Zaknafien- Symbols in Wintermute: A Critical Analysis of Meaning (The Long Dark)
Kinda surprised no one posted this here yet, since there is so much noise over Wintermute Episode 5 here, Zaknafein (aka/Zak) did a long video breaking down *his* interpretation of symbols and story ties through all 5 Episodes to give his idea of the meaning(s) of the ending. I disagree on a few things, but he did a really deep dive into things, and the video is really well thought out and presented IMHO. Might make some things less confusing, might make some things more confusing, might give some peeps new things to think about, won't change the minds of the dedicated haters.
But I enjoyed watching it, and thought others might too, Apologies to Zak if he has an account on reddit- I couldn't find it and there's no link for one on his YT channel. Probably best to watch on YT rather than here, it's a fairly long video- but that's up to you. Hopefully some folks here will enjoy it too. He did post it on the online forums, if you prefer to watch it there and leave comments for him: https://hinterlandforums.com/forums/topic/48229-the-symbolic-analysis-of-wintermute-and-episode-5s-ending/
*quick edit- apologies to Zak for misspelling his streamer name in the title, which I can't edit here on reddit. I am very fluent in typonese...)