FILMMAKER REACTS to THE LAST OF US Episode 2: Infected

[@mattmcc72]

When this show does a "Cold Open" they take it all the way. Literally chills, every single time!

[@DeskIsUndead]

It was refreshing to have an army dude that isn't just evil and ready to kill everyone. And instead it's a scientist being honest and also not trying to get herself out of harm's way

[@mattmcc72]

@@DeskIsUndeadLets face it. This show never turns it's back to a single opportunity to break your heart.

[@thenightcook1134]

The way Pedro delivers the "not quiet, silent" line makes it one of my favorite quotes of the series

[@KayosHybrid]

It’s actually so moving to me that Ibu Ratna was a person who was faced with the potential eradication of the human species, who found patient zero, and made the decision to advise a total destruction of the entire city. The only hope for humanity was to decimate every spore that existed. Including dying herself, and everyone she loved. She made that incredible sacrifice - but something went wrong. Did they listen? How long was there a delay? It’s so chilling and amazing storytelling AND performance

[@demopem]

It was probably too late. It had already gotten into the flour and was being shipped around the world.

[@aadil1998]

The most chilling part of this was that it wasn't even the military who decided to start bombing. If the scientists tell you to kill everyone, you know shit is fucked

[@Tehblood]

that woman wasn't patient zero. they said they never found who bit her. and there were others from the grain place that were missing. it was definitely too late. that's why she said bomb. and basically hope they haven't left the city yet.

[@rageus4731]

When Ibu Ratna said “bomb” it sent a shiver down my spine. Such a powerful scene and a great addition to the show that wasn’t in the game.

[@natecloe8535]

I think the actress playing Dr. Ratna at the beginning stole...the...show. It might be my favorite scene in the whole show. I STILL get the squirmies when her cup starts rattling in the saucer. And straight goosebumps when she says the word 'bomb'

[@tsheporabekane4172]

The shaking was an important touch...👌🏾👌🏾

[@QveenStrange]

The actress playing Tess is Anna Torv. I recommend her other America show by JJ Abrams called Fringe. She's an amazing actress and it's a great sci-fi show.

[@thedrudgetick]

An amazing show!!! Seriously deserves a reaction!!! Just saying. 😂😊

[@aaronembry9692]

Agreed. Fringe is great.

[@cinavs21]

She was also really good in the show Mindhunter.

[@tracydale154]

Fringe is amazing and Anna Torv is so good in it. And John Noble… really should have won an Emmy. Highly recommend.

[@simonhenriksson1254]

That first scene in Jakarta in this episode always terrifies me. The acting was PHENOMENAL, you can feel the terror setting in so heavy that I felt nauseous and had goosebumps when I first watched it.

[@nicolaspietrangelo5573]

That cold open for the episode is just fantastic. The old cliche from the movies is always that when there's any kind of threat, the military people are always the ones in favor of using guns, bombs and any other kind of weapons against the threat. And the people of science always come up with a vaccine or a cure at the last minute to avoid any unnecesary deaths. Insted, in that scene, the general is asking for a cure, a vaccine, anything that doctor can do to prevent the fungus from infecting everyone else. And what does the doctor say? BOMB. Man, you get so used to see the military saying that first, that when the rational people is the one to suggest to basically kill 30 million people to prevent something from spreading, you know shit got real.

[@Eclecktro]

Plus the fact that most viewers don't speak Indonesian so they have to read the subtitles, and then the word Bomb comes (which is pretty much the same word in Indonesian), grabbing your full attention, unobstructed by subtitles.

[@TheUnknownDungeon]

It's probably a good thing they didn't include spore clouds and the whole "spores infect you" thing. The logistics of trying not to inhale a single spore, when spores stick to your clothes and hair and skin, and continue to be a threat long after they have settled onto your body. No matter how much you try to shake and wash the spores off, there will inevitably be some left over and it's only a matter of time before they are ingested or inhaled. Not to mention there would be spores literally EVERYWHERE. Wind would carry spores all over and eventually it would be coating things and hanging in the air along with all the other dust and dirt that's usually around us. It would get into your food and produce, it would get into water supplies.. There would be no escaping it. So it's a good things that spores aren't an issue in the show. If they were as deadly as the game humanity would be wiped out very quickly.

[@Jaker788]

That is the reason explained to us on why they changed it. Realistically spores would've been the end of everything very quickly. It was an interesting mechanic for the game but probably wouldn't add as much to the show as well

[@DescmondBell]

This is what you get when you involve the Developer and Writer (Neil Druckman) in the process and when the producer and all involved really appreciates the foundation.

[@BangleDang]

I have not watched a show based on a VG in years that hit as hard as this. Not is it only one of my favorite games to begin with (for every reason...) This show told me that it is possible, with budgets that are available and appropriate PASSIONATE talent. Think of how many billions are constantly spent on big-budget films that were "pretty good!", and then you get this and it's more of a "Holy S#!T" on a reasonable (not-just-a - money-grab) adaptation! Thank you for watching this. I never thought I'd confidently say one of my favorite Video Games just also became one of my favorite TV Shows. And now my favorite reviewer/reactors is delving in with us again. Thanks James! I love your outlook on filmmaking, and I see you going places. Keep it real, you really are just getting started.

[@JamesVSCinema]

Love reading this. A shared experience so far that’s for sure!

[@theprowler18]

@@AbeVicious Only Neil Druckmann. While he is the original writer, we can't discredit the massive contribution made by Bruce Straley and the Writer's Group at ND that helped shaped this tale in its inception back on the PS3. Craig Mazin and his crew did put their own spin throughout the show but it maintained the main plot beats because as the main commenter wrote, they had many people including the Showrunner that loved the games and made an actual effort with a decent budget to make it work. They did, for the most part.

[@pulpficti]

​@theprowler18 part 1 only had one writer, part 2 had 2. Straley was the director.

[@Phelddagrif1998]

⁠​⁠@K.C-2049I watched Chernobyl after TLOU and I think it is my second favorite tv show ever. TLOU being number one of course

[@jaives]

though not the same caliber, try the Twisted Metal adaptation. That show didn't take itself seriously and was so much fun.

[@HoopleHeadUSA]

Cannot freaking wait for Episode 3! One of the best episodes on anything on TV for years IMO. Magnificent

[@oriole21bird]

Episode 3 was my favorite of the whole season. Solid and satisfying storytelling.

[@alrightsure9941]

I wish my standards could be this low. I could enjoy anything.

[@maggiepb4]

@@alrightsure9941the need to hate on episode 3 is so silly, y’all are so basic lol

[@isaacgarcia771]

Spoken like a True Brainwashed Woke sheep.

[@isaacgarcia771]

​@maggie19104 Because nobody gives a shit about the backstory of two gay dudes. It does NOT matter at all to progressing the plot of Joel and Ellie. That's why it was left out of the game.

[@badreprint]

"Bomb" has got to be the scariest moment for me in any movies or tv all year. Terrifying.

[@dlweiss]

I think one of the (many) things that makes this such a great adaptation is: they rarely feel the obligation to change elements that were already working brilliantly in the original game (such as the physical design and sound design of the clickers). Too many adaptations seem to have directors/production designers who feel the need to prove themselves and "improve" the material, or "put their own stamp" on the material - and 90% of the time end up making things worse than the original version. I think having Druckmann on hand for the production helped ensure that very few of the game's great creative decisions got needlessly jettisoned.

[@dnllrnt]

Reloading in the museum...I'm getting flashbacks. Fortunately for Pedro, he didn't have to chuck his controller across the living room after getting discovered by clickers.

[@chaost4544]

15:30 this is a good point. CGI doesn't suck. How film studios implement CGI is the problem. A clear cut case of this recently is "She-Hulk: Attorney at Law" where it's been reported the series cost over $200 million to make yet the CGI looks so bad it's difficult to comprehend where all that money went to.

[@joeypotter6051]

You can spend as much money as you want but if you don't give VFX artists enough time and what they need to work with, it's going to look garbage.

[@MamadNobari]

@@joeypotter6051 And especially reference for what they want. It's easier when the creators don't change the concepts every 5 minutes till the last minute. They already had the designs of the creatures so I assume it helped a lot too.

[@TrentRidley]

To understand the gravity of the situation when the Dr advises the General to bomb the entire city and everyone in it, know that in 2003 Jakarta was home to over 8.7 million people..... and it's pretty evident that she's extremely doubtful that even through such drastic action will they stop the spread..... terrifying.

[@ViolenziaDomestica]

I love that this show is so close to the game storyline wise but all the same you could have never played the game and you can still feel so immersed in what’s going on. Really looking forward to your take on some of the most beautiful shots/ great camera angles et. in the next episode.

[@natecloe8535]

Im an example. In fact, I tried the game but I didn't get very far. I only got as far this episode in the game storyline. So the first and second episode are the only 2 that were familiar to me at all. And I liked the show less watching the first 2 episodes then I did watching the entire rest of the season. So you are definitely right because I did not play most of this story line and I like the show from the parts I Don't Know

[@Valp85]

The added horror of that opening sequence is knowing just how many people that live in the Jakarta Metropolitan Area.

[@foxpaw76]

Speaking as someone who loved the show but has never played the videogame, please don't stop bringing it up. I love hearing how the show compares to the game.

[@Rees2005]

James, your passion is infectious!😄💚 I haven't played the game yet but love hearing through your eyes that HBO honored it well.

[@JamesVSCinema]

Happy to hear!!

[@evilbob7597]

Love that you are reacting to this series.

[@JamesVSCinema]

Me too honestly!

[@MikeLuong]

In Episode 1, at the beginning of the episode there was news on the radio about a disturbance in Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia (Joel, Tommy, and Sarah) . This was the start.

[@blainelapierre4096]

To inject some humor into a pretty grim and dark episode - the final scene where explosion goes off in the foyer is a shot of the Alberta legislature (state legislature building for you yanks) building. I can't tell you the number of memes and gifs created out of that explosion that were passed around locally in response to the provincial government's session or policy announcements this year lol.

[@SubhaGojo]

Who got the biggest chill when they played “ALLOWED TO BE HAPPY” at the end💀

[@stroud9208]

Wow, actually filming outside for a TV show? Disney could never.

[@dcresistance]

this comment is funny because they literally built a mini town for andor

[@hellfish2309]

@@dcresistancemultitudes upon multitudes of production choices made ‘Andor’ an outlier for its better

[@hellfish2309]

@@AbeViciousi mean, they’ve both been shjitting their beds

[@dairyproducts2775]

They did with andor & Loki

[@jond7972]

Me watching Loki: Why is this shot fake? It's just people in a street, why is it fake?

[@DogDocKat]

They filmed a lot of this in my city. Seeing familiar places transformed into post-apocalyptic scenes was incredible! A lot of the outside effects were real. They really did such a great job of this show. Can't wait for season 2 and in the meantime, looking forward to your reactions for the rest of the season ❤❤

[@sandroedilashvili3651]

Sooo about details of first 2 episodes only... People noticed in the first episode that Joel and Sarah avoided eating foods with flour in them, like the birthday cake, pancakes and the neighbor's biscuits. Jakarta also has one of the world's largest flour mills, which seems to connect the fungus spread with the contaminated flour. also in episode 1 there was radio that Joel and Tommy and Sarrah were listening too. there were some early aletrs that some riots and ,,disturbance,, was in Jakarta. but show brushed it off with joel and tommy arguing where the city was and which countries capital the city was etc... details man

[@ShuffleUpandDeal32]

They did get the same composer as the game so of course the music is great.

[@ekajkroy5456]

Fun fact I don't know if you knew: The title sequence, with all the spores and fungus spreading in the intro was created by the company Elastic, the same team who designed the title sequence for Game of Thrones. The two intros have a lot of similarities in perspective.

[@leven301]

Ah, I wondered! It felt similar.

[@Amatsu2077]

I love watching your reactions as i refresh my memories about shows, awesome stuff as always mate 👍

[@JamesVSCinema]

Anytime, happy you can vibe to this!

[@analuciamedeiros4828]

this episode was such a great fan service, I was screaming at every single detail of it!! love this series so damn much 🫶

[@jollyrayda]

Yep, Anna Torv, who plays Tess, is awesome - and one of our exports that we're so proud of here in Oz :)

[@AlessaParker]

I haven't played the games myself but I did watch playthroughs back in the day and I loved all the things taken directly from the game and the changes they decide to make. Like in this episode, they have a swarm coming for the three instead of FEDRA because of course it doesn't make sense for the military to risk themselves going so deep into the infected zone just to hunt down three random people (I even thought so back then).

[@amandam.4841]

As someone who hasn't played the game, but loved this show, I'm on the edge of my seat to see how you feel about the next episode. For me? Absolute and utter perfection.

[@isaacgarcia771]

Spoken like a brainwashed Woke sheep. Episode 3 is a useless waste of time, it does NOTHING to progress the plot for Joel and Ellie. Nobody gives a shit about the backstory of two gay dudes, that's why it was left out of the game. But since it's a Modern Day Production, it has to needlessly pander to Alphabet People.

[@robsdianten1]

Yasss, I was doing the cleaning, hoping you uploaded your reaction of episode 2, and here you are! Love your reactions

[@JamesVSCinema]

🤘🏽🤘🏽

[@jimallen8679]

When you "went to commercial" right after she said to bomb the city, a Bombas socks ad came up. Brilliant.

[@Smokie_666]

I gotta say, I love this whole series. They did everything the right way and it works so, so well. One detail I noticed was the part at 22:06 was a great way to explain why, in the game, you would be at a certain point and suddenly a horde of infected would show up. I don't know if that is what they meant to do when they filmed it, but the series as a whole just felt like it added more continuity to the story the video game setup. Cannot wait to see your reaction to Ep 3!

[@TheJrr71]

I recently listened to the podcasts for each episode with the writers, Neil Druckmann and Craig Mazin, hosted by Troy Baker. Really great insights into the process of making the show. One of the things mentioned was this mycelium link, which Mazin came up with and Druckmann was like, "Fuck... that's a brilliant idea! Wish I had thought of that!" The podcasts are on KZbin, on the Max channel. Definitely worth a listen for lots of cool background to the show and the game.

[@Smokie_666]

@@TheJrr71 I just started listening to it and it's great! It's got a casual feel but very insightful, thanks for mentioning it!

[@TheJrr71]

@@Smokie_666 I only heard of them through the comment section of another Last of Us reaction, so I'm glad to pass it on.

[@Nick_ZL1120]

Hey James, always love watching your reactions. As someone who’s played both games and watched the show i can say that this show is absolutely phenomenal and definitely captures the essence of what makes the last of us so good. I look forward to your reactions !

[@susanlawens3776]

If this ever did happen, you can be sure aliens flying by would be locking their doors as they pass. Also, if you don't know Ana Torv (the actor playing Tess), you should, so do check out Fringe at some point. Fringe is what happens when you grow up on X Files. And X Files is what happens when you grow up on Kolchak: The Night Stalker. Fringe is like Dark, I'll just leave it at that.

[@CChissel]

This is what I was hoping the Halo show would be like, in terms of accuracy and faithfulness to the game. But there was nothing resembling the game in it, whereas this is the video game brought to life. I love it so much

[@caleidoo]

Accuracy and faithfulness is not a requirement. It's the quality of the tone, acting, world building and immersiveness. I didn't play the game, but I would never ask it to be a copy 1:1. That would be like watching a tutorial of the game. It's just an excellent show, regardless of its accuracy. The simple fact that it's praised by people who didn't play the game, says it all.

[@CChissel]

@@caleidoo yeah dude, I didn’t say that.

[@rayhutchinson640]

This is the first series that was so good it made me watch the gameplay as well! Loving your filmmaker insights and gushing gamer enthusiasm!

[@AlanJames]

Max has a pretty good Last of Us podcast on KZbin that you might want to watch. It has loads of game to tv details and there's one video for each episode of the show.

[@tristanblake2204]

I know the clickers voice actors from the game did it for the show too. I read they even used the same motion actors.

[@D0nut42]

Another great episode. This show is honestly the all-around best bit of television I have ever fekkin seen; I believed every second of it.

[@TerryYelmene]

Another react that adds a lot of detail to the experience!

[@LovelyIris22]

Amazing reaction!! Can't wait for every single video you make about this series.❤❤

[@JamesVSCinema]

AYO shoutout to them clickers! Better Call Saul & The Last of Us & Always Sunny on Patreon! Click here: www.patreon.com/jamesvscinema Much love!

[@MamadNobari]

Shoutout to them uncensored bitties.

[@denisebennettahrentzen8340]

Great reaction as usual! I can’t wait to see what you think of the next episode.

[@button9]

I think they actually had a relatively ‘small’ budget and pick and chose where to apply the budget. Like they lucked out on a mall happening to be set for demolition in the same area they were filming, so they got free reign using and trashing a whole mall at a cheap price (for the mall episode). Compared to most shows like this though, budget was tight and they just did it very well. You can tell a few episodes are very low key and simple compared to some showcase episodes.

[@BigM4C559]

The actress that plays tess is on a show called fringe id say check it out that show is a trip 😂

[@shep4life]

You are in for a treat. This show is amazing

[@y2kaylaog]

oh lord just remembered ep 3 is next ☹️

[@JamesVSCinema]

😭😂

[@y2kaylaog]

@@JamesVSCinema ily king 🫂

[@Rob_Infinity3]

I think that i remember reading somewhere that each episode had a budget of 10 million.

[@kota1155]

lmao dancing across the board after the museum

[@Mrspookyjj]

Love your vids man! Love last of us game and the series is so good! Also where do you get your necklaces man! You always got the fits

[@JamesVSCinema]

My friends 98 year old grandmother gifted them to me! She has the ultimate drip!

[@jonnylcbs1245]

Very interested with your take on Episode 3

[@ChrisMillerCrazyHouse]

This show goes hard. You will enjoy it all the way through

[@JackMellor498]

Budget for each episode was estimated between 10 and 15 million per episode, meaning the whole series had a total budget of upwards of 135 million.

[@Crespwnian]

Budget was apparently a minimum of 10 million per episode (sometimes more) ranging into the 10-15 range

[@sentenced03]

This series was *chefs kiss* i enjoyed every last second of it.

[@ddox2010]

Much less infected everywhere kind of zombie action than playing a video game but yeah, production design, story beats, acting. All on par with the game easily and when there is action, thats top notch also. Pretty awesome show

[@TheEverwritten]

Yo James, does the early/uncut stuff on Patreon mean it's all uncut or does the "early" mean you have a KZbin edit on there as well as uncut?

[@petresko1041]

This show is the only one I've seen, that does justice to the game it is based on from start to finish.

[@jubelbrosseau7966]

There are many reasons to be excited that the writer and actor strikes have ended, but the big one for me personally is that production for Season 2 is finally in process!

[@bmaster5324]

next week is gonna be a doozy.

[@kellytrimble7019]

I had never played the game but LOVED this show! You are so impressed with this if you played the game because they used the CREATORS OF THE GAME to help with the production! ❤

[@frankthetank520]

So no spores. Which is fine I'm sure we have all endured enough muffled mask speak for a lifetime. But addition of a hive mind swarm effect is absolutely terrifying

[@PuentesRE]

He has no idea... and that is a really fun thing for the rest of us.

[@CChissel]

DUDE, the next episode is one of y absolute favorites, AND THEN episode 5! Holy shit, so many good moments and scenes ahead, I can’t wait for you to see, you’re gonna lose your shit!

[@frostcreative3814]

"I had to deal with like 50 clickers in this level" My dude its more like 4, but sure felt like an endless amount 😂

[@eliteteamkiller319]

12:14 HELLO MY BABY HELLO MY DARLIN'....

[@thomashiggins9320]

They took a lot from the game, but the differences add so much to the story. Just wait until next episode. It's done so much better than the corresponding chapter in the game. It's beautifully soul-crushing.

[@SmokinDroFrayser]

Love your take on it. Wish you would binge it though

[@vsoestharm]

Glad to be here 😊

[@JamesVSCinema]

Hell yeah, happy to hear this

[@NicholasSeamans]

This show looks better than most Blockbuster movies. It makes you wonder what marvel movies where not filmed in front of a green screen so they can rewrite and focus test everything.

[@lizetteolsen3218]

Many of the clicker people and the like you see throughout the series are actually rabid fans of the game who really got the creatures. The quality of the show stands throughout. One of the upcoming epi is one of the best I have ever seen in any TV show--not alone in that perspective. The show generates so much feeling between the viewer towards the characters.

[@liamjoyce7774]

Yo, I think there's only like, 3 or 4 clickers in the "training" bit of that level! 😂No joke, I wasn't ready either. Bloody terrifying. 😲

[@racing2cat]

Drinking game tally: "Just like in the game" = 5. "Different than the game" = 1. I'm pretty well snockered!! 😀❤

[@PBandJwithBacon]

You should really watch the after credits!! The developers of the game were involved in the series and they talk about decisions of the show!

[@holygon]

The actors playing the Clickers did such a good job with the mannerisms. Horrifying, just like it's supposed to be!

[@HoopleHeadUSA]

Oh yeah baby, this series is so great

[@blairhaffly1777]

It may be too late for this comment here on KZbin, but this series stands on its own merit. A little bit of game comparison goes a long way.

[@eriselle237]

Love this

[@shep4life]

This show is great for players and non players alike

[@shep4life]

The sounds. Oh my. Creepy

[@KayinAngel]

That budget comes from the Chernobyl miniseries success blank check, which I have to assume you’ve seen since you don’t have a reaction vid on.

[@wompa70]

The performance Anna Torv put forth in three episodes made me go back and watch Fringe again.

[@finkelmana]

The Last of Us was the best new TV show I have seen in years. Even my parents who are 75 and 80 really liked it. I am just worried that season 2 will be a letdown.

[@evilbob7597]

I really hope you can react to Invincible, since season 2 just started. I know you have a lot that you are doing, but this is special.

[@theprowler18]

This will become the standard for which Video Game Adaptations will be measured for better and worse. I enjoyed the changes and deviations made in the first half of the show. In spite of how much it slavishly to a fault follows the story's endpoint in the second half and I was very mixed with the changed context and answers given with this adaptation that I feel wasn't as strong as the original game's approach (mainly in the second half which felt very rushed and less impactful from it). Otherwise, glad you're watching this and love seeing your reacts as always.

[@morpho5539]

Are they going to do a season 2 and will it be any good? I have heard people say bad things about the last of us 2 but I’ve never played either games so I don’t know. I love the first season of this show 9/10.

[@spyral43]

I'm not going to spoil anything, but I will say that TLOU 2 doesn't tell as "straight-forward" of a story as the first. The first game (aka season 1) is pretty simple at its core, with it being a familiar story we've seen many times before, but told with some of the best characters in the genre. TLOU 2 on the other hand is the opposite of straight-forward, and it takes a lot of controversial risks in the effort of telling something much more unique and nuanced. Gamers aren't exactly known for loving emotional maturity in their games, so I think TV viewers will be a little more open-minded with what happens. But I also think the show has a great opportunity to improve on some of the criticisms of Part 2 in HOW it tells its story. The writers here are smart and caring, so I think it's in good hands

[@shep4life]

Watch Fringe. Tess actress amazing

[@thomasthorburn2751]

Fun Fact Neil druckman the man who directed the first game directed this episode.

[@alrightsure9941]

His role in the first game is vastly overstated. Almost all of his ideas were so bad the other writers and LEAD writer turned them down. Neil was not the main name in last of us 1. Last of us 2 is the product of a man with a huge ego being given more power than he should have, and then not having anyone to tell him no when his ideas are bad. Hence why the second game was so bad.

[@alrightsure9941]

You are basically sharing lies as facts.

[@guineanoneurbusiness2709]

druckman is a shameless credit thief, he stole credit for games other people made and then ruined the last of us franchise by actually being given the power to change what he wanted, something he had never had before.

[@crazycatlady6226]

I hate that I’m to broke at the moment to pay for the Patreon right now because I want to see more😂

[@Betsone_]

BRO!!! DID YOU EVER DO A REACTION TO “EL MARIACHI”? great movie 4 city blocks to work with 50k budget or less…I think

[@thefourty-yearoldgamer8289]

if you haven't you should look up the clickers makeup for the show, those were actors portraying the clickers and making the noises... the makeup is unbelievable. there's some cgi to touch it up i'm sure.. but, it's incredible..

[@Medicalstench]

Title: "Survivors of the Twilight"In the aftermath of the world's collapse, the line between trust and treachery had blurred beyond recognition. Humanity teetered on the edge of extinction, clinging to fragments of the past, while the horrors of the present cast long, disconcerting shadows over the future.Ellie, a young woman with eyes weary beyond her years, moved through the desolation with calculated caution. Her fingers gripped the worn handle of her pistol, a symbol of her relentless determination to survive. She had long learned that the infected weren't the only dangers in this new world.One fateful night, while scavenging in the crumbling ruins of a city, Ellie's path intersected with two survivors whose faces seemed plucked from the pages of a distant history. Christopher, a man with haunted eyes, and Phil, a grizzled survivor marked by the harshness of their reality, emerged from the shadows. Their arrival was unexpected, like forgotten characters from an old, pre-apocalyptic TV show."Who's there?" Ellie whispered, her voice trembling, her finger hovering over the trigger of her pistol.Christopher, his voice tinged with vulnerability, extended an open hand as he said, "Hey, kid. We ain't here to hurt ya."Phil, the embodiment of world-weary strength, added, "Yeah, just lookin' for supplies. You know how it is."Ellie's distrust ran deep, a consequence of a world that had betrayed her at every turn. "I can't trust anyone these days."With gestures that transcended words, they slowly lowered their weapons. In the dim, flickering light of their flashlights, a fragile truce was born.In the days that followed, their strange alliance grew into a remarkable bond. As they navigated the dangers of their unforgiving world, their stories intertwined. They spoke of life before the outbreak, dreams once held dear, and the loss that haunted them all. Their newfound camaraderie became a glimmer of hope in the darkest of times.The story of Ellie, Christopher, and Phil would soon transcend the boundaries of survival. It would become an epic tale of resilience, humanity's enduring spirit, and the inexplicable connections that could form even when the world seemed on the brink of oblivion.

[@Medicalstench]

Title: "Survivors of the Twilight" (Part 3)As Ellie, Tony Soprano, and Joel navigated the perilous landscape of the post-apocalyptic world, they encountered another group of survivors who would soon become a formidable threat. Mordecai, a lanky figure with a quirky disposition, and Rigby Benson, his close friend with an affinity for absurdity, led a group of survivors that included Skips, a seemingly ageless warrior, and Muscle Man, a brute with a penchant for mischief.The clash between these two groups was inevitable, as their goals and methods diverged. While Ellie, Tony, and Joel sought only to survive and preserve what remained of their humanity, Mordecai and his band had different intentions.One fateful day, the two groups crossed paths in a decaying, forgotten town. Mordecai and Rigby Benson's group, armed with makeshift weapons and an air of recklessness, confronted our heroes.Mordecai, with an unsettling grin, called out, "Well, well, well, what do we have here?"Rigby Benson, his voice tinged with dark humor, added, "Looks like fresh meat, guys."Skips, a man who had seen generations come and go, remained stoic but ready for action. Muscle Man, with a wicked grin, flexed his impressive biceps.Ellie, Tony, and Joel knew that this encounter was different from any they had faced before. Mordecai and his group weren't just survivors; they were opportunists, willing to do whatever it took to secure their own interests.Joel, his voice gruff and determined, declared, "We don't want trouble. We're just trying to survive."Mordecai's eyes twinkled with mischief. "Survival is so overrated, don't you think?"Rigby Benson, known for his unconventional thinking, chimed in, "We're looking for something more... exciting."The tension between the two groups was palpable. The world had created two distinct paths - one of survival, and another of unscrupulous opportunism. Ellie, Tony, and Joel knew they had no choice but to stand their ground.The clash between the two groups would become an epic struggle, a tale of survival versus ambition, of honor versus cunning. In a world where the rules of society had crumbled, the line between hero and villain blurred, and the concept of justice became a relic of the past.

[@Tigermania]

I am playing the game for the first time after watching the show. However I don't feel spoiled because the show changed enough and kept enough similar that I'm never too sure what will happen next in the game. Maybe that's the same for people watching having already played the game and know the story.

[@cabbol5012]

Just wait it gets better