Not to mention the rampant harassment Linus receives. Such a friendly happy town, just ignore the poor homeless man that gets rocks thrown at his tent.

I'm not especially fond of Marnie, but she can do so much better than Lewis, Marlon clearly likes her!

Now I want to oust the mayor and take his place. -Of course just to have my assistant Isabelle doing everything for me.-

lewis really just stares at the calendar every day and goes *wipes hamds* “i’m so good at my job. i’m the best mayor.”

This is precisely why we harass and humiliate him with his shameful display of a purple shorts

It honestly boggles my mind that what about dating Marnie is so bad for his image. What could possibly be so incriminating about dating someone who runs an animal shop and has taken care of two people for years? The worst thing I can think about Marnie is that she doesn't work on Tuesdays, WTH Lewis?

i started disliking lewis when he said something along the lines of “your farm has really picked our economy up” like my guy i got this game a week ago i’m not even through my first year and my measly farm is the reason the economy is alive???

I "officially" began to dislike Lewis when he and Robin made that board with bigger jobs. Robin asked for help, and I was kinda _naah_ and Lewis got so upset by it and called me selfish. Like damn, I am rebuilding your COMMUNITY CENTER after all D:

I don't think Lewis wants to hide his and Marnie's relationship because of Joja. To me, this seems to be a clear case of "wanting to have his cake and to eat it too". As their relationship stands now he gets to have a happy carefree bachelor lifestyle, while also having someone around that he can constantly get sex from. Basically, all Lewis wants is a F***buddy, yet Marnie wants more, so instead of finding someone whos down with some casual fun, Lewis tells Marnie that "yeah sure, you're totally my girlfriend and I love you and stuff, but like people would get mad if we got together so like we can't tell anyone. I mean if you REALLY cared for me you'd understand, right?" and Marnie being desperate not to be alone and not realizing how toxic her relationship with Lewis is and the fact she has got at least two other men interested in her, believes him and hopes someday things will change and they can be together publicly. Only we know it will never happen.

You forgot to say about how your first interaction with Gunther is him saying, "Uh... This is embarrassing, but the previous curator made off with the entire collection. We don't have any artifacts for display." I'm pretty sure that Lewis would hire everyone so Gunther telling you that is just sad for Lewis. Also the library has *no* books so I'm assuming they also stole that too. You'd think Lewis would donate books? Nope! Also he didn't even tell you about any of this!!

something that you forgot to note is that a large portion of terrain damage around stardew valley was actually accidentally caused by Joja, then fixed back by Joja, presumably at the demand of Lewis

This must have way more views, quite a well-made video! My most disliked moment about Lewis is at the beginning of Fall, year 1 when we first unlock special orders board. As an introduction to this mechanic Robin suggest us to help her with project. When I refused due to being busy or something like that Robin reacted relatively calmly, but Lewis began to act really toxic - accused me of slacking, questioned the seriousness of my work; even after the cutscene when I found him that day and talked to him he said 'I didn't expect such egoism from you'. Which makes it clear - Lewis don't like it at all when Farmer refuses to do all the work in valley by him/herself.

For some reason when I read the thumbnail saying "let's talk about mayor Lewis" I thought it said "let's stalk mayor Lewis". Both made sense

Keep in mind, that even if you threaten to expose all of Lewis's secrets to everyone in town, all the townfolk would find out about his and Marnie's relationship regardless, but he STILL wont have a formal relationship with her. Might as well at that point, unless of course, he is just using her and doesn't actually care, which seems to be the case.

I thought stardew was all about grinding up to eventually become mayor since we are doing all the work to make this little town better. Hopefully the devs understand our frustration.

Some interesting thoughts: - Lewis' statue looks exactly like his current self, so he just recently built it. Lewis' "manor" is just a small shack with 2 rooms, so the 20 years of tax money that he collected from the villagers most likely went to the statue. He also said that the statue is still a "project" so most likely it's not finished yet, maybe that's why he's so worried about his status as a mayor. - As the mayor, Lewis seems to trust the Player more than any other villagers in the game, even though we're basically just a guy that just moved in. He directly asks the player to collect his shorts, and trusts us to make it a secret. He knows that the player is the only person that could find and move his gold statue. And he trusts us to bring back the community center. Maybe Lewis and Grandpa had some history together that we don't know yet.

I think a big chunk of those taxes go to all those festivals that draw in vital tourim. You think Gus is preparing those feasts out of his own pocket?

There has to be a mod out there that turns this game into a horror game, and the townsfolk into a weird cult, with Lewis as its leader and Pierre as its high priest.

When I play Harvest Moon I can't help but imagine it as a murder mystery - especially all whose "you shouldn't be out this late"-dialogues xD

How could Lewis also allow the old librarian to take all the artifacts and leave nothing to Gunther? Also, the golden statue makes sense since Lewis is at Clint's collecting his "business tax". Bro, we didn't just become a farmer in stardew. We became its shadow mayor lmao.

We also can't ignore the fact that there is no school in the town and the library/museum is completely empty with all their books for some reason buried around the town so it's amazing that the whole town is not illiterate

There'a a reason that I NEVER give Lewis his shorts, or the truffle oil. For one thing, he TOTALLY underpays for that truffle oil! For another thing, he has been stringing Marnie along for HOW LONG?! She's giving him the best years of her life, and she COULD be dating Marlon, who thinks she's so pretty, but NOOOOOOO! She has to sneak around like Romeo and Juliet, because "It would undermine my authority if people knew that I, a grown man, was dating you, a grown woman, even though neither one of us is married, and we're not doing anything wrong. Stop asking me to commit to you, woman! Just shut up and give me some sugar!" He is, in my opinion, abusing Marnie, by using her for his own selfish ends, while she wastes her time with him. She COULD be happily married, with kids of her own, but instead, she's raising her niece, and possibly already raised her nephew. Mind you, if she did get married, she'd continue to raise her niece, and that's great. SHE is great. But she COULD be giving little Jas a "sibling," or two, you know? It just bothers me SO MUCH! Oh, sure, I give the guy gifts, if I happen to have them in inventory (blackberries are my go-to stackable gift item, for all but five villagers, because while 10 villagers like them, the rest are neutral, and a neutral gift you HAVE is better than a liked gift you don't), and stop and chat when I pass by, so eventually I get the hearts up, but that's simply for the sake of completionism. I do not LIKE Lewis, and probably never will. I DO like Marnie. She's kind to animals, loves her niblings, and I FEEL for her at the Flower Dance, when she just wants to take part, but she can't because LEWIS IS AN ABSOLUTE ASSHOLE!!! Ahem. Lewis shouldn't lead her on. He should either come forward and court her openly, or set her free to find happiness elsewhere, before it's too late for her. I wish Concerned Ape would give us the option to woo Marnie away from him. Hehehe. That would make for some interesting dramatic dialogue, wouldn't it? Maybe Lewis would refuse to perform the wedding ceremony, if you propose to Marnie, and the Governor would show up, instead. After all, Marnie is the sweet woman who stirs the pot at the annual pot-luck, so I'm sure he's gotten to know her a bit, right? If she asked him to come and officiate for her wedding, with perhaps an offering of some wonderful soup, he might just do it.

honestly, i have linus at 10 hearts, and i always felt pretty upset and confused on why no-one was helping him at least be protected from harassment. i always really liked him and just hearing of it pissed me off. i cannot even fathom that not even lewis would notice it and take action. justice for linus he’s amazing

5:10 I mean, the reason diamonds are considered so expensive and rare is because De Beers had a monopoly and controlled the majority of diamond distribution for a long time. Since diamonds can be freely mined in the world of stardew, there probably isn't as high a demand for them which means lower prices. Coffee might be so expensive because it is a difficult crop to grow, harvest, and process since it can only grow in certain climates and has to go through a huge process to be ready to drink (this is just possibly explaining lore, the true answer is obviously game mechanics)

I actually like going along with the idea that Joja has blackmail on Lewis, because that means his scummy behavior regarding money is just something he’s being forced to do, and him not wanting to go public with Marnie is to protect her and her family. That doesn’t really explain the statue though, so I guess my hope of Lewis being a nice guy might not come to fruition

When the community centre gets introduced, my first thought was, "Why are you not fixing it? You're the bloody mayor!"

At first, I was thinking that even if Lewis is corrupted, he is still talented enough to find market for mountain of our product to sell... Now I know that he selling our wine, cheese and vegetables to Joja no matter which route we choose. Damn...

I wish we could marry marnie (sorry if I got her name wrong) She deserves a better lover than the pringles mascot knockoff

I'm sure someone else has mentioned it but diamonds aren't actually that rare they just cost so much because the diamond industry has such a strong hold/monopoly

I'm no fan of Lewis, but I think it's worth pointing out that there's no way the player could carry a solid gold stature. It's almost certainly just gold plated, foiled or even just spray painted. The fact that he still wants to keep it secret is indicative of how worried he is about his image.

this was such a good video to watch and honestly, it makes it harsh to say but i don't like lewis at all cuz instead of fixing the town he expects us the player to do so and it makes me mad the way he treats marine like his image matters so much to him that to me at least makes it feel like he ashamed of dating her which is really sad to me cuz she such a sweet character and deserves someone better than someone who makes her sneak around just to see them and also what you said about joja i completely agree but i honestly think they are better than Pierre any day for serval reasons cuz if you looking into this character he just and overall mean and controlling character

incredibly the 2 more wholesome characters in my opinion deep down are the worst like pierres is scamming you because you sell your crops to him and then he resells it for higher price for profit and lewis is like using taxes money to do personal things literally the whole town is with problems and who fixes it the player

I always wished we can also be the mayor, just to spite lewis 😃

man, I really expected this channel to have at least 50k subs when I looked. This is such a well made video! Can't wait to see the rest of the characters :o

Lets get one thing straight. Lewis, has enough money to waste on several gold statues of himself. BUT Offers basically no help to either A) Linus who is homeless and fishes for food out of bins. B) Pam and Penny who live in a trailer. There are only 34(38 if you include Morris, the joja mart employee, Krobus and the Dwarf) residents. And Lewis STILL can’t handle it.

I would love a mod where you get Marnie set up with one of the other gentlemen interested in her, or at least help her see that Lewis ain't shit

Wait why does emily also notice the shorts in the soup...

I hope an update allows you to run as mayor if you want to.

Sometimes I feel like I’m the only person who doesn’t hate Lewis, I like them all, they just have flaws. Thought the statue thing was hilarious. Like i was like YOINK

A diamond costs less than double a beer.

Simple. He's there to fulfill Marnie's business needs

Jamming out to nature's crescendo while gridlocked on the interstate has got to be the most relatable thing I've ever heard.

Spoilers for Haley's 14 heart scene In Haley's 14 heart scene where the kids are forced to use old tattered textbooks because they don't have money for new ones, could Lewis be funneling education funds into financing his gold statue?

I love your sense of humour. Though I guess Mayor Lewis jokes really write themselves hey. Looking forward to more vids

This channel is a hidden gem. Good host voice, good video editing, good theories and analysis...Hope your channel grows well, man. You have great content!

Stardew Valley is a good game for teaching children to be a honest farmer instead of being a dirty and corrupt politician bureaucrat like Lewis. At least to be fair, he does not collect taxes from you and does give you bribe money if needed. I don't really mind Marnie and Lewis relationship, although they are quite a weird couple. And we need him to ship our stuff and get our money. The Mayor in Harvest Moon Back to Nature is a lot better than Lewis to be honest. He does not collect taxes from his villagers, unlike Lewis. Lewis does not even use the tax money to even make the town a bit better...

7:41 exactly! Nobody would give two craps. In fact, in politics, having a spouse and family make you look better. Maybe Lewis is low key scared of fat phobia or something? Idk

Here's my really dumb Marnie and Lewis theory. Lewis doesn't want to out himself in a relationship with Marnie because he's been allowing her to skirt her Buisness taxes that Robin, Pierre, Gus, Willy, and Clint have to pay. Before the farmer moves into town, it's pretty unlikely that anyone in Pelican Town is shopping at Marnie's store, whereas it's believable that people shop at Pierre's, the adventurers guild probably frequents Clint's Blacksmith (along with Robin and Gunther being likely to visit), everyone in town seems to get stuff from Robin, and while there isn't evidence of it in game, it's probably likely that Willy is contracted by Pierre and Gus to supply fish for the store and Saloon. So, if Marnie isn't making enough to keep up on her business taxes that Lewis collects and is also sleeping with the Mayor, Lewis is probably afraid to be public about his relationship with her.

Lewis isn't a bad guy! He's the most well respected guy in all of Stardew Valley! Praise should be showered on him for his selfless acts of mayorhood! And if you thought I was serious there, you need to bone up on sarcasm, lol

This is a really well made video! I hope the algorithm shows it to more people.

Man the quality of the video is amazing, the way you explain things is certainly entertaining I can see your channel going places, keep it up :)

I did the math by comparing starbucks coffee (since it's comparable to buying brewed coffee at gus) to coffee at stardew valley. 300 G is 1.85 USD which when rounded off is 2 USD but in this sense inflation in the town is so high.

Mans turns down Marnie "for the job" but like. Ok Lewis. I see you.

I can’t stop thinking about how you fished out of the water fountain. I rly thought the blue was just a texture. This is iconic

hence I keep embarrasing him by dumping trash in the soup

....okay I know I said I didn't want to support joja but the fact that they can get the bus up and running is REALLY tempting...

Great video! Short but fun and information-packed. Exactly my cup of tea. Keep up the good work!🤧

Absolutely love this, great work!

Its also funny that Lewis can buy basically infinite supplies from you without a problem and the valley is still ruined.

Lewis makes so much money from you getting divorced that he doesnt need to do anything

Sounds exactly like the mayor of my town! We're currently trying to get him booted out of office.

i am forever annoyed when robin tells me to fix up the community center... excuse you!? youre the carpenter, why havent you even tried it in the years before i came??

I hate Lewis so much for mistreating Marnie! Also the take of the stardew expanded mod is very interesting providing his secret reasons! Im not going to spoil if you want to play it I reccommend it!

hi!!! I just stumbled on this channel and I just wanted to drop you a line and say I super enjoy your vids!

Some things worth noting 1. According to the wiki the chance for you to receive the agricultural fund stipends in the mail increase with your Lewis friendship. Meaning he likely just pockets the stipend if he doesn’t like you enough. 2. Even though it’s supposed to be a secret, I’m pretty sure more than a few of the townsfolk already know about Marnie and Lewis. I think some have dialogue lines mentioning it. And, if you have a rabbits foot, the bachelorettes will gossip about it during the group 10-heart event.

Please do as many characters as you want

I love your take on everyone! Your videos are also really entertaining.

I always assume in most farming games, Gold is equal or near Equal to Yen, tbh.

Oh wow your video is amazing, you deserve way more subs and views

just found your channel! excited to watch

Yoo, I came here from the Marnie vid. While a lot of these Stardew lore channels are whacky and disproved often, they're still entertaining regardless. Might I suggest you cover the player character him/herself? Especially the combat parts, since the player character takes to it like a green, but properly trained soldier. Not any schmuck looks at a dark cave full of monsters and think "Hmm yes I could just buy any metal tools I need from a farming shop in another town, but the copper in that cave is worth the potential death." Since our republic is at war with a neighboring empire according to the travelling merchant, may I suggest that at some point in time, our character actually received training through mandatory conscription a la South Korea's, but the war isn't quite hot enough to call on the reservists (i.e, us)? :D If you ever decide to tackle this topic you could make it a community thing, gathering the various backstories other players gave their characters. Anyway, thanks for the vid, have my subscribe.

mayor lewis has funds to build a solid gold statue of himself but not enough to fund the community centre or fix the bus, he's clearly stealing from the town's funds to fund his own little project and leaved the actual task mayors should do up to you

Not gunna mention the phone call you can receive where you outright tell him you know his secret

Just some stardew tracks that I like: wumbus’s movie track, Sam’s band electronic, grapefruit sky, ginger island, and molten jelly

Am I late with this comment? Yes, absolutely, but I wanted to come back to this video after an interesting little interaction I had with Lewis. In my main file I’ve sort of (against my will) built up 10 hearts with him just by accident (mainly through being assigned him and only him for the feast of the winter star several years in a row) and one night during the summer I was walking back home while a small crowd was leaving the saloon. I talked to the few people leaving, one of which was Lewis and that prompted some really interesting dialogue. I couldn’t tell you what it was exactly, but it was something along the lines of “you probably know many… secrets about me, but despite that, you’ve remained a good friend.” then there was something between that I don’t remember, but he then said something along the lines of “I want you to have this, it’s left over from when I was making… um, just take it.” and I got a gold bar when the dialogue closed. Now granted, I play with a dialogue expansion mod, so I’m not sure if that was from the mod or not (someone more knowledgeable than me would probably know) but I found it very interesting that I got an item out of that small bit of radiant dialogue… and if it is part of the base game, that it means Lewis didn’t just buy enough gold for the statue, but that he has EXTRAS laying around to give to friends. :/

3:12 That add placing was genius well played

Two words... under rated

Hey! Amazing video :D keep it up!

Love how you can do more to help then Lewis will ever do.

Mayor lewis's underpants mayor lewis is trying to poison the governor

I'm ending the second year and focused so much on my farm that I've barely seen the game is socially deep, funny and dramatic. 😄

Lewis is the typical America - "This should change but I won't do anything about it myself"

When I play, I assume the money I get from my goods are after tax. Even if I’m paying as little as 10%, I’m CARRYING the town’s economy.

I will run this town and i will make Pelican town great again

Who could replace Lewis? I think Marlon is a worthy candidate, even though he doesn’t stay in town, he’s strong and has knowledge about the valley Lewis doesn’t. There’s also Willy who the town loves and he’s more involved. Gus would definitely get the votes but he’s a humble bartender who has no interest in governing. Robin could also work but she’s very busy with her own shop. I really think Marlon would be the best choice.

As a brazilian, it always amuses me to see Nazaré meme in places haha Nice vid, btw :3

For some reason, I always theorized that Lewis got the statue gold from when he was younger and explored the mines, due to some dialogue you get from monster requests

I always thought that Lewis and marnie had an age gap and that’s why they didn’t want to be public about it nothing huge maybe like 40 for marnie and 55 for Lewis

One small note i think thats important. The buses too and from town work its specifically the one to calico desert that doesn't work is all. So the town isn't isolated or cut off due to the lack of bus. They just are cut off from skull cavern and sandys store which other then sandys friends idk if anyone in town would really care about?

I never understood the claim that Joja is undercutting Pierre - the prices are higher than Pierre's. Even after Joja leaves, he doesn't raise his prices (although he does try his scummy "organic veggies" nonsense). I feel like Joja's prices should actually be cheaper than Pierre's and that there should be more available from Joja than you can get at Pierre's - and more variety like maybe some furniture or decorative stuff. You know, make it feel more like a Walmart or something. It mostly just seems like a home and garden store with very limited selection. I don't know. It just feels like the game is predisposed to make it easy to ignore the Joja route when it should feel like the easier option.

This Is a really good Video.

Lewis has the Wizard turn those that run against him into Doves.

It would have been cool if you could run against him for mayor.

Well, he lurks around your farm, looking at your selling bin

What does he do? Gold statue

nice video!! maybe you could make a video about mr. qi too! he's my favourite.

Are you planning to make more lore/theories videos? So interesting i just started to get more into stardew valley and it feels such of a mystery...i just started listen to your videos and i think i got alot to watch! Thank you your saving cinema🍿

At first bus to the messy farm the bus driver has a beard, must be Sam not Pam!! LOL

when i unlocked his "project" i made sure to put them outside as much as i can