FILMMAKER REACTS to THE LAST OF US Episode 1: When You're Lost in the Darkness

[@BrandonWestfall]

"Tommy help me." That line gutted me. Pedro and Nico absolutely nailed that scene.

[@nicholasloduca6668]

Shows how good the writing for the video game was when some scenes in the show are literally word for word the scene from the game. Can't wait for Mr. Robot!

[@EmoDragracer]

“But video games are emotionless and they’re just a waste of time. You can’t GET anything out of a video game” Ha! Who’s laughing now; every girlfriend I’ve ever had.

[@kronostvx]

too bad the game was 10x better and didnt have shit casting or a focus on a side characters fuck buddy.

[@Henrikr101]

Is he doing mr robot?

[@rolandmata6395]

Yeah is he?

[@JimmyRussle]

@@EmoDragracergot em

[@AlessaParker]

I actually liked the little change where Joel's reason to smuggle Ellie was to get a truck battery to find Tommy instead of just to get some guns. (I mean ik weapons are important in this world but) it gives a more desperate and personal incentive to get the job done

[@CodeeXD]

Gun running is their livelihood so it's still pretty desperate for them

[@jojoa7881]

yessss

[@dlweiss]

I'm so so happy that Marlene's original voice actress was able to reprise her role. I remember her bringing such presence, depth, and pathos to a character that really only had like 3 big scenes in the original game - it always felt like Marlene was in more of the game than her actual screen-time. And now we get to see what she does with expanded material. :)

[@rd1joy]

yesssss

[@kennycooper294]

that beginning part of the game with marlene is her longest part

[@TahoeNevada]

Came here to say the same thing! Have you seen the outtake musical ending of TLOU with her and Troy?

[@dlweiss]

@@TahoeNevada YESSSSSS, sheer genius! Just insanely talented people being deranged goofballs.

[@seecha8970]

So the actor who plays Marlene is actually Marlene's voice actor from the game. And I think it's awesome

[@JamesVSCinema]

Super awesome!

[@danwilliams2551]

I like the show's mix of empathy with the cold-blooded and impassive nature of the world they are in. Like the way they casually dispose of that infected child, but when the kid is still alive, they raise his spirits right up until his moment of death. They didn't have to to the latter, considering the kid will be gone in minutes, but they still do. It keeps the humanity of the people alive while also not pulling things like letting the kids survive to take it easy on audiences.

[@lydiaking322]

I thought that was a good way to sun up where Joel is emotionally as well, with how easy it seems for him to toss the body.

[@keeganbate8935]

They add the audio from his daughter dying to when Joel is waking up at one part and it gives me the shivers - trauma is such an accelerant to good storytelling.

[@leven301]

Love how the show plays with the viewers expectations of what happened in the game to build tension. Like, the bang on the window being a dog, not infected. The suddenly flash of headlights coming from the left not causing the crash. Like, the show does a beautiful job matching shots and moments in the show to the game-and overall, keeping the same key events which shift the narrative into a new scene-but still places deviations in such a way that it returns tension to the narrative for viewers who played the game.

[@LittleMakwa]

31:53 I’m glad im not the only one who geeked out about the backpack thing😭

[@JamesVSCinema]

It’s embedded into my brain 😂

[@TheAfricanGrey]

Best video game adaptation ever. Pedro and Bella killed it as Joel and Ellie. Can’t wait to see how they adapt Part 2 for Season 2 and 3.

[@NOFORPAIN]

Both this and One Piece show that if you stop trying to change the source material, and instead adapt the story for live action instead... It can be amazing. I am hopeful we can see more quality games and comics and cartoons shown in live action going forward.

[@cohenparsons947]

They can fix part 2 at least no need to redo the first game as a TV show

[@aerthreepwood8021]

​@@cohenparsons947Explain to me, in detail, what your issue with Part 2 is. Because I can guess it in two tries.

[@cohenparsons947]

@@aerthreepwood8021 Ellie's motivation to hunt down Abby ends up making her just as unlikable as Abby is. Having a game where both characters you play as are unlikable, and doing bad things that the game is telling you is bad is bad storytelling. Abby is never made likeable enough with the forced helping the scars and stuff and most people who got to the fight between Abby and Ellie wanted to lose that fight. Telling the story non-chronologically was a mistake as it allowed the Ellie and Joel scenes too posthumous and didn't allow us to really understand Abby's motivation for killing Joel. Ideally the story would have Dana with Joel and it shouldn't have killed Joel but had him be crippled and Dana be kidnapped (mistaking her for Ellie who they believe could be used to make a vaccine), giving Ellie motivation: to save someone instead of getting revenge; While also allowing Abby to not be as unlikable as she doesn't go all the way killing Joel.

[@tmm4195]

@@cohenparsons947 I mean that's kind of the point. Abby and Ellie aren't that different. Whether you find them unlikeable or not all comes down to how you perceive them. Some people find them unlikeable. Other people feel for them and completely understand their point of view. Also, having the Joel and Ellie flashbacks after everything went down (not saying what went down to avoid spoilers for anyone) made more sense because those are the memories that motivated and pushed Ellie to seek revenge. First it showed the good times she had with Joel like at the museum. Then the flashbacks slowly started to show a more negative and distant relationship between Joel and Ellie which represents Ellie's guilt. If they showed all the flashbacks beforehand it wouldn't feel the same. I can guarantee you they are not going to change much from season 2, but honestly, I could see the 2nd season working better as a tv show than as a game.

[@Reece_Hart]

Marlene being played by the same actress from the game put such a big smile on my face

[@AbelAraya]

Oh shit, he finally did it folks. Get ready for the 9 most gut wrenching episodes you’ll ever remember.

[@vader9133]

@@chrisvela4860how could anyone not remember episode 3

[@redrews3]

​@@chrisvela4860easy with the timid spoilers....

[@MunchthatCrunch]

last of us spoiler: not everyone makes it

[@timothy_b03]

tbh the whole robert part of the game was like a tutorial for the game so it would be pretty hard to implement that part of the story into the show

[@jimmyj5703]

CALM TF DOWN! Lmao stop overhyping this show like that. It's good, but it's NOT amazing. Not as good as the game, and most of us have seen better shows from HBO before.

[@wompa70]

I had never played the game so when Sarah died it broke my heart. I thought Anna Torv was badass playing Tess.

[@mrpickmanb]

James should watch Fringe when he has time.

[@ryanleonard5173]

One underappreciated touch I enjoy is the very beginning when he says the line "But what if the world got slightly warmer?" while pointing his face directly at the camera, but still looking at the host. It's almost like he's speaking directly to the viewer, which just makes the concept hit a little harder.

[@robert_bbiii]

The intro to Tess in this is great. She is basically being help prisoner by Robert and his men but totally running the show. Also this episode does a good translation of the medium by not doing the stealth mission for the battery. In the game you need to introduce the mechanics. In a show you don't need to.

[@DavidBuckley-qn8li]

A quick thing! I'm not sure if they changed it for the show but Joel isn't actually the Veteran in question with the Desert Storm sticker - that would be Tommy's truck. Joel, I believe, was just a builder/contractor.

[@JamesVSCinema]

Correct!

[@nicholasbrattoli7233]

****mild spoiler for a game that's been out a few years*** I like how in the second game you fight Tommy and he's legitimately a threat.

[@AdrianFlipflop]

Yeah he was the comic book superhero known as The Contractor 😂

[@rrael]

The intro segment for Ep2 hits even harder than this one. Really masterful setups to a lot of these episodes.

[@lucianaromulus1408]

All of the beginning shots of the infection are actually my favorite parts of the series.

[@misterderp4566]

I worked on this show, in a very peripheral manner. Still, I'm proud that it turned out so awesome. The Last of Us is, in my opinion, the best game of all time, and helping turn it into such an awesome show is just the most awesome feeling. I love that you love it :) EDIT: Bad writing to use "awesome" three times in two sentences, but this really is an awesome series, Just wait until you meet Bill...

[@DavidGowers]

I honestly don't think I've been as excited to watch you react to something as I am about this. SUCH a good show, and a fantastic adaptation of game to filmed format. Without getting too directly into spoilers, I feel like every single change they made (except one, but I'll get into that at the end of the series reaction) made perfect sense for the change in media. "Kim you don't have a fucken ear on your fucken head could you please!" is probably my favourite one-linee from the whole show LMAO

[@LumberjackMC]

Had the pleasure of buying this on DVD for $28.95 because I love to have the physical copy (you know sit down with my kids one day and pop a dvd in, hopefully they get to do it with their kids, keep yhe cycle going you know), so much extra content on the discs, behind the scenes, inside the episodes, inside the make up department, inside the acting dynamics with Bella and Pedro. This is the Best rendition of a video game ever. Hands down.

[@darkshadow578]

Love watching you geek out to this! While I think some episodes are stronger than others, this adaptation of the beginning of the game is masterfully done. The choice to keep the camera inside the car for the whole sequence shows how smartly they approached the whole thing

[@JamesVSCinema]

Agreed!! It’s a great decision and I’m happy with how it looks!

[@rousrouslan4023]

Average at best. Ep 3 and 7 are garbage tho

[@kronostvx]

*horribly done. its so fucking hot ass its not even funny.... this show doesn't even remotely hold a candle to the games story. that fucking simple.

[@kronostvx]

@@rousrouslan4023 took an amazing story and made it average LMAO

[@larseich5796]

​@@rousrouslan4023careful, your homophobia is showing

[@jasonmarbach]

Also, Marlene is played in the show by the same actor who played her in the game. A bunch of the original voice actors have appearances…including Troy Baker, who plays Joel in the game, and Ashley Johnson, who plays Ellie in the game, as well as Laura Bailey (various voices in game 1, including the role she reprises briefly in a surgical gown and mask in the finale of this season, not to mention the starring role she plays in the sequel game which she won a BAFTA for), and Jeffrey Pierce, who plays Uncle Tommy in the game…basically all of them show up in this show. But only Merle Dandridge gets to reprise her actual character from the game in the show.

[@jasonmarbach]

If you wanna keep an eye out for them all (I already called out where to spot Laura Bailey), watch for Jeffrey Pierce as a moderately significant character in eps 4 & 5 (he has a beard), watch for Troy Baker (so cool to see him in live action!) in episode 8 opposite the sickest, grossest character in the whole show (not a spoiler, you played the game, you already know about David 😬), and then Ashley Johnson gets to play literally the perfect, most amazing possible character in the opening scene of the finale of the season.

[@Smokie_666]

Oh you are so in for a treat with this series! Probably the best game adaptation into anything I can think of that has been done. I enjoy all of your content, but this series I am especially going to be interested in your reactions and commentary. Also, when I watched this with a couple friends and that plane crashed, we were all silent for a moment before totally geeking out. Talk about setting the mood!

[@jarlhenrik]

It's such well-placed details, and so widely spread I'm sure everyone has picked it up by now, but I'm gonna type it down anyway; The reason Joel, Sarah and Tommy don't get infected like their neighbors or later on in the show, is that from the moment we see them on screen, they don't eat or touch a single product containing grain, which is where the infected mold lives and gets spread from. Their breakfast is eggs and bacon(sausage?) but no bread. Neighbor offers them biscuits and cookies which they never accept. Joel forgets the birthday cake mix so there's no cake to be had. It's never focused on, but a brilliant background detail. Oh and one more "That's from the game!" Sarah's shirt in the series is game accurate :)

[@corporealghoul]

That young woman... she is the daughter of the saloon owner from from westworld. Once you see the eyes you cant unsee her mom in her daughter. She killed that scene. Killed it. She has such a strong career ahead of her. My god.

[@pooty195]

They really nailed the prologue. For a lot of shots they basically mirrored the game counterpart which made it feel familiar but still fresh if you've played the game.

[@DarthTach]

So all the landscape used was from my home Province of Alberta, Canada. It was the biggest ($$$ wise) production to ever be filmed here. We have had other films and TV shows done. But nothing on this scale. A lot of downtown Calgary was used, as well as the Capitol building in Edmonton. A lot of filming was done in and around the town of Cochrane, where they even closed off sections of it to film for about a month or so. They had to pay the shops in the area a rate of $1000 a day I think? So please enjoy all the epic scenery and landscapes Alberta has to offer. Edit : Also at 15:12 where Joel's daughter finds the Grandma infecting the neighbours is almost a shot for shot homage to the opening kill of Resident Evil 1 where you also first meet the zombies. Which according to the Director or Screenwriter is why no one says Zombies. That because there was no Night of The Living Dead and its offsoots to prepare people for this.

[@jond7972]

25:53 Can't tell you how many times I've had to throw weed in my shirt pocket just to give someone a wrinkled ass ziplock bag back that obviously been through a dozen customers before me 😂

[@kellytrimble7019]

This series is BRILLIANT. It should win lots of awards! Can’t wait for the 2nd season! I never played it but ABSOLUTELY LOVED IT ❤

[@Drforrester31]

I'm glad you mentioned the part in the game after the crash where you come to and see an infected going to town on someone in another overturned car. For some reason that image has always stuck with me, and I was _slightly_ disappointed that specific image didn't make it into the series

[@jasonmarbach]

Fun fact: the soldier who shoots Sarah is played by Craig Mazin himself, the writer/showrunner (and director of this episode)

36:27 is the exact same sound you hear when a soldier spots you in the game. Amazing little detail ;)

[@y2kaylaog]

i love how they did the whole car scene it was insane !!! the first episode had me so anxious and hyped

[@dannielliebear5269]

11:08 I only just realised this, but the time on the shop blinds resembles a ‘sad’ clock face (with the hands pointing down). The little details!

[@ViolenziaDomestica]

Oh my goodness, a 44 minute reaction?! You’ve gone and given us a real treat today! Thank you so much! I know the longer videos are harder to make but they’re so good and very rewatchable ❤I can’t wait to see this entire series on your channel! A good show that only had one season was The River. Gosh i wish they would have continued that show

[@JamesVSCinema]

You’re super kind! Thank you for saying this

[@ViolenziaDomestica]

⁠@@JamesVSCinemathank you for taking the time to respond! You’re a fantastic reactor, very fun and genuine. Wish you continued success!

[@racing2cat]

I am so freakin' happy you're doing this series!! We could make it a drinking game - 1 drink for "that's not in the game" and 1 drink for "that's just like the game." 🙂❤

[@JamesVSCinema]

Hahaha good drinking game!

[@demonbuddy1]

Bella Roland ("Ellie") was previously best known as "Lady Mormont" in "Games of Thrones." Lady Mormont was a very young girl who became the leader of her family House (like a Clan leader) when her parents died. Lady Mormont and Ellie both became bad-*** adults because of their circumstances while they were biologically still a child.

[@KayinAngel]

I have a problem. I've played the game and watched the show several times, and several more times vicariously through people's reactions. Never fails to get me every time.

[@meghanmonroe]

14:45 Everyone always says "Omg she's not in the chair", but it's night time. She wouldn't sleep there...she'd be in bed.

[@JJay2410]

RIP Annie Wersching who played tess in the game. She passed Jan. 29th of 2023. Tess is amazing. ❤

[@DigitalSketcher]

I was very pleased with this story and how they adapted it. Such a good series. My wife, whom I've tried to get to watch the gameplay for so long, really loved it and I was glad she was able to enjoy this amazing universe despite not having the knowledge of the game.

[@bdsilduce]

Ohh I've been waiting for this, you are going to love this whole season. Every actor/actress gave awesome performances, but Pedro and Bella deserve all the awards. The great thing about it is if you didn't play the game, it's still an amazing show. If you did play the game you appreciate all the little details from the game.

[@deathwitheponine]

I’m so excited to watch this with you. Craig Mazin never misses. Also Joel is way more savage than Rick. That shot of him tossing the dead kid in the fire with zero problem.

[@SiblingsReactandDrink]

Yes, Definitely Joel is more savage than Rick. Cheers!

[@ElizabethO-zl3hg]

Joel 💯

[@Judymoe]

Rick might have been as cold as Joel if he'd lost Carl right at the beginning, in the way Joel did.

[@winterfire1097]

So then Carol is more savage than both considering all the kids she's killed.

[@rayhutchinson640]

Loving the fact that you're already a fan of this story! It just keeps getting better and, once it's over, you can watch reruns viewed by other reactors or played by other gamers! Also, a BIG fan of the foley work in this!

[@transformersrevenge9]

Hey have you seen the Star Wars show Andor yet? I just watched it, and it was actually art. Masterfully written, masterfully performed, a lot of passion in it, good cinematography, real sets, and a moving and gripping narrative. I haven't been this happy with a piece of media in a long time. 12 perfect episodes, with 12 more to come, thus forming a great saga together with the Rogue one movie (it's a prequel to that). I super highly recommend it.

[@dpapad202]

Andor is the best Star Wars media for many decades, maybe ever!

[@aaronembry9692]

Love Andor. I've tried so hard to get friends to watch it, but they all were so resistant because of how mediocre the rest of Disney Star Wars has been.

[@juicebox1720]

I could not agree more, I would love to see a reaction for this show. Such a beautiful show and story, the acting is also top-notch.

[@transformersrevenge9]

@@aaronembry9692 yeah, so many people don't give it a shot because it's Star Wars, and yet they should, because they are missing out on a powerful piece of media. I still haven't gotten anyone into watching it.

[@5Amigos32]

James would love that show for sure

[@nikkitv1875]

I am really looking forward to your overall commentary on this show in particular because I truly believe it’s the greatest video game adaptation that there ever was and your perspective as a filmmaker very much interest me

[@jond7972]

This was and still is my favorite game of all time. I still remember the first time I played it in 2013 and I just finished my 27th playthrough last month. Crazy that game is a decade old now

[@Danny0dbert]

I watched your Book of Eli reaction when you said a shot reminded you of this game. Happy your finally doing the show.

[@D0nut42]

I'm really excited to watch a filmmaker's reaction to this show! I'm glad my feed suggested you.

[@JamesVSCinema]

Happy to have you along for the ride my friend!!

[@JamesVSCinema]

Here we go..finally getting into this series! Better Call Saul & The Last of Us & Always Sunny on Patreon! Click here: www.patreon.com/jamesvscinema Much love!

[@Glaaki13]

Lol you are gonna "enjoy" this as its great, but of cause not a happy show

[@BrandonWestfall]

I initially didn't like Sarah's casting. It's insane how her character grows on you in under 30min. It makes me wish we had more of her character in the series.

[@Kayjee17]

To answer your question - Joel is twice as savage as Rick. He only hints at doing things to survive and keep Tommy and Tess alive that are so much more savage than anything Rick does in the whole tv show of The Walking Dead, not to mention what Joel does in the rest of the series.

[@caribbeanman3379]

BTW, in case you didn't catch the resemblance, the actor that played Joel's daughter is the daughter of that black British actor - Thandiwe Newton - that was in the recent *Westworld* series.

[@Noah-pq8rv]

You need to get into Ash vs Evil Dead eventually

[@williamhornabrook8081]

As a fan of the Adam Friedland Show, the opening scene was extra surreal. It's a recreation of the Dick Cavett Show set which ran from 1968 to 1998 so it fits perfectly with the time period presented. Apparently those leather chairs that they are sitting on are $4,000 each.

[@Shannon-K619]

James you have no idea how long I have been waiting for you to review this series!😊

[@__Sauron_]

So happy you are finally reacting to this show! The last of us is my favourite game of all time

[@shainewhite2781]

Dude!!! Such a good Series!! Steven Spielberg, a huge fan of video games, said that this was one of the best video game adaptations he had ever seen.

[@Cooper_Vision]

Nice to see some Speed Racer appreciation man, love that movie

[@themikereda]

It's funny because every reactor comments about how the old lady isn't in her chair and I thought the same thing. But then I remembered that it's like 3am and she would probably just be in her bed. Lol like they people don't make granny sit in her chair all night long.

[@wendydarling5790]

Right? But also the chair would most likely be next to where she's sleeping. So the fact that it's there is sus.

[@Mangolite]

The first episode has much going for it, including the studio interview intro to Gabriel Luna, which sounds just like Tommy to Merle Dandridge, the Marlene game voice actress reprising her role for playing the live-action version. The show made all the right decisions to add, subtract, and retain what would make it work, and they nailed it.

[@honeytlbadger4365]

The Tess thing when he got into bed with her is so interesting to me because although you could imply their relationship is sexual from that, it's more like they just want to feel the warmth of another person, want to be connected to someone in this hopeless world.

[@racing2cat]

James: "I made Joel use his hands a lot." Me: "Just wait."

[@JamesVSCinema]

😂

[@slackstarfish8133]

Shows you how incredible videogames really are when a faithful adaptation to live action is nearly just as good and feels more engaging than most movies right off the bat.

[@taneshah.1260]

Oh yay! Glad you're checking this out, I absolutely loved this series.

[@Dansull123]

YO! Happy to be back with you James glad you're hitting this one!

[@andreawinston8900]

Have you watched the haunting of hill house? Brillant character study and drama about family. Mike Flanagan is a great horror director.

[@matthewjordan7297]

Hey James! Super excited to see you jumping into The Last of Us! This show is quite the roller coaster, and I think you'll appreciate not only what they keep from the games, but all the interesting ways the show differentiates itself.

[@taylorfillenwarth]

I just got around to finishing this show last week. (VERY late in the game, lol.) Your timing could not be more perfect! I’m so glad you’re reacting to it

[@JamesVSCinema]

Happy to see this! Excited for what else is to come from the show! Appreciate you

[@trev9168]

What’s terrifying is the lore of the infection in the games. All the infected you come accross are fully conscious and aware of what’s happening. They just can’t do anything to stop it. Tahts why the newly infected seem to hesitate before attacking you. Because the person is fighting back as much as they can in vein. You can also hear them crying when you come across a few eating their dead comrades . It’s truly horrific

[@otterpoet]

Yep, just watched this on the weekend and was totally blown away. Not just for the perfect casting and narrative changes, but also for how faithfully they reproduced the game itself in scenes. (Eg., when Joel runs out of the restaurant, it's actually the restaurant they run _into_ in the game). Those small touches blew me away.

[@crazycatlady6226]

I was geeking out every time they did things exactly as it was in the game lol. And I really enjoy seeing other have that same reaction so I’m happy your channel/video just popped up in my recommended😋

[@meghanmonroe]

I was so hyped to see Pedro AND your face in the same thumbnail. LET'S FUCKING GO 🎉

[@luca_lwls]

"Here you can definitely see his age" Pedro Pascal crying into a pillow rn

[@dragontears]

Ooooh so excited you're doing this!

[@blitzgirl6522]

FINALLY! I just knew watching you react to this would be loads of fun! Hands down one of the best video game adaptations, and it just oozes passion.

[@petresko1041]

Merle Dandridge is the same actress that plays Marlene in the show and voiced Marlene in the game.

[@cfinley81]

I wasn't mad at that lady's approach to the young infected girl. At least she was put at ease and didn't go out scared and not understanding what was happening to her and why. And it saves her from suffering.

[@YNergy]

BTW: I totally agreed with everything you said about that interview scene. That was beyond scary to me, IMHO.

[@addisonstudios5536]

Marlyn’s actress is the voice actor for the game. Which I thought was so cool. They did such a fantastic job on this show. I played the games back in college and, man, I loved it. And this show just did such a good job bringing the game to life

[@alexkramerblogs]

"Games vs Cinema" is such a good addition, holy heck!

[@roguefenixC55]

Your absolutely right that Joel would recognize that gunshot wound as fatal, that hesitation when he sees it is almost the transition from morbid realization to parent in denial

[@wendydarling5790]

How so? Tommy was the military guy, not Joel.

[@roguefenixC55]

@@wendydarling5790 yeah I wrote that out wrong lol

[@DogDocKat]

They did such a great job adapting this show. Loved every minute of it! Great reaction ❤

[@marklee6516]

One of the really interesting choices they made is that the majority of the scenes that match the game are actually mirrored.

[@buttermilkjesus9851]

im so excited for you to start watching mr robot it’s my favorite tv show of all time and i think more people need to see it let’s gooooooooo

[@bodhipeace]

Nice to see your enthusiasm, youre in for a treat, altho belated. Enjoy! 🙂

[@ShanobyKin]

Cannot wait to go through this series once more with your view on the thing! Great video!

[@bomamba9402]

Man. When you learn about yourself. I want to want to pick that family up. But I just don't think I would. If it was like, leaving my street or something, I don't think I could do it to someone I knew. But like, if I'm on the road 10 minutes and Ive already killed a mushroom person, I'm not stopping for anything.

[@frankallen3634]

Man you are going to love episode 3. Pure character play for characters that got to grow outside the game

[@jonmurray660]

Can't wait for episode 3. You are going to love it

[@TheUnknownDungeon]

So excited for Mr Robot. It's unlike any show you've watched on here

[@boofinator69]

1:48 he explains that you experience games differently than tv like it’s actually a deep, original thought and not totally f*cking obvious to everybody watching

[@calumteine2008]

One of the greatest adaptations ever put to film. Glad to see a new face in the crowd. Can't wait to hear your take on the series as a whole.

[@fxbear]

Oh I’m thrilled. Can’t wait to hear your commentary

[@mr.whatzittooya8339]

Okay but what’s the deets on the sweater??? It’s literally so cute

[@A-small-amount-of-peas]

So many great performances in this episode but holy crap that dog might be the best animal actor I've ever seen

[@harris19863]

The show is a masterpiece and just gets better and better. Watching the relationship between Joel and Ellie grow is so subtle yet brilliantly done

[@benjammin1928]

Nothing can be a masterpiece when it's full of this much political ideology and motivation. This show is an objective failure that will be forgotten to the sands of time.

[@harris19863]

@@benjammin1928 who pissed on your cornflakes?

[@benjammin1928]

@@harris19863 Just telling it like it is.

[@cullenarthur8879]

​​@@benjammin1928political ideology and motivation? What exactly are you referring to? And no, this show has already won multiple awards, and will be remembered by people like me as one of the most enjoyable viewing experiences they've ever had. I came upon this show not having played the game and expecting nothing. I ended up loving it. The response to it has been overwhelmingly positive. You just stay angry and bitter.

[@benjammin1928]

​@@cullenarthur8879 Yes, yes - popularity is clearly the only indicator for whether something is good or bad. How could I be so foolish to criticize a $100 million dollar Hollywood production for pushing propaganda and dangerous ideology in the form of entertainment. Gosh, that's definitely not worth pondering over. You're right, it's best to just mindlessly gobble television programming without giving it any sort of thought. I should just jerk off the producers and whisper sweet nothings in their ear while I let Pedro Pascal screw me from behind. Pardon me for being able to see things that most people are too spineless to care about. You go on and keep praising actors who are paid to lie to you and soulless TV execs you pay to help you forget about your own empty life. You keep being a good sheep and worship your captors, okay? I'll keep being "angry and bitter," definitely not wise and thoughtful. And DEFINITELY not correct. That'd be too hard of a pill to swallow. But hey, ignore me! Enjoy your TV, it's super good for you. ♥

[@chillasslofi]

Please keep going man. I can't say anything, but what they do with some of the characters, relatively soon, is amazing. Some of the best acting on a TV show hands down. Can't wait to see your take on it.

[@windsaw151]

The set design of this series is simply phenomenal. It is the first series that actually looks truly and believably post-apocalyptic without resorting to bad lighting or colour filters. (with one exception coming later on which looked not good at all)

[@kellytrimble7019]

The girl playing Ellie was the lady of Bear Island in Game of Thrones who took out a giant! 😂

[@panuluoma7492]

Probably someone has said this before but if not the guy shooting Sarah and Joel was Craig Mazin, the man co-writing the story to TV. :)

[@mjdaniel8710]

Not a gamer and I never played the game but did know the basics of the story, they did a hell of a job on the show

[@TOGA1305]

Yo, I can't wait to see your takes on Mr. Robot. The cinematography and acting in that show is A tier.