The Last of Us 1x02 Reaction

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[@christiantorre1]

I was dying at how protective they were of Anna Torv. 🤣

[@sejan8812]

yeah but i felt the same way 😭😭 like you can't die you're olivia dunham

[@MaureenLongoriaTheOneAndOnly]

I’m not familiar with the actress, but watching Tess this episode is really really painful for me to watch, she looks sooo much like my mom in this show and so I can’t see her without seeing my mom. Horrifying to watch her fate like that

[@acciogagaloo]

I finally see anna torv on my screen again and she’s only there for two episodes 😭

[@channelsoup]

Your concern for Anna Torv the whole episode was so hilarious! I felt so bad knowing what was to come!

[@itbechelsea]

In the first episode there's a poster that says if you're bit in the face or neck you have 5 to 15 minutes until you turn. A bite to the arms or torso gives you 2 to 8 hours and a bite on the leg or foot gives you 12 to 24 hours.

[@CrazeeAdam]

IMO it was always because the closer it is to the brain, the faster it will be to get there, and the brain is the place where the fungus wants to get to! I think at least that's the idea

[@marcgarrigosmane166]

​@@CrazeeAdam iep

[@DrewDragoon]

Tess is bit in the neck and while it's impossible to know the exact amount of time passed I think we can at least assume a couple hours, so I guess they're not very consistent with their own logic

[@MaureenLongoriaTheOneAndOnly]

@@DrewDragoon it looked a bit more like her shoulder, so I figure she probably had about an hour before she turned and she was about to run out of time when she died

[@jojy43568]

Its funny seeing them wonder how games like this work lol

[@r.achel044]

my dad and i watching the show: SQUARE SQUARE SQUARE SQUARE SQUARE

[@casluvs]

@@r.achel044LMAO THIS WAS ME AND MY BOYFRIEND 😭

[@mymaynee5963]

me watching the whole time waiting for a brick or a bottle to be used😔

[@andrewkline5611]

We need a play through!

[@CrazeeAdam]

I just want them to have a let's play of it.. Although for non gamers TLOU may be a little tough gameplay wise as their first modern game

[@Shad0wmoses]

i realized with how much they both say baby girl or baby for a character they adore...this show is perfect for them cuz Ellie is "baby girl"

[@cooliostarstache5474]

I was literally thinking this a couple days ago and that gave me the goofiest smile I swear

[@LuisSierra42]

hahaha, wait for it

[@harmanpiano]

Things that are inevitable: The sunrise Taxes And people in the comments dropping spoilers

[@cooliostarstache5474]

@@harmanpiano Out of context, what would someone even interpret the above comment as?

[@orangedinosaur3546]

@@cooliostarstache5474 ellie is gonna be called baby girl. by who i wonder? herself? surely not

[@HenryM912]

Oh my god Milena's reactions to the horror bits are killing me. Send help.

[@euto-kun256]

I love ittttt! 🤣🤣

[@vault29a]

touch grass

[@tomasalarconchible9729]

@@vault29a nah she acts like a 12 years old

[@mewtwo506]

One of the most dramatic youtubers I've ever seen 😅😅

[@rodvincetolosa9386]

The clickers, the ones in the museum are more evolved type of incfeted. They can't see because the fungi has wrapped around the head, probably evolved that way since it's the only weakness. So that shell in the head makes them tougher to kill but they can't see. They use echolocation so that's why they make the clicking noises.

[@LocalGenericLoonaPfp]

It’s not wrapped. It bursted through the skull which is even more horrifying

[@nont18411]

It grew out of their skulls

[@serpintinelion8926]

@@nont18411 specifically the sinus cavity. If you find the x-ray in the first game it shows the front part of the skull above the mouth is destroyed but the mouth and brain are intact.

[@alexs1640]

Which seems like such a flaw for the fungus. If their whole point is spreading the fungus, taking the sight of a predator seems like a huge problem. Could have grown out of the ears or even hair follicles. Anything except hampering one of the most important senses for a human host.

[@CrazeeAdam]

The Fungus in this show is real, your friend was right Lola!! It controls ants and insects, preventing them from dying and trying to pass itself along by making the insects stand in opportune places to be eaten by larger animals :p

[@ahumanbeingfromtheearth1502]

IRL there's no chance of it infecting humans though. They are very specifically adapted to effect ants in a way that would make it incredibly difficult to adapt even to just ants that aren't native to where the fungus is found. This is without even considering how genetically different humans are, how vastly more complex our brains and nervous systems are, and the lack of a direct oxygen supply due to how much larger out bodies are.

[@BrendanArntz]

@@ahumanbeingfromtheearth1502 I was coming to see the same thing. Corticeps exists and effects a wide range of insects. But only insects. Making the jump from insects to warm blooded mammals is a huge evolutionary leap. And making the leap directly to humans is even more far fetched. It may happen eventually but would probably take millenia of incremental evolutionary changes

[@CrazeeAdam]

@@ahumanbeingfromtheearth1502 oh yeah for sure. Like i meant her friend was right as in its real, and does affect bugs and insects. Mainly ants. The chances of it mutating are extremely slim, although not impossible (to affect slightly larger animals, not necessairly humans), in real life. It makes for a good story, and narrative that it's a real thing, and makes people think, but obviously not likely to evolve any time soon

[@tacitus5665]

@@ahumanbeingfromtheearth1502 there might be a slight possibility in a few hundred years, since humans core temperature apparently has slowly been sinking

[@Mansplainer2099-jy8ps]

@@tacitus5665 In a few hundred years humans might have technology to make fungus do chores for them, like cleaning up Chernobyl.

[@marianm2680]

When she said I'm not giving Tess more than 5 episodes I laughed out loud

[@josecrazyandproud]

Regarding the videogame, most story based games have a complete storyline from beginning to end just like a movie. For TLOU the game is roughly 12 hours long and you play in a third person perspective going through the country to deliver Ellie to the fireflies. Most of the game you control Joel as you fight off zombies and other people who are trying to kill you. While you move around there is dialogue between characters that expands the story and relationships. For the more important scenes, a cutscene plays where it plays out just like a movie would. You should definitely watch the first 20 minutes of the game (the prologue) to understand how the game works and how the story is told in a videogame

[@jamesliggins891]

I would not say anything about what's coming up, even "most of the game you control Joel" can be a spoiler

[@crazyape515]

​@@jamesliggins891 not really, especially considering he's not even the first character you play as

[@CrazeeAdam]

Wonder if they know there is a Part 2 (which will playout in seasons 2 and 3)

[@CrazeeAdam]

I hope they play the game at some point xD

[@nth_to_see_here]

I would not say anything and encourage NOT to play the game and not watch any walkthroughs at the moment.

[@froziac3509]

lmfao, this discussion on how a game works is hilarious XD. You can check out the opening of the game if you'd like to see where you play as Sarah and Joel and Tess to get an idea. The story beats of the game are pretty much the same as the show but at least to get an idea of how the story is told in a game.

[@CrazeeAdam]

I think in some people's minds who don't pay attention to gaming at all, games are still "you play a level and you pass it" with very little story in-between levels. While TLOU is split up into sections clearly as well, there's of course much story in those sections and well written predetermined script.. hopefully they kind of figure that out as the show goes along :)

[@changingmind2522]

Between both of y’all’s love for Tess and how scared Milena gets, this is already my favorite reaction channel for this show. I seriously love you guys.

[@lindaouellette6656]

Lol, I loved the “mental gymnastics” you guys did to keep Anna Torv” alive😂😂😂

[@jubelbrosseau7966]

It's so rough losing Tess. Regardless of her short time in the game, she was a fan-favorite, and I was delighted knowing that our beloved Anna Torv would bring her to life (even though I dreaded her passing). So glad you are covering this series!

[@mconnaghan]

You two are among my favorite reactors, partly because you're so intelligent and insightful, and it is a delight to see you wrong about stuff with this show. 😆

[@potpot9827]

Seeing Anna Torv brought back a lot of memories . I was around 12 when I was obsessed with Fringe. Now i have to rewatch it again because of this. I miss seeing her with Walter and Peter.

[@shep4life]

I loved Fringe too! Rewatching it now❤

[@irishmedic]

Walter was the best! He did such crazy shit! I loved Gene also!.................The Cow!

[@thewhatness]

My love for Milena only increases by the day. Her reactions to the scary parts are everything.

[@mehlev]

You calling Joel "Josh" had me laughing -- all I could think of was you guys calling Miller "Josh" for an entire season of the Expanse bahahah 😂😋❤

[@CrazeeAdam]

Ironically Joel's last name is Miller too :p

[@mehlev]

@@CrazeeAdam oh my gosh that's right, it is!

[@HenryM912]

@@mehlev oh my Josh*

[@chriswolf6984]

🤣🤣 Them trying to figure out how games work made my whole week.

[@andrewkline5611]

Would, love to watch them do a play through.

[@MrBreezeLI516]

@@andrewkline5611 seriously!! It was so genuine and adorable I was like 🥰🥰🥰🥰 LOL

[@adamlong6759]

I found Fringe late... I became a fan of Anna Torv. Seeing Anna in this was a happy accident in so many ways. I played the game a decade ago, my memory isn't bad but I didn't see so many things coming. As someone who exhibits the full spectrum of emotions when I watch (good)shows, I enjoy your reactions.

[@DaFranchise718]

38:49 the clicking is them using echolocation to see like bats, they move by sound

[@pjm2413]

the aot reaction is a pretty long one so it will be here soon yall :) update: the video got blocked by yt 🙄🙄 so they’re trying their best to get it up asap!

[@santiago4444]

was it good? :(

[@pjm2413]

@@santiago4444 i haven’t seen it yet LMAO i don’t have patreon 😭 i just seen their announcement on there though

[@jrlombardi5251]

How long did it take to them? Since they always talk a lot after it and the ep is already a hour long ig it has to be really long fr

[@pjm2413]

@@jrlombardi5251 the uncut version is like 3 hours 💀 and they announced that they JUST finished editing and reduced it down to 2 lol

[@jrlombardi5251]

@@pjm2413 wow lmao, that's a lot but it makes sense, they always pay attention to the show so they talk about everything and that's great. Have they said when are they posting it here?

[@strawberrycatastrofy257]

"I'm not giving her more than five episodes" *spits out coffee*

[@lilly25642]

No spoilers here so you can read without worrying. The game is a very cinematic experience. It has cutscenes where it tells the story (which is basically like a movie but it's animated), and then it has gameplay where you control Joel (with Ellie following), run around, explore, pick up stuff (supplies, weapons, etc), fight enemies, etc. But gameplay and cutscenes are all tied together, so the story flows really well. The story from the first game is covered on season 1 of the show. There's a second game that will be covered by season 2 and possibly season 3. Since you're not gamers, I don't imagine you'd be interested in playing the game on your channel, but I recommend watching "show vs game" videos for each episode (and pls post your reaction to it :D), It has a side by side comparisons and it's super interesting to see the similarities.

[@masamune2984]

Omg Anna was Olivia from Fringe! I absolutely ADORED Fringe, but couldn’t remember much of the cast, and kept wondering who you meant by “Olivia,” until you said Fringe, and then it ALL flooded back! I’m heartbroken all over again (that, and the actress of Tess from the game passed away during the airing of this episode.) 😢. Anyways, can’t wait for your reactions to the rest of the series! It only gets better 🙂

[@k3tna]

I feel you guys about Tess, I mean Anna. I also haven't played the game, so the story was new to me and when I saw Anna Torv in the first episode I was so thrilled she is a part of this, but then this happens in the second one.

[@firecat4529]

1:40 In real life it's mostly ants that get infected but spiders and other insects, too. Also, like the guy said at the beginning of the 1st episode. As far as I know our body temerature is too high for the fungus to life in us but some fungi are already adapting to higher climate due to climate change.

[@SugerFreeJazz]

Also toxoplasmosis affects large amounts of humans and is believed to alter our behavior

[@edgarfernandez4849]

did we all watch the same video?😂

[@TukaihaHithlec]

There’s a different strain of cordyceps for different insects. One strain only affects one species. Ants are just the most famous. Other species can carry the infection without being affected. That’s why it was tested on monkeys but didn’t turn them, but they could transmit it to a human who would turn.

[@Rathbone7]

I would absolutely love to see you two check out some of the scenes from the game once you finish this season. I think it would legitimately blow your minds. You can find all the story moments of the game compiled together on KZbin to be watched like a movie. As good as the acting is in the show, a lot of people, myself included, would argue the performances in the game are even better.

[@CrazeeAdam]

Yes I would say do a let's play, but I know TLOU is not necessairly an easy game for first time gamers, even on easy mode there's lots of things the game expects you to come to grips with fast. So watching a let's play maybe would be great.

[@mysteronix]

The remake has a “very lite” setting which is almost like a story walkthrough

[@fajarkurniawan9434]

"I'm not giving Tess more than like 5 episodes" famous last words 😁

[@lalalalisa41]

So that scary ugly thing you saw was a Stage 3 Infected known as a Clicker. As you saw, the head is pretty strong and even a direct shot to the face with a powerful weapon will at times only break off a chunk of the mold, leaving the brain unharmed. On top of how aggressive and fast they are to zone in on you once they hear you, this makes them pretty scary in combat. And it's why Joel and Tess seemed scared of encountering one in the first place. In the game, it's usually best to sneak up on them or avoid them in general. Not best at all to unload your clip into it, especially if there's more than one or two in the area. And if you girls didn't know, Annie Wersching (VA and motion capture performance for Tess in the game) passed away at 45 because of cancer some time after this episode aired. You may know her in other roles like 24, Bosch, Timeless, Runaways, and The Vampire Diaries. RIP 💔

[@CrazeeAdam]

lol, I love how that sound has become nightmare fuel since the game released, and now these two lovely ladies can share in that fuel

[@lalalalisa41]

​@@CrazeeAdam We can all bask in it together 😊

[@farbod21]

Love your reactions! One thing to know about this story, its not TWD. This story moves FAST. If this story (season 1) was TWD it would last 4 seasons!

[@kobayashi.official]

I love that I found you two! Your love of Anna Torv is just too friggin' adorable! She's one of my absolute favorites too!

[@itachi2816]

Just to clarify, Tess also dies early in the game. And for the most part the show adaptation was faithful to how she dies in the game (the only difference I can think of here is that in the game she stays behind to delay some armed guys who were going after them, in this show they made her stay behind to delay these infected). As to why they kill her so soon: Well, as you've already noticed The Last of Us is about Ellie and Joel's journey, there are other characters they'll meet along the way, but the journey is about those two only. But beyond that, we can see how at the beginning Joel is this "closed-hearted and hopeless old man". He at first doesn't believe that Ellie was immune or on a miracle cure, he doesn't want to risk his life carrying this girl across the country. But aside from that, part of Joel also is afraid of interacting with Ellie and getting too involved with her, because Ellie reminds him of his own daughter. Here is where Tess's death and how she died played a very important role on Joel starting this journey with Ellie. Joel would probably never started this mission of delivering Ellie to the Fireflies on the other side of the country, if it wasn't for Tess caring about all this in her last moments, trying to do the right thing and begging for Joel. Joel starts this journey more for Tess than anything else, because despite all the "closed heart" attitude Joel actually feels he owes this to Tess.

[@chamamemestre]

Lola: "Why does it sound like clicking?" Me: "Well...about that..."

[@mrchuuni1517]

Bro it's genuinely funny how these two look like boomers who have no idea how video games work LMAO Actually most games nowadays have rich stories and narratives, games that are purely based on gameplay, passing levels etc are getting rarer and rarer. Honestly I think if they both tried to play some history based game like The Last of Us, Red Dead Redemption or even Undertale they would really enjoy it.

[@HenryM912]

It's really funny but endearing at the same time. They should give video games a chance. Could you imagine them reacting to the story of Red Dead 2? I've never felt so attached to a fictional character than I did with Arthur, not even in movies or TV shows.

[@jani_koski]

@@HenryM912 RDR2 went straight to at least my second favourite videogame ever immediately on my first playthrough. Only one that I consider my number 1 is The Witcher 3. Usually I just tie them both on 1st place since they are so different in the end. It would be nice seeing them try some modern games with awesome narratives. But it can also be frustrating both for them to play or us to watch since there's so many little nuances in videogames that we gamers just understand by default 😄 For example have you watched how lost non-gamer people are with camera controls and such in the opening scene in the city of Last of Us? The game doesn't "tell" you where to go but you need to understand the little hints of which area is accessible and which is not. It could be much easier for them to begin playing the game with someone who's more familiar with videogames so they could get help with difficult parts and overall gameplay 🤔

[@hamsamahamadali5291]

@@jani_koski The witcher 3 is also my #1 hahaha

[@hamsamahamadali5291]

is undertale a good story driven game?

[@victorcarvalho9584]

Please give us a Vinland Saga reaction 😭 Im rewatching with you and it's been 2 weeks without it

[@hplus1]

bro is hungry

[@victorcarvalho9584]

@@hplus1 I feed myself with their emotions watching Thorfinn

[@darth856]

If there are people like Ellie, it is highly possible they were killed before anyone knew they were immune. If someone scans as infected, they are typically killed right away. It took Marlene's unusual decision to spare Ellie for that not to happen to her.

[@callielayneherring5888]

It wasn’t a surprise to me bc I knew the game first, but Anna Torv being cast as Tess did me in too 😭 had me hoping so naively for a twist to save her or at least just have her around longer…

[@nono6167]

Professor was of mycology, not microbiology, someone who specifically studies fungi, and based on her reaction to the sample she probably specialized in research into cortecepts in particular, hence why they selected her.

[@Krossiant]

Tess' death in the show has to be the most disgusted I've ever been watching someone sacrifice themselves.

[@Krossiant]

I feel so bad for yall seeing how much you loved that actress oh my god 😭

[@rowaystarco]

So sad that Tess dies like this, also extremely sad that the original actor for Tess (in the game) passed away quite recently. Was cool to see Anna Torv as Tess tho, I loved Fringe 🎉

[@brewcityjesus]

Lol. 22:22 was hilarious. If Melina gets scared like that then this is going to be a fun ride/reaction.

[@SugerFreeJazz]

The clickers are blind because the fungus has burst through their heads, But have adapted to use the mushroom as a sonar dish and click to Echolocate

[@GarotoArcano]

They said aot is gettint blocked on ytb, theyre trying to figure out how to post, but it will be today

[@PabloRua10]

Sory if this question was already answered but where is the reaction to the new AoT episode?

[@pemberliegh]

there are two full games and a DLC. This season will cover the first game and the DLC (download content - it's a short prequel to the first game that you get when you buy the game, but it is better to play after you finish the first game completely). Then there is a second game that is much longer. They will probably tell the story of the second game over 2-3 seasons bc there is no way to fit it in one unless you make it like 20 eps haha. It is very much a story game and while they do change things to better tell a story for TV, it follows pretty close. Some of it is travel and explore, most of the gameplay is 3rd person shooter (vs infected and human adversaries). They have pulled a lot of moments and dialogue from in-game conversations that happen while you're traveling or from the animated cut scenes - either directly or at least inspired by those moments. It's pretty cool tbh

[@golfr-kg9ss]

Fringe was good. I think that was the first time I saw Anna. Nice reaction guys.

[@mconnaghan]

What's worse: Getting French-kissed by a mouthful of fungus, or raisins in cookies?

[@Skunchskunch]

"I'm not giving her more than about 5 episodes." Well...

[@verdantash]

For those who don't know, their latest AoT reaction is already on Patreon

[@Chillinlikeavilll]

Did they say when it’s coming to KZbin?

[@emiliano-qm2vd]

​@@Chillinlikeavilll In their new tlou reaction on Patreon they said AOT was uploading(the edited version), not sure if that's gonna be uploading to YT today? Hopefully.

[@user-tx8lv3hv4x]

Bro I really hope it’s coming soon😭

[@netiswilliam4030]

Do i have to pay for it to watch videos in it?

[@slayer6225]

@@netiswilliam4030 nope. It will be on KZbin

[@robbersho0d]

I spent the entire episode exacly like you, I'm very protective of Anna Torv too, they didn't have the right 😭 And I already knew the game so the second she appeared I knew but my heart was just as broken.

[@V.elociraptor]

In the game, you play as Joel, and you practically have full control over his movements. This includes walking, sneaking, climbing ladders or obstacles, swimming, and general foraging for supplies (opening drawers, doors, picking up helpful items like food, bandages, tape, scissors, bricks, bottles etc). The field of view is similar to what you'd see in GTA. Basically, there's a directional stick that controls the direction of your movement and another one that basically corresponds to the direction of Joel's vision. Then there's a handful of other buttons that mean "pick up," or "hit," or "jump." Some buttons open menus which allow you to read things, craft items or use items. You also fight infected and human enemies as you come across them. You can find guns, ammo, wooden planks, metal bars, etc, to use as weapons. Sometimes, there are also "puzzles" which require you to figure out how to progress through an environment that's blocked or otherwise difficult to navigate. The story is integrated seamlessly with the gameplay as the characters talk during your casual exploration. When you reach pivotal moments, a cinematic animation will play (sometimes with a normal filmic "cut" and sometimes flowing onwards from gameplay without a cut). In this way, the storytelling isn't super dissimilar from a TV show, except that you're participating in the physicality. Occasionally, you can even find letters, notes, or newspaper clippings, which will give you further insight into some kind of backstory. Overall, it's a very cinematic experience.

[@andrewlevin7586]

Fun fact: In early versions of The Last of Us game, Tess was supposed to be the Big Bad.

[@SirSpitsAlotable]

Just to give a little extra context on how the infected work. Infected are not DEAD. If a person dies they CANNOT become an infected and most things that would kill a regular person would also kill an infected. For instance, an infected can be chocked or be stabbed and it can kill them without "going for the head". The infection is simply controlling the living person against their will.

[@ArtficialFlvrz]

They say exactly that in their discussion almost right away. They are extremely aware that a dead person cannot host the fungus.

[@SirSpitsAlotable]

@@ArtficialFlvrz I made the comment before finishing so that’s my bad.

[@user-tx8lv3hv4x]

Girls, I REALLY love your channel, especially for AOT reactions, but could you please start using the YT community? It’s completely fine that there are breaks between new videos sometimes, but huge part of your viewers who don’t have patreon always gets very confused

[@Aldebaron-fp3ef]

Agreed! Fringe is amazing. A must watch.

[@swordmonkey6635]

The problem with the idea that the infected are essentially connected into the hyphae of a fungal network is that while it's a good idea for zombies just laying around, once they are moving, they physically disconnect from the mycelia and can no longer get or give information through the fungal network. So the mycelia work more like a spider web being triggered than a form of tracking for the zombies already moving. It is a nice detail that the show gives about a dry hyphae being considered "dead" because fungi require moisture to thrive. Hyphae and mycelia don't act as reproductive systems though. Air released spores do. Fungi reproduce and propagate using spores.

[@HQLh]

Girls, I miss so much your reaction to the Vinland Saga season 2 episodes, when will they be uploaded to KZbin?

[@CrazeeAdam]

I guess for those who only really had gaming experiences maybe in like the 90s or so or older games, or none at all, maybe some things might be confusing. But games, especially story driven games, have cutscenes, where a lot of what plays out in the show is shown in the game, almost frame for frame in some cases and word for word. Games have scripts, some pretty high budget ones at that, and in cases like this, the script is better than a good chunk of what Hollywood spits out today. The game play is a combination of stealth, action, survival (crafting items and collecting resources to get the upper hand on enemies), and exploration. The combat generally is pretty violent, visceral and doesn't sugar coat anything. It's a 3rd person shooter (where you can see your character moving around aiming the gun) with stealth elements in the end. And yeah. It's awesome And ALL major story beats and parts happen in the game for the most part. There are some differences, like in Episode 3 (the biggest one that I can think of honestly), but Episode 3 serves a different purpose than the game portion of it does and impacts the story later on.. But for the most part.. yeah, the show follows the games story pretty much spot on, with only a few differences here and there to make it a bit more cohesive for a show. But even the opening scene and much of the music is taken from the game. The sound effects pulled straight from it as well. Sorry for the long ass rant but it is alreasy confirmed that there will be 2 more seasons at least covering The Last of Us Part 2 (the video game)

[@eschiedler]

This TV series has a Safety Blanket rating of 5/5. Good to see you both have yours.

[@acojone6110]

Your friend is right about cordyceps, not a possibility it can evolve on humans tho luckily. Another horror fact about "zombie" insects is that there is this parasite (hairworm, horrific) that goes inside crickets and makes it suicide by jumping in water and drowning because this parasite must be in water to reproduce

[@jefplus]

i'm cackling at milena's reaction to the scary parts HAHA i really wish they'd react to psychological thrillers some day. i've been curious ever since they talked about watching GET OUT and lola describing milena's reaction lmao

[@chrishayes4323]

Ladies, your love for Anna Torv reminded me how much I loved Fringe. I'm got to find it streaming somewhere so I can watch it again!

[@SidPhoenix2211]

the clicking sound they make is voice actor Misty Lee and TLOU 1's audio lead Phil Kovats essentially inhaling air through their throats and producing clicking, screechy, scratchy noises. The voices are 100% natural, with some slight compositing (still no unnatural elements, tho). The Clickers use this noise to echolocate and navigate their way through a space.

[@hideshiseyes2804]

Interesting discussion at the start. I got the impression people moved around a lot more soon after the outbreak, and after a while the quarantine zones were set up and most people settled in one or another of them.

[@misja4122]

You're doing a great job on picking up on all the social clues the show is giving you! I think you'll love the rest of the season!

[@amykate4459]

i really think you guys should consider doing a Fringe rewatch for fun if you have time in your schedule. would absolutely LOVE it! and it would be fun to watch you watch it since you love the show so much :)

[@Shad0wmoses]

after the show if u are curious how games work...watch the game cutscenes on youtube. its just as beautiful as a movie experience but with added time spent with characters as u play thru it. and it allows players to connect even more deeply.

[@datdudeinred]

They make that clicking sound to know where their prey is. That's why they are aptly named as "Clickers". As you might have noticed their head is devoured by fungus hence no eyes therefore the fungus makes them use echolocation like bats. they are 3rd stage of infection/infected. Stages are as follows - 1st being the runners(in 1st episode you see how even a chair bound old lady runs so fast after getting infected & that runner who runs behind joel & sarah), 2nd are Stalkers(who are very good at disguising themselves & you can't hear them coming). 3rd are clickers(they use echolocation & hence can eventually find you by using your heartbeat sound too). 4th are bloaters(remember as joel says here some have been around for 20yrs thats these mofos, they are HUGE & whole human body is gone unlike clickers) 5th THE RAT KING (no explanation needed)

[@Cornberry]

Okay literally FOR REAL, grasshoppers, but not just them - any bug that jumps is the death of me. AH!

[@mzukisimtshelu6596]

Has anyone noticed that Joel and Tess are never shown to eat any bread products...Only Ellie has ever been shown to eat bread...and the infection (cordyceps) was found in a flour mill. Interesting episode

[@caiobonatto4876]

Videogames are a powerful way to tell a story. It's easy to get immersed on a narrative game, you're literally controlling the character or charachters of the story, and because of that, you feel emotions more intensively. And it can be even more intense when the game allows you to make choices that can change the storyline. It's not the case on The Last of Us, but there is some games with that characteristic, like Detroit Become Human, Until Dawn and the The Walking Dead series from TellTale.

[@vertigo2894]

Oh my god! You are the only other person I know terrified of grasshoppers and I am a man lol! They scare the hell out of me and I think that's largely cause of the colour and sudden, fast movements.

[@AtiaJoy101]

This is my first time watching your guys reactions since t100 days… lmao I’m glad to see you guys again!

[@cliveklg7739]

The actress in the opening is absolutely fantastic. Especially the tea scene. The fungus can only control living hosts. But it can still feed on dead ones. Ants, grasshoppers, fruit flies, moths, and a bunch more insects as well. There are videos on youtube of nature programs highlighting them. Mostly the ant and fruit fly ones. The ant one looks really freaky, but the Fruit Fly one has a number of interesting adaptations to spread itself.

[@kingkazma30]

Attack on Titan when?

[@TheGuwrovsky]

They did our beloved Anna dirty in this one 😂 Btw if you love her acting, she has a brilliant main role in Mindhunter (netflix) too

[@SidPhoenix2211]

I love just how utterly clueless you guys are about this video game. It is fascinating and entertaining lol. And you guys often end up circling the truth Very much looking forward to more reactions to this show from y'all :)

[@KJ-pr1hq]

omg, THANK YOU for being adequately upset about losing Anna Torv so early! As someone who's played the game plenty; casting Anna as Tess was such an evil way to make Tess's death hit hard despite knowing what happens to her character..

[@CaesiusX]

I know I'm late, and in case it wasn't mentioned, *Ellie* did not grow up as _"Veronica."_ She told them her name was _"Veronica"_ when they grabbed her. She simply lied about her name. But _Marlena_ knew her real name. . _.Ellie._

[@rowdeemunkee]

So, the tendrals and network nature of the fungus is a change for the show. In the game, one the infection has consumed the human body, it finds a damp place(basements, tunnels, sewers etc), plant roots and start putting off spores. This made the virus airborne and spread all that quicker. Ellie can actually freely breath these. They decided against it because in the game you would be putting on a gas mask regularly, and they wanted the actors faces visible. The hive mind approach is a good replacement for this in the show. Both ants and fungus do this already.

[@lucidiously]

Also realistically we'd likely be totally fucked with spores, gasmask or not. Even wearing sealed masks 24/7 wouldn't help since spores would get on your clothes and skin and could infect you through your pores or other orifices.

[@user-oc8to8qe2b]

ATTACK ON TITAN

[@Marko-ij4vy]

46:49 You play as Joel in the game. Any action sequences where you fight infected or people or have to be stealthy is gameplay where you actually play while story elements where they talk and stuff is in cutscenes so cutscenes are like in a movie or tv show. The cutscenes are between levels so you finish gameplay sequence then there is cutscene that shows story stuff etc.

[@jobanh7ify]

RIP Tess, I felt the pain too but I played the game back in the day so I kinda saw it coming tho

[@Marfig2791]

It would be amazing to get your reaction to playing this game! Especially now that there is a remake for the PS5 and PC. I think this will really blow you away.

[@celestinebuendia]

As someone who’s favored video game storytelling over any other medium since elementary school, hearing them try to figure out how video games tell stories is a little hilarious.

[@shelbymustanggt500]

Is not virus, is fungus, they explain that in the 1st scene of the 1st episode

[@TheHofman]

Im sure you had qustions or suggestions before like this, but maybe its time for LM to start twitch as well and do some Lets Plays, Im sure it would be funny enjoyable experiance for both you and viewers, and that you would def get huge following there, allowing you to increase your interaction with fans and following, and add more options for content whenever you feel and have time to do twitch, anyway, so happy that you started reactions to this show, Im sure you will love it, also please stay spoiler free from game 2, Last Of Us 2 so you can continue watching show and do blind reactions as season 2 and most likely 3 will be about Last Of Us 2 game.

[@jacquelinerodenbush6691]

Fringe was amazing! I was so excited to see her, and then mad we only had her for 1.5 episodes.

[@Tristan_Anderwelt]

I loved the game and I love this series now. They did the clickers so damn f***ing awesome! Disturbing and terrifying af! The cinematography, the score, the atmosphere, the emotions ... just perfect! They are so good at building tension. There are so many shots I would love as a picture at my walls. I need the last scene with Ellie at my wall

[@Washanuga]

From what I understand, the cordyceps that infects small insects doesn't actually get inside the brain nor control the brain. Calling it the zombie fungus and saying it mind-controls is clickbait inaccuracy. I think it does cover the exterior of the brain and weaves itself through the body muscles, essentially turning the insect into a passenger of its own body, as it no longer controls the movement, but its brain still functions as it was before. It took millions of years for it to evolve to be able to do that. An ant brain has 250,000 neurons, and cordyceps hasn't cracked it yet. A human brain has 86 billion neurons.

[@jrlombardi5251]

That's even more terrible

[@changingmind2522]

Holy shit, I would love them to play the game (or any). That’s hilarious they really don’t know anything about how games work. XD

[@willv7868]

Fun fact: Jakarta has the largest flour mill factory in the world. For real. Fun.

[@JustJoe24]

I'm picturing an alternate timeline where we watch Josh and Veronica journey across the country

[@albaviris]

whereeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee is AOT

[@MrBreezeLI516]

I listened to this whole after discussion with ease!! The fact they are so genuinely fresh to this story in its entirety is SUPER rare and thus, reaction GOLD!!! 👊🏻😅 and I when they started talking about how games " work" I can almost literally see the diehard Gamer fanMen 😎geeeeeking out!! LOL like " ohhh my sweet little babies, bless you hearts"

[@Stillnene]

Lola's nails are always on fleek :D 💛

[@4ortytoon]

one thing that makes this story even more scary is that, apparently the flour we buy today has trace amounts of fungi in it already. even freshly milled flour has been know to have small amounts fungi in it. its almost like how in most food we eat have trace amount of plastic. or drinking water having trace amount of minerals floating around in it. 😨🤷‍♂ in a weird way fungi has always been apart of our biology it seems.

[@TrentRidley]

To understand the full gravity of the opening to this episode, in 2003 Jakarta was a city of almost 9 million people. The professor told the military to indiscriminately murder 9 million people..... and she was still quite clearly feeling that even such an extreme measure would ultimately prove futile.

[@nahgenuinelyfrneedaname]

Bruh they have even uploaded the edited version on the patreon now, when do they intend to upload on yt? I thought there weren't gonna be any delays between patreon and youtube with aot