Tess Infected Death Scene - The Last of Us - Tendrils Kiss - MTV Nominated?

[@masterpokeball7368]

The zombie kiss was so disturbing, but what’s even more disturbing is that someone is probably going to make a fanfic about it

[@Boundlessness]

😏

[@jaidenelmer1859]

Working on it

[@Dmvgold1995]

Seriously I’m sorry but some of this fandom are weirdos fr

[@iamyouresoul5636]

Aiyoo chill out 😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@gloriaregali9090]

Boy I - 💀.

[@keno-o1484]

I was not disturbed with the "Infected Kiss". I don't know about the video game, but for me, this act further solidified the behavior of the fungus that Ellie observed and Joel confirmed: the Cordyceps tends to get attracted to itself. I guess that "kiss" is supposedly a sign that the fungus in the infected sensed itself inside Tess, so instead of biting her, it tried to bind itself via her mouth, where the fungus usually emerges from a newly infected. It's like the Cordyceps wanted to bring Tess over to the group, make her one of the army troops. Overall, it's a solid 9/10 for me.

[@patriciajin6206]

You need to play the first game before you die, its a once in a lifetime experience.

[@keno-o1484]

@@patriciajin6206 Can you play it on PC? Cause I'm broke to afford console.

[@othmanedag1962]

@@keno-o1484 coming to PC on March 3rd apparently

[@patriciajin6206]

@@keno-o1484 I think so

[@patriciajin6206]

@@keno-o1484 I saw the trailer for tlou part 1 coming to PC that dropped a few months ago, it said its coming to pc in March so gotta wait, i guess

[@DZombieDragon]

If you look carefully, as soon as the infected kisses Tess, the tendrils literally dive into her mouth and probably down her throat if her gagging is anything to go by. When I first saw this happen, the way I was thinking was that the infected (who looks like a stalker) sensed that Tess was already infected and was compelled by the cordyceps to ‘connect’ with her, speeding up the infection process. Stalkers are known for being more…efficient with their kills in the game, they’re always hiding and don’t really attack outright. Also could be the show’s way of having ‘spores’, since those aren’t in the series.

[@lucreishamahone198]

I also didn't like the part when she dropped the lighter and liting herself affected on fire

[@DZombieDragon]

@@lucreishamahone198 Well think about it…she either used the lighter to get rid of the infected as well as kill herself, or she would have been either ripped apart or turned anyway…there are some fates worse than death, and this definitely seems like one of them, especially since there’s evidence that with the real life cordyceps, the insects are still fully aware what’s happening to them, they just have no control over their own bodies.

[@richardphilpott1013]

I'd wager the tendrils didn't just go down Tess's throat, but also up into her brain, where the Cordyceps usually takes root and control of the host. Which makes it doubly disgusting to think about.

[@lucreishamahone198]

@@DZombieDragon well you see she she destroyed a building the infected inside

[@vortexplayer3222]

@@lucreishamahone198 fr

[@Marvolo14]

Pedro is an amazing actor. That moment when he s standing in front of Tess and shuts down all emotion and runs was phenomenal. No words or sad goodbyes or denial like in the game. Just acceptance and cutting her loose. Sucks that we had to lose Ana so early. She's was great in Fringe.

[@Marvolo14]

The actress playing Elle has nailed that character too. Shame that season 2 has to adapt the trashy second game. But at least we'll get one great season before Neil ruins it.

[@darthdracul8372]

@@Marvolo14 Watch your tongue because the truth is it may not been perfect but it actually give lessons you guys are the smartest people I know but you’re too stupid to say we had a feeling most of the answers we wanted from the first game were coming since day one Plus if it wasn’t going to be that way it would’ve been something else something worse something people like you never understand.

[@Kyogen.]

@@Marvolo14 wait really?

[@Shockkings0714]

@@Marvolo14 They’ll probably change the pacing of S2 and might make Abby more likeable somehow. I have faith in HBO

[@Shockkings0714]

@Кирилл Ванюков That would be garbage

[@lanternius3812]

This whole “hive mind” thing makes the infected in the show far more dangerous in my opinion. In the game it was simply a force of nature, sort of like standard zombies that we are used to. Though they don’t have the spores like they do in the game, the simple thought of the cordyceps having a widespread omnipotence on your location is simply terrifying.

[@yesthejets3377]

They do have the spores, this is the early stages of the show but they already mentioned it, that’s for the advanced stages of the infected

[@mspionage1743]

It makes the infected, massively, more dangerous. As even the ground itself is a danger as it can detect a living host and signal the foot soldiers to its location, like here.

[@unavela]

@IronThreads it's fiction for a reason, they're not trying to make it science accurate, besides they do have to add some stuff here and there to make it interesting to people who have played the game, the game already is damn near a movie with all the cutscenes, if they made it exactly like the show it would've been kind of redundant

[@KamikazekaitoKoki]

@IronThreads okay grumpy man

[@edu7979]

@@unavela nono he has a point tlou is literally a cash cow

[@david.l8698]

I won't lie, while you can clearly see the emotion behind Joel's eyes, especially when Tess said "I never ask anything from you" and when him and Ellie are outside at the end. Powerful but can't help but think, in the game, Tess had to convince him to abandon her, he said "theres no way tha...." to which she insisted. Here, its like he's saying "your infected? Woah stay tf back!"

[@Heyyouhello950]

This ain't the dam game good god that's why I only watch ppl that hasn't played the game y'all get on my got dam nerv now if they did make it just like the game y'all would have been crying about that

[@nath4557]

@@Heyyouhello950 frr

[@Heyyouhello950]

@@nath4557 like fareel I would put any amount of money on it. If they would have made this tv show exactly like the game they would be crying and saying well it's just like the game they didn't change nothing they didn't add anything new I could just play the game why would I need to watch the TV show it's just like the game. Like I'm just so sick of ppl finding things to not be happy about it's like they just wanna be miserable sad and negative about everything.

[@lukekiely2450]

If you look at Joel’s eyes here, he’s on the verge of crying.

[@mattcollins3591]

@@Heyyouhello950 EXACTLY!!!!!!

[@avameinn2115]

This scene just _works_ . It's so disturbing, but after you realize that the infected are in fact a hive mind, you see that they had already intercepted Tess's mind. The last thing she really wanted, what she was focusing on in her last moments somewhat human, was for Joel to kiss her. When that didn't happen, the hive mind is just playing out the last thing she would have wanted and mirroring how she wanted to act. Hence, the ''kiss''.

[@ReelAesthetic]

That’s a interesting idea - her last thought of human connection.

[@mobucck]

I hope that’s what it meant cause of its implications and not to be some disturbing scene they made up.

[@thebigenchilada678]

This scene is stupid at worst and pretentious garbage at best. Hate to be that guy but, while i like the show, the game’s concept of the infected were just so much better in every aspect, foregoing the (ironically) gamey concept of the fungus being zombies with a hivemind and opting for the more believable and horrifying concept of people who’ve had their bodies hijacked. The infected in the game would cry, weep and almost inaudibly speak on occasion and very rarely if they were wounded would actually briefly beg and plead for their lives before the infection took over again. It made sam’s fear and eventual fate all the more worse because his fear was realized. The infected *are* stuck in their bodies, they’re aware of what’s going on, and feel everything and even worse than that, they’re completely and utterly alone as the infection would usually blind them and isolate them so they would die, and spread it’s infective spores by bursting open their skulls with it’s fungus. There was this horrifying scene in the game where you would sneak past a newly infected who was crying and begging for herself to stop eating a fellow survivor, her speech is distorted and labored but the subtlety of it is what makes the realization more horrific. And it sucks because watchers of the show won’t get that dreadful, terrifying experience due to the massive change to the nature of the infection.

[@JulianaSantos-fy5wb]

@@thebigenchilada678 never played the game but your comment made me want to... people actually knowing they are infected but not being able to do anything is one of the most disturbing concepts ive seen

[@kitkat261]

That's a plausible explanation, and hopefully what they intended. I thought it was just for shock value.

[@thanator6094]

i gotta say i prefer her death in the game, but holy shit that was an intense moment..and those tendrils are better than i expected..they're killing it with this show, it's just getting better and better

[@AmericanHistoryIV]

Fuc*** bot.

[@MikeG82]

we don't see her death in the game so why do you prefer that?

[@khalduras784]

@@MikeG82 not him but its because its left up to the imagination and holds the weight of the tragedy better in my opinion by not exactly knowing what happened. Not everything needs to be seen or questions need answered. Thats not to say this scene was bad or whatever.

[@joshua2870]

@@khalduras784Not much to be left. She was stunned down.

[@khalduras784]

@@joshua2870 *gunned down. We still dont know how it went down or how she actually killed 2 people before dying. Essentially what im saying is that we know nothing other than the results with no grand explosive last stand and i prefer it over the tv show's version.

[@goclunker]

She lost control at the end. She couldn’t detract from the infected kiss, but she was still able to let go and light the explosion. Her last free action

[@Köennig]

The ambient lighting and how the camera captures it in this show is superb. In some scenes in this ep you can see the blue of the sky reflecting onto the characters skin and in contrast to the yellow of the sun light and brown leaves. Beautiful.

[@thatvrdude1856]

0:22 Holy fuck this scene stopped my heart. My dad and I were genuinely speechless. Just the way they angled the shot and the way they all shoot up and start charging made me more uneasy that I’ve ever felt watching this show.

[@raine5548]

I watch a lot of horror, and still I felt DISGUSTED. It was so well shot.

[@ilovebirds3157]

Drama queens lol

[@thatvrdude1856]

@@ilovebirds3157 Uncultured lol 🤓

[@Shockkings0714]

@@ilovebirds3157 It is a good shot Tbf

[@vikinghammer87]

Lmao relax. Jesus Christ

[@jesseprather8317]

It’s too bad Anna Torv role was so short lived. I thought she was great in this role

[@ReelAesthetic]

Agreed. She was fantastic. Maybe there will be a separate timeline episode and we'll get to see her again.

[@DuskWinter14]

@@ReelAesthetic Hope so! I was expecting she'd last a little bit longer. But I guess they just wanted to keep the story focused between Joel and Ellie like in the games. But hey, it's also possible HBO is now testing how to make spin-offs, Tess would surely be one of the more interesting characters to see more.

[@ReelAesthetic]

@@DuskWinter14 Totally. The spin-off potential is huge for this show.

[@347chopra]

@@ReelAestheticno there will not be any episode focusing tess. In the games also her role was till this point only.

[@ReelAesthetic]

@@347chopra Yes, I remember that from the game. However, IMDB says she’ll be in more episodes…

[@Kaliber.96]

Tess in real life passed away from cancer right after this episode aired. I see it as a symbolic way of her accepting the cancer projected into the show. In the game she dies fighting soldiers to fighting the infected or the cancer. RIP

[@ReelAesthetic]

Annie Wersching, who voiced Tess in The Last of Us game, died on January 29, 2023 after battling cancer. She was 45.

[@VoltWanniang]

Thank you for letting us experience the whole thing and not ending the episode right before she sacrifice herself,

[@fenndog89]

I don’t know if I’m the only one but did anyone else hear an extremely broken ‘help me’ from the stalker? In the game the infected are still conscious of what is happening to them and am looking for this in the show. I would assume that in a show like this every detail has been meticulously planned.

[@ReelAesthetic]

Not sure. Can you post a timestamp for the moment you hear it in this video?

[@fenndog89]

@@ReelAesthetic 2:43

[@ReelAesthetic]

@@fenndog89 Cool. Could be. It's subtle, that's for sure. Being subtle is the best way.

[@thedarkone9552]

The stalker isn't saying anything or even trying as by stage 2 almost all personality is gone as fungus control becomes absolute. It's not the case with stage 1 infected, as at least in the game runners are still mostly fully conscious, sometimes moaning in pain or grief or even hesitating to attack, trying their best to stop the fungus from doing its evil to others.

[@maximusasauluk7359]

Only recently infected seemed to have been semi-conscious in the game. There were no hints in the game that more advanced infections, like that man, experienced the same.

[@Rodrigo-tk2fm]

This scene was powerful. It makes you think what would we do under that predicament, knowing you're dying anyways

[@reckergamer1879]

Nah I hate the idea of infected kissing lol

[@richihart1938]

@@reckergamer1879 Its not really a kissing. Druckmann explained that the fungus just wants to spread and it is violent only in cases when the potentional host resits. Tess did not and so it entered the easiest way. But its gross ..

[@jakegrimmer1861]

@@richihart1938 sounds like Neil rationalizing in one of his fetishes

[@richihart1938]

@@jakegrimmer1861 yeah .. I dont like him that much .. especially him forcing politics into the games and into the show.

[@nah_.]

@@richihart1938 not that deep. We are being given peak and y'all are still complaining my God

[@TeaGamingPanda]

The “kiss” and tendrils made me pause and say “What the fuck”. I’m incredibly happy that HBO is showing more of the horror factor of the REASON why it all happened, the fungus. The explanation and even the scientist taking them out of that person mouth was DISGUSTING! They’re doing great! Also at first when the fungus went into that first person finger I didn’t know what it was doing, but soon as I did I was like “Aww shit”. Love these added details! They’re true to the adaptation, but adding more layers and bit differences (that isn’t too story changing)

[@InitialPC]

we still dont have an explanation for the fungus, in the games its explained it came to america through contaminated crops from south america, in the show they changed it to indonesia, thats basically it so far

[@tweeks9896]

@@InitialPC i think we’ll get more info from the openings

[@itsyaboyrigby7852]

They're not true to the game they have made like 4 retcons so far

[@TeaGamingPanda]

@@itsyaboyrigby7852 those “retcons” are meant to spice it up for people who played the game. Like the runners instead of the soldiers. It’s very close to the adaptation, but will change SOME things that won’t alter the story. Is what I’m getting from these episodes so far. Plus this isn’t like…canon? The live action show and game are 2 different things of course. The changes in the show won’t change the game. It’s like MCU vs Comics Hopefully I made sense? So far I’m enjoying it. Especially since this maybe the best game adaptation we ever gotten so far. Halo…halo is the opposite. We should at least be grateful. I do compare the game and show side by side and it does get annoying, but sometimes it’s so rewarding

[@itsyaboyrigby7852]

@@TeaGamingPanda that's fair but I think there are better changes or additions to be made like the blank spots between the in-game season changes, I don't mind other things that are changed but I find the tendrils concept much more alien and gimmicky than scary or interesting, I also think Tess should of had her badass scene with Robert

[@ReelAesthetic]

Maybe I’m wrong but… If the filmmakers decided to write an emotionally vulnerable moment for Joel here - like a desire to save Tess or try to stay and die with her - that would be inconsistent with his character so far and it could make the eventual connection with Ellie less dramatic and effective. This way, he’s still closed off, so when he finally opens up again, that moment will be much more satisfying and heart wrenching. It will hold the dramatic weight necessary to make the audience fall apart with tears of sympathetic joy.

[@InitialPC]

inconsistent with his character? in the game tess had to make him leave her because he wanted to stay and fight alongside her

[@anonymous4k4k]

your just talking straight out of your arse mate. stupid people will find anything to try and sound different and intellectual but you just come off as a dumbass from this comment. Theres literally nothint inconsistent about his character

[@nothanks1239]

@@InitialPC Yeah, it helps the viewers appreciate that these two have been partners for a very long time, despite only having known them for the last two days together. The lack of emotion makes you feel less connected to tess, like she never meant anything to him. I still really like the series, but I do think they should have held that connection between them.

[@ReelAesthetic]

@@nothanks1239 I appreciate your feedback. I’m finding it difficult to communicate how I feel about the show because each episode connects with the next, so the story’s pieces haven’t been put together yet. Either way, I’m impressed so far!

[@DansilSchroeder]

I think you should keep in mind that the people writing the show are the same people who wrote the game. This is them reimagining their art, their story, in a way that they feel would be better than the original.

[@Sharkfowl]

They honestly shouldn't have cut the robert storyline out of the show. Without it, we barely got to see how Joel and Tess interacted with one another and how they made a great team like in the game. As a result, Tess' death honestly didn't hit as hard as in the game.

[@rompeligas3051]

Agree.

[@MidnightIX]

It probably didn’t hit hard because YOU KNEW she was gonna die. I seen other people’s comments about her death and they say it hit hard but those are people that HAVEN’T played the game. I played the game and it still hit hard, but I guess we all have our own opinions

[@efes47198]

@@MidnightIX Agree. I played the game and her death hit hard. Love the way they changed it. So far Sarah and Tess deaths have been painful. Can't wait to see the other episodes.

[@momskasha4803]

It didn't hit in the game neither

[@plutosshadow]

Well we’ve already played the game so the connection is already there.

[@arthasmenethil3057]

im really glad that hbo make this show, not shitflix

[@solemijo7860]

Shitflix broken my lovely witcher.

[@arthasmenethil3057]

@@solemijo7860 what they did with the witcher was disgusting, and it's not the only example of shitflix going for quantity over quality

[@MariaMilenovasArt]

True

[@AAwp6991]

I’m just glad I didn’t read the Witcher books or I’d be a salty cxnt about the show aswell 🤡

[@hellpyro2385]

yo are you forgetting GOT what's going?

[@Emtrax.]

If anyone wants to know which they should lol. The fungus wants to spread by any means necessary. If a person doesn't fight they will spread it peacefully. Which Is so scary to me.

[@neverfoldvlogs]

True but nothing bout that is peacefully Imagine feeling that in ur head

[@willb1405]

@@neverfoldvlogs obviously it's not peaceful for us ya dingus

[@KesselRunner606]

The kiss goodbye she couldn't get from Joel.

[@BlueKoala-y8x]

If he did he would be infected

[@rawryxd9026]

Rest in peace to the video game VA for Tess.

[@regalshot.2423]

I can't remember the last time something disturbed me as much as that scene

[@ReelAesthetic]

I agree. It felt wrong on many levels.

[@willb1405]

As someone who only knows of the game, but never played it, I'm loving it so far. However, this death didn't hit me hard at all, because I barely got to know her or Joel's relationship with her. Regardless, im looking forward to episode 3!

[@dabrangoon5185]

Did you cry?? Lol I sobbed 😅

[@BasedChad1]

How bout now, not so much huh...

[@BlueKoala-y8x]

I like her death more in the show, she was already losing her mind when they went through the door and a lot of people said she made him kiss her but you could see she was afraid of him.

[@thedarkone9552]

Tess was fully conscious when it all happened. In fact all infected before stage 2 (stalker, the one, who kissed) are fully conscious people, hence they moan in pain, sometimes openly grieving over killed victims, sometimes even hesitate or even ignore strangers, as people still try to resist the fungus manipulation. And to be honest, this was insane and way too grotesque for TLOU, especially the first part, it completely ruins Tess final moments. She went out like a boss and her death was untainted unlike the tv show.

[@mattcollins3591]

@@thedarkone9552 she got shot and died off screen in the game… The show version is way better

[@thedarkone9552]

@@mattcollins3591 Which is exactly my point. How come whatever happens on screen gets automatically better? She tried to use a non-working lighter when she could have use a gun or one of grenades on the floor, then she let a lot of infected run after Joel and Ellie, finally it got to the point of the infected either killing her or doing worse which happened. By no means this grotesque abomination can be called better. More graphic, brutal, grotesque, but no better at all.

[@mattcollins3591]

@@thedarkone9552 you completely misinterpreted that entire scene if that’s all you got out of it. This isn’t the walking dead. The writing requires a little bit of cognitive thought. The lighter was representative of her fight slowing going out.. she was already starting to twitch uncontrollably, sweat etc. we already know the fungus attacks the brain first. She clearly wasn’t thinking properly.. therefore using the lighter (which was also for dramatic effect of course) The podcast at the end with Neil himself (the writer AND director of the episode) confirms this very thing.

[@thedarkone9552]

@@mattcollins3591 I'm no fan of TWD so no need to bring that up. However I still respectfully disagree since if it's all about writing everything must be taken into the account including the reasoning. Sure the lighter is a dramatic tool, however not with grenades all over the floor. Given she knows the lighter isn't working or may not work at all and that she's starting to lose control over her body, why on earth resort to that if you have nades. The result is some drama but at the cost of reasoning, it's called poor writing, something essential to TLOU 2. The podcast or director's confirmation means nothing since the Druckman is the sole person who butchered TLOU 2 plot and TLOU legacy not just by poor writing but also by senselessly injecting it with his fetishes. The kiss is nothing more than one of those.

[@benjaminswanson1585]

Show is so good and can’t remember if there is a video game adaptation done so well. Can’t wait for Bill and Frank’s episode next.

[@daisyc1741]

Arcane

[@da3sii]

cyberpunk castlevania ?

[@benjaminswanson1585]

@@daisyc1741 you’re, right. That was amazing. I suppose I meant live action.

[@Shockkings0714]

@@daisyc1741 Not even an adaptation

[@Shockkings0714]

@@da3sii Not an adaptation

[@Xxsorafan]

The tendrils is all they need to add horror to the show.. thing makes my skin crawl at how stringy and alive they are

[@w87g8765]

Man the face expression when Joel saw Tess spilling oil and dropping grenade onto the ground is some incredible acting.

[@philliesorca]

Even the fungus zombie has a better love life than me

[@sidd_not_vicious2609]

HBO is killing it with this show...beyond good i am stunned at how well they have adapted it so far

[@crashpal]

Because they stick to the source material

[@gamingonwheels2502]

@@crashpal not entirely lol

[@AmericanHistoryIV]

Actors are trash, material is trash. You all who hype this crap.are the reason they make shitty shows and movies in the first place.

[@sidd_not_vicious2609]

@@AmericanHistoryIV sorry you are not enjoying it..maybe another round of the game will help you out of your down mood

[@sidd_not_vicious2609]

@@crashpal thats what i mean...i am stunned by that..lets hope it continues..

[@MrDesean516]

Im still in disbelief of that "kiss". Oh my GOODNESS

[@bluesteno64]

The infected at 0:22 is the same individual as 2:40. I think that’s such a nice touch. Little foreshadowing

[@rompeligas3051]

Reminds me of CDC explosion in TWD but in a very small scale and less impact. This should blow up the whole building but compared to TWD, that was only a huge spark. Poor Tess, she had a very humiliating death.

[@kb4903]

TWD is shit compared to this.

[@rompeligas3051]

@@kb4903 Chill!

[@maximusasauluk7359]

@@kb4903 it's not that bad, people shit on it just for shitting on it, I bet you didn't even see half of the show.

[@kb4903]

@@maximusasauluk7359 got fed up talk about nothing, last minute random escapes and terrible forgettable characters.

[@thedarkone9552]

@@kb4903 and this is shit compared to the game. Fair now

[@lizetocalzeto8319]

Tess: 😰😭😭 The zombie: 👁🫦👁

[@marcosledesma8529]

I dont know, i never got any tender kisses from any clicker in the game.

[@Iam_AtomicShadow]

For me it's the struggle to spark the lighter with a dozen grenades on the ground.

[@ryanthompson2723]

And the fact you can still use the flint to ignite the gasoline, you don't need a flame. 😂

[@ayeitzdee4901]

Bro just said "Ok 😐" and dipped out 🤣🤣🤣 not even the ol classic "I'm not leaving you behind" lmao

[@OnnumMuttaiyum]

What can he do tho? He can't beat a hoard of Clickers(not 5, not 10, a hoard like 50 Clickers) let alone keep a twitching Tess on his shoulders.

[@kathe_]

@@OnnumMuttaiyum Lol he could've at least said goodbye

[@lamiazscales_eso]

@@kathe_ right? Pathetic adaptation!! I won't watch it now.. returning to my cave

[@put_name_here6970]

@@lamiazscales_eso Go play the game then, other people will watch it

[@thelonewolf2929]

@@kathe_ bruh the whole point of Joel's arc is for him to open up emotionally. This fits with the Joel character

[@Lapusso650]

I like that Ellie actually cares about Tess, even though Tess was so hard on her. 1:32

[@InTheFrontRowYT]

Tess was hard on her but I feel like she wanted that! She has respect for her cos she treated her like an adult someone who could survive in the new world like her and Joel, compared to others who may have treated her like a kid or not believed in her I guess 🤷‍♀️

[@gabrielkawa3477]

Ellie is a dumb woman

[@basicsimp8798]

Tess wasn't hard on her though, she just didn't treat her as a kid.

[@sascha-silverthereal565]

It might disguisting, but its something differnt, some new and that's good in my opinion. I got tired of the same old stuff I've seen over and over again. So seeing something new,something differnt, even something disguisting and crazy like this, puts a smile on my face. Finally something so shocking, so entertaining, that I fell of my chair.

[@drummasteraj]

Am I the only one thinking that the whole situation could’ve been avoided by one of the grenades she dumped on the ground 😂

[@ReelAesthetic]

You're definitely not the only one.

[@savaryas]

Me too I kept yelling about the grenades 😂😂

[@Larzaparz]

I am not a TV series person if it's not reality tv. I never found the Walking Dead interesting or captivating enough to stay gripped. I thought it was too generic. Now, this series is original, captivating, creepy, and creative. Instead of the boring, played out zombies...we get fungus people. Not only that, we get different stages of the fungus infection when it attacks its host. From the first couple weeks., months, and years. Freaking incredible. I love this. Amazing.

[@ReelAesthetic]

I agree. TWD didn’t capture my attention at all. I played TLOU game when it first launched and it felt so different from everything else at the time, in terms of story. I’m a big fan of the HBO adaptation so far, however I’m still digesting Episode 3. My latest video is about the 3rd episode, but I still don’t know how I feel about it.

[@terrancelee437]

@@ReelAesthetic walking dead still better lol and way better acting, Carl is a better actor than that infected girl

[@JohnnySilverhand1988]

Im sorry but that kiss was so wierd and awkward. The rest of the scene was amazing though but that kiss was kinda cringe. Does anyone else feel the same way?

[@Macintosh1001]

yes...

[@rollingstar1111]

ikr, like why do they need to make it more weirder and over the top than just being bit?

[@marcusclark1339]

it was a terrible change to the source and ruins the entire thing really

[@niicagega506]

I tought the kiss was terrible too

[@themadmanescaped1]

I was joking about the kiss when they zoomed in and then I was so disgusted when it actually happened bro 🤮

[@kukish3978]

3:54 damn... this hits so hard for me. Amazing!

[@tristanprince3039]

What a strange scene. I’ve never watched the show, but I’ve played the game dozens of times. The infected never behaved like this in the game, and Tess was killed by Fedra agents at the capitol building, not infected. I liked the way the game did Tess’s death better.

[@EchoBoomer1987]

I hated how the Resident Evil movies influenced the action aspect of the games. However, I can see the games borrowing elements from the show as the fungus evolves or something. Imagine having to avoid the fungus lines or otherwise you will receive a horde of infected.

[@haroldthekek9229]

Let's not talk about the resident evil series or movie which felt like a shitty modernised appealing shitshow

[@jeremyallen5974]

It ain't quite the violent brain raping from Dead Space but that's still a shitty way to go

[@ReelAesthetic]

I haven’t played Dead Space. Worthwhile?

[@jonathancunningham8739]

@@ReelAesthetic If you like horror core horror and gore then yes part one the two are for u you part three is more of an action game however it still has good horror elements too so yeah check it out.

[@thydunk8182]

@@ReelAesthetic yup

[@Splockyy]

@@ReelAesthetic One of the best horror games I ever played. The story is really interesting and cool! The Remake comes out this Friday.

[@haroldthekek9229]

Brain raping? Dude you cant compare mangled gore and horror to this weird fetish fest of tendril kissing

[@FieryFlamingFajitas]

I'm a little disappointed that they killed her off after only 2 episodes. Anna Torv is an amazing actor and it would've been great to see a bit more of her interactions with the other 2

[@VIP-ov1qo]

She’s coming back next episode via flashback

[@Xxdominater]

She dies early in the game too

[@FieryFlamingFajitas]

@LexDaDominator 2.0 Yeah I know but it's not the game it's a TV series 🙄

[@Xxdominater]

@@FieryFlamingFajitas Exactly, so she's gonna die early regardless. Get over it. 🤷🏿‍♀️

[@blindsniper4517]

@@FieryFlamingFajitas The 9 episode tv show based on the game in which she dies quite early, what we’re you expecting 4 episodes based on the first 2 hours of a 14 hour game

[@mountainous_port]

Its so scary how the zombies did not noticed her at first.

[@ReelAesthetic]

I thought they were going to leave her alone because she was already infected. So the grossness was that much more unexpected for me.

[@noiszatmari]

This whole scene had me spinning and sweating

[@nothertreeinbox]

This is how mushrooms grow. From wikipedia: A typical single spore germinates into a monokaryotic mycelium,[1] which cannot reproduce sexually; when two compatible monokaryotic mycelia join and form a dikaryotic mycelium, that mycelium may form fruiting bodies such as mushrooms.

[@connorvenier5843]

I mean, the lighter adds tension to the already dramatic scene. It would've been badass if she held one of those grenades and let it go after the kiss. It would mirror her game death a little more as she held off those soldiers so Ellie and Joel could escape. Still a riveting scene

[@sheeparderoohhh4107]

To be honest, I dont think she would have been able to hold the grenade or the pin since she was losing her motor control and her hands were shaking so if that were the case, she could have dropped the grenade and blew the infected up early taking out Joel and ellie. At least with the lighter, she was moving her hands at a shaking pace

[@ReelAesthetic]

I agree. I'm sure Mazin and Druckmann had the conversation about which device to use in the end. For some reason, they chose the lighter. Perhaps it's because, in terms of plot, it doesn't really matter if it's the lighter or a grenade. The lighter may have been chosen because it's an easter egg.

[@kuraito1346]

In the game version she sacrificed herself and got killed by FEDRA. But on the TV series she sacrificed herself and blows herself up with explosives to kill the infected so Joel and Ellie can get away.

[@soupe5535]

the comments seemed pretty impressed with the filmmaking, so i suggest listening to the companion podcast (it's free on youtube) where they get in depth into their techniques. for example, for the tendril kiss they decided to film the scene as if it was a romance rather than a horror which is perhaps why most of you might've found it creepy yet entrancing. real good shit

[@pogs9765]

What’s weird is the fact that this is one is a stalker I think? It’s said stalkers may have a bit of humans left in them so basically this man probably never felt a kiss in a long time while spreading the infection. Or it’s the ip drain infection spreading it one way.

[@LeavingThisTownYT]

The human in him wanted love that's what I also think

[@ramblingnymph]

I can't be the only one peeved that she didn't give them her bag.

[@Kompy_123]

It turns out that zombies also have love

[@paulblack4969]

I love how she's standing in fuel and doesn't think to spark the empty lighter at her feet 🤣🤣🤣

[@calsinclair618]

Or just use one of the grenades

[@gigachad3457]

Tell me ypu know shit about game without telling me

[@ryancnayr]

It makes sense that the fungus chose the least invasive infection for Tess given she was already infected and not acting hostile towards the runners, that way it gets a fresh specimen with no external injuries through bites or mauling, so a stronger host overall.

[@AnnaInWonderTube]

what bothers me the most here: we have already seen "kiss killing" in an endless list of movies: the Harry Potter death eaters, Batman's Poison Ivy fatal kiss, Imhoteb 's mouth in The Mummy, the alien parasite from The Faculty and many, many more soul, energy and fluid sucking creatures in many other pictures. It could have been interesting to see something new. May be, the fungal organ should grow under the nails or on the hands or skin, or may be its just not necessary for the plot whatsoever, or perhaps Tess'es infection should have been portrayed otherwise. The kiss hasn't a metaphorical meaning, it's science fiction. It could have been appropriate in a surreal psychological drama, for instance. Here it just brings unnecessary baggage.

[@DagothUr69]

Ellie forgetting she’s infected: don’t leave her WA WA WA

[@itsapik]

D I S G U S T I N G

[@ReelAesthetic]

Indeed.

[@aleeshaconnell9130]

Cannot agree more, I'm glad that's not in the game 🤢

[@reckergamer1879]

Game did it much better

[@kalgarc]

Understatement of the year

[@hellpyro2385]

and cringe

[@XxxTENTACION_4Lifee]

R.I.P to Annie who voiced Tess in the last of us game ❤

[@johnoblues3984]

I've played both games n thoroughly enjoying the t.v series so far..when things like this is done movies made from books or games it's never gonna be exactly the same so I never go too deeply into comparing them I just enjoy it for what it is...a movie.

[@rmo9808]

I get that it's more dramatic but you're telling me shes going to try and set that all off with a lighter instead of a grenade...really.

[@ReelAesthetic]

Good point.

[@Rob712]

True, I don't really understand why they even showed any grenades being there.

[@Kloutkulture]

Lmao

[@rushuhm8087]

Exactly what I was thinking

[@ReelAesthetic]

@@Rob712 Perhaps to guarantee a more significant explosion.

[@fuego5350]

Joel didn't kiss her so the clicker did. Mr. Stealyogirl right there.

[@haroldthekek9229]

Dude he lost his wife and his daughter. He wasn't coping very well

[@GalaxVerse]

She didn't closed her eyes that's means she's not enjoying her kiss OF COURSE not who TF would

[@bluryfilms]

Woman could have saved her a VERY uncomfortable first date kiss if she had just used one of the grenades

[@ceirizzesantinez4674]

Anna Torv should return for Mindhunter. She was fuckin' awesome 😭😭😭

[@ReelAesthetic]

She really is awesome.

[@funkyfresh8837]

The show got cancelled unfortunately :/

[@spongebob139]

This part was weird 😂 🤣Neil did it again hahaha

[@nightowl7261]

I don't remember being able to get the AR 15 this early in the game.

[@Money_maker12]

I wasn't bothered by it but I was really terrifying and disgusting

[@GTRNR]

There is nothing more scary than a fast running zombie or infected.... because unlike vampires, these suckers walk in day light

[@sacredeyeball2852]

The Last of Rizz

[@ReelAesthetic]

😕

[@Aaron-br4pi]

I feel like most people who watching this didn’t play the game so it may come off good to them but for those whose seen and played the game know the script writing is lackluster

[@hannaosterlund5974]

Most horrifying thing ever

[@luisfuentes6736]

All people are talking about the kiss but the scene of 0:13 when the cordyceps enters under the nail of that infected is pretty nasty too

[@lilitachi4467]

Oh hell nah that shit was nasty

[@preciouspayne723]

Then don't watch u fucker

[@The.Authority...]

Can't help getting I'M LEGEND vibes...the fact that... that film pre dates the video game... has always made (me) curious if the Video game creators used that film's production design & aesthetic...as an inspiration for the video game...

[@ReelAesthetic]

I’m sure it had an influence. How could it not?

[@davekirkwood9076]

How else are they supposed to exchange Long protein strings.

[@OnnumMuttaiyum]

I feel they can sense an already infected person and the Clickers didn't have to bite on the neck again.... The shortest route to brain is her nasal canal which is her mouth (bigger than nose)

[@jackspedicy]

Weak plot change from the original. The game made this scene way more intense and didn’t have this weird “kiss” scene

[@glitzgarcia8281]

The kiss is actually interesting in a sense that it shows how the fungus knws whos infected and does not bite the host instead does the kiss in order for it to spread it much faster.

[@LeavingThisTownYT]

Or I think that specific zombie had the last human element in it & still wished to be loved

[@drakerydenFalls]

Wonder if that infected remembered Tess lol

[@akaitouichi]

I love the way Anna Torv can show emotion through her eyes...

[@AnnaInWonderTube]

The kiss was a creepy choice. I mean, perv creepy style. I believe it could have been possible if the infected were overly affectionate at the beginning of the infection. Therefore, kisses and hugs could have been more appropriate, before the insane aggressive stage.

[@ReelAesthetic]

Haha ‘kisses and hugs’

[@BigMikeMcBastard]

The podcast with the creators of the show indicate the "kiss" happened because Tess didn't make any effort to fight back. If she had struggled they said the infected would have ripped her apart.

[@IdocarebutIdont]

Im sorry, but everything they did with Tess in these two episodes is my least favorite thing about the show so far.

[@ReelAesthetic]

Don't apologize. I'm sure you have your reasons.

[@MariusBoss11458]

2:49 Oh boy yeah

[@NaturalBornKelli]

Looks like Tess couldn't handle the spores of love! Death by smooch-shroom is the way to go, folks.

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[@DiamondStarIV]

The song Allowed To Be Happy (used in TLOU Part II) at the end killed me 😭

[@jokester117]

Ngl tendrils are terrifying and glad Duckmann added that.

[@necurrence1776]

Another way this could have played out to be even more epic: Tess tries the lighter desperately without success, gets kissed by mushroom tentacle guy, drops her lighter without starting the fire. The all of the sudden a grenade drops from her other hand, with the pin already pulled. The zombies make a stupid face and then the whole hive is shown being blown to pieces in all its glory. Then we see spores being carried further by the wind while Joel and Ellie run away.

[@mspionage1743]

Everything has been wonderful thus far except the "kiss". That was simply unnecessary and a dumb decision in my opinion. All else though, excellent. Edit Addition: Something I just noticed. Look at 0:14 when the fungus is (basically) waking up ground troops. It is able to, literally, burrow under a nail and directly into the skin. Anyone/everyone knows how difficult and how much force it takes to do this as everyone has had a cut before. Point being, the tendrils we see must have some type of cutting mechanism on the end.

[@haroldthekek9229]

Btw I'm sure that the fungus was only growing in darkened, interior + underground places and not in broad daylight.

[@Bradksob765]

Thought it was interesting that they are using some of the music from last of us part 2, Allowed to be happy being played at the end.

[@wasabionthego5115]

Why would she use the zippo to trigger the explosion instead of the grenade?

[@ReelAesthetic]

Her lighter was a Naughty Dog Easter egg. www.reddit.com/r/ThelastofusHBOseries/comments/10jgsip/tesss_lighter_in_s1e2_was_a_naughty_dog_easter_egg/

[@yourarseismine1016]

Doubt a grenade would have ignited the gasoline.

[@pratiya2132]

@@yourarseismine1016 you doubt an explosion would trigger the gasoline among more grenades in the vicinity?

[@IMStillUnbroken7]

@@yourarseismine1016 Top 10 military comments

[@VimaKsper6286]

Frag grenades do not cause a fireball upon detonation, when the combustible material inside ignites, the gases expand producing enormous pressure outwards, but the fuse does not produce fire. So I doubt it would ignite the fuel, although with luck, the shrapnel would generate a spark when colliding with a gasoline-soaked surface, but it's depending on a lot of luck.

[@triixstiir]

I was so frustrated with this scene. The amount of fumes in that room with all of that fuel on the ground just the slightest spark from the lighter would’ve lit it up. Didnt need a whole flame.

[@ReelAesthetic]

I’m frustrated with the whole show. Zombies aren’t even real.

[@husaynalquaid1195]

Lol. Who would've thought the zombies could experience love at first sight🤣

[@dontneedtoknowmyname5791]

If he wasn’t infected, this would’ve been considered sexual assault

[@husaynalquaid1195]

@@dontneedtoknowmyname5791 Lol. Fr. Fr.

[@Kashmine]

But they can’t see 😆

[@_orangutan]

The lighter made no sense when she had many grenades at her disposal.

[@br0dyj08n9]

Yeah but It takes a couple seconds for it to explode. Then once they got in they probably wouldn't have let her get it and plus she was panicking.

[@sharrieffmuhammad7497]

Fungal rizz on point

[@anuman99ful]

Hahahaha