My favourite thing about Caroline is that dialogue she has where she says "wouldn't Abigail look better with her natural hair colour?" Meanwhile her hair is lime green

My theory about Caroline is that she's definitely the one the wizard cheated on his wife (the witch) with, and the witch (who turned green from jealousy) cursed Caroline and turned her hair green. Which would explain Caroline's apparent hypocrisy in regards to Abigail's hair, Caroline didn't choose for her hair to be green! How'd she explain that to Pierre? Either she was blonde and blamed chlorine after swimming or something like that, she just told him a witch cursed her but not why (maybe he actually saw her get cursed? But didn't hear why?), or she blamed a weird batch of tea and Pierre, knowing nothing about tea, just believed her

Reminder that when boxers punch someone, it isn't considered battery like a "normal" fight, it's considered *assault with a deadly weapon* .

I always thought the stash was a paternity test.

Maybe the reason the Wizard doesn't say "Maybe Abigal might be my daughter", but istead says "A villager" might be "his child" is he was actually boning a LOT of the ladies who were lonely and looking for love at the time, and he's not sure which is which. Or maybe he IS the parent of multiple kids. Penny also said her dad left because he felt trapped in being a family man.

Personally, I feel like Caroline having a miscarriage would explain things a bit better (ie her taking a pregnancy test and stuff) and as a result that’d make Pierre even more enthusiastic for the other child, only for it to not be his :^). But that’s my personal opinion. I like this interpretation a lot!

Iv'e always thought that Caroline grows more than just tea in that green house....

Also I was thinking that instead of mistakenly believing that she was pregnant when they weren't that she could have tragically lost the pregnancy which would be a good reason they would still marry & go forward starting a new life in pelican town. Maybe Pierre wanted to comfort her and didn't want to just call it quites because he does love her and feels like it would be aweful to call off the wedding when she's heartbroken from losing a baby. As a result of him being supportive and dedicated to their marriage Caroline feels obligated to make it work because he stood by her & tried his best to be there for her yet she longs for a different life and ends up having an affair with the wizard & gets pregnant. She realizes Pierre would make a good dad and give the child a normal stable life so she decides not to say anything to pierre. The wizard isn't exactly good husband material as he cheated on his wife and was probably married at the time. She had a choice to make and her guilt from her affair is why she dedicates herself to trying to be a good mom & wife. Lmao I'm way too into speculating the backstories of these two this morning. Dammit leapalot you got me writing novels 😂 I love this series even if sometimes it's speculation it's still lots of fun to think about all these interesting characters. I wish we had more information on them in game.

Yo, you just made a point that pierre was the valley's true villain and now you are making a point for us to pity pierre. great content. 10/10. would want to watch more.

The most unrealistic part is missing a period and going "no big deal" DEFINITELY A BIG DEAL!!!

Sure sure everyone thinks Abigail is the Wizard's daughter, old news. But you know who has purple hair despite NEVER dieing it? Who's parentage is shrouded in even more mystery?? Who lives closer to the Wizard than anyone else??? JAS! Thats right! Marnie's sibling divorced the wizard, and now Jas stays with her aunt next door to the wizard as part of the custody settlement! Is this true? Probably NOT!

This video made me realize that I genuinely can't recall a single scene where Caroline and Pierre talk to each other. Demetrius and Robin have multiple scenes together, but the former ones have... Nothing? That kinda speaks volumes to me.

I'd love it if in an update Caroline could have her own flower shop. There's so much unused real estate on the map; there's plenty of room for the to have a shop where you could buy flower seeds from her. Maybe there could even be new flowers added to the game!

Man, everyone in this town either has dead parents or their parents have a horrible marrige. Exept for Hailey and Emily, I don’t know where their parents are but I think one of the girls mention housesitting for them.

Personally my head cannon is that The Wizard is Abigail's father. Pierre being a boxer would have been exciting to Caroline. Maybe Pierre had to retire from boxing due to injury and start afresh in Stardew Valley and threw all his time and energy into the store to get himself through the loss of his boxing career. Caroline feeling neglected and bored would have explored the valley and been excited by meeting The Wizard and so the two entered into an affair. Pierre does suspect that Abigail isn't his but has aleady lost so much that he couldn't accept losing his family too and Caroline knows that Pierre is the safer option to raise a child with.

I always thought the Wizard's daughter could've been Jas, since she has the purple hair and 'dead parents'. Abigail's hair not fading as much could just be a red herring, since just because she doesn't remember dyeing 'recently' it doesn't mean she hasn't. And Caroline mentions her natural 'chestnut brown hair', like Pierre's. Either way, its fun xD

I'm pretty sure the scars won't heal because he won't let them. They defined a point in his life, and were one of the catalysts for his bond.

I always found Caroline’s tea scene unsettling… the whole way it’s portrayed and the music just makes it off? I’m not sure if that makes sense but it always made me think she was a little odd, especially when I first started playing stardew

There’s another possibility you haven’t mentioned. The wizard says he and his previous wife split. It makes it pretty clear said wife was the Witch. We never see the Witch except in the air. Caroline claims to have seen her, though. The wizard says he made a mistake that turned his wife green with anger. Caroline has apparently naturally green hair. Caroline has no apparent occupation. Caroline knows an awful lot about herbs and has some unsettling greenhouse interactions. Caroline has an apparent daughter with the wizard. The Witch appears to be able to mess with memories. Nobody’s ever seen the Witch up close except the Wizard... and Caroline. Caroline IS the Witch.

interesting factoid, all the dialogue basically confirming the affair (depending on how you interpret it but it's kinda obvs) was added in after an update because of the popularity of this conspiracy theory 😂 _old woman voice_ back in my day, we didn't have any of that dialogue except the continuing thing about Abigail's hair

i love the speculation, it really speaks to my inner fanfic writer lol

Anyone here think that the Wizard's kid is actually Sebastian? I think it's safe to say that Abigail is truly Pierre's daughter since they both have the same natural hair color (brown), and also the same temperament. Meanwhile, the identitiy of Seb's biological father is much harder to find evidence for.

Gee, that's sad. : ( I wonder how much of this kind of thing was intentional. Is one of the themes of Stardew Valley that a change in scenery doesn't mean your problems get left behind? On a sillier note, is there any explanation for why Abigail eats rocks when you give them to her as gifts?

I take these videos as absolute fact even if they are speculation lol.

I always assumed they got married and moved to the Valley. Then she was seduced by the Wizard. Another slim possibility is Pierre and Caroline wanted to have a baby and she wasn’t getting pregnant. Maybe she was infertile or Pierre was shooting blanks. She went on a walk in the forest and met the Wizard and made a deal. He would use magic to give her a child but he would be the father. I doubt this but it is possible.

I have feeling that ConcernedApe actually watching your video and sipping tea, impressed by the lore.

"Being a homemaker is a full-time job." If only it were as easy as a full-time job! I used to be a full-time caregiver for my mother, and that was far more difficult--and time consuming--than the job I have now. Sure, if you have no kids, it might be easier, but adding just one kid into the mix, let alone 3 or 4 (I have 3 sisters), and boy is that a difficult job. And that's to say nothing of adding "optional" parts in, such as gardening, community volunteering, or homeschooling your kids. The good news is that you get naturally promoted from worker to trainer to manager as the kids grow up and you teach them how to take care of themselves and their siblings. And the better parent you are, the faster that starts to happen and the more effective it is at reducing your workload. Honestly, there's a reason why it's not uncommon for couples to _lose_ money to have both of them working, and usually without even realizing the added expenses caused by this.

Leapalot has definitely written fanfiction before

this happens to be one theory im kind of dead set on lol. it makes a lot of sense and im not gonna lie, I enjoy a little bit a drama. especially when im allowed to be nosy about it

been waiting for caroline's episode

I had to pause the video because I was laughing way too hard at that Stormlight Archives joke

I like that theory about Pierre hiding the letters. I can also see their marriage happening the way you described.

i LOVE the Abigail as the wizards daughter thing, but I ALSO really like the theory that Caroline is the wizards daughter, hence her green hair, her tea, her and Abagail carving pumpkins. Maybe Caroline knows the wizard is her father but never had any contact with him other than her occasional walks to his tower, similar to Abigail's where she just, hangs out around, trying to feel close to something she wasn't supposed to know about. Abagail probably figured it out, maybe Pierre knows too. the only person without real confirmation, being the Wizard himself

i feel it might be a misunderstanding in a current playthrough when talking with Caroline she does say that Abigail's natural hair color was a chestnut brown

I'm not a big fan of the "Abigail is the wizard's daughter" theory just simply because I couldn't see Caroline either A: Having an affair, even if she was in a loveless marriage or B: Was already pregnant before getting with Pierre and lied to him to make him think the baby was his. "Oh we must have gotten pregnant the first time we did it" *Wink wink* "Oh the baby, despite being full term size, MUST be premature" *nudge nudge*

Just finished pierres episode and was looking for Caroline's glad I could catch it right as it came out lol

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broke : Caroline cheated with the Wizard and Abigail is their daughter woke : Caroline is the Wizard daughter

I still go to peires because I have extreme distaste for the Walmart, corporate feel.

That’s an interesting theory of what the infamous ‘stash’ is. I always waffled between drugs (to escape his less than satisfying marriage and the stress of work) and adult novelties (because there’s no passion in his relationship with Caroline). Knowing the timing would help a lot- when he started becoming a workaholic, when the incident between the Wizard and Caroline occurred, if there was any love between any of the parties involved… knowing what happened when would help know the motives and contexts for the events to follow.

I’m a little stupid & so this might sound stupid but I guess in the end everyone(Pierre & Caroline, maybe the wizard too obviously) is a little at fault for things falling apart. Pierre growing money hungry & distant, Caroline feeling guilty & like Pierre isn’t there anymore(or something) along with not being ready, Wizard for kind of being there & I guess trying to give support to a new friend(maybe misses Jasper) but letting things get to far. Already though the Witch became as she is due to him cheating on her but kind of slightly feel more guilty for her. Wizard acts a little like a more self controlled Asgore when asking about her when you get his shit back. Kind of makes me glad the Stardew Expanded mod has them finally talk things out when Pierre confronts the wizard. I wonder how well Linus can work as a therapist since some of this wouldn’t be a good idea to tell an actual one.(Mostly the wizard & magic stuff since it seems like only small villages near magic places & adventurers are aware of this)

Could the secret stash be whatever Sebastian has that gives off a funky scent??

the letter could be…. dna test result??? 👀

So from what I see there are 4 candidates for the Wizards kid assuming as he states there is one. Abigail (most likely) - Based on Caroline's comments of 'walks' and knowing what the tower is, Abigail's hair colour issue, the fact when annoyed her sprite is the ONLY one whose eyes actually change colour, her interests and general outsider status. Emily - Based on her own seemingly links to magic, Haley's comment on them not feeling like sisters and the lack of parents around to get any real gauge on their appearance. Seb - Hair colour only, however Robin had him in her first marriage, the wizard was married to the witch, while they both could have cheated (and some implications that maybe Marnie is not the only one Lewis is seeing, hence the keep things quiet) there seems to be no mention of the wizard or anything supernatural there. Seb is a stretch as best. Jas - Only again based on hair colour, Shane mentions knowing her parents and they lived in the city, there is no real link or otherwise anything that puts the wizard and Jas together. This is mostly based on multiple factors such as hair colour, proximity and interests though from everything in game, Abi is the one with the real claim and Emily a possible. Seb and Jas are just no.

I love your content. It's really relaxing and very down to earth. Hope you continue the great work!

I, too, often think of Brando Sando's Stormlight Archive. Possibly because I'm reading through book 2 right now but it's good enough I think my thoughts will return to it often even when I'm no longer currently reading it

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I have a different view on the Wizard and Abigail. Yes I do think she's the Wizard's daughter but not in the traditional sense. I don't think the Wizard and Caroline had an actual affair, I think they were just good friends but the Wizard, being a magic being, conceived a child with her via magic or else she magically transformed into his daughter at a later date, while being the biological child of Pierre. My reasoning for this is the dialogue where the Wizard tells you he suspects one of the locals is his daughter he says "I could be mistaken... It's rare, but it does happen" which to me suggests he knows there's a possibility of magic playing a part, rather than the obvious if they were having a physical affair every man on earth knows there's always a chance of becoming a father. He probably thought nothing of it until years later while observing the villagers looking for an apprentice he noticed Abigail having unusual interest in the occult and the magical change in her hair colour (she states she was born with chestnut hair like Pierres) Once the Witch found out about his friendship and probable feelings for Caroline, since it did result in a child magically it must have been powerful, she fell into a rage and the rest is history.

"There's someone else who loves a cup of tea... or, a pot of tea..." or a pot of pot.

I love these videos, I can’t believe you don’t even have 5k subscribers. I think we’re kindred spirits, because who else will make video essays about farm simulator game marriage scandals. Keep up the good work!!

Another thing that supports the "Abigail is the Wizard's daughter" theory is a line of text from the Wizard. I was just playing a play through and got the quest to access the witches hut to get the "magic ink" for the wizard, and he mentions the reason he divorces his ex-wife the witch is because he made "a little mistake" and this lead to the witch cursing the valley "out of jealousy and rage". To me, it sounds like both Caroline and the Wizard decided to have an affair. The witch found out, and this ended the relationship with the Wizard and her, and it lead to the birth of Abigail.

i recently found your channel and i binged all of your sdv videos this is so well thought out and i just find it really cool keep up the good work !!

Discovering your channel made me play stardew and unearth my love for it again so thank you for all your hard work ♡

Abigail has purple hair that she dyed a long time ago and never redyed. Now she has permanently purple hair. Definitely think Abigail is the wizard's daughter

I think there's a mod with a cutscene where Pierre learns that Abby isn't his daughter

But Caroline said time to time that Abigail would look prettier with her NATURAL hair, which is supposed to be brown like Pierre (she said it, it's not a speculation). So her purple hair isn't natural

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So here's my theory... hear me out on this because it's taking similar pieces of the story but interpreting them wildly differently. Caroline did not cheat on Pierre with the Wizard, and Abigail is not the Wizard's biological daughter... she is his granddaughter! I think that the Wizard's mistake happened a long time ago, and that the Witch did not find out immediately but always suspected something. That Caroline is actually the Wizard's daughter from that mistake and that her naturally green hair is also indicative of her connection with magic, only she got more of an affinity for the forest magic rather than the purple arcane stuff and it's because of her affinity for growing plants and love of tea. I would wager that Caroline wouldn't be privy to the information if she was the Wizard's daughter, he might not be 100% sure himself but I think he's just not being completely forward with you when he says he only "thinks" he has a daughter. I think that the Wizard spending time with Caroline earlier was him attempting to reconnect with his secret daughter, mistaken as some sort of unfaithful tryst! But when the Witch who was already suspicious of the Wizard from before was arguing with the Wizard because their relationship had become strained due to his untrustworthiness, Caroline showing up allowed the Witch to recognize that she must surely be the Wizard's daughter due to detecting the nascent magical potential within her and finally saw the evidence of his betrayal, triggering her rage. What do you think? If this were the case it would vindicate Caroline's family struggles as simply difficulty maintaining a relationship with someone like Pierre and as typical parent troubles dealing with a rebellious child with Abigail. It also means that the person the Wizard cheated on his wife with was not somebody we actually know, as Caroline is not exactly forthcoming about his own parentage as it is never really relevant to smalltalk. It also makes the Wizard's relationship with Caroline more complex as he's not dealing with just the fallout of his mistakes but also trying to make up for them. Pierre suspecting that Abigail might not be his daughter is more a red herring then, and just a traditional father not understanding how his daughter is so unlike him.

What a perfect video to start my morning with 🥞☕ I'll have my breakfast while I listen. Been looking forward to this! 😁

2:10 i think a single event could be emotional neglect, you do have bursts of rages and sadness at times but you remain neutral. i also think pierre could be neglected because with emotional neglect you focus on things that aren’t your emotions. Also i do think pirerre realized he wasn’t responsible for people’s happiness so he just stopped caring about other people. ( ie he talks about the shop most of the time) NOTE: i’m not saying that his trauma excuses pierre from being a good person.

isnt there dialog talking about how her hair is dyed? I swear i recall reading a villager saying how her natural hair color is that of Pierre

Honestly getting baby trap and staying must kill the person in anyone.

Wow yesterday I was wondering when this video was going to come out!

I didn’t realize how weirdly human the NPCs in Stardew were until I came across this channel

Just dropping a quick comment to say that I've recently stumbled upon these videos, and found them thoroughly entertaining, and a reminder of one of the reasons I enjoy Stardew so much. As I've seen said repeatedly in your comments sections, it seems like a normal farm sim on the surface, but you dig deeper and there's a lot of mystery and drama, NPCS aren't just there to fulfill their in game function, they have flaws and issues and it makes them all feel more human. Great content, and looking forward to seeing what else you make.

To be honest I always thought Abi's purple hair is part of her goth/emo style choices.She being Caroline and the wizard's daughter is such a good theory and it adds much more dimension to Pierre and Caroline's characters and their domestic relationship.The fact that the most basic and bland couple in the valley can have such a background story tells a lot about the game's character design.I love that it's so real yet somewhat wholesome in a way that almost seems forgiving.Everyone deserve to have a redemption arc.So good.

yayy i found another one :) binging this whole series while on my playthrough, v entertaining!!!!!!

I don't really feel like this theory works but it is fun 😂. I think it would be odd for Caroline to cheat especially because she seems to still care for her husband alot and still really wants his attention even after like 20 years of being married. And even Abigail admitted to dying her hair. I think it's possible that she could have used a magic hair dye. I personally think Emily is his daughter she looks more like him and not at all like her sister and she seems to have magic as well.

You have the best new SV content around. Glad I found your channel! I can’t wait until you get to my husband, Harvey, who has come to the town to try and work through the trauma of causing a patient’s death.

I honestly really love your videos. They are so much different then I feel like most Stardew Valley KZfaqrs are. I really enjoy the way you explain all the details, in such a calm way. All of my questions get answered and you have such a wonderful demeanor. I hope you continue to make these kinds of videos. They’re truly wonderful. :) I can’t help but wonder though if one day we may perhaps get more information on characters like Sandy. I think a video on her would be difficult to make but I’d honestly love to see that if you ever find the motivation to investigate her more deeply like you have with Caroline, making such accurate inferences and speculations on where and what determined choices Caroline may have made. But this is only a comment, so no need to take it into consideration. I can’t wait to see your next videos! 🧡

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Man I’ve been looking for Stardew content like this ❤️

... Wow, I... I actually dislike Pierre a little less after this video... What you're saying makes sense, even if it's not 101% exactly what happened in the game's background, and if it's true... then I dunno, Pierre tries his hardest, he really did, but in the process, he became so absorbed in his work that profit... might be his coping mechanism. Maybe he feels that he wasn't a good enough partner. Maybe he has tied his self worth to his success, in the Hopes of proving that he's a good partner, to try and keep the family together...

I love this NPC series!! Just subbed, keep it up man :D

Came for the ‘Dew, stayed for the Futurama reference

Oh hey! i just watched your pierre video just yesterday. It was a cool video lol

Maybe I’m just an awful person who wants to ruin (fictional) marriages, but I do think it’d be super fun if you could steal certain already-married characters away from their spouses and get them to live on the farm with you. Like Idk if it would break certain routines or anything but I personally think that all the characters should be able to be romanced (or at least made roommates) even if I do think they should be a lot harder than the other bachelorettes and bachelors. Plus giving certain characters away from their lowkey unhappy seeming lives would be nice.

Pierre's stash would logically have to be something he would be motivated to keep, even after the farmer discovers it. If he was intercepting letters from his wife's ex lover, wouldn't he just burn them? The porn/drugs/things from his mistress make more sense as something he'd want to keep because it serves a purpose for him.

How do you only have 5K subs?? Your videos are amazing, the content is so interesting and the editing is great. This feels like professional stuff! :O

I just watched a video of a person getting Close to the whole family even the wizard, I'm not sure if it was a mod but there was a event where the family were gathered at the tower , that's where the wizard told pieree about Abigail being his child, there's an option where the couple forgives eachother but I'm not sure if it's actually in the game

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I feel like most people agree that Abigail is the Wizards kid- there’s a lot of evidence for it.

Okay, so… english isn’t my first language so I’m not a 100% sure on this… When you meet Caroline for the very first time, she says something along the lines of, “Hi! My husband runs the general store. And have you met my daughter Abigail?” I always thought it was a bit strange to call Abigail MY daughter instead of OUR daughter, especially since she mentioned her husband right before that. Maybe she subconsciously let slip that Abigail is only hers, and not Pierre’s and hers? idk maybe english speakers refer to their children as ‘my children’ and not ‘our children,’(despite both parents being present) and I’m looking too much into an insignificant word. btw I ran into your channel a few weeks ago and love your sdv content! keep it up!

Hi this is an awesome take of content creation with SDV! I just subscribed to your channel.

my theory is she took a small vacation down to that valley while dating him. she met a hot young wizard and came home with a bun in the oven. she’s rushed to get married back to the town where she had once been for some reason ;)

Caroline: Soooo... I've heard a wizard's staff has a big knob on the end?

Sweet, new upload.

Oh yeah a new video. This is the good stuff

love these theories!!! i loved how you interpreted what pierre's stash could be. my initial thought was that after moving, caroline finds out she isn't actually pregnant and is too scared to tell pierre, and so forms a relationship with the wizard in order to get pregnant. though pierre probably figures out at some point in abigail's childhood that she isn't his child. wild times

Man idk how you do it but I’m binging these videos and you somehow made me feel like I hate Pierre to feeling bad for him within the switch of a video

Caroline would probably have left Pierre if he didn't have the shop.

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I actually thought about the stash being the letters from the wizard, or paternity test results

What I want to know is why the wizard phrases that sentence the way he does. "It's rare, but it does happen." I saw a comment on a video a while ago where someone speculated that some sort of magic was involved, rather than Caroline cheating. I gotta say, I like that theory a lot.

Isn't Jas the only girl both without parents and with actual purple hair(Abby dyes hers)? I think that makes more sense.

Hmm…. Every Sunday Abigail leaves Caroline and Pierre’s room and stands by the Wizards tower. Maybe she’s working up the nerve to ask Rasmodius if he’s her dad? What is in Pierre’s stash?

same hat! i always thought pierres secret stash mightve been intercepted letters from the wizard :D