The Last of Us DLC (HBO) 1x7 "Left Behind" | The Normies Group Reaction!

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[@TukaihaHithlec]

31:07 In the game Ellie finds and uses proper sutures for Joel, and back in Boston one of her duties was suturing FEDRA troops in the infirmary. She’s confident because she’s done it plenty of times, but nervous because it’s the first time she actually cared about the person.

[@vincentvillegas4592]

Got to get Chris one of those Self defense padded suits for when he's sitting next to Rana when there's jumpscares

[@smerkz1378]

Tbh both the girls do it alot

[@stormnation8910]

My whole reason for watching this channel 😂😂😂

[@raff5263]

Now that's a classic 😎👍

[@aniket8350]

He is sitting smack in between them 🤣😂🤣

[@branthall1787]

There's a reason the guy with the most natural padding sits between them lol

[@ronniedeezy4831]

I can't lie when Ellie Smiled after Riley said apologize for what I cried a little Ellie was so happy

[@YashamaruSensei]

FACTS that was soo cute

[@07sheppard]

ME TOO 🥺 you know after I watch a new episode I've always been intrigued so Id watch my favorite streamers to see their emotions, and honestly no one's else stream saw that everyone's always talking after the Kiss which is Cute but Everyone I've seen ALWAYS Gloss over Ellie's smile after... But like you I NOTICED IT. It was SO cute I had to Constantly rewind and the more I did I'd 🤭🥺... Ellie smile PRICELESS ❤️

[@troikas3353]

That extra rush of giddyness when a baby gay realizes their crush is both playing for the same team and is crushing back. That smile was adorable and so bloody relatable.

[@rockerojerez349]

​@@troikas3353love together and sad because she is dead 😢❤

[@Bokugo1]

That meek hand grab when Ellie came back with the thread was the biggest "Thank you" without actually saying it.

[@chelscara]

Idk how this show managed to have me cry over hand shots twice now 😭😭😭

[@chelscara]

14:33 I love that they put that joke to time with Ellie being the Investigator. Even the fight low key starts with a pun

[@chelscara]

Storm Reid, Nico Parker, Keivonn Woodward, all 3 made us fall in love with their characters in one episode and destroyed us with their ends. This show is turning out some quality fuckin actors.

[@DUBSandChubb]

storm Reid was cringe..kevionn the GOAT tho

[@SupportGamin2024]

Ellie's story is sad no matter if it's in the show or the game

[@nickv1212]

Survivor's guilt level over 9000 type deal. She really is the Naruto to Riley's Sasuke, what a spot on comparison lol

[@jaredporikos2197]

@@nickv1212 what is joel then ?

[@nickv1212]

@@jaredporikos2197 Idk? Non-pervy, less welcoming Jiraiya?

[@jaredporikos2197]

@@nickv1212 i forgot who that was TBH

[@nickv1212]

@Jared Porikos Lol so did I. Got me scraping at straws of memories to connect that one.

[@Blazingstoke]

I love the structure of the flashback. Ellie starts by getting sent to basically the principal's office, and he tells her she has two choices; Ellie & Riley get bit at the end, and Riley says they have two choices; each time, Ellie takes a third option. Mortal Kombat is presented as the pinnacle of fun for them, then they face the horror of actual mortal combat. Also, fuck Craig and Neil for using "Take On Me" for Ellie & Riley. That was just mean. (Still sung along to it louder than I should have, but of course I would, it's "Take On Me"...)

[@sagaofsarahrose]

"This is canon" THANK YOU SURAJ!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@davidedwards1705]

30:21 They did do that, in Episode 1, Joel asks the guy giving out work assignments which ones pay more and the guy answers "That will be the one with the shit."

[@Ren_Davis0531]

Very smart choice to not show Riley die at the end just like the game. We can put the pieces together. That isn’t the point. The point is that we end on Riley talking about how important it is to keep fighting to spend time with the ones we love, even if it’s only for a few minutes. Then using Riley’s words as inspiration for Ellie to keep on fighting to spend as much time with Joel was so good. The shot of Joel and Ellie holding hands, harkening back to Riley and Ellie holding hands was so impactful. This show is able to make a simple hand hold feel like a big crowd pleasing moment. It’s so good. All things considered, I feel like this is a very happy ending. Yeah tragedy happens of course, but they tease the beauty inside of the tragedy, and to me that is the core of The Last of Us. The beauty encased within the tragedy that allows us to be greater than what we suffer.

[@jaysax7381]

The midnight train to Georgia part was so funny lmao

[@chelscara]

Between Ellie’s small, bloody hand next to his face last episode, and him grasping hers with all his might, his might being a gentle hold, I am TIRED OF CRYING AT HANDS GUYS

[@jaysuscrass9119]

Art AI programmers two weeks into learning how to render hands be like...

[@travellerinthedark]

Couldn't help but think of Ellie and Riley's casual reaction to seeing a dead body because of the dystopic world they inhabit when the Normies started talking casually about getting shot at malls :O

[@michellewang3270]

What I love about your reactions for this show is that you have reactors who never played the game before, there are no direct comparison to the game or shitting on the show, because you respected people who have never played it ♥️

[@TA3DArtist]

I got stitches when I was in pre-school. Busted my chin wide open falling going up some stairs. I was too young for anesthesia, so they put me in a straight jacket and sewed me up. Most traumatic experience of my life and I’ll never forget it. I don’t envy Joel here.

[@TukaihaHithlec]

I split my chin open leaning on a counter in a change room. I went to the hospital and they taped me up, healed just fine. Sorry to hear what happened to you.

[@dejay4568]

Just curious obviously it would have been insanely painful and im sorry you had to go through that. But was it like a stinging burning kinda pain? Just cause thats what ive always assumed it feels like just from seeing movies and tv shows. Just wanted to know if thats how it actually is? The only kinda similair thing ive had to the idea of stiches was a dart in my finger but that was just a bruised / aching pain.

[@TA3DArtist]

@@dejay4568 i mostly remember the feel of my skin being pulled. I kept trying to move my head while they did the stitching. Made for a bit of a fight between me and the doc. It may have burned a bit but I mostly recall the feel of my skin as I pulled back while they worked on me. I have a pretty gnarly scar under my chin to this day because I couldn’t sit still. Which is why I sport a beard.

[@HorrorGeek9]

Storm Reid and Bella Ramsey were absolutely amazing this episode. Great reactions as always Normies 💙

[@yoditan]

It's a slower episode but I feel it was an important one to get a better understanding of who Ellie is and how her previous experiences have shaped her.

[@07sheppard]

I agree

[@jamaljames9331]

If this isn't Bella's Emmy episode, the next episode will be where she meets David!!

[@jp3813]

Marketa & Chris don't know his existence yet.

[@synaesthesia2010]

and the original Joel, Troy Baker, playing one of his men. and i read that the original Ellie is in episode 9

[@jamaljames9331]

@@synaesthesia2010 I personally thought original Ellie was going to appear in the Left Behind episode!

[@ladyms7840]

Effin incredible. Bella's performance is top tier. Love it! Book ended by the heart wrenching joel and ellie present day. I look forward to every episode. Too good

[@_M41KU_]

What a great episode. I loved the Mortal Kombat arcade moment.

[@joeldean2706]

Absolutely man. Great episode and Ellie playing MK2 is definitely a highlight for me as a fan of MK.

[@turtlepope7802]

Honestly I prefer the game version. She loves the game, but like many other things can never experience it, so Riley finds a way. The imagined lighting and sound effects is the peak visual moment of the DLC, and inspired the astronaut scene in part 2 which is even more beautiful. I understand how it probably wouldn't translate as well in a gritty, visually realistic tv show though, so I understand the change.

[@jp3813]

@@turtlepope7802 Perhaps the show also wants to save that experience for the astronaut scene.

[@PedroHenrique-mz3we]

This truly is one the greatest tv shows about love.

[@farukcelik5238]

Love how they played ‘ just like heaven ‘ on the carousel scene , amazing- perfect

[@mermaidreviews4693]

Storm Reid is the actress that plays Rylie she also plays on euphoria the tv show as Rue’s sister

[@DariusFrench6273]

Between the heartwarming cute moments showcasing Ellie and Riley finally being able to act like kids again for once, if only for a little while...... only to rip it all away again for the seventh time in a row (damn you, show), this never ending River of tragedy that follows Ellie is emblematic of not just the shows central theme but why Ellie continues to fight, to carry on. It showcases her and Riley on opposite sides of an ideological, real and tribalistic conflict before they lay down their arms and come together to just be close for a little while because they're each others purpose in this moment; a fascinating parallel to the Bill and Frank love story and why it matters greatly when Ellie continues to lose and lose. And now that she does have someone who looks after her, who she can depend on, who matters to them, she’ll be damned if she loses that kind of meaningful connection again. For Riley’s sake and everyone else who died, Ellie will finish this journey……even if it kills her.

[@bravewryy6781]

Great placement for Ellie's backstory although it's sad asf just like in the game 🥲 looking forward to the next ep tho solo Ellie was probably my favourite part of the original game major character development incoming

[@wavelengthpalm.]

Chris finishing the “alligator in a vest” joke had me cracking up😂! perfect answer!

[@jedumale702]

I think episode 1 kind of sets up the idea that the people that work in sewage get paid more, when Joel asks for jobs the officers mentions it. I don't think Riley was concerned about the pay but rather purpose. She wants to do more and change things, which is available through the Fireflies. Also someone like Marlene saw potential in her in a similar manner to how the FEDRA officer saw something in Ellie, hence the stances they have in this ep

[@jordanluke73]

This story hits you with so many devastating 1-2 punches, they were so sweet

[@phosphor112]

Rana struggling with the stitching at the end. 😂

[@miss.g-shun-w]

The beauty of the last half of this episode is the ANTICIPATION of the Clicker popping up at any moment. I was on constant hight alert so I wouldn't get caught off guard.

[@liliannguyen1467]

I feel like the flashback is more to show how ellie thinks about not leaving someone else she loves, since everyone she loves either dies og leaves her. So the flashback is to show how she got bit, but also for her not giving up on joel

[@goat1408]

15:04 Spidey and Chris with the Gladys ref, and Riley actually going to GA, which is where I am from lol

[@FireWolf583]

Ellie mentioned in episode one or two how she didn’t wanna talk about her first human kill…. She was talking about Riley. She killed Riley before or right after she turned. Three weeks later, you got the events of TLOU. Ellie never got to grieve her friend

[@stwartic4296]

Ellie "I have to wake up in my bed soon" Rana "Fuck that am drunk" I love her 😂

[@ohtrueyeahnah]

When Joel told Ellie to leave and she ran up the stairs and paused for a moment, I could literally HEAR the whooshing sound from Lost to indicate a flashback lol

[@kk-ei5zz]

I always come to this channel after I watch to gage your reactions, such a lovable group

[@heyzelalv]

Riley’s actress is Storm Reid. She’s mostly known for playing Rue(Zendaya’s) little sister in Euphoria and yeah she truly stole the show in this episode.

[@moomoopuppy508]

I want a carousel that plays The Cure's "Just Like Heaven"

[@BlackLotus444]

"Interracial and gay?!" LMAO I said the same thing! I live for interracial gay relationships 😅

[@ivankawnartist]

The shitposters sure don't. They are out in droves. I've seen a handful of accounts all posting the same exact message across all the reactions as soon as they started popping up. Some real orchestrated, pathetic shit.

[@noHOPEof]

(likely common knowledge) 'The Geek Buddies' YT channel *John Rocha* shared perspectives and breakdowns of this series ( de finite ly *7* ) and a variety of other episodic options are rewarding . ~ cheers.

[@Stephfunie89]

Normies group is my fave group to watch reactions! Keep it up!!! And thank you for all the content. I watch on HBO max first then run straight to KZbin lol😅

[@pmom1226]

Joel isn't telling her to leave to get help. By the time she got to Tommy, Joel would be dead. He knows this and is telling her to get to Tommy for her own safety.

[@TracerHawk]

I’m 90% sure Chris asked to be moved to different seat on the couch after the video rather than keep sitting between 2 jumpy ladies 😂

[@ahsokatano84]

i was looking forward to this all day

[@GraymTrain]

All props to the leather pants and Scout logo on the far right, salute! o7

[@ENTERTAINMENT-yv2ll]

The actor who played Riley was the sister of one of the boys who was incarcerated in the HBO docudrama "When They See Us", btw.

[@thiagooshiro4857]

You recognizing Prax made my day hahahahaha

[@Sinonymous]

I love your reactions, i'm def watching the next one on twitch with you guys! 😍

[@runninginharran]

7:48, The song Take On Me by A-ha is the song Ellie sung to Dina at the music store in TLOU 2.

[@THEMVPS3179]

Show ,chefs kiss, it was great. I’m glad they skipped the mall fight but I also kinda wanted to see Ellie on the solo mission.

[@cambion_entertainment]

That’s likely to be next week 😭

[@MrBreezeLI516]

Of such things I knoweth not.. proceeed 👹

[@jhornacek]

In the game/DLC Ellie and Riley have explored this mall multiple times when they were both in Fedra school. They never encountered any Infected there before so that's why they feel safe there. The Infected only show up to attack because they play the dance music which attracts them.

[@abelrosas2736]

I need to say, I saw Ned's declassified podcast survival guide and I was surprised how much Cookie sounds like Chris

[@synaesthesia2010]

seriously, Ellie discovering fatalities for the first time was all of us as kids, MK2 was the first i played in the series and it will always be my favourite, just hearing the attract music gave me chills

[@martinmillar7137]

That episode makes me cry hard af... The switch back to joel n ellie not giving up.. Joel doesn't even know what ellie went through shes one tough cookie i always cry for her here.. shes stronger than we can ever know... I hurt when she hurts.. i hurt even more later on but wow ❤

[@corporealghoul]

The very second i saw the thumbnail on hbo i knew that was riley and i knew exactly what the episode would be and i broke me before i even started the episode.

[@TheKannibalistic]

6:48 We're getting more and more HIMYM references out of you now lol

[@gphillimo]

Riley was played by Storm Reid who is also in Euphoria as Gia

[@asianfries08]

16:31 "okay so its a little bit like naruto and sasuke" LMFAOOOOOO

[@sionat29]

"Who did you snitch on?" Suraj, I heard that joke and it was great, even if it was lost amongst the reaction to Joel getting sewn up. Snitches get stitches...lol.

[@UltimateMorales2099]

I remember Aladdins Chris, used to go to the one in Gainesville when I was a kid. Spent plenty of time there playing MK, Tekken or Street Fighter

[@ROCKLEONEZERO]

Really Loved this episode. 24:53 Every time I replay the game I always play this dlc before winter as a little break from playing as Joel for so long.

[@Thundernoob98]

Chris tanking them hits from them scared girls 😂

[@danielrodio9]

Giving stiches really should be a part of the FEDRA training.

[@FannyTempest]

I think you guys missed it when Riley mentioned she’s been practicing the mortal combat game, after Ellie lost the first round. That’s why she was so good

[@jhornacek]

Riley says that she broke into the change machine the day before. She would have used those quarters to test the MKII game then.

[@saintwolfie9108]

"Malls are depressing now." *Me, in Spain, living my best life everytime I go to the mall*: omg tru

[@miroh8]

18:10 lol i love y'all for this

[@12chapin]

Let’s go to the mall everybody, is all about having fun😆. Hello guys 👋🏻. Flashback and sadness.

[@beagle626]

the entire david sequence and last part of the game following it are about an hour (assuming you dont die) each so i think it makes sense to do those in one episode each

[@oldcdog91]

Everything bad has to be prefaced with creepy dolls lol And I had the same question, Suraj. You don’t just stumble on those fatality moves

[@benphtobooth]

This was filmed at the mall by my house, pretty weird seeing the halls and food court all messed up 😄

[@EchanteDante]

+The Normies Suraj What kinda shoes are those?!! THOSE ARE SICK!!!

[@monadreher2428]

I promise I felt Marketa when she said "why are you making me wait another week?" Lml. The only gripe I had was the lack of progress with the current storyline as well. That being said the flashback greatly impressed me and made me look at Ellie very differently as I recalled certain things she had stated at the beginning of the show. I for one actually thought she was going to take Joel's advice and leave him behind which would've went greatly with his speech to his brother from the last episode but she chose not to and that worked just as well because of the flashback Love this little girl ❤ and the actress is killing it. She was already great in GoT but I feel like this might put her more on the map and deservedly so. Was even more surprised to see Storm Reid and thought she was phenomenal as well. Lastly I'm really impressed with how LGTBQ oriented this series is as I thought the only characters of that elk would've been Bill and Frank but Ellie is too I guess which made her character in this episode stand out that much more imo in terms of the acting. And now that I think about it I guess that makes her reaction to the magazine in the car make even more sense. I cannot believe this show is only going to be 9 episodes long 😖 Really wish it would've been longer. I'm obsessed.

[@ellemars1817]

Let's give it up for Storm Reid. Just introduced this episode, made us fall in love with her, then broke all our hearts.

[@el_huffstergames7842]

14:57 😂 the stars aligned for that one #georgia

[@rafavisz]

i was waitiiiing for this!!!

[@Samu_Raaay]

14:56 is so meme-worthy. Hahaha

[@frederickeusebio5153]

They do have that higher payment for poop in place. Joel is told this in the first episode. Difference for him was it was a volunteer position. Riley isn't being given a choice. Some people (like myself) wouldn't take that job regardless of the pay.

[@furkproan8372]

I was thinking exactly what suraj said with the two being similar to naruto and sasuke, especially cause of the phrasing of the sentence Ellie's friend said

[@jayc5373]

Was Mickey in charge of selecting the thumbnail?

[@insomn3ak]

As someone who used to work at the General Cinema inside Lafayette Square mall in the mid 90’s, I can tell you…that shit was always depressing lol

[@cents2mp]

Lol you ain't wrong

[@babyjki444]

chibi baby lmaoo she does look like one, she's so adorable.

[@Vale9118]

By the way, the infected you saw in this episode is called a stalker, or something between a runner and a stalker at least… hope they’ll be introduced better in season 2 cause they’re super creepy

[@marturomano]

a stalker bit Tess in Episode 1 too

[@jhornacek]

We've seen Stalkers in the show but they haven't been named. If an Infected can see but has no fungal growth they are a Runner. If an Infected can see but has some fungal growth they are a Stalker. If an Infected cannot see because fungal growth is covering their eyes they are a Clicker. Ellie stabbed a Stalker in the basement of that store. The Infected that "kissed" Tess was a Stalker. Etc. "Clicker" is the only one of these terms we hear in this show. Everyone else is just called "Infected".

[@spiraljumper74]

“I wish Pat was here.” You don’t really hear that often.

[@erickhernandez5718]

What happened to nahid I never see him anymore

[@pablolacalle6098]

​@@erickhernandez5718 think he left to make his own YT channel, I believe he made a video explaining it

[@pablolacalle6098]

Relatively new to this channel, do people not like Pat? If so why? Haven't seen many videos with him in it tbh

[@samuelstensgaard4828]

​@@pablolacalle6098 I haven't watched a TON of reactions with Pat, but he was in their reactions The Wire and seemed disruptive, and also had a knack for having the wrong takes for pretty much everything lmao

[@pablolacalle6098]

@@samuelstensgaard4828 oh so he's like the Normies equivalent of Rob from RTTV

[@jacobhaukeb2567]

Storm Reid’s emmy was so deserved. Sutch a good performance.

[@chelscara]

I understand Marketa, I straight up yelled at the TV “That’s it?!?!” I loved it, but man could I sit through another hour of this episode alone

[@chrishernandez8504]

I don't know if any one remembers the video of an African community that got there first escalator and the town would take field trips and it was a popular first date destination as well so yeah seeing an escalator for the first time is an experience of a lifetime believe or not

[@inthemist_mc]

14:58 : ahaha im giggling at -- im leaving ... on a midnight train... to geeeoooorgiiiaaaa

[@MAGICCOFFEY]

If I'm sleeping in the mall I definitely would of checked every square of that place for infected.

[@jhornacek]

Marlene was stationed here by the Fireflies. She would trust that they wouldn't put here someplace that wasn't safe. That one Infected was in the back of that doll store and was "dormant" - it wasn't wandering around and only became "active" because of the arcade noises and Ellie and Riley laughing from playing the game. It was likely missed by Fireflies/Fedra when they sweeped the mall because they weren't making that much noise. In the game Riley isn't stationed at the mall. Ellie and Riley had explored this mall multiple times in the past when they were both at Fedra school. The Infected only show up because of the dance music played that attracts their attention.

[@davidpartida8329]

I was waiting for the reactor to the left to say something 😂

[@martinmillar7137]

Such an important episode..glad they added it in the season because for the first time in the show..ellie comes in to jer own..and yes its tragic but man it give credence to past episodes with joel... What an episode... Every episode is building to a cresendo and its sick af to watch

[@jakephocas1396]

Clutching your pearls, Marketa? Really? Lmao!!

[@jkdonnie23]

*interracial and gay, outta here" Chris 🤣🤣

[@twite5462]

Bella is so perfect for this role

[@victorwalters1036]

Really enjoy this episode especially the arcade scene very nostalgic I heard that season 2 will be part two of the game they will not continue any further but I'm very curious how are they going to translate part 2.

[@G1Transformed]

@The Normies, 12:17 If they can find comic books in the apocalypses than they can find Gamers Magazine or any other magazine that told us codes and combos way back then. It should be surprising that she knew how to do this, honestly.

[@BenyaminLorit]

13:22 BRO. Lmao

[@VanDavis]

You guys didn't mention it in the video, but did you notice The Cure playing on the carousel?

[@lookatmyright]

30:18 it was actually mentioned when Joel asked a Fedra Soldier after burning the bodies that the one with /shit/ pays better.

[@teddyfromtheblock7272]

After they didn't show specifically what ended up happening to Riley in this episode i figured they definitely just gonna leave it up to assumption but Riley's actor is so good they might have just 1 more flashback in a later episode to show that heartbreaking scene

[@12chapin]

I was told the infected here is a Stalker, which is the stage before it becomes a Clicker.

[@jhornacek]

If an Infected can still see but has some fungal growth on them, they are a Stalker. If they have no fungal growth on them, they are a Runner. If they have so much fungal growth on them that they can't see, they are a Clicker.