THE LAST OF US EPISODE 8 - REACTION!

[@travistownsend5207]

David literally fed Hannah her father. Taking communion a bit literally.

[@DexterMorgan81]

Bill has a great line to Joel about infected and humans in the game. After being attacked by infected he tells Joel, "As bad as those things are, at least they're predictable. It's the normal people that scare me. You of all people should understand that."

[@jeromedutil-martin6823]

James is played by Troy Baker, who played Joel in the game.

[@marvelking182]

I thought he was gonna play David honestly. Like, his beard reminded me of the character a bit

[@l3gi0n33]

@@marvelking182 i actually thought about that too

[@Diiixiiinormus]

I thought he was gonna be one of the guys Joel interrogated. Would’ve been funny if old Joel was tortured and killed by new Joel. I guess new Ellie killing old Joel was funny too

[@traviscue2099]

Troys so good that I forgot it was him mid way through the episode.

[@TukaihaHithlec]

@@Diiixiiinormus Show Ellie’s first murder, too!

[@baaz12]

David is one of the best worst antagonists ever. In the game, one of the guys Joel "interrogates" refers to Ellie as "David's newest pet".

[@FriendZone75]

And there "sneak around" part of the level in the burning diner is an intense "boss fight". Addie, if you game at all you should really check out TLoU after this. It's available for PS3, PS4 or PS5.

[@b.u.l.1734]

Really missed that line in the show.

[@jyothijose7840]

@@b.u.l.1734 becuase joel put a knife on his mouth

[@b.u.l.1734]

@@jyothijose7840 He does too in the game. The guy says it before that.

[@jyothijose7840]

@@b.u.l.1734 ohh

[@TrashPandaActual]

It's the "I got you, baby girl" that did it for me. I knew it was coming, but still... my eyes may have leaked a little anyway. Making sure his watch was in the shot was perfection. And Joel, even on his deathbed, is still an absolute weapon. I think they probably downplayed it a lot so they could build up to the last couple of episodes, and that makes people who haven't played the game forget or not really realize how brutal and savage Joel really is. The show has only alluded to it or given us a couple of glimpses. Joel's a beast.

[@Dark__Thoughts]

That Fry stare towards David. lol One of the bodies was likely the girls dad that Joel killed, but I think it still kinda implies that the few who knew were actively hunting for people, which might be why they attacked Joel & Ellie.

[@Ladco77]

The body they were eating that night was the girl's dad. When you see the widow take a bite, the camera cuts to David and he smiles.

[@vykoul]

@@Ladco77 They know, they're saying that the group that went to the university attacked Joel and Ellie to eat them as well

[@yohanespaskal9352]

Venison is code for human meat. As you can see nothing else in the storage, only bodies and dead horses that just brought in

[@CChissel]

@@yohanespaskal9352I though pig, or long pig, was code for human meat? I’ve only ever heard venison to mean deer.

[@yohanespaskal9352]

@@CChissel thats code between David and their guy.

[@WheresWaldo05]

A Buck grunt sounds like clickers. I make those noises all the time while deer hunting. And have heard them by wild deer many times.

[@NPA1001]

David is one of the most disturbing villains in TV history. Bella Ramsey was phenomenal in those final scenes.

[@rhetoric2k]

Addie, your reaction videos are terrific. I love how invested you get in what you're watching and your facial expressions are priceless. 😀

[@YukonBloamie]

4:45 That Clicker sound I think is Ellie processing trauma from her infected encounters and being alone. She's on high alert for anything and an unsuspecting sound can be startling and misinterpreted.

[@Prophatcy78]

I love when your reaction posts. I’m a video game fan but I like watching non gamer reactions to see the reactions I got when I first played the game, and yours are always fun to watch. In the game you play as Ellie and that final scene with David is just as intense

[@markfilla9305]

Excellent reaction Addie! I could see that this episode, in particular, hit you hard - which was to be expected given the way things went down in it. You mentioned the survivors being more dangerous than the infected. Yeah - this is a common theme in zombie apocalypse books, movies and shows. The Walking Dead for sure had this theme, and it was relentless in hitting viewers over the head with it.

[@stratagon]

"Another meal for the town 🤷" is the new "It looks like meat's back on the menu, boys"

[@Julini89]

Joel was doing what he needed to do to protect his adoptive daughter confirmed by the line "it is okay baby girl" the same line he used for his biological daughter

[@michaelkb8783]

I loved that Ellie saved herself.

[@zimvader25]

Saved herself and saved Joel. Plus she's only 14. Imagine what an absolute beast she'd be from having been raised by Joel for a few years. HBO can literally spend a season or 2 on the "joel and ellie show".

[@dereknolin5986]

I don't like the change from the game that she had the self-control to end her own hacking spree, because [Part II spoilers ahead] ... ... ... ... ... Showing her have control over her own violence doesn't set up as well the transformation that she goes through in Part II. She wouldn't seem like as much of a pure rage monster when she can tame her inner beast on her own. It also changes the moment at the end of Part II where the memory of Joel is the only thing that takes her out of her rage and lets her spare Abby. In the game, that moment is a callback to the scene with David where it is Joel that comes up and stops her from slashing endlessly, not her own self-control.

[@TukaihaHithlec]

@@dereknolin5986 While I agree that it would have been better to have Joel stop her, I don’t think that’s what was happening at the end of Part II. Spoilers My impression was that in taking care of Lev, Abby was becoming more like Joel, while in hunting her down, Ellie was becoming more like Abby. Part of why Ellie hated Abby so much wasn’t just because she killed Joel, but because she stole her chance to forgive him. Ellie wanted to forgive Joel, and she wanted Abby to not kill him, so in realizing how their roles were replicating, she forgave Abby and didn’t kill her as a way to (metaphorically?) do both of those. That’s why she remembered that moment where she wants to forgive Joel right before letting go.

[@dereknolin5986]

@@TukaihaHithlec That's an interesting take. Spoilers I just saw her as suddenly remembering that moment where she had wanted to turn away from hating Joel and had opened herself up to the possibility of forgiving him, and that memory suddenly made her aware that there was another option besides vengeance, namely forgiveness. But I think you're right that Ellie saw Abby as a caretaker and so in a sense she saw part of Joel in her, and so in a way by forgiving Abby she was helping forgive Joel. Man, I'm getting excited just thinking about the possible cinematography of that scene out in the bay with the gray and fog! A vaguely related thing someone else pointed out in a playthrough is that in general in the gameplay, Ellie is better at sneaking and Abby is more of a head-on brawler, but in their first fight Abby had to sneak to beat Ellie, and in the second one Ellie had to brawl to defeat Abby. So the game forced them to put themselves in the other's shoes for a moment.

[@TukaihaHithlec]

@@dereknolin5986 I hear you. The first time I played through I was honestly distracted with how the story wasn’t what I’d been hoping for all those years, but the next play through I noticed that there were a lot of parallels and role reversals, which helped me appreciate it more.

[@robertsanssouci2093]

Addie, your take on the “villains” is 💯 correct And I can’t wait until next week so we can all have THE discussion See you next week 😁

[@JFTeran]

Happy birthday, Addie!!!!

[@jamesdee759]

When it comes to David, I'm glad that it was Ellie who put an end to him. It's only fitting that his next potential victim is the one who stopped him from ever hurting another girl/person. I do really like the bond/relationship that Ellie and Joel have

[@airborngrmp1]

Ellie cleavers a guy in the neck, "I guess another... meal for the town!" Finding the silver lining everywhere, I like it. I can't wait for you to see the final episode. Once it is clear where all of this emotional setup is headed...it is one of the best story climaxes I've seen or read anywhere.

[@giodagrate5369]

Been waiting for this!! You’re a lot of fun to watch. Keep up the awesome work!!

[@gailseatonhumbert]

Glad you were able to get through this one. It's a bit rough. As Joel told Ellie infected are not the main problem. The main problem is people. Joel isn't a traditional hero, he is a bit too brutal for that, but he is a pragmatic survivor and a protector.

[@aerthreepwood8021]

Joel is a fucking monster, that's the whole point.

[@smavtmb2196]

Addie you are so compassionate and genuine. I really enjoyed your reaction. Those crazy people wanted revenge on Joel when he was simply protecting himself and Ellie. Bella's performance was amazing and David got what he deserved. Joel had no choice But to kill those guys that were hunting him down. There is no way they wouldn't have tried again to kill him and Ellie. David was fraud and a monster. He looked very happy with his large portion of so called "venison" He smiled as they gave it to him. Knowing exactly what was actually on his dinner plate. He's was very comfortable eating people showing zero hesitation or ounce of guilt. David had no conscience. Cannibalism No Thanks! I couldn't live with myself. Once you go that far to survive you have no humanity left worth saving. Especially if you murder people for that reason. I'd rather hold onto my humanity. I was completely caught off guard emotionally when Joel called Ellie baby girl. Immediately in tears

[@x_trio_3_po333]

If you read the book, "Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors", or see the film "Alive" (1993), its all based on true events involving cannibalism by survivors of a plane crash. They did not kill anyone, but only ate the already dead (and frozen) passengers in order to stay alive long enough until they were rescued. Obviously a very rare and extreme circumstance.

[@thedrizzle06925]

Alot of it is because I don't think David views them as people. He was ok with doing terrible things before. And that's why he stated he moved alot

[@smavtmb2196]

@@thedrizzle06925 Agree was already a monster before the world fell apart.

[@VeraxMusic]

Addie, if it's been a while since you've been tested for your penicillin allergy, you might want to make an appointment to get tested again. I recently got tested, and was told some people's allergy to it can change as they grow older. Just a random FYI.

[@BrandonWestfall]

Since you haven't played the game the actor playing James (David's right hand man) is Troy Baker. He's the voice of Joel in the game and numerous other characters.

[@jamesmeechan6983]

He kept alive cause he has a sick fantasy of Ellie being with him on the game one of his guys said Ellie is his new pet. It was like he said to them you take care of the guy the girl is all mine

[@TukaihaHithlec]

I really appreciate how you recognized the significance of the trauma in this episode. I’m looking forward to your reaction in particular to the “realization” next episode.

[@scotter23]

I’m allergic to penicillin too :-). And asthmatic. I’d be dead too haha.

[@zimvader25]

You probably wouldn't. 15 years working in an ER and the most common allergic reaction to penicillin is a rash. The worst alllergic reaction I've ever seen is anaphylaxis in the form of nausea and vomiting, which doesn't kill anyone unless you're on the busy freeway when it happens. Not even asthmatic people. Never seen anyone's airways tighten. We always ask and most that claim to be allergic to penicillin will then say they have never taken it or been tested for it, when asked about the allergy. People just love saying they're allergic to penicillin for some reason.

[@scotter23]

@@zimvader25 My joints swell and it triggers my asthma. Once the albuterol inhalers ran out lol I think it’d be a countdown. Mine is fairly acute. Lots of preventative ones needed too lol. You’re right the penicillin wouldn’t do me in but the rest would :-)

[@3ggerYKT]

"Another... meal for the town" jesus Addie😅

[@shep4life]

So horrifying. Bella needs all the awards

[@doodlemastah]

Your facial expressions the whole time were👌🏽

[@Jay_The_Cat]

You should watch a film called "Alive" about an Argentinian rugby team whose plane crashes in the Andes mountains, and they must also survive in freezing conditions...

[@Lue_Jonin]

Fall asleep tonight imagining David's hot moist breath whispering in your ear. 😂 LOL Believe it or not, David in the game was even creepier. The voice actor nailed it

[@Jimmie_Rudolfsson]

The voice of Nathan Drake.

[@ywkhgqo]

"Joel will always keep you safe" You are more right than you know, Addie.

[@WheresWaldo05]

Honestly in that scenario as a last resort you just play along and join em then sneak out and leave when best able. Trickery is always the best method if weaker in a scenario and no other logical quick way out.

[@b.u.l.1734]

TV Ellie just killed Game Joel with a damn cleaver to the neck! That's the multiverse right there.

[@azm0dan1]

12:52 - you have to remember - Joel is not a good person. he's a survivor, he's a protector, he's a father, but he is not a good person. remember that.

[@rdrflash1992]

Still love it when u said: Hey, It's Addie .. 🥰 👍

[@alextan1478]

...and when she said "Hello, welcome back to my channel. If you are new here, welcome. I'm Addie." in some of her videos.

[@rdrflash1992]

@@alextan1478 LOL 😄

[@trollnystan]

Zombie/infected shows and movies are majority of the time about how humans are the real monsters. I usually don't like a lot of them because of that but I still love this show. I think it's because, unlike e.g. The Walking Dead, most of the intra-human conflicts in The Last of Us are between outsiders, something I have more tolerance for in a survival story, especially when it comes to the protagonists. All the stupid in-fighting in other shows and films gets on my nerves lol

[@CoffeeMatt10]

17:05 the worst part about this, he said earlier he used to be a teacher, and now he’s preying on a minor 🤮🤮🤮 David’s right hand man, James, was played by Troy Baker, who was the voice actor for Joel in the game. It’s kind of darkly poetic that he is killed by Ellie. 21:30 go back to the first episode when Marlene gives Joel and Tess the job, she says “I know what you’re both capable of.”, to which Ellie asks “what are they capable of?”. Joel is capable of torturous, and even murderous interrogations. That bit after he killed the first guy and says, very calmly, to the second guy “it’s ok, I believe him.” and brings the pipe down… Joel is stone cold. Ellie is the only source of warmth in his life, and vice versa. 21:50 the worst part… I believe that was her husband/father of their daughter.

[@tensix5481]

Use the horse to feed their 'colt' 🤣

[@leejensen4778]

It's so refreshing you haven't played the game. Some reactors anticipate spoilers before they happen as they compare it to game play. Cheers from Canada.

[@jesusgonzalez99]

Thought the tee shirt read creepy head. Would be appropriate with David in show.😊

[@StarvingArtist600]

The guy Ellie kills with the meat cleaver? That's the voice of Joel in the video game.

[@scottls]

I think the next episode is going to be a really good one. There is only one thing that is going to make me VERY sad. It is also the grand finale which will hopefully set it up for season 2 and make us scream in anticipation.

[@robertwong4060]

In times of scarcity and stress, members of the same species are the greatest competition for limited resources. In an apocalypse, other humans will be the single greatest impediment to survival.

[@yohanespaskal9352]

The most pure soul in youtube lol

[@YThePhantom1989Y]

Yeah I also notice David got a bigger portion of food lol

[@marvinsarracino116]

Addie... It's ok baby girl! Your doing great with your reactions!😁😎💛❤️☣️

[@joshritz7067]

Lol everyone thinks that's a clicker in the woods like woodpeckers don't exist

[@jyothijose7840]

It's Seems Like David's People Actually Trying To Save Ellie From David 😲

[@thedrizzle06925]

That's why he told James to do it, they knew what was in her future

[@1freeradical1]

"A heavenly father...?" 😆

[@Kayjee17]

Oh Addie, you are too sweet for the brutal parts of this show, but I love that you keep going and adapt to the situation and cheer Ellie and Joel on. I think we'll all need the break to get over the trauma of watching season 1 before we can face season 2.

[@roleplayer10]

Addie reminds me a lot of my dearly departed wife. I always said she was to good for this world

[@0lyge0]

Loved your reaction, especially to the last two scenes and your focus on how it would effect Ellie. Next episode will be huge and will be controversial. I can't wait to see the reactions to it.

[@hudsonrayregacho3690]

Remember when Ellie said Brian wasn't her first time killing? Could be Riley.

[@thedrizzle06925]

In the game the "hunters" are usually murderers and cannibals

[@ashbysmith1723]

In this series the humans are the true monsters.

[@TerryYelmene]

"it's okay baby girl... Joel has you."

[@phtevenj]

Man I love this episode, seeing Troy Baker the voice actor for Joel plaing James is just SO meta 🥰

[@TukaihaHithlec]

He wasn’t Joel’s “voice actor”, why does everyone say it like that?

[@BlackFox5]

Remember when the girl asked when they can burry her father? Well, it's not that the soil is too hard to dig.

[@scubasmith]

I hope you are ok. You are very good at keeping your composure, but you were visibly shaken there at the end. Don't let pressure to react drive you past your comfort zone. Lots of other things to react to. :^)

[@ZandrickKrowe]

The ONLY thing I would’ve changed about the ending of this episode would be Joel stopping Ellie from further slashing/chopping David and then held her the way he did and leaving the final shot of the cleaver covered in blood. That was so impactful in the game but the show still did a good job.

[@FatLittleButterfly]

you gotta wonder how much effort they put into hunting. Ellie found 1 deer n 1 rabbit in 1 morning.. They had over 30 people....

[@thedrizzle06925]

The finale is going to be so good

[@reconsoldier135]

When Joel stabbed that guy in the knee I almost threw up

[@februaryschild0216]

I used to be a medic. One of my patients passed out from the pain.

[@jamesmeechan6983]

I don't mind not seeing what happened that night at the end of last week's episode it let's the viewer decide or guess what happened

[@marvelking182]

13:44 yup, they did. The little girl freaking ate her father. Gives me the creeps every time.

[@deboraharroyo3047]

Well in the first two episodes she said she killed Riley.

[@stmordi]

When are you watching Troll Hunter?

[@TomTomson81]

If you lost in the darkness, look for the light. If Ellie was the light in the darkness, there is not much left of it now. For Joel, it's still enough. He regains his light through her, at the same time she loses hers through this world. Another low point for Ellie and a turning point for her. Here the animal in Ellie came out with her overkill and the experience she had to make. Almost r*p*d and eaten. Here she experiences for the first time the worst abysses in man. I think if you've seen Ellie's past reactions to losses, there wasn't much anger involved. She swallowed Sam's and Henry's death completely. Here in her outburst really everything came out, which was not seen before. There is no way back for her. She will not be the same anymore. The episode is also important for the future. It shows what Ellie is capable of. A dark side in her that people like David recognize. We have already seen this in her. Her slightly morbid side when she tortured the stalker and then kills him (because of Riley). She gets very close to a dead man who has just committed suicide and then laughs as he breaks through the ground. She watches in fascination when Joel beats the soldier to death in episode 1. The constant asking for a gun. This side in her is not dominant but it is there. Another very good change to the game was to show that Joel didn't manage to interrupt Ellie's Overkill. So this scene ran much longer than in the game. Which shows that Ellie does not come to an end so easily when she has started something based on her emotions. Her emotions/charakter don't allow that. This wasn't just an overkill, this was an over-overkill. We learned that David and James use codes when they speak. So it is easy to imagine that they did not spoted a deer but humans. The conversation they had about how much rations they still have was certainly coded. Three human bodies were hanging there. That's what should last another week or two. Then they decided to go hunting after a "deer". The four men David sent out two episodes ago were certainly also on the hunt for people. That's why Joel was directly attacked. Even though David says that only a few people know and he certainly believes that, I think everyone there knows what they are eating. They are all afraid of David and he is their provider after all. No one asks questions because nobody wants to hear the answer, but everyone knows. If you say something, it becomes true. For them, David is God and every time David speaks of God or Father, he means himself. Even the banner in the steakhouse "when we are in need, he shall provides" is nothing more than a reminder to people that it is David who ensures their survival and not God. In the episode about God and faith, David is the devil in human form. The devil seduces, the devil lies, and the devil loves fire. That's why he lets the steakhouse burn. This is the methapher. We're supposed to see who David is. The shot just before Ellie attacks David shows this very well. He stands in a wall of fire. The story David told Ellie by the campfire is certainly not true either. He said they were ambushed by raiders after they fled Pittsburgh. I'm sure they didn't escape them, they ate them and they certainly weren't raiders. He just wanted to have Ellie's trust. He wanted to be her good new "father". The father of the girl Joel killed will always be with her. After all, mommy cooked him well. And of course, David has real penicillin for Ellie. They don't want to eat infected meat. It bothered me at first that none of the people of the city showed up at the end. But of course, the rest of the people didn't realize what was going on. The weather is shit and cold. They will sit in their houses and scrape the remains of the girls daddy out of their teeth. Okay, enough macabre. I also think it's cool and urgently needed that the torture scene actually showed us explicitly how Joel has proceeded over the last 20 years. This was the first time it was really shown why everyone was afraid of Joel in episode 1. This is Joel we know and he liked it. This is Joel when Ellie is not with him. A nice Tess callback from Ellie in the conversation with David. "Your (our) luck had to run out sooner or later." were Tess's words shortly before she had shown Joel her bite. Troy Baker (Game Joel) as James was sensationell good. I didn't think that one day I would have to see Ellie kill Joel. There will be properly another timejump. At the beginning of the next episode they will already be in Salt Lake City. Also, we'll see Ashley Johnson, who was Ellie in the game. Greetings to you. 🤘🙂

[@TukaihaHithlec]

I’m glad Ellie could save herself, but I really wish Joel could’ve had a go at David.

[@jamesmeechan6983]

I think Ellie shot Riley after she turned Marlene found eliie after she killed Riley after Riley turned and she shot that is what l think happened

[@suesawy9196]

Been waiting for your reaction

[@hawke5311]

One might argue that Joel, not David, is the scariest person we have met... =)

[@jamesmeechan6983]

They are eating her father Addie they severed the bowls before the deer came through the door

[@barelywatch9278]

2nd reactor who cried for this episode, most were just in shock.

[@bratsmovies17]

Look up merry cherry and vkunia

[@iczorro]

@@bratsmovies17 and funnylilgalreacts

[@barelywatch9278]

@@bratsmovies17 oh, short term memory for vkunia. I lost interest in merry cherry, might of been her editing, or too many similar reactors.

[@cpac97]

the way david looked at the girl who was eatting her dad was really creepy...

[@Dark__Thoughts]

Guaranteed that he got off on that.

[@marksullivan7766]

dig the reaction

[@zipzeolocke2]

What you are allergic to is ironic towards me as I'm allergic to amoxicillin

[@testfire3000]

Hi Addie! I have never played the game but since it *was* a video game, I imagine that it must come to a conclusion, not a cliffhanger. People who bought the game would have been very disappointed if they played the game to no payoff at the end. This was definitely the creepiest episode so far. I know I said it seems like every episode they introduce a new character for us to love just to kill them off. Sarah, Tess, Bill and Frank, Sam, Henry, Riley... well not this episode! I'm not going to miss any of these creeps.

[@jamesmeechan6983]

It's not about infected it's about Joel and Ellie

[@timterry6496]

Here to say it again after another great episode and reaction you need to watch walking dead

[@nate0765]

They probably ate that girls dad considering the way David looked at her when she started eating. I think her mom was next to her too, she’s the one that cooked the “venison”. So fucked up.

[@dsc5754]

Addie's t shirt collection 👍🏿👍🏿🔥 #isAddieasleepyhead ? #thingsanADDIEaddictsponders

[@jannes9945]

Epic episode

[@alextan1478]

Happy Birthday, Addie. Nice reaction. If you thought that the infected was scary then this religious-minded, cannibalistic cult is VERY TERRIFYING. On the bright side, it's great to see Joel in action again, after being bed-ridden in the last episode and the episode before that.

[@scotter23]

She posted it five minutes ago how could you have seen it?

[@connorbarrett3422]

@@scotter23 because he’s a simp, but also he might be a patron

[@zimvader25]

​@@scotter23 because she doesn't have exclusive access to the show. Episode came out 2 days ago.

[@alextan1478]

​​@@scotter23 , I'm a top tier member of her Patreon, so I watched it with her full-length reaction to it, last night.

[@Ladco77]

Note to self: NEVER earn Joel's or Ellie's wrath.

[@Citizero]

ELLIE kills James Addie: Looks like meat is back on the menu boys!

[@trevburnard]

Only 1 episode to go actually, it's a 9 episode season sadly...

[@kratosGOW]

I think she said two by counting this one.

[@zimvader25]

Yeah they added episodes 1 and 2 together because they were afraid people would stop watching if they just ended the pilot at the QZ 20 years later. Originally it was 10. The wiki and imdb still had a 10 episode list up until a couple of days ago. That may be what got her confused.

[@markus3978]

❤

[@TheRadScientist_]

Terrifying to think that David was a school teacher that taught kids Ellie’s age. You can tell David is a man who has used his position of power to get what he wants his entire life and it makes him way more grounded and much scarier than the David in the video game.

[@przemekkozlowski7835]

In the game, the group had a more feral feel to it. In the show they are more civilized which makes them even worse.

[@robpolaris7272]

A cult leader, psychopath, child molester, killer, cannibal. They pretty much wrapped up all possible evils into one person. I suspect they sent those 4 guys that attacked Joel out for food. They attacked Joel unprovoked. I’m guessing they would have taken the horse, Joel sbd Ellie back as food.

[@BubblyRainbows]

This was only up for 10 minutes when I clicked on it! I think this is the earliest I've ever been! Of course I loved Ellie in the game from the start, but this was the event that made me *really* fall in love with her. The fact that she saved herself from Creepy McGee was such a great showcase for her willpower and her inner strength. Such a great (and traumatic) moment for the character. I was so sure when she woke up in that cage that Joel would rescue her, and that just felt wrong. Ellie isn't the damsel in distress type, and I'm so happy about the writers felt the same. Small side note: All the old TV shows my dad has on DVD had either 13 or 24-26 episodes per season. Why do so many of the great new shows only have 9? (I know it's to avoid filler episodes, but I want more, dammit!)

[@dereknolin5986]

So back in the days before streaming, American TV viewership dropped a lot during the late spring and summer because people would be outside doing stuff instead of cooped up indoors watching TV, so a formula developed where shows start in the fall and ran for a full TV season of 26 weeks, or half a year. Shows hoped to be succesful and reach 5 seasons so they could then be syndicated and show reruns every weekday for half the year. They split the TV season in two and usually stopped showing weekly episodes for a little bit over the holidays, when they were airing Christmas specials and such instead. A half season was 13 episodes, and sometimes a show would get cancelled halfway through, so a new show might take its place and have a short half season for the first season. Each show would usually have 8 minutes of commercials per half hour, so an hour long show was actually only 44 minutes long. 13 times 44 = 572 minutes, or just over 9.5 hours. In the streaming era they've often lengthened episode lengths to run a full hour instead of 44 minutes, with a few extra long episodes. So that's where the 9 or 10 episode seasons come from.

[@dereknolin5986]

Also, I laughed out loud at "Creepy McGee." 🙂

[@BubblyRainbows]

@@dereknolin5986 Wow. Thank you! I knew the TV episodes used to be shorter, but I didn't know all the math of it. But even if we are mathematically getting the same amount of show, I still want more! 😁

[@dereknolin5986]

@@BubblyRainbows I think they'll be able to make at least two more seasons from Part 2. I really do wish they had made the first game two seasons, though. It feels kind of rushed in some ways.

[@BubblyRainbows]

@@dereknolin5986 TBH, I thought the first game *was* going to be two seasons. It's been quite a while since I played the game, and in my head, I was thinking of the confrontation with Creepy McGee as the halfway point. Clearly it wasn't! I do agree with you about this season feeling a little rushed. It hasn't ruined my enjoyment of the show, but the feeling is there.

[@jeproX1587]

This show is so good but if you had played the game you can always tell that the game has much better pacing than the show. I still prefer the game though 😁

[@faresannaba9718]

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[@lavendercatsstout7023]

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[@travistownsend5207]

There really should be more infected. In this episode in particular. In the game David and Ellie get attacked by Clickers while waiting for James. They have to use teamwork and keep each other alive. It does such a better job at making you question if David can be trusted and sets up the "partnership" he desires. But either because of budget or runtimes they didn't go for it.

[@dereknolin5986]

Yeah, I felt like they played their hand too early by having that menacing scene where David asks his henchman "Are you with me?" It raised your red flags about him too early, whereas in the game you actually began to trust him until that creepy "Everything happens for a reason" moment. And from a pure entertainment point of view, I really do wish there were more action scenes with the infected, even if they don't necessarily move the plot along.

[@TukaihaHithlec]

@@dereknolin5986 Kinda feel like the show maybe forgets how much character development was outside the cutscenes. I’m not one of those rabid haters, but I can’t help but wonder how things might be different if Bruce Straley was still involved.

[@brunokingz]

Not needed

[@dereknolin5986]

@@TukaihaHithlec They have occasionally included game dialogue from when you're just wandering around, but, yeah, as the season goes on it feels like they've left out a lot of tiny moments that I miss.

[@thedrizzle06925]

When they were fighting the infected in the game. It was a bonding moment and made Ellie question whether he was good or not. But the kind of person David is, that's what he wanted.

[@abbymcface]

LOT of nightmare fuel in this one.

[@WheresWaldo05]

Lets be real Addie, if you had me as your man, you would last a long long time in this type of apocolyptic world.

[@HelloThere.GeneralKenobi]

I said it early in the series and it still holds true Fight the infected. Fear the living. Every apocalyptic scenario has a bit of truth to it. Everyone will be looking out for themselves. Ellie was amazing in that she used every chance to her advantage. She had her weapon drawn first at the start. She dictated the deal. She protected Joel by giving him a weapon!! She made Daniel think she was going to join him. She pulled the infected card! She used the cleaver to even the odds. She started the fire. Finally, she did something we've all wanted characters in movies or shows to do. After the first strike, she made sure he was dead. Guaranteeing the enemy was dead. First strike and then 21 "make sure" strikes! "It's okay, baby girl." First the recognition that it was Joel. She knew he was alright. She knew she was safe again. Then the four words that squeezed some tears from us. You're allergic to penicillin. You're not allowed to get infected. Addie gets a pass. If it was only that simple. Sunday will be here before we know it, and then even worse, it'll be over before we know it. Then the painful waiting game for the next season. (directors and writers to each other) The viewers think they've had it rough so far.... wait .... for .... it I've never played the game but it feels like that's where it's headed. See you then. Take care, Addie!!

[@samuraiwarriorsunite]

It's amazing that Bella is only 19 because I've seen actresses much older who can't hold a candle to her.

[@Isaaaa_Belle]

I knew when I saw her in Game of Thrones years ago that she was gonna be a star. Super talented. Makes it all the more sad how much hate she got when they announced her casting as Ellie.

[@Galiant2010]

@@Isaaaa_Belle Yeah. She's been brilliant. Both her and Pedro are killing it together. Really looking forward to watching her career explode.