Thoughts on Don’t Starve: Inevitable (Musical)
I could be reading to much into things, but this has been the most thought compelling video I have seen Klei make. I had to watch it five times just to understand what I was seeing
We open with King Maxwell in a tasteful but dreary study. Telling us, in rhyme about the survivors. He seems to imply that they found each other not to long after they got there. So...are they reworking the actual story? It would seem so, seeing as Maxwell and Wilson had technically created Don’t Starve Together in an attempt to make a portal home. With Maxwell already dethroned.
Why do I think Maxwell is still king in this? It wasn’t until watching it a second time that I noticed something vary off about the world
Then it hit me! It was the colors! When Charlie is in charge there is still a lot of black shadowing with thick black lines but there is still a lot of rich color too. The scene above looks the same in tone as Maxwells study. The colors are dreary, muted, and not vary appealing.
Then we come to Wilson and Willow who have been teamed up to gather fire wood
Though Willow believes its generous to call the twigs they are gathering kindling
As a matter of fact she doesn’t see the point in wasting energy, gathering sticks that will barely get them through the night. Stating that the things will not meet what’s required. But Wilson interjects
“I know how you think. Your up to some trick. We stick with these sticks”
Trick? She was only pointing out that they wouldn’t have enough. His attitude gives me the impression that says “oh no, your not talking me into another one of your ideas” It implies that Willow talks Wilson into things often.
Willow then try’s to state the case that they could chop the trees that are like right there. I was completely dumb struck with Wilson’s reply
I am sorry, did Wilson really say that? Wilson “I am convinced science can’t kill me” Higgsburry?
He then goes onto a tangent looking at their camp a ways down the road. He sounds vary concerned for the others even though he and Willow are the ones outside camp, at dusk, while it’s lightly snowing
It’s normal for Klei not to use even half of the characters in update videos. But I think it’s vary telling that the only characters present are the OG base game ones. (I looked it up to be sure) but Wes raises an eyebrow. Didn’t Wilson free him from Maxwells realm? You don’t have to beat story mode to unlock him just free him. Maybe Wilson grabbed him and decided to retreat. But there is still the thing of Wes being towards the end and being able to get to him shows your an experienced player. Or you at least know what your doing. Willows tangent she responds with to Wilson suggesting that they just get back to the inevitable shows they are nether of those things
She mentions tracking deadly spiders “for their meat”
And that they use thermal stones for heat. It looks like they haven’t figured out what silk can be for yet. It also looks like Wilson has not thought to use his beard for heat yet. Which makes sense, he seems to prefer being without one in a normal setting, so he wouldn’t really think to grow one for warmth in the beginning. She mentions scarecrows might as well being dolls finishing with an exasperated “it’s a wonder we survive at all”
Willow is able to slip off to ready an axe and chop down a tree or two while Wilson is lost in thought
I love that even though he sees Willow as a trickster he still listens to her and sees what she says are really good points. THE IMPLICATIONS OF THE NEXT LINE THOUGH?
This had me reeling, what does he mean? I had to watch it a couple more times to string together the situation. Remember when I said Wilson goes off into this dramatic tangent about how the camp is waiting for them? First couple of times I was like “dude it’s not that deep what are you freaking out about?” And the part of his tangent that really struck me as strange “The camp depends on you and me” and said it gravelly too. He seems to be implying that they depend on both him and Willow for more then just firewood for the night
Then the line “Here we do what no one won’t, but who must starve so that we don’t” at first I thought he was thinking about offing someone. But I think it’s deeper then that. If this really is a beginning situation and they ran into each other almost right away instead of each surviving on their own for a time first. Then they wouldn’t have discovered what they can do yet and see each other as ordinary people. Wendy is still an ordinary grieving girl and Wickerbottom is a wise but still ordinary old woman not the power houses they would come to relay on. I think Wolfgang got a pass because Wilson and Willow agree that he would be more useful protecting the camp since he is the most frightened of the dark anyway, even at dusk. And Wes is well....Wes. And he says we do what no one won’t. Not can’t.
The creators did say that Wilson sees him self as the survivors leader, perhaps in the beginning that was true here he seems to see both himself and Willow in that role he emphasizes “we” a lot. It’s a popular head cannon that Wickerbottom is the leader but maybe there is no set leader but when it calls for it. It’s either Wickerbottom or Wilson/Willow and if it’s leading a battle it’s Wigfrid.
I don’t know if they will fallow up on this and actually change the narrative. It does feel like Wilson has more of a connection to the others in this narrative maybe they thought this route and discovering abilities together and having Maxwell join the already formed group would tell a better story. Or maybe this is the last we hear of this who knows
One last thought. I have seen the Dont Starve series since Willow was first introduced her being the second player made after Wilson I always made the joke of them being the constants Adam and Eve. So I find it delightful that not only do they work as partners Wilson seems to have been “tempted” by Willow more then once to do something risky. And if she was keeping her powers on the down low the ending suggests Wilson might be the first to find out her secret. They were surrounded by a ring of trees and cornered by a tree guard, you get three guesses how you get out of that when your Willow and the first two don’t count
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