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Pedro Pascal's Most Unhinged Role Might Be For This Game Ad
17.3.2023
“Honestly, I don’t even know where to start.”Read more
These Last Of Us Bloopers Are The Emotional Reprieve We Need
16.3.2023
While The Last of Us’ haunting emotional beats and turbulent moral themes can sometimes be fodder for a more hopeful, reparative perspective, that’s not always the case. The Last of Us is heavy as hell, but fortunately, if the HBO series finale has left you in a dour mood, the outtakes and bloopers...
The Last of Us Show Changed Ellie In Ways That Make Season Two Worrying
14.3.2023
The following contains spoilers for The Last of Us show and both games.Read more
The Last Of Us Show Used A Real Giraffe To Recreate Its Iconic Game Scene
14.3.2023
The Last of Us show’s finale recreates some of the source material’s best moments, but one that stuck out to many was the scene where Joel and Ellie meet a giraffe in what remains of Salt Lake City.Read more
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
[The following will contain spoilers for The Last of Us show and both video games]Read more
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...
11+ Captivating Games To Play After The Last Of Us
24.2.2023
The Last of Us arrived in 2013 on the PlayStation 3 and almost instantly won gamers over with its gripping narrative, challenging stealth and survival gameplay, and unique spin on the well-worn genre of zombie drama. But after Joel and Ellie reach the end of their journey in the first game, what...
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 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...
Pedro Pascal Stars In Excellent Mario Kart x HBO Sketch
6.2.2023
When I see news that Saturday Night Live has released another sketch dedicated to the Mario Kart franchise, I get flashbacks.Read more
Pedro Pascal Barely Remembers Getting Last Of Us Role Thanks To Ambien
3.2.2023
Sometimes you get really excited or nervous and have trouble sleeping. So you take a sleeping aid to help you get some shuteye. I do it all the time, as my brain never lets me sleep peacefully. But after Pedro Pascal took his Ambien, he received a call confirming he got the job and would play Joel...
The Big Ways The Last Of Us Show Changes The Game’s Lore
23.1.2023
The Last of Us’ TV adaptation is a rare bird in terms of staying true to its source material—particularly when it comes to video games. But even a show that aims to be as authentic as HBO’s treatment of the hit PlayStation series needs to make a few changes to adapt to a different form...
With The Last Of Us, Pedro Pascal Becomes The Internet's Daddy
20.1.2023
Pedro Pascal is playing the emotionally unavailable smuggler-turned-surrogate-dad Joel Miller in HBO’s The Last of Us series, and after years of playing father figures, it seems like the actor is ready to really lean into being a daddy as part of his brand.Read more
The Last Of Us Makes For Good TV, But It’s A Tough Watch After A Real Pandemic
18.1.2023
I’m barely a minute into the premiere episode of HBO’s TV treatment for The Last of Us and I’m already uncomfortable. No one’s died yet, and no one’s speaking in a cringe-worthy Texas accent, but as two experts chat about the threats to human society from airborne illnesses, I realize that I’m...
The Last Of Us' Famous Intro Is Handled So Much Better In The TV Show
17.1.2023
It’s not possible to play every game. Over 25 years of games criticism, I’ve played a frightening number, although there will always be big-name gaps. But when it comes to The Last of Us, it was a very deliberate choice on my part.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...
The Best (And Worst) Video Game Adaptations You Can Stream Right Now
10.1.2023
Do you ever turn off your PC, or your PS5, or whatever, after hours of rainbow lights and eyebrow sweat and think, “Ugh, I really wish I could do that some more, except slightly differently and on the streaming service of my choice”? You do? How serendipitous. I put together a list of every...
Six Things We Just Learned About HBO’s The Last Of Us TV Show
4.1.2023
The Last of Us TV adaptation is expected to arrive in just over a week on HBO. While the show is expected to remain faithful to the source material, there’s always room for a few surprises. A new piece in The Hollywood Reporter explores the long, winding road leading up to the show’s premiere...