📺The Last of Us (2023)

[proper bloom]

I laughed at some parts too 🤣🤣 like when he asked if she packed her anything other than sandwiches

[mighty lion]

Ya I like the little banter moments

you just know the next episode is gonna be full of them

[proper bloom]

Also, they shared an apartment too and obviously were friends with benefits, but I also wonder how expensive apartments are in the quarantine area

might of been easier to just share it

[mighty lion]

I just wonder how wide spread this all is

Like wtf is happening in Japan

Or England

Maybe North Korea is the only country save from the virus

[proper bloom]

Yeah I hope we get to see more of the worldwide impact during the prologues like we saw this episode

I think it was in Malaysia

[mighty lion]

Today’s prologue was Indonesia

[proper bloom]

Oh

[mighty lion]

And ya, I hope they show more

[proper bloom]

Yeah that was my favorite part tbh

[runic fiber]

Hi this episode was really cool, really loving the world-building so far

[mighty lion]

I like these prologues cause they show us stuff before the apocalypse started

[proper bloom]

my old academic advisor is a mycologist 🤣🤣 i should ask if she’s heard about this show

[proper bloom]

Me too

[mighty lion]

The best part of the episode is easily the museum action sequence

It was genuinely scary

And intense

Kinda reminded me of the kitchen scene from Jurassic Park

[proper bloom]

Also, was the clicker kissing Tess

do we got horny clickers

[mighty lion]

That shit was weird

[proper bloom]

See I think they are trying to show the clickers still retain some humanity

[mighty lion]

I honestly don’t care as much about the plot. I wanna see the father/daughter dynamic. That’s my fun

[proper bloom]

dude Pedro pascal is having the year

As far as I know he’s leading two shows

[mighty lion]

Ya he’s doing great

[proper bloom]

Looking forward to mando s3

[runic fiber]

Same

[mighty lion]

I wanna see him do just as good with the movies

[proper bloom]

Yeah me too

[mighty lion]

He was in ww84 and was a highlight

Unfortunately the movie sucked

[runic fiber]

I recently watched Triple Frontier because of Pedro (and Oscar) but he's character was pretty much a character

I wish he had bigger movie roles

[proper bloom]

Yeah

I thought that movie was average tbh

[river anvil]

AYO I CANT BELIEVE MY HOMETOWN IS THE FIRST OUTBREAK IN THE LAST OF US 💀

i shat my pants when it says "Jakarta, Indonesia" in the start of Ep. 2

[proper bloom]

Damn

The fungus she was pulling out was nasty

[runic fiber]

That whole autopsy scene was nasty

[proper bloom]

Seems like it grows from the inside first

[river anvil]

btw the actor who played the scientist earlier was one of my country's best actress lol so no wonder she could pull it off effectively

and the fact that it was set in the flour and grain factory really scared me

because fungi and bacteria grows in flour mostly(as i know)

and everyone eats those flour and grain in my country

and im guessing from the setting of the city and clothes, that scene is in the 80s

[stiff canyon]

Um why did the zombie kiss Tess?

[runic fiber]

I think it was 2003

[mighty lion]

It said 2003

But most of us Asians dress like we’re in the 80s

[river anvil]

where

didnt really see it

or am i skipping something?

[river anvil]

because the zombie want to connect the fungus with her

remember the autopsy scene earlier? the mouth?

yea

[mighty lion]

Very beginning

[river anvil]

oh yeah make sense

[misty trout]

god that ending went insanely hard

[ionic cave]

||https://fxtwitter.com/OneTakeNews/status/1617362328101720064?s=20|| preview for Episode 3

[dense coral]

||bombs||

I did not expect that this fast 😒

[ionic cave]

why is the camera so shaky in this ep?

kinda jarring.

[dense coral]

Artistic decision

[ionic cave]

I can't unsee the resemblance between Anna Torv & Carrie Coon.

Anna looks a lot like later season of leftover Carrie

[dense coral]

This show deserves like 3 Oscars for set design

So many sets we just pass through

[ionic cave]

NOOOOOOOOOOOO! ||not anna||

[oblique ferry]

Anna Torv also looks like Cate Blanchett in certain angles

[ionic cave]

hmm kinda, looks the Cate w/ some wounds like in Tar.

[ionic cave]

I hope this is not a spoiler to Tar, I've not seen the movie yet(waiting for VoD-tomorrow), I've seen a clip

[oblique ferry]

This episode has been quite thrilling

Loved the cold open

Hope the show has more cold opens like that, helps expand the lore and build more details that way

[ionic cave]

oh yeah, really good opening. possibly the most interesting scene of the ep for me.

the other being the one in the ||museum||

[oblique ferry]

The entire set design and makeup was outstanding

This is premium quality TV

[ionic cave]

you can kinda see it in the trailer, so not really a spoiler.

[dense coral]

Man I was hoping ||we will get one more episode with Torv||

[oblique ferry]

Same

[river anvil]

That ep.2 intro make me hate rice for the entire day

💀 aint gon' eating rice for a week now

[wary relic]

perhaps the last of us was the friends we made along the way

[river anvil]

yep

[potent rose]

The zombie kiss scene was disgusting

[uncut linden]

Yous are making me scared and excited to watch episode 2 haha

[river anvil]

if you live in Jakarta, you will shit your pants in the opening scene 💀

[ionic cave]

You can fill up screen if you keep clicking on the mushroom logo.

that GIF is too big to share here.

[digital mauve]

That entire scene is different from the game.

I honestly feel like you should beat the game before the show ends. It’s fun catching the references and spotting out things that changed

[dense coral]

But then you get spoiled on stuff that repeats. There is different fun in both approaches.

[digital mauve]

does anyone else feel like this show would make a good video game?

[muted sable]

I think you’re on to something

What if Naughty Dog made it? They made that Uncharted movie into a game and that was really good!

[river anvil]

Uncharted was unfortunately very mediocre to my standards of "good movies" unfortunately. Works better as a game honestly.

[muted sable]

Buzz kill

[digital mauve]

failure of imagination!

[river anvil]

yes indeed

[digital mauve]

that was directed towards the comment about how some stuff works better as a game

[umbral sedge]

The attention to detail in this show is unbelievable. It’s so meticulous in its story and the acting and the vfx

[calm swift]

Can't agree about VFX part. Sometimes lights, blur and the greenscreen are off

Some frames has that hyper contrast and focused picture, that's just doesn't look normal. Also, I guess, they weren't using that 360 degrees screens for the wide shots

Still, the acting is AAA

[sonic badge]

actually good show alert? Goddamn

[potent nacelle]

the dialogue to f bomb ratio was pretty hefty this episode

and some buildings obviously looking fake, that's about it for my gripes with the second ep

[potent nacelle]

feels like Craig trying to compensate for being a middle aged man writing a teenage girl at times

''yeah surely they speak like that''

[finite canyon]

oh it was this episode not the 3rd episode

[finite canyon]

did they shoot the scenes in indonesia?

[winged gorge]

W show

So far

[dense coral]

nope, Calgary xD

[finite canyon]

yeaaa i thought so loll i was confused how they made it look like indonesia

[left geyser]

movies are shot in LA, atlanta, or canada, and nothing else

[dense coral]

Hey, Canada is big af

[nova dirge]

Ellie and Joel had some great little interactions in the second episode that leaves me confident going forward in regards to their bond.

[opal cloak]

I am in love with this show so far. This episode was so good 😁

[river anvil]

i dont think so but i think they shoot the EXT. scene in the real jakarta maybe

[south cosmos]

Ellie actor is so bad like her acting is mid

Ellie’s actor is so horrible

But great show so far

[muted sable]

Incorrect she is amazing and I love her already

[potent nacelle]

https://tenor.com/view/nerding-speech-bubble-pepe-nerd-gif-26077806

[proper bloom]

https://tenor.com/view/heisenberg-no-papu-gif-20945382

[slow nova]

The cinematography of this episode felt mostly like there's a camera behind them and following them like a videogame and I wasn't a fan of that. The scenery though and the replication of some of the environments and buildings from the game were insane.

Also I'll agree with sentiments from above messages and I'll add that Ellie doesn't feel like Ellie especially when she's not talking like the mannerisms and stuff, but maybe I'm nitpicking after all they're different versions of characters. Joel this episode was very good, spoke only when it mattered and he had killer lines. The spare hand congratulations line got a chuckle out of me.

[dire island]

This 2nd episode was just incredible, and it ||was really sad what happened to Tess and my god, that kiss||

Loved the flashbacks as well

Also Neil druckman directed this episode which is amazing and I don't think he has directed any TV episode before

[finite canyon]

i love every flashback so far just because how realistic the psedoscience is made to be

i hope they keep it up with these flashbacks

[slow nova]

I think in the middle of the season they'll start creating opposite flashbacks that start giving hope for a cure, to create ambiguity

[digital mauve]

so i know "the kiss" has been a bit controversial

but like to me it made perfect sense

||it was the fungus sort of adding tess to the hive mind by connecting the tendril thingys||

and if it made you uncomfortable, i think that was the intention

[dire island]

I don't even think that was a kiss actually

[oblique ferry]

Why are people calling it a kiss?

The guy just spread that shit on her mouth

[dense coral]

Mouth --> mouth

[oblique ferry]

Well, do you count mouth to mouth CPR as a kiss too then?

[dense coral]

That's movie logic indeed

[oblique ferry]

Not really but ok

[dense coral]

The point of the shot was to make it look like a kiss, even if it's not technically the same 🙄

[oblique ferry]

How many episodes is this show gonna have?

[dense coral]

9 i believe

[wary relic]

people are complaining over it because they're dumb, that's it

no other reason

[muted sable]

Not enough

1 more episode would make a good length

Shows with seasons less than 10 episodes always feel like they’re missing something

[dire island]

Well the first episode was actually gonna be two episodes but then it was merged

[muted sable]

I liked that a lot

First episode felt like a movie

But compensate with another episode

[dire island]

9 episodes spread weekly, about a hour long works for me as well.. these days a lot of shows just have 8 episodes as well

[muted sable]

South Park season 25 had what 4 hour long specials to make up for it being 6 episodes I feel like that needs to be more common

[dense coral]

I think it will still clock around 10h, 1st and 3rd ep are supposedly 80 min each

[muted sable]

That’s good at least

This is the first show I dread the weekly release for

Let alone it coming out at the same time it airs on tv

I’m so used to waiting around until 12-2 am for a new episode on HBO max or Disney

I’m the type of person to watch new episodes the moment they’re available

[wary relic]

i'm surprised it's 9 episodes long because that feels like too much for what the game is

[digital mauve]

Episode 4 has some twist

If the rumors are true

[digital mauve]

last of us ep 2 sucks imo, ion care about the kiss with the clicker, still find it weird, but everyone felt clumsy

i bet it wouldve been better if it followed joel actually like stealth around clickers, killing them off one by one, making him look badass

joel in the television show sucks ass

[oblique ferry]

Because looking badass in a apocalyptic world is what matters right?

[digital mauve]

worst opinion of all time ????

[wary relic]

that's pretty much what the canceled tlou movie was about lmao

they wanted it to be stylish and over the top

[muted sable]

So like a resident evil movie?

Thank god we got this instead

[muted sable]

SO TRUE

[wary relic]

kinda. think it like evil dead

since Sam Raimi was set to direct

[muted sable]

Ok that could have been good but it would clash tone wise with the source material

[wary relic]

yeah it doesn't fit the last of us at all

[digital mauve]

joel in general is good wht i mean is like his actions or wtv, i imagine joel as a roughed up guy, who gives no shit and goes full on beast mode when it comes to clickers

after all he lost his daughter to the stupid fucking virus

all the chracters are so clumsy

[zenith aspen]

I need to rewatch the 2nd episode, I was barely even paying attention

[digital mauve]

1 episode was good and the second episode was meh or garbage

like when they were fighting off the clickers, it was so anti climactic

[muted sable]

That was the most intense part of the show bro are we watching the same thing

I don’t even know what you mean by clumsy characters they all feel pretty real to me

[digital mauve]

they kept falling and shit, over some objects specially tess

yes it was the most intense part of the show, but it wasnt intense to me

the whole point of having a opinion

[muted sable]

||Tess was dying lmao ||

[digital mauve]

joel was stumbling too ion know what u mean

joel has 20 plus years of experiance yet he can barely kill two clickers

ion know

honestly i feel like the most intense part of the show was the first part, when joel and sarah tryna escape and shit

[muted sable]

Joel stepped on glass one time? And when he wasn’t being careful it was because he was preventing Ellie from doing something that would attract attention.

[digital mauve]

im pretty sure he tripped or something

[muted sable]

He stepped on broken glass

[digital mauve]

still doesnt explain the fact joel cant take down like 3 or 2 clickers

i forget how many he took down

[muted sable]

Evidently a lot of people couldn’t

There were quite a lot of dead bodies in that part

[digital mauve]

joel is a badass, he's the best of the best, thats why people are scared of him.

20 plus years experiance plus, hate prolly fueling him, i expect him to be brutal

[muted sable]

Hate for what in this scenario? What was there for him to hate?

[digital mauve]

but ion know maybe they are tryna make it realistic

no hes a roughed up man

i expect him to be hating everything

hes rough on everyone

hes not to be messed with

[muted sable]

Maybe in the game

But this isn’t the game

[digital mauve]

thats why its my opinion

but

[mighty lion]

I just played a lil bit of the game where it chronologically takes place in episode 2 and I really disagree lol

Im much happier with the sequence in the episode

Cause that shit was too long and I don’t need a whole episode about clickers

[surreal narwhal]

There’s nothing wrong with the show

[mighty lion]

It’s been good

[surreal narwhal]

It’s so good

How does Joel suck ass in this show @digital mauve

[digital mauve]

when i say joel sucks ass i am talking about like power level or something

[digital mauve]

i mean u dont have to make it 30 mins

js

idk u can show him doing shit without having long run time

[mighty lion]

Idk about you but when im playing as joel, he’s dying 400 fuckin times to the clickers

[digital mauve]

cause u suck ass

[mighty lion]

From my perspective, he’s way more of a badass in the show by default

[digital mauve]

def not but alr

tbh we havent even really seen him fight so

idk

[wary relic]

I'm replaying the game and damn does it drag a lot

I know it's a videogame and you literally need those segments

But can't deny it flows much better in the show

[digital mauve]

ion kno about u but dont forget joel took on a bloater

[mighty lion]

I agree

I’m like 2 hours into the game and there’s been no character attachment for Ellie

Like I don’t actually care about her so far

Where as the show makes me care about her a little bit more

the show also allows room to let Joel and Ellie breathe and interact with each other a bit more than whatever the game has done when compared in the chronological order

I was expecting more scenes of joel and Ellie when I was playing the game but it’s in fact less and more so just stealth missions which is way too long

[wary relic]

Yeah i think their interactions are pretty good in both but the show felt tighter somehow

[mighty lion]

I also like Joel’s characterization in the show more so far

I was thinking about completing the game and then watching the show but it seems like the show is winning me over more. I’ll probably avoid the game and watch the show instead because they’ve been very promising with the character stuff

And worldbuilding

[wary relic]

I think you should finish the game at a later date because it's still really good

But overall i think Naughty Dog were at their best in Uncharted 4

Imo it has a better momentum between the cutscenes and gameplay

[surreal narwhal]

I love both the show and the game

Both a 10/10

[mighty lion]

The show hasn’t finished yet tho

Very early to rate it a 10/10

[north yoke]

A lot of critics said that Episode 3 is supposed to be the best episode of the season alongside 7. All aboard the hype train.

[tropic halo]

Live laugh tlou

[digital mauve]

this show feels weird but its still good

the best show of 2023 so far

[north yoke]

weird in what way?

[digital mauve]

just how the scenes are structured in the second episode. idk. just feels weird, not really in a good or bad way im just not used to it

can't really put my finger on what way

[calm swift]

This

[ionic cave]

https://twitter.com/Rainmaker1973/status/1618172978281476096?s=20

Massimo (@Rainmaker1973)

A zombie cricket. Actually, a Carolina leafroller attacked by the endoparasitoid fungus Cordyceps. The fungus keeps the host alive as long as possible & directs the cricket to climb to a prominent exposed perch where spores are released

[📷 Jim McCormac: https://t.co/xeqMeolouG]

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[meager topaz]

Gyo?

[digital mauve]

pedro pascal was def the best choice for joel

only halfway through the first ep but i cant see how anyone else could do "the" scene better

also super interesting how closely theyre following the games

[digital mauve]

practical effects go stupid hard what the hell

[digital mauve]

holy shit some scenes are basically 1 to 1 with the game its insane how good this looks

FR, belle ramsey line deliver is kinda bad imo

[digital mauve]

the infected look disgustingly good dude its crazy i cant

[digital mauve]

idk man i think her strength is her voice, thought she was great in hilda, her facial expressions leave much to be desired tho

her acting worked well enough in game of thrones because thats what the role required, but ellie is supposed to be at least somewhat expressive

[near otter]

Bella seems to be more of a voice actor first, I think she'll eventually hit her stride in the show

cause she's really good at acting with her voice

[digital mauve]

i really do hope she does, she really could voice ellie and nobody would mind, her voice acting is crazy

the show is so good at following the games and making it look natural tho holy shit

thought it was super funny how they used the "stuff breaks and supporting character has to find another way around" thing and passed it off like normal

[zenith aspen]

Ep 2 4/10

[digital mauve]

oof thats rought what part didnt do it for you

[crude robin]

Bet you haven’t seen this before

[nova dirge]

"We're the last of us...part one?"
"Part one?"

[torn dirge]

im so glad he gets to be a lead in a show where he doesn't have to hide his face lmao

god

the look in his eyes when he's ||beating the fedra guard to death||

[proper bloom]

Remember when fincher was supposed to direct world war z 2?

I would have taken it

Wonder what happened to that

[lone lion]

My hometown !

[oblique ferry]

Shark attack!

[oblique ferry]

"What are we some kinda last of us?"

[dire island]

https://edition.cnn.com/2023/01/25/world/zombie-fungus-ophiocordyceps-the-last-of-us-scn/index.html

Fascinating stuff

[dense coral]

Somebody needed to ask scientists to explain to them that humans have much more complex and way harder to control nervous system?

[sterile coral]

Paramount shelved it due to budget issues

[proper bloom]

Dang

[toxic patio]

Hey gang! Not sure if allowed - but I'm posting weekly TLOU breakdown discussion videos after each episode over on Youtube. I'm a small channel though so would really appreciate any support 🥰 a comment or like goes a long way even if you don't watch the video ha. However, if you like the show I think you will actually enjoy the discussion! It's just two friends chatting about something they love!

Anyway I thought Episode 2 was brilliant and wow Anna Torv stole the show..!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzGXV_aPOoA

Oh also im doing a TLOU giveaway over there so theres that too! haha

[reef moss]

started this show with my mum

i don’t think she will be continuing after episode 2

[dire island]

Ya it's not a easy watch

[slow nova]

How did she react to the grandma eating the insides out of a body?

[toxic patio]

😂😂😂

[reef moss]

in ep 1 she didn’t mind cause they didn’t have those gross fungi heads or put those nasty mouth things into someone else’s mouth

[wary relic]

just wait until ||the bloater shows up||

[left geyser]

https://twitter.com/Wario64/status/1619017827415105545?t=mdoRvz83P05F_IKgdrYB3Q&s=19

Wario64 (@Wario64)

‘The Last of Us’ Renewed for Season 2 at HBO https://t.co/ZJkZZkhW5c

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[dire island]

Nice

[left geyser]

Good news: more of this show
Bad news: we get to go through the dumb last of us 2 discourse again

Though druckmann has I think said that ideally he would do the second game as 2 seasons

I'm curious also what they will do when they run out of game and HBO wants more

Cause the word on last of us 3 is "if we find the right story maybe but I'm fine leaving it off where we ended 2"

[dense coral]

HBO rarely been greedy

They know how to make great TV. They will make more with or without TLOU IP

[left geyser]

Also curious what they do about ages here

Ellie is a full blown adult by the point of the second game, which is doable because cg and the fact Ashley Johnson is not a child

And Bella Ramsey doesn't easily pass for that age to me

[dense coral]

Different haircut and some make up and Ramsey will look like her real age

I guess Ellie in TV series will not change as much, like Bella 🤷

[wary relic]

He has to, the second game is nearly 40 hours long

Of course there's a lot of gameplay in that but even so you'd still have around 20 hours of content

[muted sable]

Oh boy

Can’t wait to get disappointed all over again

My dad will understand my frustration with the game finally because he’s nuts about this show already

[dense coral]

People suggesting Ramsey being recast for further seasons Ellie are out of their minds 🤣

[opal cloak]

Oh yay I’m so happy that it got renewed 😁

[potent nacelle]

I am dreading that decision

[north yoke]

Damnnnn... the show that was doing crazy Viewing numbers got renewed? What a surprise.

[north yoke]

Yeah the toxicity for Part 2 will be through the roof

[potent nacelle]

I will just not watch it

I'm good

as long as Neil doesn't change season 1 for the sake of part 2's lazy retcons

[muted sable]

The thing that gives me an uncomfortable feeling is the people saying she’s not pretty enough to be Ellie. Like let’s not talk about a child being attractive that’s fuckin weird as hell.

I get it Bella is 19 but Ellie is supposed to be 14 at this time if I remember correctly

[potent nacelle]

Grading people's worth on their appearances, especially within the entertainment industry, will never NOT be the biggest indicator that you're a vapid, shallow person.

[muted sable]

You could look like sloth from the goonies but you could be the worlds most convincing actor and you’ll still see people only talking about your appearance it’s crazy

[left geyser]

But 2 doesn't retcon anything

Unless you think that the ending of the first game was a new thing in the sequel

Like this is the thing I will fail to understand with the hate for part 2, did people really just memory hole that first games entire ending sequence and the horrible things that happen in it

Im sorry the sequel had to spoon feed to you that was a bad thing

[digital mauve]

i have a feeling the end of season one will do more to tie into the events of the second season/game

because i assume they always planned to make a season two

[digital mauve]

my mom likes the casting of ellie

"perfect rebellious teenager" is her review

i like the casting as well

i think every character we have seen so far has been brilliantly cast

[left geyser]

maybe but i think arguably that stuff works better as a flashback

if you showed it in sequence its just a weird hanging thread that make clear there might be consequences, and arguably neuters abby's experience by not giving it its own spotlight

[oblique ferry]

Oh is the new episode today?

Or did the ep release

[digital mauve]

Today

[uncut linden]

I hope they build up to the events of the 2nd game more. Maybe not such a large time jump or something.

Do you think the show could go beyond the existing games?

[digital mauve]

it could yeah

i feel itd basically turn into the walking dead tho

[wary relic]

neil druckmann himself denied that, they're sticking to the games

[uncut linden]

I didn't know that thanks.

I wonder If there will be a last of us 3 videogame. Probably if they have ideas for one

[vocal holly]

Apparently tonight's episode is going to be a masterpiece, which makes me stoked!

[formal ledge]

Eating during this show is such a terrible idea lmao

Craig Mazin always has to gross out the audience haha

[left geyser]

druckmann has basically said that its dependant on if they find a good story for it but that hes ok leaving things off with 2

[trim magnet]

I'm keeping my eye out for the walking dead trope of at least one zombie jump scare per episode

[digital mauve]

to be fair, last time he said something like that, the trailer for the last of us part 2 came out the next year

[left geyser]

true.

[digital mauve]

if they were working on something, they wouldnt tell us

it doesnt mean they are

but like

we wouldnt know if they were

[potent mauve]

This episode of The Last of Us is considered the best of the season!

I hope you all enjoy it!

Its my second favourite personally

[left geyser]

have you seen it already?

[potent mauve]

I've seen the whole season

[left geyser]

also honestly i think it was always gonna be between whatever was the bill episode and the left behind episode

[potent mauve]

my favourite is the left behind episode

[digital mauve]

which episode number is that

[potent mauve]

7

[digital mauve]

and there are 9 episodes right?

[potent mauve]

Yea there are

[digital mauve]

so many

[digital mauve]

now watching episode 3

||as soon as they started playing piano i knew where it was heading lol||

[sterile coral]

OH FUCK NO NO NO

THEY ARE NOT FUCKING PLAYING ON THE NATURE OF DAYLIGHT

HBO'S NOT GONNA FUCK WITH MY HEART AGAIN

I'm gonna cry y'all :((

Goddamn it Max Richter for breaking me all over again

[boreal gazelle]

I wonder how most people are taking this episode. I felt like most were saying the worst part is they feel like they haven't developed the relationship between ellie and joel so much.

And then they spend alot of time developing new characters instead.

Bill is such a badass though.

[digital mauve]

we're only a third of the way through the season so im sure theres more time to develop their relationship

[potent mauve]

People people seem to love it.

[digital mauve]

twitter is the worst place on the planet

but yes the vast majority of people seem to like it a lot

this is the only episode that i want to rewatch after seeing

i'll watch it again tomorrow after work

im pretty tired rn, and worried that i might have missed some stuff

[boreal gazelle]

This ep caught me off guard with this emotional roller coaster.

[digital mauve]

they gotta stop making us cry

[potent mauve]

well

i have some real bad news LMAO

[digital mauve]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

EVERY EPISODE SO FAR HAS BEEN SO SAD

[ruby ocean]

By episode 3, this series is already making the big plays.

[native slate]

I'm going to sob

WHY WOULD THEY DO THAT

[proper bloom]

Thought it was a beautiful standalone episode

How many episodes do we have left?

[boreal gazelle]

I dunno

[mighty lion]

That episode was so good!!!

[proper bloom]

So this guy was a real life redditor turned devoted husband

https://tenor.com/view/based-gigachad-chad-gif-23901955

[near otter]

Oh

Oh ok

[digital mauve]

not me remembering that we still have to experience sam and henry again

[near otter]

Okay

[digital mauve]

6 more after this

[digital mauve]

oh?

[proper bloom]

OH

[near otter]

So like

I know they said they were changing things up

I expected them to die, but....not like this

[digital mauve]

i wasnt fucking ready

i thought i was

[near otter]

This has somehow hurt me worse emotionally than it did in the game

[digital mauve]

I WAS WRONG

[near otter]

Fuck you Neil Druckmann

[digital mauve]

I WAS SO HORRIBLY WRONG

now that we are at episode 3, i think i can safely say

they did it

[torn dirge]

god this episode had me tearing up

[digital mauve]

they made an incredible live action the last of us

i remember when they announced that they were making a live action tlou show

i was SO skeptical

i didnt think it could be done!

but god damnit, they did it

[torn dirge]

||did not have nick offerman as a gay libertarian prepper on my last of us bingo card but god damn that was beautiful||

[mighty lion]

I was personally really excited to watch this episode in hopes of seeing more of Joel and Ellie. But I was pleasantly surprised by this unique and different direction.

|| I was wondering where they were gonna go with the story of Frank and Bill. It felt like filler more than anything and I was seeking for Joel and Ellie. But by the end, it all makes sense. The story of frank and bill juxtaposes Joel’s character arc and his own story. With Bill being a character that learns to connect, love and understand the importance of protecting the people he loves, the audience experiences an emotional and romantic journey. Which added a lot of weight to the final scenes of Joel and Ellie and how Bill’s note changes Joel’s perspective and priorities. It’s actually so fucking good because this episode truly goes deep into the themes of this universe which isn’t zombies or whatever but about love and connection ||

[proper bloom]

Now I want wine

[mighty lion]

Like in a way, Frank is to Bill what Ellie will be to Joel

I love how || after he reads the note, Joel learns the importance of protecting the people he loves. He failed with his daughter and failed with Tess. Now he’s in a situation where he has to deal with someone who he didn’t want to help and also reminds him of his daughter. He has to make it right this time and save a life. ||

[digital mauve]

sometimes you dont know you needed something until you get it

[mighty lion]

And the couple scenes of cute and good chemistry that Joel and Ellie have make me so excited for the next episode

Hopefully this time they actually focus on the two main characters because I’m so hungry for the emotional and funny father / daughter dynamic

[sterile coral]

Here's something a bit more lighthearted for y'all after the emotional rollercoaster that was tonight's episode

[digital mauve]

||the shot at the end with the window in the bedroom made me SO anxious. i was so worried that they were going to show their bodies or somehow have them be zombies, i was ready to cover my eyes if necessary||

[mighty lion]

I don’t think I was the only one who saw || it coming that bill would kill himself also ||

Right ?

[digital mauve]

i didnt see it coming

[proper bloom]

Same

[mighty lion]

It felt pretty obvious to me

It didn’t ruin the ending tho

Still good

[dire island]

Loved this episode so much and man, it was so emotional but a ||beautiful relationship between Bill and Frank was shown, they build an incredible life together in the middle of the apocalypse||

[dire island]

Exactly, such an awesome episode this was.. lived up to the hype imo

[potent mauve]

There's 9 total

[mighty lion]

Does it get sadder than this?

[potent mauve]

https://tenor.com/view/zip-it-shrenu-parikh-shrenu-pretty-beautiful-gif-16682188

[native schooner]

I was not expecting Ron Swanson to show up having a libertarian survivalist wet dream, lmao

[digital mauve]

Holy shit

Episode was a masterpiece

Would be shocked if there ends up being a better episode in the future

[misty trout]

god this episode got me crying

[native schooner]

not bad for what was literally just a pit stop to have the hero be given supplies by a wise (mountain) man

the bit with the gun was a bit meh, it's pretty obvious how that'll go

[digital mauve]

Apparently a lot of critics who’ve seen the whole show have said this was the best episode in the show which is easy to see

[native schooner]

yeah, it was unexpected, unconnected, and allowed some serious cognitive dissonance with the actor they chose and him being a "linda ronstadt fan" cough cough

now I wanna listen to jim croce and linda ronstadt playlist

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCteGIv9nSQ

^^^ this song gave me chills after the closing song of ep3

[digital mauve]

Me too

[native schooner]

she was so rad, look at this album cover lol https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrH3OQRgfVc

[long frigate]

I read on IMDB that there is implied ||fellatio||, can someone give me the time it happens so I can skip it and my family doesn't kick me out?

[native schooner]

I think the part where there are two naked men in bed with one lying on top of the other would be the moment to fast forward

[nova dirge]

https://tenor.com/view/گریه-ناراحت-غم-gerye-narahat-gif-23378340

just finished ep 3

[calm ruin]

Now that’s a great adaptation of a story and character

Works even better when you know Bill and Frank in game

[whole summit]

tlou bill > tlou bill

[digital mauve]

I forgot mostly about the bill from the game and I only played the game a little more than a year ago, I have a feeling I’ll remember the show version much longer

[misty trout]

I just realized something incredibly sad about the impromptu marriage scene

Since the outbreak happened in 2003, any big event that's happened IRL since 2003 didn't happen in that world

Gay marriage wasn't even legal when society went to shit

Neither Frank nor Bill had ever had the chance to live in a place where that was an acceptable thing

But they decided to be the first "married" (I say it in quotes because it wasn't official or whatever) gay couple they had ever known

[analog hearth]

yeah

https://twitter.com/robdjarin/status/1619921987983515650?s=20&t=zhjpwEJD_-90WQ7yqSbKuQ

Rob 🏳️‍🌈 (@robdjarin)

Homophobic gamers having to watch gay men be gay for a whole episode #TheLastOfUs

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Twitter · Jan 30, 2023, 4:54 AM

[misty trout]

https://twitter.com/wizardjarin/status/1619912308054192128?s=46&t=_aw59eFlwCozw-g_GvCZ0A

elly | TLOU SPOILERS | 31 💫 (@wizardjarin)

Bill seeing Tess in the afterlife #TheLastOfUs
https://t.co/uDc0Ny3hQl

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Twitter · Jan 30, 2023, 4:16 AM

[analog hearth]

https://twitter.com/nosoydimas/status/1619940948989067264?s=20&t=zhjpwEJD_-90WQ7yqSbKuQ

El Dimas (@nosoydimas)

I couldn’t help but wonder: Do I need a zombie apocalypse in order to find my true love? #TheLastOfUs

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Twitter · Jan 30, 2023, 6:09 AM

[wary relic]

great episode loved it

[dapper plank]

They missed a big opportunity with the interaction between Ellie and Bill, that’s what I loved most about him was the sarcasm

[near otter]

I really like the "happy" ending they gave Bill

Felt like additional DLC, like The Last of Us: Left Behind

[dapper plank]

It was definitely needed

I always found that weird in the game how his partner dying was no big deal to Bill

[wary relic]

i like both incarnations of the character. him living on as a badass survivor in the game is good, but his good ending here was also really beautiful and well deserved

he's been through enough

[dapper plank]

I think Pedro looked better before the shower at the end of ep 3

his hair needs to be wild

[junior mauve]

Bill deserved to have this ending with frank. As someone who played the game, Bill is actually amazing. He accepted death so he can be with someone he loved. This episode made me cry so much holy shit

[junior mauve]

Yes. Yes it does

[exotic wadi]

holy shit episode 3 was amazing

i do wish bill didnt kill himself and we got to see ellie and bill interactions like in the game

that is a little annoying

and this episode doesnt contribute anything to the story as a whole really other than giving joel a car and ellie a gun

so as a 'The Last Of Us' fan i dont really like it but as a tv and film fan it was amazing

tl;dr
as a 'The Last of Us' Episode: 7/10
as a general tv show episode: 10/10

so i'll give it a 9/10

[junior mauve]

I wish we got to see Bill and Joel clearing out the town and also the bloater interaction. Ending was really good but I hope at the start of episode 4 we get the magazine interaction

[exotic wadi]

NOOO WHY GOD WHY

TLOU pt 2 was so bad

game spoilers V

actually awful, ||i dont want to watch joel turn into a fridge character, the entire villains motive be "joel killed some random dude years ago and that was her dad" and have ellie thrown into a relationship we know nothing about and develops what feels like very little (and non at all at the beggining)||

||part 1 started with the collapse of society and the loss of joels daughter, part 2 started with a messy love triangle and joel being killed off||

||also the fact ellie left abby and dont kill her was also bullshit added on top.||

[dire island]

Spoiler tags.. a lot of people haven't played the game and don't wanna get spoiled .. even stuff about episode 3 should be under spoiler tags

[exotic wadi]

rant over

[exotic wadi]

sorry, assumed cause its like 4 years old it was okay

[dire island]

And please specify, if the stuff is from games or not as well

[left geyser]

The second game is less than 2 years old

[potent nacelle]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pl2BMy8wBv8 LMAO, you guys have to check out the comment section on this video

for a brief moment in time, the internet returned to sanity

[left geyser]

Literally all of this is in the first game

It's maybe the least surprising thing and people just refuse to engage with it?

[low current]

new episode was great

[left geyser]

The last of us 1: ||Joel is a shitty person who sees the worst in people and murders a hospital full of people and possibly denys them a cure to the pandemic||

The last of us 2: where did this come from this is out of nowhere

The first game basically spells out for you why the second game happens and still people act like it's some weird abomination for doing exactly what should be expected of it?

[ionic cave]

Remember when the show was announced & people wanted Hugh Jackman and the kid from Logan to be cast as the leading roles?

https://tenor.com/view/logan-wolverine-laura-gif-13624911

[left geyser]

We live in an era of sad dads wandering the hellscape of society

This comes with the extra knowledge that the Amazon god of war series is skipping the Greek saga and starting with the reboot

[potent nacelle]

would be a terrible move to try and adapt a hack n slash like the og trilogy

[sterile coral]

Just about every protagonist of a television drama in the past twenty years is a sad dad

[potent nacelle]

but the fourth game is done in the same vein as tlou and other cinematic games so it`s perfect for them

[left geyser]

Its also just sorta terrible storytelling to showcase?

Like kratos was sort of a joke of a 2008 era video game hero

He's a comically angry buff man who punches his way across the lands and has weird sex minigames

[digital mauve]

i do

[muted sable]

Episode 3 had me crying

Frank telling bill what he wants brought back some memories to shit I didn’t wanna have to think about

Amazing episode

Definitely the best of the 3 so far

[left geyser]

One thing that I find remarkable with this show is every time they diverge from the games it feels right and good and honestly much better

[muted sable]

I agree

Every change so far has been a good one

The extra time with Joel and his daughter at the beginning helped build up Joel’s character a lot more

[left geyser]

I know this won't be absorbed by the masses but this feels like a good example why strict coherence to source material isn't by default the best solution and people who go "the halo writers didn't even follow the game!" Will maybe realize there's a reason for that

[muted sable]

Direct 1:1 translation from pages to screen or from game to screen has always felt pointless

Like if you want the original story go read or play the original story

[left geyser]

This is a dumb pet peeve of mine but the demand for never actually adapting material and using source material as a crutch has always felt limiting and silly

[muted sable]

Halo didn’t execute it well but to say the halo show was terrible is a bit of an overstatement

They built their own universe with the show and it wasn’t a bad thing

[left geyser]

I think my problem is more people took the divergence as the cause for the problem and not just a normal part of writing

If the halo show was 100% faithful the first 4 episodes would have chief alone and silent as he drives around some pretty green grass

[muted sable]

Would have been massively boring that way

The show tried to take a lot of elements of the new games where they humanized chief and I liked that

I like the inclusion of a spartan team he’s in charge of as well

Not enough of that in the games

It was halo 5 I believe was the only one chief fought along side other Spartans

[left geyser]

Blue team existed in periphery stuff prior

But that's also an issue that's endemic to halo

The games have a very star warsy story

[plain vapor]

This eps sucks

[left geyser]

But the actual lore and books are dark and fucked up

[muted sable]

Master chief in the books vs master chief in the games is a huge difference yeah

I like the memes comparing them tbh

[muted sable]

Heartless

[left geyser]

Halo games: look at the Spartans save humanity from the evil religious zealot empire of aliens

Halo when not a video game: the Spartans are fascist child soldiers kidnapped and conscripted to support a military dictatorship, about 1/2 die in that process

[plain vapor]

I know they wanna expand the lore, but it went for so long

[left geyser]

I think it's arguably the only way to tell bills story in this format

In-game it's told sort of as Joel and Ellie are walking through the town and as an aside but to do this right we have to spend some time getting to know bill

[plain vapor]

They probably gonna do it with the brothers

[left geyser]

Eh we kinda get the picture with Tommy

[plain vapor]

Oh no, not that brothers.... Wait, do you play the game?

[left geyser]

Oh right

Yes

[plain vapor]

Okay here's the thing. I actually like the set pieces with Ellie, Joel and Bill

The boss battle and to the car scene, that was when I knew this thing was gonna be fire. So, I was looking forward to it

If they're gonna do this, I think they could mix back and forth with action bits and the flashback, with bits and pieces as s we get to know Bill

This way Ellie does get to meet him as well

Also also, this is subjective. But there's an irl case here similar to their ... Situation, involving actual family. So, it's just not my vibe

[exotic wadi]

1.|| there is 1 fridge character in the beginning which is joel's daughter, the difference is all we really know about her is she is joels daughter where as in part 2 joel is a beloved character and the main protagonist of the first game||
2. ||there is no convoluted love triangle or random ass sex scene in the first 20 minutes of the first game, in fact i do not even think there is 1 in the first game at all. ellies gf is just there, by the time we watch them fuck we know nothing about her and have no interest in her what so ever as the game goes on the character development isnt really there either and she just ends up being a boring character the entire game. this is compared to the opening of the first game that shows the beggining of the apocolypse, sets up an understandable goal for joel and gives context to the actions joel takes in the future and provides understanding for feelings towards ellie he may have at first (i.e wanting to push her away and be sceptical)||
3. ||joel ends up saving ellie and killing the fireflys who tried to kill her even if it was to get a cure, ellie just blatently leaves abby alive despite earlier in the game abby made ellie straight up watch her kill joel||

so no, literally "all of this" did not happen in the first game

[left geyser]

Literally none of what you just said is true

Also that's not what fridge means

[exotic wadi]

i literally just gave u facts about what happens

a fridge character is someone who is killed off to push forward another characters story

[left geyser]

It's not out of nowhere that ||Joel is murdered in revenge for the horrible things he did||

[left geyser]

Nope, it's when that's the characters sole purpose, not just "character dies"

[digital mauve]

I will watch this show

…eventually

[left geyser]

Literally all of this is in the first game the second game does not take you on some suprise trip

And yes there's a time skip so new things have happened?

Would you like all stories to be static

[exotic wadi]

the specific name for the type of character is not what matters and the fact ur getting hung up on the specific wording does not matter either. ||and either way in the 2nd game that would be the entire purpose of joel. he is killed off in the first half hour of the game souly to push forward ellie and abby||

[left geyser]

Spoiler tag that shit

And yeah, events happening pushed characters forward

Still not fridging

Which has an origin where green lanterns girlfriend was murdered horribly just to give him motivation

[exotic wadi]

||joel does basically nothing but save abby and then get killed off by her to push a purpose for ellie||

[muted sable]

Name drop with a spoiler tag I forgot who you’re talking about

[left geyser]

It's a complaint about characters without depth or motivation

[exotic wadi]

thats what happens. that is the fact, its the entire point of the first 30 minutes

[muted sable]

@left geyser this was about the brother my fault forgot to reply

[muted sable]

This

[left geyser]

Yeah, inciting incident

In a sequel

[muted sable]

Based raptor earth believer

[left geyser]

We know who joel is and he gets characterization even later on

[exotic wadi]

doesnt matter whether u call them a fridge character or a potato character or whatever i dont care about the name. what it is, is || killing joel just to give a meaning to part 2 i.e a purpose for ellie to hunt abby||

[left geyser]

Nope it's to follow up on the events of the first game

It's rather clear what's happening

You would have to badly misread the entire series for any of this to take you by suprise

|| Abby being the daughter of the doctor is not some hacky retcon out of nowhere, it's the least surprising answer for "who wants to murder Joel"||

[exotic wadi]

do you, or do you not agree that the purpose of ||joels death was to give ellie a reason to hunt and want to kill abby|| and so have her go on this "adventure"

[left geyser]

Do you understand what inciting incidents are

[exotic wadi]

answer the question, yes or no

[left geyser]

Like this is building block basic storytelling now you are complaining about

It's not the sole reason

And it's a dumb question

Because it assumes that's inherently bad to move the story forward

Again, 0 of what's in last of us 2 is surprising to the audience if they paid literally any attention to the first game

[exotic wadi]

it is, ||if he wasnt killed off then ellie wouldnt want to hunt abby|| and so the game wouldnt exist, saying ||the reason he was killed off was because he killed some unnamed random dr before|| is not only an excuse to ||kill joel off and "begin the adventure"|| but its also just sloppy writing

and if you dont agree that, that is the basic principle of what happened at the beginning of the game then you're just wrong. its not like some opinion whether u like the game or not, its the fact of the plot. that is what happened

[left geyser]

Not an excuse, it's a natural progression of what came before

If the tantive 4 didn't go to tatooine luke would never go on his adventure

That's how you sound

It was obvious with the first games ending || Joel did a bad and shitty thing and murdered tons of innocent people||

If you fail to see how ||he's being forced to face the consequences of his somewhat selfish actions|| then that's on you, not the game

Yes stories have beginnings and things happen that set other things in motion

That's not inherently bad and it's often a good thing because it helps lay out the themes of the story and why those things happened in the first place

[exotic wadi]

||killing the beloved character of a first game (especially after having him everywhere in the marketing) to give reason for someone to go hunt someone else|| just doesnt do it for me, it feels like a cop out, sloppy writing and like a gut punch to ||TLOU fans who grew to love joel and who went to play the game for him and ellie|| a much better alternative would have been having him ||sacrifice himself for ellie near the end after coming to terms with the wrongs he did to save ellie||

[left geyser]

That's not honest to the story that came before, that's a fairy tale perception of what's actually there

You were never meant to fall in love with Joel

But congrats on ||massacring a hospital full of people trying to end a pandemic|| and thinking "I'm a good guy"

I guess they didn't lay it on thick enough

[exotic wadi]

this is all of course only the first gripe i have with the game, not even mentioning several other annoyances such as ||dina and abby both being boring and (imo) unlikeable characters from start to finish. the horrendous beggining and setting up of the game besides joels death and more|| but icba to argue anymore im going to enjoy this first season of 'The Last Of Us' because so far its amazing and if season 2 is ever made i'll just skip it

[digital mauve]

this only raises my skepticism of any hate on the second game but still makes me step back from trying it

[left geyser]

The second game is much longer so it's maybe worth doing the first game first

[digital mauve]

I have the first one

[left geyser]

I forget if that larger PS5 remake came out yet

[digital mauve]

It did

since September

[left geyser]

|| the black brothers you meet along the way who are very much like an alternate Ellie Joel||

[exotic wadi]

Play the first game u'll love it and if u want after try the 2nd game and make up ur mind. But if u just want a review on whether to spend ur money i'd say don't go near it with a 10 foot pole. Let it rot.

If i could get my £50 back i would

[digital mauve]

I am honestly refusing to take this advice

No hard feelings

just the discourse honestly fucks things up

[dry pawn]

Lol hbo woke

[exotic wadi]

How is hbo woke

[dry pawn]

2 man have sex

[exotic wadi]

I did say if u want try the 2nd game

[dry pawn]

I watching on tv and they cut that scene😅

[exotic wadi]

U know bill is gay in the game right?

[dry pawn]

Yes but game not specific like that

[exotic wadi]

The 2nd game (as much as i hate it) has a gay sex scene in the first half hour

[digital mauve]

meant the last part

[dry pawn]

Anyway good mood for this episode

[exotic wadi]

So just seems like ur hating it for the sake of hating it

[mighty lion]

I disagree. It adds a lot of emotional weight to what this series explores about love, loss and connection. As well as juxtaposing Joel’s character arc

[left geyser]

Also they make rather clear Ellie is gay in this game too

If we for the sake of argument just ignore the weird circumstances of left behind cause at this point I think we all forgot that was dlc

[exotic wadi]

yup. so being mad at a gay couple on the show boils down to just being a homophobe

its not like a character swap of any kind so homophobia is the only explanation for being mad at that 1 specific detail

[left geyser]

Also the only reason it's really on screen here is that if you presented this info like in game, it would be totally unworkable

[exotic wadi]

there are many valid reasons for being annoyed at this episode, the couple being gay isnt really 1 of them

[left geyser]

The awkward thing with last of us is that like many games of this era, alot of the story is through quiet character moments that happen interspersed with hours of gameplay

So to fit the screen alot of that is reworked

[exotic wadi]

its filler is what it is and it gets frustrating when u only get 1 episode a week and the episode u do get is exploring the story of 2 people who die by the end of the episode and contribute nothing to the main characters of the show other than a car, a gun and a letter

[mighty lion]

Nah

See

[exotic wadi]

not to mention annoying to fans of the game not being able to see bill and ellie interact

[mighty lion]

I thought the same at first too

I felt like it was filler

[exotic wadi]

but looking at it not as a TLOU fan and just as a tv show fan its a phenominal episode

[mighty lion]

And be real , i was excited to see more of joel and Ellie this episode

Only to be confused by a whole different side story

But by the end it all makes sense

[dire island]

My god.. this episode wasn't filler.. First of all ||it showed how you could have meaningful relationship even in a apocalypse and second that letter at the end will further motivate Joel to take care of Ellie.. also both got the supplies too||

[mighty lion]

The note scene with Joel and Ellie would have no emotional weight without the story we experienced between frank and bill

[dire island]

Exactly

[mighty lion]

It’s literally all build up to Joel’s character arc

[dire island]

Absolutely esp at the end, to say this episode 3 is a filler or a waste is totally wrong imo

[mighty lion]

And how he shifts his perspective and priorities by protecting Ellie

After he failed with Tess and his daughter

But it also gives the audience a big shift and perspective because we truly understand what the note meant

[exotic wadi]

never said it was a waste, it was a good episode i just understand why some people are annoyed expecting more main story and development between joel and ellie specifically after waiting a week and they get 80 minutes of another 2 people

[mighty lion]

Bill telling Joel about how he learned to protect a life is what changes Joel

[exotic wadi]

and i myself am in that catagory

[mighty lion]

Filler = Waste

Basically the same thing

[exotic wadi]

especially when it plays out differently in the game

[dire island]

I thought we got enough of Joel and Ellie in this category like 20 minutes and more in total.. and it's just one episode...the rest is mostly focused on Joel and Ellie

[mighty lion]

I can understand the frustration of not seeing more joel and ellie

But like

This episode tries something unique here

[dire island]

This is a TV show not a game, not everything is gonna be same otherwise why even make a show.. just watch the cut scenes

[mighty lion]

And still gives us a little more of the two main characters dynamic at the end

And at the start

[dire island]

And we got around 20 minutes of Joel and Ellie as well..

[mighty lion]

While sandwiching a whole ass juxtaposition

[exotic wadi]

but thats the point in a "faithful adaptation"? its not a remake its an adaptation to tv

[mighty lion]

Like Frank is to Bill what Ellie is to Joel

[dire island]

Yes and adaptation will not have the same thing

[mighty lion]

It’s been pretty faithful from what I’ve played and seen

But ofc it’s not a 1:1

It’s trying new things while being faithful to the storyline

And from what I’ve played and heard of the game, it’s not about zombies it’s about love and connection and loss

[dire island]

Also important to remember that the show is also for casual audience like me who has never played the game also.. in fact vast majority of people watching this show I think haven't played the game

[mighty lion]

And that episode signifies that

Between Frank and bill

[dire island]

Exactly..

The last of us is not like the walking dead

[mighty lion]

Ya we don’t need zombie action

[exotic wadi]

i mean as was the halo show and we saw how that turned out, you can do both tho

[dire island]

A little bit is fine though but I don't need a lot of it

[mighty lion]

It’s fun but it’s not the main thing

[dire island]

Haven't watched or played Halo but I doubt Halo had a narrative like The last of us

[mighty lion]

I think it’s better that a show would try something different from the game while still remaining faithful

I mean

Do you really wanna see a 1:1?

A lot of stories that do 1:1 can also be very unfaithful

Like watchmen

[exotic wadi]

no my point was the halo show was ment to "bring in casuals who never played the game" and instead was hated by every halo fan in existence because of how awful and unfaithful it was

so far the show is phenominal but to me personally this episode has been the weakest of the 3 so far

[mighty lion]

Okay

[exotic wadi]

doesnt mean its bad

i still loved it

[mighty lion]

But the last of us is faithful lol

You’re comparing two different things

[dire island]

Well things are totally different with TLoU.. I'm a casual viewer and I'm loving it and so are many fans of the game as well

[mighty lion]

Doesn’t sound like it lol

[dire island]

Episode 3 for me was the best episode till date without any doubt

[mighty lion]

I do hope it gets better than episode 3 but so far best episode

[dire island]

I think it will, lots of action coming in upcoming episodes

[mighty lion]

But I don’t think anything will be beating the prologue with Joel and his daughter

[dire island]

That was great too

[dire island]

It's fine but again you cannot really say this episode 3 was a filler or waste

[exotic wadi]

i think that interview scene at the beginning of the first episode is 1 of the best scenes of the show so far

[dire island]

When it was important for character development of Joel

[mighty lion]

Eh it was okay

Could’ve gone without it

But it’s a decent introduction to new audiences

[dire island]

I thought that interview scene was great to set the stage esp for casual viewers.. I personally loved it

[mighty lion]

Like imagine if they removed bill and Frank’s story from the episode

Then the episode is like 20 or 30 mins long or something right

[dire island]

BTW.. its great that we have a official podcast for this show with Mazin and Neil Druckman.. its great listening to them after the episode

[dire island]

Exactly

[mighty lion]

Now would you feel the emotional weight of what happened to bill and Frank as well as joel reading the letter

[exotic wadi]

the scene was based in reality and everything he said was factually true irl which makes it even scarier and allows the following scenes where the world goes to shit to become even more scarier

[mighty lion]

Idk that it was factually true

[exotic wadi]

especially as someone in the sciences i think that scene was phenominal

[exotic wadi]

it is

[dire island]

I loved that Indonesia scene as well

[exotic wadi]

it is incredibly unlikely

but everything said in the interview scene is real

[dire island]

Cordyceps taking over ants is true

[mighty lion]

That Indonesia scene was kinda forgettable too

[dire island]

Ya I disagree on that

[mighty lion]

It feels like an extra to the story basically

[exotic wadi]

was having a convo on it with my chem professor the other day in my lecture. was cool

[dire island]

Which is needed I think to show how the world had no chance

[exotic wadi]

molds and fungi are also found in gluton foods like flour and bread too

the only difference is the scene made it out like a very large possibility when in reality the chance we get taken over by fungi infections is so miniscule there is probably a bigger chance i snap my fingers and a black hole appears

okay maybe not that small but u get what i mean

tiny

[dire island]

Of course the chance of a fungal zombie pandemic is very low

[mighty lion]

I almost accidentally ate mold when it was on my croissant

I ate like two bites and then my mom noticed that there’s mold around it and I was so clueless

[exotic wadi]

i ate a moldy bread a few days ago cause i couldnt be arsed to buy more bread

if an apolocypse does happen im the first to go

[mighty lion]

Nah it’ll probably be me

[exotic wadi]

i knew it was moldy too i just tried my best to eat round it

clearly didnt work as ive had a stomach ache for a while now but oh well lol

[dense coral]

What a fantastic episode

Doesn't move plot much but expands the world

Offerman and Bartlett were great

[dire island]

Yes they were

[exotic wadi]

Offermans performance was phenominal

[digital mauve]

gay

"we don't have friends frank" lol

[digital mauve]

these 3 episodes were a blast i cant wait for more

i cringe at people complaining lmao

joel's voice shaking a little when saying seatbelt...i cant take this

[proper bloom]

It was a beautiful episode

I keep having to remind myself that this show will introduce us to more of the world than just joel and ellie

it was a good way to show how this impacts other people

[slow nova]

I wish Joel shut the gate behind him, I'll be thinking about that.

[unique snow]

Just finished episode 3

[sonic badge]

forget him, just know that if you liked the hard hitting jaw dropping emotional scenes in the first one, youll like the second one. The gameplay was expanded on and honestly worth the price of admission alone. But yeah , theres nothing wrong in getting it second hand or renting it from a library to try it out

[sly oracle]

Incredibly powerful episode...just wow...bravo

[digital mauve]

bravo vince

[digital mauve]

👍

hey why does the channel name say 2022? the show came out in 2023

[sly oracle]

🤔

[muted sable]

Bro valid

[reef moss]

in a word, cringe

ep 3 from the piano scene onward was just atrocious

[muted sable]

Bad take

[digital mauve]

ngl i dont think any episode onward will top this one

[muted sable]

Good take

Maybe the finale

[digital mauve]

Ep 3 was just too good

[reef moss]

in terms of cringe, you prolly right

[muted sable]

From what I’ve seen from critics this episode and the finale are the best in the season

[digital mauve]

youve played the game?

[muted sable]

What’s “cringe” about this episode

[reef moss]

stranger telling a man who’s asked him to leave his house that he’ll leave after the dudes played some music on the piano, after he himself abruptly helped himself to the piano prior

corny

then asking him who he was thinking about when singing the song? like what???

also why tf is this guy inviting ppl to the other guys settlement

and trading the other guys shit for seeds

like why’s he calling the shots?

i hate entitled ppl

[sterile coral]

Because Frank is a nice person and wants some friends

[unique snow]

Boooo

[unique snow]

This is such a normal thing to ask what

[reef moss]

friends? look around you, the worlds burning

we’ve got bigger fish to fry

[reef moss]

dude it’s just a song, you don’t need to think about anybody

i’m not thinking about anyone when i sing love sosa

it’s just so corny

[unique snow]

But it could have been about somebody

You’re projecting your personality onto him

I wouldn’t ask it either, but he did and that’s fine

[reef moss]

it’s like imagine in a film you kiss the girl at the end & she asks “who were you thinking about, it’s just, you’ve never kissed me like that before” 🤮

[sly oracle]

https://tenor.com/view/dis-dis-gon-be-gud-this-gonna-be-good-bear-watching-strangers-hh-drama-go-down-like-gif-15691615

[unique snow]

It’s nothing like that

[reef moss]

i just like when characters act like real ppl that’s all

[unique snow]

He was acting real

No human contact for a while

[reef moss]

he was acting like a disney cartoon

[unique snow]

Dude was emotional

[sterile coral]

A. The trade was for the strawberries, which were meant to be a surprise, and B. Bill has dozens and dozens of guns, I'm pretty he wouldn't be bothered too much if Frank traded one of them

[reef moss]

too emotional considering he just met this guy

[digital mauve]

responding to trolls ggs

[unique snow]

Well, no, because most people are dead, so it’s his first good experience in a while

I’d get comfortable too if i was given steak after 2 days of not eating

[muted sable]

Did you miss the whole passage of time thing? Bill got lonely and fell in love with the first person to show him kindness and not try to kill him. There’s nothing wrong with this episode at all if you’re just mad because it was all about characters and no action then I think you’re looking for the wrong thing when it comes to this show.

[muted sable]

They were together for 9 years about by the time their story came to an end what do you mean?

[reef moss]

even before the time skips i was cringing cause they were already acting like a married couple the day they met

no trust was ever built up

[unique snow]

He’s talking about when they play the piano

[reef moss]

look at how the dude is living

and i’m meant to buy that?

[muted sable]

That’s a plot device called foreshadowing

[reef moss]

and i’m meant to buy that?

[reef moss]

clearly i’m talking about when he just met the guy when i explicitly said he just met the guy

[muted sable]

He was shocked that someone was being nice to him bro

[proper bloom]

The episode made me want wine and rabbit

[wary relic]

this episode still lives rent free on my head

[torn dirge]

https://youtu.be/W_BIMtdKYC4 this song is actually about me watching this episode

[modern thorn]

Watching the lastof us makes me realize that I could not survive a zombie apocalypse

[native schooner]

AJJ is so great!

[uncut linden]

Watching episode 3 rn

[jade oracle]

last nights episode was so effing goooooood

[uncut linden]

It was amazingggg

[torn dirge]

https://twitter.com/ConroyForReal/status/1619920510862913538

Chris Conroy (@ConroyForReal)

Linda Rondstadt watching tonight’s THE LAST OF US

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[zenith aspen]

The 3rd episode is wayyyyyyy better than the 2nd

[analog hearth]

bill is a lonely person and the show is implying hes really never been with anybody in my opinion he's desperate for a human connection and its literally the apocalypse

so i think the scene make senses to me

[native schooner]

haha, Linda Ronstadt is trending on Twitter now.

[sterile coral]

Yeah, I feel like Bill and Frank were initially bonded together by loneliness

[analog hearth]

100%

[native schooner]

she's had parkinsons for 12+ years, I doubt she's super concerned

frankly I'm sort of shocked she's still alive

[analog hearth]

also i saw people on twitter confused by the emotional strawberry scenes???

girl its the apocalypse

[analog hearth]

thats sad

[native schooner]

shrug, some dude in this channel was harping on the strawberry scene too. probably people who have never seen a strawberry that didn't come in a clamshell package from a store

"traded a gun for strawberries!? they're my least favorite flavor of starburst!"

[analog hearth]

yeah i think the first kiss scene is so good bc bill is clearly afraid to show his vulnerability bc hes never been this intimate before but at the same time he doesnt want to let go of the kiss

[nova dirge]

The strawberry scene was beautiful

[analog hearth]

really really great acting by nick offerman

[analog hearth]

his little giggle is so sweet

[nova dirge]

Oh i loved his giggle

[supple plinth]

i cried

that was a great episode

[zenith socket]

So people are being ticked at Critical Role's Vox Machina series on Amazon for doing a deviation from the source material...but are simultaneosly praising the Last of Us for being a loyal adaptation...that to me feels like an ultimate hypocrisy.

[trim magnet]

Great episode!

[supple plinth]

i haven't seen Vox Machina so i don't have an informed opinion

[severe vine]

The Boys is also diverting but gets praise

People just like to be annoying

[sick pawn]

This should be on a banner

[mighty lion]

You’re forgetting that bill hasn’t met a human being for 3 years

This is bill’s first genuine human interaction

[runic fiber]

Hi I really liked this week's episode

I never cry with movies/tv but I teared up a little watching this

[analog hearth]

https://twitter.com/limpwrist48/status/1619946215420076032?s=20&t=zZ9U83xkASjT1vj6RM9ISw

vicky 🫦 (@limpwrist48)

tess whenever her and joel needed supplies #TheLastOfUs

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[exotic wadi]

I literally recommended them to get it for themselfs and make their own opinion 😐

[exotic wadi]

Imo
ep 1> ep 2 > ep 3

[oblique ferry]

Gotta see

[exotic wadi]

Ep 1: 10/10
Ep 2 10/10
Ep 3: 9/10

[dry pawn]

hbo built the story of Bill so emtional

I can feel the loneliness inside him when Joel read the letter, even frank still there next to him day by day

[long frigate]

fucking ||On the nature of daylight||

[dire island]

That ||song also gets you so emotional||

[uncut linden]

The ending got me so bad || like I just loved it. Sitting at the open window knowing death but also peace is so near ||

[north yoke]

Pedro Pascal is a better choice over those 3 imo

[sly oracle]

For sure

[left geyser]

I like how the casting is just the most obvious names to possibly be cast in this

The most sad dads of all cinema

[uncut linden]

I love David but Pedro is amazing

[formal ledge]

Yeah David doesn't look like Joel to me, he's huge for one thing like, he's a beast. He towers over Winona Ryder in ST

[digital mauve]

Keanu Reeves? lmao

[uncut linden]

Which is why I ship Jane and Hopper

[proper bloom]

Ah Hugh Jackman

[supple plinth]

might rewatch episode three later, it was just so good

[vapid owl]

Can someone explain to me why this show has such high reviews

I'm confused

It's not the mario movie but it's a pretty lackluster adaptation

[sick pawn]

Because people like it. But also

using LB, RT, IMDb, Metacritic as a metric of quality
not using your heart

If you don't like it, then eh

[vapid owl]

That was a little corny but i get what you're saying

[sick pawn]

It's corny but true.

People rely too heavily on sites to tell them what's good or bad.

If you don't enjoy it, that's fair. If you did, that's fair.

People are enjoying the show's direction but don't feel like you're not in good company here. Folks like to discuss stuff at lengths.

[vapid owl]

Thanks for being respectful and stuff

But yeah the show isn't for me

Will keep watching it though

Might have some things i like

Seems to get better with each episode

My main issue is the shaky cam and lighting but its improved a bit

[opal cloak]

Another really good episode in my opinion 😁

[weary gazelle]

The peak of us

Episode 3 is one of the best episodes of televison ever

[weary gazelle]

Ep 3 11/10
ep 2 8.5/10
Ep 1 9/10

[weary gazelle]

My favorite in the ep

[supple plinth]

i am struggling to think of other great episodes of tv like ep 3

[naive blaze]

IMO the episode was slow. Yeah it was poignant and touching but I hope the show picks back up to the pace in episodes 1 and 2.

[dense coral]

San Junipero was actually quite similar in couple ways

[supple plinth]

i agree

[digital mauve]

i think the rest of the episodes are 50-60 minutes each

[potent mauve]

uh

i can tell you if you want to know lmao

i can look at my screener lengths

[exotic wadi]

Agree to disagree ig

[zenith aspen]

Joel will never be rick grimes

However, I still like Joel tho

[nova dirge]

I've rewatched the third episode a few times now and each time it gets to the strawberries, it gets me

[trim magnet]

I've been thinking of "The Constant" from Lost, especially cause the enjoyment of this episode isn't reliant on the show as a whole.

[molten zodiac]

worst thing about episode 3 was bill standing out in the middle of the road with a bolt action shooting like a goon, while the only 6 raiders in like 30 years walkin into the flame traps like some home alone clown show was just so off putting

[exotic wadi]

the worst thing about episode 3 was waiting a week to watch joel and ellies story advance only to have to watch 60 mins worth of 2 people who die by the end and provide little to nothing to the story as a whole

people will say "no it shows u can form love and relationships even in the apocalypse and foreshadows joel and ellie" but there is 100 other ways u could do it without making a filler episode and killing of a character that fans where excited to see interact with another. not to mention the game does just that without us watching 2 new characters who die an hour after we see them for the first time in the same episode and change almost nothing by the end of the episode

the longer i think about episode 3 the less and less i like it. i put it at a 9/10 but im bumping it down to an 8

also the strawberry scene is just cringe. i get what they where trying to do and i understand why people got emotional over it but it just feels and looks incredibly cringe.

[dire island]

Couldn't disagree with you more on those points.. if you think episode 3 was a filler then you don't know the meaning of that word, it advanced Joe's storyline in a very important way in that ||he's now more motivated to protect Ellie after that letter||

[dire island]

That strawberry 🍓 scene was incredible

Also analysis about this episode compared to the game and it makes a lot of sense

[exotic wadi]

it was 1 odd line from making me completely screw up my face

[dire island]

Nah

[left geyser]

filler remains a dumb and broken point about television in my book

and this is a perfect example of it

yes if you define "meaningful" as "anything that moves the A plot directionally forward" and nothing else theres things to pad the time

but that also pretends that everything else is worthless

and that things like "character development" are pointless

this would make tom and jerry the only good tv show

[exotic wadi]

i prefer the game, i dont like watching 60 minutes of a "life lesson" joel needs to know when ive seen him learn it in better and more interesting ways. bill was ment to be a cranky/stubborn/sarcastic man ellie banters with and from that joel learns the do's and dont's. it's quicker, its more effective and its more fun to watch. because of that this episode is pointless, it can and has been done better without watching what feels like a waste of time for 60 minutes of sidetracking

[left geyser]

its not a side track, and you are literally complaining about the most fundamental point of a story

for character development

just cut to the end!

[exotic wadi]

its side tracking. if this has been done before in a better way and i have to watch all this for the same outcome its sidetracking

[dire island]

Also we got around 20 minutes of Joel and Ellie in this episode.. with interesting information and also character development

[left geyser]

tv shows are a beginning, filler, and end

your version of a "better way" is just less of it

[exotic wadi]

as a self contained tv episode it was great but from my point of view as a 'The Last Of Us' fan, it just wasnt what i was expecting and not in a good way.

[left geyser]

like none of this is actually about the content, its that it merely exists and youve been forced to endure anything but A plot progression

im sorry they expanded on the story and it wasnt an hour of just jogging around an empty suburb?

[exotic wadi]

ive rewatched it and i just dont think its the masterpiece people think it is

[dire island]

As a non gamer I loved this episode and I've heard a lot from game fans too like this episode was far superior than in the game where we don't even know Frank

[left geyser]

your definition of good tv would make every episode terrible though

[exotic wadi]

lmao, your minds not gonna be changed and neither is mine.

[left geyser]

yes because im literate in what television is

[exotic wadi]

thats just dumb too, i dont expect an hour of rummaging around old buildings

but nice strawman lmao

[left geyser]

you havent actually raised a problem with the script

just that theres too much of it

who needs things like "plot" and "characters"

show sad dad shooty zombie!

[dire island]

For me this episode was a masterpiece and a lot of people it seems loved it too, like looking at tweets of so many people loving this

[left geyser]

"filler" remains an all time dumb complaint.

[exotic wadi]

then cope. i think its filler and cringy boring one at that. its been done in a shorter yes but also more fun and engaging way that also includes the main characters. changing it to this was both unnecessary, tedious (both in length and script) and a troubling look for the rest of the show. wonder what else they're gonna change

[left geyser]

look filler isnt real

[exotic wadi]

didnt even read it because u typed as soon as i clicked send

so im not gonna listen

[left geyser]

its a term invented by anime fans who dont understand fiction

i did read it

it wasnt that long

[exotic wadi]

i clicked send and as soon as i did u already typed, u saw "i think its filler" and decided to start typing