THE LAST OF US | EPISODE 2: INFECTED| REACTION AND REVIEW | HBOMAX | JOEL | ELLIE | WHATWEWATCHIN'?!

Cordyceps fungus has taken over the world and we're getting more details little by little in this weeks episode of The Last of Us. Joel, Ellie, and Tess are making their way out of Boston and we finally get a good look at these monsters.
We knew Tess wasn't going to make it. Would ya'll go out like she did? It's a no for us! Let us know your thoughts in the comments.
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After a global pandemic destroys civilization, a hardened survivor takes charge of a 14-year-old girl who may be humanity’s last hope.
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After escaping the QZ, Joel and Tess clash over Ellie’s fate while navigating the ruins of a long-abandoned Boston.
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[@WhatWeWatchin]

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[@sarcasticwanderer1148]

Reading and addressing comments this early in the day. W KZbin channel 🥳

[@A-small-amount-of-peas]

I'm not 100% that they're right. She was still operating the lighter as an act of aggression towards them so if the infection had control over her it was doing a shitty job. I thought she stood her ground because she knew she was done regardless, she had to stay where she was to get the lighter in the kerosene and grenades and if she'd panicked and run away there's no way you'd get that Zippo lighter to work on the run. I thought she faced the horror because she knew it wouldn't last more than a few seconds and then it would all be over and she could die knowing she'd done her part to potentially save the world

[@sarcasticwanderer1148]

@A small amount of peas A fair theory. I'm pretty sure it was the infection taking hold. Her hands were already shaking and the infection was at her neck which should have her turn in under 20 minutes hence why she was rushing to the state building after she was bitten. I figure it's like she stated earlier that the infected are "more connected than you know" I think she wasn't swarmed because the infected recognized the cordyceps in her taking hold and was speeding up the process. Also she slowed down on the lighter flicking almost as if she was giving up.

[@A-small-amount-of-peas]

@@sarcasticwanderer1148 Weirdly maybe both theories are right (or none of em 😂 ) Maybe the Cordyceps was in the process of taking control of her but not quite all of her yet, the stalker who walked up to deliver undoubtedly the grossest French kiss of all time was probably there to finish the job or at least quicken it and right before it completely took her in her last act of humanity she got that lighter to work and gave Joel and Ellie a chance. Great scene regardless

[@sarcasticwanderer1148]

@@A-small-amount-of-peas RIP Tess, this is one of the scenes I preferred in the show as opposed to the game. Great scene 👌🏾

[@TheKillaShow]

Can I just say I love that yall get straight into the shows with no long drawn out intros.

[@storyofm6820]

Always loved that, but they somehow managed to edit around every best part of this episode....not sure why. Ellie pretend twitching, not there. Ellie seeing the outside world for the first time, not there. The clicker reveal, not there. Literally all the reasons to have a reaction to this episode aren't there.

[@imadeamistak4905]

@@storyofm6820what….? the clicker reveal reaction was fine. showed it coming through the door. the wandering. the scream. joel reloading. them getting jumped on. what in the world did they miss exactly

[@storyofm6820]

@@imadeamistak4905 the scream? The reaction cuts away right before the scream. That's my point. They show the biggest moments right up to the moment and then cut away before it happens. They did it with the talk with ellie, did it with the ellie seeing the outside I'm the day light for the first time. it's just an observation. It wasn't meant as an attack on you.

[@imadeamistak4905]

@@storyofm6820 wait... youre upset that they cut the SHOW part out. because their reaction of the scream is still fully intact. sorry man but im here for the reactions. if i wanted to watch just the scream again id just rewatch the show itself.

[@mcfearsun]

Fr that be so annoying

[@daLukasMain]

Remember, Tess was infected and the tendrils were starting to take hold. Starting to control her, control her mind and body. That is why she could not move well and also why the infected runner didn't run fast straight at her. He walked up to her. She couldn't move. They were drawn to each other. She was going to be connected with all of them through that runner and a funghis tendrils. She couldn't move her head out of the way. She only had enough brain power to try and light that lighter. I bet she couldn't even bend over to light the ground.

[@nickvanderlinden7165]

So far the tendrils are waaay creepier then spores ever could .

[@daLukasMain]

@@nickvanderlinden7165 Everytime I see them I'm close to actually feeling sick in the guts lol. I can't even remember the last time a movie or TV show made this disgusted by something on the screen. Not gore or anything. But this? Damn it is repulsive

[@SidPhoenix2211]

Also, I feel like if she had moved too much or tried to fight, that would've just ensured that she drew more attention to herself and some of the infected might've ripped her up.

[@saadesigner07]

yep, this. I love Ellie's comment about them all being connected. Tess replies "More than you know". Love how that plays a part in the end.

[@mediumvillain]

She wasnt trying to get away, she was making a suicide stand, that was the whole point of the scene. The showrunners said the early stage infected arent aggressive if they don't have to be. The stalker didnt react aggressively when it noticed her bc she wasnt trying to get away, she wasnt trying to get away bc she was deliberately making a last stand to kill the infected and herself, and the stalker attempted to deliver the infection the most efficient way possible. If she fought back then maybe it would beat the shit out of her, maybe she drops the lighter, and then she dies for nothing.

[@nickvanderlinden7165]

The reason why tess didn't do anything is probably because the cordysepse took control at that point. And was instructing her to stand still and open her mouth so that the "stalker" not clicker could push the infection further. Imagine being trapped in your own body like that. That is terrifying.

[@WhatWeWatchin]

Terrifying!!!!

[@linny_456]

I thought that if she struggled, then the stalker would get aggressive and kill her before she could light the lighter.

[@cantgetriight]

My theory was that the cordyceps wants the host to be as healthy as possible(to preserve the host's body) so it was the path of least resistance to just spread from directly inserting the tendrils into her mouth. At that point Tess had already decided to sacrifice herself, so there was no need for a violent transmission like we saw with everyone in the first episode. Ripping the host into pieces isn't conducing to spreading the fungi at max potential.

[@kittylemeu1373]

She didn't fight because if she struggled, the runner would go into fight mode , and the others would likely notice too.

[@noconaroubideaux9423]

@@linny_456 I'm with you. Its more apparent in the game but Tess is a mission focus type person. Her mission was the lighter. She was already infected so there was literally no reason to try and infect her more. Also, stalkers don't really need a reason to be aggressive. They're the definition of on-sight so its more likely there would need to be a reason why it wasn't actively attacking her. I think it recognized she was infected and was attempting to link her infection to the hive mind which it showed how that works literally a minute or two before when Joel killed the stalker. Who the fuck really knows though.

[@sarcasticwanderer1148]

17:07 "But we family.." 🤣🤣🤣. The collective screams at that part lmao. I love the changes to the show from the game regarding how the cordyceps network works. That didn't exist in the game, if I t did I would've died immediately 😅

[@rjpasia]

The second Joel used the gun and everything goes to shit is so true to my gameplay. lol

[@WhatWeWatchin]

😂😂😂

[@butterflymage5623]

Yeah guns were always last resort for me because the second I tried to go John wick everything went downhill.

[@acme3drevit]

“He don’t feel the light is warm” “But do they feel?” “God that’s a deep question.” Best comment ever.

[@ronburd4362]

"can they feel?" "god thats a deep question" crack me up amber xD

[@bigrob1987]

This was an intense episode. Man the Clickers are scary. Especially when they make those sounds. The action scenes with Joel, Ellie and Tess fighting off the Clickers was good. RIP to Tess for sacrificing herself to help Joel and Ellie escape.

[@McVegas2k]

According to the showrunners, Tess didn't resist becoming "even more" infected at the end, this is why that infected slowly approached and kissed her, speeding up the infection. They specifically stated that if she ran or resisted, they would have swarmed and tore her apart. So, in her last minutes, she spared herself from an even more grusome and horrifying death. The last bit of her that remained human, managed to set the place ablaze, as the last remnants of her humanity flickered out.

[@lethalbeez]

Fun Fact : The actress who played the lady scientist in the Jakarta cold open intro is Christine Hakim who is basically Indonesia’s Merryl Streep. She’s a legend in Asia’s cinema and is highly regarded as one of Asia’s best actress of all time.

[@WhatWeWatchin]

Oh cool! Need to look up her work and watch!

[@ultrastaticbreaker]

"We saw 'We Be Dying'. " is hella funny. Thank y'all for this reaction. Stay wonderful.

[@doomsdimension1663]

"He said but we family" made me laugh more than it should

[@rumbledumpthumpershaker6735]

The reason she let him kiss her is it gave her time to keep tying the lighter. If she resisted he would have attacked and she wouldn't have has a chance to start the fire.

[@technopirate304]

RIP Tess. You went out like a G!

[@tombystander]

The beginning of this episode had my jaw on the floor. It was like watching the COVID pandemic start

[@alicewalls2095]

You guys are seriously the best reactors. So so good

[@WhatWeWatchin]

Thank you!

[@SkyeGoldfish]

“We be dyin” was hilarious 😂

[@jaydelon]

The hive mind feature they have added for the show takes the threat level up whole lot.

[@noconaroubideaux9423]

The changes from the game to fit a series-type format in general is actually goat'd so far. Whoever made the changes needs to be praised for correctly adapting a game's story to the screen.

[@JHulse29]

It's based on reality too, fungus really can "communicate" with each other via strands like that

[@ArmsofSorrow80]

“She wasn’t in enough commercials” 😂😂

[@KerrRobinson]

You 3 got have got some lines! “We family” I’m dead 😂

[@saltychampion2518]

If anyone was still doubting after last week, their doubts should be gone by this week. This show is consistently making the right decisions on when to change things and when to directly adapt it frame for frame and line for line from the game. The acting is on point, the cinematography is on point, Joel and Ellie feel like Joel and Ellie, the music is great, the clickers are PERFECT, and there's so many little nods to the game like when Joel tips up the bookcase that had been holding the door.

[@nickvanderlinden7165]

I totally agree. I mean fedra would avoid that zone. They just patrol outside the qz. It makes more sense that infected killed the fireflies and not fedra

[@MM-hi]

Absolutely, this adaptation is fantastic and everything a TLOU fan could ask for!

[@MN-vz8qm]

There was a lot to love in this episode, but a few issues which shouldn't have made the cut: - The intro in indonesia is completely unbelievable; how on earth the prof would advice bombing the city after just looking at a body and hearing about one story? - The death of Tess; the weird kiss was gross... why do that? - The last scene was terribly acted. Wasn't fond of the choice of actor for Ellie, it can work depending on the scenes, but overall it does not. I have no idea how people can defend her acting. And in this last scene it is the filmmakers fault, as they should simply haven't added this cut.

[@nickvanderlinden7165]

@@MN-vz8qm it makes sense. The cordyceps have the ability to mind control. That's what made tess not move and open her mouth. She just had enough strength to operate the lighter. This just shows how fast the fungus can use you as a puppet. And the intro to Indonesia was a bit unnecessary. But I still liked it

[@MN-vz8qm]

@@nickvanderlinden7165 I am not saying that they didn't do something self consistent, but that this is a gross and unecessary addition to the script.

[@csudoku952]

The way Tess said "I never asked you to feel how I feel" makes it sound like she loved Joel but Joel didn't love her back

[@BigMacCoyle]

Hands down best reactions I've seen for the first 2 episodes. Can't wait to see the rest of the season.

[@WhatWeWatchin]

Thank you!

[@AllInTheGame01]

'Deja Brew' - lol! Yet another confident & self-assured cold open! Have loved Anna Torv in Fringe, The Pacific, Mindhunter, The Newsreader and now TLOU - sad to lose her this early :(

[@WhatWeWatchin]

Mind hunter!!! Yes, that’s the show we love her from!! She’s amazing!!

[@geraldjordan6419]

Tess death scene is different from the video game

[@RavenStillBeguiling]

I think Tess couldn't resist because the fungi was already taking over her.

[@ms.craftycapricorn9475]

Omg! Y’all had me cracking up when Tess just stood there. I’m glad I read these comments to help me understand why she did it. But I was screaming too! Lmbo 😂😂😂

[@WhatWeWatchin]

Girl! That was traumatizing!

[@keith7392]

I'm absolutely gonna follow yall thru this Last of Us journey. Yall crack me up. I hope yall are ready cuz this is just warming up. They've really done a great job following the game. Yall are asking the right questions and they will get answered

[@WhatWeWatchin]

Thank you!

[@Dhbdhjdbd]

She kissed because she was infected but she wasn’t inmmune from being ripped apart. Just how she explains it to Ellie earlier in the episode. So either she can make a fuss and be ripped apart and eaten or choose to just go with the “kiss” and die on her own terms.

[@BigJT246]

I think she didn't resist the "kiss" because once you start resisting they get violent and would tear her to pieces before she could light the fire.

[@RexCapulet]

Ya’ll reaction to the mushroom kiss had me CACKLING!!!

[@angelojohnson8891]

I love how the intros to both these episodes set the stage for what was to come. Also the concept of having a hive mind for the infected makes for a more terrifying experience than the game. Thanks 4 the reaction. ❤️

[@jordang2335]

I love y’all and I just found y’all out this morning at work Great video ladies bless y’all 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@stephieh80]

My take on the fungi kiss lol is that at that point the only task Tess was trying to accomplish was to get that lighter going. If she tried to stop the creepy fungi dude, she may have dropped it. And maybe since she was infected, she was already becoming influenced by the fungi and couldn’t resist? Anyway, the last human part was to blow that place up. It was pretty gross. But she won in the end!

[@TukikoTroy]

From the hints in the game it was apparent that Joel and Tess were together as partners in crime for years. Both of them have done some baaaaaad things in the intervening 20 years. In the game and in this episode it suggests that Tess, at least, want to take this one last chance to do something good, wants 'one win'. Like others have said, by the time the stalker 'kissed' her, Tess was barely in control of her body and probably used her last reserves of free will to flick the lighter rather than try to escape.

[@0xyc0dwrestling]

Lmfaooo 9:53 “ she was nervous, she wasn’t paying attention”😭😭

[@Snipuh]

You 3 are gold! Always funny & each one differently bringing something witty and interesting to the table. The hair poppin in this video for all 3 as usual 🔥🔥🔥 its gonna be a FUN ride with yall on this series. I'm here for the long haul 🚚 the zombie shot his shot and Tess didn't block it 😂

[@TheJamake1005]

You ladies are the absolute best!

[@kingdomcitizenship5613]

@17:41 "And it's the last of us, which means it gotta be very few"😆😆😆

[@pinklefoo]

I think it only takes an hour or less to turn when you're bit in the face or neck. So tess was bit by one of those clickers in the musuem. She was turning when that one came up to kiss her. I think it was some sort of paralysis. Like it was a struggle just to keep trying with the lighter. That's my guess.

[@WhatWeWatchin]

Oh ok. I hope she was stuck. Lol

[@VanessaTJ]

That’s what the director said in the related podcast, but my god I still wish she’d turned away (yuck!)

[@pinklefoo]

@@VanessaTJ oh cool, thanks for the info.

[@CamillaDrakenborg]

Neck/face 5-15 minutes to full infection.

[@anthonycastellano6523]

Yall are hilarious. Hopefully I remember to come back around for next week's episode

[@Bossko.Mafana]

I love it! They threw some gameplay action in there during the clickers scene which elevated the suspense *to 100. Such an intense episode, Sunday can't get here any quicker!

[@2ez4Q]

The real trip is that, brain controlling Cordyceps are a real thing. Although currently they are only know to attack insects...currently

[@0xyc0dwrestling]

1 year late , but loved last episode and loving this one even more !👏🏾

[@Atl_Boi_73]

I think the infection had kicked in, and she could barely resist.

[@DUBS720]

Tess was bitten near the head, so she was unfortunately already losing control of her free will. She was also paralyzed with fear, because her way out was failing

[@TAYREL713]

“And it’s The Last of Us which means it’s gotta be very few” smoove took me out!

[@MaximumeffortTony99]

Amazing video as always you guys are killing it but Omg 😳😳 I want that DuckTales t-shirt so bad 😁😁

[@WhatWeWatchin]

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[@MaximumeffortTony99]

Thanks 👍🏿👍🏿

[@butterflymage5623]

Also...if you guys go back to the first episode when that girl died at the quarantine zone, you’ll see a chart they have that explains symptoms of infection and the general rate of turning after a bite to include where you’re bitten. Like getting bit on the face or neck is like a max of 15 minutes before you turn

[@jordankauwling3904]

That’s why you always have a pair of crocs in sports mode in the car. Just in case the apocalypse kicks off during bottomless mimosas.

[@dwnkaomwn3953]

In the game, it takes two days before the infection takes over the human brain according to Tess. I'm not sure how long it takes in the show.

[@lfadedragel9178]

They showed when it first cut to 20 Years Later. The kid is sitting in the wheelchair, and the posters on the wall say that infection time changes depending on where you're bitten.

[@dwnkaomwn3953]

@@lfadedragel9178 Oh, thank you.

[@TheJamake1005]

She didn't resist so that they wouldn't kill her and rip her to shreds. If she did that she would have died without being able to light the lighter. She already knew she was dying so she just let it happen but also so she can light that lighter.

[@auntvesuvi3872]

Thanks, Alyssa! Thanks, Amber! Thanks, Alisha! 🧟‍♀ #WhatWeWatchin #TheLastOfUs #TLOU #TheLastOfUsHBO

[@theblindjedi1909]

There is usually a post show after the show if you let it keep going,where the writer and director go threw that particular episode. Enjoy your reaction

[@Doctah395]

I really appreciate your videos. I wish I can forget the game and see this as if for the first time. I remember my skin crawling when hearing clickers for the first time. Some things to know, one they are not zombies, they are infected. This is important because they are actually not dead. Also in the game they do not communicate via a fungus network. Seriously stay tuned because these two episodes are relatively minor, lol.

[@Uchihafan25]

The reaction to the kiss of death was hysterical! 😂

[@bridgetmac3528]

😂😂😂 nah “ We Be Dying” is the new title for All of Us are Dead

[@G1Transformed]

@What We Watchin'?!, 2:45 Did you catch that this moment, 8/24, takes two days before Joel's story? Indonesia didn't do as the professor suggested, but it probably didn't matter much in the end, as flour and grain from the country was already on store shelves and homes globally--Nana Adler wasn't bitten, but force fed contaminated biscuits and cookies. We heard about the civil unrest in Jakarta on Joel's birthday, 8/26, so Jakarta was going through it before they finally started bombing, if they were even able to ='( 10:29 "Can they feel?" I'm going to guess, no. Cordyceps have a parasitic relationship with their human hosts--the host is a vehicle and food source; the human body is warm and 60% floods, which is the ideal conditions for Cordyceps to thrive. Cordyceps DO NOT kill their hosts--the infected are still alive--they wall off their brains from the nervous system and hijack the host's body. Those that still have eyes and ears are able to see and hear what the Cordyceps are doing, and that's it as they are prisoners in their own bodies. The only way to kill an infected, in the game anyway, is to kill the brain. If the host dies, the body does too. Cordyceps will continue to live as we saw with the woman on the autopsy table in Jakarta, but they are immobile, which explains why the cordyceps reached for the professor; it wanted a mobile host. This is why you'll see people online arguing that the infected aren't zombies, as zombies are reanimated dead bodies, that's not the case here with the infected. They are living humans, who've become prisoners in their own bodies. Yikes! 12:39 We saw her trip with Ellie in the museum, though--she told Ellie to run when she left in the opposite direction. Ellie went to Joel and they fought off a Clicker together. Tess was by herself, and for some reason the Clicker that went after her left her alone and pursued Joel and Ellie. Why? 14:34 If you have the chance, go back and watch the leaving the museum again. Pay attention to Tess' demeanor. Her words and body language gave her infection away. Joel's so worried about Ellie, that he didn't realize what was going on with Tess. Tess was doing her best to keep it together, and not give away what had just happened to her. We see her quicken her step while being a little testy and determined. She knew her time was running short, and as she's a woman of her job she had to finish this one last job. I think it's safe to say that she wanted to get this over with as quickly as possible so that she could have a little time with Joel before the end too ='( 16:02 Cordyceps don't eat people. They have their hosts bite people because they need an entry point into the human body. Orifices work too, but most orifices are protected. 16:47 Why do you think Tess is having a hard time flicking her lighter? I think the answer was shown to us earlier when she hid her hand after trying to show Joel's Ellie's second bite. Tess has the shakes, she's losing her motor functions. The shakes are a sign of diminishing motor functions. Why is this happening? I assume this is because cordyceps build a wall around the rain, cutting it off from the nervous system so that it can hijack the body for itself. Tess knew that she only had minutes left before she would stop being herself, and shut Joel up so she could say and do what she needed to. I bet her lighter is just fine, and that she lacks the control/coordination to flick her lighter in one go. 16:55 Clickers are infected who's skulls split, allowing the cordyceps to fruit (blossom). This fellow here is called a stalker--they are blind between human and cordyceps. We'll have to wait and see if they work as they do in the game, but that might not be the case in the live action as the infected were given names by their actions. Runners run. Stalkers stalk, and Clickers click. Notice how the infect run past Tess? Why'd they do that? Look at the Stalker and Look at Tess. We can see the fear in her eyes, but she's helpless to do anything. The Stalker is drawn to her--it knows she's infected, so there's a good chance the others knew that too. Mercy knew Nana was different. It likely smelled that she was different. The infected likely have a heightened sense of smell too. It must have taken Tess all that she had left in her to keep flicking her lighter. Cordyceps in her wanted that union to take place between her and Stalker. Tess manages to close her eyes before she and the other infected finally meet their end. This death was worse than her game death, but I feel that it was more meaningful. 18:10 Tess told Ellie earlier that the mycelial connection can stretch for miles, but that all depends on the environment. Some areas are drier than others, like the museum. This was another stellar episode. And yes, I agree, that kiss was unnerving. Does MTV still have awards for Best Kiss? I wouldn't be surprised if this makes it in the running, only to make people squirm in their seats one last time, lol.

[@flynngames4703]

Moral to the story so far is do Not hurt your Ankle 😮

[@KascadeTV]

The reason that Tess didn't move is because the infected are not violent unless you resist them. Fungus's goal is to spread to as many hosts as possible; killing a host or making it so they can't transmit it further by ripping them apart is not useful to what it's trying to do. Through the mouth was the most natural way for the fungus to transfer into Tess. She knew if she moved it would rip her apart and not be able to spark the lighter

[@ucsdgirl159]

You're reactions are the best! I am subbing. ☺

[@WhatWeWatchin]

Thank you!

[@christopherbauer9991]

Loving y'all's Last Of Us playlist!

[@josephprins1258]

Her death is very faithful to how she died in the game, but they did add to it.

[@TheToasterPirate]

Up here in MA, we are too cold for dangerous reptiles, but we have great white sharks!

[@petegomez1823]

She wasn't in enough commercials 🤣

[@SidPhoenix2211]

4:45 forget gators, the waters in boston might have something worse: Patriots fans! lol

[@WhatWeWatchin]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@dragonweyr44]

Cordecephys pronounced cord e seps Noise attracts infected as well as the tendrils Test was already infected but hadn't completely turned yet so she used the last of her humanity to kill the infected Clickers hunt by sound so I wonder if sound could somehow be a weapon against them

[@brianmannell9754]

A reason I think Tess stayed still in that moment, because if she ran away or alerted even more of them, she may not have the opportunity to ignite the lighter in order to blow the area up. So, she stayed still, no sudden movements, just kept clicking the lighter, and the fungus within the infected went towards the closest opening of her body to infect her even further: Tess' mouth. And, I felt like maybe the person inside the infected was maybe resisting a little, too, which maybe that's why the infected approached her slowly and took a second before succumbing to the fungus' command to infect her. Or, maybe the infected slowly approached for different reasons. But yeah, it does feel a little weird and gross, anyway. I think overall the scene worked well, in any case. :)

[@marskeins]

Wait till y'all see the big Dad of the infected. Lol yo seeing them Clickers bought literal tears to my eyes. They look so great just like the games man. Bravo naughty dog!!

[@milleda75]

From the behind the episode they said Tess was fighting the fungus. That’s why she stood there and got the kiss. But this episode was excellent also. That cold opening in Jakarta was amazing. That professor said “bomb” and I was like girl no. But I get it. Im scared of this cordycep.

[@BluEx22329]

Yall are so much more comfortable now than yall were when you 1st started this channel lol

[@WhatWeWatchin]

For sure!!!😂

[@crzykerns]

yea was a flour and grain factory one biggest ones in the world and it spread from indonesia to texas in like 1-2 days yea in the game tess died to fedra but she was bite and went out holding fedra for joell and ellie.. YEA BITTEN ON NECK LIKE 15MIN-30MINS WHY SHE WAS IN A HURRY

[@mike_aka_tinman]

When she said “bomb” I was like damn! She said throw us all in the trash!

[@WhatWeWatchin]

The trash!!!!

[@jamaalellison3076]

I swear y'all commentary be hilarious 🤣 😂 😭 I'm weak.

[@sampson3121]

Remember the infected and the fungi are connected. She was bit on her neck which takes 15 minutes to turn. She was attracted to the fungi because the fungi in her brain was taking over. She, with her last will to resist, lit the lighter. What a great scene.

[@nullunit]

Y'all should look up what Cordyceps does to ants ants and stuff in the real world. It is creepy as hell. Cool idea but that make up is nightmare fuel. That clicking noise would make me lose it. I wouldn't last. I think Tess doesn't move partially because panic, and she knows she is supposed to distract, but there is another part since she is infected, that type of fungus infests it's host and use them to spread. I think the infection itself made her not move away because it was already in her enough to make her want to be infected so she could then mature into a full on mushroom person and propagate more.

[@Jessinking]

alyssa your hair is just gorgeous here.

[@jasminelast-name6985]

We Be Dying/ All of Us Are Dead 😂😂😂

[@t0nito]

If she resisted it would attack her violently and she may have not been able to light up the lighter.

[@bobbiedylan9758]

I’m a Blue Collard tradesman(welder) and im ready to risk it all for Alisha 😍 2nd episode was great, I like the changes from the game so far.

[@maxerinjames]

It is not regional. They fungus is just able to communicate for miles. I played the game too many times and happy that they are keeping it very close to the game.

[@xliv2sk8x90]

T shirts are always on point!

[@goofrider]

It was Bill & Frank who played the song on the radio at the end of ep1. You could see "B/F" written at the very top on the piece of paper inside the music encyclopedia. From what I understand, we'll see Bill & Frank in ep3. Though I don't know whether ep3 gonna be cutting to Bill & Frank as a side story/flashback episode or would Joel & Ellie arrive at Bill & Frank's place in ep3. Critics who had advance screener all said it's the best episode in the series and it's DEVASTATING. So be prepared. 😈

[@Eric_S.]

I think they said the network went up to a mile. I think she didn't let him "kiss" her, I think the fungus was already controlling parts of her body. Or maybe she was preventing them from tearing her apart before she was able to set the gasoline on fire.

[@CamillaDrakenborg]

Time to full infection; Neck, face, head 5-15 minutes. Torso, arm, shoulder, hand 2-8 hours. Leg, foot 12-24 hours. Tess was bit in the neck, she was already living on borrowed time, she was already connected.

[@SashaVibez]

My lady in the middle’s reaction to the clicker 😂

[@affirmation9385]

"WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT" 😂

[@KayJose337]

"you done stimulated it!" Comment of the day

[@goat1408]

y'all don't want none of that French spore action? Don't deny that zombie loooooove lol

[@razependragon7472]

Thx for the reaction

[@itss_nattyj]

Amber, I peeped your Shrute Farms tee! I have one too but it has Dwight’s face on it. #IYKYK Alisha, I love your hair color!! Is it permanent or a conditioner mask? Lastly, are you and Alyssa sisters? This is the first time you guys look like kin with Alyssa’s hair straight. Never noticed it before. 🥰

[@WhatWeWatchin]

Hi! Alisha’s hair color is permanent. Alisha and Alyssa are sisters.

[@ReyHaynes]

C'mon, Amber talking Video Game Theory!! 😍💚

[@av2279]

"And it's 'The Last of Us,' so it's gotta be very few."

[@butterflymage5623]

I imagine she stayed still and allowed the kids because if she resisted they might have turned violent and she wouldn’t be able to light the lighter.

[@MsJoniGibson]

"We be dying!" 😂

[@DJKID03]

They picked 2003 because it was the hottest year on the planet. They picked Indonesia because they have the biggest flour mill on earth. If you notice on the first episode Joe and Sarah didn't eat anything with flour, (cookies, pancakes) Joe even said he was on the Atkins diet

[@dragonart7210]

Also check out black summer if you find this to be a treat. It's as good as the walking dead.

[@WhatWeWatchin]

We watched it. We hated the last season of black summer. We did a reaction to it.

[@dragonart7210]

@@WhatWeWatchin Oh ok last season was rough

[@Dahdkidd]

😂😂😂😂 she wasn't in enough commercials

[@BluEx22329]

Yall gotta check out the games too

[@geraldwalthour41]

Great reaction as always 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾 this show got clicky clickers lol😂😂😂