I'M CRYING AGAIN over *The LAST OF US* Ep 5 - Endure and Survive

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00:52 - Reaction
24:18 - Final Thoughts
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First Time Watching The Last of Us Reaction
Pedro Pascal
Bella Ramsay
Chernobyl
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Adaptation
Episode 5 - Endure and Survive

[@michellewang3270]

Can we just appreciate how observant Jacqui is throughout this entire show? I am learning so much more with her

[@CrowTRobot]

You should watch her Ted Lasso reaction. Legit added another layer to that show for me. ❤

[@fern4real733]

She's amazing

[@84hottopic]

What are you learning exactly? That people can fake cry??

[@movienightwithjacqui]

Thank you! 😊

[@ibrahimhamza5571]

@@84hottopic you don’t know what inside people heart man

[@GinoGonzalez12]

it's sad how the reason sam didnt move until he saw Ellie was cuz he was deaf.

[@movienightwithjacqui]

I'll just cry some more...that's fine 😭

[@GinoGonzalez12]

@@movienightwithjacqui save some tissues 😢

[@Moondragon1821]

Even more sad, it's likely Sam did that on purpose. He stayed up past Ellie sleeping and would have fallen asleep sitting up ( We already know he can sleep in odd positions by him not tucking into the bed when Henry asked him to fall asleep ) So he knew if he turned, to not face her.

[@deathsaidhello]

@@movienightwithjacqui sam also turned away from ellie to save her because he knew he wouldnt hear her as an infected so he wouldnt just attack, he would be looking out towards the sun. rip sam :c

[@chance1774]

@@Moondragon1821i think it was because of the sun; he’s been taken over by a fungus so he instinctively turned toward it (the same way the ones in episode 2 did). he would’ve stayed there had ellie not caught his attention.

[@soph6539]

I just realized something. Henry said he had never shot or killed anyone before. Even the gun he pointed at Joel and Ellie was an unloaded one, (he said he was bluffing). Meaning the first person he ever shot was Sam. With that context it makes even more sense why he shot himself afterwards

[@k__505]

This show is really putting you through it, haha. *virtual comfort hug* Bella Ramsey's acting throughout the death scenes just feels so uncomfortably real. Screaming "Jooooooel!" and that haunting involuntary scream as Henry dies.... Give her all the awards.

[@thadude34283]

Yes, that wail when he gets shot is so painful...

[@movienightwithjacqui]

Couldn't agree more! Bella Ramsey is doing such a phenomenal job, and watching this again while editing, I just appreciated it even more. She deserves an Emmy for that moment alone. So many hugs!

[@NativeNewMexican]

@@movienightwithjacqui The only lines I haven't found her believable delivering were the ones with the adult mag. The game's delivery was better, and even it didn't sound right with the "so long dude" line. All in all, that's a minor quibble considering how much there's been that's right.

[@Atlessa]

"Please don't let anything happen to this small child." How often do we have to teach you this lesson, woman? 😖

[@zonkvervonk]

You're literally the only reactor who clocked the callback to Joel telling Ellie to squeeze through the hole in the wall in ep 4. It was such an elevated way to show us that their bond and understanding of each other grows exponentially by the day. Really love your reactions to this show. Even though you didn't play the game, your knowledge of how to tell visual stories in film shines a lot and adds another layer of enjoyment for us watching reactors. Great job! I'm so excited to watch your future reactions to the rest of the episodes :)

[@movienightwithjacqui]

Thank you so much! And you nailed it--such a great way to show how in sync Joel and Ellie have become. Appreciate the kind words, and I hope you enjoy the rest of the season 😊

[@kurln]

E1: Joel loses his humanity. E2: Joel doesn't deal with the loss of Tess. Cold AF. E3: Crossroads for Joel. Bill's story shows Joel's 2 paths- Loner or Protector. Joel starts to open up to Ellie. E4: Joel and Ellie really connect, Ellie loses a bit of her nievete, killing Bryan. E5: Joel fucking dad mode, Ellie doesn't deal with the loss of Henry/Sam. Cold AF (Joel E2 anyone?). While Joel is regaining some remblance of humanity because of Ellie, the world is taking it away from her. Also Bella's strangled whimper at Henry's death was perfection.

[@V_4_Versace]

I think that E5 sentence needs a bit of editing on that Joel bit 🤭. Also, in the behind the episode part the director said that Ellie didn’t not deal with Sam and Henry’s death because she was turning cold or ignoring her feelings, they said it’s because she wants to get to the doctors as fast as possible to keep what happened to Sam from ever happening again. That’s why she wrote I’m sorry on his board, she really thought she could help him and she just wants to figure out how because right now she feels more helpless than ever. I think before she had a little bit of hope that she might be able to help Joel or anyone else they came across if they got infected, but now she knows that’s not the case so if she doesn’t figure out how to help people, she really might end up alone in the world.

[@Ladco77]

6:00 The music usually come in a time of hope. Trivia: The name of the song used during that wholesome strawberry scene in Episode 3 was called, "It can't last." Even their hopeful music will hurt you. 18:40 The child clicker was played by 8 year old contortionist Skye Cowton. Hands down the creepiest infected I've seen yet! Watch The Last of Us, they said. It'll be fun, they said.

[@movienightwithjacqui]

😭😭😭

[@Ren_Davis0531]

I loved all of the moments that signify Joel and Ellie’s bond. From Ellie talking about Joel’s asshole voice to her clocking Joel’s pattern of saying no before eventually relenting, to the silent communication of trust between Joel and Ellie during the horde attack. And positioning Ellie as the “Joel” with her relationship with Sam was a nice touch. Someone depended on her and she couldn’t save them. And it ends with her just wanting to move on from it just like Joel. Honorable mention to Joel eyeing the bridge. That scene shows that Joel easily could have just left Ellie, Henry, and Sam, but he’s in too deep emotionally and couldn’t leave them. Brilliant writing. And Lamar Johnsonn and Keivonn Woodward deserve an Emmy. They had an instant, magnetic chemistry that got you immediately connected. Just a clear case of efficient and economic storytelling. Not a single minute was wasted to get you to care about the characters and setup future dynamics.

[@nicolasrodriguesdossantos1881]

Abd the look he gives her when they are starting to enter the tunnels and he asks her to take the gun out and she takes it out from the pocket. He looks so disappointed 😂

[@averysmiley987]

I love how dedicated you are to say stuff like “holy shirt” or “holy fork” while watching a show where we regularly see scenes of people being torn apart by fungus covered zombies or small children being shot to death😭😭😭

[@Upndouin]

Not to mention that Ellie never learned not to swear 😂 - it is such a contrast. I love it when she starts saying SHIRT SHIRT SHIRT and the tension ramps us. So sweet

[@wiseoldman53]

Has anyone else picked up on the eerie and heartbreaking foreshadowing early on in the episode when Dr. Edelstein says to Henry "The tunnels? Why go to the trouble. You can kill yourself right here." when Henry mentioned about escaping through the tunnels (because of the infected known to be underground)? It made it that much more tragic when Henry takes his own life after he shoots Sam. Really fantastic reaction, Jacqui!

[@movienightwithjacqui]

Great point! I hadn't noticed that 😢 Thank you for the kind words!

[@jubilantsleep]

I noticed that. So sad.

[@-Knife-]

This one hurt a bit. This show loves making us care so much for new characters to only rip them away from us. Fantastic series nonetheless tho.

[@movienightwithjacqui]

We're all masochists, still watching knowing it's going to hurt us 😂😭

[@bonecold4387]

@@movienightwithjacqui it's what makes it so addictive. That love, hate relationship lol.

[@cliveklg7739]

@@movienightwithjacqui sometimes a good cray is cathartic.

[@Sir-Fettucini]

I've played the game so many times and I cry every time I get to this part in the game and the show hit me even harder. The age gap between Henry and Sam is way too similar to me and my brother. This show is easily the best live action adaptation of a video game and has set a new standard going forward for future adaptations. I'm loving that so many people who have never played the game get to experience this amazing story through this show!

[@wtimmins]

I love that even ignoring the video game element, this is legitimately one of the top tier tv shows in the last few years. And it's ALSO an amazing, very faithful adaptation of a video game.

[@DariusFrench6273]

This episode is another reminder of how brutal and unforgiving this world is, regardless of who you are. Something as simple as running across a group of infected has catastrophic effects to deal with and even doing the right thing has consequences. It’s no wonder Joel closed his heart off in the first place. The quicker you get attached to someone, the more likely you are to lose them. But FORK, does it hurt EVERY TIME they make us fall in love with someone and then take them away.

[@movienightwithjacqui]

So true! And they keep finding new ways to do it. With Bill and Frank it was a beautiful, long, drawn out emotional heartbreak, but with Sam and Henry, it hit like a sudden tragedy. Completely different, but hit you just as hard 😭

[@preciousotoakhia9789]

This episode was so heartbreaking 😭

[@alexanderriley2979]

Not to unnecessarily quibble, but Joel & Ellie are taking great pains not to run into groups of infected (or people) and especially mega-swarms like what flooded the St. Louis QZ -- because there is nothing simple about it. They're dangerous, strong, fast, resistant to damage & pain and incredibly single-minded. The only reason they haven't formally taken over is that they don't have the capacity to act collectively in a coordinated fashion and create and use machines.

[@Hellohellonada]

Not great for filming but I definitely don’t wear makeup for this show. The eyeliner burn is real.

[@movienightwithjacqui]

@@Hellohellonada No kidding! 😭

[@RogueJyn]

The Henry and Sam scene at the end is pretty much just as heartbreaking in the game as well as the show. Craig and Niel are doing a fantastic job. It broke my heart just playing it

[@David-nf8vb]

Holy forking fungus! Not ashamed to admit that I was refreshing over and over waiting for your reactions, Congrats for how much your channel is growing! One of the best reactors around! You take note in music, camera, shot composition, etc, and keep it up with the hints they give, simply outstanding. And in top of that a wonderful personality.

[@movienightwithjacqui]

Thank you so much! 😄

[@calmness]

i dont usually comment but i have to 100% to agree. i dont usually watch reactions at all

[@luvmusicsong2]

New subscriber Jacqui. Don’t know why I waited so long. 😊

[@kylereese4822]

@@movienightwithjacqui Getting involved with others in an apocalyptic world would be to painful thus being a loner/hermit would be the best option.... replace all the loss/sorrow/sadness with problem solving issues that maybe a daily thing of weeks ahead... eg, tyres get dry rot after a bit of unused time... can you make new ones with other things like woven strips of leather + springs replacing inner tubes....

[@brinu5341]

dude same! lol

[@HoodieHorizon]

I love that sam doesn't actually attack ellie until Ellie makes herself known to him. That's because even as an infected, he's still deaf

[@georgeosorio5815]

Ellie is so eager to see the world and the more she sees the more innocence she loses and Joel is trying so hard to prevent that and feels like he is failing her just like he feels he failed Sarah. They are really doing a great job

[@MariaIsabel_Fufuria]

Everyone’s already said how wonderfully observant and knowledgeable your commentating is and I just wanna add how adorable I think it is that you try so much not to swear - that when the actual 2 F-bombs that I heard came, I was like “Eyyyy~!! You DO know how to swear. Hahaha!!” I swear like a sailor when upset both in English and my native tongue - sometimes it’s cathartic when one is upset but I’m trying hard to minimize that behavior. Love love love your personality Jacqui, you’re such a lovely person - like having a cool big sister or bestie. Haha

[@movienightwithjacqui]

Aw thank you! You're so sweet 😄 I definitely swear too much, so this has actually helped me a lot! I'm glad I could be your internet sister/bestie! That genuinely makes me so happy! ❤️❤️❤️

[@scottls]

I'd like to learn more about the young blond actress they got to play the child clicker. Her part was very well choreographed. No apologies are needed for crying. I cried too. I'm sure most did. I needed time to compose my feelings as well. I think this world needs more people like us rather than people that don't have those reactions. Otherwise... we lose. That split-second yelp/scream Ellie did just as Henry shot himself, that is when I lost it. Bella deserves an award just for her performance in this episode alone, There were so many times I literally wanted to give her a hug and comfort her. yet still she has her little 'Ellie' attitude.

[@Atlessa]

According to another cpmmenter, the young lady's name is Skye Cowton, and she is indeed a contortionist.

[@grumpysphinx4911]

I cried so much after Bill and Frank, maybe because it was a beautiful love story with a bittersweet end, but this just left me feeling empty. I keep thinking about what it would have been like if that scene had never happened and they all went together the rest of the journey, forming bonds and friendships. It really shows you how cold and cruel this apocalypse is for these characters, to experience so much loss and pain so quickly and then just have to move on. Enduring and surviving.

[@frazzledazzle1563]

On the flip side, it shows exactly what happens if you can't endure and survive. "That shit's redundant" but it isn't. Sam couldn't survive, Henry couldn't endure. Frank couldn't survive, Bill couldn't endure. Sarah couldn't survive, but Joel managed to endure. But for how long?

[@kathleensargent9395]

Yes, I thought about that, too, how amazing it would have been if the four of them could have made the journey together. A bright spot in the gloom and doom. The idea of lost opportunities gets me every time.

[@patrickwaldeck6681]

Fun fact, the way the Bloater pops off that dude's head is nearly the exact same animation of Joel dying if you die to a bloater in the game. They basically rip Joel's head off from the jaw up.

[@adams115]

Your reviews are phenomenal

[@movienightwithjacqui]

Thank you! 😄

[@ggoose11224]

this was the first episode of a show in a while that actually made me feel unhappy. the after the ending I wasn't crying, but I was just disturbed and unhappy with what happened. 10/10

[@ebenbolter]

I was the DP for the last three episodes and just wanted to say it's been great watching your reactions. Thanks very much

[@movienightwithjacqui]

Wow! Thank you! 😃 For the kind words and your work on the show. Both mean so much!

[@ebenbolter]

@@movienightwithjacqui as a filmmaker it's honestly so heartening to see our work being understood, analysed and felt so clearly by our audience like this. It's truly moving and gratifying. If it's of interest, I'm breaking down some of the film-making over on twitter.

[@movienightwithjacqui]

I take that as such a huge compliment, so thank you again. I'm scrolling through your break-downs on Twitter right now, and already learned so much! I love doing first time reactions, but it's such a joy to go deeper into the analysis, so thank you for sharing your BTS!

[@kayneanthony134]

You have won me over with your knowledge and reaction. I love your observations as well as your honest reactions. This show is on another level, I am just amazed and so grateful for all the talent and hard work of everyone that made this show possible. I hope your channel continues to grow you’re awesome!!!

[@movienightwithjacqui]

Thank you! And I couldn't agree more--you can see every bit of passion and effort that went into this show, and it's a joy to watch.

[@ricardolucas2943]

Damn the death scene of Sam and Henry in the show hit me more harder then the game ☹️😥 props to Lamar ( Henry) and Sam ( Keivonn) including Bella and Pedro for bringing such amazing performances. And the intense scene with the horde of infecteds with the reveal of the Bloater, Just Bravo👏

[@dlweiss]

Oof, bless you for appreciating the storytelling craft even while it's wrecking you emotionally. I've said elsewhere: one of the core ironies that this story plays with is the fact that human beings are actually VERY fast to care about one another, when there's even a shred of common humanity to be found. So the core tragedy isn't just that their world is so brutal and unpredictable: the tragedy is also that they (and we) aren't able to truly turn off their empathy and yearning for connection, despite the pain that comes with it.

[@Sawyer1982OAC]

Being a gamer and having played this game on PS3, 4 and 5 I can’t praise enough how good this adaptation is

[@movienightwithjacqui]

I'm so glad to hear that!

[@kennethmorgan8795]

Cyber hugs for everyone... and a punch then hug for the writers because the changes they made here were 100% needed but fk them for making me love these characters even more than I did before stabbing me in the heart. Edit: Sam was NOT deaf in the game... he was also 12... I think... older, he was older.

[@sosaysjayrod]

Been waiting for days for Jacqui's take. Love her insights. Every time there's a protector-protectee pairing and something happens to one, all I can think of is Bill: "...and you... were my purpose." Joel makes the point in this episode that it's easier for Sam and Ellie because they don't have anyone depending on them, and then immediately Ellie has Sam depending on her. And now she's more like Joel than ever before- she's lost her protectee, and has to find her purpose again.

[@soph6539]

They actually did the Sam and Henry scene pretty good justice.... I was pretty nervous about it, but it was still heartbreaking. The game played out very similarly. So trust us, we've all been there. I was balling tears and unable to continue playing for like a week. PSA: It only gets worse from here on out 😬

[@WEREWOLF707]

I look forward to your reactions every week to this show, you're awesome!

[@movienightwithjacqui]

Thank you so much! 😊

[@LelouchVDK]

Don’t worry Jacqui. We’re all crying with you

[@movienightwithjacqui]

Thank you! 😭

[@ClaudiaVillarroel]

You have the best reaction videos of this show, the technical stuff and the emotion. I loved the game, now i love the show. I'm eager to see how they adapt the second one, because it really plays with your emotions in a whole new level. It's the kingdom of gray and points of view. At some point you don't want to do what you have to do to advance in the game. Don't know how the hell they are going to translate that feeling.

[@movienightwithjacqui]

Thank you so much! And since I don't know much about the game, I can't really speculate, but they've done an amazing job so far, so I trust them! Can't wait to see what they do.

[@CWazBroadwayBandGeek]

Congrats on the 10k+ subs, Jacqui! Can’t wait to see your channel grow more! 🥰👏🏻 Side note: I will be sending this show my therapy bill.

[@movienightwithjacqui]

Thank you! And definitely! HBO owes us all therapy 😂

[@clalo4]

I am an old man. 56 this month. I have played this game at least a half a dozen times, and I have watched this episode of the TV show 3 times. On top of all that, I have watched at least 4 or 5 reactions to this episode (yours being the best of them), and I still cry every single time.

[@homeiswhereukeepurdealdoe]

that horrified groan ellie lets out as soon as henry pulls the trigger, so raw. bella is killing it.

[@M_X_T_R]

FORKING SHIRT your reactions are great!! The emotional response mixed with the technical insights and funny quips... great stuff! Have enjoyed all your vids so far and am looking forward to all that are coming up.

[@movienightwithjacqui]

Thank you! 😄 I hope you enjoy everything that's coming!

[@M_X_T_R]

@@movienightwithjacqui CONGRATS on the shoutout from the DP!! That's awesome!

[@movienightwithjacqui]

@@M_X_T_R Thank you! I'm still on a high from that 😄

[@B3CK_27]

Great review Jacqui ! Every emotional state that these characters put you through in this fungtastic show, I too am affected the same way as you 😢 Craig and Neil have put so much heart into this no wonder we too can feel it !

[@movienightwithjacqui]

So true! And thank you! 😊

[@mojoshivers]

It’s always a neat exercise seeing the full reaction and then going to the KZbin reaction a few days later. But I like your reaction to this episode because it was fraught with a lot of key moments that you had some pretty strong reactions to. I can’t wait for episode 6.

[@talahar123]

You being so observant and your huge empathy is why I come back every episode. I'm learning so much and it's good to not cry alone. ❤😉

[@movienightwithjacqui]

Aw thank you! It's also comforting for me to know I'm not the only one crying 😅

[@timefield1164]

Completely-headless Perry was the voice of Tommy in the game. SHIRT your reactions are fantastic! Always great to see the raw reaction from someone who didn’t play the game

[@movienightwithjacqui]

I genuinely lol'd at "completely-headless Perry" 😂 Thank you for the kind words!

[@fletch-a-sketch9250]

@@movienightwithjacqui also his death was a cool Easter egg towards the game. If a Bloater (the big chungus fungus dude) grabs Joel in the game, he does same thing

[@jhfortin]

Absolutely love your insights and reactions! Lots of times I have really muted reactions when I'm watching the show, but your unabashed emotions magnify my own. I'm always crying with you, it's a wonderful gift. :-)

[@movienightwithjacqui]

Thank you! Glad I'm not crying alone 😅

[@Anakinpark]

This episode broke me too. Thank you for amazing reaction. And Happy valentines day.

[@ErnestOlusanya]

I’ve loved your commentary so far! You’re truly amazing and clearly very knowledgeable about film

[@movienightwithjacqui]

Thank you! Glad to know my years in film school weren't wasted 😄

[@bonecold4387]

I'm loving seeing you go through this experience. This story, the emotional attachment to characters, it's not anything you can forget. Watching you coming into the first episode, and now to see how much it's grown on you, is exactly what it's supposed to do. Even when you think you're prepared for what's next, you truly never are. Thanks for such a gift of a story to Neil Druckmann once again and thanks to Craig Mazin for his mind and beautiful directing.

[@Philar299]

Loving these reactions and your observations! Cant wait for episode 6!

[@Sn1perAJ]

Pedro shaking with the child clicker getting in the car was amazing acting

[@detusai]

What can I say except that you're one of the best reactors around! You even noticed the parallels of the characters around them with both Joel and Ellie. This is a theme and will hit home once we get to season one's ending. Also there is a lot of foreshadowing to what will happen in the future, including some themes that will be the highlight of Season 2 so watch out! It's also awesome you get into the technical details like the music and the symbolims. It's refreshing to get a take of someone who knows a lot about film. Can't wait for your reaction again next week! I have been looking forward to it!

[@theoawilliams]

Great reactions. I check for your new episodes every week

[@vgolf10]

such a great reaction covering the technical and nuance details of the show! I really love Bella’s acting in the close up scene of her face when Henry offs him self. The whimper then followed up with the tears. insane talent.

[@movienightwithjacqui]

Thank you! And 100% agree--Bella Ramsey deserves an Emmy for that moment alone. Just hearbreaking.

[@lucypogson8753]

I absolutely love your reactions and I love this show! And as much as I love this show and I'm excited every week for the next episode, I'm even more excited for them now because I'm more excited about seeing your reaction to the episodes than I appreciate the episode itself at this point. And that's saying something lmao ❤️

[@movienightwithjacqui]

Wow! Thank you so much! 😄

[@lucypogson8753]

@@movienightwithjacqui of course!!❤️ (Also entirely off topic but you're really pretty! 🥰 )

[@majormajormajortom]

I just really wish this show had a little more chill to let us sit in the heartbreak and anguish for like 30 more seconds. It's the second time that they just cut to a new scene immediately afterwards. Stop cutting my grief short for fungus sakes! I know the show's world has no time for it, but it's MY grief!!

[@TheJamake1005]

OMG first time watching your reactions and I am addicted! I will be going through watching all your reactions! Absolutely amazing! You are great! 🔥🔥

[@flawlessdaniel]

Just arrived here and found your channel by chance while looking for reactions. Love how good you're for the details. I subscribed. Cheers from Costa Rica.

[@CrowTRobot]

Been with you since the Ted Lasso reactions and I love seeing your channel blow up for a brilliant show based on one of my favorite games. And yeah. This was horrific. I don’t blame you for reacting that way. Even having played the game, knowing Sam and Henry’s fates didn’t make this hurt any less. Hell, I’m still recovering from Bill and Frank. 😢

[@movienightwithjacqui]

Aw thank you so much! And yeah, this was a different emotional blow than Bill/Frank. I feel like with them it was a long, drawn out, emotional heartbreak, where Sam and Henry were sudden tragedies. They both hit hard, but in different ways. This show is just incredible.

[@urieah563]

Always love ur reaction

[@Kman20025]

Small easter egg, so far, with the exception of Henry, there seems to be some correlation between a foot or leg injury or something that is wrong with their legs and that indicating the person is going to die. Sarah, Joels daughter, foot injury Tess, foot injury Frank, couldnt make use of his legs Sam, bitten close to the foot

[@RiddleMemoire]

interesting point! the kid on the start of the second episode as well iirc!

[@tactical-daddy]

I think one of the things that I absolutely love about you is the raw emotion that you show. I very much like this show but I can't remember the last time I felt something like that. I got pretty jaded and cold after returning from war in Iraq several years ago. I feign emotions to appease people but honestly most times I feel absolutely nothing at all. I appreciate you more than you know and look forward to every video you put out.

[@reliablereindeer]

18:42 Yes, the young girl clicker was played by a 9 year old gymnast

[@therevealingscience]

I love seeing your reactions Jacqui! You’re very analytical and spot the little details, it’s really refreshing. I love both games, and they are doing a phenomenal job with this adaptation. It has really exceeded my expectations. What I love about The Last of Us is it’s character driven instead of action driven. Yes there’s action, but the people, the pain one goes through in this type of scenario is something to watch. Because of the writing and the acting it makes you feel for the characters, even if it’s just for one episode. It’s an incredible achievement. Incase you haven’t yet, there’s a podcast that accompanies this show hosted by Troy Baker, who voiced Joel in the game. They are interviews with Craig Maizin and Neil Druckman. They are insights into each of the episodes and they how they accomplished certain scenes. It’s pretty interesting. Looking forward to your next reaction!

[@electrospud9230]

This is why the 1st game is well appreciated by all the gamers out there, the story translates well to live action it builds tension but it also doesn't keep throwing it at you, it provides relief however short to let you take in what happened and act accordingly, the people behind the scenes of this series have made excellent choices to take advantage of the medium while simultaneously remaining true to the story and building on its foundation. Love the video and all the bits and pieces of commentary you add to make it even more interesting to watch, even though I know what's coming next in the story... every "set piece moment" still hits hard like the first time I played the game. I enjoy the fact that you also point out the way the directors/writers used elements to create the tension and intent of the show thru not only visually but thru the smart use of sound and music as well, helps to enjoy the episode even more. If you've managed to get thru that you can imagine how people felt playing this game the first time and you had control of the actual character of Joel and Ellie 😄and well there's a LOT more story to tell, looking forward to the next episode and your video reactions 😁

[@Shay7]

I freakin love your reactions it’s all so genuine and the fact that you’re a film student you pick up on a lot of things like the tone and music and I enjoy that cause I can reflect the episode better by watching your reactions I’ve played the 1st game twice and on play through of the second game so I know what happens but that death is still hard to watch part of me was hoping it was gonna happen 😢

[@xoblythe]

I loved Henry and Sam the moment I met them in the game (some key differences being that game Sam is not deaf and is much closer in age to Ellie, maybe a year or two younger) and when Sam ended up infected and Henry killed him and then himself, I had to stop playing the game for an hour to process everything. It was such a gut punch and it hurt so much to go through. It hurt even worse in this episode, and to an extent, it hurt me when episode 4 ended with the introduction of Henry and Sam, because that's when I found out they had aged Sam down and I knew IMMEDIATELY I was going to be an absolute wreck when that scene rolled around. And then in episode 5 with all the time we spent with Sam and Henry, I conned myself by thinking that maybe they'd change it, because I so badly wanted them to. I wanted this to be the version of the story where Sam and Henry live, they trek to Jackson with Joel and Ellie, they settle in and they get to live a safe and happy life, to the point where when Ellie rubbed her blood on Sam's bite mark, I thought, "oh, okay, cool, this will work and we're doing this" while still knowing it wouldn't go down that way. The fact that Craig and Neil have taken a story so many people are so familiar with and know beat for beat and they STILL wreck us with it will never cease to amaze me. Some fun facts to close out: The big infected is called a bloater and the way he ripped Perry's head off at the jaw is the same way you get killed by the bloater in the game if you get caught by one. It's probably been mentioned, but Perry is played by Jeffrey Pierce, who did the voice acting and motion capture for Tommy Miller in the games. Troy Baker and Ashley Johnson, who did the voice and motion capture for Joel and Ellie in the games, will make extended cameos later on in the season. The underground settlement they stopped in had an easter egg drawing of "our protectors, Danny and Ish". In the game, you find notes around the settlement and learn that Ish was out to sea when the outbreak happened and after months of sailing, docked in the city and drove out the infected that were in parts of the sewers before settling in. He was safe but very lonely, and would only leave to scavenge and trade with a nearby family. When the family mentioned that they may have to leave the area, Ish offered them a spot in his settlement. It's implied that the reason they're no longer there is because someone accidentally left the door to the settlement open and they got ambushed by infected. And finally, a not-so-fun fact, but an emotional one: Sam asks Ellie if the person still exists inside an infected, and when we cut to the next day, Sam has his back to Ellie and is looking out the window, and Ellie calls out to him. Normally, this would alert an infected - but Sam is deaf, so he doesn't hear her, confirming that the person is still in there. 🙃

[@kingunda5013]

Jacqui's reactions are so genuine, it's been the only reaction video so far I dont skip nor fast forward to the next scenes. She's really climbing up the ladder fast among my top 10 favorite KZbin reactors. ☝

[@LUC0R]

Love you Jacqui!🤍

[@sherank244]

Man I love watching your videos and was so sorry for you tell see this for the first time, my first time playing the game it broke me. It was another beautiful episode I can’t believe, looking forward towards your next reaction.

[@movienightwithjacqui]

Thank you! 😊

[@sherank244]

@@movienightwithjacqui you’re welcome and thank you you’re crushing it dude

[@stineranheim86]

always love your reactions!

[@movienightwithjacqui]

Thank you! 😄

[@amelooloo]

god, your reactions broke my heart :( i sobbed like a baby the first time i watched it in the game and sobbed even harder in the show

[@viralmedia]

Weekly emotional devastation and we can't wait for the next episode. Only a few movies and a show or two have reached into me tear my heart out. This show has no business being this FORKING good!

[@movienightwithjacqui]

We are all masochists here 😂 It's so good we're happy to let it keep hurting us every week!

[@Amozon28]

this is one of my favorite episodes so far, and it has A LOT of set up/forshadowing for future things. i also love that all the characters they lose along the way impart some message/lesson onto joel. Tess was "safe who you can save" essentially telling him, keep moving forward, dont give up now. bill was a lesson that, despite them both being jaded men, joel has the potential to have a fullfilling life if he just learns to LET LOVE IN. episode 4 is joel starting to do just that, letting ellie into his heart and caring for someone in a way he hasnt since he lost sara. and Henry, Henry is a warning. a warning to joel of what will happen if he loses ellie. because joel WILL NOT survive losing another daughter. he just cant. also no spoilers, but kathleens story/character us deliberate forshadowing to a future storyline in season 2, and having her juxtaposed against Henry (who is meant to parallel a worst case scenario for Joel) i just MUAW delicious poetic cinema. after season 2 id recommend coming back and watching this episode

[@jenniferrafael856]

Was definitely also waiting for your reaction! Love your channel and your insight 😊 I thought I subscribed and I realized I didn’t so of course I did! Thank you so much for your reactions, they make my day! Can’t wait to continue to see your reaction for the rest of the show :)

[@movienightwithjacqui]

Thank you so much! 😊

[@scarletttt02]

the fact that sam was henrys first kill absolutely destroys me

[@Upndouin]

So true! Did not think about that as my emotions were all over the place. Then I only remembered him saying he had killed someone, but that was FEDRA he just handed in some intel so he could save Sam from Leukaemia. How ironic and tragic!

[@6XMariaBForRX9]

wow I was so you when Sam showed his leg, I loved this part of your reaction 🙌 this show Is shockingly absolutely incredible to me

[@quinnmclaughlin7537]

you and Georgia Dow are my favorite reviewers of this series, Both of you are Very interesting. I like the videos professional chime in on movies/games, just brings a whole new level to the topic, and yourself seem like a Really interesting person, from film school to being competent about guns too being Seemingly knowledgable about sign language (I am disabled and grew up around many people that Sign, and I have never seen anyone outside the community randomly show 3 or 5 with their hands, the way you do)

[@paul_ow]

I love your reaction, you deserve my sub ☺️👍🏾

[@LlamaDungeon]

I was going to preemptively congratulate you on 10k last week, but decided to wait until it was official. 0 to 10k in 2 months. That's seems REALLY GOOD. At this rate, give it a month, 2 max. and you'll no longer be the smallest reaction channel I follow I'm glad you decided to do a series earlier then you were planning. It's got to be great for The Algorithm. Hopefully you can keep a steady growth after this is over. Btw -- can't wait for your October reactions.. Your going to have some amazing reactions for classic horror, if this show is anything to go off of

[@movienightwithjacqui]

Thank you! I'm so blown away by the channel's growth, and just incredibly grateful. We'll have to see what October brings! 😄

[@uberepick1183]

Just found your channel today! Loving your reactions and observations 👍🏻

[@movienightwithjacqui]

Thank you!

[@nick_x9elodeon]

Love your reactions so much and love your attention to detail 💙 another show I think you would definitely love (once the last of us is over of course) is The Leftovers. TLOU (at least this show adaptation) seems to have taken a few notes from them.

[@xPanDaemonx]

Best reaction/review vid of this episode so far. Subbed :)

[@movienightwithjacqui]

Thank you! Welcome aboard! 😊

[@lorenzomendonca2706]

Love to see your interpretation of the things we see on screen. The last of us is such a good, yet simple story; its not rocket science to see how the show’s cogs are and will be moving, yet the human element makes none of that “predictability” ever one dimensional. I was OBSESSED with this episode, as well as the series as a whole, but I don’t recall watching something as gut wrenching as it, at least not in a while. Im actually SUPER mad that i got spoiled one major plot point of the story by some other gamer reactors, so seeing you react to it, besides the quality of the reaction, you won’t spoil a bit for us, cuz, just like me, you didn’t play the game. Anyway, keep up the good work darling, see you next week and NEIL AND CRAIG YOU OWE ME MY THERAPY BILLS!!

[@Lionbeard]

Brilliant episode. Heart wrenching

[@jeffcdeleon]

This part of the game takes place in Pittsburgh and has no Kathleen - just generic baddies - so moving it to Kansas City and giving them an entire storyline as well as fleshing out Henry & Sam’s backstory is so great. Plus, Sam is not deaf in the game, which is another great change Druckmann/Mazin made. I know your schedule has to be crazy, but if you have time, there’s an official podcast companion for the show hosted by the voice of Joel in the game, Troy Baker, and he interviews Druckmann & Mazin about every episode. Definitely worth a listen if you want more background. 👍🏻 Loving these videos & your insight! 👍🏻

[@pilsgames5922]

Its so cool to see that you pick up on things so fast since you have never played the games

[@fern4real733]

This episode was fuckin outstanding, gut punch just like episode 3, HBO just continue to deliver and keep knocking it out of the fuckin park no doubt. I genuinely smile when I get a notification from your channel! You've been amazing and genuine, I'm so happy for you and your channel! Growing slowing but surely! You got something amazing here and people who'll rock with you till the end, and I'm one of them, keep up the great work!

[@movienightwithjacqui]

Thank you so much! I'm thrilled to have others along to share in the emotional damage this show is causing us 😂

[@fern4real733]

@@movienightwithjacqui you're very welcome! Till the end my friend 💯

[@DCFCfanatic]

The sniper scene in the game is just great cuz as you're being fired at you have to choose either the left or right side of the street that leads up the house. either side is filled with hunters that come after you. you make your way through various homes and eventually get to the inside of the main house. the sniper is younger guy and is already waiting for you up there. Joel struggles and defeats him. from there you have to snipe other hunters that are trying to kill Henry, Sam and Ellie. you even have to snipe a tank. then come the infected and you must snipe them until a cut scene finally plays. the underground tunnels are a lot larger in the game. areas seen in those tunnels were condensed into one room for the tv show. there is also a backstory of a man named Ish that started the community that lived in those tunnels. the story is told through pages found through out the tunnels. there is only one drawing of ish down in the tunnels. you also do get chased by infected down there and certain point, Joel and Sam end up together while Ellie has to keep close to Henry. they get separated by a trapped door. at then when they are about to exit the tunnels they get attacked by a horde of infected. after this they go through a neighborhood, ellie reads some more puns and eventually they pop out on the street with the sniper house. it takes place during the day though. Also Sam is not deaf in the game. Their fates are the same though. The big infected guy is called a bloater. there is an alternate version of it called a shambler but they are usually found within watery areas. In the game the bloater makes his debut within a high school gym that Bill takes Joel and Ellie through. The three have to fight it. it's only weakness is fire but gunshot blasts help too. it also like to throw these bulb like sacs filled with spores. you breath those in and you'll get infected too. Ellie can actually breath these spores and nothing will happen to her. The virus is in her blood but the fungus is mutated. yet her blood can still turn others into monsters.

[@Phillipmullins836]

I’m absolutely in love with your reactions!!! All of them, they are so spot on and this may be bad to say but you’re the only woman I’ve watched that actually gets every film and shares my mindset in how they are viewed!! So nothing freaky here..... I’m married for 20 years with 2 children, happily. Just really love films all my life and definitely am enjoying your reactions, and yes ma’am I yelled at the show as well when he painted the mask on Sam because I said please don’t do this at that point and of course they did it and I cried like a bum!! See you next time ma’am

[@suesawy9196]

Been waiting for your reaction ever since the episode aired

[@movienightwithjacqui]

Aw thank you!

[@aboutthat1440]

You deserve an up vote for the princess bride edit alone. Well done.

[@movienightwithjacqui]

Haha thank you! It's one of my favorites.

[@Lineman72T]

Between Episode 3, Wakanda Forever, and now Episode 5, it's been an emotional set of streams. Thanks for doing it, though. Always enjoy your content. In regards to your contortionist comment, the little child Clicker was played by a 9 year old gymnast/contortionist. All the actors/actresses playing the infected are working with Terry Notary, who specializes as a movement coach. His resume is basically mocap performer/stunt coordinator/movement coach for every big movie involving humans portraying inhuman beings

[@Lucidel-M]

In the game Sam is older and he is not deaf. I thinks it was really smart to make him younger and deaf you know with how well this show uses silence, plus representation.

[@eduard05ilva]

You're precious... The feels are mutual 🤗❤️

[@spencerhooper8874]

tbh i experienced every single one of these emotions playing the game, and still go through it everytime i replay it

[@sarinagrace5403]

Had to watch this video twice because I spent most of the first watch admiring how pretty you and your hair were 😍

[@sarinagrace5403]

Also I LOVE how observant u are with this show. A lot of the reactors I watch skip over the stuff I find important buT YOU NEVER do and I like that sm

[@sarinagrace5403]

Smells like a scam…

[@hoeszeit]

I played the game several times and i knew what would come,. but it just flushed me into reality and i burst in tears as well. Your reaction is so tense,. nice to watch! Thank you. For the after episode.-- That emotional exciting about how great "The Last of Us" is scripted and worked through,... it will tear a hole. The game is soo good that at the end of Part 2 there is nothing what can catch you up. Every other game is destroyed forever due to the amazing emotional experience in a game. I really fear that the Series will do the Same for me and every other upcoming Series or Game will be measured on "TLoU" .... Outstanding !

[@shep4life]

Another heart wrenching episode😢

[@Sthepanda]

So I wanted to say, my favorite thing in this episode, besides everything, is the underground makeshift shelter they stop in, because that's an actual place you explore in the game, and the backstory of it is real cool in how they tell it. I'm really happy added it, and there's a bit more to learn about it if you're curious.

[@WeirdTangent]

I like how the brother said "Do I look scared?" (and was), and Ellie says "Do I NOT look scared?" (and is)

[@zachery2759]

18:08 In case you’re wondering, that big guy is called a Bloater. That’s what happens to victims who have been infected for a very, very long time.