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The Last of Us Show Changed Ellie In Ways That Make Season Two Worrying
14.3.2023
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The Last Of Us Episode 9 Recap: A Powerful, Haunting Finale
13.3.2023
Well, friends. We’ve come to the end of the road, at least for now. Episode nine of HBO’s The Last of Us is the season finale, bringing us to the end of the story told in the first game. Even the episode’s title, “Look for the Light,” neatly closes the loop opened by that of the first episode...
The Last Of Us Show Tries To Change What The Game Told Us About Joel
13.3.2023
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The Last of Us Show Destroyed Everyone With Two Words: Baby Girl
7.3.2023
The latest episode of HBO’s The Last of Us is full of standout scenes. While episode 8 “When We Are In Need” is full of tension, drama, and even a bit more action than the show typically gets into, the moment that has viewers in a chokehold right now is one of its quietest: when Pedro Pascal’s Joel...
Internet Says 'Same' After Seeing Joel In The Last Of Us Show Have Panic Attacks
22.2.2023
It ain’t easy traveling across the country with folks who don’t have it all together. With the burden of succumbing to brutal violence himself, witnessing harm against folks who don’t deserve it, and remembering the echoes of normal life, the TV version of Joel is revealing something we all knew...
The Last Of Us Episode 6 Recap: Ellie The Goodbye Girl
20.2.2023
Last week’s episode of The Last of Us was perhaps the show at its most bleak and devastating. Thankfully, episode six, entitled “Kin,” offers us a bit of a tonal reprieve, with enough scenes of hope and possibility for life in the post-cordyceps world to remind us that it is still possible to carve...
The Last Of Us Episode 4 Recap: A Return To The Familiar
6.2.2023
After last week’s knockout episode of HBO’s The Last of Us boldly adapted the game’s source material into something wholly new and remarkable, this week’s episode returns to more conventional adaptation, giving viewers a number of moments lifted directly from the game, though the action has been...
The Last Of Us Episode 3 Recap: The Ballad Of Bill And Frank
3.2.2023
“Paying attention to things—it’s how we show love!”Read more
The Last Of US TV Show Creators Explain Massive Change From The Game
30.1.2023
While The Last Of Us TV show has remained very faithful to the PlayStation, it’s occasionally deviated in significant ways. Episode three, which aired last night, showcased the biggest change from the source material yet, and co-creators Neil Druckman and Craig Mazin have tried their best...
The Last Of Us Show Might Be Better If It Worked More Like The Game
24.1.2023
Though HBO’s The Last of Us largely preserves the story and lore of the original game, it rarely seems interested in adapting the actual things most players spend time doing when playing The Last of Us. In prioritizing the game’s narrative over depicting specific gameplay mechanics, there’s...
The Last Of Us' Second Episode Ends In Tragedy
23.1.2023
“You get her there. You keep her alive. And you set everything right. All the shit we did. Please say yes, Joel. Please.”Read more
The Last Of Us Episode One Recap: Taking A Ride
16.1.2023
“I’m taking a ride with my best friend.”Read more
HBO's The Last Of Us Is A Safe Show That's Caught Between Big Changes, Expectations
10.1.2023
Ten years ago, when I interviewed creative director Neil Druckmann and game director Bruce Straley about their new, generation-defining PlayStation hit The Last of Us, they cited the Coen brothers’ 2007 film No Country for Old Men as a key tonal inspiration. But the fact that a playthrough of...