s story, but don’t like that he doesn’t ACTUALLY change after marriage… his room speaks for itself

[@Factorum...]

Because you can't really "fix" ppl@@cjdm39

[@strawberryflower.forgetmenot]

@@cjdm39 Marriage doesn’t cure mental illness.

[@nickylawoozworld]

New headcanon that the clothes u can buy at Sandy’s Oasis are actually made by Emily since tailoring is her passion, and Sandy gives her space in the store to sell

[@dmin5782]

That's my headcanon as well! Another headcanon I have is that Emily and Sandy were in the middle of planning a clothing business together, but Emily's parents more or less trapped her into being Haley's caretaker. The bus to Calico breaks down not long after. At least now, Emily seems to have an online store instead (why else would she have a computer?).

[@kaylahaas]

@@dmin5782the online store thing is SUCH a good concept. ill dedicate the inevitable fanfic using this idea to you 🖤🤣

[@dmin5782]

​@@kaylahaasLOL thanks 😄 Stardew's story is practically made for headcanons like this. Otherwise, there'd be too much holes.

[@dahliam5397]

OMG that's the governor's look Lewis is wearing! I think it shows he wants to be a bit more important than he is

[@fionasangster]

YOOOOOOOOOOOO ur so fuckin smart

[@nooneofnote8453]

There’s an Easter egg hidden object in game that confirms that for me

[@dot3686]

I like Emily because she already has herself sorted, unlike the other characters. I find it kinda funny that she became one of the Bachelorettes. At the same time, Shane became a bachelor since he's in a little bit of a rough patch with some midlife crisis sprinkled in there.

[@NerdySalemSays]

Low key. Thats why i kinda ship them… the one with their life together x the one who needs the most stability.

[@commandernici]

two giiiirls sharing a sleeping bag no feet apart 'cus they're ....very good friends

[@FlorPudding]

A-spec Emily is not something I had considered but I'm kinda all for it? Would be cute to think of it of a queerplatonic marriage! And it being open to interpretation is really nice

[@somerandomgoblin2583]

same here! i'm aromantic and in a queerplatonic relationship myself, but i never married emily. watching this video and hearing more about her, i think that aroace/queerplatonic emily is such a fun headcanon!

[@madeofmeats]

2:43 unrelated but I’m so sour that Marnie lost this poll, she’s my exact type and I think she’s so pretty. I wanna save her from her dead end relationship with that coward Mayor Lewis, I would treat her right frfr 😤

[@fionasangster]

frfr she is so gorgeous!

[@sillystringeater]

Me except for sandy omg 😭

[@madeofmeats]

@@sillystringeater valid, Sandy is so cool and pretty too

[@_zaymoon]

me with sandy and marnie!!! they are both so pretty im so salty

[@salemsmith7085]

me about the wizard! i love shane, but i love him AND m. rasmodious 😭

[@Captainn4t]

I never really thought about the fact that her relationship is less explicitly romantic before. It's also sad that so many of her scenes are infiltrated by Clint. Almost makes you wonder if she was trying to dissuade him. She's not stupid, I'm sure she's aware he likes her like that.

[@leon_atrewo]

Honestly? As an aroace person who loves their friends very much, Emily's ways of expressing love are so relatable:D She may not be aro or ace herself, but I still appreciate how I can vibe with her because of that trait and non-explicit expressions of romance

[@Unofficial-Name]

I truly agree, especially when she is only one who just cuddles with you during her 10 and 14 heart event instead kissing, it’s so sweet!

[@loo9474]

same as ana sexual person! She was always my first, lovre the way she demostrate affection

[@maevekilpatrick6721]

I don't know if anyone else has mentioned the romantic tension between Emily and Sandy, especially in the Expanded Mod! Sandy comes to visit Emily in town way more and honestly, I see them being that type of lesbian who doesn't realize your best friend is in love with you lmao

[@bihtimerush]

the only thing i disagree on is the plus sized argument- clint’s a blacksmith! he prob has the same build as a bodybuilder without steroids, high muscle with fat over it! not that it matters just sharing my clint headcanon lol

[@annsh.6487]

Honestly hoping that you don't stop at just the dateable characters, it would be really interesting to hear about everyone

[@Bi.Panic.]

Especially our king Linus

[@Butchcavalier]

I think we really could have had something with Clint. Helping him find the courage to ask Emily out without being strange about it, them having a nice day at the carnival but her telling him that she didn't see this as a date. And at first you think that Clint will get really upset, and he's obviously a bit sad things didn't work out, but you actually see after that finally asking her out and pulling himself out of the weird pining state did help him in the long run. You can tell him you're proud of him for putting himself out there and he tells you that he's happy he finally took charge of his life, even if it didn't end like he hoped. And maybe even later there's some dialogue that implies he's connecting with some other traditional blacksmiths in the city, where he'll have an easier time connecting with people because they already have something in common, etc...ah well. I completely understand peoplenwho can't stand Clint, I only like the version I've created in my head ig :'D

[@fionasangster]

1000000000000000% !!! if we saw him deal with rejection in a good way it would go SO far in showing that hes not a "nice guy" hes an actual nice guy!!

[@rock9154]

I like your ideas with him! I wonder if there are any good mods that expand his story in a good way like that. I really want like him as a character (I wish he was a romantic candidate!), but he’s kinda awful and doesn’t change in game :[

[@whimsical_bitches_club]

hearing you break down her story like this made me realize that emily has big autism vibes- even down to being manic pixie dream girl’ed by clint

[@fionasangster]

would be interested to hear more about this if you’re willing!

[@shortcake.b]

that's exactly what i thought! she reminds me of myself, especially with her story revolving around being different than others and learning to accept it

[@whimsical_bitches_club]

@@fionasangster it’ll take me a bit to get my thoughts together enough to elaborate, but i love talking about this so definitely!!

[@whimsical_bitches_club]

@@fionasangster alrighty, i didn’t go into too much detail because i knew i’d get carried away & write a whole novel (more than i already did lol) but i’d be happy to elaborate on any of these if you need

[@vertigooey]

As someone with autism, I also get major autistic vibes from Emily

[@jachromium785]

"117 subscribers" Mate you are gonna have an absolutely thriving youtube channel in mere months Im here for it, high quality long form content.

[@fionasangster]

😭 thank you!!

[@jachromium785]

Thank you

[@Bi.Panic.]

THIS omg i am literally bing watching these all weekend

[@jachromium785]

Overjoyed to know that I was right, 11k subs and counting as of late

[@GehennaDreams13]

Clint is a incel, he manic pixie dream girls Emily. He wants her to “fix him”. And if they were to ever get into a relationship, when being with her didn’t really make him happy after some time, because it’s an inner problem, they would break up. This has happened to me more than once. Props to Emily for knowing herself enough to ignore his sad attempts.

[@Dsaysalot]

Yep- people who shine like Emily always attract moths

[@corvaes]

i never vibed with emily since her surface level of being into new age spirituality didn’t click with me. we have very different outlooks on the world in a way that kind of outright conflicts. also clint. enough said on him. but this did give me a bit of additional appreciation for her! she’s a good contrast to the other stories which focus so much on helping the other person through a big emotional problem. i feel like clint’s presence is to make up for that though, unfortunately. regardless of me not vibing with her romantically, she’s still nice and a unique addition to stardews world

[@kev_ev]

although I'm sure the fact that she was not originally planned as a dateable character plays a lot into her early heart scenes being different than most, I love that we get to pursue someone who is more secure in their lives. It holds the same "value" in game as these more vulnerable and troubled singles, and personally that kind of love where you don't have this component of going in to "fix" anything and more just enjoy each other's company and are there for each other is something I enjoy a lot. also Clint can suck it, your voice was perfect

[@dmin5782]

I'm surprised she's not planned to be a dateable at first tbh. Out of everyone in Stardew Valley, Emily embodies the themes of the story the best: happiness, community, nature and magic. I'd go as far as to say she should be the "canon" relationship.

[@tarolatte6803]

​@@dmin5782OMGGGG SO MUCH THIS!!! Emily is my favourite girl! I'm honestly surprised she wasn't planned as a dateable character at first. She's so lovely!

[@dmin5782]

@@tarolatte6803 Yeah. Even before Emily romanceable, she already shows that she was into us. I mean, isn't it odd how Clint's quest to give her an amethyst is the only time you gain friendship with anyone other than the quest giver?

[@nguiklian]

Theres lots of fun little details that give the vibe that she has a touch of the tism, but for me the one that Spoke to me was her inviting you over, dancing for like 15 min max, being like damn im sweaty, and then leaving to take a shower. And then you presumably leave or just hang out alone. Like first of all yes, if im sweaty i need to shower immediately or im k*lling someone. And then also like just bailing after inviting u over like we are not following the social conventions. An activity occurred, its over now, please leave my house

[@TissueCat_]

throughout the video i was thinking the same thing. she def has autistic tendencies, even if she's not intended to he an autisitic character. i love how so much of the stardew fandom has headcannons about different characters being autistic, having adhd, etc. i wonder if concerned ape purposely lets it be up to us to decide if we think certain characters have certain traits so we can make the gameplay feel more personalized, rather than outright saying "this character is _". i feel like that would also explain why alex's character is into men and women just like the rest of the bachelors, but seems to have a better story when its with a guy. that to me says hes probably moreso into men, but since its our game its our choice how we want to perceive that. (sry for the long response, i didnt mean to ramble sm lol)

[@dannighost3614]

Emily is definitely one of the more stable relationships, emotionally and mentally-in my opinion. For her the story feels like a genuine friends-to-lovers, sweet and beautiful. Btw, the effort you put into this videos is amazing! The outfits, printouts, the pointer stick (lol), and all the little effects. Can’t wait for the next video!

[@UninspiredArtemis]

For Emily’s outfit, I always interpreted the collar and sleeves to be a salmon red color, while the rest of her dress was a scarlet red color, cus if you look at the arms and hands on her in-game sprite, they’re not really the same color. I’ve seen a lot of fan art that interpret her outfit like this, too!

[@Unicus_Felicus]

I found my new favorite Stardew Valley podcast channel.

[@Pippa87]

The only things motivating me on a Monday. 😂

[@observershroom]

as someone who's both aromantic and asexual you could totally interpret your relationship with emily as some form of queerplatonic. i'm kinda surprised i never noticed (tho i don't think i even knew what a qpr was on my 1st playthrough lol) as always, wonderful video ✨✨

[@gillyrae]

Hey, I am ace and on the aro spectrum myself, I wanted to provide some perspective. I really like the read of Emily as somewhere on the aroace spectrum, and her dialogue with the player after marriage does totally reflect either a committed platonic relationship (sometimes called a queerplatonic relationship) or a romantic relationship with someone on the aro/ace spectrum. There's totally evidence there, and I also think it aligns well with Emily's view of herself as inherently different than others. This is a way I felt about myself too, and similarly have found that being honest with others and expressing myself genuinely has been my path toward healing. Thank you for analyzing her so deeply and genuinely, I definitely want to marry her in my game next!!

[@fionasangster]

so interesting thank you for your insight!!

[@justindisbrow9921]

I honestly looove these deep dives. A very nice and fun niche to have (also means once we are done we get a 10 hour playlist to binge)

[@HamiGirl1]

i looove emily and shane's little friendship. unlikely bonds are fun c: super glad you included them! 49:25 ... maybe she only calls you her friend bc she doesnt wanna get sent to turbo hell or whatever jksdfjkdsljg ....god, i'm remembering a poncho i've been on and of crocheting for a cosplay for literal years that ive been on the last row for aaaaaaaages. emily give me strength PLEASE!!! i love emily lol. looking forward to the next one!

[@fionasangster]

hahahaha turbo hell jfc. iconic

[@kennedykatherine4079]

Okay but the emily themed outfit is cute! Emily seems so relatable as a character.

[@zoes_story]

Clint is "Where's my hug personified" 😂 yessss absolutely his vibes are rancid. So creepy. Also, he's so rude to the player and calls you lazy when you go to buy ores from him. Like buddy, your customer service is garbage. Not surprisingly, he can't work out that Emily being nice to him at work is her work personality, because he apparently doesn't have one...

[@ICantPronounceThatName]

I love this video of yours. Emily is genuinely my favourite character in the game, and she's the only person I ever marry when I play the game. As a side note, thank you for describing all the events. Unintentionally, you've given me a lot more details about what's happening in the game, things I never knew. I'm blind. I play Stardew with the help of an accessibility mod, so I often miss a lot of details about character visuals, settings, effects, etc. I new knew what was happening in Emily's dream scene (except for the text), and I never knew her dance event was so active -- I always assumed it was just her dancing for the farmer. So thanks! You accidentally improved my understanding of the character. 👍

[@fionasangster]

oh wow! that is so heartwarming to hear, i’m so glad that you learned more about our wonderful wife ❤️

[@theeleanorshellstrop]

you did shane dirty with that photo 😭 I’m a bit nervous for your take on shane, but excited for yours on leah

[@fionasangster]

haha no need to be nervous he is my problematic fave

[@m.a.r3430]

My best friend was the one who introduced me to Stardew, she was head over feels down for Emily, and hated Clint, but didn't tell me why. Meanwhile, I didn't got bad vibes of him at first. I was quite interested by my idea of him; A cute, little tone deaf, chubby guy who is shy and/or was terrible expressing himself. Then I saw who he really was and I felt so dissapointed. Everyone hates clint, so hearing you point out how "Meh..." was that of all of the guys /he's/ the one painted in this light had me saying "YES, SHE GETS IT", so, thank you ♡ In one hand, I like that there's flawed characters in Stardew that you can dislike so easily. On the other one, they did that man dirty, he could had been such a cool character whithout the "nice guy" aspect. Anyway, I apreciate the Shane mention in every video, you are so right, Emily can do better... Someone else can try to fix him. So far I'm astonished how similar I felt in my first run. Nice video! Next one sure is a fun one. Pd: hello?? The sweater you did for your fiance is so cuteee ♡ craft gifts are the sweetest

[@lilaott6495]

you genuinely changed my mind on alex i can’t wait to see the rest of these!

[@maipeikko3151]

hi, so, i watched harveys and Haley's video. i had been thinking. I aready knew i was probably aroace. But now i am more sure. Life with Emily sounds way more appealing. I think i undestand myself better now, thank you for this videos!

[@thevoidcritter]

I always saw emily's sprite as having a red dress with a mostly opaque fabric but sheer sleeves, for what it's worth

[@dwell7315]

I cannot describe how surreal it is to hear you say in this video that you have only 118 subscribers as of filming, and just over 800 at time of editing, and see that in the 3 weeks this video has been up youve reached 4.4 thousand. Obviously I'm sure it's much more surreal from your end but i guarantee it's deserved, these videos are all superb and i cannot wait to see what else you might post and talk about, you're extremely well spoken and also hilarious, and clearly passionate about SV

[@fionasangster]

omg thank you 😭 extremely surreal!! i feel so lucky!!

[@sankta8578]

Also wanted to say I relate to Clint (not the incel vibes, just the reclusive introvert part) and I want to like him but he is sooooo unlikeable even though he reminds me of myself and how I acted in high school, admiring people I liked from afar without ever even trying to befriend them. It’s easier to stay in your shell than risk losing the comfort of it

[@MyopicMickey]

I get why people dislike Clint, but idk man. If you talk to him during all the times you're upgrading your tools and breaking geodes, it's abundantly clear that the guy is Depressed. Maybe it's because he's not killing his liver and is instead projecting all his unattainable desires onto Emily, but I don't see how you can want shane to do better and not want the same for clint. I'm familiar with the type of self harm clint's using, because I've used it and I can't help but want him to get better like I did. I wonder if he would have been given the chance if he had become a marriage candidate.

[@kumi8048]

Imo I think Shane and Clint's arcs could have been very very similar if he was picked over Shane, and I genuinely think the only reason Shane was picked is because he fits more under "tumblr sexy man" than clint does, also the "I can fix him" type of guy is usually more attractive if he's mean to general online communities, it would be nice if they add Pam and Clint in the future to see how their arcs differ between there's and Shane's if romanced tho

[@fionasangster]

@kumi8048 i agree, someone else left a comment about a potential clint heart event where he has to deal with the fact that going to the carnival with emily wasnt a date - it would provide a good opportunity to see how he deals with that, whether hes willing to respect her boundaries and how he deals with rejection. as it is, what we're given is him in the 'before' stage to any kind of growth or development so ofc hes gonna be rough. i do want him to get better!! i think its just personal experience with the 'guy who pretends to be your friend but doesnt want to be your friend' that makes me so averse to him. shane at least is turning everything inwards and only harming himself (well, debatable) but clint makes emily uncomfortable. but it sucks that he doesnt get a chance to apologise, that would be such a good arc. he's kind of left half baked in this perpetual limbo, especially with how the 6 heart (is it 6? i cant remember) suggests a date and then its left hanging. just kind of a weird way to handle the storyline, i think he would be a great bachelor if he were given just a few more heart events. imagine a romance option who you have to convince out of being into a different romance option lmao. and the paths could divert based on whether you wanna romance him... ok now my game design brain is taking over

[@chessaheg9520]

"This is not about Shane." Everything is about Shane! And with he and Emily sharing so many heart events, I really like seeing their genuine friendship and the sharp contrast to Clint's creepiness.

[@goddeath6425]

Quite amusing how Emily and Shane has an extremely healthy friendship despite being completely opposites. No joke, they have one of the most stable relationships in the whole town (at least based on all shown interactions).

[@crescentsrolls1507]

It's really funny to me to see Penny's 14 heart rug and bed in Emily's 14 heart event. Imagine moving in with your closest friend / wife and then you sleep in the bed her ex-wife bought for her. That's so funny to me. Great video!!!

[@Unofficial-Name]

Emily is my favorite spouse, she is just so sweet, pretty, caring, understanding, all the good words and wonderful, she filled my heart after my failed marriages with Shane and Penny on my first file!

[@gigid21]

I love these vids so much plz never stop making stardew content. Maybe after this series you can analyze the little bits of lore in the game! Idk anyways love ur context and I hope you get lots of fame off these vids

[@fionasangster]

thank u! i’m totally gonna do a lore video, i need to analyse the cultural significance of the flower dance more than i need air

[@jachromium785]

Emily was my first wife, always loved how unique she was

[@naomipitocco8359]

i know we’re doing this alphabetically but the way i need that sebastian deep dive more than i need air…also these videos are so phenomenal!! thank you for giving them to us!!

[@mxeaxl4397]

She dances in front of everyone at the luau so is her hobby really a secret? Loving this video series, great work!

[@dmin5782]

The difference is magic. The dance she gives you seems to be an actual display of illusion magic, very similar to the mermaid's song in the night market. Emily herself has very mermaid-ish traits too, from her appearance to personality to even her themes.

[@FenrirInFlowers]

Love the Emily dress! I kinda wish her portrait clothing looked more like her sprite dress. Spiritual energies, nature, and crafts are clearly her love languages. I always befriend her, but I've never dated or married her, so this was full of stuff I haven't had as much chance to explore. I really like her friendship with Shane. It feels like she's a positive influence on him. Not as powerful as the player, but still it's a sweet friendship. It's also quite a contrast from her "friendship" with Clint. It really drives home the problems with Clint.

[@ch3rricola]

Every time you bring up shane in these videos my brain is like "guess who's back, back again"

[@demoige7948]

Love this series! Hope you'll continue afterwards with the non-romancables :) About Emilys care for the outsiders and healthy self-love: From my paedagogical point of view I agree, that this might've developed through experiences of being herself bullied and growing by that into self-love instead of hatred and taking venegance for her pain. I could also see the possibility that her and Haileys parents were a significant influence. Like she's copying the love and care for the parrot as she's experienced it in her childhood when she was comforted by her parents. And it's obviously what a huge self-esteem and self-love both Haileys and Emily have (in very different ways as open-minded or being harsh to everyone). Of course it's still a self-developed individual charactertrait, but as both of the sisters grew in that point to self-loving women, I could imagine an influence by the child-rearing of their parents :)

[@annapreston6047]

Someone else may have mentioned it, but Clint and Emily each have a line of dialogue after the event where he asks her out that confirms the "date" didn't go well. Clint will ask you if she said anything about it and then go "Actually no, don't tell me and let me keep my dignity." or something along those lines. Emily will tell you that he spilled a drink on himself in the first five minutes and then barely spoke to her for the rest of the night. It's not a final resolution because their dialogue with and about each other doesn't change after that point, but it does give some conclusion.

[@cass6020]

5:26 I gotta say after running into everyone's dialogue a ton of times on my longer save files, the "have faith!..." dialogue is one of my favorites to see. That and the 'you like talking to me? I guess I believe you. Maybe you're just as weird as I am" from Shane. Oh, and Vincent being excited to see me is always cute as hell

[@mejustme932]

56:26 girl this made me scream 😭 i just spent 3 days watching JUST your videos, i'm loving this series

[@sammifersureee]

If you ever wanna do a video of all the things you've knitted/crocheted/sewed i would be 1000% down 👀

[@karimgarcia4090]

The highlight of my week! Thank you for this one!

[@AlisonWonderland96]

I’m so happy that you’re making these videos 🥰

[@lemnlyme]

been so excited to watch this, binged the other videos and i’m obsessed

[@Maru-et6of]

i interpreted that line about clint reducing contact with emily after the eight heart event less "it means he obviously doesnt want anything to do with her now that she wont be available as a romantic partner" and more "he realizes that his feelings are unrequited and needs time to cope with his heartbreak (and not make emily uncomfortable by being around him)". Its a bit of a loose-loose situation, because if he did continue to spent time with her, we could accuse him of not getting the hint (and not leaving her alone). The problem is that they never had a real friendship-rapport in the first place. And obv. its up to interpretation I just want to point out that having an unrequited crush is a very normal experience, and being sad and a bit heartbroken if nothing romantic ends up happening is also perfectly fine. Feelings per se are morally neutral - its only the way we react to our emotions that can be right or wrong. Clint isnt creepy for having an unrequited crush, or for wanting to ask someone out and being shy about it. He is a bit creepy for not seeming all too interested in who emily is as a person tho. I also dont think its necessarily wrong to want to be loved for who you are right now. You shouldnt try to become a different person to get a partner - you should try to be better for your own sake. And learn to not base your worth on wether or not you have a romantic partner Idk i think its a difficult topic with a lot of potential nuance

[@pinkmushrooom]

love love love your videos! your humor is great, the research is amazing, and the true analysis is so refreshing. can’t wait to see what else you make!

[@ReareaGirl]

So excited for this series! I can't wait to see all the deep dives of the characters!

[@knofjesokje]

Yaaay I was so excited for this because Emily is my favourite! Loved the video!

[@graceleech3509]

Love your videos!! Was over the moon when I saw you posted a new video, excited to see the others! Would love to see you cover other games as well as Stardew Valley (even tho it is my bolved

[@claun_the_clown]

I have been binging your videos, these are EXACTLY the kind of videos I needed for Stardew Valley. Can’t wait for more!

[@benniegamali3622]

These videos are honestly great. Looking forward to my girl Leah's video

[@lilaott6495]

19:56 if you talk to emily at that festival she says something about how the snowman clint was working on looked so bad she had to fix it

[@imogenmangle]

Omg swagggggg it's been SUCH a long day. it's almost 10pm and I only just got dinner. So excited to relax with your new video!!!! yayyyyyy

[@Sanisgillon]

I’m really really enjoying these videos. I don’t know why I just have had them all on all week. They’re so relaxing. I could hear you overanalyse this game all day 🎉

[@icebergthedragon]

I love these videos, looking forward to the rest of the series!

[@JacquelineKim]

I’m so happy I found your channel! You’re so funny and I love listening to these series as I cook and clean

[@AmethystQuarry]

I’ve enjoyed all these videos and was surprised that the Alex one was your first. I love seeing other people’s views on the game

[@Jenny-jy8zb]

im not done with this video so you mightve said this but I believe emily is on the spectrum and learning how to love herself/has had to learn!

[@nwotnaeb3522]

screamed when i saw this i love these deep dives so much 😭

[@ribbitcryptid]

your emily fit for the video is epic!!

[@chantelspencer9532]

I’m eating these up, ty for keeping me company while I clean lol

[@Lord_trashcan]

Amazing!!! I am obsessed with these videos and don’t want them to end. It would be very cool if you did deep dives on the other townies after this series is done 👀

[@Ellifire]

I’m so glad I found your channel, you’re so fun to listen to and have really good writing and perspective with your history as a narrative writer. I also love your backdrop, it’s so cute!

[@rachelhaddad3479]

I love these videos they're so cool! You're so adorable as well

[@starryazura]

i binge watched your entire series thus far. looking forward to the next videos you put out! just wanted to comment that i appreciate the effort you put into your setup (the props and your clearly long written, well-detailed scripts) keep up the good work!!!

[@shamilevergreen6200]

I want to say thank you so much for reigniting my interest in Stardew! I hadn't played in a while and didn't see a reason to pick it back up, but your videos reminded me there's still a lot to do enjoy even in regards to the characters. It's a game that helps me destress so easily. Your videos give the same feeling, really fun and relaxed.

[@lisayoni5990]

Just wanna say I love your voice and how eloquent you are!

[@Evulpix]

Hello, I just want to let you know that this is the kind of in-depth content for stardew valley that I've been looking for! Love listening to your videos as I fall asleep, they're so interesting and well thought out.

[@the_turtle_boii]

Let's go!! These videos are sooo good (Stardew Valley is consuming my life)

[@alexishuckaby593]

New fiona sangster video!! I’ve been loving your content so much!! ❤❤

[@sunshine_pond7951]

Honestly love these Fiona! Cant wait to binge the full 12 character playlist over and over. When I commented on the Alex video like a week ago, I swear you were on less than 200 subs! Looking forward to seeing you take off, well deserved. The allmighty algorithm knows whats best for me sometimes 😊

[@fionasangster]

thank you!!! yeah the growth has been insane 😭 thank you youtube gods

[@twochicks23]

I'm very excited to watch this new video! 🖤

[@optimisticfrogcollective]

This series is giving me a new appreciation for the game :')

[@isabellafierro9687]

hi miss fiona i love your vids they enable my stardew and video essay addiction!!!

[@ameonna8168]

your takes on clint speak to my soul

[@Jenny-jy8zb]

im surprised these videos dont have more views/you dont have more subs! these are great videos and i want to binge all of your character deep dives...

[@addiet4340]

ugh I love this series

[@BambiKeefe]

I am SO excited for the video about Hayley 💗💗💗 She’s my girl🌻🌻

[@tootlatoot]

One of my best friends whom I play Stardew on the weekends recommended me your channel and lemme just say: I'm so glad she did omfg, your dedication to editing the backdrop along with having your clothes to match is just so...?? Delightful!! I've watched this, Abigail and Elliot's deep dive as I'm trying sooo hard not to spoil myself on characters I haven't romanced yet but DAMN I am so tempted to watch the Alex video - I love having stuff like this on while I eat or draw! Thank-you for all your hard work and I genuinely can't wait for more 💗

[@sophielong2687]

Your editing and memes make me cackle

[@sankta8578]

I just started playing Stardew solely to romance my bbg Harvey. I am very interested in learning all of the characters’ stories, but I don’t want to divorce my malewife or start a new save, so your videos are perfect to finish all their arcs after getting to the eight heart limit with the other bachelors and bachelorettes. Thank you for all the work you put into these 🙏🏼 I love longform videos to listen to while I crochet, these are perfect to indulge both my interests

[@MissMinnichan]

Thank you for your hard work.

[@EraofEra]

haven't finished the video yet, but I've watched your other three and I just want to say I love this series so much. You have such a chill vibe - it's like a mix between listening to a video essay and listening to a friend infodump about their hyperfixation. Like there's a lot of thought and structure to these videos, but they also don't have that same pretentiousness that video essays can sometimes have, if that makes sense? Very fun to listen to, makes me want to get back into playing Stardew Valley even though I absolutely do not have the time for that lol

[@fionasangster]

aw what lovely feedback! thank you!!

[@CliveAtFive]

I love this series!

[@girldavid]

awww and now you have almost 12,000 subscribers! I’m so glad you got recommended to me i love these stardew videos

[@lyssam100]

I've never quite clicked with Emily, but this video was still an absolute joy to watch.

[@ryn_a_boo7670]

I love these videos! I found this channel and watched all of your videos in three days! I would love to see your opinion on the Stardew expanded mod characters. Just in case you finish your series and still crave more