ZOMBIES?! INFECTED?! WHAT!? | Doctor Reacts to The Last of Us 1x1 | When You're Lost in the Darkness

Real doctor reacts to INFECTED... ZOMBIES?! No, for real - we're watching the entire series of The Last Of Us and reacting to it! Here's season 1, episode 1! Stay tuned for the rest of the episodes in this season.... 😊
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[@joshritz7067]

I always get a kick out of how everyone's stomach drops at the line: "....What if the world were to get slightly warmer?"

[@JessTheMD]

Yes!! I thought that was a clever line

[@nieznanyx]

@@JessTheMD i mean its not just a line- its reality -- and things will adapt to survive which will also cause havoc to humans because of politics preventing advancement of science - clusters of people all over not believing in science facts ..just take covid 19 for example - how many fools out there still think its a hoax? all the anti vaxxers... when a bacterium or fungus adapts due to climate change and becomes a super bug or highly MDRO and invasive .. we are fucked.

[@bigred22685]

7:21 They weren't treating the young boy with a medication, they were euthanizing him because he was infected, as you can see in the pyre scene after.

[@JessTheMD]

I COMPLETELY missed that! Maybe my brain just didn't want me to see it! 🙈 Thanks for the correction 😝

[@TheToyotaMann]

@@JessTheMD the next scene has them burning bodies, and one of the bodies they burn is a kid that has the same cloths and same shoes as the kid who is wandering through

[@Laurel_Ellenstreet]

It's the third of five times we see a man carrying a kid that way. First, a Joel carrying Sarah to her room in a living but routine way, then Joel's terrorized attempt to get Sarah to safety, then this kid. I think it's brilliant that we see these staff of the evil FEDRA behaving compassionately. But they don't know that an Ellie scenario is possible. They may be euthanizing more Ellie's because they test positive (as Ellie does at the end, at least at that duration of infection). But I think this boy not being able to speak may be an indication that he's becoming symptomatic.

[@KingstonHawke]

@@JessTheMDDon’t worry, I didn’t catch it the first time either. I was lucky my girlfriend noticed because I was confused that “red” wasn’t a bad sign on the device.

[@dontomp]

Spores were a real threat in the games so characters would put on a mask in spore-filled areas. Glad you'll continue the series :-)

[@JessTheMD]

Thank you!! Excited to go through all of this series! 😍

[@Dark__Thoughts]

@@JessTheMD To clarify further: They removed spores from the show since they didn't want people to run around in gas masks all the time. In the games it's more for flavor as there's no real gameplay related threat. The characters just put the masks on in areas with spores, which are typically highly infested environments.

[@swtgrl4321]

@@Dark__Thoughts Thank goodness, I want to see Pedro's face.

[@Dark__Thoughts]

@@swtgrl4321 Creep.

[@BrittnyShrub]

I love that Jess and the dog had the same reaction to the fungus starting to take over the grandma, head tilt and all. Lol Enjoyed your reaction and comments.

[@JessTheMD]

Hahaha!!! I didn’t even notice that! thank you!!

[@kkjhn41]

One indication that the boy who wandered into the QZ was being euthanized was the lack of any attempt to swab his arm with alcohol or even rolling up his sleeve, they just injected him right through his dirty shirt. Obviously, there was no concern about infection for someone you are killing. As soon as the female soldier asked him about the injury to his leg she knew what the test would show and was already going into comfort mode so he would not be afraid and would pass as free from being aware of what was happening as possible. As for the infected, people expect them to behave like traditional zombies as in thinking the dead woman being examined in episode 2 would spring to life and attack the mycologist. Zombies are reanimated dead people who are driven not to procreate but rather to feed on the living. If a person is attacked by a zombie and isn't completely consumed, then their dead body is reanimated, and they become zombies too. It's all about the supernatural and magic. Here the infected are hosts for the fungus that feeds on them and uses them to procreate. They aren't inherently evil; in fact they mostly react violently when a person resists. Their purpose is to continue their species, not purposely terrorize or kill. When you kill the host the fungus inside is still alive but is unable to escape the now dead host. Eventually when there is nothing left to feed on from the host corpse the cordyceps inside dies. In this episode these infected are the first stage known as runners. They don't show outward signs of infection like fungal growth and are extremely fast and strong but also clumsy and awkward as the fungi does not exert fine motor control over them. They also have the beginnings of vision problems that become worse in the later stages of infection. In the game, you can hear them crying as they wander around and at times while they are biting people. The hypothesis is that at this early stage of infection when the cordyceps hasn't completely gained control of their brains they are still aware of what's going on and what they are doing but are unable to stop themselves or exert any kind of control over their actions. They are trapped inside their own bodies and suffering mentally.

[@JessTheMD]

That’s so incredibly sad. These poor people 😔

[@maxmoller]

When she found granny mid bite, on the kitchen floor. It wasn't cannibalism. She was only biting to transfer the fungus. 🙂

[@JessTheMD]

So much yuck! Lol! I am only 3 episodes in so far, so I guess I haven't seen if they're ACTUALLY cannibalistic, though that scene initially totally looked that way to me 😊

[@Dark__Thoughts]

@@JessTheMD In the games they can be seen to feast on human and animal bodies too. The former likely if the potential host is already dead and cannot be used anymore.

[@Laurel_Ellenstreet]

Great breakdown. If the time jump is EXACTLY 20 years, this is the 20th anniversary of Sarah's death that Joel goes to bed with the hydro and moonshine. Outbreak day is 9/26/03 (Joel's 36th birthday), Sarah dies after midnight so 9/27/03. It's going to be triggering just having a normal day in the QZ. One day later, he sees Tess bruised, learns of the snag in the Find Tommy plan, and meets Ellie, who reactivates something buried. More stress. On day 3, the stress of episode 2. On day 4, the Joel/Ellie portions of Episode 3. Day 5-6, episode 4. Day 7 -8, Episode 5. There's basically 1 day in there (day 5) that is free of piling additional stress or trauma.

[@JessTheMD]

Thank you so much!! I completely agree with you about just the insane stacking of all these traumas AND reminders of past trauma. So much tragedy here 💔

[@mjdaniel8710]

Love how they have incorporated some real things existing in nature to make this a bit creepier

[@JessTheMD]

Yes! So true! That opening scene with the doctors talking about how this *could* happen is legit terrifying. Natural selection pressures are real. Viruses, fungi, bacteria… they all mutate. And they mutate a LOT faster than any long term evolutionary changes in humans, soooo… yep, definitely freaky! 🙈🙈🙈

[@rodew2875]

The reaction to the shot was funny. Saying they administered a cure. No. That was a killshot. Could see that in the next scene where they tossed bodies into the fire.

[@JessTheMD]

Ha yes, I definitely missed that. My bad 😅🙈

[@tananario]

He’s wearing the watch his daughter got fixed for him. With a bullet hole that stopped when the soldier shot at them. More nightmare fuel and grief.

[@JessTheMD]

Absolutely heartbreaking. 💔

[@MarkS-gm3sf]

You should check out that Star Trek: The Next Generation episode called "Ethics" which is about medical ethics and an experimental procedure. It's very science fiction, so there won't be a lot of real-life medical stuff, but the issue of when to use experimental procedures comes up so you can weigh in on whether or not you think that they should do the procedure, under the circumstances.

[@JessTheMD]

Thank you so much for this recommendation!!! I’ve added it to my list! Sounds interesting!! 😍

[@joeokabayashi8669]

So great to join you on this journey. I can't wait for future episodes and to learn your perspective.

[@JessTheMD]

Thank you!! I’m excited to go through the rest of this season (at the very least 😉)

[@FJF1085]

I cry at Sarah's death every time. I cried the first time I played the game, the second, the third, when I watched the show. It's rough. I will say too in the game the spores were airborne but they do change it for the show otherwise they'd be wearing masks all the time and avoiding spores every five feet, which makes sense for a stealth/horror survival game but definitely harder for a tv show. One other thing they did a little different is in the game the outbreak happened in 2013 when the game came out but it the show they made it 2003 so that when they went 20 years later it would be happening in the present day instead of the future. Though to me it might have made sense if they had the outbreak happen in 2023 and the time jump 2043 but that is just me. Other than those two things they stick pretty close and the other changes make sense like stopping in Kansas City instead of Pittsburg and they also expanded on a few parts that was nice. Anyway hope you liked it.

[@OGSinisterPotato]

Wishing you best best of fortune with this channel :)

[@JessTheMD]

Thank you!! 😊

[@vvanheukelum]

Not sure if you caught it, but the little kid that gets the "medicine" in the arm is the same kid that Joel throws in the firepit a few moments later.

[@JessTheMD]

I totally missed that!! Thanks for the tidbit! 😊

[@Sub2GigaChad]

Yeah euthanasia not medicine.

[@JessTheMD]

Yep, definitely missed that part... Guess that's the whole basis of this show, right? Ellie being super important 😝 Thanks for the clarification!

[@Mashford42]

1) Yes I like the new stage set up. 2) I also commend the artist who did your opening graphics, very tasteful.

[@JessTheMD]

Thank you so much!!! Appreciate the feedback 😊

[@arndnaj]

Hoping she does the rest of season one. Beautiful games, beautiful show.

[@JessTheMD]

I sure am! I’ve already got episodes 2 and 3 recorded and in the process of editing 😊 stay tuned for all of season one over the next few weeks!! 😊

[@arndnaj]

Nice!

[@arndnaj]

Have a kleenex box handy for the series. I used paper towels. You know, man tears.

[@fredmcdonald8041]

I like your reaction, looking forward to episode 2!

[@JessTheMD]

Thank you so much!!

[@JDotWill]

I haven’t eaten a mushroom since this show came out 😃

[@JessTheMD]

Haha! I definitely understand the anxiety! 😝

[@rahimrahimi15]

Don't give up، I hope someday you'll become a great KZbinr.

[@JessTheMD]

Thank you 🙏❤️

[@davidedwards1705]

5:18 Not Cannibalism she was forcing the Fungi from her mouth into the neck of the other woman. Not Zombie. These poor people are still alive.

[@JessTheMD]

Omg terrifying… I didn’t realize that’s what was happening! Totally thought she was literally eating them 😳😳😳

[@davidedwards1705]

@@JessTheMD It's truly terrifying when you realize Nana (the elderly lady) was likely afraid as she chased Sarah.

[@JessTheMD]

@@davidedwards1705 my one hope is that *maybe* the fungus got to the more cognitive parts of her brain first and she didn’t even realize what was going on! (Though I doubt that based on the looks on other peoples faces in eps 2 and 3 that I’ve seen so far 😳😖)

[@TheToasterPirate]

@@JessTheMD In the games, you can hear the infected in Runner and Stalker stages (you would have seen both by episode 2) murmur to themselves and cry. It can take years to transition between types, so cognition lasts a LONG time.

[@86leewis]

The old lady even though infecred, it seemed like the fungi cured her other illnesses.

[@JessTheMD]

I don’t know that it necessarily cured her other illnesses, but I guess it grows around the muscles and just controls the body entirely itself? So strange to me!!

[@86leewis]

@@JessTheMD yeah it's very interesting

[@gachalordnoobie4911]

Btw - infection of this kind is fully possible if a fungus was to evolve to survive in higher temperatures and is the most realistic way a 'Zombie Outbreak' could possibly happen in our world.

[@JessTheMD]

This is exactly the terrifying part of this! That intro with the doctors… just terrifying.

[@nomis]

This is great! Can't wait to watch this series with you!😊

[@JessTheMD]

Thank you so much!! I’m excited about it too! 😊

[@kylereese4822]

@@JessTheMD As time goes by you`ll see the unseen math equation Joel has done.... see if you can spot it ???

[@kylereese4822]

@@JessTheMD The Walking Dead Season 2 Episode 01 Carl Gets Shot.... the the help is only choice that`s available....

[@Berg126]

Wish we saw how you reacted to finding out the kid didn't get medicine😢

[@JessTheMD]

If I’m being honest, I missed that the first time I watched it! It took me a minute to realize how they put in detail in the show and how subtle some of the things are! I watched it again much more closely and that part was just so sad 😔

[@martinmillar7137]

Infected btw.. not zombies... Still alive. Just controlled. 😊

[@seraphuziel]

Just found this. Rad.

[@JessTheMD]

Haha! Thank you! Enjoy binging it… ep 9 coming Monday 😊

[@dublindutch6346]

Real cordyceps does it's thing purely with shedding spores via an infected puppet on an insect colony. Cordyceps in tlou is actually very inefficient, but you know, better horror with zombie like creatures 😊

[@JessTheMD]

Haha! I am not an expert in general mycology! I guess the premise here is that it’s mutated because of evolutionary/natural selection pressures and is now more efficient? Regardless, YES - totally Hollywood and better to make them into zombie like creatures with fungating heads 😅😅😅

[@TheToasterPirate]

LoU cordyceps has spores. They had to remove it for the tv show.

[@davidweed1879]

I think your content is very good. I don't think I can get past the aggressive editing when it's just you speaking, though. The camera is shaking violently, or the quick zooms, abrupt cuts. A little movement, and occasional quick zoom for emphasis is great and can help push a point forward. You're incredibly smart, lovely, affable and eloquent. You don't need all of those editing tricks! Good luck to you.

[@JessTheMD]

Thanks so much for the feedback 😊 I’ll take it down a notch! 😊

[@davidweed1879]

@@JessTheMD Keep in mind I could be TOTALLY wrong.

[@roddo1955]

Thank you. The gesticulating and zooming and booming makes for epileptic seizure inducing viewing. It's not a tik tok video;. It's 13 minutes of sensory overload. Isn't this supposed to be informative, first? How am I to retain any information that is given with all those whoops and whooshes. I can listen quite well; you dont have to be moving around to retain my attention. I clicked on this specifically because I was interested in an M.D's point of view-not an influencer on a sugar high. I always wonder if creators watch their own finished products before putting them up and enjoy what they see- if it serves its intended purpose. This is like having a conversation with someone who is constantly moving around, getting right in your face, flapping their hands in front of your eyes and not really caring if you're still listening but you dont want to be rude. She has a soothing voice, good cadence, gives short and succinct information and has an animated face, a nice little decor; she only requires an editor to cut for time. Not an EDM videoclip

[@ethanhorn6093]

The problem that i have with the show is the type of fungal infection that they are referencing isn't fast and it presents more obvious signs. The ants that they specifically reference at the start, their behavior is so abnormal and so quickly determinate by other ants that they RARELY spread in whole communities. The ants notice one of their fellows' oddities, lift them up and then take them out to an area where they cannot reasonably spread. The type of neurological extremes that should have been taking place would be more like a grand mal seizure... individuals can't walk, they can't process, they're basically in the throes of death. Also, the spread times for infection are WAY too fast. The only way for this to make sense is if someone specifically breed a specific type of fungus. Admittedly I never watched the show (except episode 1) nor played the games so it's very possible that might be a viable option, but even in that case, there are so many oddities in the show's first episode on how the infection is spread (fungus, like with the ants known as Othiocordyceps force the body to find a high ground to explode and then the spores can be inhaled for instance) that I have a really hard time with the show's basic conceit. Like they definitely love Cordyceps (I am a huge fan myself), but no. I am sorry. It reminds me of the movie Gravity. It makes you think it's really smart but it's sort of faking it to make it. And that's okay mind you. It is fiction after all. But I have seen people WAY TOO scared about this to make it just flat okay. Be scared but also be aware this isn't something we have any capacity to replicate without a wide range of evolution in the field of parasitology and mycology.

[@JessTheMD]

Your point totally makes sense! I like to somewhat suspend reality when I watch shows like this. Like “okay. I’ll give you this one assumption that makes the rest of it make sense, now let’s talk about all the other stuff” 😉 Your comparison to gravity is hilarious! I remember watching that movie and just being like “why am I watching Sandra Bullock pant for a few hours in a row?” 😂

[@ethanhorn6093]

@@JessTheMD I love to write fiction, I get suspension of disbelief, its extremely important to being able to tell the story you want to tell. There isn't really a but for me here, I just get scared that the people who watch these shows and that their suspension becomes actual belief, it's dangerous. I have a friend who when I was first posting about being obsessed with mycology and parasitology (I promise I am a lot weirder when you get to know me) after the Last of Us premiered, told me how she was truly terrified that this was plausible (and to note this is technically plausible, it's just highly improbable)... and I had to coach her into understanding the actual science behind it. And that largely consisted of me telling her what I know and then referring her to actual experts (I am not an expert in either field, I have no work experience or higher education in those subjects, I am just an enthusiast). These shows can be a great gateway into subjects' people might not otherwise involve themselves in and I respect that. I just don't want to see people believing its around the corner. A great example of how horror and media can turn a population against something you can cite JAWS for the population decline in sharks in certain regions in the United States. Have fun with horror but don't actually be terrorized. Thanks for responding by the way, I appreciate the content as a recent subscriber.

[@JessTheMD]

Thanks so much for the support! ❤️ and I definitely agree with you. A lot of liberties are taken in these genres to create these elaborate horrific situations, and in general, you’re right. It’s really not real, but creates that sort of fear. I agree that we definitely need to keep in mind that liberties are taken in works of fiction for entertainment 😊

[@jonathanross149]

The game had spores, but you can't cover the actor's faces with masks half the time.

[@jamezguard]

Please dont use the word ubiquitous with me

[@JessTheMD]

😅

[@nicolesartbox]

Okay let's say that this could happen.... how could someone who has clearly not much muscle because of sitting in a chair whole day... move so fast?

[@JessTheMD]

RIGHT?! She's SO deconditioned! I wonder if it's the fungus moving her from inside? No idea!

[@martinmillar7137]

New here... May sub just wanted to say these types of reactions could be more in the 40min plus ballpark ... 13 mins is to short for the content you're reacting to ..making it feel meh. No to say it's not genuine..just to short with to much left out content wise

[@JessTheMD]

Thanks for the feedback 😊 yes I totally agree, but the limitation is KZbin copyright policies 😔 I would LOVE to leave it longer!! I do my best to leave in as much as I can without getting copyright issues 😊