endure & survive...😭 | Fans REACT to THE LAST OF US on HBO - Episode 5 (SPOILERS)

[@Grayfox82]

“How did knowing what was going to happen not help at all.” That’s great writing and acting.

*Game of thrones:* Lets emotionally devastate some people. *The last of Us:* Hold my Cordyceps.

[@ccycloo5254]

Ellie's gasp when Henry unalived himself wrecked me so bad. Good choice on showing Ellie instead of Henry himself doing the deed.

[@reabbear]

That part got me too, she's so good!

[@JLamstudio]

@@yuray888 or shot himself?

[@lemuel2352]

@@tlou_explained Hahahaha she keeps saying Tommy the guy with kathleen is Perry not Tommy hahaha 😂 😂 😂

[@gr1mreap3rz15]

@@lemuel2352 he has the same actor as tommy in the games though, so i'm assuming that's why

[@moose-corner]

@@lemuel2352 We are well aware that the actor who plays Perry, plays Tommy in the games. It why we kept making jokes about calling him Tommy and referring to him as such. XD

[@jedicid]

As a new non-gamer TLOU viewer, I really enjoy watching fans of the game reacting to the series. You guys are a lot of fun.

[@AlexMR]

I'm the opposite I love seeing non gamer tlou fans be surprised with everything but tbh I'm loving everyone's reaction rn, and I love that the gamers remind me of a lot of stuff I missed during my run throughs

[@DaisyOfDeath]

Ditto!!

[@juanfbi99]

Everytime the show keeps changing the story from the game to live action the harder it hits, this show is so good

[@rockie_xoxo]

Yes, every change has just made the story so much more impactful

[@trashcannot4932]

I know, I haven't cried of teared up once throughout the game, but this show so far has made me cry once and tear up twice lol (I'm not saying the game didn't make me sad or anything it definitely did)

[@eat_pray_porg8450]

49:35 - "How did knowing what was gonna happen not help at all?" Well said. I liked your reactions.

[@levifarr8211]

The whole time I was watching this episode, I was thinking about how I couldn't wait to see how y'all were going to react to each thing. I really love you guys

[@kennbelandres5184]

SAMEEEE

[@tlou_explained]

that's so nice😭❤️

[@Blazingstoke]

FWIW, most of the classic tragedies, from Sophocles to Shakespeare, were written for audiences already familiar with the stories - and yet they were still meant to leave you an emotional wreck. (The idea being that bawling your eyes out at the play would also flush out whatever else you were keeping pent up, leading to a healthy emotional purge, or "catharsis".) As long as the writer can get you invested in the characters, no amount of foreknowledge makes it easier. So Neil & Craig are following in a grand tradition, and doing it amazingly well.

[@winter5866]

The fact that Henry made it clear early in the episode he has never been violent, never killed anyone (by his own hand) and then the first person he ever shoots is his brother…. So fucking sad

[@ddomi008]

I’m so glad I stumbled upon your reaction video. Not all are created equal. Following ❤😂

[@jonathanbradley4821]

What made this more impactful is that there have been hardly any infected on screen for most of this episode, episode 3 and 4 and then they are just unleashed in this fantastic set piece at the end. If they were on screen all the time then you would quickly become desensitised to them. Really clever storytelling!

[@Saphthings]

There's something unsettling in realizing that Sam was just sitting there because he's deaf. An infected listens for their prey. Even if he ever went to go full on clicker he couldn't. Ellie broke her promise and fell asleep, so he was just sitting there. Waiting, screaming from the inside. As his brain was slowly eaten away. And until someone touched him, or came in his view, he would sit there forever. And when Ellie touched him, Sam saw his own body attack her. Instead of becoming the superhero he always wanted to be. He became a monster, crying for his brother to help. He didn't even hear the shot. Just his vision slowly fading to black. He spent all night trying not to fall asleep. Then suddenly his eyes were slowly closing, afraid of what would happen once he woke up, but he never did. Bill and Frank's story was sad, in a stoic kind of way, but just like Bill said at the end, it wasn't tragic. They'd lived a full life. Here Sam and Henry had hope, a chance, and a whole life ahead of them. Henry was so good that he protected Ellie before even realizing what he was doing. It was instinctual. That comes from deep inside. But a little like Kathleen said, this kind of goodness, makes it hard to live in such a tragic world.

[@underscorerm1678]

That shit hurt me, when you said that if no one ever came in his view or touched him he would sit there forever because he's deaf.

[@ibeatpudding]

@@underscorerm1678 I wonder if this is what would happen since they added that infected are all connected. I guess if there’re no infected around this might be the case 😢

[@pepe-silvia]

I had tons of fun watching y'all fangirl during the bloater scene and was devastated watching y'all crying at the end. People like you are the best part about reaction videos. You're both just a lot of fun to watch along with. If I knew you in real life I'd want to be your friend. Keep it up!

[@jonathanross149]

HBO marketing needs to come up with a "The Last of Us" brand of tissues.

[@jensenwahlquist]

I cannot get over him shooting everything around her to protect her. Him finally stepping back into that role of fatherhood and becoming super protective just melts me 🥹🫠

[@missbeaussie]

I don't think that's fatherhood so much as just love.

[@lethalsoldier8082]

@@missbeaussie u hate fatherhood or something

[@lkcullen1918]

You guys' beginning energy vs. ending energy is hilarious. The Before and After 😆

[@Revenger_OMF]

how could this be my favorite episode even after the masterpiece that was Bill and Frank's episode...Neil and Craig are the top genius creators alive

[@LancerJak]

Knowing the game, knowing how much I’ve already cried, I’m TERRIFIED when Joel say two words to Ellie. It will break me.

[@jensenwahlquist]

Ohhhhh same I think I know exactly what two words you’re referring to and imma lose it the first time he says it 😅

[@LesbianJumpscare]

When Joel said "Among us" in game i cried for a week

[@aerostorm_]

The pre-infected girl's diary scene should be next episode too if they do it. That will be such a good scene.

[@mevrouwroos]

And... did it? 😭

[@ccycloo5254]

among us

[@elheber]

Kathleen existed to draw a parallel between Sam and Ellie. "Was he worth... and this" she asked. She specified it was his fate to die, presumably because of his... "condition." Leukemia. And Henry sacrificed everything to save one person. He called himself a bad person for it. Another great change in service it the overall theme of Joel.

[@Chloe_prices_spliff]

Yeah it most definitely connects with Ellie’s revenge in part 2 aswell

[@iCastiels]

Thank you so much for this video! I've been watching a lot of reaction videos, but the two of you were the most interesting to watch in my opinion! I loved your vibe, you're reacting the way I do inside lmao. I have the biggest smile on my face! Anyway, subscribed, and thanks again!

[@thomascrawford7259]

You two are adorkable... absolutely geeking out over that horde and the big monster near the end. I've never played the games but guess it is called a bloater. You just remind me of couple of friends first time they saw the Fellowship of the Ring back in college. Yes I am an older geek myself. The ending of this episode had me choked up, the acting was great and didn't know this was part of the game. Keep up the great reactions.

[@8301TheJMan]

No joke - that action scene may be the single most badass and terrifying zombie/zombie-esque action sequence in film or tv history!

[@Saphthings]

It's funny how the person on the right said she looks awkward, whereas I watched last reaction thinking, "Wish I looked as sure of myself as she does" xD Perception is such a subjective thing lol

[@MM-hi]

Your reaction was so fucking awesome when all those infected came out haha, as a massive fan of the game, they absolutely fucking nailed that section and that BLOATER LOOKED SO GOOD HOLY SHIT!!!

[@benboat4734]

46:13 the way she started crying almost made me cry too damnn

[@scott2836]

It’s absolutely heartbreaking. This was so hard to watch without doing exactly what you did. I knew what was supposed to happen (I got spoiled). Didn’t make any difference. And you called it perfectly; they gave us an absolutely great scene when the infected boil up out of the ground, and then they ripped our hearts out to make us pay for it. Hugs - and big, big thanks- to you both.

[@TomTomson81]

Ellie and Joel switch sides at the end. That was the Tess moment from episode 2. Ellie runs ahead while Joel is still waiting at the grave. Tess gave Joel a mission he wanted to fulfill as her last wish. The relationship that Joel had with Tess was similar to Ellie and Sam. Ellie promised Sam the cure here and couldn't keep this promise. She now wants to make sure that this never happens again. As Tess said at the time "save who you can save". Ellie really has a mission now. Indirectly get through her feelings of guilt. She wants her blood to work. Before that, she was someone who had no control over anything. Others have determined where she grows up and where she has to go now. Now that has changed. Now conviction plays a role and she takes control. She wants to save the world so that there are no more Sam's. And while Joel gradually finds his humanity again and lets people into his life again, Ellie loses a little more of herself and she takes the lead here in the end. I think the series showed that more clearly in this way than the game did. In addition, Ellie and Joel have reached a new level of connection with each other. Wordless understanding. Both wanted to save the brothers during the attack. That wasn't Joel's "don't do it Ellie" look. That was the look "I'll give you fire protection Ellie". And Ellie has absolute confidence in Joel. There was also a little joke about the game. The moment when the sniper shot and Henry and Sam senselessly ran out of cover, only to return immediately. This is how Ellie behaved very often in the game. She ran out of cover, right in front of the enemy and then back again.

[@elheber]

What a fantastic change in this adaptation. In the game she had no personal stakes. In the show, she has one of the most powerful ones: guilt. Until this point the mission had been given to her. Ellie said it herself.. She didn't ask for this. Now it's different. Before she had a purpose. Now she has purpose. She was happy to take the scenic route until now. Now she is in a hurry to make it West.

[@DUBS720]

Joel is also realizing that he would not survive burying another child, which will be the foundation for the Ranch House scene between Joel and Ellie

[@DazedSpacee]

subscribed right after I heard the meme in the beginning lmao. its been stuck in my head recently so this was gold

[@randmcait9614]

I've been watching so many reactions to this episode and seeing how everyone reacts to the way Kathleen goes about everything is funny. Everyone is like "wow she's going too far with this revenge plot" or just doesn't agree with anything she does and hates her for how she treats Sam and Henry. But Kathleen basically mirrors how Ellie is in the second game but everyone Is rooting for her instead of being against it. Really shows how far we would bend our morals for the people we love

[@JanooProductions]

35:57 synchronized YES!

[@james_avery]

High Five for your reaction to the runner/clicker/bloater scene near the end. Really enjoying watching the show with you two. The ending was also very difficult for me as well, coming from someone who has dealt with suicide in my personal life. I appreciate you both

[@louisdaza1923]

You guys had me so hyped even after seeing those scenes plenty of times by now

[@christopherbauer9991]

The combined scream of YESSS when the bloater shows up made my day.

[@pillsburryDoughFun]

Joel softens as Ellie hardens. Such a parallel. This really makes it even worse when Joel does what he does at the end that leads to season 2. With Kathleen foreshadowing what’s to come. 😢

[@maverick33guy95]

The yes in unison was awesome lol

[@andrews.5212]

Given how long those infected "pool" existed (at least 15 years according to Henry) that could explain the large amount of clicker... that and they look cooler than normal infected xD

[@KenBiggs]

The fact in the show she tried to help him with her blood, it's going to hit soooo much harder at the end of the season

[@twite5462]

That noise Sam makes when Ellie is about to cut herself kills me

[@LadyNinjaGaming]

To me it seemed the little infected girl was still in her stalker stage, its why she was able to see Ellie and Kathleen. I forget if stalkers can still click during that stage, but I know they dont have the normalish vocals like the sobbing ones. I love how they put hints of part 2 in this Season, anyone who hasn't played Part 2 or the game wont notice...but that part when she said "she was afraid of being alone" brung back a lot of memories..and Kathleen's character was not a throwaway one, I knew EXACTLY why they put her there.

[@styledlion9374]

Yesss, The reaction I was expecting from the bloater and infected coming out of the hole. It was amazing!

[@JozyMozy]

I am so glad I found this channel. When I told people I BAWLED at the end of this episode and was literally sore from crying the next day and couldn't succinctly explain why without context, I can just point them to this reaction. It's so much worse. Y'alls post-discussion is everything. It's so much worse. What a magnificent endeavor this show is. Also, ironically, I am typing this as the Super Bowl is at halftime. Didn't really care to watch for a lot of reasons, but the fallout of this episode is still hanging over me.

[@theresaharper8833]

I just love both of you. Your energy together makes me happy. Thank you ❤

[@pillsburryDoughFun]

Is amazing that this episode really prepares you for the point of view of Ellie and Abby in season 2.

[@fromcheska]

FINALLY SOMEONE ON KZbin REACTED LIKE I DID TO THE BLOATER SCENE. It was INSANE. Btw, totally gonna follow you on tiktok! I wanna see more gay TLOU fans!

[@KrimsonKracker]

I love how the series is elaborating and expanding on the core themes of the game, including TLOU2's biggest theme: GUILT; - Ellie OBVIOUSLY feels it, represented beautifully at the end with her "I'm sorry" message - Henry talks of "doing a bad guy thing", feels horrible about Kathleen's brother, then can't even handle what happens with Sam ("what have I done")... 😭 - EVEN Kathleen feels some level of guilt, speaking of how her brother would be "horrified by what she's done". Of course, she's an excellent example of how UNCONTROLLED guilt and grief can be mis-handled.

[@redd_arii]

Thank you for taking a break after the clicker attack. I feel like some people didn’t stop and appreciate how amazing it was!

[@kaboomzzz]

I love that you needed a break. 😂 so great. Love you guys. Subscribed!

[@lycra_bustier]

You two are thew best and I get such joy from watching you both go bananas -- also this episode was fucking rough and I applaud you both for powering through.

[@kennbelandres5184]

i always look forward on you guy's reaction. so genuine 😩 love yall!!!!

[@bryan-501]

35:57 perfect synchronization

[@Rockybear4444]

Subscribed instantly! You guys are so much fun to watch with. I love the energy and enthusiasm you bring to it along with the deeper discussions. You, Media Knights, and FilmBenders are my favorite channels to watch with and listen to analyses from. And I don’t think it’s a statute of limitations on spoilers, I think they just need a warning first to give people a chance to avoid and then allowing either a pause in time or a space on the page to allow those who don’t want the ending ruined to maneuver away from being spoiled but then you’re good to go though. That allows anyone to discover any good story at any time like new. Some stories are timeless. (You’re doing fine though! I felt like I had to clarify after seeing the intro for the latest video. Especially for a newer channel, you’re figuring it out as you go phenomenally! Keep doing what you’re doing being your engaging selves and clarifying this is a pt. 1 & 2 spoiler channel like you did in the next video is perfect… Sorry if it came off critical, I thought it was like a “question to the audience” thing. My bad.)

[@hierromegantara6394]

36:00 Bloater showed up and you guys saying "it's look amazing!!! " My brain just 🤯

[@j0hnb0ne42]

Love that you guys’ acknowledged it. Totally worth a subscribe and like for that.

[@ThemeParkExclusive]

I’ve never seen anyone so genuinely happy to see a hoard of zombies ahahah such a funny reaction

[@jamie_d0g978]

As someone who had lived through an uprising, that's how usually goes. When that sentiment of payback reach a mob (even if they had good intentions initially) it turns them into even more ruthless than the abusers were to them. It's fuckin awful

[@ligh7ningx7]

empathy is one of humanities best attributes. when we use it

[@merlinsclaw]

You two had the absolute best reaction to the swarm scenes. 🤣

[@Krazkindread]

I love how Kathleen's speech at the end has a lot of parallels to Joel's decision on saving Ellie at the end of the game. Great foreshadowing.

[@moose-corner]

@@missbeaussie our channel is full of spoilers and is aimed at people who have played the games or don't mind being spoiled. We post about this a lot and it's on every video. Please don't hate on comments with spoilers.

[@missbeaussie]

@@moose-corner apologies, did not realise. Will delete.

[@moose-corner]

@@missbeaussie it's okay, thanks for deleting

[@silkypnub]

I had tears throughout the whole episode. Pre tears lol. Had to rewatch it cause I missed most of it. But I knew. Sam was perfect. Henry was perfect. Ellie was perfect. The bloater was perfect. ❤️

[@Roze_th]

I love you guys reaction the most LOL how you guys make jokes about it with the game and stuff it's so wholesome i also laughed with you guys and cried with you guys also the Tiktok meme is really amazing.

[@Ellie-qk1on]

great video guys, your personalities make this even better of a time soooo thank you.

[@saralouisedawson320]

So stoked to watch this again "with" y'all! Thanks for the commentary and reactions as always.

[@saralouisedawson320]

Also plz show the bagged milk

[@viktorkurious3340]

I think its also reinforcing with the way they added the scene of her trying to help Sam by giving her blood with tlou part 2 in a way that it makes Joel's decisions of taking away what she thought was her purpose which was being a cure or medicine for people due to all the people that died and her blaming herself for it a lot more impactful. giving us an earlier glimpse of survivors guilt and self blame

[@estevanss5]

This is one of the reactions I watch completely. You are hilarious and very knowledgeable about the game ❤️

[@Wicked_Sushi]

Really enjoyed your reactions so far. I'm still a relatively new TLOU fan (played part I and part II for the first-time last year; they very quickly stole the #1 spot for my all-time favorite game) - love your enthusiasm and passion. Just about to start watching your latest upload - I think it's going to be more stressful watching your reaction than it was the episode last night!

[@wickedwizard9005]

What used to be ur #1 fave game?

[@Wicked_Sushi]

@@wickedwizard9005 Tough - RDR2 maybe, at least in terms of narrative punch. Honestly, I knew very little about TLOU beyond it was post-apocalyptic. When my partner bought the game home I thought "oh, I've heard of that" - only got back into gaming around 2021. I was blown away by the opening sequence of Outbreak Day and Sarah fate. I knew we were on to something special.

[@j-quest2828]

The writing in TLOU3 gonna be top knotch because Neil is learning so much from this experience My favorite show ever so far and a huge fan of both games and PART I

[@testpattern23]

dude I totally said Robin Williams, but you are an original and beautiful in your own right

[@rachelz57]

i’m so glad i found your channel, i simultaneously laugh and cry more at your reactions more than any other ones i’ve watched 🥹

[@Trepanation21]

Bella's performance during that (BUT EVERYBODY THOUGH?!) was/is fucking devastating. Goddamn. The way she cried out at the final moment with Henry and Joel and the camera held on her... Horrific. Incredible. It hits so hard watching you two go through it too (and that joke about the views slayed me lmao)

[@N0tturno]

This episode was INSANELY GOOD. WOW. And also, one of the best reaction ahah, keep it up!

[@Hawkeyevodka34]

Y’all are delightful, you deserve those views😂

[@GamiCross]

You two are SO adorable in how knowledgable and invested you are in it 🥰 -- "A great man" made me think at first Henry had somehow betrayed and turned in Ish... which would have made him beyond redeemable, but I guess he still had his separate 'adventure' and got away (my headcanon and how I want to imagine things went down with the Ish-Master 😭

[@jonathanross149]

We guessed the infected were going to come out of the ground, but not like that. I am sure this pleased a lot of fans.

[@mikeslife2916]

I love your pure reactions it's so refreshing to see fans like myself do justice in the games we love. Awesome reaction as always

[@WarNeverChanges9191]

I absolutely loved both games part 1 & 2 and I have to say that so far they have done an amazing job with the series.

[@simplelifeofzee]

it’s the way i’ve seen this episode multiple times but i was still sobbing with yall😭 every. time.

[@RexCapulet]

You two have a great reaction channel. And I look forward to seeing your reactions and insight to the episode! ❤🍄

[@mr.moviemafia]

22:50 “That’s the cutest thing I’ve ever seen in my entire life” **flashback to the rabbit getting hit with an arrow meme**

[@zeus97528]

So when do we get the "those sheets are gonna be musty as hell" merch drop? XD

[@moose-corner]

working on it!!

[@shastadogGDJDJ]

I love seeing you guys fangirling over this show 🖤 i have a smile throughout everyone one of your videos 🖤 specially this one haha 😂🖤

[@joeokabayashi8669]

Think about how Kathleen's thirst for vengence brings her downfall and how this theme resonates into Part 2 (hopefully season 2) of TLOU.

[@ragefast2813]

"Can I say something really bad? We're going to get so many views" Can I say something really bad? I just viewed this reaction to see you two cry.

[@wellbutrinwarlock]

I’m glad I wasn’t the only one who audibly said “oh my god” when the horde rushed from underground, they knocked this episode out of the park

[@nachoman408]

I wait for this reaction every week!

[@SushiBandit28]

I don’t know* anything about you guys and your camera presence is fine lol seems natural

[@laurenbendik2006]

I just realized that joel and henry slept on the floor in the motel instead of getting a room next door with beds, bc they wanted to protect the kids 🥹.

[@wiseoldman53]

It was awesome watching your enthusiastic reactions to the clickers and the bloater! It was a wild and surreal scene.

[@RogueJyn]

Bagged milk is bagged. Gotta up the tally on bagged milk comments

[@jonathanross149]

Do they 10 on one video?

[@deficator750]

that laugh at the end must of felt so good.

[@rockerctereo2851]

Tough,you connect so quickly to Sam & Henry and still still this makes me tear up

[@archiesinclair6252]

This show keeps making me 😢 (50 Yr old hairy west Highland Scotsman. My cat also died).

[@mschill5575]

Y'all are so much fun to watch. New subscriber! ❤️

[@PLOffical]

This is amazing,I have the exact reaction when I saw the clicker and bloater coming out from the hole,it's the craziest one we saw from the infected in the tv series,The clicker kid did a great job in scaring us and credits for Skye who play the kid for the good job for our reaction pleasure for that baby clicker moves XD (she is a gymnast and contortionist irl)

[@YoureMrLebowski]

0:12 vulnerability 👍🏼✅❤️

[@aliciacolleenreacts]

I am right there with you both! Cried lik a little baby. That episode broke me....well, who am I kidding...so did episode 1 with Sarahs death and, episode 2 with Tess and of course episode 3 with Bill and Frank

[@JacobHastings]

The worst part about Henry at the end is you realize that's the first time he hurt or killed someone. He never even shot a gun before that.

[@JacobHastings]

I felt like Ellie doing the "my blood is medicine," and trying to heal Sam was actually a 50/50 thing. Like Ellie wants to believe she can, but she also doesn't believe she can. An inflection point. Kind of like a child goes through. And you pray you can keep your innocent, sweet life but everything around you is starting to force you to change your mind. And this was almost like her last moment thinking "if I can just save Sam, everything can be fine again," and once it fails you see she's completely different. And now she's like Joel. Cold, awake to the reality of this world. Endure and Survive means something completely new now.

[@Diana734]

@@JacobHastings He got bit so he probably needed to be injected or transfused with her blood to have a chance.

[@RocketSurgn_]

The not wanting to end up alone does set toward season 2, but wow trying to use her blood like that really seems to set up/add weight to her guilt over Joel's decision. Just emphasizing that she'd come to see her only real self worth as being a cure. Also, just really great reactions. Played the games (well, still working through the second one... it is just exhausting) and you're absolutely the best reactions I've seen from long time fans of the games.

[@moose-corner]

They really are making a lot of parallels between S1 and what we think will be S2. I think it could also help us better understand Abby because I know a lot of people don't like her. We do, and think that both she and Ellie are just human in the decisions they make. Thanks for watching and good luck finishing part 2, it definitely hits hard.

[@PhantomProects]

looking forward to the next one, Don't worry if the edit is taking awhile we'll still be here, Sending positive vibes :D

[@ruidusmoon]

Lol dude, I supervised a bookstore when the HP book came out and the day after it was released, some kid came in and ran through the store screaming “Snape kills Dumbledore!” I hadn’t finished the book yet since I’d world the midnight release ant was back early the next day. I was so mad!!

[@tlou_explained]

aww man I'm sorry you had that spoiled!! such a major twist

[@arminalinezhad6654]

Wow best reaction , love you guys❤️