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The Last of Us

CaptainWacky

CaptainWacky

I want to smell dark matter
Thought I'd watch this since the internet seems to be wathcing it. I haven't played the game, have little knowledge of it and don't care about adaptation changes, meaning I can judge this as a tv show on its own. As a first episode it was solid. Not blowaway great or anything, but a good enough first episode of tv. The sequence in 2003 with them trying to escape, ending with his daughter's death, was the best part. My concern with the 2023 stuff is it's likely to go all "the real monster was MAN" and that all feels very familiar after The Walking Dead but maybe that's my fault for watching TWD for ten seasons or whatever. The part at the end where he attacked the army guy really didn't need the flashback to his daughter's death because we just saw that half an hour ago and they should have just trusted the audience to remember. I'll watch more.
 
My partner purchased copies of TLOU 1 and 2 last year. "Oh, that", I said. All I knew was the series had a good rep and had something to do with zombies and post-apocalypse - not my usual cup of tea.

Whatever preconceptions I had were quickly brushed aside as TLOU grabbed me by the balls to deliver the most engaging gaming experience I'd ever had. After TLOU 2, I didn't touch another game for over a month - I was wrecked.

"the real monster is MAN"

Hmmm. I'm no hardcore TLOU philosopher. I'm thinking ... no. I mean, yeah - trust me - there are monstrous individuals, to be sure. But as an overarching message, I would say no. It transcends the usual post-apocalypse survival tropes.

The stage has been set with episode 1 and put the characters together. The real meat of the story lies ahead. I envy you going into it blind, Wacky. Personally, I loved it. My expectations were pretty lofty but they pulled it off, for my money.

I agree about the flashback to Sarah - it didn't need it.
 
I loved both versions of the game, the first one especially. Played it a lot.

Curious about the show...whats it streaming on?
 
I thought the second episode was better than the first. The bumface monsters were scary. The sets and environments were impressive.
 
The tricky thing about adapting a game like The Last of Us into a TV show is that one of the big draws of a Naughty Dog game is that it's like a film or TV show but you're playing it which makes it interesting. The trouble is when you strip out the part where you're playing it as a video game you run the risk of it having nothing interesting to offer. That's what happened with Uncharted. The Uncharted games are all about you playing in a (when you look at it) pretty generic action-adventure movie - but it's amazing because you're the one doing all the crazy shit. When you get rid of the gameplay you get the Uncharted movie: just a really generic action-adventure movie (also the terrible casting of Tom Holland and Mark Wahlberg didn't help).

But with The Last of Us they are at least making the effort to justify itself as a separate thing. They make enough changes for it to make sense as a TV show in it's own right but keep enough of the game. The first episode was okay, a bit generic, but honestly so is the start of the game. This episode was much better as it really shows a lot more of what made The Last of Us such a good video game and so hopefully the quality is just as good throughout the rest of the story.
 
I'm guessing the game didn't have a segment where you had to hit the right button to make love to your bearded survivalist partner (it was a sweet episode.)
 
I think using The Infected sparingly is the way to go. Some people are saying it's been two episodes in a row. Like it's been said, it's not a typical zombie story.

Based on this week's foreshadowing, I suspect next week will satisfy those clamoring for Infected.

I was giddy when I saw the Hank Williams cassette. That sequence was pulled straight from the game - I swear the porn mag looked near-identical.
 
The part where all the zombies came rushing out from under the ground, followed by the giant BOSS BATTLE ZOMBIE (I know it's called a "bloater"), was the most video gamey the show has felt.

I like Melanie Lynskey in Yellowjackets but her character here was maybe a bit too cartoony evil?
 
You know I never tried, I think they run away before you are properly able to.

GOOD EPISODE THOUGH. It was nice to see lots of Jackson since you don't see it IN THE GAME until The Last of Us Part II. Good Shimmer cameo for THE TRUE FANS.
 
I've never played the game but even I knew they wouldn't break up Joel and the girl. I also doubt Joel is dead.
 
The acting between the two girls was good.

Wouldn't the Fireflies have searched the mall for zombies if they were using it as a weapon storage place.
 
I don't know, I thought this week's was a bit too much. Why would the cannibal paedo preacher decide to rape her while the building's on fire? Just a bit over the top. The acting is still really good but it's a bit silly?
 
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