So am I the only one who felt loads of tension in this episode? Those quick cut aways and camera angles at times had me convinced something was going to make me jump.
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I think thats the bit that has been slowly eating away at me. The scarcity of moments of threat or peril, its been great how the story has been told in terms of characters and depth to the story but its lacked as you mention desperation for survival situations.
Shout out to the music at the end of episode 7.
So great Gustavo's masterpieces of music are now in the mainstream.
The Last of Us is like Interstellar in that the music perfects it.
Without it it wouldn't be the same.
So great Gustavo's masterpieces of music are now in the mainstream.
The Last of Us is like Interstellar in that the music perfects it.
Without it it wouldn't be the same.
No, with the way it's filmed I expect shit to happen all the time whenever characters are away from safe zones like Tommy's community and the QZs.
Weakest episode for me, but I get why it exists.
Same. But it never delivered.
Im really enjoying it and I don't mind about the sparsity of zombie action at all. I kind of liked the build up of expectation that it was going to occur and it took til the very end for it to happen.
The one gripe i had was the huge deal they seemed to make in earlier episodes about the funghi detecting humans through the soil and sending communications to all the local zombies, and yet here they are walking around cities and lockdowned shopping centres and there's none of it, despite the odd dried up Zombie here and there still. Also that stitch work isn't going to fix the internal bleeding not to mention the infections etc surely?
Anyhow. Apart from that. 9/10.
The one gripe i had was the huge deal they seemed to make in earlier episodes about the funghi detecting humans through the soil and sending communications to all the local zombies, and yet here they are walking around cities and lockdowned shopping centres and there's none of it, despite the odd dried up Zombie here and there still. Also that stitch work isn't going to fix the internal bleeding not to mention the infections etc surely?
Anyhow. Apart from that. 9/10.
I didn't love this episode but that is the one thing that I think it did succeed in doing. From the moment that zombie (and yes I'm going to call it a zombie because getting pedantic about such things is a bit ridiculous) wakes up, the rest of the scenes between Ellie and Reilly are imbued with a sense of impending dread (granted the actual attack wasn't great, for reasons that I've mentioned in an earlier post.)
I actually think the scarcity of ZOMBIE attacks makes it more tense, not less.
For a world filled with infected, there's barely any infected featured.
Meh episode, I can appreciate how it was shot but it was slow and nothing happened until the very end. I also thought the infected in the mall (which I think was a stalker) was shite. I expected a jump scare but it was not.
Also, everyone seems so nonchalant about being in a apocalyptic world. Just wandering around areas without a care in the world
Meh episode, I can appreciate how it was shot but it was slow and nothing happened until the very end. I also thought the infected in the mall (which I think was a stalker) was shite. I expected a jump scare but it was not.
Also, everyone seems so nonchalant about being in a apocalyptic world. Just wandering around areas without a care in the world
I loved episode 3 but I felt they overdid it with this episode and it didn't really all that much to the story. They could have easily done without it imo.
The show runners are setting this up really well. Most recent episode looks to be a trough, even if it's not that low, and with only 2 episodes remaining in the season....we should be expecting a lot of greatness.
The backstories have been completed now with Joel and Ellie, I think. Now it's full speed ahead focused on what's next with Joel's situation knowing what's to come the fact that there's a season 2.
The backstories have been completed now with Joel and Ellie, I think. Now it's full speed ahead focused on what's next with Joel's situation knowing what's to come the fact that there's a season 2.
But don't they still have to show the end of Ellie/Riley story, how, I assume, Riley transforms, and how the Fireflies end up capturing Ellie and realize she is immune?
@Wittmann45 I asked a similar question and @Amarsdd and @Drawfull answered it. Appreciate their input and super helpful in getting that context.
Ah shit, I totally forgot about Ellie saying that
she has already killed someone
That makes total sense
I don't see it like that. This was a long time after the initial outbreak and as we have seen wandering (non) zombies are now quite rare. And people living in such circumstances wouldn't be tense the whole time because this would be their normal. So I tend to think they got it about right.
It was an ok episode, little slow and maybe could have been done in a shorter time.
Guess we will know whether it was a right move for the main story putting this episode here and now, once the final few episodes are done.
Do feel the relationship would have still been effective in less time, less scenes but it was shot well and acted well.
It was a good once they showed the infected as you had a feeling what would happen but they delayed it well enough
Guess we will know whether it was a right move for the main story putting this episode here and now, once the final few episodes are done.
Do feel the relationship would have still been effective in less time, less scenes but it was shot well and acted well.
It was a good once they showed the infected as you had a feeling what would happen but they delayed it well enough
Finally caught up with the latest episodes. I have played the game as well and rank it as one of my favorites.
Bella Ramsey is doing an amazing job.
Pedro is great in some scenes but not good in some others, notably the powerful scene in episode 5? (the one where Ellie is reading the diary and Joel walks in).
Bella Ramsey is doing an amazing job.
Pedro is great in some scenes but not good in some others, notably the powerful scene in episode 5? (the one where Ellie is reading the diary and Joel walks in).
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As said above, I've just binge watched and finally caught up.
Its Lebanese dialect. From memory, she says "don't you hear what's going on out there? Close the shop right now"
Cheers!
Is it 9 episodes this season,
Be intrigued to see how they go about it.
as it means they have a hell of a lot to cram into the final two episodes as its meant to end where the first game did?
Be intrigued to see how they go about it.
We should also stop calling it fungus as well then as it is/should be slime mould. Pedants of the world unite
We should also stop calling it fungus as well then as it is/should be slime mould. Pedants of the world unite
Can't ever see this without thinking of Stannis and Davos.
It’s ok….. I believe him
Feck me rather sinister turn
Another great episode. This series is way too short.
Best episode of the season.
Glad it got a little grittier, been too tame to this point
Glad it got a little grittier, been too tame to this point
Fantastic episode. Bella was amazing in that last 10 or so minutes
A little?
Wow, just wow. Bella, take a bow.
Decent enough, but I wasn't sold on Bella as much in this one especially at the start of the episode. I'll give it another watch now I've got up.
Best episode of the season by far.
Short? There will be more seasons surely
Not seen episode 8 but this was been brilliant so far. I’m not really a show person as I’m extremely picky about watching them. But I just had to watch this given how iconic the games are.
The best part about it is how true it is to the game and adapting it to this medium rather than doing its own shit. Joel and Ellie will always be mostly the game versions for me as they’re just etched there but the actors do an excellent job in bringing out their core personality here. Then the main story beats are nearly the same but of course you have to change things for a new medium. But the world and soundtrack - just feel absolutely Last of Us as they’re identical.
Not a spoiler at all, but it is game related (but still a fun fact)..
The actor who portrayed James this week was Troy Baker, who voiced Joel in the game.
Next week, the character Anna will be played by Ashley Johnson, Ellie in the game.
The actor who portrayed James this week was Troy Baker, who voiced Joel in the game.
Next week, the character Anna will be played by Ashley Johnson, Ellie in the game.
I had stayed away from this show until I had enough input to see if it would be good, or just another weak video game series. Really enjoying it.
Man that was fecking great. Can’t wait for the finale!
Episode 8 was great and last scene hits exactly like it did in game. Sadly only one episode left in this season.
Another great episode, but have no idea what to expect next week for the finale. I can't see it being wrapped up all that well, but let's see.
One small problem I had though was Joel's revival. He was basically dead, but then one (maybe two) shot of penicillin and he's up knocking lads out and then walking a few miles to the village.
But anyway, not a big deal. It's been a really enjoyable series so far.
One small problem I had though was Joel's revival. He was basically dead, but then one (maybe two) shot of penicillin and he's up knocking lads out and then walking a few miles to the village.
But anyway, not a big deal. It's been a really enjoyable series so far.
Yeah, that was a little too unbelievable...but the human body and mind reacts differently when adrenaline and survival at all costs is going through you.
Details are emerging that next week's episode, the last of the season, will be the shortest episode of the season. Not sure what that means, but we do know there's a season 2.