Throughout its ups and downs, Mythic Quest always brought a lighthearted spin to a traditionally-heavily-stressful work environment. In spite of crunch, coding sprints, personnel turnover, and Hr conflicts, they always managed to eek out the next big thing, from the original Mq launch to the later success of their game-building software, PlayPen, a clear reference to the modern Roblox, to Ian and Poppy's innovative expansion "Elysium" to cap off season 4.

We have watched this ragtag team struggle with age, identity, community, and work-life balance, exploring these concepts as they arise within a fast-paced technical industry which is often as white as it is male. While the finale left a handful of dangling threads, the show would feel long and drawn out if it were to be renewed, storylines that have been in the works for years are pretty much all tied up.

There is no word about the showrunners seeking renewal,...