It wouldn't have been legal anyway as they married themseves and the state didn't really exist any more I would assume.Been wallowing in reviews of that episode (as you do) and discovered a bit of a mad fact. Same-sex marriage wasn't legal in Massachusetts until 2004, which means the wedding they gave themselves would never have been recognised by the state they lived in
Television The Last of Us - TV Series HBO | NO GAME REFERENCES OR SPOILERS | Receives 24 Emmy nominations
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Are you telling me that putting all those grey hairs on Pedro Pascal didn't do a good enough job!?
Prior to watching I saw thread titles on Reddit saying stuff like "best tv episode of the year/best episode of TV in recent memory." etc and rolled my eyes thinking it was probably just people being over the top.
But nah, that was outstanding. Someone above said it was lovely and beautiful and that nailed it. Disagree about the pointless bit though. Lots of zombie shows are all about the "Survive!" bit but this was just two guys living and being in love. A nice change of pace for post-apocalyptic zombie stuff.
Early days but this could be like The Boys in that it surpasses the source material. Although The Boys source material is wank, TLOU is great so it would be far more impressive.
But nah, that was outstanding. Someone above said it was lovely and beautiful and that nailed it. Disagree about the pointless bit though. Lots of zombie shows are all about the "Survive!" bit but this was just two guys living and being in love. A nice change of pace for post-apocalyptic zombie stuff.
Early days but this could be like The Boys in that it surpasses the source material. Although The Boys source material is wank, TLOU is great so it would be far more impressive.
I think so.
Are you telling me that putting all those grey hairs on Pedro Pascal didn't do a good enough job!?
Honestly, don't understand the point of people here saying the episode was pointless and it didn't move the plot forward. Does every episode has to move the plot forward? Why are you in such a rush to get to the ending? Basically, if every episode just dedicated itself to moving the plot forward, 70% of the show time would be Joel and Ellie going to a place, hide from infected or from other enemies, kill some of them and escape, rinse and repeat. Is that what you find enjoyable?
My son, who loved the source material, thinks this is superb and particualrly enjoyed ep 3.
I mean I think I'm the only person that called it pointless, but I'm literally saying it's a good thing! For reasons you've laid out amongst other things.
Really wasn't sure what this episode was about until at least halfway through. On reflection it's just a great story in itself. I rewatch every episode the day before the new one comes out and will probably appreciate this one more 2nd time around.
Ugh, don't. Still hurts knowing I sat all the way through it.
Wasn't directing that to anyone in particular. Only directed at those who think "pointless and not moving plot forward" episodes is a waste of time in shows ..
Did the episode launch straight into the title sequence? Or was there a scene before hand? My skybox decided to start recording at the very end of the title sequence.
It did for me. Title then the forest.
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It’s got a good first episode, then goes immediately down hill. A classic example of “This doesn’t actually need to be an 8 episode show”
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Yeah but if the world went to shit in 2003 then...
Hahaha good point. Didn’t think of that
Hahaha, they did but I was thinking stupid or not thinking
I have really enjoyed every episode. The 3rd was possibly the best imo despite the relative lack of zombies. Perhaps because?
Sorry, I’m talking about Welcome to Chippendales here
Me want zombies and explosions and Joel and Ellie to do exactly what I did them to do in the game, if not, then show sucks.
(what a great episode).
(what a great episode).
Ahhhh. That sounds terrible.
So many possible answers
For what it's worth I loved the episode, though I feel that this is a fair criticism.
They potentially could have had more flashbacks of Bill (and Frank) assisting Joel to help drive home their importance, or at least their value to Joel over the years. This could have made their deaths even more meaningful.
What a fantastic episode that was. Favourite of the show so far.
I thought they dealt with it far better and more subtly than using multiple flashbacks. It was sad enough already. You wouldn't like to see a grown man blub would you?
Never played any of the games. Zero interest in them as they are not my genre of games. Absolutely love the series, and this episode is a clear favorite so far.
I found the third episode boring. It was too slow moving
Yeah they did handle it really well, I was thinking they could have played out Bill and Frank's story over a couple of episodes. But I'm really just over thinking it.
I thought it was a great story, well acted. Some of the tension went away once they moved 4 years into the future and you knew the guest wasn't there to screw over or kill Bill. But I guess the tension from there was Bill keeping him alive.
I do hate that all I could think of during their intimate scenes was the blowback it would get from all the idiots out there. I'm sure by now Shapiro is talking about woke culture cancelling video games or whatever.
I do hate that all I could think of during their intimate scenes was the blowback it would get from all the idiots out there. I'm sure by now Shapiro is talking about woke culture cancelling video games or whatever.
Me too, worse than the first two surely.
Of course its a zombie show. Every show has personal drama, but everything in this show is underpinned by the fact that there are zombies knocking about and that.
I thought episode 3 was a masterpiece.
I also thought it was a masterpiece. Just beautiful storytelling. Can’t believe some people on here cannot see how it’s moved the story along either.
It’s absolutely a masterpiece for me too. Can’t think of another episode of tv that’s left such an impression on me for a long time. I sure as hell wasn’t expecting it when I heard about a tv adaptation of one of my favourite games.
Just occurred to me that the Depeche Mode tune in episode 1 becomes a lot more poignant knowing why it was played.
It was an outstanding and beautiful episode.
And for anyone saying it's a zombie show, it's not. It's a show about relationships and moving on, there just happens to be zombies too.
And for anyone saying it's a zombie show, it's not. It's a show about relationships and moving on, there just happens to be zombies too.
Yep.
It's made great use of additional music so far actually, along with Santaolalla's wonderful score.
Probably not the show for you then mate.
I think that the first section was why it was so good. They've set out a hostile world so you're on edge that entire time by the stranger, then it shifts on you and makes you think about the external threat. Finally it's about them having won and going out on their own terms.
They've shown kind people are getting on with their lives outside the harsh control of the state. That other humans are as big a danger if not more out in the wild.
I disagree with those saying it added nothing. It adds a lot of context and framing of the world going forward but also built out a more positive backstory, contrasting heavily to Joel's slum story.
The first 2 ep were fantastic imo, probably I expected every episode to be like that, which will probably not be the case.