That was just amazing TV unbelievable stuff, what a story it told so well crafted
Any urges after this episode?
Yeah when I realised it was Murray Bartlett that image was conjured for me.
I dunno. There’s a different image of him in White Lotus that’s even harder to shake.
That one is also etched in the rim of my brain.
You mean one of the best tv shows ever made?
To people new to TLOU I can see it being a bit excessive to dedicate an entire episode to expanding the back story of these two. So I can only imagine they did it for the fans, which is a shame that it didn't land for some.
Yep and he's pretty much missed the point of the episode anyway.... the second it reads 'Tess' on the letter, and Tess died for Ellie. He ends the episodes just slightly less cold towards to her due to the episode as a whole, Joel literally says he's the same as Bill at the dinner table. The whole filler stuff to see how they got a car criticism seems well off.
I mean, it wasn’t. If anything the letter at the end spells out its thematic point a little too literally… if you were looking for a criticism.
Mate we both still watch wrestling. If that's not pointless what is.
I knew I recognised him but never copped. I’m glad I didn’t
You could probably achieve the same with a 5/10 minute backstory (which is what most shows would probably do I guess), might be slightly less impactful but gets the same message/themes across.
Of course, but then, why even make a TV show? Just release a bullet point synopsis and we can all get to the end, chop chop!
Indeed. It was lovely.
Ban this person
It was a bit, but that's OK!
Or basically this.
Oh yeah, I’ve been avoiding that. Even he might not be enough for me to change my mind. He sure is having a moment though.
I think we have very different definitions of what pointless means.
Also they’re answering every question people might have. Without the need for prequels or spin-offs.
Didn’t they get hitched in 2020s timeline ?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
It gave a huge amount of context to the whole show. Gave a sense of the time that had passed since it started, showed that zombies were far from the only threat, showed why they were travelling rather than holing up somewhere, showed how the loss of Tess (on top of his daughter's death) affected Joel in a way that fits his charatter (didn't break down in teary exposition) and it also advanced the relationship between Joel and Ellie. Plus the actual love story was very well done. Probably a brave choice to spend so long on a side story even though it helped massively with avoiding each episode being a run from or fight with zombies ior baddies. I'd say they nailed it. Very good TV indeed.
