![]() Bean leaves, and Doc finds himself staring at a copy of the original Dark Quiet Death game that they made together. ![]() Doc, meanwhile, is no longer dating the Hollywood actress, and clearly longs for his ex-wife. We learn that Bean has since married someone else and is at the store buying a game for her kid. He happens to bump into Bean, and the two have a conversation with each other that's very similar to the one they had when they first met in the early 90s. Years later, an older Doc, who no longer works for the game development studio, is browsing the selection at a video game store. This is the straw that breaks the camel's back, and Doc gives the company an ultimatum: it's him or the muppet. The marketing people push him to change key features about the series, as well as incorporate a family-friendly muppet mascot to appeal to kids - a likely reference to Five Nights at Freddy's huge following with children. The Dark Quiet Death movie stands in stark contrast to the tone of the original games, a likely allusion to the Resident Evil film adaptations and their over-the-top action instead of horror.īean is no longer at the development studio at this time, but now Doc is becoming frustrated with the direction of the franchise. Doc and Bean are divorced, with Doc now dating the Hollywood actress who stars in the Dark Quiet Death film adaptation. The show jumps ahead again, with the publisher and marketing people having increasingly more control over the product. This leads to a pretty tense fight between the two of them in the office one day, and sadly, their marriage can't withstand the pressure. Doc is willing to go along with the changes as he knows that it will lead to more sales and more money, but Bean is resistant, wanting instead to stick to her original vision and not sell-out. Pressure from the publisher forces Doc and Bean to change their vision for the franchise. The episode time jumps to show us specific points in the characters' lives, and how their relationship evolves over the years. They then set to work on the sequel, buying the building that would later become the studio that viewers have seen in previous episodes of the show. ![]() The two strike up a conversation and eventually fall in love while producing their dream game together, a survival-horror title called Dark Quiet Death.ĭoc and Bean manage to secure funding to publish their game from a company in Montreal, and their experimental horror game turns out to be a hit. Doc is a video game producer, whereas Bean is a video game fan who is unimpressed by the selection of games at her local store. Instead of focusing on the antics of Ian Grimm and his development team, Episode 5: A Dark Quiet Death instead focuses on the origin of the development studio itself, and delivers the series' best episode to date in the process.ĭirected by Mythic Quest star and creator Rob McElhenney, Episode 5: A Dark Quiet Death starts in the early 90s, where we are introduced to Doc and Bean (nicknames they give each other after talking about the classic Sega game Dr. ![]() Mythic Quest: Raven's Banquet has spent four episodes introducing viewers to the various game developers working on the titular Mythic Quest video game, but Episode 5 takes a big detour.
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