The First Frost

The First Frost is the fifth episode of the first season of Minecraft. It was aired on December 29, 2020.

Plot
In the last episode, it snowed for the first time in Minecraft, marking the beginning of the winter season. Sherlock wanted to gather more supplies and be prepared for the winter ahead, so he stomped out of the house into the snow and surveyed his property, where he noticed that his farm and the beach were covered in snow, and the ocean was covered in ice. The weather was cold and windy, and it began to snow outside, so Sherlock bundled up in leather armor and began walking around, hunting for food and cutting down trees for some extra wood, something that Sherlock viewed as a necessity, especially during the winter season.

As the day progressed, the winds became heavier, and the snow grew thicker and thicker around Sherlock, but he decided to press onward and refused to return back home until he was done with what he planned to do. However, the winds continued to become heavier, and as the snow grew even more thicker, Sherlock feared that he could either die of hypothermia or be unable to find his way back home due to the snow being so deep.

Sherlock hoped that he would be able to gather as much wood and as much food as he could, but due to the weather, he only collected small bits of wood and only managed to kill a sheep and two cows, which happened in the early part of the day. It seemed as if all the animals were missing due to the snowy weather, and because the sun was beginning to set, Sherlock knew that the monsters would still come at night. To make matters worse for Sherlock, he could not find his way home because he could not tell which direction he was in, and because Sherlock did not have much food on him, he needed to ration the food that he collected, just as his hunger was rising. Sherlock feared that he could die of either starvation or hypothermia, or even be killed by a monster.

After walking around forests at night, killing off monsters and nearly dying from starvation, Sherlock found his house and entered inside with the limited amount of materials he gathered. Sherlock decided to remain inside his house for a couple of days until the winter storm passed, but as the days passed, it seemed clear that the snowstorm would not subside in time before New Year's Day of 2021, so Sherlock decided to go outside again and gather the materials he needed to prepare for the long winter season ahead of him.