I just googled her as I wasnt playing it when it was released (or in the discussions before it was released). Its mad to read some of the stuff
There was all sorts of madness going on, especially when certain "leaks" came out and the "agenda" nonsense started.
All she ever did was say that gaming had a problem with sexism, intentionally or not, and she was bombarded with sexism in return. It's fecking mad.
Bit like when Ingram Moses was asked about racism in the Star Wars fanbase, then got racist abuse and some people had the nerve to try to say "well she started it!"
Anyway I overall like what they've done with the show. I think the only way to have made it more loved from all angles would be a few more episodes (fleshing out the opposing characters and a bit more combat) and honestly it would have been nice, but then they always run the risk of doing a Walking Dead on it and having 90% filler. Some already think that about it, and it's a fraction of the length of those seasons
There's something I can't quite put my finger on about Pascal playing Joel that is slightly off for me. But I'm glad people have come round to Bella as a whole. I would like a few more of the quip interactions between them too, but obviously they've had a lot to cram in. But all in all I've enjoyed it. I do wonder if I would so much if I had played the game anytime recently though (only ever did it on original release, and even then got bored or the gameplay at times so played it in bits and pieces), but the Mrs has recently ran through them both again in prep for this and loves this version too so maybe I would.