The Last of Us Ep.8 & Ep.9 Reaction | First Time Watching | Asia and BJ

[@BrownBearGreyFox]

The woman who play's Ellie's mother in ep. 9 is the voice actor for Ellie in the video game. but it truly is amazing how much they resemble each other as if they were kin of some sort.

[@WolfTalkings]

They did a great job with this series. Maybe not exactly like the game but close enough to the story and readjusted to be even more heart warming and painful. More depth to the story. I hope they do season 2

[@JohnnyUtah15]

I never played the game but, I do know her from the ‘80s sitcom “Growing Pains”.

[@kaivalentine9664]

Not just voice actor, motion capture All her movements and even facial animation

[@WolfTalkings]

@@kaivalentine9664 Best game ever and best game adaptation. I hope this sets a wave that makes game movies or series a whole lot better

[@testpattern23]

yeah it's eerie

[@petercourtien4581]

Pedro Pascal’s “baby girl” is everything.❤

[@robriginio530]

I’m glad I’m not the only one who tears up from that one word.

[@etc7070]

I've watched the series twice through, plus a couple of KZbinrs' reactions, and it STILL gets me every time.

[@robriginio530]

@@etc7070 same here

[@Dadordemiel]

​@@GrandRoyal44 that is not show writing, is videogame writing. The show add it, wisely and inevitably of course, but it's directly from the game.

[@jesseashmore8426]

I love the fact that David reaching down for his zipper allowed Ellie to grab the clever. Dude only had one thing on his mind, and it got him killed.

[@davidedwards1705]

16:03 In episode 1 Tess told Joel Robert was terrified of Joel; this is why.

[@BertisFat]

I love how ruthless Joel was in Ep. 9. He loves her so much he wasn’t about to let anything stand in his way.

[@newchapter6521]

Fun fact...the man in episode 8 who plays James aka "buddy boy" is the voice and motion capture actor for Joel in the games. Also, Ellies mom in episode 9 is the voice and motion capture actress for Ellie in the games.

[@ThunderTaco206]

Asia: "It's not like she's gonna find out." Me: About that...

[@lowlybird9128]

They filmed Ellie coming out of the burning building in Ep 8 before any of her scenes fighting off David. Now that’s some great acting.

[@TheTitandog70]

You can never top a woman killing a zombie while giving birth. Nothing is tougher than that

[@andreasschlosser6033]

@@Typecast-L 🤓

[@mjdaniel8710]

The open for Wheel of Time episode 7, fighting 5 men in armor while giving birth is another good one

[@dawest767]

I squished a cockroach while eating pie once.

[@Sinvare]

"That's why men like you and me are here. We have a job to do, and god help any motherfuckers who stand in our way."

[@MarnieGolde7]

This is becoming my favorite reaction channel. You both radiate such chill and positive energy. You guys are walking sunshine!

[@igloo2158]

Easily my favorite reactions. Binging everything they do. Great people and so positive and funny.

[@Dadordemiel]

​@@igloo2158 you both should try Spartan and Pudgey, I F*ing love them.

[@OtakuMainer]

Fun fact. The actor Troy Baker who played the second in command at the cannibals village is the guy who did the voice of Joel in the video game. Also, the actor Ashley Johnson who played Ellie's mom did the voice of Ellie in the video game.

[@arndnaj]

Don't forget Marlene.

[@PaulArk]

Knife in the neck: “Give him the business!” 😂 Meat cleaver in the neck: “Well, there’s that.” 🤣🤣

[@giodagrate5369]

Joel literally became The Terminator at the end. The 2 nurses he didn’t kill are left to tell it.

[@Renegade2786]

Not for me, I killed them two hours ago.

[@magiccookies420]

Oh they’re not all who’s left…

[@finns3.7]

3* nurses but yes. there is another nurse in the background

[@SandraMorris51]

Episode 8 was one of my favorites. Bella Ramsey was incredible and I hope she gets an Emmy for that one! Btw the giraffe was real- only CGI was the background. They filmed it at the Calgary Zoo

[@RustyX2010]

People want the show "Yellow Jackets" to win an Emmy over this show.

[@RustyPopcorn]

Is it just me or is it ironic that it looks CGI? Lol like people might have been more convinced with a CGI giraffe 😂

[@narcissist11]

They setting up props and getting ready to start filming parts of season 2 on my street. They are basically right out in front of my house. Kinda neat!

[@AblissMusic]

Fun fact about this show that yall didn't seem to know: The last of us is based on a famous video game that shares the same name. If yall are gamers, you should definitely play the game (and there's also a part 2 video game) cuz it's pretty badass as well

[@aaakx47184]

You get a hint at David's people being cannibals when the guy brings out the meat and calls it "venison" but David hasn't even got back with the deer! Thats in the next scene.. awesome reaction guys.. I love how you both jumped when Joel stabs the first intruder in the neck.

[@TahoeNevada]

In my personal head canon, HBO David was a serial killer/cannibal in the before times. Now, he’s living his best life with his own post apocalypse flock.

[@meghanworkman6449]

"Tell them that Ellie is the little girl who BROKE YOUR F*&%ING FINGER!!" Bella Ramsey was AMAZING in this show.

[@mariekeho]

Fun fact, James in episode 8 (David's right hand man) is Troy Baker, the voice actor for Joel in the game and Ellie's mom giving birth in episode 9 is Ashley Johnson who played Ellie in the game!

[@colonelb]

Woohoo! These last two episodes are so intense. David, the cannibal cult leader, is really the only "truly evil" character in the story, everyone else is just trying to survive but David enjoys hurting people and is crazy like that. It also is an interesting commentary on humanity that in any apocalypse or big disaster, it's always other people that are the biggest threat. The ending is one of the reasons the game has remained popular for 10 years, it's so thought provoking and morally ambiguous. Interestingly enough, the game studio has said that when they first released the game and asked people who play-tested the game what they thought of the ending and if Joel made the right choice, that folks were split 50/50 if they didn't have kids, but folks that DID have kids were 100% in agreement that Joel did the right thing - and I love that and think that is such a perfect example of what changes in people when they have kids. No parent out there would be okay sacrificing THEIR kid like that - especially without talking to them and giving them a chance to make the choice for themselves. And given that it was risky anyway, it's entirely possible that the doctor could have killed Ellie, harvested the cordyceps from her brain and still failed to be able to make a cure out of it. So the risk was just too great. And yes, they are working on a second season based on the events of the second game. No announcement when it'll be out yet but hopefully next year. Glad you guys loved the show - it's so good. Cheers

[@jasonsmith4969]

"especially without talking to them and giving them a chance to make the choice for themselves." Ellie had and made that choice. Joel stole that from her and possibly stole the redemption of humanity. Correct me if I'm wrong.

[@Dadordemiel]

​@@jasonsmith4969 humans don't have any F*ing redemption. That The last of us world went to shet, rebuilding our F*ing full of shet society from nowadays wasn't gonna make a better world nor do anything about infinite human stupidity and selfishness. All that caused Sarah's death as well as all the F*ing deaths that still going nowadays every second while I'm F*ing writing a KZbin comment. So no, Joel was absolutely right. He wasn't an hypocrite, his selfish decision is human from the root. There was only one to save there: Ellie. That world, even this world isn't worth saving. Very few people deserve any sort of salvation, even I don't, and I'm my most loved person.

[@beatsandmel0dy]

​@@jasonsmith4969you are not right but not necessarily wrong (that's what's great about this game/story). It's assumed by many people that Ellie would have consented, but she also didn't know that she would have to die. That's why Joel and Ellie made plans and committed to stay together. In the game, she is passed out upon reaching the Fireflies and they immediately take her into surgery. She never sees that she arrived or talks to any Fireflies. I believe this is a critical point. She should be lucid to provide informed consent. Then again, she's also only 14 years old. Obviously, in our current society, a 14 year old can't provide this kind of consent. Post apocalypse, I'm sure people would shift views but not everyone. Obviously, she gets pissed about after the fact. But the fact remains that she was not conscious to provide that informed consent and the Fireflies sought to also steal that decision from her. So if you hate Joel's decision for that, it's just the other side of the coin from what the Fireflies were going to do because in this show, they also didn't tell her they were going to kill her. Really, what's great about this story is that there's never a right or wrong, it's just people making choices and understanding from their perspective. Obviously, as a father, I'm choosing my child over the world, full stop. And Ellie eventually understands this as well.

[@beatsandmel0dy]

​@@jasonsmith4969also I want to add, there's absolutely no guarantee the vaccine would have worked. There's no guarantee it would have made it out into the world. All living things, including humans, have lived with endemic disease since the beginning (bubonic plague is even endemic in parts of California). Look at Jackson. There are so many possibilities for the future in this story.

[@emiliomorales8507]

3:26 Troy Baker, Joel's voice actor and motion capture from the Video Games 24:37 Ashley Johnson, Ellie's voice actress and motion capture from the Video Games

[@NissieShay]

Thank you for sticking with this! I knew you wouldn't disappoint us with your reaction. I'm SO looking forward to season 2.

[@stevenhilton6502]

23:23 little fact #2, the women giving birth was the voice of Ellie in the games ❤ loved how they got her to be 'Ellies mother for the tv series

[@nancytoothaker3224]

I never played the game and didn't know anything about the story before I watched this show and, like you, was really pleased how the pieces fit together in the end. The acting was really terrific and I ended up totally enjoying it, I'm glad you did too.

[@scottvanhille5688]

Now this is how you start the day by watching Asia and BJ react to the last two episodes of The Last Of Us. I want my parents to watch this hopefully in the future they will. The actor who played Ellie's mom is the voiceover for Ellie in the games. I highly suggest you play both games. Great reaction and really enjoyed your feelings and emotions to it. Can't wait for season 2!

[@lifeisgood1791]

Buddy Boy is the voice actor who played Joel in the game.... Elli's mom is the voice actor who played Ellie in the game.

[@OrochiFlamez]

The messed up thing about the ending is that for all the talk The fireflies did, they didn't even give Ellie a choice in what she wanted to do. They just decided they were gonna use her like a guinie pig with no guarantee her sarcifce would even work. Joel, on the other hand, cared enough to give her the option to keep going on head back to Tommy's and live her life.

[@b2g121795]

Yeah but he didn't give her a choice either.. n then lied to her about everything that happened.. I'm pretty sure Ellie would have definitely sacrificed herself

[@purplequeen833]

@@b2g121795 She would have but the fireflies didnt ask her to begin with. Im sure if they had sat her down and explained she would have yes and explained her choice to joel, he would have understood. But they didnt even do that so joel had a limited time to react.

[@nieznanyx]

The pregnant girl actress played ellie in the video game And the dude ellie killed with the cleaver to the neck before running away was Troy baker who played Joel in the game

[@rynepaschall5973]

“Come on Joel, give him the business” lmao I love you BJ. You crack me UP

[@richardstoddard9111]

I love how Joel went full terminator on those people

[@stevenhilton6502]

7:57 little fact, james is the person who voices Joel in the games

[@chrisharris5497]

Tbh the giraffe scene was the most beautiful part of the game

[@JohnnyUtah15]

I was watching “Collateral” when I got the notification, put it on pause to watch y’all! Didn’t want to miss it!

[@gorux]

Dios mío santo! At last! It’s been eons! 😂

[@AdamHauger]

The only people who say "It's not code." are people talking in code.

[@krys1113]

Team Joel! In the game, in the show, always. You guys had me cracking up. Marlene, "Please. Let me go." Asia, "Nah. She gotta go." Lmao! Loved your reaction.

[@STRANGE-REACTIONS]

Joel was not losing another daughter. He ain’t playing wit y’all 😂

[@mistamac123]

I agreed with Joel’s decision in the game, and I still stand by it in the show. There’s no cure for the cordyceps, and sacrificing people for a worthless experiment is just a waste. I had fun watching you guys react to this.

[@d3l3tes00n]

If Ellie said she wanted to, though, he definitely should respect that.

[@mistamac123]

@@d3l3tes00n I agree, though I doubt she’d throw her life away for an experiment that won’t work.

[@johncarolina4950]

@@d3l3tes00n A 15 year old doesn't make the best choices and needs protection from themselves

[@blubirdhill2608]

​@@d3l3tes00nI mean, if you're down with 14 y/o children being able to consent to something like that... You do you I guess.

[@Dadordemiel]

​@@blubirdhill2608 Ellie is as smart as me, and when I was 14 I had and still have better mindset than 70 percent of "first" world population. I think she'd have been perfectly conscious about all that her sacrifice would have meant, for "humanity" and for Joel, even though they'd not have been able to find a cure to cordyceps and she'd die for nothing. The part 2 game... And I don't say more. That said, I completely agree with Joel, no F doubt, even with part 2 implications, Joel did the absolute right thing.

[@agitatedmongoose]

Oh awesome! 2 intense episodes.

[@highviking5246]

@41:34 "well there's no one left to tell it, so how would she find out?" OOF😬🤣😅😪

[@feardabrood]

Joel couldn't stand to lose another person he started to see as his own daughter, so he chose to take away the world's only known hope for immunity to save Ellie. Impossible choice, but after his life, bot for him.

[@sheilaburns8977]

Well, according to the two experts (mycologists who study fungi) at the beginning of the series, if the cordyceps mutate and infect humans, there is no medicine and no vaccine.

[@THEBLACCZOMBI]

*Asia would make a great detective*

[@JohnnyUtah15]

9:54 that’s not deer.

[@beckiesuesim2157]

Fun Fact: The guy who plays James (David's right-hand man who gets a chopping knife to the neck by Ellie right before the fire starts) is the same actor who plays the voice of Joel in the Videogame.

[@tylerellis7633]

I think it’s great that the actress who played Ellie in the game is the actress who plays Ellie’s mother and in episode 8 also the guy Ellie kills with the cleaver right before she is killed on the table is played by the actor who played Joel in the video game

[@erickwebster1973]

In many ways Joel sees Ellie as his redemption and a second daughter he ain't going to let somebody take that away from him this time

[@Dave3Dguy]

There are people left to tell what happened. Don't forget, Joel left the 2 nurses alive.

[@daven4297]

Some fact: Actress who play Marlene, playing Marlene in the game, Ellie mom plays Ellie in the game, James (friends of David) in the game plays as Joel, Perry (white beard bodyguard of Kathellen) play Tommy in the game... TLoU is the best game I've even see, and the series is the best adaptation of the game... This is over the top level... PS. Sorry for my English. The phrase "it's ok, baby girl" that Joel says to Ellie is the same phrase that Joel says to Sarah when she was shot... In that moment, Ellie became Joel's daughter, whom he would protect at all costs and with all possible means ways. Ashley, who "created" the character of Ellie in the game, played Ellie's mother in the series, whom she gave birth to... This scene has a huge symbolic meaning... 10 years later...

[@toukie]

I love that the first episode is called "When you're lost in the darkness" and the last episode is called "Look for the light", which is the Fireflies catchphrase

[@Dadordemiel]

And it is precisely what Joel did. Lost in darkness after losing Sarah, and finding light after getting to know and love as a second daughter Ellie.

[@headyxfilms1523]

I just have to add Ellie’s mom Abby Jacobson does the voice for Ellie in the game and Troy Baker the guy Ellie cleaved in the throat 🔥🔥 is Joel from the game as well I did like the their performance in this series I’m glad they got to be included especially closely to the main characters

[@kiwigirljacks]

Marlene was hypocritical saying it wasn’t Joel’s choice either… when it was her that took that choice away first. Also, the Fireflies just went straight nuclear option - kill Ellie for MAYBE a cure. They have barely any resources and haven’t tried anything non lethal first. They are as militant in their cause as Joel is. Plus Joel has been a father. He knows a traumatised child can’t make that kind of decision to sacrifice herself with full mental capacity. Only option would have been to keep Ellie alive until she’s in a position to make that choice and meanwhile at least try other methods. But Marlene didn’t give her that choice so Joel did what he did. I agree with his choice. I don’t agree with him lying to Ellie about it though. She knows he lied… and that’s going to be a problem in the future.

[@sheilaburns8977]

Plus, at the beginning of Ep 1 and Ep 2, the two experts/mycologists who study fungi said there would be no vaccine or medicine if humans can somehow be infected by fungi. Also, after 20 years the world is basically in shambles, and I can't see how one random doctor is going to develop a cure and/or vaccine, manufacture it and distribute it. Joel's only option was to save Ellie. Sadly, I won't be watching S2 because someone wrote about a major spoiler, but I loved S1.

[@kiwigirljacks]

@@sheilaburns8977 yes I heard the spoiler for season 2 also and don’t want to watch. Unless they decide to change that particular thing… I doubt it, but I know a lot of the gamers who played season 2 weren’t happy about it either so maybe… but I’ll wait to hear first before I bother investing in it.

[@PugLifeProductions]

17:13 - BJ the comedian got me again 😂 well done 😂

[@arndnaj]

I loved how they hinted at how badass and cold Joel was, and toward the end, you saw how bad he was.

[@jacquelinelaface136]

The noise Asia made when David brought that meat cleaver down beside Ellie's head 😅 Also, I think Ellie just keeps chopping David because all her pent up anger, loss and trauma came out in the one moment. A loss of any innocence she had left.

[@Dadordemiel]

OMG you just reminded me of a video I watched on KZbin. I downloaded it, and saved it, in my PC years ago, but don't remember the name nor youtuber's. An analysis that made me cry, even when popping to my head. Beautiful.

[@kennethturner8290]

34:30 Yeah, Joel's about to go full anti-hero up in here.

[@Livewiremir22]

Ellie’s mom was the voice actor of Ellie in the game.

[@royhiltoniii7032]

Fun fact! Buddy Boy is the actor that played Joel in the video game

[@endorphinzz]

You guys need to create a t-shirt of Asia with her hands over her face lol...

[@carment4224]

Leaving a comment to help the channel. Great job guys!

[@jmclen7]

I’m just thinking about the fact that this last episode was bookended by two lies, both of which kept Ellie alive. It’s sad that their relationship which had been built on absolute trust had to be compromised. But Joel is hellbent on not losing Ellie. Very interesting moral dilemma. Anyway, two cool facts. I’m sure you know by now this is based on a video game. “Buddy boy” was the actor who played Joel in the game. And Ellie’s mom actually played Ellie in the game. Having played the game, it made the birth scene that much more emotional. Watching video game Ellie literally give birth to tv show Ellie gave me chills.

[@giaezrae]

at that point the world wouldn’t even know what to do w a cure. the world was far too gone for a cure.

[@NoctemAeternusMusic]

“That’s Marlene” “SHO IS…” 😂😂😂😂

[@auntvesuvi3872]

Thanks, Asia! Thanks, BJ! 🧟‍♀ #ReelinWithAsiaAndBj #TheLastOfUs #TLOU #TheLastOfUsHBO

[@chaoticneutral3487]

I agree with Joel's decision... I enjoyed re-watching this with y'all!

[@tomlichnofsky.7048]

One of the best T.V. shows Ever!! 👍👌 Bella Ramsey And Pedro Pascal Are Awesomeness!! 😎👊✊🍁

[@bennymorga9206]

The last episode will fuck you up man. Elle is a beast!

[@AlanHunt-th1fb]

Little pieces ... little pieces ... little pieces! Lol. You two are just perfect ... And I loved it when you found out the baby is Ellie, and how she became immune

[@dznutzfoo]

Btw...ellie'S MOM was the little girl from growing pains!

[@pookyjunior]

Thank you for finishing up this series. Love the game and love this show. The ending with Ellie explaining to Joel what she has gone through with the deaths of Riley, Tess and Sam were to reflect her feelings of guilt due to her being immune. Joel interrupted her just like in the game at this point to stop her from discussing what happened at the hospital. Ellie wanted Joel to know that she wanted to help to bring a cure to save others no matter what. And thus her friends deaths wouldn't be for nothing. Major survivor's guilt, just like Joel. Ellie and Marlene had no idea she would need to die to make a cure. Marlene only found out upon Ellie's arrival, per the Doctor. Despite Joel's lies about what happened in the hospital, Ellie does not believe Joel. Ellie gave Joel one more opportunity to tell her the truth about what happened with the fireflies. And why she was drugged and wearing a medical gown if they said they were no longer looking for a cure. Things were not adding up and she knew it. So she asks Joel to promise that what he said about the fireflies was true. Joel doubled down and said, I promise. Remember this for season 2+ Despite what most people had to say about whether it's wrong or right to sacrifice a child for a cure. I decided to just address what Ellie's thoughts were in the end.

[@dango247]

Girl playing Elie is a great young actress look forward to seeing her in more things . Ov course she is in game of thrones her first roll before she was given this one . Great reaction as always

[@jasonaugustine3370]

I love when Marlene says I don’t have a choice I do

[@bryantsanders6869]

Hey y'all I love the last of us

[@timometsanoja9666]

They had the game-Ellie, game-Tommy and the people who did the clicker motion cap for the game too. Probably more of them along the way... It was a great nod to the people who originally made the game. Paying homage to the core material like that is always a good move. Especially with a games as popular as these.

[@rickbotic6063]

Game-Joel as well, Played James

[@atuuschaaw]

Such a wonderful series! ♥

[@vickiekasafirek9096]

Best series ever👍. Can't wait for the 2nd series. Love you guys 💖🌹. Thank you🙂.

[@Mickkie]

👏🏾👏🏾Great reactions across the board with this series, The Last Of Us. Just, an all around experience, with this one! What more can i say?👏🏾👏🏾

[@SanctumGamingNetwork]

Bella Ramsey has been phenomenal the whole series, hell everyone has, but her acting in episode 8….she absolutely deserves every award.

[@sensaiuriah5440]

I highly suggest u guys watch play throughs of part 2 it's bittersweet but it's good❤. And dealing with the end, Joel still pictures Sarah as the age she died as 😭. Not remembering she's waaay older than ellie.

[@sourajitdas6000]

Thats an actual giraffe btw

[@Hazmonk]

Been waiting for these episodes from you. Thank you, well worth the wait!

[@ReelinwithAsiaandBJ]

Glad you like them! Thanks ❤️❤️

[@lbjohnnyjohn]

The thing that bothers me about the "cure" is that they have no idea how to obtain it. That doctor was no mycologist or a neurosurgeon. If he was they would have said his title instead they just called him doctor. Special titles get said. So his plan was to open her head and what... just look around? It is obvious that the cordyceps reacts to her blood since they didn't spread everywhere like they do on everyone else. You would think they would test that first instead of going to brain surgery. Plus she is, right now, the only one and they dont know really how she got that way and they are willing to kill her. She might pass that down to her children. Point is they just dont know. A lot more needed to be done imo.

[@jasontaylor1151]

I've been a fan since the game was out, and your thoughts on why Ellie is immune make the most sense of anything I've heard.

[@jareeohs]

Get ready!!!

[@dznutzfoo]

So glad you guys did this series! Love you guys...keep, keeping it Reel! 😅

[@oldguysrule5895]

Great video - thumbs up and new subscriber......can't tell which I love more...the watching through your fingers for protection or the pulling up the blanket to your nose - both great reactions - I can tell what's happening just by watching you

[@ReelinwithAsiaandBJ]

Hey, Thanks loved your comment and appreciate your sub! ☺️

[@richardstoddard9111]

I think Ellie has a little PTSD after going mad chopper on David

[@ViolenziaDomestica]

I think Ellie knows the truth 😢 and the one person she trusted and had left lied to her.

[@snbks4ever]

LITTLE PIECES!!! Episode 8 was awesome

[@DeterminedFC]

the one thing i wish they made more clear was show the xray and how the fungus had grown through and around her brain ..because brain surgery isnt always fatal but in this case would be .they show that in the game but not the show

[@rose.888]

This series was great! Im hoping theres a season 2. This was a great reaction! Love yall ❤✌️

[@iceastone]

Yes, there's a S2 happening, but likely won't air until 2025. Remember, we're in the middle of a writer's strike so a number of shows will be delayed one way or another in the coming year.

[@jayviencortez]

This was the very first PS-4 game I played. The game is much more better then the movie. Very emotional.

[@TheYilmazqadirmamode]

My new favourite channel ❤

[@damianwaynerobin5984]

"Is Marlene okay?" ".... Marlene is in a better place." 😂 That killed me

[@igloo2158]

Love these two. They really get it. Show is about humanity. Good and bad. Season 2 amplifies this by by a factor of 10 so buckle up Asia and BJ.

[@Letha-Mae]

Remember y'all the mom to Ellie is the actual girl who voices Ellie in the game!!! I love these episodes the one shows how bad ass Joel can be! And something else to note he called her babygirl like he did his daughter

[@kagey-bee6316]

- We need to remove cordyceps from her. - But cordyceps grows inside the brain! Asia: - So? 😆😆😆

[@joshswanson2362]

Play the Game! You'll love it even more, I promise! Thanx for all the awesome reactions, love you two!