The Last of Us Episode 8: TV Show vs Game Comparison

How close does The Last of Us Episode 8 compare to The Last of Us? We put several scenes from the HBO show side-by-side with the game to see how they compare. Beware of spoilers ahead for The Last of Us series!
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[@thedarkknight2221]

Game David is far more creepy throughout the game, TV David is disturbing in his last minutes though.

[@themadtitan7603]

Yeah, game David seemed talked and looked like a creepy antagonist right off the bat while TV David had the front of a normal person with seemingly "pure" intentions only to reveal himself as a self-righteous monster who's only interested in his own survival.

[@rylirikmusik7908]

David in show seems like beggar

[@Julian_14]

@@themadtitan7603 thats what makes it more scary and worse.... real creepy fks look dead normal. if they didnt it would be easy to arrest them wouldnt it. weird logic but okay

[@StevoStaple]

@@themadtitan7603 hmm idk when we were doing the zombie herd thing with him he seemed trustworthy at first

[@nathansentertainmentnews6971]

Even if we already knew TV David would be evil he’s much more subtle and understandable here you could argue Nolan north is still the king though, agree with your point 100%.

[@shriyut]

1:05 Ellie's voice changes from intimidating to hopeful and innocent when she asks for medicine. Her desperation for help could not hide behind the facade for long.

[@ferdinand9555]

Tlou's voice acting still one of the best ever.

[@rosie684]

​@@ferdinand9555 yea the voice acting is S Tier in the game. So much better than the show.

[@Rm-ez5qd]

So true, that's also when you see the child slip through the adult mask.

[@aaronzNJD]

@@rosie684 Probably because they aren't voice actors in the show, they're just real actors. Redoing the voice means redoing the entire scene, whereas with the voice actors, you can literally make them rerun the same line until you've got it exactly how you want it. The show requires a lot more in that regard.

[@frankreynolds9930]

@@rosie684 Because the game actress in more experienced in real life and you can do way more takes in voice acting.

[@oribrion]

It's so confusing to me that they put all of the violence of this episode into the video, but censor the swearing because apparently that would be innapropriate.

[@evorm7329]

maybe youtube algorithm is more sensitive to swears than imagery

[@abbygaleforcewind5179]

KZbin scans for curse words and it affects the algorithim, but not necessarily violence. Go blame them.

[@jay2thaudy]

Very American

[@frmrfr]

"They" have no control over the KZbin algorithm.

[@cholocco2831]

It has more to do with KZbin monetization than anything else

[@fadelelhakim1111]

Game David was from the beginning and so forth already a creep. Show David was straight up a sanctimonious creep whose real intentions only came up later. Same dudes just different fonts

[@interface2x]

What’s funny is that Nolan North, who played David in the game, said that he specifically tried to play David’s early scenes as if he were a genuinely nice person.

[@stalkervalley]

@@interface2x and he succeeded.

[@romilrh]

Toning down Joel's violence in the show made the torture scene WAY more intense. So glad they did it justice

[@C33b3310]

AGREED

[@ryan80166]

overall it was a bad decision for the show.

[@deji1216]

@@ryan80166 why?

[@ryan80166]

@@deji1216 the world doesn’t feel as dangerous as it did in the game

[@walker1tnranger]

@@ryan80166 >Characters die every episode “World doesn’t feel as dangerous”

[@Ic3h0rnEt14]

So glad they didn't skip the interrogation scene. The show has left out a lot of the action stuff so I'm relieved they kept that part.

[@NoLoveinHell]

its not that they left it out its hard with the budget and how to properly execute certain events in the games timeline so somethings have to be altered

[@ajcyrilldy]

@@NoLoveinHellbudget is not the issue. It’s literally one of most expensive shows ever made. The only issue is *time*. There isn’t enough time to fit everything in 51 minutes.

[@CBUCKish]

So why the dlc episode and brokeback mountain episode. They cleary had time to waste

[@johnleoalgo9692]

@@ajcyrilldy Just because they have a high budget doesn't mean you understand how to actually use that budget. So you're wrong.

[@felixstewart1172]

Tbf they've only really left out or dumbed down shootout scenes that arent that important to the main story, on the game its cool but the show they arent needed

[@mythiccheese1568]

The "How did you put it, tiny little pieces?" scene in the show legit gave me chills. His delivery is so disturbing

[@line4169]

Yeah, chills

[@justincaluya2157]

That baby girl line brings me to tears everytime not ashame!

[@rylieabbott4328]

Me and you both

[@kamesna6641]

0:43 Love Troy Bakers performance in this scene.

[@lookatmyright]

💀💀💀

[@joeyl3130]

With him just standing? Lol

[@TheMemeXp1]

@@joeyl3130 r/woooosh

[@joeyl3130]

@@TheMemeXp1It was a horrible attempt of a joke.

[@hx_z4]

💀💀

[@GAAARRRYYY]

It's scary how nice and normal TV show David seemed, game David seemed creepy from the start.

[@Deeone282]

He was alot more layered in the show which makes it better.

[@Geno47]

Naw tv show David looked like a creep from the start

[@ethankrinke506]

Nah game David seemed so nice. He caught me by surprise. Tv David is just cynical

[@bagelfish8916]

it’s scarier because of how easy it is for him to switch it on and off

[@cardorichard4148]

@@ethankrinke506 From his roughness, it was obvious Game David was a bad guy. TV David is more complex

[@guilhermekrumenauer2198]

Definitively also my favourite episode so far and one of the most identicals. As long as the series goes, every episode seems to be getting better and better. Looking forward to the last one.

[@bug688]

Damn for me it's a tough tie between this episode, episode 5 and episode 3.

[@simonrockstream]

This series has been unreal. A dream come true.

[@ryan80166]

A nightmare*

[@jopsbuyco]

especially episode 3 right?

[@bigt7706]

@@jopsbuyco what was wrong with episode 3?

[@ryan80166]

@@bigt7706 Over an hour on a minor character

[@LeonardoDiCasanova]

@@ryan80166 Episode 3 was the most beautiful episode out of all of them

[@DidoInFlames]

so they don't burry members of the group they eat them , He literaly served the young daughter her father and fed her without her knowing . That was sick.

[@danielmedporp]

People from David’s group on the show seemed to know that something was clearly off, but they chose to look the other way

[@SamkoKalajdzini]

@@danielmedporp few people knew only

[@mastereppsreturns6586]

Ellie’s delivery is certainly more confident and assertive in the game, but that makes the HBO version even more human and sympathetic

[@sukie584]

Especially because in the show, they’re actually in the freezing cold, & snow which will impact the delivery.

[@as0ph1an]

Confidence and having an assertive tone is human. It’s based off of personality. It doesn’t make the show better.

[@jasmineh.3002]

Might be because it was an adult playing a little girl's voice in the game 😅😂

[@MrByu]

@@jasmineh.3002 It’s worth mentioning that Bella Ramsey is 18 years old in this scene too 😄

[@jasmineh.3002]

@@MrByu True. She was 17 when they started filming 😂

[@steve_1313]

Absofuckinglutely fantastic episode. They totally nailed it.

[@jubioneermaskhinder8561]

Oh contamination)

[@auneakeffect]

lol no they didn't

[@pastlife960]

@@auneakeffect lol yes they did

[@auneakeffect]

@@pastlife960 watch the video

[@hxi7141]

@@auneakeffect yes they did

[@Alavoni]

What a great formula the way they blend accurate and faithful scenes from the games and brand new aspects that tell a larger story

[@valetlz9169]

What larger story?

[@Pedro_Le_Chef]

Larger? Show has cut scenes off. Game is more expansive.

[@tupuppi]

Just came here after the ep. Such a FANTASTIC adaptation. Perfect balance of storytelling by avoiding the action sequences that are made to play and not to "see"

[@Bigrhythm4]

fake comment alert

[@aro3275]

You all have to be bots. Or trolls. Action scenes are boring. We cant have any action movies anymore. Those should just be video games. Its so boring watching john wick fight people.

[@nezuko9981]

@@aro3275 or maybe they actually enjoyed it and have a different opinion then yours? Lmao

[@Pedro_Le_Chef]

You heard it here folks, action scenes don't belong in movies and tv series. The John Wick films are secretly video games in case you didn't realize.

[@zerochilling0442]

​@@aro3275 no way you are real

[@bobodyuknow]

Scott Shepherd was actually fantastic in this. He played David incredibly well. Imho a superb psycopath.

[@justinevans1953]

3:40 You can recognize Joel's voice

[@ghostofbase]

Ha yes !

[@AngusBeefington]

Hope that Troy gets more roles after this

[@Lamp37820]

Right? He is obviously a fantastic VA, but he knocked it out of the park on screen!

[@qm8967]

Given his career in dubbing, he is certainly already more or less known in the audiovisual world. And if he doesn't make a film or a series, it's certainly because he doesn't really want to, or he's simply more passionate about dubbing.

[@Spuzaw]

​@@qm8967 His career isn't known for "dubbing"... It's mostly for performance capture.

[@matthewpeter5154]

These comparisons are truly awesome.

[@kingofcool1998]

My favourite episode. Incredible adaptation of what was already the best chapter in the game, and they actually made David even darker than he was.

[@josephcook9065]

My only gripe with the episode is the missing sequence of infected battle before David drops the bomb of everything happening for a reason. Made the twist seem a little rushed and not as weighty.

[@mahendravora5700]

I'm the one who didn't play the game and every episode hitting me hard 😢

[@trelyles1583]

yeah cause you're like 12.

[@shadowowolf]

​@@trelyles1583 I've never played the game and I'm 27.

[@dlt1917]

The game is even better as an experience you should play it

[@JayTraversJT]

Would recommend it. Lots of additional scenes and dialogue.

[@pressstart8738]

Its okey brother… try play after watch this show

[@jnava85]

Damn, the mumbling that Bella makes at the end got me, great perfomance!

[@mudge002able]

The reason this show is seeing so much success is because 99% of the show mirrors the game, something other video-game-turned-tv-show needs to learn

[@dominiclane8538]

Nothing much happens in the show to be honest ,it's pretty mediocre

[@soowoo2246]

@@dominiclane8538 what a horrible take

[@khalednajjar3852]

No not really, a lot of things happens differently, in some scenes it mirrors the game but not 99%

[@Termy_]

Yes but they butcher almost every section of the game except a few

[@QuaGBeanz]

You buggin you must haven't played the game and seen ep 3

[@octavionazario7378]

Haven’t played the 1st one in a while this is such a refresher

[@ibnuzzaki9859]

especially the violence is spot on. damn love it.

[@joeyboy3209]

This episode was awesome. Just finished watching

[@hafidzalfrz]

We gotta give a credit to Bella's performance in this episode aren't we?

[@abril9691]

in all episodes ofc but especially this one

[@victorialb21]

Eh

[@ChuckNorris924]

Her screams of terror when David pins her to the ground in the show were gut wrenching.

[@josieMayday]

This is her Emmy episode for sure

[@wavyboyo]

She’s great

[@christianjocson4629]

2 questions. Why did they have Shimmer the horse here instead of Callus from the game? And what happened to David's group?

[@svlim958]

Its not shimmer in episode 6 shimmer is still a child so its callus

[@Nobodysurvivesevenonebit]

Troy as James haha

[@crackajack913]

And, Troy being the VA for David 😂

[@dashdog5168]

@@crackajack913 nolan north

[@angelelijah4164]

Troy plays Buddy Boy

[@KingdorismHD]

Nolan North did an amazing job portraying someone sinister with evil intentions

[@amellowblue]

Incredible acting 👏

[@jonjonboi3701]

Yeah he is one of my favorite voice actors

[@kingcamelot1395]

They did that by asking him to play David 2 separate ways. First, to act as if David genuinely is a nice and caring person. And then second, as a man with sinister thoughts and motives. They isolated the 2 aspects of David, so that when they put them together again, it would hit twice as hard.

[@thedigiknow]

Really cool! Thanks IGN

[@cobrauf]

Was glued to the screen from beginning to end, that's saying a lot in these days of short attention spans. Bravo to all the actors, producers, set designers, but a special nod to Scott Shepherd who brought an extra creepy David to his portrayal.

[@amellowblue]

True. Dude was almost too real. Sent shivers down my spine the disgusting creep

[@orczy351]

Troy Baker is perfect for his role here, quality preformance delivered.

[@RPGPINAS]

cant believe game david is the same VO who voice nathan drake

[@arvinbuenaagua5161]

Troy Baker isn't Nolan North

[@Zone659]

@@arvinbuenaagua5161 but nolan north is david..

[@amfrenzy1474]

@@arvinbuenaagua5161 Troy Baker is playing James. Not David... -_-

[@matthewekstrom497]

this was phenomenal to watch!

[@Bigrhythm4]

fake comment alert

[@maytalacedo20]

it was really cool to have troy backer be James in this episode since it's a nice way to see this since he voice the main character.

[@yourboy1908]

Best episode so far

[@UnrulyRebel-hd2pl]

She was amazing in this episode wow

[@abhijeetsawan21]

the ending was full of emotions just as in game❤

[@alibader2171]

Not really...game did it better

[@haikesande1867]

The fact that TV David seems more normal and less creepy from the start makes him more terrifying

[@Ic3h0rnEt14]

The show is doing a great job, but the game cannot be beat.

[@ray24051]

The show is not trying to compete with the video game they are two different mediums one you get to play in one you get to watch.

[@pob_42]

@@ray24051 This. It's so much harder to translate mediums than people think. Videogames can be so incredibly interactive with their storytelling that serialised media can't compete by copying alone. The series has the material, and is doing a great job funnelling it through a different lens.

[@Bigrhythm4]

@@ray24051 fake comment alert

[@channel_dad]

true!!

[@channel_dad]

especially final differences, game are way better

[@luckyrockmore2796]

This episode was "BRUTAL"

[@EnoxacynicPencil]

Fr now imagine what the last ones gonna be like

[@Pleasesubscribetomychannel.]

Ali Abbasi has done a great work with this episode It's by far my most favourite episode Looking forward to the last episode Great adaptation

[@bryankelly9790]

They should have had TBag from prison break play this role

[@chriswheelington6592]

He would’ve been perfect.

[@debuthunter5389]

LOL

[@NOIR-yi5si]

maybe he did audition for the role and didn't pass, or not interested for the role

[@lanaya3148]

HOLY SHT YESSSSSSSA KINDA MISSED THE OPPORTUNITY

[@aubreytraverse.]

YES TBAG!

[@bluekingkongkymm]

why cant resident evil have adaption like this

[@scottkocsis515]

Stg lmao it’s really not that hard

[@sevsnk3043]

The zombies followed exactly like the game though

[@synursa]

you sure you want that? you’d see little to no zombies

[@Xxsorafan]

The director wanted to show off his hot wife

[@evorm7329]

@@Xxsorafan im out of the loop on this one, what's this about?

[@Spencer277]

as a player of both games - they have been checking every single box so far

[@mylobage]

The idea of having your knee cap popped off is bone chillingly horrifying.

[@saifkhan-ln7dd]

Some of the delivery of the lines fell flat for me not sure if it was because of the cold but it didn’t really have the same impact as the game

[@splinter360]

Totally agree.

[@sweetpeaginnis]

Agreed. The delivery of the dialogue lacked any intensity and depth. Felt forced/fake; "flat," as you said.

[@connorb237]

100% Ashley puts Bella to absolute shame in literally every scene

[@omanoma5278]

Yeah. Most of David's lines fall really flat in comparison to the original

[@John-996]

Was going to say the same The show has times were lines are delivered well but it misses the Mark allot times its not bad but at times the acting feels a bit forced.

[@ThePeachSan]

both are epic . just the way they are

[@Bminutes]

It's almost like when you respect the source material and cast people who look the part that people will like it. Who would have thought?

[@RezwanRahmanraymond]

Loved the game now enjoying the show

[@shakesitoff1122]

Best episode yet!!

[@BroPaulSyrel]

Get ready for the finale

[@crackajack913]

People ain't ready for season 2!

[@user-ly2ll5od1r]

@RetamP most have been spoiled anyway. And this is hbo. They've experienced what season 2 will bring over a dozen times already with GoT.

[@MrPackerfan85]

@@crackajack913 can’t wait to see the internet go crazy in season 2 get the popcorn

[@DietersYT]

@@user-ly2ll5od1r who crapped in your Cheerios?

[@carlosmontano5928]

Wish it would be 10 episodes instead of 9 9th could of been about Ellie’s mom than episode 10 they reach the fireflies and everything goes down

[@aryastark1443]

Every new episode people always says the best episode.

[@iTzCorey]

Cant believe how accurate it is but it does make me question will they mix up the death scenes? as surely if they follow the game 100% the same then everyone will be able to just predict every episode and death?

[@_Cetarial]

That's not David, that's Divad.

[@Shmack_]

Actually want to play the game now after watching the show

[@neosonic23]

The difference of the comparison is that the Bunny LIVES!! 😁😁😁😁

[@jean-marcplante5411]

It’s not so damn hard to adapt a game to screenplay… FOLLOW THE DAMN STORY PEOPLE HAVE GROWN TO LOVE! And this show does this brilliantly!

[@jeffjeffjeffpardy]

How would you know how hard it is? But yes the show has been great

[@aashniw7125]

Some of it had to be altered for the medium, and so that even people who played the game will still find things to be surprised about, but for the most part, yes.

[@Kaushikush335]

Tbh troy looked more like david from the game with that beard

[@civi554]

4:49 Liam O'Brien getting stabbed on the knee

[@tremaineKR]

This episode was epic

[@benjiealido2905]

They could've give david dirty look

[@koppatrick26]

Awesome so close to the game but not beeing the game. That's hard to achieve. Hope the next ones can keep up

[@UkeDawg]

Why did they cut the line of dialogue where he yells that she is making it very hard to keep her alive?

[@THEREV468]

Funny how they had the David look alike in the show but didn’t cast him as David even tho he was in the exact scene 😂

[@gergopiroska5749]

Who do you mean?

[@afwinayusuf]

which one?

[@horseoperamarker]

are you talking about troy

[@AlexSkyZ8]

David from the game looklike he actually starving no the tv one

[@thewarfreak6132]

fenomenal!

[@maideni666]

FANTASTIC EPISDOE! TEARS IN MY EYES

[@Bigrhythm4]

fake comment alert

[@BiZkiDD2]

Buddy boy Troy Baker stole the show ❤️

[@mrlessy]

The game version is definitely creepier

[@lorenzoconti7372]

this episode was just incredible, what a show

[@Bigrhythm4]

fake comment alert

[@gedgedk4929]

all feels a bit rushed

[@hamzahassaballa5050]

Long story short the game does everything better than the series

[@Nik-fw9bk]

So glad to see atleast one game is getting adapted properly looking at you Netflix witcher 😕

[@joachimblaisendzengtabi9936]

Best ep so far

[@Seanobb]

SOOOOOO happy Troy got to be part of the game... he really softened his voice for this character too.

[@WrathChild-NZ]

wish there were a lot more encounters in this series, havent seen any infected for ages.

[@godsendian8229]

they turned Troy Baker into a random NPC thats noice

[@0miy0]

It was saddening

[@tfergii88]

Not random, he is billed as, "James, David (cannibal)'s right hand man"

[@Clarkzer0]

A pretty integral part to this entire chapter, not just a "random NPC".

[@andrewmojzer2337]

In the making of the episode that followed, Troy was pretty excited for the role he got. He admitted he thought he'd just be a clicker.

[@0miy0]

@@andrewmojzer2337 he has great Humility, he undersells himself and oversells Hollywood. In any case more power to him.

[@supreemcourt9181]

4:38 he sound like the guy w the fvcked up hand in scary movie 2 😂😂😂😂

[@luv2stack]

Really feel like I've missed out not playing this game..

[@neondreams0514]

Welp there's 4 different ports of it now so there's really no reason not to at least once

[@JerseyCardArmy1]

This version of David was actually more creepy than the game version...legit this dude wanted a young wife. Sounds about right for preachers.

[@pencil6965]

Game version did too

[@Fish_Eye-kun]

It's because in the tv they added that he used to be a teacher before the apocalypse lol

[@labradog05]

what youre saying here is both in game and in show

[@davidberger8420]

@@labradog05 The part about him being a teacher before the outbreak is what hits harder.

[@GwladYrHaf]

They are playing on your prejudice, your bias and your hatred against preachers, this portrayal wasn’t in the game. Your reaction says more about you than it does about the fictional show.

[@johnbrown6400]

Don’t get why they change inconsequential single word stuff like “tiny to little” or her omission of “there” when she first says buddy boy

[@bateshell2]

The religious thing could be a foreshadowing of the SCARs, who are likely to show up in Season 2.

[@a.w.b.9971]

But why cut the Clickers?

[@ikephipps2696]

Why does ign bleep out the curse words? Takes away from the experience

[@SENATORPAIN1]

This isn't the hero we deserve.but it's the hero we need.

[@ashfaqnisar]

Bella is great but Ashley was something else✊🏻✊🏻

[@xximbioincxx]

Creepy

[@blackfoot1178]

​@@xximbioincxx I can't figure out what you mean by that

[@Bigrhythm4]

Bella is average Ashley is super

[@jeffjeffjeffpardy]

Ashley is definitely hotter.

[@TheTopStarz]

this just shows how great the game is for them to make a series copying it but still being great

[@redmist78]

Cool that Troy was in it. Was Ashley? they shouldve used Nolan since he was the voice of David..but another let down for me because...well NO infected again. come on......

[@fluk1gamer144]

wow

[@iraford5788]

Amazing episode.

[@kwamedeswan9021]

Perfection

[@NoizeTank]

4:30 how dare you not include Bella’s audio. It was so much more powerful than in the game

[@DidoInFlames]

agree Bella is amazing

[@austriangroyper9308]

Absolutely insane that anyone believes this. Ramsey's acting is atrocious.

[@Midna.K]

Ikr, Bella's acting was far better, the way she screamed those lines..I got hyped lol

[@valetlz9169]

It was overacting for me

[@korduroy9258]

fr it was more raw and guttural, it made the scene way more intense

[@jubioneermaskhinder8561]

In the last film, David wanted to get rid of his own daughter, her name was Jean Grey

[@aubreytraverse.]

Best episode thus far!

[@Bigrhythm4]

fake comment alert

[@shadowkage6403]

The only thing ive been struck about between the game and the hbo show is the lack of action scenes