The Last of Us 1x08 Reaction
its still at 360p but it should be done soon and i need to sleep so i leave you with this
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Does anyone remember if the girls have given any indication as to what they might be watching next, given that TLOU and Robot are nearly finished?
They talked about it in the intro for Mr. Robot S4E6. The other poll options besides Mr. Robot (that won) will come back. In the last poll that was 'The Last Kingdom' and 'Black Sails'. They said those two will definitely be on the poll. They also talked about 'Severance' but wanted to wait until season two and 'Succession' but Milena does not think she will like it / react to it.
Genuinely not impressed with the lack of consistency with scheduling
Yes, I think a weekly schedule would be a good idea with fast communication if something comes up. They’ve posted schedules before, wish they’d do it regularly.
dang, was pulling for mr robot 409 today, likely won't have time to watch on time tomorrow but ah well, hope things are good!
yeah I am waiting as well but does not look like its coming tonight.
Lola mentioning Our Beloved Summer, any chance on doing any K-Drama on the channel? There's really good ones that I think you two will definitely enjoy!
You guys are the perfect reactors to this show! I gave in and joined the patreon to watch this episode bc it's my fav one! Can't wait for the finale!
How well they’ve adapted the first game has given me hope for the second, which is by far my favourite. I’m very curious about the casting, as part 2 has my favourite characters.
the fact that david used to be a teacher :(
I think for the most part, the show has done a much better job of demonstrating character development and motivations, they've added so much more depth to Joel especially.
Poor Ellie really goes through it here. As others have said, a lot of this is very accurate to the game. Including the fact that Joel doesn't save her, which I always liked. In this part of the game (the 'Winter' section, as that's how it was split into chapters) you played *as* Ellie for the first time. It both showed that she was just as much a main character, and felt appropriate for the story. And the fact that she ultimately saves herself is a good extension of that. Not to mention, at the time the whole 'macho guy saves a captured girl' thing was still pretty common in games, so not having that happen was nice.
Yeah, I was laughing every time Milena and Lola mentioned Joel coming in to save the day. It was a great subversion of expectations, especially for a video game.
The show did a better job of developing David and his community. In the game, we know that David is religious, but not a preacher, and we know nothing about his community other than his group is hunting Joel and Ellie. Also, David is much worse in the show than the game. It’s implied he’s a pedophile in the game too, but he doesn’t try to sexually assault Ellie when he’s on top of her. One thing the game does better than the show is having the player trust David initially. In the game, after David and Ellie find shelter and wait for James to return with the penicillin, they are attacked by a large horde of infected. It’s an extended sequence, and you have to rely on David to assist you, just like you would rely on Joel. After you defeat the infected, David reveals he knows who Ellie and Joel are.
I love that part in the game and how it makes you trust Davis a bit before you realize he’s definitely not someone you wanna be near.
I won't lie I was one of those people you mentioned that was a lil questionable about the casting choice for Ellie at first. But I was quickly settled down as I watched and this episode especially just shows her acting prowess.
I think a lot of people were a bit hesitant. I was also one of the people thinking “Bella doesn’t look or sound like Ellie”, but I kept an open mind and now think she deserves an Emmy (if Rhea Seehorn doesn’t win of course).
Fun nerd fact: That whole burning restaurant scene was a bossfight in the game. You play as Ellie trying to hide and sneak around to kill him as he taunts you. Very well adapted, like the rest of the show. The interrogation scene with Joel was also almost line-for-line from the game.
Little fun fact for you, Troy Baker, the actor who played James in this episode, plays Joel in the video game.
Best part because I immediately recognized his voice. Best voice actor in the game imo and best Joel. I mean Pedro’s great too but the game Joel has me all nostalgic from my time with him in the game.
What I've seen of the general consensus from people who've played the game is that this is an excellent adaptation.
As someone who’s played the game I give this show a 8,5/10 because it wonderfully adapted the game and made the world feel natural and big. I personally don’t have many disagreements with the show tho it has made quite a few small changes which I am mostly fine with tho some I have a problem with. For example the most controversial disagreement I have is episode 3 which took Bill’s character a completely different direction than the game and while that episode was perfect it was also wasted potential since I preferred his game counterparts where he meets Joel and Ellie and a lot of great dialogue happen (especially between Bill and Ellie). Otherwise there are a few nitpicks here and there I can make personally but as a whole the show has been great.
This is Bella Ramsey's emmy episode. Also, credit to the actor that played David. He was fantastic.
You are correct that venison is deer meat. They called it "venison" as code, so the other people wouldn't know what it really was.
I beat the original game when it was first released and I played through it again a couple weeks before the show came out. I had a bit of trepidation going into it but the show really blew me away. It was better than anything I could have expected. While the show does put a LOT less emphasis on the infected, I understand why they made that decision. The human interactions are by far the more interesting part of this story and I think too much infected would be distracting. The casting was perfect and I think Bella and Pedro were absolute perfection. Part II will most likely be 2 seasons. I think stretching it to 3 seasons might be too much. The second game is twice as long as the first game. Lastly, thank you for letting me rewatch the show with you. I enjoyed it that much more :)
But I still think there should have been more infected in the show. You can say that the human interactions are more important while still showing the threat of the infected and why there are so few humans left and how society has unraveled so much. Considering the reported budget of this show, which is very nearly Game of Thrones level, the overall lack of infected was disappointing to me. As was several instances where you can tell they have truncated the narrative in order to save money. That's just odd. Now I did like the show overall, but it went from a 10 out of 10 when it started to about a 7.5 out of 10 by the time it ended for me. They made some really weird decisions, and some of the great concepts they introduced early on (different from the game) they never followed up on. That struck me as kind of sloppy. I've struggled whether to award this and 8/10 or 7/10 and landed on a 7.5