The Last of Us Part II Trailer Reaction

The Last of Us Part II trailer dropped recently. As fans of the first season & Kimberly playing the games, we needed to watch, react and process the release.
One thing's for sure... the second season is going to be one wild ride.
For a deeper discussion into the trailer, check out our podcast episode.
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[@PlasticPariah]

No spoilers! I LOVED both games equally and loved the first season. As surprised as we were with Bella and Pedro's performance I think we'll be equally amazed by Kaitlin Dever. She is really talented. Plus Catherine O'hara and Jeffrey Wright will be a real treat. The ticking clock appears in the first game at the very beginning in Line 1, Scene 1. It is also REALLY prevalent in the 2nd game near the end, right before the Epilogue - again no spoilers but it's a theme. Glad they added it to the show here. Season 2 will only be 7 episodes (confirmed by Craig and Neil) so they will likely do what was speculated - the 2nd game will be split into season 2 and season 3. Two of the main characters for the 2nd game are still yet to be cast, but HBO has not confirmed a 3rd season yet so that leaves me a bit worried. Great reaction!

[@foreverfangirlsreviews]

I'm glad to see them splitting it up. I was worried about 7 episodes and so much detail from the game possibly being lost in the transfer from game to screen. As for the ticking clock, I don't remember that. Then again, I might have blocked it out, thinking it was part of the clickers 🤣 Did you like the episodes that expanded on characters, like episode 3? - Kimberly

[@PlasticPariah]

@@foreverfangirlsreviews Absolutely I loved Episode 3 but I've always been a big Nick Offerman fan so I was all in. I miss the interaction with Bill and Ellie from the game but I think they were able to show how feisty Ellie was in different ways in the show. I have a PhD in TLOU walkthroughs on YT 🤣. I've watched both games cutscenes 100's of times so that is why I recognize the ticking clock. I probably didn't notice on my playthroughs or know that it is used as an anxiety-inducing vehicle in storytelling until TLOU. You'll hear it in shows and movies now and be like - aha I know what you're doing! Best of luck, commenting for the algorithm

[@foreverfangirlsreviews]

I should watch all the walkthroughs. My controllers might thank me for it. - Kimberly