The Last of Us (HBO Max)
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RangerWickett
Legend
I loved it. My wife enjoyed it but is wary of the spooky scary elements.
payn
He'll flip ya...Flip ya for real...
Could be a tough watch because those moments will likely be just around the corner when you least expect it... Great show indeed!
Rabulias
the Incomparably Shrewd and Clever
I enjoyed it. Hopefully it charts a different course than The Walking Dead franchise which has gotten a bit long in the tooth before their shows wind down. It's definitely refreshing to have a "zombie" apocalypse with a semi-plausible explanation.
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BookTenTiger
He / Him
We really enjoyed the first episode! I have not played the games and don't know much about them. Some things I liked:
It was pretty bold to kill off the daughter! I liked how they had the opening from her perspective, I thought it was a great way to bring the audience into this world. My wife and I had to pause the show and go and look at our sleeping baby after the daughter's death.
I liked how they upended my expectations with the Fireflies. I thought it was going to be just another generic terrorist organization, maybe with some zealot at the helm. Making them a democratic resistance movement was a great idea. Of course, other chapters might not share the same ideals???
Seeing the "finished" form of the fungus zombie was cool. We talked a lot about how they might work... If they're airborne or not, etc. I'm looking forward to learning more about the fungus.
All the acting is fantastic. We were really pulled into the episode and can't wait for next week.
I liked how they upended my expectations with the Fireflies. I thought it was going to be just another generic terrorist organization, maybe with some zealot at the helm. Making them a democratic resistance movement was a great idea. Of course, other chapters might not share the same ideals???
Seeing the "finished" form of the fungus zombie was cool. We talked a lot about how they might work... If they're airborne or not, etc. I'm looking forward to learning more about the fungus.
All the acting is fantastic. We were really pulled into the episode and can't wait for next week.
RangerWickett
Legend
In the game there are sometimes spores you have to worry about, and you'd put on a gas mask, but for the TV show I understand why they wouldn't want to hide their actors' faces.
FitzTheRuke
Legend
I also know nothing about the game. I watched it for the cast, who were great. I enjoyed it quite a bit.
wicked cool
Adventurer
Was good. The kid part and the clothing was confusing and why was Joel dumping that body ?I’m assuming that children get it at a certain age as there are no kids?
First part was to show that they put down people who have it ahead of time. There was a sign on the wall talking about onset times after infection, and when she tested positive after the cut on her leg I kinda knew what was going on.
The body dumping part was a work detail that he was working in the Zone. I think it was also to show that this is a different Joel than we had just seen from 20 years earlier, he was harder, and willing the treat someone who looked like his daughter like cordwood.
payn
He'll flip ya...Flip ya for real...
Anybody else love the music code broken bit? I thought that was awesome. One thing this show seems to be doing a good job of is giving the audience info through foreshadowing that you might assume is going to ruin a surprise, but you enjoy the hell out of how it goes down anyways.
Bolares
Hero
I've read somewhere that they will not use spores in the show.
Bolares
Hero
There are kids, just few of them... That kid got it because they were out of the wall and got infected.
Ralif Redhammer
Legend
That sprung to mind when they were standing there eying up the rooted infected. But yeah, I assume it's going to be like how the main cast of Game of Thrones never wore helmets.
My wife (hasn't played the games) and I (has played the games) both enjoyed it. I think it speaks to how well that section works that they practically used the opening of the videogame almost verbatim.
Also, it was killing me trying to figure out who he was, but the fungal scientist in the part before that was Josh Hannah (from The Mummy and Spartacus).
My wife (hasn't played the games) and I (has played the games) both enjoyed it. I think it speaks to how well that section works that they practically used the opening of the videogame almost verbatim.
Also, it was killing me trying to figure out who he was, but the fungal scientist in the part before that was Josh Hannah (from The Mummy and Spartacus).
Aeson
I learned nerd for this.
The young woman Ellie is the actress that played Lyanna Mormont on GoT. Looks like she has that same intensity. I didn't recognize Anna Torv at first. She looks so rough compared to her role on Fringe.
So we have The Mandalorian, Lady Mormont, and Agent Dunham. What's not to love? I'm looking forward to it.
So we have The Mandalorian, Lady Mormont, and Agent Dunham. What's not to love? I'm looking forward to it.
Bolares
Hero
Well, it is a zombie story that really focuses on the human behaviour and relationships...
payn
He'll flip ya...Flip ya for real...
On the surface, yes they seem similar. Though, I think there is a more focused story on the two main characters in Last of Us. I find this focused story to be both more engaging and less repetitive than Walking Dead is. YMMV.
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BookTenTiger
He / Him
It will be interesting to see how (or if) it differentiates itself apart from the fungus origins of the zombies. I wonder if the different mediums of their sources will make any kind of difference? I'm honestly not sure!
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